Bellefonte, Pa., December 8, 1916. ' P- GRAY MEEK, - EDITOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until turther notice : his paper will be furnished to subscribers at the ; following rates: | Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 | Attention Democrats. Paying for a dead horse has ever been | an unpleasant task, but making up the $400,000 deficit in the accounts of the | National Democratic campaign commit- | tee should prove a pleasant exception to the rule. We have re-elected Woodrow | Wilson, celebrated our great victory with becoming enthusiasm and it is now up to i us to pay the bills. | The National committee is $400,000 short. It spent $2,000,000 and up to this | time has been able to raise only $1,600,- 000. In its name the “Watchman” ap- | peals to the Democrats of Centre county to help along with the subscription that should prove as popular as was Wood- row Wilson, himself. In the apportionment to make up the deficit Pennsylvania has been asked to raise $50,000. Of this amount it is hoped that Centre county will contribute at least $400. It isn’t a large sum that we are calling upon you to raise and our proportion can be made up speedily without any one feeling it, if all will give just a little. The list is already started in three amounts, so that if you are disposed to help along to the finish of the big work you helped begin when the campaign opened send or bring us either $10, $5 or $1. Any amount will be appreciated and it will be forwarded at once to the Na- tional Treasurer who will acknowledge its receipt direct to the donor. The Watchman”................. ...; 10.00 JL. Spangler... niin sa Som Cash... notin ean $5.00 “Old Friend of the Cause”.................. $1.00 — oe Bellefonte High School Beaten. In the first game of the series for the P. P. Griffin loving cup the Bellefonte High school foot ball team was defeated by the Lock Haven High, at Lock Haven on Thanksgiving afternoon by the score of 32 to 0. The High school team and ‘band and a large number of students and others, just 196 in all, went to Lock Haven in a special train over the Cen- tral Railroad of Pennsylvania, while a large number went down by automobile, so that about three hundred Bellefonters were there to root for the local team. This, in itself, showed that Bellefonte people are imbued with the true sport- ing spirit, and every one present stood by the team tothe end. Every man who witnessed the game, however, did think that the Lock Haven management should have provided a better field than that on which the game was played, which was nothing more nor less than a sea of mud from three to six inches deep. Nobody claimed that on a better field the Bellefonte team would have won. be- cause that is hardly likely. The Lock Haven team had the better ¢f the game at every point. But we do claim that when Lock Haven comes to Bellefonte next year they will be given a good field to play on regardless of who wins. > Two More Electrocutions. Two electrocutions took place at the new. penitentiary on Monday morning. The first was that of Stanilos Moceskos- ki, of Beaver county, who murdered n fellow countryman through jealousy over awoman. He went to the death chair at 7.04 and after four contacts was pro- nounced dead at 7.08 by Dr. Robert J Cambell. The second man was Dominick Digis- co, an eighteen year old Italian from Schuylkill county, who last May killed John H. James, an ice cream vendor of Pottsville. His case was before the last meeting of the Board of Pardons when a strong plea for a commutation of sen- tence was made on account of his youth and being under the influence of liquor at the time the murder was committed. The Board of Pardons, however, refused his application. Digisco went to the death chair at 7.15 and after four con- tacts was pronounced dead at 7.18. Rev, Father McArdle, of Bellefonte, was the spiritual adviser of both men and accom- panied them to the chair. GOODHART — ZEIGLER.—Herbert R. Goodhart and Miss Myrtle E. Zeigler both of Spring Mills, were married at the Reformed parsonage in Lock Haven, last Friday morning, by the pastor, Rev. William E. Harr. They expect to go to housekeeping in Lock Haven in the near future, Mr. Goodhart being employed at the paper mill at that place. *ee SEYLER—WILLIAMS.