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Bellefonte, Pa., September 1, 1916.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President,
WOODROW WILSON, of Virginia
For Vice President,
THOS. R. MARSHALL, of Indiana
Democratic State Ticket
For United States Senator,
ELLIS L. ORVIS, of Bellefonte
For State Treasurer,
JAS. M. CRAMER, Westmoreland Co
For Auditor General,
JAS. B. MURRIN, Lackawanna Co.
For Congressmen-at-Large,
JOSEPH T. KINSLEY, Philadelphia
JOHN J. MOORE; Luzerne county
* THOMAS ROSS, Bucks county
JACOB D. WAIDELECK, Lehigh Co.
District and County Ticket
Ew pop Opngress,
WM. E. TOBIAS, Clearfield county
For Assembly,
MITCHELL I. GARDNER, Bellefonte
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS,
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The Bellefonte Public Schools.
The public schools of Bellefonte
will open September 18th, or on such
a date as the State Commissioner of
Health may designate.
The attention of parents is called to
the new course in household arts that
is being organized for the girls of
Bellefonte and surrounding communi-
ty, who expect to enter the High
school this fall. The purpose of the
course is not to train girls for do-
mestic service, as is understood by
some who have made inquiries. The
specific aim is to prepare any girl to
become a better woman in her future
home. Having this end in view, the
subjects studied will cover a wide
range of household interests, a curso-
ry examination of which will show
the general character of the studies
in which it is believed every girl who
desires to attain the highest degree of
usefulness in her coming home ought
to qualify. It is felt that the Belle-
fonte schools have placed at the dis-
posal of the young women of this
community one of the best courses
that a standard High school is able
to offer. :
The course ‘that will be outlined
will be known as the “Household
Arts Course.” It will cover a period
of four years, with three-fifths of the
time. devoted to strictly household
subjects, and the remaining portion
to regular academic studies. The
curriculum, with the number of reci-
tations a week given in numerals, is
indicated in the following outline:
First Year: English (5), history
or Latin (5), cooking (5), sewing (5),
drawing (2), sanitation (1), and first
aid (2).
Second Year: English (5), history
or Latin (5), cooking (5), sewing
(3), drawing (2), laundry science
(2), household accounts (1), market-
ing (1), personal hygiene (1), and
serving (1).
Third Year: English (5), citizen-
ship (5), cooking (3), sewing (3),
drawing (2), home nursing (2), milli-
nery (3), househcld management (2).
Fourth Year: English (5), elec-
tive (5), chemistry (5), sewing (3),
bacteriology (3), and care of chil-
dren (1).
The Board has been fortunate in
securing a woman of most excellent
training for this position, in the per-
son of Miss Anne E. Dashiell, of Sal-
isbury, Maryland. Miss Dashiell is a
graduate of Drexel Institute, Phila-
delphia, and has continued her studies
in household arts in Virginia, Har-
" vard, and Columbia Universities.
Announcement may be made at
this time of the election of Mr. Harry
C. Menold, of Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, to take charge of the manual
training position left vacant by Mr.
Bennett. Mr. Menold was graduated
from the Williamson Trade School in
the manual training course in 1909,
and has been engaged in practcial
work since that time.
Mr. LeRoy D. Locke has tendered
his resignation to accept a scholar-
ship in the medical department of the
University of Pennsylvania. His
work will be taken up by Mr. Frank
L. Gedshall, A. B., of Collegeville, Pa.
Mr. Godshall is a graduate of Ursi-
nus College, where he speciailzed in
history. He will also have charge of
athletics.
The grade position held uy Miss
Hattie Pentz, of DuBois, Pa., who re-
signed during the summer to get
married, has been filled by the elec-
tion of Miss Hazel Lentz, of Belle-
fonte, and a recent graduate of the
Central State Normal school, of Lock
Haver.
All new pupils entering the Belle-
fonte schools for the first time this
fall are reminded of the legal re-
quirements concerning vaccination.
