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Centre County Teachers’ Institute.
Bellefonte has been crowded this
week with the three hundred and
more public scheol teachers of the
county who are here in attendance at
the seventieth annual session of the
teachers’ institute, which convened on
‘Monday. Monday forenoon was en-
tirely taken up with the enrollment of
teachers, W. E. Keen and S. S. Wil-
liams officiating as enrolling clerks.
The first session of the institute
was held on Moncay afternoon, begin-
ning at two o'clock. County superin-
tendent David O. Etters presided anc
Jacob C. Fox officiated as secretary.
The docrkeepers are W. E. Braucht
and A. L. Duck, and the ushers S. A.
Bierly, W. S. Holter, R. A. Lanmnen
and E. M. Miller. Following prayer
by Rev. W. M. B. Glanding Prof. J.
W. Yoder, of Philadelphia, took
charge of the musical part of the pro-
gram. Superintendent Etters made a
brief talk to the teachers in which he
_expressed himself as greatly pleased
‘with the large turnout and urged
everyone te be punctual and regular
in their attendance at every session
of the institute. He then introduced
of Dhio, formerly
instruction
of that State. Dr. Corson, by the
way, has been in attendance all week
and his various talks on all phases of
schoo! work have been exceedingly in-
structive to the teachers. He is a
logical and forceful speaker and has
the happy faculty of expressing him-
self in such an interesting manner
gave two talks daily the teachers list-
ened to him with close attention.
Tom Henderscn, the humorist and
philosopher, was the lecturer on Mon-
day evening.
The speakers on Tuesday in acddi-
tion to Dr. Corsen were Prof. James
G. Pentz and Dr. F. E. Baker. The
concert by the Hampshire Quartette
on Tuesday evening was a musical
treat. Prof. Clarles Lose, of the
Lock Haven Normal school, was one
of the speakers on Wednesday and
yesterday. ‘Wednesday evening’s lec-
ture by Judge George B. Alden was
exceedingly bright and interesting
and those outside of the regular mem: |
enthusiastic in their praise of the lec- |
turer. Yesterday evening’s entertain-
ment was a concert by the Ionian
Serenaders. The institute will close
with this morning’s session.
The School Directors’ association
was in session Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday at the High school build-
ing, and was very well attended. A
number of interesting papers were
read and the following officers elect
ed: President, M.S. McDewell, of
State College; first vice president,
James E. Harter, of Coburn; second
vice president, Mrs. R. S. Brouse;
secretary, Charles F. Cook; treasurer,
A. C. Mingle, the latter three being
from Bellefonte.
Horatio S. Moore, Buys New Factory
ite
Horatio S. Moore, whose structural
iron plant has been located in the old
chain works buildings on the road to
Milesburg, has just closed a deal for the
purchase of a triangular piece of ground
off of the old Hayes property located in
in the angle of the Central Railroad of
Pennsylvania below the Red Roost, and
will erect thereon a larger and more
modern plant. The new location will
put him in close contact with the rail-
road, and he will thus be able to avoid
so much drayage expense.
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Tobias Defeated for Congress.
Though he carried Clearfield county
by a majority of 1030 votes William
E. Tobias was defeated for Congress
by Charles H. Rowland by just 169
votes. Rowland had 217 majority in
Centre county, 262 in Cameron and
720 in McKean, a total of 1199, mak-
ing him 169 votes ahead of Tobias.
ewe
Only two more weeks until
Thanksgiving and not a turkey in
sight. This does not mean that there
are no turkeys in Centre county, be-
cause there are. But they are proba-
bly not as plentiful as in former years
and the price already talked of puts
them in the prohibitory class, save for
those who are not eking out an exis-
tence by their daily toil. Thanksgiv-
ing and turkey have long been synon-
omous, but from present indications
they will be utter strangers in many
households this fall.
——Paul Barchick, an Austrian miner
of Clarence, was badly crushed between
two mine cars while at work in the Stub
Hill mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company in Snow Shoe township, on
Tuesday evening. He was brought to
the Bellefonte hospital on Wednesday
W
SON IS PRESIDENT.
‘All Doubt as to His Triumphant Re-
election Removed. Many Interest-
ing Side-Lights on the Result
Briefly Told.
