Bellefonte, Pa., January 4, 1918. P. GRAY MEEK, merms of Subscription.—Until further potice this paper will be furnished to sub- a a | Christmas morning he felt too bad to i seribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 175 Paid after expiration of year 2.00 ANOTHER BIG REALTY DEAL. Beatty Motor ‘Company Purchased Palace Garage and Olewine- | | | | | | proved but on | | { Smith Building. The deal was closed and papers signed on Monday evening whereby the Beatty Motor company became | | | | the purchaser of the Palace garage |that profession and the Olewine-Smith building abut- | ting on the west end of the McClain | block and now occupied by the Repub- lican office and the Centre Social club, Possession of the latter building will not be secured until the first of April but the company expects to take over the garage in the very near future, Norman R. Wright, from whom the latter was purchased, being willing to surrender the same as soon as the le- gal formalities can be arranged. Upon securing possession of the garage the first step of the Beatty Motor company will be to make some much-needed improvements. The ma- chine shop will be extended east to the creek, taking up the now unoccu- pied plot of ground in the rear of the “Watchman” office. This will afford ample space for repair work and the rebuilding of cars. The plans also in- clude the raising of the roof on the main building of the garage so as to make a second floor for storage pur- poses, access to which will be by means of an elevator which will be in- stalled at some convenient spot. In regards to the Olewine-Smith building Mr. Beatty plans to use it for office and show room purposes. The first floor will be lowered to the ground and a big window put on the west side. A ladies’ rest room will also be fitted up in that room. of course it will take time to make all the changes and improvements con- templated, in fact it may be a year or two before, the work is all done, but another convenience Mr. Beatty has in view is the fitting up of the second floor of the building into comfortable quarters for chauffeurs, where the lat- | tre Hall, WOODS. —It is with extreme re- « | | gret that we are called upon this week to announce the death of Ed- ward C. Woods, for years one of the most faithful mail carriers at the Bellefonte postoffice. He performed Editor. | his duties as usual the day before Christmas and that evening complain- ed about a pain in his left shoulder. go to work and a physician was sent for who found him. in the clutches of a bad attack of the grip. On Wed- | nesday he appeared very much im- Thursday he suffered a | resulting in his death at eight o’clock. from that time grew relapse and ‘the Divide, near Marsh Creek, died very suddenly on the evening of De- er, Samuel Batchelet, near Beech ‘Creek. He with his wife had been at | Beech Creek in the afternoon and on their way home Mr. Batchelet was taken sick. He was taken to the home of his brother and a physician sent : for. His ailment was diagnosed as |an attack of acute indigestion, which | was followed by a stroke of paralysis Mr. Batchelet was about seventy gradually weaker until his death at! years of age and was born in the east- ‘three o’clock Monday morning. Deceased was a son of James and | man he was | vania six | eventually promoted to the position Margaret McMullen Woods and born at Boalsburg about sixty- years ago. When a young man he en- gaged in teaching school, Twenty-three years ago he was ap- pointed a mail carrier in the Belle- fonte postoffice and how faithfully he performed his fact that in all that time he was not late one day. He was accommodating and courteous at all times and always endeavored to satisfy his along his route. By nature home-loving man and during all his | married life he had been away from | sons, His holidays | Philadelphia; home only three nights. and his spare moments were devoted to his home and his garden, a work he enjoyed very much. Woods was a most genial and com- panionable gentleman and is mourned by a wide circle of friends. In May, 1882, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Sarah Garber, of Spring township, who survives with two chil- dren, Miss Mary, a teacher in the Bellefonte schools, and John T., a sol- dier in training at Camp Hancock. He also leaves one brother and a sister, William Woods, of State College, and Mrs. Theodore Kelly, of Bellefonte. The funeral services were held in the Catholic church at ten o’clock on Thursday morning by Rev. Father Downes, after which burial was made in the Catholic cemetery. Those who were here for the fun- eral were Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lytle, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rothrock, Harry Garber and Mrs. Schulte, all of Ty- rone. Il Il GINGERICH.