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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Martha Methodists Will Reopen
Church on Sunday.
The members of the Methodist con-
gregation at Martha Furnace are
counting on a big time on Sunday
when they will reopen their church
after it has been thoroughly over-
hauled and beautified intc one of the
cosiest houses of worship in Centre
county. Among those who will be
present and participate in the serv-
ices are Rev. Elmer L. Williams, D.
D., the fighting parson of Chicago;
Rev. Gideon P. Sarvis, of Bellwood;
Rev. W. B. Cook, of Salona; Rev. H.
H. McElroy and the pastor, Rev. J.
Earl Jacobs.
Rev. Williams, by the way,is a
Martha Furnace boy, being born and
raised there. When Rev. Sarvis was
pastor ac Port Matilda in 1894 Rev.
Williams first began to preach the
gospel. He subsequently filled sever-
‘al charges in the Central Pennsylva-
nia M. E. conference and was then
transferred to the Rock River confer-
ence, Ill. There he made himself fa-
mous as a pulpit orator and a fighter
against evil, a work which eventually
gave him the sobriquet of “The
Fighting Parson.” He will tell of his
life’s work at the morning service.
The church at Martha is the oldest
house of worship now standing in
Bald Eagle valley. In 1840 the
Baptists and Methodists of that part
of the valley joined in holding union
services in the old Martha Meeting
house of the Society of Friends. The
preachers took turns in filling the
pulpit. But doctrinal. ideas soon
overshadowed the real religion and
more and more the trend drifted to-
ward individual churches. The result
was that in 1845 the little band of
Methodists secured a strip of land
from Wilbur Wagner and began the
erection of a church which was com-
pleted in 1846 and they then began to
worship there.
At that time they became members
of the old Baltimore conference and
were added to the labors of the cir-'
cuit rider on the Huntingdon circuit.
Soon after the circuit was changed
and the Martha church included the
Halfmoon and Bald Eagle circuit.
The next and last chenge was the |
Bald Eagle charge, which remains to-
day.
Since the day of its first erection
the Martha church has undergone
several repairs but has lost none of
its originality. The present repairs
“have been the mest extenisve of any
but the design of the building re-
mains unchanged. The old wall was
. torn out and a new one put in. The
cellar was enlarged and a heating
furnace installed. The basement
was plastered, painted and papered
“until now it is a cosy meeting room
for any purpose. New windows were
“placed in both the auditorium and
, basement. A new raised floor was
laid in the auditorium, which was
also equipped with new seats by the
* Dittmar Furniture Co., of Williams-
port. The interior was then papered
"and painted throughout and two coats
. of paint applied to the exterior.
The entire cost of the repairs will
- be about $1,200, a good part of which
is yet unprovided for. The congrega-
“ tion now is smaller than it ever was
and the repairs will amount to more
than the original cost of the building,
but the members have faith in God
and their fellowmen, and hope that
- the most of the amount will be made
up at the rededication on Sunday. A
‘most cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
Labor Day Celebrations.
Labor day (Monday) was generally
utilized as a day for celebrating and as a
consequence all the stores and business
places in Bellefonte were closed. In fact
most of the day seemed like Sunday, it
was so quiet and peaceful like.
Probably the biggest gathering of the
day in this section was the Clinton coun-
ty P. 0. S. of A. picnic at Hecla park.
Between eight hundred and a thousand
people from Clinton county were in at-
tendance and about five hundred from
Bellefonte and other portions of Centre
county. It was by far the largest picnic
ever held by the P. O.S. of A. The
crowd was entertained by various sports
during the day and in dancing, music
for which was furnished by the Germa-
nia orchestra, of Lock Haven.
There were also big gatherings at Snow
Shoe and Philipsburg while the “Snow
Shoe Bunch” kept open house at the
lodge of the Pine Run hunting club in L
Burnside township.
——DMrs. S. Kline Woodring enter-
tained from three until five o’lock
Tuesday afternoon. The tea was
given in complement {o Miss Helen
Bair, of Philadelphia.