Woodrow Wilson has been triumph-
antly elected to succeed himself on
March 4th next. He has 276 votes in
the electoral college while Mr. Hughes
received only 255. The table the
“Watchman” published last week has
been verified by later returns and it was
not necessary to take a single State out
of the column of States this paper cred-
ited to Wilson. We have only to add
New Mexico with 3 votes and New
Hampshire with 4 to our list of 269 giv-
en Wilson last week.
Both of these States were hanging in
the balance when the “Watchman”
went to press, but they balanced over to
the right side and are ours. California
has removed the last trace of doubt by
sending news that Wilson is gaining as
the official count proceeds and there is
no possible chance of a change now.
soo
Side-Lights on the Result.
NO SPLIT VOTE, DEMOCRATS
SAY FOR CALIFORNIA.
Count Indicates Lowest Elector Will
be 600 Ahead of Highest Repub-
lican.
San Francisco, Nov. 15.—Prediction
that the lowest Democratic elector in
California will run ahead of the high-
est Republican elector was made to-
night by Democratic leaders after
watching the slowly augmenting re-
turns from County Clerks.
«The difference will be about six
hundred in favor of the Democrats,”
said Sidney M. Vanwick, Jr., chair-
man of the Democratic Campaign
committee.
Available returns were considered
in themselves not an index of the sit-
uation, proportionately, because they
were from smaller counties, most of
which had given Wilson good majori-
ties. They showed the lowest Demo-
crat 14,773 ahead of the highest Re-
publican, but nearly all the big coun-
ties still were missing.
With 212 precincts out of the 410
officially counted in Alzmeda county,
Wilson has made a net gain of eight-
een votes over Hughes.
One precinct in Los Angeles was
thrown out today by the Board of
Supervisors in their checking prelim-
inary to the official canvass because
its tally sheet showed three more
votes than were recorded in the regis-
tration book. This precinct was cred-
ited with 125 votes for Hughes and
139 for Wilson, the remainder being
‘scattered. © TT dh
Errors such as this and the striking
out'of fourteen tallies for the Prchi-
bition electors on a tally sheet caus-
ed seventeen election officials to be
summoned to explain their work.
“hester H. Rowell, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
issued a sta-ement today charging
that the Republicans who undertock
to look after Charles E. Hughes dur-
ing “his trip through California, not
only made a bad job of it, but sup-
ressed ant disobeyed instmictions
rom the ast. The statement blames
them for the loss of the State from
the Republican column.
some of the Mysteries of the Election.
Certain States will cast their elec-
toral vote for Mr. Wilsen, yet at the
same time these very States elected to
send to Washington nen whom the
voters know will oppose Mr. Wilson
at every turn of the Congressional
road. Both in the election of Sena-
tors and members of the House, the
voters chose Republicans to represent
them and at the same time voted to
continue the Democratic Administra-
tion in pewer.
By a margin so small that it will
waver back and forth unti! the re-
count is had, New Hampshire voted
for Wilson. At the same time it
elected as its two miembers of the
House, Republicans, by a margin of
about four thousand. North Dakota
declares for Wilson, yet by a large
plurality returns Senator McCumber
and elects a solid Republican delega-
tion to the House. Idaho goes for
Wilson by a wide margin, vet re-
elects its two Republican members of
Congress.
Kansas was one of the great sur-
prises of the election. It gave to the
Democratic nominee an overwhelm-
ing plurality; at the same time, how-
ever, it elected a Republican Gover-
nor by a margin of one hundred thou-
sand votes and chose five Republi-
cans out of its eight members for
Congress. The State of Washington
re-elects its Republican Senator and
chooses Republicans for five out of its
six Congressional seats. At the same
time, the Wilson electors win by fif-
teen thousand. Maryland elects a Re-
publican United States Senator, and
defeats a Democrat who has been
chairman of the Committee on Labor
in the House and one of the most ac-
tive allies of the White House—yet it
goes for Wilson by a large majority.
In California, the Republican nomi-
nee fer Senator had a walk-over and
an apparent margin of votes of some
three hundred thousand, the Republi-
can representation to Congress in the
State is increased, : but the Hughes
electoral ticket is today three theus-
and behind. Montana goes heavily
Democratic, but elects one Republican
member of Congress cut of the two
members accredited to that State.