-—W. F. Seyler and Miss Chrissie M. Williams, both of Miles- burg, were married at the Lutheran par- sonage on east Linn street, last Satur- day afternoon, by the pastor, Rev. W. M. B. Glanding. ——— GP means ——Albert Knisely and family moved on Tuesday into Miss Olive Steele’s new _house on Quaker Hill. FOR YOU has never been equalled. Ladies’ Home Journal. pleasant. is unsurpassed. TRY IT. Tell your friends about it. 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All for $1.75 BATHURST.—Following an illness of | HINES.—John H. Hines died at his | more than four years with hardening of the arteries Asbury Jamison Bathurst finally died at his home in Tyrone on Saturday afternoon as the result of a stroke of paralysis. Deceased was a son of Henry A. and Susan Woomer Bathurst and was born at Graysville, in the Spruce Creek valley, on May 30th, 1854, hence was in his sixty-third year. His boyhood and youth were spent at home and when he grew to manhood he assisted his father in his store at Graysville, and later engaged in farming. In 1895 he moved to Tyrone and accepted a position with the Penn- sylvania railroad company. His last workiwas as a watchman at one of the street crossings in Tyrone. On May 30th, 1876, he was married to Miss Harriet Elizabeth Hannah, of War- riorsmark, who survives with one son and two daughters, Alvin K., Nora S. and Stella G,, all of Tyrone. He also leaves three brothers and one sis- ter, namely: Levi W. Bathurst, of Grays- ville; O. K. and C. B. Bathurst and Mrs. Joseph Carter, all of Altoona. The fun- eral was held on Tuesday afternoon, burial being made in the Grandview cem- etery, Tyrone. | | BODLE.—Mrs. Susan Bodle, widow of the late John Bodle, died at her home at Julian at eleven o'clock on Saturday night following a prolonged illness with cancer of the stomach. She was a daughter of Daniel and Esther Boyer and was born at Martha Furnace on September 22nd, 1847, hence was 69 years, 2 months and 10 days old. All her life was spent in Bald Eagle valley where she was loved and esteemed by all. She was possessed of a kind and generous nature and was always quick to respond to any call for assistance in time of need. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for years and always did her share of church work. Her husband died in§1895, but surviv- ing her are two sons, James W., of But- ler, and George Edward, of Jersey Shore. She also leaves two brothers, Samuel Boyer, of Julian, and Jerome, of Al- toona. Rev. J]. Earl Jacobs had charge of the funeral services which were held at 9 o’clockjiion Tuesday morning, bur- ial being made in the cemetery at Martha. | | LESH.—Miss Catharine Lesh died at three o'clock on Tuesday morning at the home of her Iniece, Mrs. Harry Uhler, of Flemington.{}She had been around on Monday asjusualiand her death was very sudden and unexpected. Deceased was a daughter of Daniel and Lydia Lesh and was born at Zion sixty-two years ago. All her life was spent there until last Spring when she went to make her home with her niece. She was a member of the English Lutheran church of Lock Haven. Surviving her are three broth- ers and onesister, namely: Conrad Lesh, of Hart, Mich.; Henry and Mrs. Robert Homan, of Zion, and Thomas, of Lock Haven. The remains were taken to Zion where funeral services were held and burial made yesterday. | | BEIGHTOL.—Chester A. Beightol, of Pine Glenn, died at the Bellefonte hospi- tal last Friday of peritonitis, following an operation jfor appendicitis. He was a son of Samuel and Julia Beightol and was 33 years, 3 months and 2 days old. He is survived by his wife, his parents and two sisters, Mrs. Essie Thompson, of Pine Glen, and Miss Mabel at home. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon, burial being made in the Askey cemete- ry. home on east Lamb street at 1.40 o'clock on Friday afternoon after an illness of some months with cancer. He was a sou of Daniel and Ellen Hines and was born in Boston, Mass., on January 2nd, 1858, making his age 58 years, 10 months and 29 days. He came to Centre coun- ty when a young man and most of his life was spent in this vicinity. On May 16th, 1895, he married Julia E. Gross who survives with the following children: Ellis L., John, Esther M., Lawrence, Daniel and Julia E.,, all at home. He was a member of the Catholic church and Rev. Father McArdle had charge of the funeral mass which was held at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, burial be- ing made in the Catholic cemetery. | | CHAMBERS.