WILSON.—Bellefonte friends of | RHODES.—Following a brief ill-
John H. Wilson, for years manager of
the Western Union telegraph office in
Altoona, learned with sincere regret
on Sunday of his death in that place
at 9.45 o’clock in the morning as the
result of liver trouble. Mr. Wilson
had been ailing for several months
and had been off duty since in June.
Several weeks ago, however, he was
reported improving but two weeks
ago he became worse and continued so
until the end.
Diseased was a son of John and
Emma P. Wilson and was born in
Bellefonte on April 4th, 1874, hence
was 42 years and 5 months old, less
one day. He attended the public
schools of Bellefonte until about sev-
enteen years old when he accepted the
position of messenger under Edward
B. Rankin, in the Western Union office
of Bellefonte. He not cnly performed
his duties faithfully and well but ap-
plied himself to the study of teleg-
raphy to such an extent that he be-
came quite proficient as an operator.
Shortly after the late D. H. Hastings
was elected Governor in 1894, Mr.
Rankin resigned his position here and
Mr. Wilson was made manager of the
Bellefonte office. During the twelve
years he served in that capacity he
gave the people of Bellefonte the best
kind of service, and was always cour-
teous and gentlemanly in his treat-
ment of everybody.
When a change was made in the
management of the Altoora office Mr.
Wilson was offered the position and
went there nine years ago. He re-
mained there until his illness com-
pelled him to relinquish the work, to
the deep regret of all those who had
had any dealings with him.
About twenty years ago he was
united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Saylor, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harland Saylor, of this place, who
survives with four children, namely:
Jeannette, DeSales, Dolores and Re-
gis, all at home. He also leaves two
brcthers and one sister, Lloyd, of Mt.
Union; Wilbur B., of Johnstown, and
Mrs. Edna Derstine, of Altoona. Mr.
Wilson was a member of the Catholic
church and of Council No. 551,
Knights of Columbus, of Altoona.
Funeral mass was held in St.
John’s Catholic church, Altocna, at
10 o'clock on Wednesday morning.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on the 1.12 train the same
afternoon and taken direct to the
Catholic cemetery for hurial.
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McCOY.—Following an illness
since last March with a complication
of diseases Alexander McCoy died at
his home at Potters Mills on Satur-
day evening.
He was a son of John and Agnes
McCormick McCey and was born at
Old Fort on August 8rd, 1845, hence
was within one day of being seventy-
one years old. His parents were of
Scotch-Irish ancestry, his grand-fath-
er locating in Pennsvalley in the ear-
ly part of the nineteenth century,
where for many years he kept the Old
Fort hotel. When Mr. McCoy was
only 2 boy his parents moved to Pot-
ters Mills where he received his edu-
cation in the public schools. When
he grew to manhood he engaged in
farming and in 1896 purchased part
of the homestead, acquiring all the
property at the death of his father.
Mr. McCoy was a progressive farmer,
and was an enthusiastic advocate of
the best kird of improved farm ma-
chinery. He was one of the few far-
mers in Centre ccunty who combined
stock raising with tilling of the soil.
In politics he was an uncompromis-
ing Republican and never wavered in
his support of his party. He was a
liberal supporter of the Presbyterian
church and a man whose hospitality
was known far and wide.
When twenty-five vears old he
married Miss Mary E. Wilson, of
Boalsburg, who died many years ago
but surviving him are ihree children,
namely: Agnes, wife of Rev. A. D.
Potts, of Chambersburg; Samuel W.,
and John F., both of Philadelphia. He
also leaves one brother and two sis-
ters, John, of Norristown; Mrs. J.
Witmer Wolf, of Ardmore, and Miss
Emma, of Centre Hall.
The funeral was held at 10.30
o’clock on Wednesday morning, burial
being made in the Centre Hill ceme-
tery.
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HOUTZ.—After suffering a num-
ber of weeks with a complication of
diseases Mrs. Rebecca Jane Houtz
died at her home at Centre Furnace
on Tuesday, aged 77 years and 14
days. She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Garbrick and was born
at Zion. She was twice married, her
first husband being Jacob Brian. Two
children survive by this union, Mrs.
