y
. Pennsylvania Dutch stories kept the
* talk Mr. Snyder stated that Pennsyl-
- 000 into the U. S. government treas-
_ury as the result of the direct tax im-
- posed by a Democratic Congress. Of
. course he gave no conclusive proof of
' that faet.
: Congressman-at-Larg~
Broa Nita.
Bellefonte, Pa., October 27, 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
For Congress,
WM. E. TOBIAS, Clearfield county
For Assembly,
MITCHELL I. GARDNER, Bellefonte
JUDICIAL TICKET—NON PARTI-
SAN.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
CHARLES PALMER, of Philadelphia
EMORY A. WALLING, of Erie
Republicans Hold Rally.
The Republican rally held in the
court house on Tuesday evening drew
a large crowd of enthusiastic parti-
sans to Bellefonte from all the Re-
publican strongholds in the county,
Philipsburg being represented by can-
didates Rowland znd Scott and about
two dozen others. A good sized dele-
gation was up from Howard as escort
to the Iioward band while superin-
tendent Goodling led the delegation
from State College. Capt. George M.
Boal was over from Centre Hall, Ti-
tus M. Gramley from Spring Mills
and several car loads from Millheim,
so that every seat in the court house
was taken and many were compelled
to stand. Both the Bellefonte and
Howard bands furnished music.
The meeting was called to order by :
county chairman J. Linn Harris and
on moticn of J. S. McCargar Dr. M. J.
Locke was chosen to preside. During
the past four years the doctor has
been chairman of ‘the’ “Washington {+ -
party in Centre county and his selec-
tion as chairman of the meeting was
in honor of his returning to the Re-
publican fold. And the doctor vas
very profuse in his thanks for having
such honor thrust upon him. After a
brief speech in which he paid a loyal
tribute to the Republican county
chairman he introduced as the first
speaker of the evening Congressman
John R. K. Scett, of Philadelphia.
Congressman Scott stated that in-
asmuch as a limit had been placed on
the speechmakers he would confine
himself to just one indictment of the
Democratic party, and then he pro-
ceeded to indict with a lot of figures
that nobody paid any attention to,
The second speaker introduced was
Charles A. (Pickle) Snyder,
Schuylkill county, candidate for
Auditor General. Mr. Snyder was
the joker in the party and his many
crowd in a good humor. During hig
vanians today were paying $41,000,-
The last speaker of the evening
was Thomas S. Crago, candidate for
who also |
hurled charges at the Democratic
party but like both the speakers who
preceded him failed to make any
pledges as to what the Republicans
would do if they were in power.
re restates
Celebrated Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Adams, of
Worth township, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on October 16th
with a home-coming of their eight chil-
dren and forty-one grand-children, while
some forty or more additional guests
were present. Mr. Adams was married
to Miss Delilah Reese, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Reese, on Octo-
ber 16th, 1866. He is now 74 years old
and she 69, and both are enjoying splen-
did health. Their children are William
O. Adams, of Pittsburgh; Theodore, of
Port Matilda; Aaron, of Tyrone; Mrs.
Ruth Frantz, of Port Matilda; Mrs.
Esther Sharer, of Bald Eagle; Mrs. De-
lilah Nearhoof, of Port Matilda; Mrs.
Catharine M. Monigal, of Worth town-
ship, and John, at home. The big cake
for the celebration was sent from Pitts.
burgh by their son William.
—Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Thomas,
who will spend the winter at the
Bush house, are arranging to close
their home on Linn street early in
or |:
November.
Congressman Rowland Should Not be Returned to
Washington.
Charles H. Rowland, cf Philipsburg, was elected to represent this
District in Congress in 1914. He is
now a candidate for re-election.
At the time he first ran for the office he was known only as a
very successful coal operator and a “hail fellow, well met,” for
© Charley surely is that. Nothing was known of his ability as a Legis-
lator, but the voters took a chance
their Representative.
