Democratic; atc
Bellefonte, Pa., February 15, 1918.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
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BUY THRIFT STAMPS.
Centre County Asked to Bestir Itself
in a Patriotic Cause.
Centre county is far behind the
country in the purchase of war sav-
ings and thrift stamps. An average
of only 53 cents per person has been
taken of these convenient little gov-
ernment securities.
Including the week of February
2nd, when there was a big advance in
the sales, only $23,455 of the $876,-
200 allotted to this county, had been
sold.
A statement from the War Depart-
ment, showing how valuable to the
soldier the purchase of even one .25-
cent thrift stamp may be, is as fol-
lows:
“A single thrift stamp—25
cents—will buy a tent pole or five
tent pins, a waist belt or hat cord,
shoe laces and identification tags;
two thrift stamps will buy one
trench tool, one pair of woolen
gloves; four thrift stamps will
buy two pairs of canvas leggins;
six thrift stamps, $1.50, will buy
five pairs of woolen socks, three
pairs summer drawers, summer
undershirt; twelve thrift stamps
will buy a steel helmet to protect
some soldier at the front; one war
savings stamp will buy 100 car-
tridges; another will buy a car-
tridge belt, a scabbard for a bay-
onet; four war saving stamps
will buy a rifle for some soldier
at the front fighting for the cause
of liberty; three and one-half war
savings stamps will buy three
pairs of woolen blankets for the
comfort of the men in the trench-
es, and two and one-half war sav-
ings stamps will buy a gas mask
for the protection of some moth-
er’s boy from the deadly attack
of gas; three war savings stamps
will buy an overcoat or two wool-
en service coats. Two war sav-
ings stamps will purchase two
pairs of woolen breeches or two
flannel shirts.”
From the above statement you will
readily see what part an individual
may take in the purchase of savings
and thrift stamps. It should be our
individual pleasure to assist in raising
the amount allotted to Centre county,
so that the men at the front may be
supplied with the required necessities.
We can not all hope to purchase Lib-
erty bonds but we can do our ‘bit”
in purchasing these little government
securities.
In a letter from the state director,
my attention has been called to the
fact that Centre county took a slump
in the sales recently, and an appeal
has, therefore, been made to our peo-
ple to at once increase materially the
sales of these war savings and thrift
stamps.
In order that you may know that
the people of Centre county have NOT
become exorcised in the purchase of
these savings stamps, etc., your at-
tention is called to the counties of the
State that have exceeded $1.00 per
person, as you will notice by the fol-
lowing statement:
Cameron. ... av. .0, fh, ol 2 81S)
Columbia. ...................... 200
Cumberland. ................ ...
Call at your nearest postoffice and
purchase a goodly number of these
stamps, and decide to continue to pur-
chase them so long as they are avail-
able. The people of this country must
take advantage of every opportunity
afforded. The inyestment alone should
.appeal to every person, young or old,
in the county.
Let me therefore appeal to every
patriotic citizen to become interested
in this feature of helping the young
men who have enlisted in this great
war. Make a loan, no matter how
small, to your Government, and make
it at once.
W. HARRISON WALKER,
Chairman War Savings Committee
for Centre County.
A Big Fence.
One day last week chief of police
Harry Dukeman arrested a man nam-
ed Harris on the charge of entering a
house at Clarence and stealing some
wearing apparel. Harris confessed
the theft and told Dukeman he had
sold the stuff to Oscar Andrews, of
Lock Haven.
On Monday officer Dukeman went
to Lock Haven and with constable W.
W. Pettingill secured a search war-
rant and went to the Andrews home,
where they uncovered one of the big-
gest fences ever found in this section
of the State. On the second floor
they found three rooms and a hall-
way jammed full of furniture, car-
pets, clothing and tools of every de-
scription. Andrews was arrested and
jailed on the charge of receiving stol-
en goods and the police will endeavor
to locate the owners of the plunder.
The Bellefonte Academy foot-
ball banquet was held at the Acade-
my on Wednesday evening, and was a
most successful affair. Unlike for-
mer banquets it was held at the reg-
ular supper hour, six o’clock, and it
was after ten when the final toasts
were responded to and the invited
guests departed for their respective
homes.
men Pyl your ad. mn the “Watch-
man.
