Bellefonte, Pa., July 13, 1917. sss — Ey Terms of Subscription.—Until further P. GRAY MEEK, - - notice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 So— RED CROSS WORK. Progressing Splendidly Under Active Management. The permanent officers of the Belle- fonte Branch of the American Red Cross were elected at a public meet- ing held in the arbitration room of tht court house, Friday, June 22nd, 1917. Chairman, W. F. Reynolds; vice chairman, Mrs. D. H. Hastings; secretary, J. Thomas Mitchell; treas- urer, Charles M. McCurdy; executive committee, Miss Mary Blanchard, chairman; Mrs. John Curtin, Mrs. John Olewine, Mrs. Blanche Schloss, Mrs. Robert M. Beach and Mrs. John P. Lyon. The W. C. T. U. room in Petrikin hall has been offered for use as a work room and put in excellent condi- tion to carry on the work of making surgical supplies and dressings in the way approved by the Red Cross so- ciety. The room is open every Tues- day afternoon from 2 until 4 o'clock; also Friday morning from 9 until 11 o'clock. Sixty-five women have al- ready volunteered their services and an earnest appeal to the women of Bellefonte and vicinity is given to aid in this work. A report from Mrs. D. H. Hastings, chairman of the Finance committee, states the following amounts have been received: From the Elks, $25.00; St. Johr’s Guild of the Episcopal church, $10; Presbyterian Aid society, $15; Mrs. Elizabeth Callaway, through the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, $20; The American Lime & Stone Co., through A. G. Morris, $400; Mrs. Wm. P. Wilson, $100; Mrs. G. Murray Andrews, $50, and Mr. Mec- Cargar, $10. Besides the above amounts Mrs. Hastings has a list of names comprised of men and women who have promised to give a stated sum monthly. An earnest appeal is made to as many people as possible to send in their names to Mrs. Hastings so that a definite amount may be counted upon to finance the work room each month. The county organizers, Mrs. Robert Beach and Mrs. J. Thomas Mitchell, report the following towns as having organized Auxiliaries: Aaronsburg, Howard, Rebersburg, Spring Mills, Mileshurg, Centre Hall, Pleasant Gap, Urionvilie and Blanchard. The total membership numbers 1400. If you are not a member join now, and urge your friends to follow your example. The money you give means additional care and comfort to those who go forth to fight for us and who must pay the price of war by pain. Help to alleviate their suffering by joining now. see Killed by a Stroke of Lightning. Paul Dugan, a well known base ball player of Osceola Mills, was instant- ly killed by a stroke of lightning dur- ing the hard rain storm which passed over that section at 2:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon. Young Dugan had been to a coal mine operated by his father and with Arthur Dugan and two other young men was riding home on a coal wagon. On their way to town they were overtaken by the storm and dismounting the four of them started for shelter. At that in- stant a bolt of lightning struck a nearby tree, passing between the members of the party. Paul Dugan was killed outright and all the others rendered unconscious, and it was some time before they could be reviv- ed although the others suffered no lasting ill effects. The unfortunate young man was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dugan and was born at Osceola Mills twen- ty-four years ago. During the past two seasons he gained quite a reputa- tion as a ball player. In addition to his parents he is survived by the fol- lowing brothers and sisters: Rev. Father Gerald Dugan, of Erie; John, James, Thomas, Desmond, Anna, May, Agnes and Marie, all of Osceola Mills. The funeral was held on Monday morning burial being made in the Catholic cemetery at Osceola Mills. Mens’ suits at $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 and $17.00. They are the big- gest values offered in Centre county. See Cohen & Co. 27-1t Strangled to Death on a Shoe Button. Frances Virginia Ake, the six year old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Merrill H. Ake, of Berwick, strangled to death on a shoe button the child swal- lowed on Saturday afternoon. In au- dition to the parents, three brothers and a sister survive. The remains were taken to Altoona where burial was made in the Rose Hill cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Ake was at one time a mem- ber of the Central Pennsylvania M. E. conference and was pastor of the church at Port Matilda. ' A few years ago he withdrew from the Methodist church and allied himself with the Episcopal church, being now rector of Christ Episcopal church, Berwick. He was a candidate for the rectorship of the Bellefonte church at the time Rev. Maynard was chosen. ——TLadies, see our new line of the famous “Douglas” make of dress shoes. They are beauties.