E. L. Graham, of Colorado, and H. I.
Brian, of Spring” Mills. After Mr.
Brian’s death she married Jacob
Houtz, who died a year ago. Two
children also survive by this union,
Mrs. John Fisher and L. L. Houtz, of
emont. She also leaves five
brothers and two sisters, - namely:
Jacob Garbrick, of Zion; William, of
Bellwood; Amos, of Pittsburgh; Jos-
eph and Adam T. of Bellefonte;
Mrs. William Showers, of Mingoville,
and Mrs. James Rote, of State Col-
lege. Burial will be made in the Shi-
loh cemetery this morning. . "
ness Mrs. Sarah Rhodes, widow of
Michael Rhodes, died at her home at
Marengo, this county, at eleven o’clock
last Friday morning, aged about sev-
enty-seven years. She is survived by
six children, namely: William and J.
Clarence Rhodes and Mrs. Samuel
Miller, all of Tyrone; Mrs. Mollie Mc-
Ilvaine, of Marengo; Mrs. Lydia Sea-
man, of Pittsburgh. The funeral was
held from the Ross M. E.
ten o’clock on Monday morning, burial
being made in the Ross cemetery.
Soldiers’ Reunion to be Held in Belle-
fonte.
The annual reunion of the surviv-
ors of the Forty-fifth regiment, Penn-
sylvania
Bellefonte on Wednesday, September
27th. The headquarters of the veter-
ans will be at the Brockerhoff house.
The business meetings will be held in
the rooms of Gregg Post on High
street while a public meeting will be
held in the court house in the even-
ing. Prominent spezkers will
present ot this meeting. The com-
mittee of arrangements is preparing
enter- |
a splendid program for the
tainment of the old soldiers and will
also arrange for their comfort and |!
convenience while here. In the after- |
noon an automobile trip will be taken '
to the new
College.
While this reunion is primarily for
the old soldiers their friends are also
invited. As oné€ old soldier said the
other day: “Bellefonte is almost the
‘geographical centre of the Keystone
State, and the birthplace of the regi-
ment. It was the home of the Cur-
tins, Beaver, Gregg and three Gov-
ernors, as well as several gallant gen-
penitentiary and State
erals, and that the survivors are just-
ly proud of the part they took in the
great Civil war. Sixty per cent.
the soldiers in the regiment were
from Bellefonte and the nearby coun-
try, while forty per cent. came from
Huntingdon, Tioga and Columbia
counties, so that logically speaking
Bellefonte is the most suitable place
for holding the reunion.”
The officers of the association are
as follows: President, James H.
Meyers; vice president, W. H. Fry;
secretary, T. J. Davis; treasurer, W.
A. Roberts. J. B. Ewing is chair-
man of the executive committee and
W. H. Fry chairman of the committee
of arrangements.
At the Opera House.
A visit to the fiery crater of the
Hawaiian volcano of Kilauea with
“close-ups” of the boiling lava by day’
and by night is one of the new sensa-
church at ;
volunteers will be held in!
be
of :
| State College Man Drowned
: Penn’s Creek.
{ . While on an eel fishing expedition
‘to Penn’s creek, on Tuesday night,
| Willard Norris, a resident of State
; College, got into deep water and
| drowned before his companions were
able to rescue him. Norris with C. B.
| Struble, John Spangler and Jesse
| Searson dreve to Penn’s creek, near
Farmer's Mills, on Tuesday evening
"to fish for eels. The story told by his
companions is that they were all
walking along the bank of the stream
when Norris slipped and slid into the
creek, landing in a hole five feet deep.
He was the only member of the party
who could swim and just for 2 mo-
| ment no apprehension ‘was felt for his
in
' safety, but his call for help startled
his companions and Searson, who car-
ried the only lantern in the crowd
jumped into the stream with the lan-
, tern in his hand. This was unfortu-
nate because the lantern was sub-
merged and extinguished, thus leav-
ing the men without a light or any
. adequate means of lecating their
companion. :
After floundering around in the
: stream for several minutes Searson
| finally made his way cut and two of
the men went to a farm house and se-
| cured lanterns, a rope, a rake and the
assistance of other men. Returning
' to the creek they dragged the bed of
the stream and recovered Norris’
body in about twenty minutes.
