EXIT THE C. R. R. OF PA.
Steps Taken at a Meeting Held Yes-
terday to Take the Road Over, if
the Money Can be Raised.
Brusca] Wald
Bellefonte, Pa., October 4, 1918.
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! As stated last week the Central
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY | Railroad company of Pennsylvania
went out of business as a common
| carrier when the passenger train on
| Saturday night reached Bellefonte.
‘Its charter was surrendered by due
' process of law over a month ago and
: not a wheel was turned until Wednes-
| day when a locomotive was sent down
| over the road to bring some empty
i cars to Bellefonte.
——The chestnut crop this year
is a fairly good one, and the nuts are
of good size and free of worms.
— The first real frost of the sea-
son occurred on Tuesday, October 1st,
but fortunately comparatively little
damage was done.
Mrs. Cora Corl, wife of Mil-
ford Corl, of Ferguson township, was
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Prong Hal ye Belietonterhe Spitei.on undetermined. Prominent Bellefont-
| ers were in Washington last week in
{ Even now the future of the road is’
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. Wooden returned Saturday from
a three week’s visit in Pittsburgh.
—Andrew Young spent the week-end in
Altoona with his daughter, Mrs. Earl
Dawson.
—Miss Mary Bradley returned om Sat-
urday from a trip to Bradford, Canada
; and Philadelphia, having been away sev-
eral weeks.
—Miss Emma Montgomery has been
home from Tyrone for a few days this
week, looking after her home and other
. interests in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. S. M. Nissley left Tuesday for
her former home, at McKeesport, going
out for a visit of several weeks and for
the wedding of her sister.
—Mrs. M. W. Reed and her children
went to Allentown Saturday for a visit
—On Welnewey eT Xe. consultation with the director gen-
ler, of near Pine Grove Ills, ' eral of railroads and got him inter-
her young daughter Grace to a Pitts-
burgh hospital for an operation.
len is well known here as Miss Mary
Mott.
— Seven national army men will
leave at 3:10 this afternoon for Fort
Thomas, Ky. The names of the men
were published in last week’s issue of
the “Watchman.”
— The Patriotic League will hold
its monthly business meeting in the
High school building, Friday, Octo-
ber 4th. A full attendance is request-
ed. Time, 7:30 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller and
their son William will leave their
home on east Linn street this week,
to occupy a part of Mrs. Newcomer's
house for the winter.
The Thimble Bee of the Aid
society of the Reformed church will
be held at the home of Mrs. M. B.
Garman, on Curtin street, Friday
afternoon, October 4th.
———Manager Garman, of the opera
house, yesterday signed a contract for
D. W. Griffith’s magnificent picture,
“Hearts of the World,” which will be
exhibited two days, matinee and
night. Watch for the date.
— Joseph Grossman, of Reynolds
avenue, is offering his home for sale
because he expects to leave Belle-
fonte. It is one of the best homes in
that section and any person desiring
to purchase should see him. i
The C. O. Peacock Co., of Fifth |
Ave., New York, will have a showing
of serge, wool-jersey, georgette and
all kinds of dresses, coats and suits
at the Newman Lady's Shop, on Mon-
day and Tuesday, Oct. 7th and 8th.
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——D. Wagner Geiss has been
awarded the contract for carrying the
mail from the Pennsylvania railroad
trains to the postoffice in Bellefonte
and vice versa, and started work on
the job on Tuesday afternoon, W.
Henry Taylor having made his last
trip Tuesday morning. :
——— Arrangements have been made
with the Bellefonte Fuel & Supply
company to take care of all the peach
stones and other hard pits collected
for the Red Cross. Any person sav-
ing or collecting any should take
them to the office of that company, in
the rear of the Bush house.
—TIt is necessary to make another
appeal to the women who have taken
wool for sweaters, that they finish
same at once. Our Chapter allotment
was 200 sweaters, to be completed
October first, and the wool was given
out with this understanding; but to
date only 120 have been turned in.
——The State College High school
foot ball team will play the Bellefonte
High on Hughes field tomorrow (Sat-
urday) afternoon at three o’clock.
This will be the first real game of the
season for the High school and Belle-
fonte lovers of the sport ought to go
out and givc them proper encourage-
ment.
The Scenic does not send out
invitations to attend the moving pic-
tures presented there. Each even-
ing’s program is a standing invita-
tion to all patrons to return for
another evening of good pictures.
