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Bellefonte, Pa., May 16, 1919.
P. GRAY MEEK, : :
Editor
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SALVATION ARMY CAMPAIGN.
Centre County Asked to Give $7,000
to This Noble Organization.
The Victory loan has been over-
subscribed as predicted, and as usual,
Centre county has gone “over the top”
with flying colors.
The big “V” posters are coming
down and in their place are being
posted those calling attention to the
nation-wide Home Service Fund cam-
paign which will be conducted for the
Salvation Army during the week of
May 19th to 26th.
This worthy organization has se-
lected this opportune time to appeal
to the people of the United States for
a fund of $13,000,000 to rehabilitate
their depleted forces and finances
after the splendid service rendered on
the battlefields of Europe and in the
camps at home during the period of
the war, service which has been ac-
corded unanimous praise by our boys
as well as prominent government of-
ficials and public men throughout the
country.
While this work is but a repetition
of the good service which the Salva-
tion Army has been performing
among the poor and down-and-outers
for the past thirty years, new respon-
sibilities must now be assumed by
them, in view of the favorable notori-
ety and comment which has been cre-
ated, and they must necessarily,
therefor, make provision to retrieve
their finances and to expand their ac-
tivities in proportion with these re-
sponsibilities.
Their first concern must, therefor,
be to liquidate their national indebt-
edness, a great part of which was
contracted to secure funds to pursue
war work; to free from encumbrance
their property holdings, the interest
on which has been a tremendous
drain on their resources, and to estab-
lish extension of their training
schools so that the same standard of
capable officers may be universally
maintained in promoting satisfactory
endeavor in new as well as old fields.
A careful and expert audit of their
present financial status and the esti-
mated calculation for their activities
for the ensuing year has been made
from which the total figure of $13,-
000,000 has been determined, consid-
eration being given and allotments
made to cover the needs of every in-
stitution and branch of service main-
tained by the organization.
Centre county is asked to contrib-
ute $7,000, of which the Philipsburg
district has assumed $3,000, and the
organization is now being perfected
so that every township in the county
will have an opportunity to assist in
putting over our mark. Every dol-
lar will be utilized for Salvation Ar-
my work in Centre county and any
over-subscription will be set aside as
a nucleus for a building fund when
the corps is re-established in Belle-
fonte, as is planned by the provincial
headquarters.
Mr. C. C. Shuey is chairman and
Mr. Nevin E. Cole treasurer of the
county campaign committee, with
Mrs. Robert Mills Beach as vice chair-
man of the woman’s committee, and
they request the co-operation of the
soldier boys and business men, and a
hearty and generous response from
all the good people of Centre county
for this worthy cause.
Let us all do our bit to express our
appreciation for the many good serv-
ices which the Salvation Army ren-
dered our victorious boys by cheer-
fully giving them the finances requir-
ed to carry on at home, and eliminate
the inadequate and burdensome task
of collecting funds for subsistence by
the tambourine and subscription lists.
The campaign motto is “A man
may be down but he’s never out,” and
you are assured that every dollar you
contribute will be expended for the
uplift of the erring and the allevia-
tion of the suffering of the needy peo-
ples in your own community, as the
Salvation Army’s stewardship has
been tried and not found wanting in
any emergency and they will be en-
abled to exert newer and greater ef-
fort by reason of your generosity.
Be ready to give generously and
heartily when the solicitors call for
the contribution next week.
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All Shipping Embargoes off.
All embargoes, restrictions or stip-
ulations on the shipping of freight
from the Pennsylvania railroad sta-
tion in Bellefonte have been removed,
and hereafter the railroad company
will accept freight at any time and
for any destination. The new order
became effective yesterday, May 15th.
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VICTORY LOAN OVER THE TOP.
Centre County Exceeded Its Quota by
Thirty Thousand Dollars.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
| situation looked a little dubious when
the “Watchman” went to press last
week the people of Centre county re-
sponded nobly to the last call and
eleventh hour buyers sent the Victory
loan over the top and some to spare.
