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Bellefonte, Pa., June 13, 1919.
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John H. Close Killed in Railroad
Accident.
John H. Close, of Boalsburg, was
instantly killed at Mill Hall on Wed-
nesday afternoon when his big truck
was struck by the Lehigh-Pennsylva-
nia train on the crossing at that place.
Close was engaged in hauling stone
for the state highway and was driv-
ing his own truck which he had just
recently purchased. According to re-
ports he left the chute at Mill Hall
with a load of stone while the train
was standing at the water plug tak-
ing water. A big tree stood near
the crossing and persons who saw
Close drive toward the railroad sup-
posed he was going to drive into the
shade of the tree and stop, but in-
stead of doing so he drove right onto
the track in front of the train, which
had left the water plug and was pull-
ing out for Bellefonte. The train
struck the forward end of the truck
and Close was thrown upon the front
of the locomotive with such force as
to be killed almost instantly. The
truck was completely wrecked. For
some time Close had been hauling
stone out of Bellefonte and only re-
cently had gone to the Mill Hall end
of theroad. It is said that his hear-
ing was somewhat defective and for
that reason he probably failed to hear
the approach of the train.
The unfortunate man was a son of
William S. and Sarah A. Close and
was born at Oak Hall about forty-
eight years ago. For a number of
years he assisted his father in his
store at Oak Hall and later sold farm
machinery. This spring he purchased
a truck and engaged to do hauling for
the state highway. He lived near
Boalsburg and is survived by his wife
and four children, Elizabeth, Rebec-
ca, Miles and Madaline, all at home.
He also leaves his parents, one broth-
er and two sisters, namely: Mrs. Ira
Korman, of Oak Hall; Clifford E.
Close, of Fairbrook, and Miss Wilda,
at home. Arrangements for the fun-
eral could not be obtained up to the
time the “Watchman” went to press,
but burial will probably be made at
Boalsburg tomorrow.
State College Offers Free Coal Min-
ing Course.
Owing to the demand for trained
men in the coal mining industry a
short course in that subject will be of-
fered this sumnier at The Pennsylva-
nia State College, according to an an-
nouncement made on Tuesday by Dr.
E. S. Moore, dean of the School of
Mines. The course will begin June
23rd, extending to August 2nd.
The subjects to be taught include
ventilation, mine gases, fires, explo-
sions, mine rescue and first aid, mine
machinery, mine management, haul-
age, timbering, hoisting, and Penn-
sylvania mining law. The course is
designed to fit men for the mine fore-
men examination and other special
lines of service. Other subjects may
be included to meet the particular
needs of men taking the course.
The tuition is free, and virtually
the only expense is for beard and
lodging. Dean Moore said the State
mining school was particularly anx-
ious to serve the mining men of Penn-
sylvania, and that he would do all pos-
sible to make this course meet the
needs of the men who take it.
and Dramatic Recital at
Stormstown.
Musicale
A combined musicale and dramatic
recital will be held in the Methodist
church at Stormstown next Monday
evening, June 16th, at 8 o’clock. The
talent includes the very best that can
be secured, namely: F. Karl Gross-
man, famed violinist, of Cleveland,
Ohio; Miss Hazel E. Buck, soprano,
of Warriorsmark; Miss Helen Black,
dramatic reader, of Huntingdon, and
Miss Helen Burket, pianist, of
Stormstown.
The program will be repeated at
the Fillmore Methodist church the
following evening, June 17th. The
price of admission will be 20 and 30
cents, including war tax. The pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the
Methodist church and the public is
urged to attend this entertainment, as
it will be high-class in every particu-
lar.
Changes in Plans for Y. M. C. A.