That is one thing patrons are always
assured of, the best pictures that can
be secured. These include big fea-
tures as well as interesting comedies,
ete.
——After being completely remod-
eled and put in excellent shape
throughout the Lyric theatre was re-
opened on Wednesday evening with
the big war picture, “Over the Top.”
The attendance was unusually large
both Wednesday and yesterday even-
ings and the Lyric has thus estab-
lished a bid for popularity that bids
fair to continue and make it a very
popular place of amusement.
——Carson Smith, who for many
years was a familiar figure along the
Bald Eagle Valley railroad as he
drove his iron steed from Tyrone to
Lock Haven, will be seen in these
parts no more. On Sunday he and
his wife left Tyrone for Brockway-
ville, Jefferson county, where they
will make ther home with their son
George. Mr. Smith was an employee
of the Pennsylvania railroad more
than forty years, a good part of the
time as engineer on the Tyrone divis-
ion.
———The big Milton fair will be held
next week and from the program ar-
ranged by the management it will be
worth visiting. There will be free at-
tractions, music by the Milton band
every day, and one of the finest
strings of race horses ever booked at
a Milton fair. One of the big attrac-
tions will be an exhibit of forty
thoroughbred ponies by the Roselawn
pony farm, at Cortland, N. Y. An
unusually large stock exhibit has
been booked and all told the Milton
fair will be worth attending.
ested to that extent that he assured
| them the matter of extending finan-
— A little daughter was born a,
week ago to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mc- |
Millen, of Harrisburg. Mrs. McMil- |
cial help would be investigated. In
view of this fact a public meeting was
held in the court house at ten o'clock
yesterday morning to discuss the sit-
uation. About fifty people were
present and Col. J. L. Spangler was
chosen to preside. The Colonel told
of the meeting he and N. B. Spangler
had in Washington last week with
John Barton Payne, counsel for the
director general of railroads, and that
he had assured them that the govern-
ment would do everything it could to
keep the road in operation, if it was
to the public interest.
Mr. Payne sent a letter to Drexel
& Co. and Judge Audenried, of Phila-
delphia, asking that the proceedings
for the dissolution of the charter of
the railroad company be held up, but
as no material evidence was before
the court justifying such a procedure
the charter was dissolved last Satur-
day. But Drexel & Co. have agreed
to wait thirty days before scrapping
the road to give the people interested
time to see what can be done toward
taking the road over.
In addition to residents of Belle-
fonte and Nittany valley in attend-
ance at the meeting yesterday were
Charles Steele and attorney Remin-
snyder, of Sunbury; Mr. Furst, attor-
ney for the East Broadtop railroad;
Mr. Donovan, of the Mill Hall axe
factory, and others, and all were of
| the opinion that the road properly
operated could be made to pay.
Finally to see just what can be
done the chairman was authorized to
appoint a committee of five to gather
all facts possible bearing on the phys-
ical condition of the road in the past
and the possibilities for the future for
presentation to the government rep-
resentative when he visits Bellefonte.
The chair was also empowered to ap-
point a committee of ten, five from
Centre county and five from Clinton
county, to make a canvas to see how
much money can be raised. These
committees will be appointed by Col.
Spangler very soon so that they can
get to work at once. Any action tak-
en, however; will have to be in an out-
and-out purchase of the road as the
old. company is out of it for good.
Another drawback will be that
most of the employees of the compa-
ny have already left for other pesi-
tions. These include Edward Whit-
taker, who has gone to the P. R. R.
shops, Altoona; W. H. Hamilton and
J. H. Hall to Tyrone to work in the
P. R. R. yards; T. J. Murphy to Du-
Bois to work in the shops of the B.
R. & P. R. R., while two or three oth-
ers will go to the Cambria and Indi-
ana road. William McClellan, the
veteran at the Bellefonte station, has
a good job in view right in Bellefonte
so will not have to leave the town.
Of the agents along the line J. E. Al-
ters, of Lamar, has accepted the po-
sition of agent for the American
Railways express at Emporium, while
J. B. Rossman, of Salona, will move
to Bellefonte and enter the employ of
N. J. Hockman, produce dealer.
Most of the men in the office have
several things in view but have not
yet decided just what to accept, with
the exception of train dispatcher
Thomas E. Mayes, who is awaiting
his call to enter the U. S. service. In
the meantime he expects to leave to-
morrow on a visit with friends at
Howard, Milton and Johnstown, ex-
pecting to go to Washington the lat-
ter part of next week.