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KENNELLY.—James Kennelly, a |
veteran of the Civil war and one of !
the best known residents of Spring
Mills, passed away at 5:15 o'clock
last Friday morning following a brief
illness with penumonia.
He was a son of Stephen and Sa-
rah Kennelly and was born at Spring
Mills on July 22nd, 1838, thus being
79 years, 6 months and 16 days old.
When a young man he learned the
carpenter trade and worked at that
occupation until the breaking out of
the Civil war when he enlisted as a
private in Company G, 49th regiment
Pennsylvania volunteers and saw con-
siderable service. Returning home he
resumed his occupation as a carpenter
and followed that line of work until
his retirement a few years ago. He
was a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church and of the Shannon Post
G. A. R.
In March, 1863, he was united in
marriage to Miss Jane Cane who died
in 1898. Surviving him, however, are
the following children: Mrs. Perry
Krise and Thomas C. Kennelly, of
Spring Mills; Mrs. Martha Sheesley
and Daniel W. Kennelly, of Shamo-
kin; Stephen J. Kennelly, of Spring
Mills, and Robert Gates Kennelly, of
Reedsville. He also leaves three sis-
ters and two brothers, namely: Mrs.
David Burrell and Daniel Kennelly, of
Spring Mills; Mrs. James Dubbs, of
Philipsburg; Mrs. Kate Smeltzer, of
Centre Hall, and R. G. Kennelly, of
Spring Mills.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church of Spring Mills at
ten o'clock on Tuesday morning by
Rev. W. H. Williams, after which the
Spring Mills P. O. S. of A assisted at
the burial in the Cross cemetery in
Georges valley.
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STOVER.—Mrs. Catharine Stover,
widow of Daniel Stover, was found
dead in bed at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Howard Evey, at State Col-
lege, last Thursday morning. She
had been in declining health for some
time owing to her advanced age but
at that her death was quite a shock to
her friends.
She was a daughter of Godfrey and
Mary Baisor and was born on a farm
near Centre Hall on July 7th, 1833,
hence was in her eighty-fifth year.
Her early life was spent in the vicini-
ty of her birth but after her marriage
to Mr. Stover she resided in Fergu-
son township. In 1911, following the
death of her husband, she went to
State College and made her home
with her daughter. Her surviving
children are William E. Stover, of
Turtle Creek; Charles, of Millheim;
John, of State College; Ralph, of Ak-
ron, Ohio; Mrs. Sarah Thompson, of
Howard; Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson
and Mrs. Howard Evey, of State Col-
lege. She also leaves seventeen
grand-children and twelve great
grand-children.
Funeral services were held in the
Pine Hall Reformed church at 2:30
o'clock on Sunday afternoon by Rev.
S. C. Stover, assisted by Rev. J. W.
Long. Burial was made in the Pine
Hall cemetery.
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GUISEWITE.—Miss Sarah Guise-
wite, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Guisewite, of Aaronsburg, died
at 5:45 o'clock on Monday morning
after less than a week’s illness. She
was born in Aaronsburg twenty-nine
years ago and during her short life
had so lived that she was loved and
esteemed by all who knew her. Al-
ways bright and cheerful, with a smile
and a kind word for everybody, she
had a large circle of friends who sin-
cerely mourn her death.
She was a member of the Reformed
church and Sunday school since early
girlhood and an earnest worker in
both. She was also a member of the
Lodge of Rebekahs, of Millheim, and
a charter member of the Patriotic
Order of Americans of Aaronsburg.
In addition to her parents she is sur-
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Harry Bow-
er and Mrs. Fred Rachau, both of
Aaronsburg. Funeral services will be
held in the Reformed church at
Aaronsburg this (Friday) morning at
10:30 o’clock by Rev. W. D. Donat,
after which burial will be made in the
Reformed cemetery.