—MTrs. bers died at her home at Clarence on Tuesday night of heart failure, aged 65 years. She was born in Scotland but came to this country thirty-six years ago. Surviving her are the following children: David Chambers, of Clarence, county treasurer; Mrs. William Carver, of Clarence; Mrs. William Gotwalt, of Punxsutawney; Mrs. John Muirhead, of Munson; Mrs. Earl Midland, of Grass Flat; Thomas and Mrs. Bert Gillette, of Clarence. She leaves one sis- ter, Mrs. Anna Rodgers, in Canada, Burial will be made today inthe Gillin- | town cemetery. | i FORTNEY.—Mrs. James Fortney died at the home of James Spangler, near Tusseyville, on Wednesday of last week, of general debility, aged almost ninety years. She was a na- tive of Lancaster county but most of her life was spent in Pennsvalley. She was a life-long member of the Re- formed church and took a great inter- est in church work. Her husband died about twenty years ago and che had no near relatives. The remains were taken ta Lancaster on Saturday for burial. | | WOLF.—Miss Bertha Wolf died at her home in Philadelphia on Thursday of last week after an illness of some days with pneumonia. She was a daughter of Simon T. and Diana Wolf and was born at Rebersburg, this county. Her parents died many years ago. She is survived by one brother and a sister, Dwight Wolf, of Camden, N. J., and Miss Violet- ta Wolf, a teacher in the New Jersey schools. The Funeral was held at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, burial be- ing made in West Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia. ! | SERGENT.—Harlan Hall Sergent, son of W. Howard and Jessa M. Sergent, born at Grand Rapids, Mich., June 15th, 1893, died Tuesday, November 28th, at 10:45 p. m,, at his home, 153 Riverview Avenue, N. S,, Pittsburgh, Pa. Burial Friday Afternoon, December 1st, at 2 p. m., in Uniondale cemetery, Archdeacon Thomas James Bigham of the Episcopal church, Pittsburgh Diocese, officiating. ———— ee ——Mrs. Hugh Taylor Sr., underwent an operation, in a Pittsburgh hospital last Friday, for gallstones. Latest word is that she is getting along as well as possible. ——Among the marriage licenses granted at Cumberland, Md., last Friday was one to Clifford Kelly and Agnes Naneba Kelly, both of Port Matilda. ——At their Thanksgiving market in Petrikin hall on Wedndsday of last week the ladies of the Reformed church realiz- ed just $81.18. Andrew Cham- | | Hunters Find Deer Plentiful. Centre county hunters are finding deer quite plentiful in the different mountain | fastnesses of the county but at that the | bucks are about as hard to shoot as ever. A number of deer have been killed, but ! just how many is not known as compara- { tively few of the hunting parties have | been heard from. The State College | club has had several shots but at last ac- counts had no deer. One of the members | of the club had ‘wo chances at a buck : not over ten steps away and both times i his gun missed fire. Another member i got so close to a doe that he could al- most touch it, but he wasn’t looking for doe. On Wednesday they got a big five | pronged buck, brought down by Fred , Gearhart. | The Kline-Gearhart club, of Pine | | Grove Mills, located in the gap of Old i Tussey mountain, got a four pronged | buck last Friday. It was shot by Mr. | Kline and on account of the warm | weather was taken to town and hung up | for exhibition in front of Watt's store. On Monday morning Roy Kline, of the same party, wounded a five pronged buck and they chased it from the moun- killed it near the railroad station at Pine Grove Mills. \ On Monday afternoon James Peters saw a large doe among his sheep on his farm in Ferguson township, and another doe left the mountain and took a canter on the state road west of Pine Grove. Five hunters from Tyrone got a five pronged buck on Tussey mountain south of Pennsylvania Furnace on the opening day. The Rebersburg hunting party, en- camped in the Brush valley Narrows, | got one deer on the opening day and | three on Saturday. Another hunting ! party got a buck in the same location on | Saturday. The Yarnell-McMullen party encamp- ed on their old site in Sugar Valley got a small buck on the opening day of the i season and up to Wednesday night had | had no further success. The Howard party in Sugar Valley had nothing according to last reports. | The Hines Zimmerman party in Su- gar Valley shot a bear on Wednesday. Perry Hines brought bruin down. With him in camp are Charley Hines, Lester man and Boyd Carner. The Fillmore hunters composed of Tom Tressler Ed. Taylor, Ed. Longwell, the