Union County’s Big Fair in October.
Due to the fact that the Union
County Agricultural society will hold
its annual exhibit this year in Octo-
ber, at the close of the circuit of
fairs in this section, there should be
an unusually large number of fakirs,
shows and exhibitors on the ground.
From the present rate at which re-
quests for space on the grounds are
arriving the Midway will be a verit-
able hive of business on the four days
of October 15, 16, 17 and 18. In the
various buildings the exhibitions will
exceed those of former years in many
respects.
The races this year promise to be
one of the biggest features of the big
fair and in addition to the regular
racing program arranged by the as-
sociation there will be a county race.
Five entries have already been made.
Special railroad rates will prevail
on the railroads and on Thursday the
regular excursion will arrive at the
fair grounds from Centre county.
There will be no change in the price
of admission.
——William Hall, the convict who
escaped from the western peniten-
tiary, shot at guard Whiteman and
made a second escape after he had
been recaptured, made his way to Al-
toona, committed two robberies and
shot at a policeman, plead guilty to
the robberies before Judge Baldridge
on Tuesday and was sentenced to the
western penitentiary for a period of
not less than one year nor more than
three years on each count.
sumption have been obtained.
Far be it from us to set up an
Nation is in the balance.
number of years that intervene
where it is nearly an actual loss
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MILD TYPE OF SPANISH INFLU-
ENZA AT STATE COLLEGE.
Nearly 300 Cases Reported, With
One Death.
Some three hundred cases of illness
Spanish influenza, according to re-
ports from there yesterday. While
most of the cases have not developed
toms indicate the presence of that
malady. 3
The one very serious case is that of
Prof. Putney, professor of agrono-
my, whose condition is very bad. He
went through a siege of influenza
which developed pneumonia and now
it is feared there has been a further
development into meningitis. Eleven
students have been quarantined in
one room in the main college building
where every effort is being put forth
to prevent the spread of the disease,
whatever it may be. But. it is not
confined to students or the student’s
quarters but has found victims in pri-
vate families, in some cases most of
the members being ill at one time.
Physicians at the College are doing
their best to check the spread of the
disease and prevent the situation
from becoming alarming.
While few of the students are ser-
iously ill it is none-the-less believed
to be the Spanish influenza carried
into the community by students ar-
riving from the infected districts in
the east.
AN EXTENSION WORKER DIES.
Miss Ruth K. Whiting, of Great
Bennington, Mass., died about noon
Wednesday, from pneumonia, bron-
cho, superinduced by the influenza.
She was one of the field workers in
the department of home economics
and may have contracted the disease
while traveling.
No Building in Centre County is Per-
missible Now Without a Permit.
There appears to be a misunder-
standing in regard to building oper-
ations under the new order of the
United States government. It will be
necessary hereafter, te receive the
approval of the Building Director of
the Pennsylvania Council of Nation-
al Defense for every new operation,
and it will be necessary to receive the
approval of the Building Director for
all repairs costing more than $2500.
Heretofore it appeared to be under-
stood that new operations costing less
than $2500, might be undertaken
without the approval of the Building
Director. This is not the case, since
there must be approval for every new
operation.
The procedure to be followed by all
persons, firms or corporations desir-
ing to engage in building, construc-
tion or repair work hereafter, will be
as follows: They must apply, with a
full statement of the facts, under
oath, to the local Director of the
State Council of Defense, E. J. Geh-
ret, who will investigate the necessi-
ty of the proposed construction and
make a recommendation with a sum-
mary of the facts, to State Director
Coleman. If Mr. Coleman decides in
favor of the construction his recom-
mendation, with a full statement of
the facts, will be sent to the non-War
Construction Section, Priorities Di-
vision, of the War Industries Board,
which will then take appropriate ac-
at State College is believed to be |
into an advanced stage all the symp- |
tion in the matter of a permit. In no
| case will a permit be granted by the
: War Industries Board without appli-
| cation having first been made to the
Pennsylvania Council of National
Defense through
E. J. GEHRET,
Director for Centre County.
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Flags Raised at Titan Metal Com-
pany.
