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Academy Recovered Lost Football
Blanket.
Three years ago last fall the Belle-
fonte Academy football team played
the St. Francis college eleven at Lo-
retto and upon their return home Mr.
Hughes discovered that one of his
football blankets was missing. The
blankets were a present to the Acade-
my by a good patron of the school
and for this reason were prized far
beyond the actual monetary value of
the blankets.
There were fifteen of them all told
and the manager of the football team
at that time was positive the full
number had been taken along but
when the team returned only four-
teen could be found. Naturally every
effort was made to find the missing
blanket but all without avail.
Three years passed and recently
R. Lochrie, an Academy student, was
passing through Johnstown when he
met a friend. The latter asked him
if the Academy had lost one of its
football blankets and being answered
in the affirmative the young man told
him the blanket could be found in a
certain student’s room at St. Francis
college.
Last week when Charles Hughes
left on a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, he
stopped at Loretto and going to St.
Francis college told Rev- Father
Flynn the object of his mission. It
being vacation week college rooms
“and dormitories were all locked but
after considerable trouble Father
Flynn and Mr. Hughes managed to
reach the room in question and sure
enough, there upon the wall hung the
missing blanket, the student using it
as. a wall decoration. The blanket
was promptly handed over to Mr.
Hughes, who sent it back to the Acad-
emy. Just what happened to the stu-
dent when he returned to St. Francis
college and discovered the blanket
gone, and probably confronted by
Father Flynn later, we'll leave to the
reader to conjecture.
oes Al = ir
To Overcome Car Hoarding.
Shippers are being blamed to a
large extent for the congestion of
freight traffic owing to their delay in
unloading cars and their inclination to
hoard loaded cars on sidings for days
before giving a release. To overcome
this Director General McAdoo an-
nounces that an increased schedule of
demurrage charges will be put into
effect on January 21st, such charges
increasing with each day’s detention
until they amount to ten dollars. The
Director General has also issued an
appeal to shippers and the public gen-
erally to observe the week of January
14th to 21st inclusive, as “freight
moving week,” when a supreme ef-
fort should be made to clean up con-
gestion generally and open the yards
and railroads so that freight traffic
can flow smoothly along. While there
are few cases of flagrant detention of
cars in Bellefonte and vicinity every
effort should be put forth here to re-
lease all cars as quickly as possible,
as it will thus give them for service
elsewhere.
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Mrs. J. Thomas Mitchell Robbed.
A few days ago Mrs. ‘J. Thomas
Mitchell missed some of her jewelry
and decided to make an investigation.
Taking an inventory of her personal
belongings she discovered missing a
five dollar gold piece, an opal ring, a
cloth purse, two pink enameled clasp
pins, a black velvet hat, two georgette
crepe waists, a lavendar striped waist
and a pair of gold pins. The matter
was reported to the police with the
result that some of the missing ar-
ticles were found in the possession of
Mrs. Ambrose Pierce, a mulatto wom-
an who had been a maid in the Mitch-
ell household since they moved into
their own home on Allegheny street.
The opal pin, black velvet hat, the
two Georgette crepe waists and five
dollars in money for the gold piece
were recovered. Owing to the fact
that Mrs. Mitchell refused to make
information against the woman she
was not arrested, though dismissed
from any further service in the
Mitchell home.
Charles Keichline Took Over Store.
The “Watchman” omitted to men-
tion the fact last week that on the
first of the year Charles Keichline had
taken. over the cigar and green gro-
cery store heretofore conducted by
his father, Peter F. Keichline, near
the Pennsylvania railroad. ' The new
proprietor has been associated with
his father in conducting the store ever
since he left school and is well quali-
fied to serve the demands of the pub-
lic in a capable and efficient manner.
May he have the success he so well
deserves.
——Announcement was made from
Philadelphia on Tuesday that the ar-
rival of several cargoes of Cuban su-
gar had caused a drop in the whole-
sale price to 7% cents a pound. This
will be good news to Bellefonte house-
wives, as the chances are it will re-
lease a lot of sugar that is now being
hoarded and also bring down the price
generally. So that there is a good
chance of the sugar famine in Belle-
fonte being relieved in the near fu-
ture. .