It is different now. Charley is
tor and a “hail fellow, well met,” bu
man and proven a failure. He had
no more today than he was in 1914
took a chance and elected him.
and sent him to Washington as
still a very successful coal opera-
t he has been tried as a Congress-
no latent legislative ability and is
when the voters of this District
During a session of Congress that will go down in history as one
freighted with more momentous problems than any other since the
foundation of our government Congressman Rowland has had oppor-
tunity after opportunity to show to the people of the Twenty-first
district that he is something more than a successful coal operator and
“hail fellow, well met.” He has fa
iled, utterly, to do a single thing
that would indicate that he regards the duty of representing nearly
two hundred thousand human beings in the great law making body"
of the land as a serious matter.
- Times like we have been passing through the last two years and
times that we are likely to pass through during the coming two years
are times when broad minded, deep thinking men are needed in the
halls of Congress. This is no time
to send men there merely because
they have been successful in business and are good fellows.
Either Mr. Rowland is too busy making money cut of his vast
coal operations, or too busy entertaining his friends to be mindful of
the duties he was sent to Washingto
the startling fact that out of the 1
which he sat as our Congressman
vote 77 times.
n to perform for his record reveals
30 roll calls during the session in
he was either absent or failed to
It is hard to understand such a record. It is hard to understand
how a man who in private life is so genuinely considerate of his fel-
lows could become just the reverse when the opportunity to do big
things for them presented itself.
He voted against against the President on the McLemore resolu-
tion when more than half of his fellow Republican members voted with
the President.
He didn’t vote on the Keating
pate the little folks of the land and
the future citizens of our country.
He didn’t vote when the chance
Child labor bill that will emanci-
conserve the health and minds of
came to make it possible for his
constituents to send larger parcel post packages through the mails.
He didn’t vote when that perni
ment employees work longer hours
cious proposition to make govern-
for the same pay was up.
He didn’t vote when the President was trying to prevent the in-
dustrial paralysis of the country by
He didn’t vote when the bill wa
pensation for the families of injure
averting a great rail-road strike.
s before Congress to provide com-
d federal employees.
He didn’t vote on the immigration bill.
He didn’t vote on the resolution
ed militiamen.
And when it came time to help
for the relief of families of draft-
every farmer in the land, through
the passage of the Rural Credits Bill, he was “paired against”, which
means that if he had been present
he would have voted against that
splendid measure and against every farmer who is compelled to bor-
Tow money.
44. These are only. a few of the many measures. in which every. one of .c
his constituents had a vital personal interest. These were the human-
itarian bills presented in the Congress in which Mr. Rowland sat
and yet he was either absent or voted “No” on every one of them,
He can’t deny this, nor can he
chance two years ago and elected h
fairs of state.
explain it to those who took the
im as an unknown quantity in af-
The people of this District can take no more chances, for Mr.
Rowland is either too busy making
money out of his coal mines or he
is not serious enough to be their Congressman. To represent two
hundred thousand people requires time and thought, neither one of
which Mr. Rowland seems to have found it convenient to give. His
record proves that Le has had little
Washington to do and since he has
conception of what he was sent to
regarded the duty imposed upon
him so lightly the voters of the Twenty-first district should look to a
man who will, really and diligently
William E. Tobias, of Clearfield.
represent them, and that man is
Accepts Cali to Parkesburg.
Rev. William Potter VanTries has
resigned his pastorate of the Broad
Avenue Presbyterian church in Al-
toono to accept a call from the con-
gregation of the Parkesburg Presby-
terian church, in Chester county. Rev
VanTries preached his farewell ser-
mon on Sunday evening and will
preach his first sermon at Parkesburg
on November 4th. On the same day
Rev. R. M. Campbell, of Pennsylvania
Furnace, will preach in the Broad
Avenue church, Altoona, and declare
the pulpit vacant.
The call to the Parkesburg church
came to Rev. VanTries unsolicited.