CLEMSON.—The sudden and un-
her many friends. She had not been
| about seven years.
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RANKIN.—John Alexander Ran-! DAVIDSON.—John Armstrong Da-
expected death of Mrs. Alice Gardner kin died at the home of his father on : vidson, an old soldier of the Civil war,
Clemson, wife of Daniel M. Clemson, | east Curtin street at eleven o’clock | died at the home cf his son William, in
of Pittsburgh, at ten o’clock on Sun- | Sunday night of amoebic dysentery, Tyrone, on Monday morning, after an
day morning, was quite a shock to with which he had been afflicted for | illness of a number of weeks. He was
The disease is:
born at Ironsville, Blair county, on
in good health for some months and | quite rare in this climate, it being na- April 22nd, 1831, hence was 85 years,
spent a few weeks at the Great Lakes | tive to the tropical climes. Some | 4 months and 5 days old. He was a
in the hope that the change would
prove beneficial. She returned to
Pittsburgh about two weeks ago and
her death was the result of heart
failure following an attack of bron-
chitis.
Deceased was a daughter of John
and ‘Mary Wilson Gardner and was
born at Rock Springs, this county, on
April 28th, 1854, hence at her death
was 62 years, 3 months and 30 days
old. Her girlhood life was spent on
the farm and when a young woman
she took a course in the Birmingham
Seminary. On February 20th, 1879,
she was united in marriage to Mr.
Clemson and shortly thereafter they
went to Scotia to live, Mr. Clemson
having beer employed by the Carne-
gie Steel company, which was
then operating the Scotia ore
mines. Twenty-six years ago the
family moved to Pittsburgh.
Since going tc that place Mr.
Clemson has attained a position
of prominence in the financial and
industrial circles of that city and of
late years they have occupied a beau-
tiful home named “Highmont,” Fifth
and Shady avenues, East End. Mrs.
Clemson was actively interested in
many Pittsburgh charities, She was
a member of the board of managers
of the Homeopathic hospital, a mem-
ber of the governing board of the
Home for aged couples in Swissvale,
a member of the Twentieth Century
club, the Soho Baths Settlement As-
sociation, the Civic club of Allegheny
county and various other organiza-
tions. Since going to Pitstburgh she
had been a member of the Third
Presbyterian church and was a liberal
contributor for 211 church purposes
and missions.
She is survived by her husband and
two sons, John Gardner Clemson, of
Portland, Oregon, and Ralph E.
Clemson, of Pittsburgh, and one
grand-son, Richard Clemson, sor of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clemson. She
also leaves three sisters, Annie, mar-
ried to Alfred Mattern, of Tyrone;
Sarah, wife of R. Y. Kinkaid, of
Springfield, Ill.; and Elizabeth, wife
of James M. Goheen, of Tyrone. Two
sisters and two brothers preceded her
to the grave.
Funeral services were conducte? at
her late home at 2.30 o’clock yester-
day afternoon by her pastor, Rev.
William L. McEwan, after.: which the }
interment was private. Relatives
from Centre county who attended the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
H. Clemson, of Halfmoon, and Mrs.
George Mitchell of Lemont, a niece.
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KOONTZ.—Charles Koontz died in
Danville on Monday evening as the
result of 2 stroke of paralysis. He
was a son of Harry C. and Susan
Koontz and was born in Chambers-
burg in 1858, hence was 58 years ald.
He came to Bellefonte when a young
man and worked at the plumbing
trade until stricken with blindness
about twenty years ago, since which
time he conducted a small cigar and
candy store.
On May 22nd, 1879, he was married
to Miss Clara M. Cox who survives
with the following children: Mrs.
Morton Smith, Mrs. William H.