WYNN.—John P. Wynn, superin-
tendent of the Pennsylvania Fire
Brick company at Beech Creek, died
on Monday morning shortly before
six o'clock as the result of a stroke
of apoplexy. He had been ill since
Christmas with stomach trouble but
was feeling much better on Sunday
so that his death was entirely unex-
pected.
He was a native of Boliver, West-
moreland county, and was sixty-eight
years old on New Year's day. He
started out as a railroad workman
but at Woodland, Clearfield county,
became interested in the brick busi-
ness and made that his life’s work.
For many years he was superintend-
ent of the Queen’s Run Fire Brick
company at Lock Haven, but in 1900
he organized the Pennsylvania Fire
Brick company at Beech Creek where
he has lived ever since. He was a
member of the Clearfield Lodge of
Masons and )jresident of the board of
trustees of the Presbyterian church
of Beech Creek.
He was twice married and is sur-
vived by his second wife and four chil-
dren, as well as one brother and two
sisters. The funeral was held at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, burial
being made in the Highland cemetery,
Lock Haven.
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MURRAY.—Terrence Murray, an
old time and well known resident of
Bellefonte, died at his home on Bea-
ver street on Thursday of last week
of arterio sclerosis, following an ill-
ness of some months. Deceased was
born in Ireland about eighty-three
years ago but came to this country
when a young man and located in
Snow Shoe. After living there a few
years he came to Bellefonte and for
many years worked in the limestone
quarries, until his declining health
compelled him to seek lighter employ-
ment. For many years he lived in
his own home down at Sunnyside un-
til the same was burned to the ground
in the fire which destroyed the Penn-
sylvania Match company’s lumber
yard several years ago.
While living in Snow Shoe he was
married to Miss Julia Cone, who died
forty-three years ago leaving him
with two daughters who survive as
follows: Catharine, who kept house
for her father, and Mrs. Mary Mur-
phy, of Atlantic City. Funeral serv-
ices were held in the Catholic church
at ten o'clock last Saturday morning
by Rev. Father Downes, after which
burial was made in the Catholic cem-
etery. | |
LONG.—John B. Long, a well
known and highly esteemed resident
of Philipsburg, died on December
28th following a brief illness. He
was a native of Canada, having been
born at Pickering, Province of On-
tario, on September 8th, 1842, hence
at his death was 75 years, 3 months
and 20 days old. He came to this
county and located in Philipsburg in
1865 and engaged in the lumber busi-
ness, proving quite successful. He
was a member of the Episcopal
church for many years. In politics
he was a Democrat and always faith-
fully supported his party and its doc-
trines.
In 1869 he married Miss Amelia
Parsons, of Martha Furnace, who
survives with one daughter, Mrs. Har-
vey Dornblaser, of Philadelphia. He
also leaves five brothers, four in Can-
ada and one in the State of Illinois.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
morning of last week. Rev. F. T.
Eastmant officiated and burial was
made in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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STIMER.—Mrs. Annie Stimer,
widow of the late Marcus Stimer,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. LeRoy Gunter, in Ty-
rone, following an illness of two years
with cancer. She was born at Han-
nah Furnace about fifty-five years
ago. When a girl she became a mem-
ber of the Methodist church and was
a good, christian woman.
Her husband died in January, 1916,
but surviving her are the following
children: J. W. Stimer, of Hannah;
Mrs. Minnie Woodring, of Port Ma-
tilda; Mrs. Ollie Moore, of Tyrone;
Ephriam Stimer, of Tyrone; J. J. Sti-
mer, of Martha; Mrs. Lillie Ginter, of
Tyrone; Samuel and Daniel Stimer,
of Hannah. Funeral services were
held in Tyrone at eight o’clock on Sat-
urday evening and on Sunday morn-
ing the remains were taken to Port
Matilda where final services were
held in the Methodist church, after
which burial was made in the Port
Matilda cemetery.
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GRAY.—Rev. Joseph Gray, a re-
tired minister of the Central Penn-
sylvania Methodist conference, died
at his home in Lewistown last Fri-
day, aged about seventy-five years.