—On Friday, Decem- ber 21st, the death angel entered the home of Samuel Gingerich, near Cen- and claimed as its’ victim ter can rest, sleep and find all accom- | his beloved wife, Lizzie A. Gingerich, modations desired except meals. | who breathed her last at 1:30 p. m., The Beatty Motor company is the ai 3 : distributor of the Ford cars for the fo illness of some months with most of Centre county and has done a | Deceased was a daughter of Henry good business since being established | ; g % and Rebecca Houtz and was born in in Bellefonte, while the outlook for | Harris township on March 31st, 1867, 1918 is very good. +o —— © Newsy Notes of the Soldier Boys. | | hence at her death was 50 years, 8 | months and 21 days old. Early in life she became a member of the Lutheran Lieut. Nicholas Vincent Taylor, of i church and up until her illness always the 38th infantry stationed at Camp | Greene, South Carolina, was home to i spend the Holiday father, Col. H. S. Taylor, returning to is one of the units scheduled to leave | for France in the near future. John F. Smith and Max Wetzler, two of the High school boys who en- ‘ listed in the navy last spring and who | have of late been stationed at Nor- folk, Va., came home on Saturday on , a brief furlough. | J. Fred Noll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Noll, of this place, {and who en- | good upon all with whom she came in took an active part in all kinds of church work, being a member of the season with his choir and organist for a number of | years. ‘camp this week. The 38th infantry | blow to her Her death was not only a sad husband but she will be greatly missed in the community in | which she made her home for a num- ‘ber !thusiasm in her church work she was of years. In addition to her en- deeply interested in all matters per- | taining to the social life and uplift of her home community. She was a generous friend and a kind neighbor her life has left an impress for listed in the navy some time ago and . contact. has been in training at the Great | Lakes, Ill., station was recently pro- moted to the position of liberty yeo- man in the executive offices of the station. His duties consist principal- ly in the issuing of furloughs and passes and checking up the same. - Fred was unable to get home for | Christmas but came here on Wednes- | day on a two week’s furlough. Her only child died in infancy but surviving her are her husband and the | following brothers and sisters: Mrs. | Ellen Ross, Linden Hall; Mrs. Mary | Cunningham, Bellefonte; George N. Houtz, of Toledo, Ohio; Elmer E. Houtz, of Boalsburg, and Mrs. Lillie Houser, of Linden Hall. Funeral services were held in the | Lutheran church at Centre Hall on James Reynolds Pierpoint, a son of Monday morning by Rev. Kurtz, after Mrs. James Pierpoint, of Philadel- phia, on Saturday, December 22nd, | received his commission as a first lieutenant in the ordnance department and is attached to the work at the! which burial was made in the Centre Hall cemetery. ! ; Il il PACKER.—Mrs. William Packer, of Blanchard, died last Friday morn- League Island navy yard, Philadel- ing at the home of her parents, Mr. phia. Miss Vera M. Willard, one of Belle- fonte’s trained nurses, has enlisted as {and Mrs. Irvin | a nurse in the army nurse corps and | her Fravel, of Blanchard, of uraemic poisoning. Although she had been ailing for ten days she with husband and little daughter went left on Wednesday evening for Camp | io the home of her parents for Christ- Upton, Yaphank, Long Island, N. Y. Basil F. Mott came home from Camp Meade on a forty-eight hour furlough and spent Christmas with his mother and sister. { mas. | last Wednesday night and died on Fri- hi morning. She was taken suddenly worse Deceased was but nineteen years of | age and had lived at Blanchard all of Wearing the red chevrons of an as- her. short life. She was a member of ~ sistant yeoman on his coat sleeves | the Baptist church and Sunday school. Hassell Montgomery came up from! In addition to her husband and little Philadelphia and remained Christmas with his mother. Jack’ Montgomery, in training at | Mary, over | daughter Esther she is survived by her parents and four sisters, namely: Olive, Catharine