Clarks, Sellers and Krape are in the Seven mountains back of Boalsburg. teen deer on the opening day. A Tyrone hunter shot a twelve-prong | buck on the “Eckley Floor” in the Bar- rens above Scotia. . The Bradford party, of Centre Hall | got a nice buck on Saturday and 4 since, making 5 up until Wednesday evening. The Geary party encamped at the Big deer up until Tuesday. William Werts of Graysville returned home on Wednesday with a three prong- ed buck, shot in the Seven mountains. The Wingard party down at Paddy mountain had three bucks hanging up at last accounts A party of hunters from Johnstown passed through Bellefonte yesterday morning with a big five pronged buck shot on the mountain below Coburn. The following parties got deer on the mountains adjacent to Coburn: Two Green Briar parties, 4 deer; Oscar Au- man party 1; Bert Rowe party, 1; Sny- der party, 3 deer, 1 bear; Wallace Au- man party, 1 deer; Frank Kerstetter party, 1; Woodward Volunteers, 2; Woodward gun club, 3; Millheim gun club, 1. Over at the Bear Meadows the Cad- man party got 1; H. R. Koch party, 2; the Charter Oak club,.2. burg, have 2 deer and 1 bear; the Wil- son party 4 deer, and the Slack party 4. Other deer killed on the Seven moun- tains were by the Miller party, 1; the Indiana club 2, Harrisburg club 1, Mon- roe club 1, Potters Mills club 3, the Col- yer party 2, the Horner club 2, Yeager- town club 2, Schuylkill Haven party 2, and one each by the Howard club, Sweet- wood party, Decker club, Penn Hall club, the Regulars and the Spring Mills club. In the Alleghenies the Mountaineers have 1, the Nant-y-Glo club, 1, Winburne party 1, Daugherty party 2, the Redding club 1, the Pine Run club 2 deer and 5 bear; the Milesburg club 2 deer, and the Carson camp near Snow Shoe 1 deer. Bellefonters got their first glimpse of a deer this season on Wednesday evening when a party from Cambria county passed through here in a Ford car with two bucks, a three pronged one and a spike. They got them in the mountain about sixteen miles north of Williams- port. The party consisted of James Berkley, of Davidsville; Groff English, of Loretto; Lyman Sherbine, of Wilmore; S. W. Traco, of South Fork, and Andy Schiossnagel, of Jerome. During the small game season which closed last Thursday twenty-six wild turkeys were killed on Nittany mcun- tain and since then a flock of twelve has been seen. Before the hunting season opened the “Watchman” predicted that Centre coun- ty would be overrun with hunters from other counties, and especially from coun- ties closed to hunters principally at their own request, and as evidence of what has happened one of the state constabu- tain side down into the valley and finally , Deitrick, Boyd Heckman, Harry Zimmer- | They have a five, a four and a spike | pronged buck hanging up and saw eigh- Kettle in the Seven mountains had one In Stone valley the Modocs, of Boals- | Pleasant Gap told the writer on Wed- nesday evening that to his knowledge there were hunters in the Centre coun- ty mountains from sixty-two out of the sixty-seven counties in the State. The same officer stated that since the open- ing of the small game season he has found the carcasses of four doe, two bucks and one fawn in the Seven moun- tains, all of which had been shot by hun- ters and left lie on the ground. — oe New Rural Secretary for Centre County. John M. Horner has assumed the du- ties of county and rural work secretary of the Centre county Young Men’s Christian Association, in the place left vacant by Mr. W. Whetstone, who dur- ing the past summer sailed for India. In that field he continues his work with the Christian Association. The county committee of Centre county, in conjunction with the international com- mittee of New York, has transfered Mr. Horner from county work in Camden county, New Jersey, where for the past year he has been actively engaged. Act- ing for the county committee as their rural field worker during the past two | weeks, he has been making a survey of the boys’ work in different parts of the county, principally in Howard, Snow | Shoe, Boalsburg, Milesburg, Spring Mills, | and State College, in anticipation of fur- | thering organization among boys of those | communities. | Four years ago the first of such organ- | ization work was done in Howard, and to- day its work stands next that done in | State College. Mr. Horner plans to pro- mote the much neglected boys work of i the smaller towns and rural communities