Bellefonte, Pa., January 17, 1919.
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ONE MAN'S WAR EXPERIENCE.
Jacob C. Hess Writes Very Interest-
ingly of What He Saw and
Encountered.
During the school ; year of 1916—'17
Jacob C. Hess, of Lancaster, was
teacher of modern languages at the
Bellefonte Academy. He returned to
that institution in September, 1917,
but was called for service by the Lan-
caster examining board and sent to
Camp Meade for training. He was as-
signed to the headquarters company
of the 158th infantry, 79th division,
and the “Watchman” is privileged
this week to publish the following let-
ter from him to Dr. A. M. Schmidt:
France, Dec. 14, 1918.
For months I have been thinking
of writing you a letter, but then, while
there was much to write about, one
dared say so little. Now, that the
censorship regulations have been re-
vised, perhaps I can write something
which may have the semblance of a
letter.
"Twas on the eve of July 9th that
I bade adieu to the Statue of Liberty
and started across on the America,
one of Germany’s largest liners, (the
day before I saw the Vaterland speed
away with about 15,000 men aboard).
There were five transports in our con-
voy, including the America, the
Agamennon, LaFrance (a French ves-
sel), and a few others, escorted by a
number of submarine destroyers. The
transports carried eight to ten thous-
and men. The moment I stepped
aboard I had a pretty vivid picture of
what the future would be like. After
having been assigned to a bunk to
which there were two other claimants
I decided it was no place for a human
being so went up on deck where I
spent the entire voyage, day and
night. We were put on by bulk, not
by number. Our meals were splendid.
Naturally, there were some hardships
endured, but we all managed to get
along somehow. After a few days out
at sea we sailed alone several days
then were met by a number of de-
stroyers which acted as our escort.
All went as well as could be expected
with the exception that one night our
transport ran into a freighter, strik-
ing it amidships and cutting it square-
ly in two parts. It sank in seven or
eight minutes and out of the crew of
forty people we were able to save only |
eleven. For a half hour or more it
seemed as if our ship would suffer the
same fate as the freighter, but al-
though it had a leak as the result of
the collision, it didn’t sink, but several
months later it went down at its pier
in Hoboken, probably the ultimate re-
sult of that collision. Well, as the
boys can testify, it was a terrible
night. However, we sped on, and
after sailing the briny deep for nine |
days and having made a detour from |
the direct route of about 1200 miles, |
we finally reached France. We land- |
ed at Brest, a seaport along the north-
western coast of France. Disembark-
ing we were obliged to climb a hill
and then, after a two hours’ hike,
pitched our tents in open fields in the
rain and mud. It rained when we
landed and except for a few days it
has been raining ever since.
We remained at Brest three or four
days then entrained, or rather climb-
ed into what seemed like two-by-four
boxes set on wheels and labelled “8
hommes, 40 chevauxs.” Under what
category we were at that time I don’t
know, but when the boxes were pack-
ed we finally started on our trip
through France on the petite express.
At the rate of speed we traveled it
seemed as though the French didn’t
care whether we ever reached the
front. It was a three day’s trip and
on our way we passed through Tours
and later stopped for a night at Di-
jon, after which we went into billets
in small towns about two hour’s ride
from the latter place. The division
covered a large area, but division
headquarters were at Prothoy, and
the 158th brigade at Vaux sous Au-
bigny, where we stayed about five
weeks, the boys undergoing intensive
training.
Then orders came to move, So one
evening (all movement of troops was
done at night during the war) we en-
trained, this time for one night only,
and detrained the next morning at
Revigny during the pouring rain. We
then marched about fourteen kilome-
tres, but fortunately for me, I rode
horseback part of the way. Again we
went into billets where we remained
about a week, our headquarters being
near Haironville, when we again
moved—by trucks this time—up to the
front. Division headquarters were es-
tablished in Jouy and brigade head-
quarters, to which I was attached, in
Dombasle, while some of the units
took over some of the trenches which
they held a few weeks while prepara-
tions for a tremendous drive were in
progress.