Centre county’s quota was $820,700
and the Victory Loan committee re-
ceived reports of subscriptions total-
ling $856,350. The reports from the
several banks in the district as made
to chairman Charles M. McCurdy are
as follows:
First National Bank, Bellefonte. ...$250,700
Bellefonte Trust Co., Bellefonte.... 81,150
Centre County Banking Compa- _
ny, Bellefonte.................... 45,150
First National and
Farmers Trust, State College......
Millheim Banking Co.........:....
Penn’s Valley Banking
Farmers National, Millheim..
Snow Shoe Bank.......c.c.ei0000as
Firt National Bank. Spring Mills.. 50,000
First National Bank, Howard...... 45,000
856,350
WHAT CENTRE COUNTY HAS DONE.
First Liberty Loan............ $ 542,150.00
Second Liberty Loan......... 1,026,300.00
Third Liberty Loan......... . 1,524,028.04
Fourth Liberty Loan......... 2,112,450.00
Victory Liberty Loan (Philips-
burg net included.......... 856,350.00
Philipsburg ..........c000.0 801,500.00
War Savings Stamps (1918)... 892,555.00
War Savings Stamps (1919
up to daté)..........000 0. 55,485.00
Y. M. C. A. War Work....... 5,720.00
Red Cross, estimated......... 30,000.00
United War Work............ 57,820.73
Grand Total....... $ 7,914,358.77
The above shows the actual amount
of money that Centre county people
have contributed in less than two
years toward the winning of the war
and bringing the boys back home.
Figuring on a basis of population of
43,810, on which all calculations for
Centre county were based, it means a
per capita of $182.50 for every man,
woman and child in the county.
More Centre County Boys Arrive in
This Country.
The 107th machine gun battalion
landed in New York on Wednesday
evening and with it was the final con-
tingent of Centre county boys who
served with the Twenty-eighth divis-
ion in France in the persons of those
boys who went out as the old Boal
machine gun troop and some of the
members of old Troop L who were
transferred to the machine gun bat-
talion at Camp Hancock. The ship
bringing the soldier boys was over a
day late and the first word of their
coming was received at State College
on Wednesday morning in a wireless
from Major Wilbur F. Leitzell. State
College people at once transmitted
the news throughout the county to the
delight of the families who have boys
among the machine gunners. But
this one detachment arrived too late
to take part in the big parade in Phil-
adelphia yesterday. And now that
Philadelphia’s official welcome to the
Pennsylyania soldiers .is over. and
done with it will likely be but a few
days until they are discharged and
next week the most if not all of them
may be expected home.
Corp. Harry E. Sager arrived at
Camp Dix last Saturday, after spend-
ing a year in France. He participat-
ed in all four battles that his regi-
ment, the 109th field artillery, was en-
gaged in, and came through all with-
out a scratch, but was slightly gassed
on several occasions. He will proba-
bly arrive home within a few days.
W. Homer Crissman yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from the Salvation
Army workers notifying him that his
son Luther had arrived at Camp Dix
and was well and in good spirits. The
Dunlap family also received a tele-
gram from the same source that Har-
ry Dunlap had arrived at Camp Dix.
This is an instance of the thoughtful-
ness of the Salvation Army. Their
workers work without ostentation but
they do the things that satisfy. Bear
this in mind when the solicitors come
to you next week for a contribution
toward the fund the organization
stands so much in need of.
Burgess Walker Appointed a Tree
Commission.
Taking advantage of the act of 1907
Burgess W. Harrison Walker on
Tuesday appointed a tree commission
for the borough of Bellefonte compos-
ed of Mrs. R. S. Brouse, Miss Mary
Gray Meek and James C. Furst. The
commission is empowered with a gen-
eral supervision of all shade trees on
the streets of Bellefonte. The pur-
pose of the act of the Legislature pro-
viding for the appointment of tree
commissions was to obtain uniformi-
ty, in so far as it is possible in the
planting of shade trees, but the com-
mission is vested with even greater
powers. They have the right to con-
demn and order the removal of any
trees that are a menace to life or
property, and can dictate just how
shade trees shall be trimmed as well
as enforce the trimming of trees
where the same is deemed a public
necessity. It shall be the duty of the
committee to direct the planting of
all new trees on the streets, so that a
uniformity in alignment as well as
trees will result. Inasmuch as the
burgess has the full power of appoint-
ment under the act Mr. Walker’s ap-
pointment will likely be approved by
council at its next meeting.