—Cohen & Co. 27-1t Editor. | BARR.—While working in the hay field at his home at Gatesburg, last Friday afternoon, W. Howard Barr was overcome with the heat and prac- tically fell dead in his tracks. Inas- much as he had been suffering for some time with a leakage of the heart it is likely that was the cause of his death. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barr and was born at Boals- burg on April 12th, 1862, hence was 55 years, 2 months and 24 days old. When he was a boy his parents moved from Boalsburg to Gatesburg where he lived ever since. As a young man he learned the carpenter trade an oc- cupation he followed a number of years but some time ago gave that up and went to farming, in which he had been quite successful. He was a mem- ber of the Gatesburg Lutheran church, the I. 0. O. F. and the Knights of Malta. Thirty-four years ago he was unit- ed in marriage to Miss Rebecca Rider who survives with three sons: John R., of Gatesburg; Lloyd S., of Tyrone, and Foster E., of McKeesport. He also leaves two brothers and one sis- ter, namely: Cyrus and Homer Barr, of Boalsburg, and Mrs. B. A. Gates, of Gatesburg. Rev. L. N. Fleck had charge of the funeral services which were held at ten o'clock on Monday morning, after which burial was made in the Gates- burg cémetery. ll ll DUNLAP.—Mrs. Irene Beck Dun- lap, wife of Rev. W. C. Dunlap, of Louisville, Ky., died in St. Anthony’s hospital, that city, on June 30th, fol- lowing an illness of some days. She was a daughter of Col. and Mrs. Isa- iah Beck and was born at Centre Line, this county, on March 18th, 1871, hence was 46 years, 3 months and 12 days old. She was married to Rev. Dunlap on June 6th, 1894, and while the first years of their married life were spent in central Pennsylvania for a number of years past they have lived in Kentucky. Mrs. Dunlap was an ideal christian woman, a good wife and mother and a friend who will be greatly missed by a large circle of relatives and acquaintances in this section of the State. In addition to her husband she is survived by three sons and one daugh- ter; her aged father living at Centre Line, and four brothers, Harry E., John C., Malin B. and Clyde O. The remains were brought to her father’s home at Centre Line and the funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon of last week in the Centre Line Lutheran church by Rev. Ross, of Sinking Valley, assisted by Rev. Frank Fisher, of Altoona. Buria! was made in the Centre Line cemetery. Il Il McGARVEY.—Thomas Cameron McGarvey died at the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, at an early hour yester- day morning. The young man had not been in good health the past year or more and several weeks ago was tak- en to Pittsburgh for treatment. At the hospital it was deemed advisable to perform an operation and while to all appearances it was a success yet complications set in which caused his death. Deceased was a son of John W. and Ellen McGarvey and was born in Bellefonte about thirty-three years ago. His entire life was spent here with the exception of two years he served in the Philippines during the war with Spain. He was a young man of artistic temperament and did ex- cellent work touching up pictures as well as in drawing. He was unmarried but is survived by his mother and the following brothers and sisters: Edward, of Beaver Falls; Blanche, Mary, Paul and James M., all of Bellefonte. The remains were brought to Bellefonte last evening and taken to the McGar- vey home on Bishop street, but at this writing the arrangements for the funeral are not known. Il BIDDLE.