wherever it is possible. Among other activities which he will put in operation are plans for county wide activities, in- cluding county elder boys conferences, ' county athletic leagues, county camps, and county athletic meets. Since Mr. Harold Austin had charge of the work in 1913 there has been no man on the field to give entire time to the development of the county association . work, but the county committee in con- sidering Mr. Horner decided to have him spend his entire time. At present he is lo- cated in Bellefonte, and will eventually have his headquarters in the offices of the county committee, which body of , men representing different parts of the county directs the work. A Record to be Proud Of. Thomas W. Murray, of Snow Shoe In- tersection, if he lives until July 1st next, will be retired from service by the Penn- sylvania Railroad Co., with a record that few have equalled. On August 20th, 1863, he went to work on construction on the Bald Eagle valley and in April, 1871, was made foreman of his crew, a position which he has held ever since and in all of the {forty-five (years of service he has lost only ten weeks time. Tom has a habit of sticking to things. He has lived in the same house all of that time and he has stuck to the Demo- cratic party as tenaciously as he has | stuck to his work, even though it has meant much abuse at times and many refusals of tempting offers to desert. Here’s hoping that the veteran of the Bald Eagle tracks may be spared long . after his retirement to enjoy the days of | ease that he has worked so hard and | faithfully to win. Three Good Concerts. | The students of State College and resi- | dents of that town generally will have | the privilege of enjoying a feast of music lin a series of three concerts now being arranged by Mrs. Clara Bowen Shepard. The first of these concerts will be held .in the Schwab auditorum this (Friday) : evening, when Christine Miller, the re- nowned contralto will appear.in a pro- | gram that cannot fail to please. | The second of the series will be on | February 23rd, when the famous Kneisel | quartette will appear. The date for the third concert has not been set nor the musical organization selected, but an effort is being made to secure the Rus- sian Symphony orchestra. Season and single tickets can be secured at the drug stores at State College. Academy Students as Athletic Captains. That the Bellefonte Academy occupies a place worthy of mention in athlet- ics is evidenced by the part the students take in the various sports when they go to college. During the past three years three Academy students have been chos- en to captain University of Pittsburgh teams. Three years ago Red Smith, after four years at the Academy, was chosen captain of the Pitt footbail team. Beattie, who also spent four years at the Academy, was two years ago chosen captain of the Pitt base ball team, and now Red Carlson, who spent three years at the Academy, has just been elected captain of the 1917 football team at Pitt. Candidates’ Campaign Expenses. The following accounts of candidates’ campaign expenses have been filed in the office of the Prothonotary of Centre county: M.L Gardner, $304.76; Harry B. Scott, $479.75; W. E. Tobias, $1088.57; Charles H. Rowland, $2483.20. Samuel D. Gettig, treasurer of the Democratic county committee, received in contribu- tions $591.29, and paid out in expenses $574.77, leaving a balance due the com- mittee of $16.52. Joseph L. Montgom- ery, treasurer of the Republican county committee, received $2027.00, paid out $2058.05, having a balance due him of $31.06, with unpaid bills amounting to $55.06. - | i Ga . di lary who makes his head-quarters at; Borough Council Proceedings. ' Just five members, the necessary quor- um, were present at the regular meet- ing of borough council on Monday even- ing. Burgess Edmund Blanchard was pres- ent and urgediupon council the necessity of procuring some kind of an adequate fire alarm, citing Sunday night's fire as an example, when few people knew of the fire and not half the firemen were pres- ent. Mr. Blanchard stated that super- intendent H. J. Thompson, of the State-- Centre Electric company, suggested a system of electric bells similar to the one at the new High school building, only larger, to be placed at various points of vantage throughout the town and connected with the telephone ex- changes, so. that the alarm could be sounded by the operator promptly upon notice of a fire. Such a system would probably cost several hundred dollars, in the opinion of the burgess. The matter was referred to the Fire and Police committee to ascertain the cost thereof and report at next meeting. J. M. Keichline appeared before coun- cil with a list cf exonerations of water tax during the two and a half years he was collector, which amounted to $415.