——The Thespians drew a very
fair audience to Garman’s opera
house last Friday night, considering
the kind of weather prevailing, and
gave general satisfaction, though it
must be confessed that many of those
present missed the tuneful melodies
and artistic dancing that has most al-
ways been one of the features of The
Thespians entertainment. But every
part in “The Magistrate” was well
put on and well played while the ac-
companying music of the Thespian’s
orchestra was enjoyed by all present.
Two Supreme Court Decisions.
+ The Supreme court on Monday
| handed down two decisions in Centre
| county cases. One was that in the
{case of Sparr et al. vs. Kidder.
{ Some time ago Dr. L. E. Kidder, of
i Boalsburg, purchased from the Sparr
! heirs the old farm homestead in Har-
ris township. He had made a small
payment when he discovered a dis-
crepancy in the title. An amicable
action was brought in the Centre
county court to clear the title and the
judgment of the lower court was af-
firmed by the Supreme court.
The other case was that of Mrs. R.
E. Beck, who some time ago brought
action to have vacated her election to
abide by the stipulations of the will
of her late husband, and that she be
the property. When Mr. Beck died
fonte Trust company executors of the
will and trustees of his estate, which
amounted to about $30,000. In his
of herself and children,
that she did not remarry.
providing
Under the
ilege of electing to abide by the will
or insist on her widow’s portion,
which is one-third of the personal
property and one-third of the income
from the real estate, the income from
the remainder of the estate to go to
the support of her children.
At the time Mrs. Beck signed a pa-
er recorded as required by law. As
time wore on Mrs.
sum of $50 a month inadequate for
the support of herself and children
and on two occasions went before the
court and was granted an increase of
$10 a month each time. Finally, up-
on the advice of her attorney, she
went before the court with a petition
to vacate her election to stand by the
will and demanded her rights to the
widow’s portion of the estate. Testi-
mony was taken in the case and the
same argued before Judge Quigley
who in a brief opinion refused to va-
cate the election. The Supreme court
reversed the decree ‘of the lower court,
granted the prayer of the petitioner
and ruled that the costs are to be paid
out of the estate.
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Notice of High School Entrance Ex-
: aminations.
All pupils expecting to enter the
Bellefonte High school in September,
1919, whether they are from Belle-
fonte borough or from other school
districts, will be expected to appear
for examination at the Bellefonte
High school auditorium on Saturday
morning, May 81st, 1919, at 9 o’clock,
or for those coming from a distance
as soon thereafter as train service
will permit.
. By this plan, proposed by the Coun-
ty Superintendent and approved by
the Bellefonte schools, all pupils will
enter High school cn the same terms,
and certificates of entrance will be is-
sued to all who do creditable work in
the examinations.
A statement from the teacher of
the last school attended, showing
that the work of the first eight
grades has been completed, should be
presented at the time of the examin-
ation. .
ARTHUR H. SLOOP,
64-19-3t Supervising Principal.
Outlook Premising.
The centenary movement of the
Methodist church reaches its culmi-
nation on May 25th. The intensive
financial campaign will be carried on
during the week of May 18-25. The
members of the Bellefonte Methodist
church are highly encouraged over
the present prospects. Many tithers
are being enrolled and the church life
quickened. The unit leaders will
meet in the church this (Friday)
evening and complete the plans for
the campaign. Light refreshments
will be served.
Every member of the church will
want to be present at the morning
services on Sunday. The pastor will
make a brief and timely address and
one or two of the Minute men will
speak. The unit leaders will visit the
homes in the afternoon. At the even-
ing service the unit leaders will re-
port the result of the canvass.
County Sabbath School Convention to
be Held in Bellefonte.
The fiftieth annual convention of
the Centre county Sabbath school as-
sociation will be held in Bellefonte on
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3rd
and 4th. An exceptionally good pro-
gram is being prepared which will in-
clude several very excellent workers
in the cause, including W. G. Landes,
secretary of the State Sabbath school
association; Miss L. Grace Kane, sec-
retary of the children’s division of the
State association, and Hon. Charles
G. Jordan, of Lawrence county. Itis
hoped that the Sunday school work-
ers of Centre county will interest
themselves in this approaching meet-
ing and see to it that there is a large
attendance at the convention.