Brown and Mrs. Howard E. Best, all
of Bellefonte; Mrs. Thomas Glenn, of
Pine Grove Mills; Mrs. Samuel Bell,
of Lewistown, and Miss Augustine,
at home. He also leaves the follow-
ing brothers and sisters: Victor,
Frank, Fahrney, Mrs. Ovelman, Mrs.
Crider, Mrs. Shearer and Miss Ella
Koontz, all of Waynesboro.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on Wednesday morning and the
funeral held from his late home at
10.30 o’clock yesterday morning. Dr.
E. H. Yocum officiated and burial was
made in the Union cemetery.
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HOY.—Mrs. Amanda E. Hoy, wife
of George N. Hoy, of Hublersburg,
died at 1.30 o’clock last Thursday |
afternoon after an illness of almost a
year with a complication of diseases.
She was-a daughter of D. K. and
Sarah Miller and was horn in Marion
township on February 5th, 1864, mak-.
ing her age 52 years, 6 months and
19 days. Practically all her married
life was spent at Hublersburg where
she was an active member of the Re-
formed church since 1883, and a pro-
nounced advocate of the W.C.T. U.
Surviving her are her husband and
the following children: Calvin M., of
Hublersburg; Mrs. G. H. Wion, of
Melbourne, Australia; G. Nevin, of
Philadelphia, and Harold, at home.
She also leaves the following brothers
and sisters: William W., Claude and
Oliver, all of Lock Haven; Ammon
A., of Howard; Mrs. Ira K. Shoenfelt
and Mrs. Charles Gallagher, of Lock
Haven. :
Rev. W. E. Harr, of Lock Haven,
and Rev. Shultz, of Nittany, officiated
at the funeral which was held at two
o’clock on Sunday afternoon, after
which burial was made in the Hu-
blersburg cemetery. :
time after becoming afflicted he went |
west in the hope that the change i
would prove beneficial and while out
there underwent an operatien in a |
California hospital. Some time ago |
he went to the Mayo brothers at
Rochester, Minn., who prescribed a
course of treatment and for a time he
seemed to be improving. Seven weeks
ago he was taken worse while on a
fishing trip over at Walter Gherrity’s
and he grew steadily worse until the
end.
Deceased was a son of William B.
and Adalaide Rankin and was born
in Bellefonte on Oetober 10th, 1888,
making his age 27 years, 10 months
and 17 days. He grew to manhood
here and received his education in the
public schools. After graduating
from the High school in 1907 he en-
tered State College but at the close of
his Sophomore year was compelled to
give up his studies on account of his
health. Since “that time, while 'in
Bellefonte, he was in the insurance
business with his father. During the’
past vear he served as inspector on
the North ward election board. He
was a member of the Presbyterian
church and Sunday school since boy-
hood and a young man who was held
in the highest esteem by all who
knew him,
Surviving him are his father, four
sisters and one brother, namely:
Misses Lillian, Elsie, Adalaide and
Mary, at home, and Walter B., of
Harrisburg. Funeral services were
held at his late home at two o’clock
on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. W.
E. McKinney, after which burial was
made in the Union cemetery.
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GOODHART.—Following an ill-
ness of about a month George Luther
Goodhart died quite suddenly at his
home at Centre Hall on Sunday even-
ing. He was a son of John and Mar-
tha Goodhart and was born in Potter
township on March 28th, 1845, hence
at his death was 71 years and 5
months old.
He followed farming most of his
life, occupying the old homestead at
Centre Hill. In 1890 he was elected
County Commissioner on the Demo-
cratic ticket and re-elected in 1893.
He was prominently identified with
the Grange and of late years had
been associated with the management
of the annual encampments at’
Grange park. He was a life-long
member of the Presbyterian church
and had been an elder for many
years.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Susan A. Evans, who survives with
the following children: Mrs. J. W.
Evans, of White, S. D.; Mrs. D. Wag-
ner Geiss, of Bellefonte; J. C. Good-
hart, on the old homestead at Centre
Hill; G. Bruce Goodhart, of Orange-
ville, Ill. One son died in infancy.
