Bellefonte, Pa., November 30, 1917. f—_ RST -P. GRAY MEEK, - - Editor. Terms of Subscription.—Until further 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 FOREIGN SCHOOL CHILDREN AT CLARENCE RAISE $45 FOR THE Y. M. C. A. FUND. Little Solicitors Met With Abuse from Some. At the concluding sessions of Teachers’ Institute, superintendent D. 0. Etters requested the teachers to put forth some effort to help the Y. M. C. A. raise their $35,000,000. On Monday, November 19th, known as “Drive Day” Misses Dunlap and Sho- walter, teachers of the Clarence grammar and Clarence primary schools, respectively, decided to unite their school forces and determine the attitude of their community toward such a cause. : After making a full explanation concerning the campaign, to the pu- pils, every hand was raised in Jues- tion as to whether they might go out and see what they could raise. At two o'clock p.m. pupils ranging in age from six years to sixteen years started out with pencil and paper to do their “bit” for their country. In the course of two hours all had re- turned, and when the teachers had counted up the subscriptions brought in by their respective schools they found to their surprise that the gram- mar school had raised $30 and the primary school $15, making a total of $45 for both rooms. The teachers claim no credit, the work being done entirely by the pu- pils, but they desire to express their thanks to all the contributors for the interest shown. We may add, however, that some of the little fellows were driven away with broom-sticks, kicked out by some of our American citizens when they ventured outside the limits of their own school district; still they came back and narrated their funny experiences with heaps of laughter and said, “Oh, may we go out tomor- row and gather some more money, some fellows up at Snow Shoe said we were to come back tomorrow when they got some change.” What the Bellefonte Chapter, Red Cross Has Done. Several months ago the Bellefonte Chapter of the Red Cross society was assigned the knitting of 200 sets, con- sisting of sweater, wristlets, socks and scarf, in all 1200 articles. In spite of the difficulty of obtaining yarn, all of these articles have been finished and the last shipment con- sisting of 30 sets was made Novem- ber 20th. For the promptness with which this Chapter has completed its apportion- ment, the credit is not due to the women of Bellefonte alone, but also to those of the Auxiliaries at Aarons- burg, Boalsburg, Blanchard, Fleming, Howard, Hublersburg, Julian, Miles- burg, Pleasant Gap, Port Matilda, Rebersburg, Yarnell, Zion, all of which rendered very material assist- ance. The first call from the Red Cross society made upon the Bellefonte Chapter for material for our soldiers was for the-emergency hospitals lo- cated at each of the camps, and the apportionment assigned this Chapter, was two emergency cots an equipment for same which included bedding, blankets, mosquito netting to cover cots and all hospital supplies neces- sary for two beds. Mrs. J. L. Mont- gomery undertook the responsibility of raising the necessary money for the purchase of this material, and was successful in doing so. The fall schedule of the Penn- sylvania railroad which went into ef- fect did not make many radical changes so far as the arrival and de- parture of the trains is concerned, the biggest change being in case of the morning train from Tyrone which is now due here at 9:50. The most rad- ical change is the running of the Lew- isburg train through to Milesburg in the evening to connect with the train from Lock Haven to Tyrone, thus do- ing away with that train backing up ‘to Bellefonte. A through express car is also carried on the Lewisburg train which is taken up by the Bald Eagle train at Milesburg, and which carries express and mail matter for points west of Tyrone. All local express shipments are handled in another car. The arrival and departure of the Snow Shoe train in the afternoon is also some minutes earlier. The Penn- sylvania-Lehigh train will make stops only at Snow Shoe Intersection and Howard going east, and Snow Shoe Intersection westbound. SO een ——The Curtin forge is out of blast because they cannot secure delivery of scrap that has been on the way for weeks. And strange as it may seem to one not familiar with the peculiar situations produced by the congestion of railroad traffic there are fourteen cars of the very kind of scrap that the Curtin forge is lying idle for want of standing on the sidings at and near that forge and have been there for weeks. It would seem that some ar- rangement should be made whereby the Curtin plant could take the serap that is right at its door and keep going, reconsigning what it has on the way to the consignee of the serap that has been holding down the siding there so long. ~ adil MEYER.