He was born in Kansas City, Kan.,
and after graduating from college
was admitted to the Central Pennsyl-
vania conference in 1869. Ten years
‘later he was transferred to the Ne-
braska conference but returned to the
Central Pennsylvania conference in
1893, continuing in the active minis-
try until 1905. Among the appoint-
ments he filled were those of Snow
Shoe and Port Matilda. Burial was
made at Lewistown on Monday after-
noon.
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BOWMAN.—Miles Bowman, a re-
tired farmer of Lakemont Terrace,
died in the Mercy hospital, Altcona,
on Monday following an operation,
aged 68 years. He was a native of
Huntingdon county, but had lived in
Blair county about eighteen years.
He is survived by his wife and eight
children, one of whom is Mrs. Sallie
Thomas, of Centre county. Of his
three surviving sisters Mrs. Nancy
Krebs lives at State College. Burial
was made in the Grandview cemetery,
Altoona, yesterday afternoon.
Russell, widow of Alfred Russell,
died at twelve o’clock on Tuesday at
the rooms of her brother, Robert V.
Miller, in the McClain block, follow-
ing an illness of seven months with
liver trouble. She was taken sick
while caring for Miss Martha John-
son.
Deceased was a daughter of Robert
B. and Elizabeth Lytle Miller and
was born in Spring township on what
is known as the old Gentzel farm on
January 9th, 1849, hence was within
one day of being sixty-nine years old.
Her early life was spent in this vicin-
ity but in 1877 she went to Abilene,
Kan., where in 1885 she was united in
marriage to Alfred Russell. He died
in 1909, and their only child having
preceded him to the grave Mrs. Rus-
sell came east and has since been
making her home in Bellefonte. Her
only survivors are three brothers,
Abram V., Isaac and Rabert V. Mil-
ler.
The remains were shipped west on
Wednesday to her nephew Charles
Pennington, at Abilene, Kan., where
funeral services will be held and bur-
ial be made beside her husband and
child.
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HAINES.—Mrs. Amanda Haines,
widow of the late Ambrose Haines,
died at her home at Aaronsburg on
Tuesday evening of last week of gen-
eral debility, aged 78 years, 11
months and 12 days. Her maiden
name was Amanda Hosterman and
she was born and raised in Gregg
township. She was a life-long mem-
ber of the Lutheran church. Her hus-
band died a number of years ago but
surviving her are the following chil-
dren: Frank, of Canyon, Texas;
Mrs. Kate Musser, of State College;
William B., of Altoona, Iowa; Mrs.
Annie Eisenhuth, of State College;
Mrs. Susan Stamm, of near Millmont;
Mrs. Samuel Jones, of Scotland, S.
D.; John H., Misses Amanda and Co-
ra, of Aaronsburg; Ralph, of near
Millheim, and Archey, of Adelphia,
Pa.
Funeral services were held on Tues-
day of this week at St. Paul’s Luth-
eran church. Rev. Rearick, of Mif-
flinburg, and Rev. W. D. Donat, of the
Reformed church, were in charge and
burial was made in the Aaronsburg
cemetery.
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ROSENHOOVER.—Robert Rosen-
hoover, father of Robert Rosen-
hoover, of Spring street, died at his
home in Cooper township, Clearfield
county, on Wednesday of last week
of general infirmities. He was born
in Germany and was within five
months of being ninety-five years. old.
Sixty years ago he and his wife and
two other married couple came to
this country and located in Clearfield
county, clearing the land and build-
ing homes for themselves, being the
pioneers in the development of that
section. Mrs. Rosenhoover died
twelve years ago but surviving him
are ‘two sons and five daughters,
namely: Christian Rosenhoover, of
Johnsonburg; Robert Jr., of Belle-
fonte; Mrs. George Steinkerchner
and Mrs. Albert Swartzel, of Cooper
township, Clearfield county; Mrs.
Lewis Miller, of Karthaus; Mrs. John
Mosebarger, of Johnsonburg, and Mrs.
George Mosebarger, at home. The
funeral was held last Friday, burial
being made in the Cooper township
Catholic cemetery.