Some delay has been occasioned in
the starting of the work of remodel-
ing the Y.M.C. A. owing to the fact
that some changes have been decided
upon in the plans as originally pre-
pared. The revised plans will pro-
vide for the erection of a new addi-
tion to the old building covering the
open space to the east of the main
front and in front of the present pool
room. This addition will be used as
the boys’ lobby and the pool room will
probably be moved upstairs instead of |
being moved into the basement, while
in the rear of the pool room will be a
locker room. These changes in the
plans will not add anything to the
cost of the original bid and, as the
new plans are almost completed, it
will not be long until contractors Geh-
ret & Lambert will be able to begin
the work. i
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McCLELLAN.—Following an ill-
ness of two weeks as the result of an
attack of indigestion and Bright's dis-
ease William McClellan, a well known
and highly esteemed resident of
Bellefonte, died at his home on east
Lamb street at five o'clock last Fri-
day morning.
He was a son of William and Eliz-
abeth McClellan and was born in
Bellefonte on October 10th, 1850,
hence was 68 years, 7 months and 21
days old. As a young man he learn-
ed the tailoring trade with his father
and worked at that during his early
life. Later he was employed at the
glass works and nail works and final-
ly went to the Nittany furnace. When
the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania
was built he went into the freight sta-
tion and worked there a few years
then returned to the Nittany Iron
company. Later he went back to the
Central Railroad of Pennsylvania and
was employed in the freight office un-
til that road closed down last fall. He
then got employment with the Titan
Metal company and was working
there when taken sick. He was a
quiet, unobtrusive citizen, a man
strongly attached to his home and
who devoted all his spare time to his
family circle.
In 1877 he was united in marriage
to Miss Myrtle Munson, daughter of
Levi W. and Margaret Munson, of
Philipsburg, and she survives with
eleven children, as follows: Mrs. J.
B. Yarnell, of Snow Shoe; Mrs. Harry
Rossman, of Bellefonte; Mrs. J ohn
Watson, of Bellefonte; Thomas, of
Unionville; Mrs. John McNichols, of
Bellefonte; Mrs. Glenn Weaver, of
Tyrone; Mrs. James Meyers, of Pleas-
ant Gap; Mrs. F.C. McKinley, at
home; Mrs. Edward Sunday, of Pleas-
ant Gap, and Miss Sarah, at home.
He also leaves two brothers, Charles
McClellan, uf Bellefonte, and Harry,
of Pittsburgh.
Rev. Alexander Scott, of the Meth-
odist church, of which deceased was a
member, officiated at the funeral serv-
jces which were held at his late home
at 2:30 o'clock on Monday afternoon,
being assisted by Rev. C. C. Shuey.
Burial was made in the Union ceme-
tery.
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DONAT.—Mrs. Sarah Amelia Do-
nat, wife of Rev. W. D. Donat, of
Aaronsburg, died on Thursday, May
29th, following an illness of several
years with tuberculosis, aged 43
years, 9 months and 22 days. She
was a daughter of George F. and
Louisa Miller and was born in Jones-
town, Lebanon county. She was mar-
ried to Rev. Donat on May 12th, 1904,
and he survives with one son, Nevin.
She also leaves her father, two broth-
ers and one sister. Mrs. Donat was a
sincere christian woman and had
many warm friends among the par-
ishioners on her husband’s charge,
who sincerely mourn her death.
Funeral services were held in the
Reformed church at Aaronsburg at
two o'clock on Monday afternoon of
last week. Rev. R. Raymond Jones,
.of Centre Hall, had . charge and was
“assist ¥ Rev.‘ C. B-*8nyder, “of the
United Evangelical church, and Rev.
J. J. Weaver, of -the Lutheran
church. The following morning the
remains were taken to her old home
at Jonestown, Lebanon county, and on
Wednesday morning burial was made
in the cemetery at’ Wanamaker..