Ohio is Democratic on the Presiden-
tial vote by nearly one hundred thou-
sand, yet cleven of its twenty-two
members of Congress will be Repub-
licans and in opposition to the Admin-
istration and its policies. Delaware
morning and his condition is considered
quite serious.
votes for Hughes, and at the same
time elects a Democratic Senator and
a Democratic meinber of Congress.
Such are some of the individual re-
sults of the election. To analyze and
explain them in a satisfactory fash-
ion will test mental ingenuity for
some time to come.
24 States Dry; Nation May Act.
_ Temperance took five more States
in Tuesday’s election and half the na-
tion is dry.
Prohibition swent Michigan, South
Dakota, Nebraska, and Montana, and
Utah elected a Governor and a Legis-
lature absolutely pledged to the prin-
ciple that liquor has no place in a
modern community.
The election brings the number of
completely dry States up to twenty-
four, and upon the returns the anti-
saloon leaders of the country base
predictions that the Webb-Smith-Gal-
linger-Sheppard resolution for a pro-
hibition amendment to the National
Constitution will be passed by Con-
gress in December or January.
The result in Michigan makes De-
troit the largest dry city on the conti-
nent up to date. The fight in Michi-
gan was one of the most brilliantly
conducted campaigns on the part of
the foes of liquor, that was ever wag-
ed in America, according to anti-sa-
loon leaders.
Some of the richest men in the
State aligned themselves on the «ide
of prohibition and gave freely of their
wealth to finance the fight. One of
them, if not the most prominent, was
Sebastian S. Kresge, five and ten cent
store proprietor, who, when the cam-
paign begun, gave $10.000 to start it.
His lead was followed by a nnmber of
others, and a $100,000 fund was put
up in one day. The brewers heard of
Kresge’s gift and sent word that they
would beveott his stores. He wrote
back that he had received their letter,
was glad to know how they felt and
concluded with the statement that
their attitude had led him te pour
another $10,000 into the fight. Next
day the treasurer of the prohibition
forces received the check.
Prohibiticn has been an issue in
Michigan for many years, but it was
only once before put up to the people.
That was in 1887, when it was reject-
In Pennsylvania the anti-saloon ele-
ment is claiming credit for the defeat
of Congressman A. J. Barchfeld, of
Pittsburgh, and of Congressman War-
ren Worth Bailey, of Johnstown.
Barchfeld is a Republican, while Bai-
ley is a Democrat. The Anti-Saloon
League fights without regard to’ par-
ty. i
Probably the biggest factor in the
prohibition hope that Congress: will
pass the amendment resolution is the
fact that the same resolution in 1914,
then known as the Hobson resclution,
received 197 votes, eight more than
were cast against it. But it required
a two-thirds vote.
While twenty-four States are either
dry at present or will be within the
next year, some of the States allow-
ing the saloons a vear to close, prohi-
bitionists claim that most of the ter-
ritory in the other States has aholish-
ed drink through the instrament of
local option. It is declared that four-
fifths of the liquor traffic is now cen-
tered in the big cities of the country.
The “dry” States, including those
which voted for prohibition on Tues-
day, are as follows:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Col-
orado, Georgia, Kansas, Idaho, Iowa,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Maine,
Michigan, Montana, North Dakota,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Virginia, Utah, Washington and West
Virginia.
Woman Suffrage Lost in Two States.
Woman suffrage losi in two States
where it was balloted for on Tuesday.
Late returns show that it is beaten in
West Virginia and South Dakota. Re-
vised returns may show a different
story in the West, because prohibi-
tion, the handmaiden »f woman suf-
frage, was carried in South Dakota.
The first Democrat to be sent to the
State House of Representatives from
Dauphin county, Pa., in thirty-five
vears appears in the person of -Ram-
sey S. Black. His grandfather, A. K.
Black, was a member of the sam
House. '
What 20,000 Votes Would Have Done.
Returns from all over the country
show that the judicious distribution of
20,000 votes in the States of New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Minnesota,
California, West Virginia and North
Dakota would have caused a different
result. The total vote for President
should reach close to 18,000,000, it be-
ing more than 15,000,000 four years
ago. Since that time ceveral States
have swung into line with women
voters and the vote altogether is
greater than ever before. This was
due to the intense interest in affairs.
So 20,000 votes in blocks of 3000 votes
or less would have changed the ver-
dict of a large section of the 18,000,-
000 voters.
Local Option Has Good Chance in State.