and Edna. the Culver military academy, spent | Funeral services were held on Sunday his holiday vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Montgomery. afternoon at the Fravel home after which burial was made in the Baptist Dr. Peter Hoffer Dale, in training | cemetery at Blanchard. at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., got a holiday furlough which he spent at his home at State College. Fire Company Officers Chosen. At their annual meeting on Tues- day evening the Undine fire company elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President—P. H. Gherrity. Vice President—Harry Flack. Secretary—W. L. Steele Jr. Financial Secretary—E. J. Gehrett. Treasurer—Joseph Beezer. Chief—Robert Kline. First Asst. Chief—Charles Anderson. Second Asst. Chief—John Cennelly. Third Asst. Chief—Fred Bryan. Chief Engineer—Lewis H. Hill Third Engineer—Harry Haag. Chief Fire Marshall—E. J. Gehrett. Trustees—Robert Kline, August Glinz and William Doll. *oe Subscribe for the ‘Watchman.” | | | | Hl Il ETTERS.—David Etters, the four- teen months old son of Hugh and Bertha Mease Etters, died at the home of its grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Mease, of State College, on Wednes- day morning of last week. The child came with its parents from their home in Cambridge Springs, Pa., to State College on December 22nd to spend Christmas and the Holidays with Mr. Etters’ parents, Supt. and Mrs. D. O. Etters, and Mrs. Etters’ mother, Mrs. Mease, at State College. It was in splendid health until Monday even- ing when it was taken sick while at the Mrs. Mease home and died on Wednesday morning. It was the on- ly child and the parents feel the loss quite heavily. Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon by Rev. W. H. Traub after which burial was ' made in the Pine Hall cemetery. following | running a p in the winter and | Philadelphia working during the summer months. | up {ago bought a farm in Liberty town- {ship and engaged in farming. | ern part of the State. When a young went to work for the Peunsyl- railroad company and was | of an engineer, for a number of years division. He finally gave railroading and about thirty years Mr. Batchelet had filled a number of town- work can be told in the | ship offices and for a number of years | past was a director of the Bald Eagle { Telephone company. He was a mem- [ber of the Reformed church at Romo- | patrons | he was a | all who knew him. i | after which burial was made in the Socially Mr. i Samuel Batchelet, | | his death | Lock Haven; la and a man who had the esteem of | Surviving him are his wife and five namely: Charles and Frank, of William, of Renovo; Philip and Lewis, at home. He also leaves two brothers and four sisters: of Beech Creek! Clinton county; Jacob, of Mrs. Julia Hoffman, of | Mt. Eagle; Mrs. Mary Shaw, of Wil-! liamsport; Mrs. Adam Bitner, of | Lock Haven, and Mrs. Annie Stevens, | of Woolrich. Funeral services were held in the | Beech Creek Presbyterian church on | December 22nd by Rev. Goss, after | which burial was made in the Hayes- | Fearon cemetery. il i ARMSTRONG. — The venerable Robert Armstrong died at his home | on east Howard street shortly before | five o'clock on the morning of Decem- | township, i | | Armstrong and was born ber 24th, following several week’s ill- | ness as a result of a general break- down. | He was a son of John and Jane] in Ireland | on July 5th, 1839, hence at his death | had reached the advanced age of 78 | years, 5 months and 19 days. He | came to this country when a young | man and located at Lewistown where | he remained a few years, coming to | Bellefonte over fifty years ago. He | had been in Bellefonte only a short | time when he went to work for the Bellefonte Gas company and for more than thirty years had charge of the: gas plant. He was a conscientious and faithful employee and only retir-! ed when his declining age made it | necessary for him to do so. He was | a member of the Episcopal church most all his life. } In 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Clark who survives with one son, Walter C. Armstrong. ! He also leaves one brother, James | Armstrong. Funeral services were | held at his late home at 2:30 o’clock last Thursday afternoon by Rev. M.| DePue Maynard, after which burial | was made in the Union cemetery. | I i | SMITH.