Penrose = Commencement
Speaker at State.
Senator
Senator Boies Penrose has been se-
cured as the commencement speaker
for the graduation exercises of the
class of 1919 at The Pennsylvania
State College, which will be held on
Wednesday, June 11th.
The following members of the Sen-
ior class have been elected honor men:
Valedictorian, C. W. Voris, Milton;
spoon man, C. M. Skooglund, Kane;
barrel man, M. B. Clark, Washington;
cane man, W. G. Soley, Wilkes-Barre;
class donor, F. J. B. Unger, Oil City;
pipe orator, G. A. Kummer, State Col-
lege, and humor man, D. T. Horvitz,
Pittsburgh.
law, however, Mrs. Beck had the priv- |
given outright her widow's rights in |
| John I. Wolfe, 26, Claysburg,
he made a will appointing the Belle- !
will he stipulated that his wife should !
be paid $50 a month for the support :
per electing to accept the stipulations !
of the will, but while the paper was |
filed in the register’s office it was nev- |
Beck found the
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY OVER AT
LEWISTOWN.
Seven Prominent Business Men
Drowned in Juniata River Last
Saturday.
Falling off a raft on which they
were being towed across the Juniata
river at Hawstone, near Lewistown,
last Saturday afternoon, seven men
were drowned in the raging waters of
the swollen stream and only five per- |
sons of all those ¢n the raft escaped.
The drowned are as follows:
William G. Fisher, 21. Claysburg, secre-
tary of the Standard Refractories
company.
Chester R. Moore, 29, Claysburg. construc-
tion foreman of the Standard Refrac-
tories company.
storehouse
superintendent of the Claysburg Re-
fractories company.
U. S. Borman, of the Federal Refractories
company, Alexandria.
Cloyd John Corbin, of the Federal Refrac-
tories company, Alexandria.
Clair Miller, superintendent of the Silica |
Brick company. Port
Miller came from Mt. Union to Port
Matilda after the death of superin-
tendent J. Herman Landis on March
12th. He was 34 years old and leaves
a wife and two small children,
Matilda. Mr.
Christopher Glunt, voatinan. Hawstone.
Those saved were:
Miss Elizabeth Toney, Johnstown, stenog-
rapher of the Hawstone company.
Charles H. Fox, Claysburg,
man of the Standard
company.
E. Cocerts, Mount Union
company, Mount Unicn.
setting fore-
refractories
Refractories
Mr. Kels, of the McFcely Brick company, '
Latrobe.
Thomas Miller, boatman, Hawstone.
The occasion for the gathering of |
the above people was the regular,
rionthly meeting of the Silica Opera-
tives’ association. The trains which
conveyed the representatives to Lew-
istown were late and immediately up-
; on their arrival a luncheon was serv-
ed at the Coleman house. Immediate-
ly after the luncheon, or about four
o'clock all the visiting representa-
tives were taken by auto to the ferry
at the Juniata river to be ferried
across to the plant of the Hawstone !
Refractories company where the bus-
iness meeting was to have been held.
The ferry consisted of a steel cable
across the river with a smaller cable
used to tow the ferry boats as they
are termed, but which in reality are
little more than rafts.
The river was swollen with an
eight foot flood as the result of Fri-
day’s and Saturday’s torrential rains. ;
One boatload
among whom was Ambrose Sloteman,
of Lock Haven, but formerly of Belle-
fonte, crossed in safety, and no one
apprehended any danger in making
the trip. The second boat load of
twelve people started on the trip but
had gotten only about fifty feet from
shore when the rear end of the flat
boat began to go under and before
any one had time to shift his position
the entire boatload of people was
dumped into the water. Every person
in the party was bundled in heavy
coats and all those who perished were
never seen from the time they sank .
out of sight, having evidently been
caught in the strong undertow be-
neath the floodtide and swept to their
death down stream. All the men sav-
ed were good swimmers but they were '
completely exhausted by the time
they reached land.
only woman in the party, managed to
turn on her back and float until she
grabbed a piece of driftwood and she
clung to that until rescued almost a
mile down stream by Mr. Fox, one of
those who escaped, and who only re-
cently returned from France.