—Lloyd Biddle, a well known resident of South Philipsburg, died on the morning of July 5th, as the result of an attack of acute indi- gestion sustained the evening previ- ous. He was a son of the late John W. and Clara I. Biddle and was born at State College on February 24th, 1875, hence was 42 years, 4 months and 11 days old. He had been a resident of South Philipsburg a number of years. Surviving him are his wife and three small children, six sisters and three brothers, namely: Mrs. Melvin Sau- ers, of State College; Mrs. Claire Sti- ver, of Martha Furnace; Mrs. Thomas Spicer, of Tyrone; Mrs. Thomas Mor- ris, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. William Solt, of Bellefonte; Mrs. George Starr, of Unionville; Wesley, of Saltsburg; Charles and Lewis, of Unionville. Rev. H. K. Bower had charge of the funeral services which were held last Saturday afternoon, burial being made in the Philipsburg cemetery. ll il PETERS.—A distressing death in Tyrone on Saturday morning was that of Sarah Ruth Peters, the five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peters, formerly of Unionville, who died of lockjaw (tetanus) as the re- sult of running a splinter into her foot. The child’s mother before her mar- riage was Miss Edna Evey, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Evey, of Pleasant View. In addition to the parents the following brothers and sisters survive: Helen, Margaret, William, Florence and Franklin, all at home. Funeral services were held at the parents’ home in Tyrone on Sun- day afternoon by Rev. E. G. Sawyer and Monday morning the remains were brought to Bellefonte for inter- ment in the Union cemetery. PARKER.—The very distressing news was received in Bellefonte yes- terday afternoon of the untimely death of Mrs. Trood D. Parker, which occurred yesterday morning in the Clearfield hospital. Mrs. Parker was taken sick on Monday and her condi- tion growing rapidly worse was tak- en to the Clearfield hospital Wednes- day evening and operated upon for a badly congested condition of the bow- els. Peritonitis, however, had al- ready set in and she died yesterday morning. T Her maiden name was Helen Nixon, being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Nixon, of Clintondale, where she was born over twenty-five years ago. She was married to Mr. Parker in November, 1914, and he survives with a ten month’s old son, Trood Parker, Jr. She also leaves her parents, three brothers and one sister, namely: Mrs. Edward Ohl and Fred Nixon, of Mill Hall; Allison and Roy, at home. The remains will be taken to Clinton- dale today and the funeral held to- morrow, burial being made at Cedar Springs. Il ALEXANDER.—Following an ill- ness of many weeks as the result of a stroke of paralysis and other compli- cations Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Alexan- der, widow of William T. Alexander, died at her home at Millheim last Saturday morning. She was a daugh- ter of Jesse and Catharine Mauck and was born in Millheim on July 21st, 1840, making her age 76 years, 11 months and 16 days. Her entire life was spent in Millheim. When a young girl she joined the Methodist church and had been a consistent member all her life. Her husband, who died sixteen years ago, was at one time a member of the Legislature from Centre coun- ty. Her only immediate survivor is one brother, James Mauck, of Rote, who is eighty-eight years old. Fun- eral services were held at-her late home at ten o’clock on Tuesday morn- ing by her pastor, Rev. W. H. Wil- liams, after which burial was made in the Millheim cemetery. ll Il BARNES.—William Barnes, a well known resident of Fairview, in Boggs township, died at two o’clock yester- day morning under most distressing circumstances. For some time past he had been living alone and during the early part of the week nothing was seen of him around his home. On Wednesday John Kelley, a neighbor, went to see what was wrong and dis- covered Mr. Barnes lying in the barn almost totally paralyzed and slowly starving to death. How long he had been in that condition is not known but it must have been some days as all his chickens were dead from star- vation. The unfortunate man died vesterday morning. He is survived by his wife and the following children; Lydia, John Li, Effie M., Mary J., Annie -J., William T., Emma and Lizzie. Burial will be made in the Treziyulny cemetery ou Sunday. Il Il KNOX.