- 91, and also presented a statement of his entire account with the borough, re- questing that the committee go over the same so that it can be approved, as he desires to make a settlement and close up his account by the first of January. He also presented a list of about a half dozen people who absolutely refused to pay their tax and asked that the water be turned off. Both matters were refer. red to the Water and Finance commit- tees. A communication was received from J. C. Meyer & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, asking if council would be interested in placing a bond issue to cover the present floating indebtedness, but so far as could be seen none of the members were in- terested. Mrs. Benjamin Shaffer, of Huntingdon, sent in a communication protesting against paying water tax on two proper- ties which are not occupied, and the matter was referred to the Water com- mittee. A petition was received from residents of east Curtin street asking for a new crossing on that thoroughfare. The matter was referred to the Street com- mittee. The Fire and Police committee report- ed the burgess’ check for $24.00 for fines and licenses collected. The Finance committee asked for the renewal of notes for $2,000 dated Novem- ber 22nd, and $1,000 and $500 dated 'De- cember 6th, all of which were authorized. Mr. Flack, of the Fire and Police com- mittee, recommended the purchase of a Keeler boiler with 1450 square feet of heating capacity for the Undine Fire company’s building, the cost of same to be $234.00. He also stated that it would cost from forty to fifty dollars to install the same. On motion of Dr. Brocker- hoff the purchase was authorized. Regarding the Bishop street sewer Mr. Harris stated that the sewer pipe is on the ground but no work has yet been done on the digging. The Special com- mittee was instructed to put the sewer down at once. The question of the preparation of plans for a complete sewerage system was again brought up and upon motion of Mr. Seibert the borough engineer was instructed to proceed with the prepara- tion of such plans. Borough solicitor J. Thomas Mitchell stated that he had in his possession a check for $792.05, being the amount due the borough by the old Bellefonte Gas and Steam Heating company, but that the latter company was entitled to a credit of $194 60 for heat furnished. Coun- cil authorized the pavment of the latter bill and instructed the solicitor to turn the sheriff’s check over to the treasurer. The borough solicitor stated that the county commissioners had secured a new plot book for the recording of the origin- al plots of the various towns and villages in thecounty and suggested to council that they have the map now hanging in the Centre county bank recorded in same. The solicitor was authorized to have the work done. Mr. Seibert called attention to the fact that quite a number of street lights have been out at different times during the past month and he objected paying the full bill for same. Consequently the State-Centre Electric company’s bill was held up and the Street committee and secretary instructed to see Mr. Thomp- son and endeavor to have the bill adjudi- cated. Bills to the amount of $1,897.82 were approved and council adjourned. Ee — Russian Tea Industry. The real Russian tea, little known in this country, and which comes to Rus- sia from China, is being grown now in fairly large quantities. In 1913, 2,130 acres in the Caucasus, on the Black sea coast, produced nearly 1,200,000 pounds. The industry makes Russia the only tea-growing country in Eu- rope. The plantations started by Chi- nese workers are growing quickly and giving satisfactory results. Bible Prices Doubled. Because of the advance in the cost of paper, ink, leather and glue, due to the war, th® price of Bibles has nearly doubled during the last year. A Bible publishing concern announces that it expects to pay out an extra $130,000 this year for white paper, while the cost of other necessary ma- terials will be $20,000 greater than usual. wed
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