He also leaves one brother, James, of
Lewistown.
Rev. Dr. Day, of Alexandria, had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at his late home at 10.30
o’clock on Wednesday morning, after
which burial was made in the Centre
Hall cemetery.
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TATE.—Andrew J. Tate, a well
known farmer of College township,
dropped dead of heart disease while
out in the field plowing on Monday
afternoon. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Tate and was born in
Buffalo Run valley on August 23rd,
1851, hence was just 65 years and 3
days old. He followed farming all
his life. He - was married to Miss
Maria Roan who survives with one
son, Lloyd Tate, of Oak Hall. He was
the last of his father’s family. Fun-
eral services were held in the Meyers’
church at three o’clock on Wednesday
afternoon by Rev. J. H. Rilley, after
which burial was made in the Meyers’
cemetery.
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SHEASLEY.—George Sheasley, a
well known resident of Flemington
died last Friday morning as the result
of a stroke of paralysis sustained on
Sunday, August 20th, while on his
way to Booneville to attend camp-
meeting. Deceased was sixty-three
years of age and for many years con-
ducted a shoe repair shop in Flem-
ington. He is survived by his wife
and thirteen children, two of whom,
Charles B. Sheasley and Mrs. H. M.
Meyers, live at State College. Burial
was made at Flemington on Sunday
afternoon.
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BAUGHMAN.—Jeftrey Baughman,
a brother of Mrs. Bertha Alexander
and Mrs. Tillie Lambert, of Union-
ville, died at his home in Sanborn,
Clearfield county, on August 20th,
aged 66 years. He had been in fail-
ing health for some time but serious-
ly ill less than two weeks. His wife,
four sons and three daughters sur-
vive. Burial was made at Sanborn
NZBADW IR ot rr
tors through the stupendously
on Wednesday afternoon of last week.
furnaceman by occupation and werk- |
ed at the furnaces in Blair, Centre,
Huntingdon and Indiana counties, as
well us through the Cumberland val-
ley. He served three years during
the Civil war.
In 1856 he married Miss Nancy
Jane Keech, of Colerain, who died in
1889, but surviving him are the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Creighton Kin-
ney, of Tyrone; Mrs. Frank BReezer
and Mrs. Henry Beezer, of Bellefonte,
and William T. S. Davidson, of Ty-
rone. He also leaves ore brother and
two sisters. Burial was made in the
Grandview cemetery, Tyrone, on Wed-
nesday afternoon.
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JACK.—Johnson W. Jack, of Free-
dom, Pa., died last Saturday at the
home of his son, M. L. Jack, head far-
mer at the penitentiary, after a brief
illness with heart trouble. He was
77 years, 7 months and 11 days old
and had been with his son only a
short time. The remains were ship-
ped to Freedom on Monday for burial.
Lyman H. Howe Coming,
The thrills of travel without its
dangers may once again be enjoyed in
rich measure at Garman’s on Septem-
ber 11th, when Lyman H. Howd’s
travel festival will be the attraction.
To “Travel With Howe” is as instruc-
tive and much less laborious and an-
noying than doing it yourself, and also
much cheaper.
A trip of exceeding charm will be
made to Hawaii, “The Paradise of
the Pacific,” during which the reaping
of the sugar cane harvest is depicted
as well as a railroad ride along the
coast of Hilo—a veritable land of en-
chantment. At Waikiki Beach, “The
Atlantic City” of the islands} natives
are shown surf riding. One of the
most striking contrasts of this series
is that afforded by the stupendous
spectacle of awfulness and desolation
in the crater ‘of the volcano of Kil-
auea. Another pictorial tour that
abounds with a succession of scenic
sensations is that which takes specta-
im-
pressive fjords of Norway—Land of
the Midnight Sun. Life at the U. S.