During that time I spent a few days
at an aviation camp in Pretz en Ar-
gonne studying liaison of panels and
fireworks with the aeroplane. It was
very interesting and the experience
quite valuable. Finally the time for
the drive arrived. Our division was
on what is known as the Argonne sec-
is located Montfaucon, from Which VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAANAAAANNANAAAS IANNIS Mrs. James Kane Hears from Both :
place the Crown Prince and the Kai-
ser used to watch the progress of for-
mer battles, and which was a strong-
hold of the Crown Prince in his offen-
sive against Verdun. The Germans
claimed it could not be taken but the
drive began early one morning. I'll
never forget it. The roar of cannon
from every nook and corner. I can’t
tell you all about the battle, but our:
division was in it steady for five days,
during which time they took Mont-
faucon, Malincourt, Nantillois and sev- |
eral other towns. A few times I got
mixed up in the front lines, getting
into a few barrages and ducking shells
all the time.
On the eve of the fifth day we were
relieved by the third division which |
had fought at Chateau Thierry. We:
moved back to where we were before |
the drive started and collected our |
possessions, as we didn’t carry very.
much during the drive except arms!
and ammunition and a few rations. |
We were supposed to get rations from !
the rear, but they never arrived. At
once we started on a march which |
lasted almost three days then went '
into billets for two weeks. Our head-
quarters were at Rupt. Later we pro-
ceeded to the St. Mihiel front where |
our boys held the lines a few weeks ;
doing patrol duty and getting a num- |
ber of prisoners. It must have seem- !
ed like heaven for the prisoners as |
they would bring them from the lines -
in a Cadillac car.
Then, according to general head- |
quarters, it was again our move, this |
time to the well known Verdun front.
I, myself, didn’t see much of the fight-
ing there. For some time I had been
working in the brigade message cen-
tre. When we came to this front our
headquarters were echeloned and I
was kept with the rear echelon, tak-
mg care of the rear message centre,
which was located in the citadel of
Verdun. This was a fort entirely un-
der ground, the walls being ten to fif-
teen feet in thickness, while inside it
was divided into spacious rooms and
corridors. While at Verdun I visited
the College Marguerite Cathedral,
which was partly destroyed by shot
and shell. It still contains many
beautiful pieces of sculpture work and
paintings.
About two days before the end of
hostilities I went up front. The boys
up there had a pretty stiff proposition
on hand, as the Boche had every mil-
itary advantage. Our soldiers had to
contend with gas shells and high ex-
plosive shells which fell by the thous-
and, but they drove the Boche back in
the face of his malicious machine
guns, which bristled on every hill-
side. They surely led Heinie a merry
chase, and up to the very end, but at
a great cost. Just before the ceasing
of hostilities I happened to see a bat-
tery of the artillery at work. The
boys took delight in seeing how many
shots they could get in. Promptly at
eleven o'clock they floated Old Glory
and gave a rousing cheer, and every-
thing has been very quiet since. then. '
Our division is at about the same
place it was when hostilities ceased.
Our headquarters are near Reville
and Danvillers, about twenty-five
miles northeast of Verdun. We now
belong to the ninth corps of the sec-
ond army, which is an army of occu-
pation in reserve to those which have
gone forward. There is a report that
we shall move to Luxemburg some-
time soon, but whether we get to the
I
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tor and included the high hill on which
Rhine or not has not yet been an-
nounced. If we go there it is likely
we will be over here for an indefinite
time.
Everybody is anxious to return to
the States, being tired of living in the
mud. They would all like to again
live like human beings should live.
I have read some of the clippings
from American newspapers and they
are very humorous to one who has
been through it all and knows things
as they really have been and are. One
could write volumes about it, and
while details are the most interesting
we, unfortunately, cannot write them.
With best wishes to all my friends
in Centre county, I remain,
JACOB C. HESS.
Pennsvalley Soldier in Big Argonne
Drive
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Musser, of
Aaronsburg, have received several let-
ters recently from their son, James
Musser, of the famous Seventy-ninth
division, in which he says:
“I am in the base hospital, having
come here November 11th. I was not
wounded but am undergoing treat-
ment for the flu. I could not talk at
all for a few days but am now almost
well.
“I presume you are all glad the war
is over, as you will feel more sure of
the boys coming home.
“On September 26th I made my
first trip over the top into No Man’s
Land with the 79th division. We
started at 6:10 in the morning.
Everything went fine until we had
gone about seven and a half miles.
Then we stopped in a trench which
was from four to eight feet deep. An
enemy airplane spotted the trench and
signalled the German artillery. They
fired four three inch shells which
landed from twelve to fourteen feet
behind me. We all kept still and the
shells soon ceased coming.
“I do not know whether I will be
sent back to Company H, or not,
when I leave the hospital, or whether
I will be sent home. When I do go
home I hope it will be on the Levia-
than, the same ship I came over on.
We made the trip at that time in six
and a half days.”