The unfcrtunate young man was
about twenty-two years old and a son
; of Arthur (deceased) and Jennie Nor-
(ris. He had been a resident of State
| College most of his life and during
| the past two years had worked for C.
B. Struble, the butcher. He was
' married to Miss Catherine Weller, of
Port Matilda, who survives with one
son, Ross. He also leaves his mother
and the following brothers and ris-
ters: Zelda, Myrtle, Mabel, Margaret,
| Edward and Henry, ali of State Col-
lege. _
| The funeral will be held at two
| o’clock this (Friday) afternoon. Rev.
lJ. McK. Reiley will officiate and bur-
"ial be made in the Meyers cemetery.
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Killed by Lightning. _
| Arthur Yeager, of Curtin township,
| was killed by lightning during Tues-
{day afternoon’s terrific electric and
| rain storm. Yeager worked in the
| coal mines of the Centre Brick and
| Clay company, at Orviston, and when
the storm came up about four o’clock
on Tuesday afternoon he in company
(with Charles Boone, of Orviston, and
Robert Mann, of Marsh Creek, two
other employees, and Robert Confer,
i
Program for Next Week’s Grange |
Encampment.
Saturday of this week is the open-
ing day of the 43rd Annual Grange
Encampment and Fair at Grange
park, Centre Hall, and promises not
only to be equal but to excel in many
ways all former similar gatherings.
By the time this issue of the “Watch-
man” reaches its readers, Grange
park will be a tented city with a very
active pepulation, and by Saturday
practically all the tentholders will be
comfortably located in their canvas
homes for a full week of out-door liv-
ing and social pleasure.
Saturday—Opening Day.
‘ Staurday, the formal opening of the En-
campment will take place. Saturday evening
at 7:30 o’clocs, there will be a moving pie-
ture entertainment in the Auditorium. These
pictures will be much better than in former
years, owing to the fact that the machines
will be run by electricity.
Sunday—Harvest Home Services on Park.
On the opening Sunday, st 2:30 p. m., Rev.
W. H. Traub, of the Lutheran church of
State College, will deliver the Harvest Home
Anniversaiy =ddress. Mr. Traub is an enter-
taining and able speaker.
will render excellent music.
Mcnday—Placing of Exhibits.
Monday, accepting and placing of exhibits. |
7:30 p. m.—Moving pictures in the auditor- |
ium.
: Tuesday—Governor’s Day.
1 p. m.—Governor’s and State Department
of Agriculture day. Address in the suditor-
ium by Gov. Brumbaugh, Hon. Chas. E. Pat-
ton, Secretary of Agriculture; and others who
will accompany the Governor on the farm in-
spection tour.
7:30.—Picture show in the auditorium.
Wednesday—Many Prominent Speakers.
1:30.—Addresses by Hon. Wm. T. Creasy,
President of the Dairy Union; Hon. C. A.
Carothers, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture;
Congressman Clyde Kelly, President of the
Voters League of Pernsylvania; and Miss An-
na McCue, of the Woman’s Suffrage Associa-
tion.
7:30 p. m.—Moving picture entertainment.
Thursday—Grange Day.
1:30 p. m.—Addresses by Hon. L. J. Taber,
Master of the Ohio State Grange; and Hon. :
Carl Vroomar, Assistant Secretary of the
‘United States Department of Agriculture.
7:30 p. m.—Closing entertainment in the
auditorium.
Friday—Sales Day.
Sales day and closing of camp.
CONGRESSMAN KELLY TO SPEAK.
Hon. Clyde Kelly, Congressman from
Pittsburgh, will be one of the prominent
speakers at the Grangers’ picnic next
week. His address will be the main fea- | Miss Helen E. C. Overton,
ture of Wednesday afternoon, the 13th.