The rapid spread of prohibition in
the United States, it is saic¢ will re-
sult in the passage of a local option
bill by the next Legislature.
At the State Democratic headquar-
ters it is the belief that the liquor in-
terests will next winter support Gov-
ernor Brumbaugh in his effort to have
a local option bill passed. So far
there is nothing to indicate that a ma-
jority of the members elected to the
next State Senate and the House fa-
vor local option, but it is believed the
liquor strength is as strong as during
pass sessions and that the local option |
ill can get a majority by the use of a
little force. VY
The liquor interests are entirely
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i selfish in their unusual interest in a lo-
i cal option measure. With many of
| the central counties of the State now
| dry the liquor men new fear that a
‘ proposition to pass a prohibition
| amendment woula find enough favor
| to place this State among those now
already “white.”
On the other hand the liquor men
have figure that with a local option
law in force they could probably gain
back some of the dry counties and
certainly would not be in danger of
losing Philadelphia,
Scranton, Erie, Wilkes-Barre, Harris-
burg and other centers of population.
Biggest Vote Ever Cast.
Wilsor’s vote last Tuesday was
2,060,708 more than ever previously
recorded for a Democrat candidate,
and is the largest vote ever received
by a President from the people of
total Taft-Roosevelt vote of 1912. A
popular plurality of 403,312.
“More complete returns show that
the President has received the largest
vote ever cast for a candidate for the
Presidency. He received nearly a
million more votes than were cast for
both Taft and Roosevelt in 1912.
McCormick Goes to New York to
Make up Deficit.
Harrisburg, Nov. 15 (Special).—
Vance C. McCormick, Democratic na-
tional chairman, went to New York
today, where he will be in charge of
the funds to meet the campaign defi-
cit.
Buckius Rolled the Peanut.
A large crowd thronged High street
last Saturday afternoon to see C. H.
Buckius, of the State Highway De-
partment, pay the election bet he
made with Harry F. McManaway by
rolling a peanut with a twenty foot
pike pole from the Diamond to the
railroad track.
It was just exactly one o'clock
when Mr. Buckius started the peanut
in the middle of the Diamond. He had
divested himself of his coat and went
at the work deliberately. But roiiing
a peanut with a twenty foot pole is
some work, and it wasn’t long until
Mr. Buckius shed both hat and vest
and rolled up his sleeves.
though thus divested of his outer
clothing it was warm work and before
he got through the beads of perspira-
tion were not only standing on his
forehead but trickling down his nose.
The High school band added enthu-
siasm by avpearing or the scene and
playing a number of tunes at various
ing was in progress
this office he had used up one poke of
peanuts and Mr. McManaway agreed
| then to let him off, as he had paid the
most of the bet and showed his will-
ingness to pay it all, but Buckius
called for morerpeanuts and paid the
bet in full, rolling the peanut until it
struck the railroad track, and as evi-
dence of the fact that his rolling the
peanut was no small undertaking is
the time it took him to do it, which
The distance was 1060 feet.
Mr. Buckius proved himself a thor-
ough sportsman in so willingly pay-
ing his freak bet and there is little
doubt but that Mr. McManaway was
dent, for had it been otherwise he
would have had to roll the peanut up
the street.
day noon when two Bellefonte Acade-
my students trundled two other stu-
dents in wheelbarrows from the
the school building. ‘The trip was to
have been made without a stop but at
Spring street ome of the trundlers
slipped and upset his barrow, student
at the Academy. One part
bet was that the trundlers were to
wear on their backs a card bearing
the words “I’m a d—n fool,” and they
paid the bet in full.
But all the bets made in Bellefonte
were not freak bets, by any means.
There were some real money bets,
ranging in size from one to twenty-
five dollars. All told there were prob-
ably from four to five hundred dollars
wagered in Bellefonte and the win-
ners have been wearing a face wreath-
ed with smiles ever since the “Watch-
man” came out last Friday morning
with the first positive news that Wil-
son had been re-elected President.