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SALMON.—Lock Haven jost one of
its best known and most enterprising
citizens on Monday in the death of
David Salmon, who passed away after
a brief illness with pneumonia, aged
77 years. Starting in life as a con-
tractor and builder he became inter-
ested in the fire brick industry in 1885
and was prominently connected with
the organization of the Queen’s Run,
Hayes Run and Lock Haven fire brick
companies. It was largely through
his efforts that the soldiers’ and sail-
ors’ monument was erected in that
city, and he was also quite active in
securing a federal building for Lock
Haven. He had been a member of the
Masonic fraternity for fifty-two
years, and interested in all church
and philanthropic movements. He is
survived by his wife, three sons, two
brothers and five sisters.
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THORNLEY.—The many friends of
Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Thornley sympa-
thize with them in the loss of their
little daughter, Dorothy June, who
passed away at 4:30 o’clock on Tues-
day afternoon after less than a week’s
illness with bronchial pneumonia. The
child was born April 24th, 1914, hence
was 3 years, 9 months and 18 days
old. In addition to the grief-stricken
parents a .little brother, Roy Thorn-
ley, survives. The funeral was held
at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon,
the only service being at the grave,
and which was conducted by Dr. E.
H. Yocum. Burial was made in the
Union cemetery.
BAILEY.—Mrs. Mary Catherine
| Bailey, widow of the late W. H. Bai-
i ley, passed away at her home near
Pine Grove Mills on Sunday morning.
Two weeks previous she had a bad
fall fracturing her hip, and later con-
tracted a cold, dying of exhaustion.
She was a daughter of the late Rob-
ert and Mary Bailey Glenn and was
{born at Erbtown on August 18th,
1 1838, hence had reached the advanced
'age of 79 years, 5 months and 23
days. On January 29th, 1857, she was
united in marriage to W. H. Bailey
and the result of their union was eley-
en children, five of whom survive as
follows: J. Calvin Bailey, of Pine
Grove Mills; Mrs. John Sausserman,
of Baileyville; Paul, of Hollidaysburg;
A. 8S. and Miss Nancy at home. She
also leaves two sisters, Nancy and Sa-
rah Glenn, at the old parental home at
: Baileyville.
She was a member of the Presby-
terian church for sixty-nine years
and always took a great interest in
all kinds of church work. For more
than half a century she lived on the
Bailey farm near Pine Grove Mills
and her home was always renowned
for its hospitality to friend or stran-
ger. Mr. Bailey died in 1908 and since
that time she had personal charge of
the farm and managed it most suc-
cessfully. While a home-loving wom-
an she was also widely known
throughout Ferguson township and
universally respected and loved by
everybody.
Funeral services were held at her
late home at twelve o’clock on Wed-
nesday by Rev. L. V. Barber, assisted
by Rev. W. K. Harnish, after which
the remains were laid to rest beside
the body of her husband in the Grays-
ville cemetery.
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SEIBERT.—Judge William N. Sei-
bert, of the Perry-Juniata judicial
district, dropped dead in the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station at Duncannon
at eight o’clock on Monday morning
while waiting for a train to take him
to Mifflintown to preside over a ses-
sion of court. When he left his home
in New Bloomfield earlier in the morn-
ing he was enjoying his usual health.
Less than a year ago Judge Seibert
was quite seriously ill as the result of
an attack of heart trouble, although
he had apparently regained his accus-
tomed vigér it was.a recurrent attack
which caused his death.
Judge Seibert, who was a brother
of Dr. J. L. Seibert, of Bellefonte, was
a son of William Seibert, a local
preacher of Perry county, where he
was born about seventy years ago.
He was elected president judge of the
Perry-Juniata judicial district in 1911
hence would have had four more years
on the bench. He was a prominent
member of the Presbyterian church of
New Bloomfield. Judge Seibert was
quite well known in Bellefonte as in
addition to his frequent visits to his
brother, Dr. Seibert, he had presided
over the Centre county courts on va-
rious occasions. He is survived by
his wife and two sons, William Seibert
Jr., and John, the former a member
of the Perry county bar.
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HERKIMER.—George S. Herkimer,
a well known farmer of College town-
ship, died at his home near Houser-
ville last Saturday morning of a leak-
age of the heart, with which he had
suffered for some time.