—Philip H. Meyer, ex- County Commissioner, died at: his home in Centre Hall at 4:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning as the result of a stroke of paralysis. He was first stricken last February and although he improved slightly he never recov- ered sufficiently to be up and around. He had another slight stroke in Au- gust since which time he had been confined to his bed and gradually grew weaker and weaker until the end. Deceased was a son of Henry and Catharine Meyer and was born at Linden Hall on April 19th, 1850, hence at his death was 67 years, 7 months and 8 days old. His early life was spent on the farm but when he grew to manhood he went to Phila- delphia and took a course in music at a musical school in that place. Re- turning home he located in Boalsburg and entered upon a career as a teach- er of music. He not only taught in his home town but conducted singing schools in various parts of the coun- ty. On several occasions he taught classes in Bellefonte. He followed music teaching some eleven or twelve years and in 1897 became a candidate for County Commissioner on the Democratic ticket and was elected. Three years later he was a candidate for re-election and was again success- ful, serving all told six years. ‘He was a courteous and competent offi- cial and made many friends through- out the county. During his two terms as County Commissioner he resided in Bellefonte but after his retirement from office he moved to Centre Hall where he had since made his home, teaching music and selling musical instruments. For many years he conducted the music at the Centre county teachers’ insti- tute. Socially Mr. Meyer was a most companionable gentleman in every way. He was a lifelong member of the Reformed church and a member of the Boalsburg Lodge of Odd Fel- lows. In 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Fetterolf who survives with two children, Mrs. W. A. Oden- kirk, of Centre Hall, and Robert, of Altoona. He also leaves two broth- ers, Jacob, of Boalsburg, and Henry, in Bowling Green, Va. One brother and four sisters preceded him to the grave. Funeral services will be held at his late home in Centre Hall at ten o'clock this (Friday) morning by Rev. R. Raymond Jones, after which burial will be made in the ‘Centre Hall cemetery. Il i CLEAVER.—Marcia Anna Cleaver died at her home in Philadelphia on Saturday of last week following a stroke of paralysis. She was a daughter of William and Amanda Cleaver and was born in Clarion thir- ty-eight years ago. When a girl the family moved to Bellefonte and while positor in one of the newspaper of- fices at the same time studying sten- ography. Since living in Philadel- phia she had been employed as a stenographer. Her only survivor is her mother, living in Philadelphia. The remains were brought to Belle- fonte on Tuesday morning and taken to the home of G. W. Port, on east Howard street, where funeral services were held at three o’clock the same afternoon by Rev. W. K. McKinney. Burial was made in the Union ceme- tery. ll ll McKINLEY.—Mr. and Mrs. Homer G. McKinley are mourning the death of their infant daughter, Elfreda Pauline, who died on Saturday night at their home near Milesburg after an illness of two weeks. The babe was born on September 20th, hence was 2 months and 4 days old. In addition to the parents three brothers survive, Russell, Wilfred and Clarence. The day morning. Rev. W. K. McKinney officiated and burial was made in the Treziyulny cemetery. I! Il KING.—Hazel Louise, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. King, of Valley View, died on Sunday morning following a week’s illness with pneumonia, aged 9 months and 17 days. In addition to the parents the following brothers and sisters sur- vive: Ruth, Ethel, Paul, Gilbert, Ed- na, Roy, Vincent and Miriam. The funeral was held at two o’clock Tues- day afternoon. Rev. Kratzer, of Houserville, officiated and burial was [made ‘in’ the Bellefonte Union ceme- ery. here Miss Cleaver worked as a com-. funeral was held at ten o’clock Tues-- PHILIP H. MEYER. LUCAS.