As soon as word of the accident :
reached the office of the Superior Sili-
ca Brick company in this place the
president, Hon. Ives L. Harvey, and
general manager J. E. LaBarre went
to Lewistown and assisted in a search
for the drowned men. The Hawes
Refractories company also offered a
reward of $200 each for the finding
of the bodies of the men, but up to
the time this article was written
(Tuesday afternoon) no trace of
any of the bodies has been found and
it is more than probable that they
have been washed miles down stream.
Bellefonte Academy Baseball Games.
The Bellefonte Academy baseball
team which has been playing such
good ball on its trips away from home
this year, will open the season at
home with a game on Hughes field at
three o’clock this (r'riday) afternoon
when the strong Mansfield Normal
nine will be their opponents.
Tomorrow afternoon at three
o'clock the Academy team will play
the Dickinson Seminary nine of Wil-
liamsport. This should also be a fast
game as the Williamsport boys will
try very hard to even up with the
Academy team for defeating them on
their home grounds. The admission
at each game will be 25 cents and
good crowds should throng the field
for both games. :
Interscholastic Meet at State College.
The tenth annual interscholastic
track and field meet will be held at
State College tomorrow afternoon
and from the number of entries re-
ceived the various contests promise to
be very interesting. There will be
two classes in the contests, one for
preparatory schools and one for high
schools and many of both the prep
and high schools in the State will be
represented. Gold, silver and bronze
medals and silver cups will be award-
ed the winners.
——The rain last week and cold
weather put the farmers back with
their corn planting at least a week or
ten days, and very little of it has so
far been put into the ground.
of thirteen people, |
3fiss Toney, the
North Ward Won First Game in Red
i Cross Series.
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The hard rain last Friday natural-
{ly prevented the big official opening
of the Red Cross base ball league,
{ with Our Girls band of Milesburg
‘leading the carefully planned parade,
but the first game of the series was
played on Tuesday evening between
| the North and West ward teams, and
| the former drew first blood by defeat-
| ing the latter 7 to 0. Notwithstand-
ing the one-sided score the game was
| interesting throughout and a good
| sized crowd of rooters of both teams
: was present to cheer the work of their
| favorites.
This (Friday) evening the South
ward will play the West ward team
and every lover of baseball should go
out and see the game. The Red Cross
series promise some fine sport for the
. people of Bellefonte and vicinity dur-
ing the summer mcnths and the only
way to thoroughly enjoy the same is
to see every game played. Therefore
‘be on hand early this evening and
watch the contest from start to finish.
The complete schedule for the season
is as follows:
May 16.—South ward vs. West ward.
May 20.—North ward vs. Milesburg.
May 23.—West ward vs. Milesburg.
May 27.—North ward vs. South ward.
May 30.—South ward vs. Milesburg.
June 3.—North ward vs. West ward.
June 6.—South ward vs. West ward.
June 10.—South ward vs. West ward.
June 13.—West ward vs. Miesburg.
June 17.—North ward vs. South ward.
June 20.—South ward vs. Milesburg.
June 24.—North ward vs. West ward.
June 27,—South ward vs. West ward.
July 1.—North ward vs. Milesburg.
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug
ug.
Sept.
4,—West ward vs. Milesburg.
8.—North ward vs. South ward.
11.—South ward vs. Milesburg.
15.—North ward vs, West ward.
18.—South ward vs. West ward.
22.—North ward vs. Milesburg.
25.— West ward vs. Milesburg.
29.—North ward vs. South ward.
1.—South ward vs. Milesburg.
5.—North ward vs. West ward.
8.—South ward vs. West ward.
12.—North ward vs. Milesburg.
15.—West ward vs. Milesburg.
19.—North ward vs. South ward.
22.—Open for postponed games.
26.—Open for postponed games
29.—Open for postponed games.
1.—Open for postponed games.
STANDING OF CLUBS.
Won lost P. LC.
North -ward.............. ] 0 1000
West ward... .....c.. 0000 0 1 .000
WEBER.—Mrs. Sarah Ellen Web-
er, the beloved wife of Samuel E.