~ Several hundred people congregat-
ed at’ the plant of the Titan Metal
company south of Bellefonte on Sat-
urday afternoon to witness the rais-
ing of the Stars and Stripes and also
a flag designating the Titan as being
an auxiliary of the U. S. shipping
board. Our Girls band was present
and furnished the music. Col. J. L.
Spangler presided and interesting
speeches were made by burgess W.
Harrison Walker, Edmund Blanchard,
Lieut. Claude W. Smith and Col. H.
S. Taylor. Lieut. Smith, naturally,
was the big attraction but inasmuch
as the speakers were all limited to
five minutes he did not have time
enough to tell his hearers very much
of what has happened on the other
side. He dwelt but a minute or soon
the battle of the Marne, in which his
company suffered so heavily, but took
time to say that if Lieut. E. R. Tay-
lor’s company had been on the right
of him when the Germans made that
drive the story would have been a
very different one.
Lieut. Smith stated that the big-
gest thing in the American army in
France today is pep. One finds it
everywhere and it is just as conta-
gious among the men when they are
called to go over the top as it is one
hundred miles from the battle front.
The boys all know they have a duty
to perform and the way they go about
it shows that they are going to do it
thoroughly and well. He saw French
troops in action and praised them for
their bravery and bulldog tenacity,
but stated that they were slower and
more methodical in their movements.
In fact the French, themselves, have
been astounded at the pep and dash
of the American soldiers.
And speaking of pep, Lieut. Smith
appealed to the public generally to
stand back of the boys in France by
buying Liberty bonds. Put pep into
the Liberty loan campaign and buy
bonds until you feel it. That’s the
way the boys are fighting over there.
Lieut. Smith was not only given an
ovation when introduced but was lib-
erally applauded during his remarks.
The fact that the Titan Metal com-
pany has been made an auxiliary
plant of the U. S. shipping board may
not convey to the general public just
how important a concern it has grown
to be. It has long been known that
practically the entire output of the
plant goes to the government for var-
ious uses and just last week so ur-
gent was the necessity of having sev-
eral rods of Titan metal that a gov-
ernment inspector came to Bellefonte
and waited until the rods were made
then took them with him in the pas-
senger coach right to the place where
they were needed badly. And the
Titan metal was the best kind the
government could secure for the pur-
pose desired. For various other uses
in the United States.
——Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
it has also proven the best turned out,
with Dr. Reed, who’ expected to leave
shortly for oversea service.
—Mrs. Thomas E. Mayes and her
daughter Margaret have left Bellefonte, to
| make their home in Johnstown during
Mr. Mayes’ absence in service.
—Hon. William M. Allison and daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel, of Spring Mills, and Mrs.
J. ¥. Alexander, of Centre Hall, were in
Bellefonte Saturday shopping and calling
on friends.
—Mrs. D. C. Deuary and Miss Laudry,
of Johnstown, were in Bellefonte recently
for a week’s visit, spending the time while
here with Mrs. Joseph Thomas and Mrs.
A. Wagner.
—Mrs. W. F. Reynolds has returned
from a visit with friends at Ashbourne,
and with her son Philip, at Newport News.
Philip, who is in naval service has left on
his second voyage across.
—Mrs. Richard Gunsallus and her son,
Harry R. Gunsallus, and grand-daughter,
Mildred J. Gunsallus, left this week for a
two week's visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Edward Crain, at Pitcairn.
—Miss Margaret Fahey, who had lived
with Mrs. William P. Wilson for a num-
ber of years, went to Chester last week
with Mrs, Hiram Hiller, expecting to make
her home with Mrs. Hiller.
~—Mrs. J. M. Heinle, who has been in
Philadelphia during the summer, is home
on a sick leave, and will spend several
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Shaughnessy Jr, of Howard
street.
—Miss Jane Miller, who has been spend-
ing the summer in Bellefonte and Pleas-
ant Gap, went to Lock Haven Saturday,
for a visit of several weeks with her broth-
er, before returning to Pitcairn for the
winter.
—Mrs. Roy Branden, of Youngstown,
Ohio, spent Tuesday night in Bellefonte
as a guest of Mrs. J. A. Aiken. Mr. and
Mrs. Branden motored as far as Altoona
where they are spending the week with
friends.
—Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Gardner, of Clear-
field, came to Bellefonte a week ago spend-
ing several days with Mr. and Mrs. Wy-
cliff Gardner, at Snydertown, and with
Mrs. Gardner's mother, Mrs. Strickland,
in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. James Tate, of Salona, spent
Sunday in Bellefonte with her sister, Miss
Anna M. Miller, at the home of Mrs. R.