While spending his vacation at his
wife’s home near Philadelphia last
summer he preached cne sermon in
the Parkesburg church, but not as a
candidate. When the congregation of
the latter church decided to elect a
pastor about two weeks ago they com-
municated with Rev. VanTries and
urged him to allow the use of his
name. He finally consented to do so,
and, although there were fourteen
candidates for the vacancy Rev. Van-
Tries was unanimously chosen.
Parkesburg is a city of 10,000 in-
habitants, and is close to Berwyn,
Mrs. VanTries’ old hone.
——————ee
Should Command Attention.
“The Girl Without a Chance” which
comes to Garman’s on Monday even-
ing, October 30th, is said to be a play
of unusual interest in every particu-
lar. The story pictures in the first
act a little home in Italy, which is vis-
ited by a couple of American tourists.
The girl becomes infatuated with one
of them which results in her downfall,
The American deserts her and returns
to his own country where twenty
years afterward he comes in cn-
tact with a daughter of his wunfortu-
nate victim. There is a vein of hu-
mor running all through it serving
excellently to relieve the intensity of
the dramatic situation.
A Big Football Game.
A wonderful treat is in store for
footbzll enthusiasts. The big day in
athletic life for Rellefonte and Centre
county sports will be tomorrow at 3
pb. m;, on Hughes field when the
strong aggregation of football stars
on the University of Pittsburgh
Freshmen team, representing the
leading schools in the country, will
meet the Academy in perhaps the
hardest and most exciting gridiron
battle ever staged in Bellefonte. The
“Pitt’ boys have been thoroughly
trained by Glen Warner, the famous
Carlisle Indian coach, and will put up
a spectacular game.
The Academy eleven this year is
perhaps the cleverest combination
that has fought for the “gold and
blue” for many years, and expects to
defeat the older and more seasoned
players from the “Smoky City.” That
spirit of the local boys means a thill-
ing game for the spectators. The
game will last the regalation hour of
four 15 minute quarters.
The teams will line up as follows:
PITT FRESHMEN. ‘Weight
L. B.—Nagle, Ottawa College Can...,,, 138
L. E—Jew, South High, Pittsburgh,...155
L. T.—Kelly, Mansfield Normal...... .. 175
L. G.—Thomas, Lock Haven Normal... 223
C.—Allshouse, Allegheny College....... 180
C.—Pearlman, 5th Ave. High, Pbg......170
R. G.—Chain, Gettysburg High......... 175
R. T.—G. Allshouse, Tarentum High...178
R. ".—Johnson, Ridgway High........ 185
R. E.—Peters, Tarentum High......... 153
R. E.—Olson, Phila. High, ,...........: 143
Quarter—Eaton, Lincoln Neb. High... 147
Quarter—Pitler, 5th Ave, High, Pbg....,140
L. H.—Aschman, Beaver High...,.....: 165
R. H.—Wilcox, Mansfield Normal... ... 168
Full—Burd, Uniontown High... ..... +..183
ACADEMY. ‘Weight.
. E.—Carpenter, Mansfield Normal... 175
. T.—J. Lochrie, St. Francis Cellege,.195
. G.—Hasson, Windber High,.... +000a160
. G.—Josephson, Atlantic City High.,170
—Long, Greensburg High
.~—~Manuel, PALLON, sss censetnscenrenie
. G.—Kelsch, Erie B10 avseeecsessaasl
Ohio, High,211
Fe
sesesccsscees
T.—McMahan, Ravenna,
. BE.—Stitzinger, Lawrenceville school, 157
. B.—R. Lochrie, Windber High......175
Quarter—Kelly, Southern High, Phila, 150
. H.—Curley, Bloomsburg Normal..,,.170
R. H.—Farrel, ‘Waynesburg High.....,180
Full—Pollock, Waynesburg High......150
Full—Brown, Patton... oi iidiee ei 190
FommmwRQarH
SAYLOR.—Brief mention was
made in last week’s “Watchman” of
: the death of William Saylor, which
+ occurred on Thursday morning as the
‘result of a stroke of apoplexy.