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ELLIOTT.—William Wilson Elliott,
son of the late Rev. and Mrs. George
Elliott, died on Sunday morning at
his home at Grove, Oklahoma, of
heart trouble, following an illness of
a number of years. He was born at
Alexandria about sixty-one years ago
and while his boyhood was spent in
Pennsylvania he went west when a
young man and spent all his after life
in business in the southwestern part
of the country. He never married and
is survived by one brother, John El-
liott, of Fort Worth, Texas. The
liott, of Fort Worth, Texas, and a
half-brother, George Elliott, who lives
in Missouri. The body was brought
to Bellefonte on Tuesday, accompan-
ied by his brother John and the lat-
ter’s son Jack, and burial was made
at 4 o’clock from the home of his aunt,
Miss Alice Wilson, the services hav-
ing been conducted by the Rev. Dr.
W. K. McKinney, of the Presbyterian
church. Mrs. Frederick Perry, a niece
of the deceased, and gon, Frederick
Jr., of Elizabeth, N. J., and Mrs. A.
F. Dunsmore, of Barnesboro, were
also here for the funeral.
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BARTO.—Henry Barto, a Civil
war veteran, died at his home near
Marengo on Monday afternoon of dis-
eases incident to his advanced age,
he being 82 years old. During the war
he served as a member of Company
E, 45th regiment. He served through
two enlistments and fought in many
of the hardest battles of the Virginia
campaign. He was a member of the
‘Methodist church for many years and
a good citizen. Surviving him are his
wife and a number of children as well
as one brother, Jacob Barto, of Penn-
sylvania Furnace. Rev. H. F. Bab-
cock had charge of the funeral which
was held on Wednesday, burial being
made in Foss church cemetery.
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SHAFFER.—Mrs. Emma Shaffer,
wife of B. W. Shaffer, was found dead
in bed at her home in Rebersburg on
Tuesday morning. She had been in
feeble health for some time. A daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hosterman,
she was born in Miles township sixty-
one years ago. Surviving her are her
husband, one son, Charles, of Madi-
sonburg, and one daughter, Mrs. Ho-
mer Krebs. of Snyder county; also
the following brothers and sisters:
Dr. G. W. Hosterman, of Centre Hall;
Thomas, in Ohio; Mrs. Spangler, in
Kansas; Mrs. Kryder, in Rebersburg,
and Mrs. Weaver, of Wolf’s Store.
Burial will be made at Madisonburg
this morning, ST ys
KATZ. —Aaron Katz, who for al-!
most a quarter of a century has been !
prominent in the business life of
Bellefonte, passed away at 6:45
o'clock on Sunday morning at the
home of his son William on High
street. His death occurred quite un-
expectedly and before many of his
friends knew of his illness. In fact
he had been housed up only two days. :
His death was the result of an acute
attack of pneumonia following an ab-
scess in his ear.
Mr. Katz was born in Philadelphia
on May 31st, 1844, hence was 75 years
and 8 days old. In his early life he
drifted southward and was living in
the south when the Civil war broke
out. His business interests being lo-
cated in that section he naturally
joined the «Confederate army and
served with the Fifty-seventh North
Carolina regiment, rising from the
ranks to the position of major. At
the second day’s battle of Gettysburg
he was wounded in the hip which in-
capacitated him for service for some
weeks. Though he served with the
Confederate army during the war Mr.
Katz held no animosity against the
people of the North and after coming
to Bellefonte he was elected an hon-
orary member of Gregg Post.
Mr. Katz came to Bellefonte with
his family in April, 1895, and started
the Globe store and the business has
continued at the same stand to the
present time. Less than a year ago
he decided to retire on account of his
age and failing health and the busi-
ness was taken over by his son Will.
In 1871 Mr. Katz was married to
Miss Maria Lewisson, of Philadelphia,
who died on September 5th, 1912. He
is survived, however, by two sons,
Joseph Katz, of Lewistown, and Wil-
liam S., of Bellefonte. The remains
were taken to Philadelphia on Mon-
day afternoon and the funeral held
Tuesday afternoon. Rabbi Berkowitz
officiated and burial was made in
Mount Sinai cemetery.