One of the gentlemen who was a
heavy better on Hughes left Belle-
fonte early Wednesday morning
after the election to go to his
work in an adjoining county. Part of
the trip was made by rail and the bal-
ance by automobile. In telling the
story on himself he said that he never
had a thought that Hughes was nof,
elected until he started along the road
in his car, then he began to meet one
mule team after another. In fact he
met so many mules that the thing sort
of got on his nerves. Finally he
stalled his motor going up hill and
while he was cranking his car an old
mule in a nearby field stuck its head
over the fence and went “hee-haw,
hee-haw,” and then he knew that
something was wrong, but it was not
until he reached the next town that he
saw his money go a glimmerin’ be-
cause the only persons in sight were
Democrats and they were all talking
Wilson.
oma
this country—952,955 more than the |
And even .
places along the street while the roil- |
By the time Mr. Buckius reached !
‘was just 46 minutes and 12 seconds. |
doubly glad Wilson was elected Presi- |
Another freak bet was paid on Fri- |
Academy to the railroad and back to,
and all. But they eventually arrived |
of the |
i BARNES.—Miss Tamazine Thom-
| as Barnes died quite suddenly on Sun-
day evening at the home of her niece,
an illness of less than aweek with
cold she caught while out for a motor
ride the Monday previous.
Deceased was a daughter
and Eliza Parsons Barnes and was
born at Pleasant Gap about seventy
vears ago she went to Philadelphia
and for nine years lived with her sis-
ter, Mrs. George Hudson. Wnhe the
another sister, Mrs. John Harrison
and with whom she went to Wilkins-
burg a few weeks ago to spend the
winter with Mrs. Beck. She was a
member of the Methodist church and
lived a useful and unselfish life, at all
times losing sight of self when she
could do good for others.
Surviving her are two sisters and
two brothers, namely:
Moore, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Harrison.
The
William, in Youngstown, uhio.
direct to the Methodist church where
funeral services were held by Dr E
H. Yocum, after which burial was
made in the Union cemeteyr.
Among those who were here for the
funeral were Mrs. Moore and augn-
ter, Mrs. Jack Malin, of Pittsburgh;
Mrs. Harrison and Mr. and Mr... Carl
Beck, of Wilkinsburg; Mr. and Mrs.
George Barnes and their daughter,
Mrs. James Mitchell, of Tyrone and
Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes, of
Johnstown.
WOOMER.—John Henry Woonier
died at his home in Greensburg on
Saturday of last week, following a
raumber of week’s illness with a com-
plication of diseases. He was a sor of
Isaac and Anna Wocemer and was
born in Berks county on October 27th,
1853, hence at his death was 63 years
and 14 days old. He was a saddler by
occupation but during the latter part
of his life did not work regularly at
his trade. Mr. Woomer was well
known in Bellefonte, having lived here
a number of years.
On July 30th, 1874, he was united
in marriage to Miss Laura J. Rogers
‘who survives with three children,
namely: Mrs. Harry Yearick, of Al-
toona; H. Frank Woomer, of Belle-
fonte, and R. E. Woomer,
burg. He also leaves one sister, Mrs
, Sarah A. Snyder, of Lock Haven. The
| remains were brought toc Bellefonte
| on Sunday and taken to the home of
| his son on Allegheny street where
funeral services were held at two
o'clock on Monday afternoon by Eev.
| Whitfield, after which the remains
| were taken to Snydertown for burial.
| Ze.
GRAZIER.—Martin. J. Grazier, a
native of Centre county, died at his
home at Warriorsmark at 8.30 o’clock
on Saturday evening of heart failure.
He was born at Gatesbure, this coun-
ty, on January 22nd, 1851, hence was
in his sixty-sixth year. He was a
laborer by occup:tion and had been 2
resident of Warriorsmark “avnumber
of years. In 1889 he was:-married to
Miss Arminta Buck, of Warriorsmark;
who survives with one son, Ernest C.
Grazier, of Altoona. He also leaves
the following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. Anna Lemon, of Gatesburg;
Theodore F. Grazier, of Tyrone; Mrs.
| Lillie Gray and Elmer Grazier, both
| of Barnesborc, and Oscar, of Gates-
burg. Mr. Grazier was a member in
good standing of the Halfmoon Todge
I. 0. 0. F., of Stormstown, and was a
good citizer in every way. Funeral
services were held at his hore at
' Warriorsmark at nine o'clock on
| Tuesday merning and in the afternoon
| the remains were taken to Altoona for
| interment in the Rose Hill cemetery.