Congressman Kellly’s reputation for mak-
ing a good speech is so well known that
everybody within a hundred mile radius
of the picnic at Centre Hall should avail
themselves of this opportunity to hear
him. As Congressman he was conceded !
to be one of the most brilliant speakers
on the floor of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington, even by his oppo-
nents, being also one of the youngest
men to occupy that position.
A large local choir !
: Building Big Garage.
| George A. Beezer has started work
| on rebuilding his garage on north
| Water street, or to be more exact,
{ building a new garage, because that
jis what it will be when completed.
| Knisely and Rhoads are now putting
down the concrete foundation for the
{ new building which will extend out
| toward the street a distance of about
i six feet over the old ore. The build-
ing will be 145x50 feet in size and two
stories high. It will be raised up
| about three feet, so that the lower
floor is above the present grade of the
. street, which will give ample drain-
age.
The building will be of buff fire
| brick, roughed on thé exterior which
will give it a velvet-like line appear-
ance. Heavy structural iron girders
will support the second floor and roof,
so that the building throughout will
be entirely fireproof. A large elevator
will be used to convey cars from the
On the first
floor will be a completely equipped
! machine shop where any and all kinds
of repairing can be done. A new six
{ hundred gallon gasoline tank will be
| first to the second floor.
installed to take the place of the two
| hundred and fifty gallon tank now in
use.
| An idea of the size of the building
| can be had from the fact that it will
| require one hundred thousand brick
to construct the walls, and when com-
{ pleted Mr. Beezer will have almost
| fifteen thousand square feet of fioor
! space at his command, making it the
| largest garage in central Pennsylva-
| nia. James Wallace has the contract
for the brick work and the carpenter
{ work will be done by Benjamin Brad-
i ley.
i Bellefonte Academy Opening.
| The Bellefonte Academy will open
its one hundred and eleventh session
‘on Monday, September 18th. Day
| pupils need not report until 9a. m.
| Tuesday, September 19th. The facul-
ty will be as follows:
{ Rev. J. P. Hughes, A. M., Mathematics.
; James R. Hughes, A. M., Latin, Greek and
| Oratory.
| Arthur H. Sloop,
| A. M., Physics and Chem-
| istry.
English Gram-
| mar, Physical Geography and History.
| Miss Isabelle S. Hill, Ph. B., English, Rhet-
oric and Literature.
| Geo. F. Reiter, Ph. B., Sc. M., Biology,
! Chemistry and Mathematics.
Rev. William K. McKinney, Ph. D., Bible
| History.
| Mitchell Hartman, Book-keeping, Stenogra-
phy and Typewriting.
William Arnold Alexander, A. B., History,
Latin and Civies.
Guy G. Hopper, A. B., Higher Mathematics.
Jacob C. Hess, A. M., French, German and
Spanish.
Charles S. Hughes, A. B., Mathematics.
tions promised in film reproduction by ’ of ‘Howard, Who was at the mines at
the Lyman H. Howe Travel Festival | the time, took shelter from the storm
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coming to Garman’s Monday evening, | In the mon of Tie i
September 11th. Heretofore the ven- light ne are " ore a bolt of
turing photographers have been held | '80tRINg struck a nearby tree, jump.
to definite limits in making pictures | ed from there to one of the steel rails
of a volcano. But it has remained for running into the mine, and on which
an American to brave the dangers of Yeager happened to be standing at
placing his camera “over the edge” | the time, killing him instantly. Con-
of the biggest “boiling pot” in the fer had one shoe torn from his foot
CHILDREN MUST NOT ATTEND.
The local representative of the State
Board of Health requests the “Watch- | Stevens College, New York; Mr. Hop-
man” to announce that all children un. Per of Williams College, Massachu-
der sixteen years of age will not be per- | oe. and Mr. Hess, of Franklin and
mitted to attend the Grangers’ picnic arshall and The Penna State Col-
and encampment at Centre Hall next! lege. The latter has also taken work
week. This is in line with the Board's |2t the Columbia University, N. Y.
action in connection with all such gath- | These new men have had successful
“Tr. Alexander is a graduate of St.
world. Don’t fail to see it.