—Mrs. Elizabeth B. Smith, | widow of the late George W. Smith, died on December 23rd at the home of her daughter, Dr. Irma H. VanNort- wick, at Marceline, Linn county, Mis; souri, of cerebral hemorrhage. She was a daughter of Charles and Eliza Beck and was born at Lamar, Clinton county, on June 15th, 1840, being at her death 77 years, 6 months and 8 days old. The early part of her married life was spent in Pennsvalley but later the family came to Belle- fonte and she was a resident of this place many years. Her husband died in August, 1910, as the result of in- juries sustained when struck by an automobile near the Pennsylvania de- pot in this place and her only sur- vivor is her daughter, Dr. VanNort- wick. The remains were brought to Bellefonte on Wednesday morning of last week and laid to rest in the Un- ion cemetery beside those of her hus- band. ll i LUCAS. — William Lucas was brought to the Bellefonte hospital last wednesday suffering with a bad attack of asthma and his condition proved so serious that he died on Thursday evening. He was a son of Ee BATCHELET.—William A. Batche- \ MARTZ.—Mrs. let, a well known farmer living on ! wife of - cember 18th at the home of his broth- | day she died she appeared greatly im- i assenger engine on the | i Mary M. Martz, | home in Pine Grove Mills on Decem- | per 23rd, following a month’s illness | proved but a sudden collapse resulted 'in her death very unexpectedly. | She was a daughter of George and Eliza Billetts, and was born at La- | mar on October 1st, 1851, hence was past sixty-six years of age. She was | united in marriage to Mr. Martz on | July 11th, 1872, and for the past quar- i ter of a century they have made their | home in Pine Grove Mills. She was a | member of the Methodist church for "more than fifty years and a woman {whose kind and genial disposition made her many friends. { In addition to her husband she is ‘survived by the following children: | Oscar, of Cincinnati; Paul, in Minne- 'sota; McKinley Martz and Mrs. Mer- {rill Shultz, of Cleveland, Ohio; Em- ma, of Pine Grove Mills, and Miss | Claire, at home. She also leaves | three brothers, George, of Lamar; | i { | 1 i | Wesley, of Lewistown, and Taylor, of Tyrone. {| Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at Pine Grove Mills ‘at ten o'clock on the morning of De- cember 26th, by Rev. Victor Nearhoof, Pine Grove Mills cemetery. Il il | STUART.—Harry M. Stuart died at his home in Tyrone on Monday even- ing of last week following an illness of some weeks with a complication of diseases. He was a son of John and Patience Stuart and was born at Mar- tha Furnace, this county, sixty-two years ago. Since going to Tyrone he had been employed in the paper mill at that place. the Baptist church all his life and a | good, christian gentleman. He was married to Miss Elizabeth McDonald who died four years ago. Surviving him, however, are the fol- lowing children: Mrs. J. R. Williams, of Julian; Alda Stuart, of Altoona; Mrs. Hannah Devine, of Johnstown; Bardeus Stuart, of Philadelphia; John, of Tyrone; Gilbert, of Philadel- phia; Edith, of Johnstown, and Harry, a member of the Nineteenth engineers | A letter | now in service in France. was received from the latter just twelve hours after the father passed away. One brother and a sister sur- vive, namely: James M. Stuart, of Richmond, Cal., and Mrs. M. E. Rich- ards, of Erie. The remains were tak- en to Julian on Thursday where fun- eral services were held in the Baptist church after which burial was made in the Williams cemetery. il GARBRICK.—Mrs. Mary widow of the late of Marion township, at the home of her I! . Garbrick, 1 | i | | { | | i | | morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. Fath- | | | of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey F. York, tor of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Ya i | | i i { { { { \ i i ee . GRENINGER.—George E. Gren- Charles H. Martz, died at her linger, a well known resident of Miles township, died at his home in Rebers- burg on December 24th, after an ill- with pneumonia. The morning of the | ness of ten days with pneumonia. A son of Jacob and Elizabeth Gren- inger he was born in Miles township on March 10th, 1868, hence was 49 years, 9 months and 14 days old When a young man he went west and located on a farm near Orangeville, 1ll., where he spent between fifteen and sixteen years. He proved quite successful and having accumulated a competence sold out and returned to Centre county. In politics he was a Democrat all his life. He was a mem- ber of the Evangelical church and a good, christian gentleman. In 1892 he was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Hess who survives with three children, Edna, Paul and Blanche, all at home. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: McClellan Greninger, of Freeport, | 1ll.; E. K., of Rebersburg; Mrs. Geo. Winklebleck, of Aaronsburg; Mrs. John Graden, of Spring Mills, and Mrs. George Wise, of Rebersburg. The funeral was held at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning of last week. Rev. Mannville had charge of the services and was assisted by Rev. Hunsicker. Burial was made in the Rebersburg cemetery. ll Il ROGERS.—Mrs. Jennie - Fetzer—Murray.—R. C. Fetzer, a | son of Austin Fetzer, of Curtin, and i Miss Edna E. Murray, a daughter of | Thomas Murray, of Wingate, slipped quietly away early in December and | going to Wellsville, York county, ‘were married on December 4th by | Rev. C. W. Hipple, of the Evangelical i church. Returning home a few days | later none of their friends even sus- | pected the happy affair and this item {may perhaps be the first public an- | nouncement of their marriage. Miss Murray is quite popular in her home community and since the death of her mother a number of years ago has | kept house for her father. Mr. Fetz- jer is a telegrapher by occupation and |is the second trick operator in the | tower at Snow Shoe Intersection. The | young couple will make their home | with the bride’s father. | Gill—Aikens.—Private Boyd Rey { Gill, of Pleasant Gap, a member of | Company G, 110th Pennsylvania im- | | fantry at Camp Hancock, and Miss | Rosanna Christina Aikens, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Aikens, of | Altoona, were married at the home of i the bride’s parents at eight o’clock | last Wednesday evening by alderman | William C. Shuff. A bountiful wed- |ding dinner was served immediately after the ceremony. The next mora- 'ing private Gill left for his company jat Camp Hancock, the bride intend- Powers | ing to remain for the present with her Rogers passed away at the home of | parents her sisters, the Misses Powers, on east Lamb street, at four o’clock on Sunday afternoon following an illness of several months with a complica- tion of diseases. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Powers and was born and spent her early life in Bellefonte. She was He was a member of ‘married to James T. Rogers, of New York city, who preceded her to the grave. Surviving her, however, are the following sisters: Mrs. C. T. Mas- sey and Mrs. W. R. Taylor, of Philadelphia; Misses Annie and Eva Powers, of Bellefonte. Funeral services will be held in St. John's Catholic church this (Friday) er Downes, after which burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. fl il YORK.—Carlton N. York, only son of Detroit, Mich., died on Sunday evening as the result of an attack of appendicitis for which he had under- gone an operation two weeks pre- vious. The case was a very aggra- vated one and while at first he seem- ed to improve he took a turn for the worse the latter part of last week and passed away at the time above stated. The child was born at Warriors- mark, Huntingdon county, on Janu- Daniel Garbrick, | ary 23rd, 1907, hence was almost 11 died last Friday [years son, George T. | tractive old. He was a bright and at- little boy and his death is Garbrick, at Lancaster, following an | quite a blow to his parents as well as illness * of two years. She was daughter of George and Catharine | of this place. a his grandfather, Col, Emanuel Noll, Miss Rebie Noll went Boyer Corman and was born in Har- out for the funeral which was held on ris township, this county, on October 31st, 1846, hence was in her seventy- second year. Her entire life was spent in this county until the death of her husband about two years ago, since which time she has lived with her children. She was a member of the Reformed chureh all her life. Surviving her are four children, John N., of Bedford; Mrs. Della Stew- art, and Miss Cora, of Christiana, and George T., of Lancaster. She also leaves three foster children, Albert Garbrick, of Boalsburg; David Kuhn, | of Christiana, and Mrs. Harry Ben- nett, of Zion, as well as one brother and a sister, Andrew Corman and Mrs. J. D. Horner, of Spring Mills. The remains were taken to Boalsburg on Wednesday where the funeral was held and burial made. il ll GEPHART.—Harry E. Gephart, of Rebersburg, died in the Bellefonte hospital last Friday following an op- eration for abdominal trouble. He had been ill only six days. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ja- cob Gephart and was born in Miles township on December 19th, 1879, be- ing at his death 38 years and 9 days old. He was a laborer by occupation and so industrious that he acquired two properties and up until his moth- er’s death four years ago was her main support, providing for her wants in every possible way. He never mar- ried but is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Samuel T. Gep- hart, a merchant in Rebersburg; Charles, of Rebersburg; Mrs. Cora Schroyer, of Maple Park, Ill; Mrs. William Lucas and was born at Run- ville about forty-five years. ago. He was a laborer by occupation and since growing to manhood had spent much rone. He never married but is sur- vived by his father, a half sister and two half brothers, namely: Mrs. James Stott and James Stine, of Phil- ipsburg, and George Stine, of Port Matilda. The remains were taken to Runville where funeral services were held in the church on Monday after- noon by Rev. Orlidge, after which burial was made in the Advent ceme- tery. Il OTTO.—David Otto, a native of Centre county, died at his home in Manor, Westmoreland county; on De- cember 22nd, following a light stroke of paralysis sustained three days pre- vious. He was born near Boalsburg on November 9th, 1844, hence was 73 years, 1 month and 13 days old. In 1881 he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Pennington who died in 1912. They had seven children, four of whom survive as follows: John, Benner, Robert and Mrs. Howard Goodman. He also leaves ten grand- children. Burial was made at Mill- po, Clearfield county, on December 26th. of his time in Philipsburg and Ty-, Ed. Greninger, of Rebersburg, and Mrs. Stella Diehl, of Wilkinsburg. The funeral was held at ten o’clock | on Tuesday morning. Rev. Hunsick- er, of the Reformed church, officiated and burial was made in the Rebers- burg Union cemetery. i 1 IRVIN.—Mrs. Jane Irvin, widow of the late Joseph Green Irvin, died at 3:30 a. m., December 26th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas F. Johnston, of Crafton, Pa. She was the daughter of Daniel Riley, a pio- neer citizen of Centre county, and was born near Boalsburg on Febru- ary 19th, 1856. She lived a long and useful life in Oak Hall. After the death of her husband, eight years ago, she made her home with her two daughters, Mrs. William T. Mitchell and Mrs. Thomas F. Johnston. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Re- becca Kreamer, of Newton Hamilton, and a brother, Calvin Riley, of Mount Union. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. W. K. Harnish, of Arch Springs, were held in the Lemont Presby- terian church, of which she was a life-long member, last Friday after- noon, interment being made in the family plot in the old Branch ceme- tery. i | } i | Wednesday, burial being made at Brooklyn, Mich. I! i DeVICTOR.—James C. DeVictor, a retired passenger conductor of McEl- hattan, was found dead on Saturday, December 2nd, at the home of his son, Oliver J. DeVictor, at State College. He was fifty-eight years old and had been in ill health for several years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, one daughter, a brother and two sis- ters. Funeral services were held at the home of his son at State College last Wednesday morning and the same afternoon the remains were taken to McElhattan for interment. il KSENITH.—Hilley = Ksenith, a young Austria Polander, was found wandering around in a dazed condi- tion in Spring township last Thursday and taken to the Bellefonte hospital. He was so famished for want of food and proper clothing that he died on Saturday. He gave his age as 23 years. Burial was made on Monday. Il : il SMITH.—John Smith, an aged res- ident of Snow Shoe, died at the Belle- fonte hospital on Tuesday of general debility, aged 88 years. He was brought to the hospital about a month ago. The remains were taken to Snow Shoe for burial. A Milk Condensary for Centre Hall. A meeting of business men and far- mers of Centre Hall and vicinity was held in the grange Arcadia last Fri- day evening to consider the proposi- tion of Charles F. Sheffer, of Dewart, to establish a milk condensing plant at that place. In the light of Mr. Sheffer’s statement the proposition looked so enticing that a company was organized and arrangements made for the establishment of thie plant. The old creamery building will be taken over, enlarged and equipped with the necessary machinery and everybody interested is sanguine over the out- look for a good paying industry. Col. Reynolds Appointed Food Repre- sentative for Centre County. The federal food administrator for Pennsylvania has appointed Col. W. Fred Reynolds federal food represen- tative for Centre county. Any per- son in the county who knows of irreg- ularities practiced by any food dis- tributor or manufacturer, or have complaints to offer against dealers in. food supplies, their patriotic duty is to communicate immediately with the county representative, whose bus- iness it will be to have the matter corrected. The County Commissioners this week announced the appointment of George M. Harter, of Marion town- ship, as mercantile appraiser for the year 1918. i Woleslagle—Lauck.