—Mrs. Morgan M. Lucas, for many years a resident of Boggs township, died on Wednesday after- noon of last week, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. E. Griffith, in Phil- ipsburg, following three week’s illness as the result of a general breakdown in health. Her maident name was Jane Poor- man and she was born in Boggs town- ship on October 30th, 1838, hence was 79 years and 22 days old. When a girl she became a member of the United Brethren church and not only preached christianity but lived it as well. She was a woman who was known throughout Boggs township for her beautiful character and kind and charitable nature. Before the denom- ination of her faith was able to build a house of worship at Runville she opened her home to the little band cof worshippers and church services were held there regularly. She was always ready and willing to minister to the sick or those in need and thus had many friends who sincerely mourn her death. Mr. Lucas died about four years ago but surviving her are the follow- ing children: John Lucas and Mrs. Martin Brower, of Runville; Mrs. S. E. Quick, of Milesburg; Mrs. T. E. Griffith, Mrs. E. R. Hancock, George and Reuben Lucas, all of Philipsburg. She also leaves two brothers and two sisters, namely: Daniel Poorman, of Runville; Fleming Poorman and Mrs. William Fetzer, of Yarnell, and Mrs. Joseph Williams, of Williamsport. Brief funeral services were held at the Griffith home Thursday evening and Friday morning the remains were taken to Runville where final services were held and burial made in the Messiah cemetery. : Il I BAILEY.—Mrs. Flora Bailey, wife of G. W. Bailey, died at her home in Downs, Kan., on November 3rd, following an illness of several months with diabetes, though her condition was not considered serious up until a few days before her death. Her maiden name was Flora Miller and she was born in Central Pennsylva- nia on October 12th, 1859, making her age 58 years and 22 days. On November 20th, 1877, she was married to G. W. Bailey, a member of the well known Bailey family, of Spruce Creek valley, and the follow- ing year they went to Downs, Kan, where they have since lived, Mr. Bai- ley for years being a fireman on the Missouri Pacific railroad. In addition to her husband she is survived by five children, namely: J. E. Bailey, of Seattle, Wash.; Charles, of Downs, Kan.; Mrs. Nellie Chapman, of Glen Elder, Kan.; Mrs. Esther Bird, of Se- attle, and Mrs. Pearl Kurst, of Downs. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Giles, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. James Emerson, of Spring Mills, this county. Burial was made in the Downs cemetery on No- vember 4th. Il it: : KUNES.—Mrs. Clarrissa A. Kunes died at her home in Blanchard last Thursday night of congestion of the lungs following a year’s illness, aged almost eighty years. She was the widow of Samuel H. Kunes, who died ten years ago but surviving her are three children: Frank A. Kunes, of Beech Creek; Mrs. Mark Champion, of Williamsport, and Miss Blanche, at home. She was a lifelong member of the Disciple church and a good chris- tian woman. Funeral services were held at her late home at two o’clock on Monday afternoon, after which burial was made in the Disciple ceme- tery. Il Il SCHENCK.—C. B. Schenck died at his home in Howard on Monday fol- lowing a brief illness. He was sixty- six years old and is survived by his wife, who prior to her marriage was Miss Mary Holter, and three children, Lydia, Charles and Morris. He also leaves one sister and three brothers, namely: Mrs. Mary Schenck, Fred- erick and John, of Howard, and Na- than, in West Union, Iowa. Burial was made on Wednesday in the Hunt- er’s Run cemetery. Il Il EVES.—Miss Mary P. Eves died at her home in Halfmoon township on November 18th, aged about sixty-five years. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Hannah Eves and is sur- vived by three brothers and one sis- ter, namely: Samuel D. Eves, John P. and D. W,, and Mrs. H. B. Waite, all of Halfmoon township. Burial was made in the Friends burying ground. cemetery. HOMAN.—Mrs. Sarah A. Homan, wife of Robert H. Homan, died at her | home at Zion on Saturday as the re- sult of paralysis of the muscles. She was stricken almost four years ago and for three and a half years had * | been entirely helpless, so that she had to be waited on like a child. She was a daughter of Daniel and Lydia Moyer Lesh and was born near Snydertown on August 25th, 1860, hence was 67 years, 2 months and 29 days old. Her entire life was spent in Walker township. She was a mem- ber of the Lutheran church at Sny- dertown and a woman who was high- ly esteemed by all who knew her. On November 12th, 1874, she was united in marriage to Mr. Homan who sur- vives with no children. She leaves, however, three brothers, Conrad Lesh, of Philadelphia; Henry, of Zion, and Thomas, of Lock Haven. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. W. J. Shultz, of the Lutheran church, after which burial was made in the Zion i li WALKER.