Military Academy at West Point will
also be presented in a manner that
makes a profound impression on
spectators of the methods and varied
training, activities and discipline em-
ployed to develop the cadets to the
highest degree of efficiency. Prices,
25, 35 and 50 cents.
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Knights of Columbus Picnic.
. ne annual picnic of the Knights of -
Columbus of this district was held at
Hecla park on Tuesday and was at-
tended by about six hundred people.
There were two baseball games, one
between the parochial schools of
Bellefonte and Lock Haveii, which
was won by the latter by the score of
17 to 4, and one between teams from
the Lock Haven and Bellefonte Couns
cils in which the latter won 11 to 9.
The battery of the Bellefonte team
was Father Connelly, of Snow Shoe,
pitcher, and Father Gallagher, of
Bellefonte, catcher. Father Gal-
lagher is Father McGarvey’s succes-
sor in the Bellefonte parish, the form-
er having heen transferred to Johns-
town. :
When it’ came to the tug of war it
looked as if Lock Haven might be a
winner until Christ Beezer got hold of
the rope and then the down river
team were literally pulled off their
feet. Varicus other contests were
held which proved quite interesting
and exciting. Representatives of hoth
Councils decided to make the picnic
an annual affair and invite the other
Councils in this dictrict to join in the
gathering.
Trial List for September Court.
Following is the list of cases down
for trial at the September term of
court:
FIRST WEEK.
George Bender vs. The State-Cen-
tre Electric company. Non assump-
sit.
SECOND WEEK.
Kelley & Cc. vs. Kelley & Nugent.
Assumpsit.
Pearl C. Gray vs. The P. R. R. Co.
Trespass.
Stoney Brook Slate and Brick Co.,
vs. Centre Brick and Clay Co., guar-
antor. Assumpsit, non-assumpsit.
Priscilla A. Fye vs. Simon Zimmer-
man. Feigned issue.
The R. S. Brouse store vs. John
Hollenbach. Trespass.
Maria Guiseppi Turco, widow of
Geuvaro Iovine, dec’d., vs. The
Chemical Lime Co. Trespass.
Windom C. Gramley vs. May
Gramley. In re-divorce.
Calvin S. Garbrick vs. Andrew B.
McNitt. Trespass.
Emma C. Decker vs. J. I. Yarnell,
Exr., ete., of John Decker, dec’d. As-
sumpsit, non-assumpsit.
Harry L. Quick vs. Mrs. Sarah
Eckley and her daughter Mary. Re-
plevin.
—They are all good enough, but the
WATCHMAN is always the best.
- ture, as usual.
43rd Encampment Opens Saturday
a Week.
The forty-third annual Grange En-
campment and Fair at Grange park,
Centre Hall, will open on Saturday,
September 9th, and continue until the
15th.
Numerous exhibition buildings are
on the grounds and many tents will
| be erected. The entire ground and
buildings have been provided with a
complete electric light system, so that
it will be practically as light at night
as in the day time.
A number of workmen have been
on the ground for several weeks pre-
paring for the comfort of visitors.
There are numerous stables and exhi-
bition buildings on the ground which
are for the use of exhibitors. Farm-
ers should take their fine horses and
cattle for exhibition.
A splendid poultry building offers a
fine opportunity to poultry raisers to
show their stock and make sales for
another season. A small premium
will be paid for every bird and pet
animal placed on exhibition. You
car’t afford to miss this opportunity
of showing your poultry.
The exhibition of agricultural and
horticultural products will be a fea-
Every farmer and
every gardener should place some-
something on exhibition and help
make this farmers’ exhibition the
largest and best in years. In the
household department, women are
urged to bring their handwork of all
kinds, as well as the relics they are
proud of. Let others see the beauti-
ful and curious things you have stor-
ed away. Smali premiums are paid
in all these departments.
Every effort is being made to make
the camp pleasant and comfortable.
Campers are indicating a desire to be
on the ground early and tents will
be ready for occupancy at least three
days in advance.