A letter received by a friend from
private Musser said that he had been
in Turkey and Greece, so that he is
evidently getting around some in the
European countries.
——Subseribe for the “Watchman.”
or St. Louis, there were a huge auction room, where the lives of men
and of little children were on sale. )
Suppose that every day the auctioneer’s red lag hung ot as a
sign that on that day so many men were to be allowed to die; so many
women; and so many little ones.
Allowed to die, just for the lack of a few dollars.
want of the little sum that would ransom them.
Suppose that were the case, I say to myself; could I possibly stay
away? Is there any argument I could give to myself that would keep
me from going there day after day, and buying with all my power ?
Buying men and women and children, at that auctioneer’s block, with
the dollars that would mean life to them?
It’s not a very pretty picture; yet compared to the pictures that
I have seen from stricken Armenia and Syria, and all the empires of
the Near East, it is almost beautiful.
For men and women and children are dying over there—dying for
the lack of sums that seem pitifully, miserably small.
I am not rich, ard I have all the little wonies that are common to
us middle class folks. Worries about next year’s income tax; and
about the future of business, and where my income will go to if such
things take place.
But I have a worse worry than that. The worry for what my
conscience will say to me, if in this hour of the world’s tribulation I
do not do my share.
The worry lest in my ears for the rest of my lifc there should be
the ery of a man, or a woman, or a little child whose life I might have
saved.
For they are crying over there today, stretching out their weak,
tired arms. And it’s a marvellous thought to me, that modest as my
income is, it’s big enough to let me save the life of one of them—big
enough to give me a man, or a woman, or a child who will never cease
to be thankful that I did my part.
They are waiting for our answer over there: yours and mine: A
poor stricken man broken by the war; and a woman, weak from her
struggle and terror; and a baby who can live and grow up into useful
manhood or womanhood, if only you say the word.
Will you contribute something, either individually or through
your church or your club to this merciful cause for which the cam-
paign is now on.
Just for the
In Some Town Over There is a Baby Who Can Live
if You Say the Word.
I sometimes picture it to myself this way.
Suppose that somewhere in Bellefonte, New York, or in Chicago,
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A Faithful Tribute to Heroism of The regiment was cited for orders.
Sergt. Arthur W. Undercoffer. . The battalion, always heavily engag- |
, ed, did great work. Company L the!
of | same. Many made the supreme sac- |
rifice, many badly wounded. Their
memories will not be forgotten.
I shall never, could never, forget
your husband. If I hear anything of |
your hushand’s work after I left, or |
Mrs. Arthur W. Undercoffer,
Christianna, Lancaster county, is in
receipt of a letter from Capt. Charles
E. Loam, of the 316th infantry, tell-
ing what he knew of her husband,
who was reported killed in action on
October 2nd, and paying a faithful where he went, I shall leave you!
tribute to him as a soldier. The let- | know. I believe he reached a hos-
ter was forwarded to the young sol- | pital after being wounded. Accept
dier’s father, Joseph W. Undercoffer, | my sincerest sympathy on your loss.
and the “Watchman” herewith pub- ! ! What is left of the company joins me |
lishes the same as it shows in a real- | | whole-heartedly.
CHARLES E. L
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News Notes of Men in the U. S.
Service.
On September 11th the War De-:
partment announced as among the Iist
of those killed in action the name of |
Gregorio Fozio, of Philipsburg. On|
Sunday however, the announcement
was made that instead of having been |
killed in action he had been a prison- |
er in Germany and ‘having been dis- |
East of the Meuse, Nov. 30.
On September 26th this division at
| tacked, as part of the general
against the famous Hindenburg
Our going on that day and the To
was easy. Our casualties in all
amounted to fifteen men in the com-
pany, slightly wounded. Montfau-
con, of which you may have read, fell
into our hands, the Hindenburg line
was smashed but the fight stiffened.
On the morning of the 28th our
company (Company L), occupied the
post of honor—the assault line. The
attack was hard. Within a few yards
of me always was your husband, my
first sergeant. Wherever I went he
followed, although it was not neces-
sary for him to do so. It was neces-
sary for me to go from front line to
front line and side to side. He was
present and it seemed as if he bore a
charmed life. I talked with him as we
walked and ran about, and he was a
reat help. I was wounded early that : a
ins Bt it was so slight Ye to | ward, going back to the Pittsburgh
give me no trouble and I could keep hospital for further treatment.
up. Among the Bellefonte boys dis-
My men were falling fast, my sup-| charged from service and who have
ports failed, and still we were mak- | .atumed home are Lieuts. Hugh
ing good progress. Lieut. Wunder- ;
lich had been killed, Lieut. Renshawe Quigley ad Parle Weaver.
wounded, Lieut. Hoffman wounded,
Sergt. McKown and Corp. Foltz kill-
ed and others wounded. We were in
a fair way to make our objective. I
then remember of regaining con-
sciousness on the field. This time I
had been hit with a piece of shell on
the head. Your husband was waiting
beside me. I was taken back and he
went on.