—Miss Rachael Knox died at her home above Valley View in Buffaio Rur valley at nine o’clock last Thursday evening as the result of a stroke of paralysis sustained two days previous. She was a daughter of Hugh and Eliza Knox and was born on the old homestead sixty-nine years ago. She never married and had lived in the valley all her life. When but eighteen years of age she joined the Presbyterian church and was a faith- ful and consistent member all her life. She is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Dr. Samuel Knox, of Alliance, Ohio; Mrs. Eliza- beth Shope, of Connellsvile; James Knox, of Valley View; David and Em- ma, at home. The funeral services were held at her late home at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon by Rev. W. K. McKinney, after which burial was made in the Meyers cemetery. ll Il BOLLINGER.—Mrs. Sarah Ann Bollinger, widow of Thomas Bolling- er, former residents of Centre coun- ty, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry M. Sausser, in Tyrone, on Wednesday of last week, of shock, the result of an injury sustained in a fall ten days previous. Her maiden name was Sarah Ben- der and she was born at Selinsgrove on October 5th, 1825, hence was in her ninety-second year. In 1850 she married Thomas Bollinger and ten years later they moved to Rock Springs where they lived until 1880 when they moved to Philipsburg. Mr. Bollinger died in 1885 and in 1891 Mrs. Bollinger went to Tyrone and had since made her home with her daughter. In addition to the latter she leaves two sons, J. E. and William H. Bollinger, both of Tyrone. Burial was made in the Grandview cemetery last Friday morning. Il Il JODON.—L. E. Jodon, a well known farmer of Spring township, died quite suddenly on the evening of June 29th as the result of a stroke of paralysis. He had not been in good health for some time but was able to be up and around. Friday evening he laid down on the couch and a short time afterwards was stricken and died before help could be summoned. He was sixty-seven years old and in addition to his wife leaves two daughters and two sons, namely: Mrs. Reuben Lucas, of Philipsburg; Mrs. Paul Carner, of Hublersburg; Foster, of Axe Mann, and Reeder, at home. He also leaves one brother, Foster, who lives on an adjoining farm. The funeral was held on Tues- day afternoon of last week, burial be- ing made in the Bellefonte Union cemetery. EE ————————— CASS.—Charles L. A. Cass, a well known found dead in an out-building at sev- en o'clock on Tuesday morning. For some time past he had been troubled with a leakage of the heart and on Tuesday morning he went out of the house before breakfast. Failing to return in due time his wife went to look for him and found him dead in an out-building. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cass and was born at Marys- ville about thirty-eight years ago. He graduated at the Bloomsburg Nor- mal school and a few years later lo- cated in Millheim where he went to work as a clerk in the store of Hos- terman & Stover. He worked there until one week ago when he accepted a position in the Farmer’s National bank of Millheim. The heart trouble with which he was afflicted developed over lwo years ago and was caused by over-exertion at the time of the Millheim fire when the Hosterman & Stover store was burned to the ground. Mr. Cass was president of the town council of Millheim and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Marysville. He was also an active member in the Re- formed church of Millheim. He is survived by his wife and four voung children, Catharine, Charlotte, Edith and Anna. He also leaves his father, four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held at his late home yesterday by his pastor, Rev. . W. D. Donat, after which the remains were taken to Marysville where bur- ial will be made today. Il ll FETZER.—Harry M. Fetzer, who lived on the Divide in Boggs town- ship, died very suddenly at the Belle- fonte hospital on the afternoon of Ju- ly 4th, as the result of an embolism on the brain. He came to the hospital in March and suffered the amputation of a toe on account of gangrene. The infection apparently had been over- come and he was able to be moved around in a wheel chair. On the after- noon of the Fourth he was sitting in the chair out on the lawn when he be- came quite ill and called for a nurse. A nurse and an attendant went to his aid and were rolling the chair into the hospital when he died. Deceased was a son of Adam and Hannah Fetzer and was born in Boggs township fifty-six years ago. He had been employed at the McCoy & Linn iron works and was a faithful em- ployee. He never married but is sur- vived by his aged parents and the fol- lowing brothers and sisters: Theo- dore, living near Advent cemetery; Arvilla, Gertrude and Elmer, at home. Rev. M. C. Piper had charge of the funeral services which were held at ten o'clock on Sunday morning, bur- ial being made in the Advent ceme- tery. Il il REESER.