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MILLER.—Levi Miller, an old vet-
eran of the Civil war and a brother
of County Commissioner Isaac Miller,
died at his home in Mifflinburg last
Thursday morning, of general debili-
ty, aged eighty-two years. During
his service in the Civil war he was at-
tacked with smallpox and catching
cold the disease settled in his eyes
rendering him totally blind, and thus
handicapped he passed a half centu-
ry of life. He leaves one daughter,
who was his faithful housekeeper
through all his years of affliction, as
well as two brothers, County Commis-
sioner Isaac Miller and Jacob, of
Pleasant Hill, Mo. Burial was made
in the Mifflinburg cemetery on Satur-
day.
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STRAYER.—Mrs. Catharine Stray-
er, a native of Centre county, died at
the home of her son John, in Gays-
port, Blair county, on Monday, of dis-
eases incident to her advanced age.
Her maiden name was Kreider and
she was born at Gatesburg,, this coun-
ty, on May 14th, 1837, hence was 80
years, 7 months and 20 days old. She
was married to Michael Strayer in
1871 and practically all of their mar-
ried life was spent in Ferguson town-
ship. Mr. Strayer died twenty-seven
years ago and her only survivors are
her son and one brother, Rev. Isaac
Kreider, of Duncansville. Burial was
made on Wednesday afternoon in the
Dunkard cemetery at Sharpsoure
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SWYERS.—Themas Swyers, an
aged veteran of the Civil war, passed
away at the Bellefonte hospital on
Wednesday evening of diseases inci-
dent to his advanced age. He was
aged about eighty-two years and had
been a resident of Milesburg for many
years, recently making his home with
the family of Eli Stere. His only
survivor is one sister, Mrs. Susan
Taylor, of Unionville, who is at pres-
ent visiting her daughter in Washing-
ton, D. C. Arrangements for the fun-
eral are not known at this writing.
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GRETH.—William Alva Greth, an
employee of the axe factory at Mill
Hall and a brother of Mrs. Edward L.
Powers, of Bellefonte, died on Sun-
day after five week’s illness. He was
a native of Lebanon county and was
forty-seven years old. In addition to
his wife he is survived by ten chil-
dren, two brothers and three sisters.
Burial was made yesterday.
RUSSELL.—Mrs. Jennie Miller | MEESE.—John Lewis Meese, a na-
tive of Centre county, died at his
home in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, on
Christmas morning, following an ill-
ness of some months with Bright's
disease.
He was a son of Martin and Cath-
arine Gingher Meese and was born in
this county June 10th, 1838, making .
him past eighty years of age. He
was a carpenter by occupation and in |
1865 went to Upper Sandusky where
he has since lived. He was twice mar-
ried, the first time to Miss Emeline
Garbrick who died within a year. His
second wife was Miss Henrietta Ken-
dall, of Milesburg, who survives with
four children, all living in Ohio. He
also leaves two sisters and one broth-
er, namely: Mrs. Ephriam Keller, of
Pleasant Gap, and Edward Meese, of
Tyrone. Burial was made at Upper
Sandusky.
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Fleming—Hastings.— The first mil-
itary wedding to occur in Bellefonte
was that on Tuesday evening in the
Presbyterian church when Miss Sarah
Fullerton Hastings, youngest daugh-
ter of the late former Governor Dan-
iel H. Hastings and Mrs. Hastings,
was united in marriage to Capt. Sam-
uel Wilson Fleming, a Harrisburg
man now connected with the 315th in-
fantry at Camp Meade and regimental
adjutant. The ceremony took place at
seven o'clock and was performed by
Rev. W. K. McKinney, pastor of the
church, assisted by the bridegroom’s
brother-in-law, Rev. Robert Labarree.
The bride was given away by her
brother-in-law, Ross A. Hickok, of
Harrisburg. Her attendants were her
sister, Mrs. Ross A. Hickok, as ma-
tron of honor. The maid of honor
was Miss Emily Bailey, of Harris-
burg, and the bridesmaids Miss Janie
Hickok and Miss Elizabeth Morris.
The best man was Mr. Logan Mec-
Coy, of Overbrook, and the ushers,
Capt. Patterson, Capt. Ricketson,
Capt. Cottanson Burgwin and Capt.