G. H. Hayes. Miss Miller accompanied
her home on Sunday evening returning to
Bellefonte on Monday.
—Dr. John McGarvey, of Loraine, Ohio,
spent a short time in Bellefonte the after
part of last week on his way for a visit
with his mother, near Harrisburg. Being
a cousin of the late John McGarvey, his
time was spent with Mr. McGarvey’s fam-
ily. 4
—Mrs. Trench Kintzing and her daugh-
ter Elizabeth, have been in Bellefonte for
a part of the week with Mrs. Kintzing’s
cousin, Mrs. Olewine. Mrs. Kintzing was
on her way home to Wilkinsburg, after a
two month’s visit at Lock Haver and
State College.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Thompson
have left Elkhurst, Va., in anticipation of
making their home at Lemont, where Mr.
Thompson has bought all of the holdings
of the John I. Thompson estate. Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson will occupy the Johm I.
Thompson home.
—Mrs. Roland Miller, of Ford City, is
visiting with friends in Bellefonte and
Coleville. Mr. Miller's mother, with whom
she anticipated spending a part of the
time, is in New York, having gone east to
see her grand-son, Mark Parsons, before
he left for France.
—Mr. and Mrs. M. Ward Fleming and
their two children, with Mrs. Fleming's
sister, Mrs. Miller, of Butler, and her son
David, will come to Bellefonte today. The
party will spend the week-end here as
guests of Mr. Fleming's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. I. Fleming.
—Charles A. Lukenbach arrived in Belle-
fonte Wednesday of last week on his
drive from Detroit. Leaving there Mon-
day, Mr. Lukenbach made the trip in
three days, and after a short visit with
members of his family here and at Ty-
rone, started on the return drive Monday
of this week.
—Among those from out-of-town who
were here last week for the funeral of
John Phil Cunningham were, William
Cunningham, from Beaver Falls; Mr. and
Mrs. James Riley, from Virginia; Mr. agd
Mrs. James Darcey and Mrs. Joseph Dier-
kin, from Washington, D. C., and Mrs.
James Crotty, from Lewistown.
—Mr. and Mrs. George M. Armor, of
Hartford, Conn., were here over Sunday
for a short visit with Mr. Armor’s father
and sister, Monroe Armor and Mrs. Hor-
ton 8. Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Armor came to
Bellefonte from Tyrone and upon leaving
here went to New York to spend several
days before returning to Connecticut.
—Mrs. Lewis Swartz and her small
child left here Sunday to join Mr. Swartz
at Braddock, where he is an instructor im
the city schools. Mrs. Swartz was accom-
panied to Bellefonte by Mr. Swartz’s
mother, Mrs. L. E. Swarts, of Hublers-
burg, where her sister, Mrs. Allison, of
State College, joined them here for the
day.
—Mr. and Mrs. Luther Strouse and Mr.
and Mrs. John Strouse, of College town-
ship, were in town for a short time yes-
terday afternoon. They had been attend-
ing the Resides sale in quest of cows, but
inasmuch as they didn’t have any tied en
behind their motor when they started
home we presume they were unable to get
the kind they were after, t
—Miss Sarah Hockenberry was in Belle-
fonte Friday, on her way to New Browns-
ville, going home with her brother Wil-
liam and his wife, who had been visiting
with Mr. Hockenberry’s mother, Mrs.
George Hockenberry, at State College, and
with Mrs. Hockenberry’'s relatives in Cen-
tre county. Miss Sarah anticipates mak-
ing her home at New Brownsville.
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—Mrs. Edmund Blanchard is entertain-
ing her mother, Mrs. Donnelly, of Ridley
Park.
—Mrs. G. H. Childs, of Crafton, was in
Bellefonte last week for the funeral of her
grand-mother, Mrs. John P. Harris.
—Mr. and Mrs. William F. Naatz, of
| Kirkville, N. Y., have been guests of Mrs.
|
W. O. Brewer and Mrs. Charles Keichline.
—Mrs. R. Harold Smith and her small
child returned to their home in Pottsville
Wednesday. Mrs. Smith had been visit-
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Ray.
—Mrs. Robert A. Miller, of Tyrone, and
her daughter Jane, who were here fer the
day, Saturday, were guests during their
stay of Mrs. Jack Houck. Mrs. Miller having
many friends in Bellefonte, at Axe Mann
and at Spring Mills, makes frequent vis-
its to Centre county.