William Thomas Saylor was a son
of Henry and Elizabeth McCoy Say-
‘lor and was born in Huntingdon coun
‘ty on February 20th, 1843, hence at
‘his death was 73 years and & months
old. He was a furnaceman by occu-
i pation and most of his life was spent
. working at the various furnaces in
: Centre and Huntingdon counties.
He served during the Civil war as a
member of Company F, 200dth regi-
: ment Penna. volunteers. He has been
ia resident of Spring township for
‘many years and was a good citizen.
On January 16th, 1862, he was
/nnited in marriage at Petersburg to
Miss Sarah Ternnis, who died about
twenty months ago. Surviving him,
{ however, are the following children-
; William, at home; Mrs. Harry Win-
| ton, of Bellefonte; Mrs. W. C. Kelley,
of Scottdale; Mrs. C. W. Rishel, of
+ Falls City; Mrs. Augustus Beezer an 1
Mrs. M. C. Bassetto, of Punxsutaw-
ney; Robert Saylor, of Canton, Ohio;
and Linn, of Girard, Ohio, and Mrs,
. Frank Carter, of Crystal Springs, Fla.
He also leaves one brother, Harlan
' Saylor, of Bellefonte.
The funeral was held from the Win-
“ton home c¢n Quaker Fill on Sunday
afternoon. Rev. W. E. McKinney
| officiated and burial was mace in the
Union cemetery. All the children
were here for the funeral except Mrs.
Carter. Beatrice’ Saylor, a niece, of
Punxsutawney, ard Edward Saylor, a
nephew, of Scottdale, were also here
for the funeral.
| I
GINGERY.—Dorsey Gingery, a
well known resident of Clearfield, died
'in the Clearfield hospital on Sun-ay
| evening as the result of a stroke of
; paralysis sustained a few hours previ-
ious. He was a son of Samuel and
Maria Gingery and ws born at Mar-
tha Furnace, this county, on August
8th, 1857, making his age 59 years, 2
months and 14 days. When a voung
! man he located in Clearfield and em.
barked in the mercantile business in
; Which he was fairly successful. lle
‘acquired a wide acquaintanceship
{ among residents of Clearfield county
i which resulted in his
‘and later county commissioner.
men in that county.
Surviving him are his wife, who he- |
i fore her marriage was Miss Ada
Albert, and two children, Donald, of
Clearfield and Mrs.
Scranton. He also leaves one brother
and three sisters, namely: John, at
Woodland; Mrs. W. H. Cronister and
Mrs. Harry Laird, of Martha Furnace,
and Miss Mollie, of Tyrone.
funeral was held at four o’clock on
in the Clearfield cemetery.
| |
i HAMMER.—James M. Hammer
died in the Allegheny ‘Jeneral h: spit-
al, Pittsburgh,
lafter a two week’s illness with ty-
i phoid fever. He was a son of Reuben
i and Margatet Hammer and was born
tat. Pine. Grove Mills forty-six vears
ago. For a number of years he lived
; in Altoona where he was material in-
| spector for the Pennsylvania railroad
{ company. Four months ago he was
| transferred to Pittsburgh. He was a
| Der of the Altoona Lodge of
| Elks.
He is survived by his wife, one |
| brother and a sister, William Ham- |
| mer and Mrs. Anra Saucerman, both
of Altoona. The remiins were taker
: to Altoona to the home of his father-
lin-law, E. A. Strayer, where funeral
| services will be held this (Friday)
! morning after which the remains will
! be taken to Pine Grove Mlils for in-
| terment.
|
|
| NEFF.—Mrs. George Neff died at
her home in Sharon, Pa., on Monday
i of last week following an illness of
| several years with a complication of
| liseases. She was a daughter of Mr.