Charles Tilghman, all of Camp |
Meade; Robert McCreath, of Harris-
burg, and Charles N. Hickok, of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Immediately following the ceremo-
ny a wedding dinner was served and
reception held at the Hastings home,
which was followed by a dance for the
younger guests, for which the Belle-
fonte Academy orchestra ‘furnished
the music. At ten o’clock Capt. and
Mrs. Fleming left by automobile for
the Spruce Creek club house where
they spent the night, going by motor
to Altoona on Wednesday where they
took the train for a brief wedding
trip, before going to Annapolis to
live.
The only unfortunate incident hap-
pened after the ceremony when the
bride slipped on the ice and fell while
going from the church to the waiting
automobile tearing the ligaments and
fracturing one of the small bones in
her right wrist.
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Zimmerman — McClintock. — An-
nouncement was made last week of
the marriage on October 10th of
Charles Austin Zimmerman; of Hecla,
and Miss Lillian May McClintock, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
McClintock, of Lock Haven, the cere-
mony being performed at the Church
of Christ, Lock Haven, by the pastor,
Rev. H. C. Boblitt.
The young man was a clerk in the
McEwen jewelry store, Lock Haven,
and responding to the call of his coun-
try enlisted in the coast defense serv-
ice, going to Cape May, N. J., the day
after his marriage. Securing a fur-
lough he spent a portion of the Holi-
days with his bride and it was during
that time that announcement was
made of their marriage.
Duncan—Altenderfer.—Cards were
sent out last week announcing the
marriage on April 13th, 1916, of Miss
Ruth Altenderfer, a daughter of Mr.
M. L. Altenderfer, of this place, to
Lucius Duncan, of Atlanta, Ga., the
wedding having taken place at Elk-
ton, Md. Miss Altenderfer has been
a student at Coombs Conservatory of
Music, Philadelphia, the past two
years and met her husband in Phila-
delphia, he being a professional vio-
linist. They are now living in Phila-
delphia.
Gates — Stiles. — Lawrence Gates,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gates, of
Winnebago, Minn., but formerly resi-
dents of Centre county, and Miss
Etha Stiles, of Mapes, N. D., were
married during the holiday week at
Lakota, N. D., by Rev. F. Hancock,
pastor of the Methodist church of that
city. The young couple will make
their home on the Oakhall dairy farm
owned by the bridegroom’s parents
south of Winnebago, Minn.
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Larimer—Gresser.—Fred Larimer,
of Bellefonte, and Miss Lulu Gresser,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Gresser, of Charlton, Clinton county,
were married at the rectory of St.
Paul’s Episcopal church, Lock Haven,
on December 22nd, by Rev. Louis:
Nichols. For the present they will
make their home with the bride's
parents at Charlton.
——The State-Centre Electric com-
pany has made arrangements where-
by they will be able to furnish power
for the new plant of the Titan Metal
company at the old Nittany furnace
site. This will now enable the Titan
people to get their plant in operation
much sooner than they would have
been able to do had they been compel-
led to equip the plant with their own
power. Most of the plant’s equipment
is now in place and as soon as the
power ‘is connected up they will be
able to test out their heating furnaces
and machinery and if all goes well
ought to be able to begin operations
some time next month.
Put your ad. in the “Watch-
man.”
A Good Wild Cat Story.
A good wild cat story comes from
Snow Shoe and is told as an actual
‘fact. Last Thursday morning, when
‘the thermometer was the lowest it has
been this winter, the shifting crew
were on their way to the mines when
they discovered an animal struggling
on the roadbed some distance ahead.
Never thinking that the animal was
‘fast they ran ahead and it was not
until they were too close to stop that !
{they discovered that the cat could not
! get its head away from the rail.
The engineer threw on the brakes
{but the ponderous engine slid on un-
1 til it reached the wild cat which was
| on the outside of the rail and striking
(it, knotked it to one side, and with a
| gurgling cry of intense pain the ani-
imal made off in the woods.
| Curious to know what held the cat
i fast the engineer stopped the train
iand going back discovered the tongue
and larynx of the cat still clinging to
{the rail, having been torn from the
;animal’s throat when the engine hit
Lit.
| Further investigation showed that
| the cat had been to a spring close by
{to get a drink and had evidently step-
! ped in the water. Then when it at-
| tempted to cross the railroad it inad-
i vertently stepped on the rail and its
i foot being wet immediately froze fast.
| Then in an attempt to lick its foot
i loose the cat’s tongue froze: fast and
{it was while in this condition that the
| train came along and struck it.
