Bellefonte, Pa., January 4, 1918.
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ANOTHER BIG REALTY DEAL.
Beatty Motor ‘Company Purchased
Palace Garage and Olewine-
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The deal was closed and papers
signed on Monday evening whereby
the Beatty Motor company became
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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-
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WOODS. —It is with extreme re- «
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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.
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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.
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© 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,
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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. !
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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
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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.
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| 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.
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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- |
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he was a | all who knew him. i
| after which burial was made in the
Socially Mr. i Samuel Batchelet,
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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.
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ARMSTRONG. — The venerable
Robert Armstrong died at his home |
on east Howard street shortly before |
five o'clock on the morning of Decem- |
township,
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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. |
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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.
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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
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let, a well known farmer living on ! wife of
- cember 18th at the home of his broth-
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assenger engine on the |
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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;
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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.
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| 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 |
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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.
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widow of the late
of Marion township,
at the home of her
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. 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.
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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-
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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——For high class J ob Work come
| to the “Watchman” Office.