—While working in Clearfield county Blair Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benner Walker, of Houserville, contracted rheumatism and was compelled to quit work about a month ago and return to the home of his parents. On Monday of last week he died of valvular heart trou- ble. He was 25 years, 4 months and 1 day old and is survived by his par- ents and the following brothers and sister: Frank, Merrill, Alfred, Ma- bel and Kerney. Burial was made at Centre Hall on Friday. —— ee Pm rr State College Announces Farmers’ Week Program. The annual farmers’ week at the Pennsylvania State College will be held this year on Wednesday, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday—December 26, 27, 28 and 29. Although the per- iod has been reduced to four days the program indicates that a large amount of practical information is in store for those who attend. Lectures and demonstrations will be given in all phases of agriculture, including vegetable gardening and floriculture. A special home econom- ics program has been arranged for the women who attend and also for the boys’ and girls’ club members. Lecture periods, each one hour in length, will begin each day at 8:30 a. m. and last until 5 p. m. Double per- iods will be used when necessary for practicums and demonstrations. Evening programs will be general, and largely social or recreational. Educational exhibits will be staged by various departments of the school of agriculture. Printed programs will be available for distribution Decem- ber 1st. High School to Celebrate Home Eco- 3 nomics Day. The Household Arts department of the Bellefonte High school will cele- brate “Home Economics day” by giv- ing a conservation program in the as- sembly room of the High school, on Thursday afternoon, December sixth, at two-thirty o’clock. One of the in- teresting features of the program will be a talk by Mrs. John S. Walk- er, president of the Woman’s club. There will also be exhibited in the department the work completed by the sewing and drawing classes, so that these articles may be taken home and used by the pupils instead of sav- ing them until the spring exhibition, as has been customary. The class in foods and cookery will exhibit some of the war breads and other emergen- cy dishes they have been making. All the ladies of the town are cordially invited to come for the program and later go through the sewing and cooking rooms to examine the arti- cles exhibited. Robbed His Friend, Held for Court. Edward Emel, of near Snow Shoe Intersection, was arrested last Friday on the charge of robbing W. O. Fleck and later admitted his guilt. The robbery took place on the evening of November 16th. Emel and Fleck went to Snow Shoe Intersection where the latter made some purchas- es at the store, at the time displaying a roll of bills. Shortly after Emel disappeared and when Fleck was on his way home, walking up the rail- road track, he was suddenly confront- ed by a man who demanded his mon- ey. There was a scuffle but Fleck was finally relieved of all he had, about eleven dollars, and the man disap- peared. The affair was reported to Bellefonte officers of the law and they did a little detective work which final- ly landed Emel in the drag net. He has signified his willingness to plead guilty. ——The “Watchman” was com- mended last week for the stand it took against turkey raffles and raf- flers, and if the general public would refuse to countenance such unlawful practices the men who engage in the calling would soon find ita very un- profitable bit of work. ——A new Camp of the P. O. S. of A. was instituted at Hublersburg on Wednesday evening. John W. Yies- ley, state organizer, was in charge, and the degree team of Washington Camp of Bellefonte did the work. FRR ee — On Friday and Saturday, De- cember 14th and 15th, a community day and local institute will be held in Grange hall, Spring Mills. Watch for notice and complete program in next week’s paper. On Tuesday Miss Mary Fish- er, of Penn Hall, purchased the Wil- liam Mitterling property at Centre Hall for $4600, and an adjoining lot for $250. ——Subscribe tor the “Watchman”, A ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— | MAY BE TRIED FOR MURDER. | Joe Kubina Held for Death of Woman He Hit with Dipper. Joe Kubina, of Penn Four mine, i near Osceola Mills, is now in the Cen- tre county jail and may have to stand trial for murder because he engaged in a fight with a woman and became so enraged that he hit her on the head with a dipper. The affair happened on Monday, November 12th. Kubina lived in one side of a double house, the other being occupied by Mrs. Mary Mosser, her husband and five children. On the day above nam- ed Mrs. Mosser and Kubina engaged in a wordy argument and the woman finally - seized a bucket of water in which was a long handled dipper and threw it onto Kubina. This so enrag- ed the man that he grabbed the dip- per and hit the woman on the head. The blow inflicted made an ugly wound on the head and the woman was taken to the Cottage State hos- pital Philipsburg. She was only there a few days when she was discharged and went to Curwensville to visit friends. Monday