I |
LEITZELL.—Mrs. Emma P. Leitzell,
wife of Benjamin F. Leitzell, died at her
home in Punxsutawney on Thursday
| morning of last week after suffering for
several years with diabetes. She was a
| daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thom-
‘as Purdue and was born in Benner
township sixty-two years ago. Most of
her life was spent in Centre county but
during the past twenty-two years she
: lived in Punxsutawney.
|
i
| In addition to her husband she is sur-
vived by the following children: Sam-
uel, of Butler; Stewart, of Punxsutaw-
ney; Miles, of Gary, Ind.; Miss LaRue,
at home, and Mrs. Albert Schad, of
| Bellefonte. She also leaves the follow-
| ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Amanda
Gummo, of Wisconsin; Mrs. Clarence
Tate, Mrs. Bert Poorman, Mrs. George
Rhoads, Miss Fannie Purdue and Ed-
ward J., of Coleville; Mrs. John Dawson
and Mrs. John Rossman, of Bellefonte.
The funeral was held last Sunday
afternoon, burial being made in the
Greenwood cemetery, Punxsutawney.
I |
_ FRAIN.—Mrs. Sarah E. Frain,
wife of Isaac Frain, of Marion town-
ship, died last Saturday as the result
of a strcke of apoplexy. She was a
daughter of Jcseph and Mary R. Wal-
lis and was born in Cumberland coun-
ty on October 19th, 1843, making her
age 73 years and 22 days. She was
twice married, her first husband being
David A. Moore, of Blair county, who
died in 1875. In 1886 Mrs. Moore was
married to Isaac Frain and all her life
since had been spent in Marion town-
ship. She was a good christian womn-
an and her death is mourned by many
friends. The funeral was held on
Wednesday, burial being made at
Jacksonville.
| |
HAMMOND.—James Haney Ham-
mond, an overseer at the new peniten-
tiary, died at the Bellefonte hospital
last Friday after an illness of three
weeks with septic pneumonia, aged
forty-eight years. He was a native of
Indiana county, but had been an over-
seer on one of the penitentiary farms
for some time past. He is survived
by his wife and the following chil-
dren: Charles, of Akron, Ohio; Law-
rence, of Swissvale; Mrs. J. B. Suth-
erland, of Rockview, and Miss Julia,
at home. The body was shipped to
Indiana, Pa., where funeral services
Vere held and burial made on Tues-
Ve
Mrs. Carl Beck, of Wilkinsburg, after |
pneumonia, which develope¢ from a |
of John ,
nine years ago. Most of her life was
Pittsburgh, | spent at Pleasant Gap but seventten |
ittsburgh. |
i latter died eight years ago she came
to Bellefonte and made her home with |
Mrs. Charles |
of Bellefonte; George, of Tyrone, and |
remains were brought to Bellefonte !
on Wednesday afternoon and taken
}
of Greens- |
—
' WHIPPO.—Mrs. Anna Catharine
| Whippo, wife of Levi Whipno, died
on Saturday evening of lobar pneu-
monia, following an illness of one
i week.
She was a daughter of Daniel and
Matilda Graffius Keister and was born
in Huntingdon county on October 3rd
1837, hence at her death was 79 years,
: 1 month and 8 days old. She was mar-
i ried to Mr. Whippo over fifty years
ago and their early married life was
spent at Hublersburg. For almost
thirty vears, however, they have been
residents of Bellefonte. Mrs. Whippo
| was a lifelong member of the Meth-
odist church and a sincere christian
woman.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: Mrs. William
Crook, of Harrisburg; William, in
Kansas; Robert, of Wilcox, Pa.; Wal-
ter, of Wilkinsburg; Mrs. William
Benner, of Rock Forge; Mrs. T. W
Bridgeman, of Paris, Ill; Mrs. Ed-
"ward Cooper, of Pueblo, Col.; Mrs.
i Clement Sager, of Belleforte, and
Mrs. Grace Mulbarger, of Cleveland,
i Ohio.
Funeral services were held at the
| Sager home at 2.30 o’clock on Wed-
nesday afternoon by Dr. E. H. Yocum,
after which burial was made in the
Union cemetery.
| |
FLEMING.—Julian Fleming, a res-
ident of Centre Hall, died at the Belle-
fonte hospital at 8.30 o’clock on Tues-
day morning. He was taken sick
about the first of September and was
brought to the hospital over five
weeks ago, his ailment being diagnos-
ed as gastric ulcers.
Deceased was born at Elmira, N.