—Mrs. Elizabeth B. Rees- er, wife of George M. Reeser, died at her home in Windber on July 4th, fol- lowing a long illness with a complica- tion of diseases. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Stover and she was born in Brush valley; this county, six- ty-nire years ago. In addition to her husband she is survived by four chil- dren: Catharine, Alice and Charles S., at home, and William B., of Cen- tral City. She also leaves the follow- ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Joseph Shirk, of Laurelton; G. W. Stover, of Millheim; Mrs. Benjamin Royer, of Madisonburg, and John Stover, of Berrien Springs, Mich. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, bur- ial being made in the Lutheran cem- etery at Scalp Level. Il Il ZENTMYER.—Mrs. Susan Kinch Zentmyer, well known throughout the western section of Centre county, died at the home of her son, Lieut. Robert A. Zentmyer, in Tyrone, on last Tues- day evening, as the result of a frac- tured hip. She was a daughter of David and Mary Kinch and was born at Peters- burg, Huntingdon county, at the time of her death being 82 years and 6 months cld to the day. Most of her married life was spent at Franklin- ville. In addition to her son she leaves one brother and a sister, B. F. Kinch and Mrs. Caroline Keatley, both of Altoona. The funeral was held last Saturday afternoon, burial being made at Franklinville. — Brief Meeting of Council. At the regular meeting of borough council on Monday evening of last week a communication was received from H. J. Thompson, superintendent of the State-Centre Electric company, stating that unless other arrange- ments can be made the company will terminate its contract for pumping water on July 28th. A resolution was then passed embodying the fact that having tried the electric pump one year the borough would exercise its option and continue the contract for a period of ten years, as per written and signed agreement and the secretary of council and borough solicitor were in- structed to so notify the secretary of the State-Centre company. Only routine work was reported by the various committees. The Finance committee reported a balance due the borough treasurer on July 2nd of $218.47, and also asked for the renewal of notes for $2,000, $1,- 500 and $3,000, all for one year, which was authorized. On recommendation of the Fire and Police committee council authorized the purchase of the sirene fire alarm which has been here on trial for some time and instructed the committee to see that it is properly erected. Bills to the amount of $1,653.09 were approved and council adjourned. er AAs ctar For high class Job Work come to the “Watchman” Office. resident of Millheim, was ! | COUNCIL SUSTAINS ITS ACTION. | Affirms Passing of Ordinance for Sale of the Pruner Property. | At the last meeting of borough | council Burgess Edmund Blanchard { presented a letter from A. W. Tem- ! pleton, of Tyrone, in which he stated | that some time ago he had made an offer of $22,000 for the Pruner prop- erty in Tyrone known as the Hoover block, and that his offer still held good. Burgess Blanchard also pre- sented a letter from A. G. Morris in which the latter stated that he knew Mr. Templeton personally and he was well able to carry out any financial obligation made. In order to set council right in the matter president Walker appointed Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff and Harry Flack a committee to ascertain if Mr. Templeton’s offer was a bonafide one and report same at an adjourned meeting of council on Monday even- ing of this week. When council convened on Monday evening it was with eight members present. A delegation of Tyrone councilmen headed by Burgess Rich- ard Beaston and John S. Ginter, was also present. Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff reported that he had written Mr. Templeton regarding his offer and suggested that if it was bonafide he include with it a certified check for $5,000 and a bond to cover balance. On Monday he received a letter from Mr. Templeton in which he declined to put up the money or ‘furnish bond, but averred that his offer was bona- fide and he would make good if it was accepted upon the delivery of a prop- er deed. The Tyrone delegation was then given an opportunity to be heard and Burgess Beaston, Mr. Ginter and John K. Ray all spoke in defense of selling the site to the United States government, Mr. Ginter going so far as to say that Mr. Templeton only last Friday confessed to him and sev- eral Tyrone councilmen that his offer was made to the Bellefonte council merely to block the sale of the prop- erty. In defense of his position in the matter Burgess Blanchard stated that he had acted solely in the interest of the borough and for what he believed to be right, but it was possible that he had been wrongly informed and under those circumstances of course he would not persist. Mr. Brockerhoff then introduced a resolution in effect that the secretary be instructed to have the ordinance as passed published and put in force at once and the motion carried, Messrs. Cherry, Flack and Harris voting against the resolution. The ordinance as passed will be found in this issue of the “Watchman.” CENTRE COUNTY COURT NEWS. H. A. Ellis Sent to the Penitentiary. Menchio Held for Trial. At a brief session of court last Fri- day morning H. A. Ellis, who was convicted at the May term of court for stealing chickens from Wesley Biddle, was sentenced by Judge Quigley to not less than two years nor more than three years in the western penitentiary, and he was taken to that institution on Monday by Sheriff Yar- nell. Howard Smith, the man who plead guilty to misappropriating clothing that did not Ltelong to him was pa- roled in the custody of E. H. Richard for a period of one year to work at Whiterock quarries. Clem Sager, who plead guilty to de- sertion and non-support, was also pa- roled in the custody of Mr. Richard for a period of six months. HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS. A habeas corpus hearing was held on Monday afternoon in the case of Thomas Menchio, of Philipsburg, who on May 24th stabbed Walter Young in the neck and as a result the man died over two weeks later. The hear- ing disclosed the fact that the stab- bing was the result of a ramily broil a day or two previous, but the evi- dence against Menchio was such that the court held him without bail for trial at the next term of court. RY Badly Injured in Railroad Accident. John T. Miller, of Potters Mills, was badly injured in a railroad acci- dent at the Centre Hall station about half-past three o'clock on Tuesday af- ternoon. Miller was engaged in haul- ing crushed limestone for the state road work at Centre Hall and was on his way to that place with a load just as the Lewisburg freight west hap- pened along. He saw the train slow- ing up for orders but evidently be- lieved it would stop. Station agent Frank Bradford called to him to stay back but as he is hard of hearing he evidently did not hear the call and drove onto the track in front of the train. It was impossible for the engineer to stop his train in so short a dis- tance and the result was the locomo- tive caught the rear end of the wagon and shoved it around off the track. The jar threw Mr. Miller out of the wagon onto the ground and he sus- tained a broken collar bone injuries to his neck and spine, internal injur- ies and lacerations and contusions of the head and body, so that his condi- tion is considered extremely serious. The horses were uninjured and the wagon only slighuy damaged. ——Mens’ and boys’ work shoes, the kind that give satisfactory wear, at very reasonable pxices.—Cohen & Co. : 27-1t Miss de Lagarde Wedded. A wedding that was considerable of a surprise to the bride’s many friends in this place was that on Monday morning of last week of Miss Cecile Denis de Lagarde and Owen Johnson, the novelist, the ceremony taking place in the private chapel at the home of Capt. Theodore Davis Boal, at Boalsburg, at eight o’clock and be- ing performed by Rev. Father B. A. O’Hanlon, of State College. Only a few intimate friends were present. The wedding is the culmination of a romance that had its inception over a year ago when both Mr. Johnson and Miss de Lagarde were engaged in relief work on the blood-stained fields of France. Miss de Lagarde was born at Chigens, Haute-Savoie, France, but many years of her life have been spent in this country with her broth- er-in-law, Capt. Theodore Davis Boal, at Boalsburg, and at his home in Washington, and with Theodore M. Davis, the Egyptologist, at