Weber, of Boalsburg, passed away at
her home in that place at 5:40 o’clock
on Wednesday evening. She had been
a sufferer for some years with an in-
i curable affliction but was able to be
around and look after her household
duties until about two weeks ago
when she sustained a bad fall which
caused a concussion of the brain and
this hastened her death.
Mrs. Weber was a daughter of Mr.
{and Mrs. John Kuhn and was born in
i Harris township on March 28th, 1862,
hence was 57 years, 1 month and 16
‘days old. She was united in mar-
riage to Mr. Weber, in 1881 and all
her married life had been spent in
Harris township. She was a lifelong
member of the Reformed church and
when her health permitted unusually
active in all kinds of church and Sun-
day school work. She was a great
lover of birds and flowers as well as
all of nature’s wonders and spent
i many happy hours in studying plant
‘life and the habits of the various
birds. She was an exceptionally kind
and loving wife and mother and the
come at her fireside.
Surviving her are her husband and
two children, John W. Weber, of Wil-
liamsport, and Mrs. Charles M. Ross,
of Pine Grove Mills. She also leaves
' six grand-children and one brother,
Charles Kuhn,
| pastor, Rev. S. C. Stover, will have
' charge of the funreal which will be
! held at ten o’clock tomorrow (Satur-
day) morning, burial to be made in
the Borie cemetery.
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i HILLER.—W. F. Hiller, one of the
! leading citizens of Tyrone, died quite
suddenly on Sunday afternoon of
“heart failure, while sitting in his of-
| fice reading a newspaper. He had
not been feeling good for several
weeks but attended to his business as
usual. After he ate his dinner on
( Sunday he went to his office and sat
{ down to read the Sunday papers when
| he was stricken and died at 1:40
j o'clock. He was almost sixty-three
| years old and was a native of Tyrone.
{ For a number of years past he had
. been engaged in the real estate and
i insurance business and was allied
| with various other interests. He was
a member and treasurer of the Nep-
tune fire company, a member of the
Knights of Pythias, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, Knights
of the Golden Eagle and the New Cen-
tury club. He is survived by his wife
and eight children, also three sisters.
Burial was made in the Grandview
cemetery, Tyrone, on Wednesday
afternoon.
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——The judge’s chambers in the
court house have had a thorough ren-
ovation during the past week. Not
only were they scoured and scrubbed
but repainted throughout. The latter
work was done by John T. Noll, of
Pleasant Gap. And now that the
work has been started in the judge’s
chambers it is highly probable it will
be extended throughout the entire
building. The court house was re-
modeled in 1910 and in the nine years
that have intervened the plastering
has cracked a little in some of the of-
fices and the paint is pretty badly
blackened, owing in part to the indi-
rect heating system, so that it badly
needs a coat of fresh paint.
—TFrancis Thal has joined the mo-
tor enthusiasts, having placed his or-
der for an Excelsior motorcycle,
which he expects to be delivered by
the first of June. = ]
A little daughter, who is the
first grandchild in the Cooney family,
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stauf-
fer, of Pottsville, Friday, May 2nd.
stranger always found a genial wel- |
of Boalsburg. Her .
With the Churches of the
County.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
i Christian Science society, Furst
| building, High street. Sunday service
{11 a. m. Sunday school 9.45. Wed-
nesday evening meeting at 8 o’clock.
| To these meetings all are welcome. A
{ free reading-room is open to the pub-
! lic every Thursday afternoon from 2
{to 4. Here the Bible and Christian
Science literature may be read, bor-
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' 18th, “Mortals and Immortals.”
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sabbath services a. follows: Morn-
ing worship at 10:45. Evening wor-
! ship at 7:30. Sabbath school at 9:45
a. m. Prayer service every Wednes-
day evening at 7:45 p. m. A cordial
welcome to all.
Rev. W. K. McKinney, Ph. D., Minister
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST
Corner of High and Thomas Sts.
Bible school at 9:30 a. m. Holy
Communion and Divine worship at
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Christian
Endeavor at 6:30, with pastor as lead-
er. Subject: “Life as a School.”
| Everybody is cordially invited to at-
i tend all these services.
i Geo. E. Smith, Pastor.
i MILESBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be preaching in the
' Milesburg Baptist church on Sunday
morning, May 18th, at 11 o'clock, by
i the Rev. E. M. Stevenson.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
| May 18-25 marks the closing week
i of the Centenary campaign.