Among the notable scenes of Wm.
H. Kibble’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
which is to be at Garman’s Thursday
evening, September 14th, is the St.
Claire home, showing the tropical
garden with ‘its fragrant magnolia
and orange trees, among which nes-
tles the typical Southern plantation
residence, the home of Little Eva;
Legree’s cotton plantation on the Red
River with the cotton in full bloom;
the rocky pass in Southern Ohio, and
the ice choking Ohio River by moon-
light. The transformation entitled
“The Celestial City” is said to be the
most magnificent tableau ever con-
ceived. Wm. H. Kibble not only
claims that the scenic effects are su-
perior to any ever attempted but as-
sures prospective patrons that the
company is composed of the most
capable talent obtainable. Prices, 25,
35 and 50 cents.
——Dr. Thomas C. VanTries re-
turned home on Tuesday feeling het-
ter in every way than he has for
many weeks. The doctor left Belle-
fonte on or about July 24th and went
to Washington, Pa., where he spent
four weeks in the Hill’s View sani-
tarium, conducted by Dr. Mary L.
Hull and her husband. This sani-
tarium was built recently and is a
concrete building three stories high
and does not have any stairs or ele-
vator in it. The ascent from one floor
to another is made on an incline.
After leaving Washington the doctor
went to Pittsburgh and engaged pas-
sage on a boat for Charleston, W.
Va. The boat left Pittsburgh on
Tuesday, August 22nd and Wednes-
day afternoon got stuck on a sand
bar in the Ohio river. They were
stuck for sixteen hours and the doctor
helped to pass the time by delivering
his lecture, “Matters Matrimonial,”
to the fifty or more passengers. They
finally got off the bar Thursday noon
and after sailing down the river a
number of more miles were grounded
again, and the captain told them
that there the boat would stay until
higher water. All the Passengers
were kept on the boat over night and
in the morning their railroad fare
paid to their destination. The doctor
likes that section of the State very
much and may. make another visit
there in the near future; -
and the foot burned to a certain ex-
| tent, while the other two men sus-
| tained only slight shocks.
Yeager, who was killed, was a son
{of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yeager, of
Curtin township, where he was born
on June 26th, 1881, making his age
35 years, 2 months and 9 days. He
was an industrious young man and
had been employed ‘at Orviston a
number of years. Twelve years ago
on Sunday he was married to Miss
Bertha Wensel, a daughter of D. P.
‘Wensel, of Curtin township, who sur-
vives with three children, James,
Alice and Harry, all at home. He
also leaves his parents and the follow-
ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Harry
Council, of Beech Creek; Ward, of
Orviston; Elmer, Lulu, Nellie, Leon-
ard, Harold, Collins and Lloyd, at
home.
Funeral services werd held at his
late home at Summit Hill at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Russell Gardner, after which burial
was made in the Summit Hill ceme-
tery. :
——Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. S. H. Bennison fot the marriage
of her daughter Helen and Mr. Byron
Martin, of Mansfield, Ohio. The
wedding to take place at Miss Benni-
son’s home at Howard, Tuesday, Sep-
tember nineteenth, at eleven o'clock.
Only the relatives and close friends
of Miss Bennison and Mr. Martin
have been invited for the ceremony.
Lost—Between the postoffice and
the First National bank, a small
brown leather coin purse, containing
several dollars. Finder will please
bring it to this office.
——Joseph Bertram, of Altoona, is
now firing on the Bellefonte yard
engine in place of Fred Hollobaugh,
who is off duty recovering from an
injury.
——The ladies of the U. B. church will
hold one of their noted bake sales in the
basement of the church on Saturday
next, afternoon and evening.
——The Epworth League of the
Weaver M. E. church will hold a fes-
tival at the cross roads near Jackson-
ville, September 16th.
\
erings since infantile paralysis has be- €Xperiences in teaching.