{ and Mrs. Henry Heaton and was born
: at Milesburg on July 8th, 1866, mak-
ing her age 50 years, 3 months and 8
days. She was married to George
Neff, of Blanchard, who survives with
one daughter, Ruth. She also leaves
a number of brothers and sisters. The
remains were brought to Centre coun-
ty and taken to the home of her sister,
Mrs. O. J. Stover, at Blanchard,
where funeral services were held at
eleven o'clock last Wednesday morn-
ing. Rev. C. H. Rishel, of Howard,
officiated and burial was made in the
Curtin cemetery. Amcng those who
attended the funeral were J. Kennedy
Johnston Esq., and J. R. Eckley and
family, of Bellefonte.
|
|
COWHER.—Mrs. Mary Margaret
Cowher, wife of Vernon Cowher, died
at her home in Williamsport at 2.30
o'clock last Friday morning as the re-
sult of blood poisoning, following 2a
brief illness. She was a daughter of
James and Mina Solt and was born in
Bellefonte on November 28th, 1890,
hence at her death was 25 years, 11
months and 22 days old.
She is survived by her husband and
two children, Geraldine and Robert.
She also leaves her parents living in
this place and the folluwing brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Dale S. Musser, of
Bellefonte; Grover C., of Williams-
port; Mrs. Albert Haupt, of Belle-
fonte, and Jasper E., at home. The
funeral was held at 2.30 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon. The services were
in charge of her pastor and burial
was made in Williamsport.
| I
MUSSER.—Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth
Musser, wife of Edward R. Musser
died at her home at Nealmont, near
Tyrone, on Wednesday of last week,
following an illness of six weeks as
the result of a stroke of paralysis.
She was a daughter of Henry and
Letitia Gardner and was born at
Diamondyville on February 1st, 1864,
hence was in her fifty-third year.
On September 22nd, 1886, she was
94 | married to Edward R. Musser, of
Pennsylvania Furnace. The latter
survives with six children. She also
leaves eight brothers and sisters. The
funeral was held on Friday morning,
burial being made in the Grandview
cemetery, Tyrone.
being twice -
elected as prothonotary of the county
He !
, was probably one of the best known |
Vincent Rhea, of |
The |
Tuesday afternoon, burial being made |
on Tuesday evenine |
Tyrone, died at the Altoona hospital
at ten o'clock on Monday evening fol-
lowing an operation for intestinal
trouble. He was a son of William and
Sarah Blair and was born in Patton
township, this county, thirty-six years
ago. Most of his life was spent in
Centre county but three years ago he
moved to Tyrone and since then had
been employed at the paper mill in
that place.
Seventeen years ago he was united
in marriage to Miss Annie Gates, of
Loveville, who survives with the foi-
lowing children: Florence, LeRoy,
Clair and Muriel, all at home. He
also leaves his aged riother and the
following brothers and sisters: Jacob
and Lemuel, of Patton; James an!
John, of Tyrone; Charles, of War-
riorsmark; George and Miss Nancv
Blair, of Scotia, and Mrs. Seorgan
Shope, of Altoona.
Funeral services were held in the
First English Lutheran church at two
o'clock yesterday aftcrnoon by Rev.
J. P. Miller, after which burial was
made in the Grandview cemetery, Ty-
rone. | :
i
DEHAAS.—Mrs. Frances DeHaas,
widow of the late Joseph DeHaas,
died at her home in Beech Creek on
Wednesday of last week following a
long illnes. She was a daughter of
the late Colonel Bossert and was horn
near Mill Hall fifty-three years ago
Mr. DeHaas died a number of years
ago but surviving her are six chil-
dren, namely: Mrs. Clair H. Berry,
of Beech Creek township, Clinton
county; Roy, Bossert, Florence, Floyd
and Clair, at home. She was a mem-
ber of the Disciple church at Blanch-
ard for many years and a good chris-
| tian woman, The funeral was held at
i two o’clack on Saturday afternoon,
{ burial being made in the Hayes-Fear-
| on cemetery.
| |
| HUSTON.—Dr. Joseph Hammond
| Huston, of Clintondale, died at the
Lock Haven hospital at one o’clock
| vesterday. He was taken violent] y ill
I with kidney trouble on Sunday ond
was taken to the Lock Haven hospit~.
for treatment. Every.hing possible
was done but he failed to respond +,
the treatment and his death ensued.