I later heard from men in the hos-
pital near me that your husband had
been wounded. Three days ago offi-
cial news reached me that he had died.
Where, I wish I knew, but you will
hear some time in the near future
from the central records office.
Your husband was a splendid type
of a real, genuine man—a true Amer-
ican. What needs be said of him?
You know what confidence was placed
in him by his commanders. Honest!
beyond all question. Just! the men
all respected him for it. Kind! the
men worshipped him for it. Brave in
battle, calm under heavy conditions.
Twice I offered him the chance to go
to the officers’ training school—for he
could lead men—but he preferred not.
Would that I could have him back
again, for we need men like him.
My old company is but a skeleton
of what it was. None of its officers
left. Sergt. Hershey the only ser-
geant left, all others killed or wound-
ed, and few of the old men left. The
battalion is the same way. I am the
only old captain left and I rejoined
the regiment before the fighting stop-
ped. Four captains killed and all oth-
ers wounded; two majors killed and
one wounded and a prisoner. Not an
old lieutenant on duty with the bat-
talion and few left in the regiment.
You can understand my feelings as I
write you. My company was as dear
to me as anything I have known. The
regiment fought from September 26th
until the armistice on November 11th.
lines.
Robert Barner, of | of Woodward, spent |
Sunday with friends in Bellefonte, be- |
burgh where he is a casual patient.
According to the young man’s story
he was in the thick of the fight as a
machine gunner in the Argonne sec-
tor and carries wounds on both arms
to prove his assertion. He returned
to this country with a casualty com-
pany about New Years and spent a
brief furlough at his home at Wood-
Harry Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Fisher, returned home on a fur-
lough the latter part of last week
wearing the croix de guerre and a
gold star, the first Bellefonte boy to
return from France with these visi-
ble decorations as citations for brave-
ry. He also has two service stripes
on his left arm, denoting a year’s serv-
ice in a foreign land and two wound
chevrons on his wright arm. Harry
first tried for the aviation service and
while training in Kansas met with an
accident and was discharged from that
branch. He then joined the engineers
and went across. During his service
in France he was wounded twice, one
wound in his right knee giving him
the most trouble. He was also gassed
in action. He arrived in this country
with a casualty company shortly be-
fore Christmas, landing at Hampton
Roads, He was in the hospital there
until furloughed home. He has been
granted an extension of his furlough
and when that expires will report at
a hospital in Washington for further
treatment of his knee.
Two More of Our Men Accounted For.
Some time ago we announced that
John Handza, of Clarence, and Arth-
ur L. Loesch, of State College, were
both represented missing in action.
On Wednesday the government’s
casualty list reported that both men
hope been located and are back on
uty.
—Though the e work of the local
exemption hoard has been practically
cleaned up, the honors are just begin-
ning to arrive, as last Friday Sheriff
Yarnell received his commission as a
captain and County Commissioner
Grove and Dr. Kidder each commis-
sions as lieutenants, so that they will |
have these titles, at least, to hand |
down to their posterity.
: can-like.
charged was back in the America, |
ing on his way to a hospital in Pitts- |
Her Boys.
St. Maixent, Erance, Dec. 5.
Just a few words to let you know
that I am still among the living, and
‘never felt better in my life. There is
something about army life that agrees
with me. We are located in a beauti-
‘ful camp here, which is real Ameri-
We have substantial brick
barracks to live in, and all the com-
| forts that anyone could desire, in
. times like these.
i About ten of us fellows went to
‘town last evening and had a seven
course dinner, everything from soup
' to nuts, and it cost us only four francs
and fifty centimes, or about eighty
. cents in our money. We were on our
, way to the front when the armistice
‘ was signed, so we were side-tracked
here and I don’t know where we will
go from here. ’
: JAMES KANE,
364 Aero Squadron.
Champigny tes Langree, Dec. 9.