! At 10:45 the pastor will speak on
i “The Beginning of the End.” At 7:30
;p. m.,, “The Church and the New
| Day.” The Unit leaders will report
‘ results of canvass at this service.
| Bible school, 9:30 a. m. Senior
| League, 6:30 p. m.
| Alexander Scott, Pastor.
{ ST. JOHN'S CHURCH (EPISCOPAL).
, Services beginning May 18: Fourth
i Sunday after Easter, 8 a. m., Holy
: Eucharist, first Holy Communion for
those confirmed last Sunday. 10 a.
| m., church school. 11 a. m., Matins
i and sermon, “The Government of the
{ American Church.” 7:30 p. m., even-
; song and sermon, “From Perils of the
i Night.” Friday, 7:30 p. m., evensong
i and instruction. Visitors always wel-
{ come.
| Rev. M. DeP. Maynard, Rector.
| ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Fourth Sunday after Easter. 9:30
la. m.,, Sunday school. 10:45 a. m.,
morning worship with sermon. 7:30
| p. m., evening service with sermon.
{ Visitors always welcome.
Wilson P. Ard, Pastor.
Killed in Clay Mines.
George Croll, 2 former railroad tel-
i egraph operator but for the past two
! years employed in the clay mines of
the Centre Brick and Clay company,
; at Orviston, was instantly killed on
: Tuesday afternoon by a fall of clay in
, the mines. The recent heavy rains
loosenéd the clay and many tons of it
caved in as the workmen were busy
.in the mines. Croll was the only man
, caught and he was buried beneath the
t avalanche of clay and killed instantly.
* Croll was forty-two years old and
{ came from the vicinity of Hazleton.
| He worked as an operator up to two
years ago when he was attracted by
{ the high wages being paid at Orvis-
| ton and located there, working in the
{ mines and also conducting a boarding
house. He was married to Miss Rho-
ida Isabel Shope, of Axe Mann, who
| survives with nine children, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Lola Estright, of Lock
Haven; Mrs. Marie Bowes, of Orvis-
ton; Grace, Elmer, Etta, Gladys,
Leonie, Mildred and Beatrice at home.
The remains will be brought to Miles-
burg today and burial made in the
Treziyulny cemetery.
The attention of the people of
Bellefonte and community is for the
last time called to the rummage sale
for the benefit of the Bellefonte hos-
pital, which will be held tomorrow
(Saturday) in the room in the Centre
county bank building formerly occu-
pied by C. D. Casebeer. Large quan-
tities of various articles have been
contributed for this sale and the best
bargains will always go to the early
buyers. Sale will begin promptly at
2 o’clock p. m.
George A. Beezer on Wednes-
day delivered a new six cylinder sev-
en passenger Studebaker car to Paul
H. McGarvey.
STORMSTOWN.
Miss Sara Waite is visiting friends
in Bellefonte and attending the W. C.
T. U. institute.
Rev. Babcock preached a most ex-
cellent Mother’s day sermon to a
large audience, Sunday evening.
Joseph Mattern, of Zltoona, was a
week-end visitor at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Way.
Mrs. Robert Gray is spending the
week in Bellefonte and with her un-
cle, Rev. M. J. Runyan, at Snow Shoe.
Horace Hunter’s daughter, Helen,
had an operation for appendicitis at
the Altoona hospital several weeks
ago.
Mr. Smith, who has been working
for the Siiica Brick Co., at Port Ma-
tilda, has returned to town and will
farm for Benner Wilson this summer.
The farmers have had a chance to
let the plow and harrow rest since the
heavy rains of last week, while they
finish the chores about the house and
barn.
Joseph Mattern, of Philadelphia,
who is just home from France, visit-
ed his sister, Miss Miriam Mattern,
and aunt, Miss Nannie Gray, last
week.
Carl Grossman, of Cleveland. Ohio,
recently returned from France. is vis-
iting his fiance, Miss Helen Burket.
He delighted the audience at the
Methodist church Sunday night with
several violin solos.
Advertise in the “Watchman.”
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