{ The trainmen followed the trail of
the wild cat several hundred feet ex-
{ pecting to find it dead but saw noth-
{ing of it. Since that morning men
| have looked for the cat when they
| passed through that locality but have
| not found its dead body, and the won-
derment now is, is the cat still alive
| and will it live without its tongue and
(larynx, as the train crew claim to |
{have these important parts of it as
i proof of their unusual experience.
The same morning the farmer on
{the Burnside farm, on top of Purdue
| mountain, saw ‘a rabbit sitting in the
(snow at the corner of his spring
house. When he walked toward it
bunny did not move, so he approached
closer and closer until he discovered
that the rabbit was frozen solid.
News of the ‘Soldiers.
An item in Wednesday’s papers an-
nounced the transfer of Capt. (Dr.)
David Dale from the officers’ training
camp at Fort Oglethorpe to Camp
Greenleaf, which is the national army
training camp located at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. :
Major General Charles H. Muir on
Monday announced the appointment
of Capt. Theodore Davis Boal as an
aide on his staff.
On Monday John Orvis Keller, eld-
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller,
who has been an instructor in the ord-
nance courses at The Pennsylvania
State College, was notified of his ap-
pointment as lieutenant of ordnance.
Edward M. Grove, eldest son of
County Commissioner Daniel Grove,
went to Pittsburgh last week and en-
listed in the government motor serv-
ice. Having passed a successful ex-
amination he was sent to Camp Thom-
as, Kentucky. On Saturday he made
his test trip and his manipulation of
the motor attracted the attention of
the commanding officer and he was at
once assigned as a motor truck in-
spector and informed that he stood a
good chance of being transferred to
an officers’ training camp for six
weeks.
Corporals Henry Keller, Fred Yea-
ger and Jerrold Robinson, old Troop
L boys of Camp Hancock, have been
selected to attend the officers’ train-
ing camp opened there this week.
Notwithstanding the fact that he
has not been accepted for service here
J. Mac Heinle is determined to do his
part in the great war for democracy
if it is at all possible to get in and on
Sunday left for Hamilton, Canada, to
offer his service as a mechanician or
an aviator in the Canadian aero serv-
ice. Up to the time of the “Watch-
man” going to press word has not
been received as to whether he has
been successful or not.
Capt. H. Laird Curtin, who since
the dismemberment of the First Penn-
sylvania cavalry has been with the
103rd engineers (unassigned) at
Camp Hancock, arrived home on Mon-
day evening on a twenty days’ fur-
lough.
Others who are home on a furlough
are Paul Eberhart, Calvin Rice and
Samuel Rhinesmith, from Camp Han-
cock, and John A. Waite, from Camp
Meade.
Marshall Cook, son of Charles F.
Cook, who is a member of Company
A, 303 field signal battalian at Camp
Dix, N. J., has been promoted to a
corporal.
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Early Spring Movings.
Mrs. J. W. Boal has arranged to
leave her farm up Buffalo Run and
will move to Bellefonte, occupying the
James C. Wian property.
Both Mrs. J. A. Aikens’ flats are
rented for the coming year; one by
Harry L. Hockman, who with his fam-
ily will move here from Syracuse, N.
Y., Mr. Hockman being in business
with his father, N. J. Hockman. The
second by Edward McDonald and his
family, who have been occupying Mrs.
Denius’ house during the winter. Mr.
McDonald is the baker in the City
Bakery.
- Dr. Coburn Rogers closed his home
on High street last week and with his
family went to the home of his moth-
er, Mrs. Evelyn Rogers, where they
will spend the winter and thus do
their part in conserving the consump-
tion of coal in Bellefonte.
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——They are all good enough, but
! the “Watchman” is always the best.
Cattle Still Out On the Mountains.
A number of farmers in lower Bald
Eagle valley still have young cattle
out on the Allegheny mountains, but
how many of them are alive today is
the question. Learning where three
of the cattle were four farmers last
Thursday morning volunteered to go
after them, notwithstanding the ex-
treme cold weather. They took along
some feed and stayed all night at a
log hunting cabin.