Y., on March 18th, 1848, hence at his
death was 68 years, 6 months and 27
days old. In 1878 he came to Centre
county and located at Centre Hall
where he engaged in the farming im-
plement business, an occupation he
followed for many years. ie wus a
member of the Reformed church of
Centre Hall, the Old Fort Lodge of
| Masons and the Odd Fellows. His
wife, who prior to her marriage was
Miss Mary Ellen Fleisher, died twen-
ty years ago, but surviving him are
two sons, Earl, of Baltimore, Md., and
Malcolm, of Spokane, Wash.
Funeral services will be held at ten
o'clock this (Friday) morning at the
home of his sister-in-law, Miss Catha-
rine Fleisher, by Rev. R. Raymond
Jones, after which burial in the Cen-
| tre Hall cemetery will be in charge of
| his Masonic brethren.
|
KLINE.—Mrs. Caroline Bechdel
| Kline, widow of the late Samuel F.
: Kline, died at her home in Howard
! last Friday afternoon following a two
| week’s illness with pneumonia. Her
{ maiden name was Caroline Bechdel
i and she was born in Liberty township
| seventy-four years ago. Her entire
life was spent in lower Bald Fagle
| valley. She was a faithful member
| of the Methodist church and a devout
christian woman.
| Mr. Kline died on April 11th, 1912,
‘but surviving her are the following
| children: Mrs. H. T. McDowell and
{ Eugene W. Kline, of Howard; Mrs.
Owen Hicks, of Williamsport; Mrs.
| Isaac Cornwell, of Northumberland;
‘ Mrs. George D. Robb, of Altoona;
| Mrs. Richavd McNally, of Northum-
| berland, and Miss Nellie L. Kline, of
J-Sunbury....She also leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Bilger, of Hunter, Kan,
and Mrs. Joseph McMonigal, of Ridg-
way.
Funeral services were held at her
late home on Monday morning by
Rev. C. W. Rishel, of the M. E.
church, after which burial was made
in the Methodist church cemetery.
| |
GEIST.—Charles Warren Geist, a well
known resident of Juniata, died at the
Altoona hospital on Tuesday morning.
He was an employee in the erecting
shops of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Juniata and on October 2nd had his right
leg fractured above the knee by a sheet
of steel falling on it. He appeared to be
recovering nicely and expected to go
home in a few days. Shortly after
twelve o'clock Monday night he suffered
a collapse and died within four hours.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Geist and was born at Pennsylva-
nia Furnace, this county, a little over
forty-two years ago. When a young man
he went to Altoona and entered the em-
ploy of the Pennsylvania railroad com-
pany and twelve years ago he located in
Juniata. He was a charter member of
the Juniata No. 2 fire company and quite
active in all kinds of church work. He
is survived by his wife and two daugh-
ters, his parents and a number of broth-
ers and sisters as well as various rela-
tives in Centre county. Burial was made
in the Rose Hill cemetery, Altoona, yes-
terday afternoon. :
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TuompPsoN—HOUSER.—The wedding of
Randolph Hyatt Thompson, of Salona,
and Miss Nan Elizabeth Houser, daugh-
ter of Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Houser, of
Pennsylvania Furnace, took place in the
Presbyterian church at’ the latter place
at five o'clock last Thursday evening in
the presence of a large number of invit-
ed guests. The ceremony was perform-
ed by the pastor, Rev. R. M. Campbell.
The bride, who wore a gown of Duch-
esse satin with pearl trimmings, a long
veil with a wreath of orange blossoms,
and carried a bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley, was attended by Miss
Mildred Houser, her sister, as maid of
honor. Mrs. A. Murray Houser, of Lock
Haven, was matron of honor and the
bridesmaids were Miss Gladys Winning-
er, of Roanoke, Va.; Miss Emma Thomp-
son, of Salona; Miss Mary Musser, of
Tyrone; and Miss Margaret Griffith, of
Meyersdale. Harold Figles, of Chicago,
acted as best man while the ushers
were Murray and Karl Houser, brothers
of the the bride; Emmett McClintock, of
Tyrone; Charles Carner, of Williams-
port, and William Walters, of Philadel-
phia.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride's par-
ents, after which Mr. and Mrs. Thomp-
son left for an extended honeymoon trip
to Florida and will be at home in Lock
Haven after January first.
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