A full program of the proceedings
for the week will be issued next week.
Pennsylvania Roads.
Some automobilists are prone to
condemn wholesale the roads in Penn-
sylvania because they find hard trav-
eling in one portion of the Common-
wealth. Such, in fact, must be the
case with a Hazelton banker, who
wrote a letter of protest to the “Pub-
lic Ledger,” of Philadelphia, and one
day last week “Girard,” one of the
“Ledger’s” special writers, commented |
upon the fact as follows:
A Hazelton bank president, who
has been bumping the bumps of I.u-
zerne county in his car, has not a kind
word to say for Pennsylvania roads.
“Whenever the writer”—his
lies before me—“wishes, to tour he
gets out of Pennsylvania as quickly
as possible.” y
Too bad, because this'son of a dis-
tinguished and philanthropic father is
missing some of the finest drives in
the land. There is nothing in the
vaunted Berkshires of Massachusetts
which surpasses such glorious regions
as the Nittany and Penns Valleys in
central Pennsylvania.
And the new State roads in Penn-
sylvania are a match for those in the
Old Colony. At least they were a
fortnight ago, when I went over
scores of miles of them.
One of Mr. Carnegie’s millionaire
“boy” partners, who often drives a
car from Pittsburgh to New York, is
my authority for saying that the Key-
stone roads now distinctly outclass the
Jersey roads, which a few years ago
were far the better.
It is true there are still thousands
of miles of Pennsylvania highway
which disgrace America’s richest
Commonwealth. But why damn the
whole fish because of some bones in
it? .
To Open and Vacate Roads.
The board of road and bridge
viewers will hold a public meeting in
the grand jury room on Monday, Sep-
tember 18th, at ten o'clock a. m., to
‘hear testimony for and against the
following applications:
A petition to vacate a road in Tay-
lor township known as the Centre
Line road.
A petition for a public road in
| Worth township, at or near the rail-
road station at Port Matilda.
A petition to vacate a road in
Benner township known as the road
to Linden Hall.
A petition to vacate a road in Ben-
ner township, near Peru.
A petiticn for a public road in
Gregg and Miles townships, from
Jacob Gingerich’s, in Gregg town-
ship, to W. H. Limbert’s in Miles
township. a
Medical Society Held Annual Meet-
ing.
The annual meeting of the West
Branch medical society was held at
the Clinton Ceuntry club last Thurs-
day. About fifty physicians from
Centre, Clinton and Lycoming coun-
ties were present. A delicious lunch
was served at one o’clock after which
a paper was read by Dr. Spencer M.
Free, of DuBois. \
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Dr.
Melvin J. Locke, of Bellefonte; first
vice president, Dr. Charles W. Young-
man, of Williamsport; second vice
president, Dr. G. G. Green, of Lock
Haven; secretary and treasurer, Dr.
J. M. Corson, of Chatham’s Run. The
place for holding next year’s meeting
will be selected by the officers of the
society.
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| Correspondent’s Column.
This column is at the service of those of our people
who desire to etpress their views on any subject
| of general or local interest. The “ Watchman’ will
| ments. The real name of the author must accom-
| pany all communications, but will be withheld
i jrom publication when the request is made.
Protests Against Tax on Fishermen.
{ I notice in the newspapers lately that
| a tax on fishermen is proposed in order
to raise more money for the Fish Com-
mission to be expended in the enforce-
ment of the fish laws and in the propa-
gation of more fish. As far as the prop-
agation of fish and the enforcement of
the fish laws is concerned, all well and
good. However, this taxing can go too
far. If I am not mistaken the Game
| Commission derives about $300,000 a
| year from the sale of hunters’ licenses, a
stupendous sum of money. Is this
amount not TOO much to spend on
payment of bounties and propagation of
game? I notice, too, that the bounty
money paid by the Commonwealth has
decreased in the last two years, under
the new law, from $150,000 per year to
about $56,300, about two-thirds. Now
would it not be a good plan to let the
Fish Commission have 25 cents out of
every dollar collected from hunters’ li-
censes? This would give the Fish Com.
mission between $75,000 and $100,000 to
be expended in their line of endeavor
and it seems to me that there would
still be enough and plenty left for all
possible needs of the Game Commission.