The field men report that prospects
for a large attendance are very
bright 61-35-2t
come epidemic throughout the State. i
Field Day Indefinitely Postponed.
M. Hiller, secretary of the Centre |
county Y. W. C. A. announces that in
order to help check the spread of in- |
fantile paralysis the county Field Day,
which was to have been held at Grange
park, Centre Hall, tomorrow, September
9th, has been indifinitely postponed.
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SHUEY—KERN.—A pretty wedding
took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Milton Kern, at noon on Monday,
when Mr. Kern’s sister, Miss Elizabeth
Kern, of Lemont, was united in marriage
to George G. Shuey, of the same place.
Members of the immediate families were
present to witness the ceremony which
was performed by Rev. W. M. B. Gland-
ing, of the Lutheran church, the beauti-
ful ring service being used. Following
the wedding a delicious wedding break-
fast was served the bridal party, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Shuey left on a wed-
ding trip to Cincinnati. Ohio. Upon
their return they will reside at Lemont.
ROWLAND—HEILMAN.—Edward Row-
land, son of Congressman and Mrs.
Charles H. Rowland, of Philipsburg, and
Miss Ruth Heilman, of Madera, were
married in the Episcopal church at Os-
ceola Mills, on Tuesday afternoon, by
Rev. Carroll N. Smith. They will reside
at Houtzdale.
BURGHDUFF—FISHER.—Ernest Carroll
Burghduff, of Altoona, and Miss Elizabeth
Fisher, of Bellefonte, were married at
the Zion Lutheran parsonage in Altoona,
on August 28th, by the pastor, Rev.
Julius F. Seebach. They will reside in
Altoona.
BoAL—ApAMS.—On Thursday of last
week Earl E. Boal, of State College, and
Miss Nellie E. Adams, of Tyrone, were
united in marriage at the Lutheran par-
sonage on east Linn street by the pastor,
Rev. W. M. B. Glanding.
Annual Meeting of Bellefonte W.
C. T. U.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers of the Woman's Christian
Notice to Merchants.
Out of town parents of boys attending
the Bellefonte Academy wish to an-
nounce that they will not be responsible
for bills incurred by their sons at Belle-
fonte stores, unless the merchants re-
ceive letters of authority from the par-
ents themselves. The reason is obvi-
ous. The plan will be a protection both
to parents and merchants. 35-2t
Bellefonte Public Schools.
Bellefonte, Pa., September 5, 1916.
To the Teachers of the Public Schools:
This is to inform you, officially, of the
supplementary order issued by the State
Commissioner of Health, authorizing all
schools of the Commonwealth to be
closed to pupils under sixteen years of
age until September 29th.
In accordance with this ruling I am di-
rected by the Board to inform you that
the public schools of Bellefonte will open
October 2in all departments and will
continue without vacations until June
15, 1917, save for a week during the an-
nual county institute, and from Decem-
ber 25-29th, inclusive. Such a term will
not be quite nine months in extent, but
you will be paid for nine months’ service
as provided by Section 1206, School
Laws of Pennsylvania, which defines the
relations between school boards and
teachers during the closing of schools on
account of contagious diseases. You will
receive your checks regularly as though
the session opened September 4th, with
the exception that the last payment will
be withheld until the schools close in
June. In the meantime you will be ex-
pected to report at any time in case we
should issue a call. However, unless you
hear further, we shall not ask you to re-
port before September 26.
All of the above is subject to revision
if the State Commissioner of Health sees
fit to designate further changes.
Very truly yours,
MRgs. M. E. BROUSE,
Secretary.
Temperance Union of Bellefonte will be
heldin the W. C. T. U. room, Petrikin
hall, next Thursday afternoon, Septem-
ber 14th, at 3 o'clock. All members are
especially urged to attend.
——For high class Job Work come to
the WATCHMAN Office.
——One of the most terrific rain
storms that has passed over Bellefonte
this summer occurred on Tuesday after-
noon, when the rain fell in torrents
| While the storm was general in this and
‘ adjoining counties more rain fell in
Belllefonte and immediate vicinity than
anywhere else.