I am still over here wading through
‘the mud and waiting for the time to
, come when I can start home. The
weather has been very disagreeable
' here lately, not very much like the
! weather we have at home. I think by
‘ the time you get this we will be on
our way home and gee! won’t I be
‘glad to get back again to old Belle-
. fonte. I have not been getting home
{ mail very regularly, but enough to
know that you are all right.
I left New York on July 10th and
| landed iw France on the 21st. We left
' for the front on July 30th, and were
‘ along different parts of it until No-
| . vember 7th when we were sent back
| here to rest up. While here the arm-
. istice was signed. I have a little dog
| that was with me all through my
' service at the front, and I am going
| to bring him home with me if I am
allowed to do so.
i BERNARD KANE,
! co F, 56th Engineers.
State College Man Named Secretary
of Agriculture.
Governor-elect William C. Sproul
i has selected Prof. Frederick Rasmus-
| sen, of State College, as his Secretary
| of Agriculture as successor to Charles
| E. Patton, of Clearfield county. The
| appointment is not only a compliment
‘to Centre county but reflects credit
J: upon Mr. Sproul’s judgment in select-
ing able men for his cabinet. Prof.
| Rasmussen is an expert agricultural-
ist, not only from a scientific but a
| practical standpoint. He has declined
| several important positions tendered
him by the United States government
!as well as the position of Secretary
tof Agriculture for New Hampshire.
| While he has never had time to play
politics he is well known as a speak-
jer and writer on agricultural topics
{and has an established reputation
among the farmers of the United
| States. He is not only a pleasant and
| congenial gentleman, and easy of ap-
| proach, but will take to the agricul-
! tural department a wealth of exper-
ience that will for once make it a
| credit to the great State of Pennsyl-
vast
i State College to Admit Many High
School Boys.
| To accommodate High school and
! college boys now receiving their dis-
| charges from the army and navy, The
Pennsylvania State College has an-
nounced that a limited number of
well-prepared Freshmen will be ad-
mitted at the opening of the second
semester, January 27. All those ap-
plicants will be eligible who have done
virtually all the work necessary for
graduation from High schools, even
though they would not receive the
High school diploma until next June.
According to A. H. Espenshade, the
college registrar, the State College is
doing its utmost to accommodate all
former students who are willing and
able to return to their college work.
He said the college was inoted to
show the same consideration to High
school graduates who may be dis-
charged from military service in time
to start their Freshman work this
month.
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Firemen’s Relief Association.
The annual meeting of the Fire-
men’s Relief association was held in
the hall of the Undine fire company
building on Tuesday evening, with
the usual good attendance. The offi-
cers elected for the ensuing year are
as follows:
President—Benton D Tate.
Vice President—D. Paul Fortney.
Secretary—Harry J. Jackson.
Treasurer—Joseph Beezer.
Board of Control—John J. Bower
and P. H. Gherrity.
Following the business meeting the
customary banquet was served to the
firemen and their invited friends. At
the conclusion of the banquet speeches
were made by burgess W. Harrison
Walker, Edmund Blanchard and John
J. Bower Esqgs., and M. R. Johnson.
Walker—Harshberger. — Alfred H.
Walker, of Lemont, and Miss Maude
E. Harshbarger, of Linden Hall, were
united in marriage on Monday of this
week, at the Reformed parsonage in
Boalsburg, by the pastor, Rev. S. C.
Stover.
——Manager Garman has booked
“Charley’s Aunt” for appearance at
the opera house on Friday evening,
January 81st. This old and favorite
ly new and revised role and theatre |
goers are asked to keep the date in |
mind.
——The big DeHaviland airplane
which was wrecked at Whitehaven ,
several weeks ago arrived in Belle-
| fonte in a freight car on Monday and |
on Tuesday was unloaded and hauled
out to the aviation field for repairs.
——————————— —— —— EE Y——————— —Frank J. Lingle died
| very unexpectedly last Saturday even-
ing at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Mur-
ray, in’ Patton, of acute dilitation of
the heart. He had not been feeling
well for ten days before his death but
was able to be up and around. Even
as late as Saturday morning he walk-
ed to his favorite barber shop to be
shaved. Saturday afternoon he was
taken violently sick and passed away
at five o’clock in the evening.