—A very pretty | wedding was solemnized in the Unit- led Brethren parsonage at eleven {o'clock on December 20th when How- | ard H. Woleslagle, of Milesburg, was {united in marriage to Miss Mary | Lauck, of Snow Shoe, by the pastor, | Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod, the ring cer- .emony being used. The attendants | were Newton Lauck, a brother of the | bride, and Miss Maude Walker, of | Runville. Others present at the cer- | emony were Mrs. Woleslagle, Mrs. | Lauck, and Miss Emma Woleslagle, i of Unionville. i | | —_—— ee Bohn—Yarnell.—George J. Bohm { and Miss Ruth Yarnell, both of Boals- | burg, were married at the Reformed ~ | parsonage at that place on Monday, | December 24th, by the pastor, Rev. lS. C. Stover. The bride is a daugh- rnell land is a splendid young woman. The | bridegroom has for some time past | been a clerk in Ross’ store at Lemont {and is a steady and industrious young | man. Their many friends are now | extending congratulations. i Johnstonbaugh—Scanlon.—Willian |J ohnstonbaugh, of Niagara Falls, and | Miss Rachael Scanlon, of Axe Mann, were married at the parsonage of St. ' John’s Catholic church on Monday | evening by Rev. Father Downes. Im- { mediately after the ceremony they (left for Jersey Shore where they will | spend a week with. the bridegroom’s | parents before taking up their resi- | dence at Niagara Falls. | Wetzel—Taggart.—Paul L. Wetzel, | eldest son of Mrs. J. Henry Wetzel, | of Bellefonte, and Miss Lila Taggert, | daughter of Mrs. John Taggart, of | Buffalo, N. Y., were married in that | city on Saturday, December 22nd. | They will make their home in Erie | where Mr. Wetzel now holds a re- sponsible position with the Lake Shore ! railroad. | — Weheley—Homan.—The home of Mr. | and Mrs. W. H. Homan, of State Col- i lege, was the scene of a happy wed- ding at noon on Christmas when their daughter, Miss Ruth E. Homan, be- came the bride of Raymond E. Wehe- ley, of Meadville. The ceremony. was performed by Rev. W. H. Traub, of the Lutheran church. The young couple will make their home in Mead- ville. | Shawley—McCartney.—On Thurs- day, December 20th, at the Reformed parsonage, Bellefonte, Blair L. Shaw- ley and Miss Agnes M. McCartney, both of Fairview, were married by the Rev. Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt. The best wishes of a host of friends will follow the bride and groom on their journey through life. Breon—Stover.—Stewart M. Breon, of Millheim, and Miss Esther Stover ! were married on Sunday, December 23rd, at the home of the bridegroom’s brother, Robert Breon, of State Col- lege, by Rev. W. H. Traub, of the Lutheran church. WO Shot With His Own Gun. Henry Bower, only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bower, who live in Little Nittany valley about six miles below Jacksonville, was accidentally shot with his own gun on Wednesday morning. The young man was but nineteen years old and since winter set in has been engaged in trapping for fur animals. Wednesday morn- ing he started out to inspect his traps, taking with him his gun and dog. Failing to return at the noon hour his mother started out to hunt him and with some difficulty trailed him to what is known as Fox Hollow, on Lit- tle Nittany mountain. There she found his body already cold in death and a gaping wound in his right breast was evidence of how he met his end. Just how the accident happen- ed will never be known but it is be- lieved the boy must have slipped and in falling the gun was discharged with the above tragic result. — State Highway Commissioner J. Denny O’Neil has extended the time in which the 1917 auto tags are good until January 10th, owing to the ina- bility of the Department to supply the tags as fast as applications are received. aoe ——For high class J ob Work come | to the “Watchman” Office.
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