Bellefonte Pays Tribute to Her First
War Victim.
Bellefonte paid beautiful and sol-
emn tribute to the memory of the first
of our boys who has given his life to
his country as the funeral cortege of
the late John Cunningham moved
from his home to the cemetery last
Monday morning.
The military guard presented arms
as the flag covered case bearing the
remains of the soldier were carried
from the house by eight of his boy-
hood companions. Then they took
their places at either side of the
hearse and proceeded to the church.
All business was suspended, the
streets over which the procession
moved were swept clean of traffic, and
men and women of all classes step-
ped to the curb, uncovered and stood
with bowed heads. On Allegheny
street the students of the Bellefonte
Academy, all of the High school schol-
ars and those of the Parohcial schools
formed an avenue of tribute that ex-
tended clear to the entrance of St.
John’s Catholic church where requi-
em mass was celebrated.
It was wonderfully impressive. The
absolute quiet, broken only by the sol-
emn tolling of the court house bell,
was mute expression of the reverence,
the gratitude, the undying obligation
that is ours for those who have gone
to do for us what we cannot do for
ourselves.
Mr. J. M. Cunningham, John’s
father, has received the following let-
ters which explain themselves and are
published only to show how closely
the Navy Department watches every
man in the service and how careful it
is in the treatment of them. Mr. Cun-
ningham was at his son’s bedside al-
most constantly throughout his illness
and finds much comfort in the person-
al knowledge that it would have been
impossible to have done more than
was done to save his boy’s life. The
hospital was splendidly equipped, had
ample nurses and physicians who
were in constant and really solicitous
attendance so that he is satisfied that
there is no such word as “neglect” in
the lexicon of the U. S. naval hos-
pital at Hampton Roads.
27 September, 1018.
My dear Mr. Cunningham:
You have been informed by the Naval
Hospital of the death of your son, John
Phil Cunningham, Landsman for Elec-
trician, U. S. Navy.
You may rest assured that nothing was
left undone, which might have been done,
to save your son. The instant he was
found to be suffering from influenza he
was put to bed and all precautions were
taken to prevent complicatiens. When
his case was definitely decided to be influ-
enza, he was sent to the Naval Hospital
and at that time went out from under my
command.
Please accept my warm sympathy, and
that of the officers and men who knew
your son, in your bereavement. He died
in the service of his country, and this
should be a consolation to you.
Very respectfully
W. M. CROSE,
Captain, U. 8S. Navy,
Commanding.
Mr. John M. CUNNINGHAM,
58 South Potter St.,
Bellefonte, Penna.
Naval Operating Base,
Hampton Roads, Va.
September 27th, 1918.
Mr. John Mitchell Cunningham,
90 South Potter St.,
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Dear Sir:
It is my sad duty to inform you of the
death of your son, John Phil Cunning-
ham, Landsman, Electrician, U. S. Navy,
at this hospital at 5:25 p. m., September
25th, 1918, from pneumonia, broncho.
Every attention possible, both from a
medical standpoint and of comfort, were
afforded him, but to no avail. He was
under the care of a physician with an
abundance of experience in the treatment
of this disease and also that of a trained,
graduate, female nurse.
Prior to his death he was visited by the
‘station Chaplain and was spiritually well
prepared to die.
After assuring you of my deepest sym-
pathy in your bereavement, and request-
ing that if there is any additional infor-
mation desired that you will have no hes-
itancy in communicating with me, I beg
to remain,
Very truly yours,
M. C. COOKE,
Captain (Medical Corps) U. 8. Navy
In Command.
Escaped Prisoner Re-captured.
Paul Mereno, the Italian who es-
caped from the western penitentiary
on Saturday, September 21st, did not
enjoy his liberty very long, as he was
captured by state policemen at Mil-
ton last Thursday evening and
brought to the Centre county jail on
Friday. Mereno made his way to Mil-
ton and at once sought work there
which he got. Instead of lodging in
the town he took quarters in a small
Italian settlement about a mile from
the town. When arrested on Thurs-
day evening he had in his possession
a dangerous looking knife about a
foot in length.
——=See Little Eva and Topsy in
«Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as played by
Marguerite Clark at the Scenic Sat-
urday, matinee and night. 39-1t
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