Deceased was a son of Joseph and
Elizabeth Harvey Lingle and was born
in Bellefonte about sixty-six years
ago, in the old jail, while his father
was sheriff. As a young man he
learned. the trade of a jeweler and
later learned the printer’s trade but
about the year 1889 he went to Phil-
ipsburg and accepted the position of
weighmaster at one of the coal mines
in that locality. He was there a num-
ber of years then went to Patton and
accepted a similar position at one of
the mines at that place, making his
home with Dr. and Mrs. Murray. He
was a member of the Episcopal church
and a man who had the respect and
esteem of all who knew him. He nev-
er married and his only survivors are
one brother and a sister, Hon. W. C.
Lingle, of Philipsburg, and Mrs. Ed-
win F. Garman, of Bellefonte.
In his boyhood days Frank was a
great favorite in Bellefonte. He was
a splendid ball player and no local
team ever thought of victory unless
he was on first base. He was genial
and had a fine sense of humor that
always made him an attractive per-
sonage among us.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on Monday afternoon and taken
to the Edwin F. Garman home on east
High street where the funeral serv-
ices were held at two o’clock on Tues-
day afternoon by Rev. McClintick,
of the Disciple church, of Philipsburg,
burial being made in the Union ceme-
tery.
Those from out of town who attend-
ed the funeral were L. W. Runk, Dr.
Bigelow, William Bigelow, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Todd and Hon. W. C.
Lingle, of Philipsburg; Dr. Murray,
of Patton; Irvin Harvey, son and
daughter and Mrs. Harvey Lingle, of
State College; Robert F. Garman, Mr.
and Mrs. Al. S. Garman and Miss Em-
ma Montgomery, of Tyrone; Mrs. J.
Howard Lingle and Miss Marion
Lingle, of DuBois, and Harvey Lingle,
of Pittsburgh.
li J
DELIGE.—Christina Delige, for a
number of years past a resident of
Bellefonte, died at her home on jail
hill on Saturday of last week of can-
cer of the stomach, with which she
had suffered for many weeks. She
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Delige and was born on March
9th, 1850, making her age 68 years,
10 months and 2 days. Prior to com-
ing to Bellefonte she made her home
at Scotia and was widely known
throughout that community. She was
a painstaking and industrious woman
and for many years a butchering in
that vicinity would not be complete
unless Christina was there to help
with it. Funeral services were held
on Wednesday by Rev. Jones, of the
i A. M. E. church, after which the re-
mains were taken to Scotia for bur-
ial. 3
sadn —Michael Segner, a well
known resident of Harris township,
died at his home in Boalsburg on
Wednesday morning of general infir-
mities, aged almost seventy-four
years. During his life he followed
farming and for a number of years
also operated a threshing machine.
He was a life-long member of the
Lutheran church and a man who had
the confidence and esteem of a large
circle of friends. Ten years ago, or
after the death of his wife, he retired
from the farm and moved to a com-
fortable home in Boalsburg where he
has since lived. He is survived by
quite a family of children, and as two
or more of them live in the west ar-
rangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed.
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SHELTON.—Mrs. Emma J. Shel-
ton, wife of William S. Shelton, pro-
prietor of the Millheim knitting mills,
died very suddenly last Saturday
morning after a brief illness with in-
fluenza. She was born at Pittston
and was aged 50 years, 6 months and
8 days. In addition to her husband
she is survived by two children,
Maurice and Bessie, both at home.
She also leaves two sisters. The Skel-
tons have been residents of Millheim
the past fifteen years and in that time
Mrs. Shelton had endeared herself to
| a wide circle of friends who deeply
! deplore her death. Rev. M. DeP. May-
nard officiated at the funeral which
was held on Tuesday morning, burial
being made in the Fairview cemetery,
Millheim.
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BOGGS.—Miss Rebecca Boggs, of
Milesburg, passed away in the Belle-
fonte hospital on Sunday, following
an illness of several months with tu-
berculosis. Early last October she
had an attack of influenza and though
she apparently recovered from that
dreaded ailment tuberculosis develop-
ed which finally caused her death.
She was a daughter of Andrew T.
and Mary Lingle Boggs and was born
| at Milesburg on January 20th, 1896,
hence was almost twenty-three years
old. In addition to her parents sheis
survived by several brothers and sis-
ters. The funeral was held on Wed-
comedy will be presented in an entire-
nesday, burial being made in the
Treziyulny cemetery.
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! WILSON. —Mrs. Mary A. Wilson
| died at her home in Walker township
on Wednesday of last week after a
‘long illness. She was a daughter of
John S. and Rebecca Yearick Hoy and
was born on April 8th, 1860, hence
was 58 years, 9 months and 5 days
' old. Burial was made at Hublersburg
on Saturday.