Friday morning they started out
again and found the cattle at or near
the place where they were reported
to have been seen. The three of them
were huddled together in a clump of
bushes, and so emaciated and weak
they could hardly stand. The tracks
in the snow indicated that they had
lived within a circle of one hundred
feet ever since the first fall of snow
on the 8th of December. Numerous
deer tracks in the vicinity led the men
to believe that several deer had been
herding with the cattle, but none were
in sight.
The cattle were fed and then start-
ed on the tedious drive of ten miles
to the nearest barn, and although it
was a slow and tiresome trip they
were finally landed at the barn of
George Peters, where they will be car-
ed for until able to be taken to the
home of their owners. Twenty-seven
head of cattle are still missing.
Married Men Can Enlist.
The U. S. army recruiting station
at DuBois announces that men be-
tween the ages of 18 to 21, and 31 to
40 years, who are not registered, can
volunteer and choose their branches
of service, tradesmen of all kinds be-
ing required. Enlistments will be for
duration of the war only.
Married men may be accepted for
all branches of the army on same ba-
sis as single men. The recently pass-
ed soldiers’ insurance bill gives the
following family allowance to men eng
listing:
Wife ........covuionii ini. i, $15.00
Wife and one chi ......... 25.00
Wife and two children ..... 32.00
For each additional child : 5.00
The monthly family allowance,
however, shall not exceed $50.00,
One parent, step-parent or grand-
parent of soldier or wife ......... $10.00
Two such parents or grandparents.. 20.00
Each such parents or grand-parents
additional |... ..... aii i 5.00
Each grand-child, brother, or sister. 5.00
The above schedule is, of course, in
addition to the soldier’s pay.
For full particulars apply at U. S.
Army Recruiting Station, the Du-
Bois National bank building, DuBois,
Pa.
Firemen’s Relief Association Elected
New Officers.
The annual meeting of the Fire-
men’s Relief Association was held in
the public building on Howard street
on Tuesday evening and the following
officers elected for the ensuing year:
President—J. Mac Heinle.
Vice President—Benton Tate.
Secretary—Harry J. Jackson.
Treasurer—John McSuley.
Following the business meeting the
members of the association and a few
specially invited friends partook of
their annual banquet which this year
was on the order of a Dutch lunch,
but there was such a variety of edi-
bles and the supply so liberal that it
resembled a feast more than a lunch.
At the conclusion of the repast there
were speeches by some of the invited
guests and various members of the
association, all of them eulogistic of
the efficiency and good work of the
Bellefonte volunteer fire department,
which is always ready and quick to
respond in any emergency.
Another Appropriation for State Col-
lege Postoffice.
Although most of the postoffice
construction work authorized by act
of Congress and already planned by
the U. S. Treasury Department will
be held up until the conclusion of the
war a few towns will get buildings
authorized, according to a recommen-
dation of the Department made on
Tuesday. Among the number are the
following towns with the amount of
the appropriation recommended for
the completion of the building:
State College, $10,000; Lock Haven,
$52,000; Lewistown, $46,000; Holli-
daysburg, $43.000. Among the towns
.which will have to wait until the close
of the war and the amount asked for
are Tyrone, $80,000; Philipsburg,
$60,000; Lewisburg, $16,000, and Wil-
liamsport, $80,000.
Last of the Questionnaires Sent Out.
The local exemption board sent out
the last lot of questionnaires to the
registered men of Centre county on
Wednesday morning and as the recip-
ients have seven days in which to
make out and return same all of them
should be returned by next Wednes- .
day, or Thursday by the latest.
The local board has been keeping
right up with their work and the men
classified and promptly notified as to
where they have been placed, so that
every registered man in Centre coun-
ty will know by about the 25th of the
month in which class he has been put
and his liability to be called for serv-
ice.
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Additional Donations to the Belle-
fonte Hospital.
In the list of Thanksgiving dona-
tions to the Bellefonte hospital pub-
lished in this paper last week Howard
was credited with giving $57.05, when
it should have been $5.05, the opera-
tor who ran off the copy misconstru-
ing the figures. Other donations re-
ported this week are as follows:
Mrs. M. H. WilSon...................3
George Furey ores
United Brethren church