He was a son of Christ and Sallie
Herkimer and was born at Houser-
ville on July 9th, 1461, making his age
56 years and 7 months. He followed
farming most all his life and was an
industrious, enterprising citizen. On
October 21st, 1887, he was united in
marriage to Miss Lydia Brennan, who
survives with three daughters, Mrs.
Daniel Lutz, of State College; Mrs.
George Kline, of Houserville, and Ed-
na, at home. He also leaves one sis-
ter, Mrs. Martha Roan, of Indiana,
Pa.
He was a life-long member of the
Reformed church and Rev. S. C. Sto-
ver had charge of the funeral which
was held in the United Brethren
church at Houserville at ten o’clock on
Tuesday morning, burial being made
in the Houserville cemetery.
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KESSLER.—Mrs. Amanda Kessler,
widow of the late Peter Kessler, died
at her home in Rebersburg on Thurs-
day of last week, following an illness
of some weeks with a complication of
diseases. She was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Walker and was
born in Rebersburg on May 20th,
1840, hence at her death had reached
the age of 77 years; 9 months and 20
days. She was a life-long member of
the Lutheran church and a woman
highly esteemed among a wide
circle of acquaintances. She was
united in marriage to Peter Kessler
in 1858, he dying about ten years ago.
She had no children but is survived
by two sisters and one brother, name-
ly: Mrs. Robert Vonada, of Reading;
Mrs. J. F. Garthoof, of Bellefonte, and
Wilson Walker, who lives in Illinois.
Funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon
by Rev. J. D. Hunsicker, after which
burial was made in the Rebershurg
Union cemetery. y
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HEBLEY.—Miss Orpha Hebley, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Heb-
ley, of Orviston, died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. C. A. Williams, in
Lock Haven, following an illness 6f
many months. She was twenty-sev-
en years old and in addition to her
parents is survived by one brother
and three sisters, namely: George,
of Orviston; Mrs. C. A. Williams, of
Lock Haven; Mrs. A. A. Harmon, of
Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. E. P. Walsh,
of Orviston. The funeral was held at
two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon,
burial being made in the Highland
cemetery, Lock Haven.
LOSE.—George Alfred Lose,
dropped dead at 4:45 o’clock on Sat-
urday afternoon while talking with
friends in W. T. Twitmire’s stove
store. A physician diagnosed the
cause of death as heart failure super-
induced by arterio sclerosis.
Deceased was a son of Isaac and
Catharine Lose and was born in Belle-
fonte on December 30th, 1845, hence
had attained the age of 72 years, 1 |
month and 9 days. When a young
man he developed an inordinate fond-
ness for horses and the result was he
engaged in the livery business. He
also bought and sold horses and for
many years his stable was among the
best known in Bellefonte. When the
advent of the automobile drove the
horse livery out of business Mr. Lose
still kept one horse and a rig, which
were at once his pride and delight.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Gherrity who survives with
three children, Mrs. Thomas Jenks
and Joseph Lose, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Cyrus W. Labe, at home. He
also leaves four brothers, Calvin Lose,
of Aaronsburg; Isaac, of Williams-
port; Scott, of Bellefonte, and Louis,
of Hollidaysburg.
Funeral services were held at his
late home in the Bush Arcade at 2:30
o’clock on Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
W. K. McKinney, after which burial
was made in the Union cemetery.
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SENSOR.—Frederick Sensor, one
of the oldest residents of Union town- |
ship, died on Sunday morning as the
result of a stroke
Thursday night previous. His par-
ents were John and Nancy Peters
Sensor, pioneer settlers in Bald Ea-
gle valley, and he was born in Union
township on June 28th, 1825, hence
had reached the advanced age of 92
years, 7 months and 12 days. All his
life was spent in Union township with
the exception of the three years he
served in the Civil war as a member
of Company H, 56th Pennsylvania
volunteers. He was wounded three
times and spent eleven months in
southern prisons. By occupation he
was a farmer and for fifty years lived
on the same farm about a mile north-
west of Unionville,
In 1849 he was married to Miss
Elizabeth Sankey, of Halfmoon val-
ley, who died eleven years ago. Sur-
viving him, however, are the follow-
ing children: George W. and William
B. Sensor, of Tyrone; Mrs. Laura Am-
merman, of Blue Ball; Mrs. Alice
Hall and Miss Minnie, at home. He
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ellen
Brower, of Tyrone.