of last week she spent at the home of Mrs. Martinock, going up stairs about six o’clock in the evening to lie down. At two o'clock Tuesday morning she was found dead in bed. A postmortem ex- amination revealed the fact that the blow of the dipper had broken the bones of her head near the temple and her death was caused by a blood clot on the brain. Clearfield authorities arrested Ku- bina, thinking that the deed had been committed in Clearfield county but when they came to give him a hearing last Wednesday they discovered that all the parties lived in Centre county so Kubina was turned over to Centre county authorities and brought to the jail here. No License Tag, No Huntee. About two weeks ago Robert F. Hunter took two of his hunting friends up Buffalo Run valley a cer- tain distance then up somewhere on Muncy mountain to where Bob felt certain they would find wild turkeys. Bob also took his gun along with him merely as a matter of precaution in the event he was attacked by a big gobbler, a bear or some other wild an- imal. Arriving at the supposed turkey grounds Mr. Hunter stopped his car alongside the road and directed the hunters which way to go. He was still standing at the side of his car when a man in hunter’s costume came along and asked if the hunting was good. Now Bob had not even taken his gun out of the cdr, or for that matter unpacked it, but he happened to be wearing his hunting coat with last year’s tag on it. Under the cir- cumstances, and especially after no- ticing the stranger size up his tag, he told him that he didn’t know anything about the hunting because he hadn’t tried it. He further stated that he had left home hurriedly and neglected to have his 1917 tag sewed on. “Well,” said the gentleman, “I'm a sworn officer of the law,” and at once produced his credentials as a game warden; in fact none other than Charles Batcheler, of Philipsburg. There was some discussion between the two as to whether the Bellefonte gentleman was hunting or not, but Bob finally produced an argument which rather settled the question in his favor and the game warden told him to go ahead and hunt, but he didn’t do it, that day. Speaking of game wardens, they naturally have duties to perform which do not always make them general public favorites, but some- times they become just a little too of- ficious if all stories told are correct. For instance: Within the past two weeks a man came down off of Muncy mountain after a tiresome hunt and started for the railroad to take the train home. The day being rather raw he pulled a sweater on over his hunting coat and meeting a game warden the latter proceeded to call him down because his tag was not ex- posed, notwithstanding the fact that the man had quit hunting and was on his way home. Quite naturally that hunter also told the game warden a few things. Centre County Nearly Doubles Her Allotment to the Y. M. C. A. Fund. Centre county’s subscription to the Y. M. C. A. war fund is well over $5000.00 with several districts yet to hear from. The amount allotted to the county was $3000.00 and true to tradition our people have responded in a way to meet the demand and al- most doubled it because they recog- nize the magnificent work the Y. M. C. A. is doing for the boys who have gone forth to risk their lives for our country. As was predicted by the “Watch- man” last week Philipsburg has gone well beyond the sum estimated as her gift at that time and now leads the various units of the county contrib- uting. State College, Snow Shoe, Centre Hall and some other points have not yet been heard from so that the treasurer of the fund, Geo. R. Meek, will probably not be able to make a detailed report until next week. Up to Wednesday noon the contri- butions reported were as follows: Philipsburg Bellefonte ........c.ceeevvvnnne 1846.38 Millhelm: ........covosvarnineslava 206. Rebersburg ...........cccvaveen 152.50 Howard ........... 101.50 Aaronsburg 59.45 Madisonburg 45.35 Unionville ........... c000ninvene- 35.00 Coburn ...........cvinedaninne 25.00 Miscellaneous ........ccoveveens 19.00 $5048.68 Mrs. Harry Taylor is rapidly improving from her recent serious ill- | ness, having been discharged from the hospital Tuesday. Ida Barner Sent to Glen Mills. Ida Barner, the seventeen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Bar- ner, of Bellefonte, was given a hear- ing in juvenile court last Saturday morning on the charge of street walk- ing and improper conduct for a girl of her age and the court decided to send her to school at Glen Mills, Del- aware county. Miss Barner, it will be remembered, left home a month or more ago on the assumption that she was going to Howard to visit friends. Instead she went to Williamsport, where it is alleged she met a young traveling man