It seems that our sportsmen do not con-
sider the poor man enough in their fram-
ing of the sporting laws.
license brings in now over one third of a
million dollars of new revenue, and still
more is wanted.
A PROTECTOR OF GAME.
Former Academy Student Proves a
Modern Lochinvar.
The following dispatch appeared in
last Saturday’s papers and will be of
interest here because the “Red”
Smith referred to is the young man
who spent several years at the Belle-
fonte Academy, during which time
he took a prominent part in all kinds
of athletics:
Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 25.—Wayne
B. “Red” Smith, captain and guard
of the 1915 University of Pittsburgh
football eleven, with the aid of a
high-powered motor car succeeded in
making Trila Imogene Freas, of
Punxsutawney, his wife despite the
fact that her betrothal to Dr. Ellis C.
Winters, of Ford city, was announc-
ed July 19.
The couple were married in Wheel-
‘ing, West Virginia. Fearing that
i Miss F'reas might prove capricious on
| the journey to Wheeling, Smith lock-
| ed the doors of his car to prevent her
. leaving until she had an opportunity
: to say the final “yes.”
Miss Freas and Smith had been
, close companions = from childhood.
! Later the sturdy captain paid her
| constant attenticn . throughout his
i college career. After the football
| season of 1915 closed Dr. Winters be-
. gan paying court to Miss Freas.
The announcement of the engage-
i ment came as a great surprise to
Smith, and, according to close
friends, he ‘“mooned” continually
over the coming event. Words of en-
couragement from his college chums
finally stiffened Smith’s faltering de-
termination to ask Miss Freas to
change her mind.
Watching his chance he drove from
his home in Punxsutawney, Saturday,
August 19th, located Miss Freas in
this city, invited her into his car and
locked the doors.
‘The ride to Wheeling was made at
breakneck speed. A minister was
sought, but it was found ' that he was
absent from home. Fearing that the
bride-to-be might change her mood, if
they left the house, Smith decided
they would “wait for the minister.”
After a two-hour vigil the reverend
gentleman made his appearance and
the knot was tied.
Nothing was known of the affair
until Wednesday, when a friend of
the fcrmer foot ball star received a
telegram from him stating that the
newly married pair were in Atlantic
ity.
Miss Freas is the daughter of the
late P. O. Freas, former mayor of
Punxsutawney. She is a graduate of
Mrs. Smallwood’s School, Washing-
ton, D. C.
Williams Family Reunion.
The crowd that attended the Wil-
liam’s family annual reunion in the
John Q. Miles grove, near Martha last
Saturday, was variously estimated at
from twelve to fifteen. hundred people.
At that the attendance would proba-
bly have been larger but for the infan-
tile paralysis scare sweeping over the
country and the belief of many people
that children would not be permitted
to attend.
Addresses were made by Rev. Gor-
don A. Williams, of Altoona, and
Clement Dale Esq., of Bellefonte. A
ball game furnished some exciting en-
tertainment for the crowd until a
shower of rain czused many to leave
the field. Music was furnished by the
Sandy Ridge band. A number of
Bellefonters were in attendance.
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The Hazel--Schaeffer reunion at
Madisonburg, last Thursday, also
drew a big crowd from the lower end
weather of that day doubtless had a
lot to do with the large attendance.
There were the usual number of
speeches, sports and a big basket din-
ner. One thing noticeable at this gath-
ering was the absence of political can-
didates.
——See our early fall and winter line
of coats and suits.—LYoN & Co. 34-1t
in no way be responsible for their ideas or state-
The hunter’s
of the county. In fact the delightful
“on
on,