Funeral services were held on Tues-
day morning at his late home by Rev.
W. A. Lepley, assisted by Rev. M. C.
Piper, after which burial was made
in the upper Unionville cemetery.
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PETERS.—John Peters, a native of
Centre county, died at his home in
St. Joe, Mo., on January 29th, of
pneumonia following a stroke of par-
alysis. He was a son of Benjamin
and Susan Bloom Peters and was
born at Oak Hall seventy years ago.
He went west forty years ago and lo-
cated in Kansas but twenty years ago
moved to Missouri where he met with
considerable success as a farmer. He
was a charter member of the Modock
hunting club of Boalsburg and came
east regularly every season for his an-
nual hunt on the Seven mountains,
spending a month in Centre county
last fall. He is survived by seven
sons and one daughter, as well as two
half-brothers and a half-sister, all
living in Kansas.
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BAKER.—George K. Baker, a vet-
eran of the Civil war, died at his home
in Downs, Kan., on January 30th, of
pneumonia. He was born at Oak Hall
seventy-seven years ago and went
west thirty-eight years ago. He spent
most of last summer among his Cen-
tre county friends. He was a member
of the old 148th regiment, the late
Gen. Beaver’s command during the
Civil war. Surviving him is one son,
living in Kansas, and a sister, living
at Lemont.
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STONE.—Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stone,
of Orviston, are mourning the death
of their eight months old daughter,
Doris May, who died at midnight Sat-
urday after a brief illness with diph-
theria. Mr. and Mrs. Stone deserve
the sympathy of the community in
which they live as only a few weeks
ago their nine year old son died. The
body of the infant daughter was taken
to Woodland, Clearfield county, on
Monday for burial.
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Marriage Licenses.
Following is a list of the marriage
licenses granted during the past week
by Register Frank Sasserman:
Harry Howe and Madeline Smith,
both of Philipsburg.
Samuel D. Neff, of Tusseyville, and
Anna E. Steward, of Spring Mills.
Edwin M. Reese, of Snow Shoe, and
Hazel D. Fetzer, of Curtin.
——Christ Beezer is going to help
solve the milk problem in Bellefonte
by starting a dairy route next Monday
morning. He has a nice herd of
Guernsey and Holstein cows and will
sell both milk and cream.
Philip Mignot, nine year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mignot, un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis,
at the Bellefonte hospital, on Wednes-
day morning. Every indication is for
an early recovery.
——The Bellefonte Lodge of Moose
held their annual banquet last evening
in their rooms in the McClain block.
——Christ Decker, who had quite a
sick spell the early part of the week
sf was considerably improved yesterday.
sustained the
for Warmer Weather Melts Snow and Ice.
years a familiar figure in Bellefonte,
The warmer weather of the past
week has melted much of the snow
and ice and relieved the water famine
that has prevailed the past month or
, more throughout the country districts.
The streams, too, have been filled up
but not to that extent where the wa-
i ter has been high enough to do any
damage.
Moderating the latter part of last
week it continued comparatively
‘warm until Tuesday evening when
i there was a heavy downpour of rain.
‘During the night it grew colder and
| the weather Wednesday was just cool
i enough to keep the snow from going
laway with a rush and causing floods.
‘At that many of the country roads
.are well-nigh impassible. In many
' places they were packed two feet deep
j with ice and snow and the warm
weather softened the whole mass to
i that extent that horses would go
:down so deep they would stick fast,
and in some places throughout the
country had to be shoveled out.
The warm weather has also been a
great relief so far as the coal supply
'is concerned, and at present Belle-
fonte is not suffering in this respect.
All the yards have both anthracite
and bituminous coal on hand, not a
large supply but enough for present
demands, and with traffic on the rail-
roads becoming freer there is hardly
any likelihood of the Bellefonte sup-
ply reaching the famine stage again.
Among the Soldier Boys.