and went to Mt. Car- mel. She remained there several days then went to Philadelphia where she found employment as a waitress in a Broad street boarding house un- der an assumed name. Several days later she made appli- cation at a Philadelphia hospital for a position as a nurse in training and there gave her right name. Investi- gations followed and the police tele- graphed district \attorney James C. Furst to know if the girl was a runa- way. They were notified that she was and constable Howard Smead and wife went to Philadelphia and brought her home. In his testimony Consta- ble Smead said that the girl tried to engage in several flirtations on the train on the trip to Bellefonte and that since coming home she was on the street as late as ten o'clock at night. In her own defense Miss Barner de- nied having gone away with a man, although she admitted going on the train with him from Williamsport to Mt. Carmel, where she left him at the station. She gave as her reason for leaving home that her sister was al- ways quarreling with her and her father whipped her. She denied that she had done anything wrong, even before leaving home, while she was away or since coming home. The court, however, thought it best that the girl be sent away to school for a time, at least. >oo- Entertainment Course of the Penn State Y. M. C. A. During the last few years it has been noticed that the people of Belle- fonte and vicinity have been patron- izing and taking an interest in the ly- ceum course that is offered every year by the Y. M. C. A., of The Pennsylva- nia State College. This year the As- sociation and the department of mu- sic have combined their efforts in an endeavor to present a course that will bring the highest type of entertain- ment before the public. This cooper- ation has resulted in a course of six numbers with a return date of the Russian Symphony orchestra as the first number. If this organization is to be judged by the success with which it was met last year, its second appearance should be a welcome event. This concert will be given on the evening of December 15th. tracted for are the Elsie Baker Co. in which the well-known contralto is accompanied by a pianist and a cel- list; Adrian M. Newens, a monologist, and at one time the critic for the Redpath Lyceum Bureau; and the Adelphia Concert artists, a group of noted vocal musicians. Engagement of the other two numbers is still pending and will be announced at a later date. The price of the course ticket has been set at $1.50 for general admis- sion tickets and $3.00 for season re- served tickets. The general admis- sion tickets will be put on sale at Montgomery’s clothing store as soon as they are printed. Any one desir- ing to have seats reserved before the time of sale can make such reserva- tion by calling the Y. M. C. A., State College, at any time during the day. he Ling—Dixon.—H. Earl Ling, of Somerset county, and Miss Naomi Dixon, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hays C. Dixon, of Johnstown, were married at the home of the bride’s parents on Thursday morning of last week, by Rev. Albert K. Travis, of the Methodist church. They were at- tended by Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ling and only a few intimate friends wit- nessed the ceremony. The bride, who has for several years, past been an instructor in de- partmental music in the Johnstown schools, has many relatives in Centre county and is favorably known in Bellefonte from her visits to her un- cle, C. L. Gates and family. The bridegroom is a graduate of the short course in dairy husbandry at State College. Following a wedding trip to eastern cities Mr. and Mrs. Ling will locate on a large dairy farm in Som- erset county. Bryan—Zimmerman.—A beautiful church wedding, in which the ring ceremony was used, took place in the Methodist church of Milesburg on Thursday evening of last week when John A. Bryan and Miss Margaret E. Zimmerman were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the pastor, Rev. W. A. Lepley. The wedding march was played by the bride's mother while Rev. M. C. Piper escort- ed the bride to the altar. The only other attendant was Leonore Bryan, a sister of the bridegroom, as flower girl. Both young people are well known at Milesburg and their many | friends wish them happiness and suc- | cess through life. = Bp re et Heverley—Hendricks.—Wm. Park | Heverley, of Beech Creek, and Miss { Margaret Emily Hendricks, of | Blanchard, went to Lock Haven on | Wednesday evening of last week and | were united in marriage at the par- sonage of the Trinity Methodist church by the pastor, Rev. Oliver S. Metzler. ! “Send him a photograph’— Mallory Studio. 39-tf Other numbers that have been con-: on
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