His son, Thomas Boyd Huston, arriv-
ed home from Texas on Wednesday in
time to see his father before he died.
The funeral will be held from his late
| home at Clintondale at two o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
! |
| LARIMER.—Miss Lucy Larimer, a
native of Milesburg, was found dead
in bed at the home of her nephew,
Harry Walker, in Clearfield, last Sat-
urday morning, evidently ‘having
died quite suddenly as the result of a
stroke of paralysis. She was in her
| seventy-eighth year and leaves one
sister, Mrs. Harriet Owens, living in
! Arizona. Burial was made at Clear-
| field on Monday afterncon.
I |
COSSETT.—William Cossett, who
enlisted in Rellefonte in 1864 for serv-
{ice in Company E, 45th regiment dur-
| ing the Civil war, died at the soldiers’
: home at Erie on October 18th, of in
| firmities of old age. He was born in
, England in 1864, but came to this
| country when a boy. He had been an
| inmate of the home for twenty-eight
| years.
|
>
| Teachers’ Institute Will Open Novem-
i ber 13th.
The seventieth annual session of
the teachers’ institute of Centre coun-
ty will be held in the court house,
| Bellefonte, the week beginning No-
{ vember 13th. Ccunty superintendent
David O. Etters is arranging for a
: good corps of instructors notwith-
standing the fact that two of the men
who were originally booked to be here
have sent word that they will be una-
ble to come to Bellefonte at that time.
Others have been secured to take
their place and when the time comes
there will be no lack of efficient talk-
ers. The evening entertainments will
be as follows:
Monday, Nov. 13.—Tom Hendricks.
humorist and philosopher.
Tuesday, Nov. 14.—Hampshire
Male quartette.
Wednesday, Nov. 15.—Judge Geo
D. Alden, in his lecture, “The Needs
of the Hour.”
Thursday,
Serenaders.
Nov. 16.—The Ionian
el A i
At the Hospital.
Herman McClure, of Bellefonte, a
surgical patient; admitted Octoter ' 1.
Harry Quick, of Bellefonte, a sur-
gical patient; admitted October 17.
Mary Gallagher, of Bellefonte, a
surgical patient; admitted October 15
Solomon Stover, of Millheim, o
medical patient; admitted October 17.
May Souers, of State College, a
surgical patient; admitted October 17.
Maude Bratton, of Pottstown, a
medical patient; admitted October 17
Millie Shawley, of Bellefonte, a
medical patient; admitted October 17
Virdie Vonada, of Spring Mills, a
surgical patient; admitted Octoter 18
Richard Hines, of Bellefonte, a
medical patient; admitted October 18.
Ruth Hartswick, of Bellefonte, a
medical patient; admitted October 19
Ralph Wagner, of Bellefonte, a
surgical patient; admitted October 19.
George Sones, of Julian, a surgical
patient; admitted October 21.
Dennis Callan, of Bellefonte, a
surgical patient; admitted October 25,
Margaret Kaup, of Bellefonte, a
surgical patient; admitted October 26.
James Hammon, of Rockview a
medical patient; admitted October 26,
——Charles “Pickle” Snyder, who
wants to be Auditor General of Penn-
sylvania, is a fine story teller, but
other accomplishments are necessary
to so high a post and he didn’t show
any of them when he was speaking to
the voters of Centre county Tuesday
evening.
BLAIR.—Darius Garfield Blair, of
_ —
A Serious Shooting Accident.
Addison Sones, of Julian, is in the
Bellefonte hospital with a bullet
wound through his body just above
the heart, and that he is living today
is due to the fact that miraculous as
it may seem, the bullet did not pene-
trate any vital spot. Mr. Sones was
shot by his cousin, Miles Brooks, of
Winburne, in mistake for a turkey
while the two men were hunting on
the William S. Miller farm near Juli-
an last Saturday morning, and it is
the first serious shooting that has oc-
curred in this county since the open-
ing of the hunting season.