B. Graham Hunter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert F. Hunter, was commis-
'sioned as an ensign in the United
| States navy on Friday of last week.
| Prior to coming home on a furlough
about a month ago Graham took the
| examination for a commission at
League Island and was among the
highest in standing of all who took
ithe examination. The commission
awarded him last Friday is a just rec-
ognition of merit. Though he has not
| been assigned at this writing it is
| highly probable that he will be made
an assistant paymaster, as he has
been in that work ever since his en-
listment.
Ogden B. Malin, who has been in
Canton, Ohio, the past few months,
spent Sunday at his home in this place
and on Monday morning left for
Washington, having enlisted for serv-
ice during the war. His orders were
for him to report to the Sea Coast
Carriage division in the ordnance de-
partment and just where he will be
sent he, of course, would not know un-
til he received his assignment in
Washington.
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Woman Suffrage Party Convention.
The annual convention of the Wom-
an Suffrage party of Centre county
will be held in the Red Cross room of
Petrikin hall, Thursday, February
21st, 1918. The convention will be
called to order at 10 a. m., and at
noon the Suffrage party of the bor-
ough of Bellefonte will provide dinner
for the delegates and guests from out
of town.
In the afternoon there will be an
informal conference of the officers
and workers of the Bellefonte Chapter
of the Red Cross. We shall be glad
to have the Red Cross members who
do not belong to the Suffrage party
attend the morning session and be
with us at dinner.
Please send to Mrs. R. S. Brouse,
Bellefonte, not later than Thursday,
the 19th, the names of all those from
your district who will be our guests
at dinner.
Mrs. ROBERT MILLS BEACH,
Chairman W. S. P. Centre County.
Another Big Week at the Scenic.
Next week’s offering at the Scenic
will eclipse the big week of motion
pictures shown some time ago, and
will be the most remarkable program
ever crowded into one week at any
moving picture theatre. Read the fol-
lowing list:
Monday - evening—The great spectacular
production, “The Garden of Allah,” in ten
reels, with Helen Vare in the leading part.
Tuesday evening (if fuelless day is
abandoned)—‘ ‘The Freedom of the World.”
Wednesday—Geraldine Farrar in “The
. Woman God Forgot.”
Thursday—Madame Petrova in “More
Truth than Poetry.”
Friday—The famous battle front picture
of Italy, graphically depicting actual war-
fare in the mountainous heights.
Saturday—A good Paramount
and others. :
Matinee and evening exhibition every
day.
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School Children to be Made Census
Takers.
Pupils in the public schools in Cen-
tre county as well as throughout the
entire State are to be made census
takers to make a survey of farm la-
bor needs and farm resources. The
work will be done under the head su-
pervision of the county superintend-
ent and the teachers of the county.
In this way it is hoped to get accu-
rate data as to what farm help will
be needed to get out the spring crops
and where it is needed. Regular
blanks will be supplied the pupils for
the purpose of securing the necessary
data and farmers are urged to co-op-
erate with the children by giving
them full and correct information.
The information will be for govern-
ment use only and not for general
publieation.
Louis Daggett has decided to
give up his job ut the Bush house on
April 1st and will establish a whole-
sale agency in Bellefonte for the
handling and distribution of non-al-
coholic beverages, a product of man-
ufacturers in Rochester, N. Y. His
territory will consist of Centre, Clear-
field, Union, Mifflin, Blair and Clinton
{ counties.
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{ban G. McSherry,
Shoemaker — Sprankle. — The an-
nouncement has been made of the
marriage on Saturday evening, Feb-
ruary 2nd, of Joseph Carlton Shoe-
maker, second son of Elisha and An-
nie Shoemaker, of State College, and
Miss Lucy Marie Sprankle, a daugh-
ter of Alvin and Ora Sprankle, of Pe-
tersburg, the wedding having taken
place at the Y. M. C. A., Washington,
D. C, Rev. Paul R. Hickok, of Troy,
N. Y., performing the ceremony. The
{ bride was attended by her aunt, Miss
Annie Scott, who was visiting friends
in Washington. The bridegroom is
enlisted in the U. S. forestry corps,
Company B, Twentieth engineers, and
is at present stationed at Camp Uni-
versity, Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Shoemaker will remain with her hus-
band in Washington until he leaves
for France.