Newport. When the European war broke out she gave her home at Chambray, France, to the French government for a hospital and she herself volunteered as a Red Cross nurse, doing duty at Chambray and Cannes. She was awarded a Red Cross medal and at her wedding elected to be married in the blue uniform of the organization. She returned from France this spring and has been engaged in soliciting funds for hospital work in her native land. Mr. Johnson is a native of New York and graduated from Yale in 1899. One year later he married Miss Mary Galt Stockley, of Lakewood, N. J., who died in 1911. The following year he married Miss Esther Ellen Cobb, of San Francisco, a singer known to grand opera as Mme. Cobi- na. The wedding took place at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York. They have three children and on May 21st of this year Mrs. Johnson secured a divorce at Reno, Nev., on the grounds of desertion, claiming that Mr. Johnson left home because he could not stand to have the children around when he was writing. Mr. Johnson, by the way, is author of “The Salamander” and other well known books. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will spend the month of August at York Village, Me., and their plans are to return to France early in September. Elder—David.—Warren Elder, of Mill Hall, and Miss Ella David, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Flavius J. David, of Lock Haven, came to Belle- fonte on Wednesday of last week and were quietly married at the Presby- terian manse by the pastor, Rev. W. K. McKinney. The young couple will reside in Lock Haven where the bride- groom holds a good position with the Clark Printing company. a Freeman—Welty.—Reuben Free- man, of Rodney, "Westmoreland coun- ty, and Mrs. Mary M. Welty, of Greensburg, were married on Friday of last week at the Lutheran parson- age on Linn street by the pastor, Rev. W. M. B. Glanding. They left Belle- fonte shortly after the ceremony was concluded for a brief wedding trip be- fore returning to the bridegroom’s home at Rodney. *oe Wyland—Wyland.—At the home of Rev. T. W. Young, chaplain of the new penitentiary, on last Thursday evening, Mr. Claude Douglass Wy- land and Miss Elizabeth Iva Wyland were united in the holy bonds of mat- rimony. Killed on the Railroad. Walker Shutt, a well known resi- dent of Boalsburg, met a horrible death on the railroad between Mill afternoon, when he was struck by a train and his head almost completely severed from the body. Shutt was foreman of the concrete mixing gang for contractor Edward Evans on the state highway between Mill Creek and Huntingdon. Between one and two o'clock Shutt went onto the railroad to examine a water pipe laid under the tracks for the purpose of getting water from the river, said pipe having become clogged. He had completed his work and raised his head to get up when train No. 15 west came along and struck him, causing instant death. A coincidence of the unfortunate af- fair is that it happened just one year to the very day from the time he went to work for contractor Evans. Walker Gray Stine Shutt was a son of Jonathan and Mary Ann Shutt and was born near Pine Grove Mills on December 27th, 1872, hence at his death was 44 years, 6 months and 8 days cld. His boyhood life was spent in Ferguson township but for a num- ber of years past he had resided at Boalshurg where he was regarded as an exemplary citizen in every way. He was a member of the Reformed church of Boalsburg and the Boals- burg Lodge I. O. O. F. Nineteen years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Ausie Johnston, a daughter of William and Martha Johnston, of Pleasant Gap, and she survives with four children, Wayne, Joseph, Minnie and Mary, all at home. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Jo- seph Pressler, of Milesburg, and Mrs. Charles Isenberg, of Boalsburg. Funeral services were held at the Joseph Melcher home in Huntingdon, where he boarded, at 7:30 o’clock on Friday evening by Revs. E. E. McKel- vey and Geo. S. Woomer and on Sat- urday morning the remains were tak- en to his late home in Boalsburg. Fi- nal services were held at ten o’clock on Sunday morning by Rev. S. C. Sto- ver, after which burial was made in the Boalsburg cemetery. OO eee ——1If you find it in the “Watch- man” it’s true. Creek and Huntingdon, last Thursday . a ee
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