Sones and Brooks started out to
hunt turkeys carly Saturday morning
and when they got in the Miller field
Sones sat down in some high weeds to
watch for the turkeys. Brooks had
taken another direction and was com-
ing around the field when he espied
Sones in the weeds and took him for a
turkey. He at once pulled up his ri-
fle and shot. At the crack of the gun
Sones sprang to his feet then fell to
the ground. Realizing what he had
dore Brooks ran to the wounded
man’s side and called for his fatker,
Mr. Musser Sones, who was not far
away and between them they carried
him to the Miller hore and sent a
hurry message for Dr. Irwin.
He responded promptly and after
dressing the wound ordered the man
brought to the Bellefonte hospital,
which was done. His condition at
first seemed quite critical but at this
writing he is getting along as well as
can re expected and if no complica-
tions set in has a splendid chance to
recover.
Sones is a woodsman by occupation,
twenty-eight years old and has a wife
and two children. He is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Musser Sones and has lived
at Julian all his life. Brooks was
just 276 steps away from Sones when
he fired the shot. He had a high-povr-
ered rifle and used a sharp-nosed bul-
let. Had it been a flat-nosed bullet
the result might have been much
more tragic. As it is Brooks is almost
wild over the affair and says he will
never again go to the woods to hunt.
A Big Flock of Wild Turkeys.
Nothwithstanding the fact that a
large number of wild turkeys have
been killed in Centre county since the
opening of the season there are still
quite a number roaming the moun-
tains, game for any hunter who can
match them in cunning. Especially
is this the case of the eastern end of
Nittany mountain, according to the
story told the writer this week.
Our informaticn is in effect that
the Sunday before the opening of the
feason a flock of wild turkeys came
down off of Nittany mountain into
a field near Spayd’s gap and it was so
large that the farmer and his wife
had trouble counting the turkeys. In
fact they disagreed in their tally, she
counting seventy-five while he got but
seventy-four. Even the latter num-
ber makes a right good sized flock of
wild turkeys, and up to this writing
only four turkeys have been killed in
that vicinity, so that there are still
seventy or seventy-one left.
Among the successful Spring Mills
hunters were Harry Weaver, who got
a wild turkey, three pheasants and
two gray squirrels; ex-sheriff A, B.
Lee a turkey, two pheasants and
three gray squirrels, and H. I. Brian
and Rev. Luther Miller each a turkey.
Judge Henry C. Quigley returned
home last Thursday from Dick Quig-
ley’s hunting camp on the North Fork
of the Susquehanna with seventeen
pheasants and five woodecock. There
were five or six in the party and in
two days they got forty-four pheas-
ants.
While hunting in the Snow Shoe
region last week Supt. J. K. Johnston
of Tyrone, had the good luck to kill a
black bear which dressed 150 pounds,
the first bear killed in Centre county
this season.
Among the hunters in Centre coun-
ty last week were two women from
Windber, who made their headquar-
ters at the Hoover home on Muncy
mountain. On the first day of the
season the younger of the women had
a splendid chance at a big turkey, on-
ly about fifteen steps distant. but she
had a new gun and had forgotten how
to fire it, and by the time she got on
to the manipulation of it the turkey
was gone. Unfortunately our infor-
mant was not close enough to hear
what she said. ‘
Joseph Thall came home on Mon-
day evening with a nice fat turkey
and four gray squirrels he got in the
woods back of the penitentiary peach
orchard.
——Spurred on by the memory of
the defeat suffered atthe hands of
Swarthmore the week previous the
University of Pennsyivania football
team played with such a desperation
last Saturday that they defeated
Penn State by the score of 15 to 0.
Fullback Berry, who only recently re-
turned from El Paso, Tex., scored 12
of the U. P’s points and to him is due
most of the credit of the victory.
eg praia
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