McSherry—Wise.— A wedding that
will be of interest to “Watchman”
readers in Bellefonte was that on
Thursday morning of last week of Al-
; of Gettysburg, and
Miss Nan Wise, of Spring Grove,
York county, the ceremony being. per-
formed by Rev. Father M. J. Hynes
in the Sacred Heart Catholic church
at Spring Grove.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Wise, for years residents
of Bellefonte. Her husband is chief
clerk in the Gettysburg hotel and it
is in that city they will make their
home after a brief wedding trip.
Houser—Lamberson.— Luther Allen
Houser and Miss Julia Lamberson,
both of Huntingdon, were married at
the parsonage of the Methodist Epis-
copal church in Hollidaysburg, last
Friday afternoon, by the pastor, Rev.
E. E. Harter, the ring ceremony be-
ing used. The young couple came di-
rect to Centre county to spend their
honeymoon among the bridegroom’s
relatives at Houserville after which
they will take up their residence in
Huntingdon where Mr. Hoover is em-
ployed as an automobile machinist.
The Soldier’s Father.
A good friend of the “Watchman”
writes that John E. Harrigan, an at-
torney with the Boston Elevated Rail-
Way company, at a recent meeting of
the Clover Club of Boston, in response
to the toast, “The Fathers of Our Sol-
diers,” finely expressed the following
intensely patriotic and noble thought:
“What can one say, when one’s only
son, in whom one’s dreams and hopes
and life are bound up, has gone over
there to France to stay perhaps a
year, perhaps three years, perhaps
forever,—but who is over there to see
that at any cost that flag is kept fly-
ing? What can one say?
“One can say this—what a million
other fathers tonight are saying, con-
sciously or unconsciously—that it is
the one pride and glory of my life
that if my own strength and life are
of no value to my country in her
fighting line I can at least ‘give a son;
and a son who needed no word from
me to give himself.
“Hopes and ambitions—why, I
never dreamed anything so sublime,
I never imagined a destiny for my son
so great as that which he has achiev-
ed. He is wearing the uniform of an
American soldier; he is interposing
his arm and his breast between’ his
country’s enemies. Nay—he is wear-
ing the livery of heaven. He is fight-
ing for God.
“What can one say?”
Philipsburg’s Costly Fire.
A fire which had its origin in the
livery barn of Josiah Pritchard, of
Philipsburg, entirely destroyed the
barn with all its contents except the
horses, Mr. Pritchard’s big brick ga-
rage and badly damaged the Emerick
Motor Bus company garage and ad-
joining dwelling. Upwards of eighty
automobiles were burned and the
damage is estimated at $150,000. Mr.
Pritchard’s loss alone is estimated at
$50,000, although he had $1,000 insur-
ance on his livery barn and contents
and some insurance on his automo-
biles, of which he lost thirty-one.
*oe
——Many public sales will be held
in Centre county this spring and far-
mers generally who are going to make
sale give two reasons therefore. One
is the shortage of and high priced
farm labor and the other that they
anticipate unusually high prices for
all kinds of stock as well as farm im-
plements. The latter reason is prob-
ably the strongest one. Many far-
mers who have had in mind retiring
the past year or two, and very likely
would retire anyway in a year or so
are taking advantage of the antici-
pated high prices this spring to
make sale and get all out of their per-
sonal effects they can. But even
though a large number are retiring
some other men will take the farms
and none will be allowed to lie idle
during the year.
—“The Marriage Question,”
which comes to Garman’s next week,
is said to tell the truth, to hide noth-
ing, to lay bare the secrets of the
home, to be the greatest jolt ever
handed to hypocrites, and to provide
a shock to those who have been
frightened in years past to face ques-
tions which are coming up continually.
The parent who has evaded his duty
to his children, the elder brother who
has hesitated to talk to his younger
relatives, the older friend of young
folks who has dodged questions which
are natural enough, are touched upon
in this play in a way that carries a
lesson. Matinee and night, Tuesday,
February 19th. Matinee for ladies
only.
——The Germans are certainly a
hopeful people. They are consoling
themselves now with the absurd fic-
tion that an Indian uprising will pre-
vent the sending of American troops
abroad in great numbers.
Veet