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SHADMAN.—Edward Shadman, a
former Ferguson township boy, died
at the home of his sister Emma, in
Lima, Ohio, last Sunday, following a
long illness with stomach trouble. He
was a son of John M. and Elizabeth
Kepler Shadman and was born in Fer-
guson township thirty-eight years
ago. He left there a number of years
ago and located in Detroit, Mich.,
where he lived until overtaken by ill-
ness. He is survived by a wife and
little son; also five brothers and three
sisters. Burial was made at Lima on
Wednesday.
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GRENOBLE.—Following more than
a year’s illness as the result of a
stroke of paralysis Mrs. John Greno-
ble passed away at her home at Wood-
ward on Saturday morning. She is
survived by her husband and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Frank Haines,
of Canyon, Texas; Miss Minnie, of
Bellefonte; Harry, of Gregory, South
Dakota, and Mrs. Fannie Long, of
Woodward. -Rev. Maneval had charge
of the funeral services which were
held yesterday, burial being. made Jn
the Woodward gemetery,.. ow
——The Emerick families contem-
plate leaving next Monday on their
trip to the Pacific coast and back in
their new auto house. The party will
include Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Emerick
and children, Mildred and Paul, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emerick. It
goes without saying that they con-
template a wonderful trip. Mr. Em-
erick, who is proprietor of the Emer-
ick Motor Bus company, recently
came into possession of a White fire
truck and dismantling the equipment
he used as much of the body as pos-
sible and built a regular house on
wheels in which the trip will be
made. The house is equipped with
comfortable seats for six, one bed al-
ways in place and others that can be
made up to accommodate the entire
party. A kitchenette with a refrig-
erator and prestolite stove, electric
light and electric push buttons, ward-
robe and ample storage room. They
estimate that it will take them three
months to make the trip. They ex-
pect to travel about 150 miles a day
and leaving Bellefonte about eight
o'clock next Monday morning antici-
pate making Greensburg the first
night. From there they will go to
Columbus, Ohio, and then southwest
to St. Louis, Mo., and thence by the
southern route to Los Angeles, Cal.
Going north to San Francisco they
will return by the central route, much
of which has already been laid out as
the proposed Lincoln highway. They
expect to have ample time to take in
all the sights along the line of their
trip and be back in Bellefonte by
September 15th.
The “Watchman” in Error.
It is not often the “Watchman”
goes wrong in its local news, but it
seems to have been very far away
from the facts in its announcement
last week that Mr. W. S. Zeller was
seeking to relieve himself of the act-
ive management of his pharmacy in
this place.
Upon his own authority we make
the announcement that Mr. Zeller has
no such intention.
——8o0 much complaint has been
made about the children making a
play ground of the cemetery that the
association will be forced to make
some arrests if it is not stopped. Par-
ents are asked to warn their children
of this trespassing, as they have al-
ready been notified by the care-takers.
On account of not being able to get
some necessary fixtures, the fence will
not be completed for several weeks.
—— DuBois is planning a big recep-
tion to returned soldiers of Clearfield,
Elk and Jefferson counties to be held
in that city next Wednesday, June
18th. Arrangements are being made
to entertain free about three thous-
Bayard—Rhone.—A wedding of in-
terest to Centre countians was that
on Wednesday of this week of Roger
T. Bayard, of Tyrone, and Miss Flor-
ence Sankey Rhone, of Centre Hall,
which occurred at the home of the
bride’s sister, Mrs. Dunlap, wife of
Rev. Wilton Clyde Dunlap, pastor of
the Highland avenue Lutheran
church, Louisville, Ky. The ceremo-
ny, which took place at noon, was per-
formed by Rev Dunlap.
The bride is a daughter of the late
Hon. Leonard Rhone and has lived in
the vicinity of Centre Hall all her life.
She is an active member of the Pa-
trons of Husbandry and in addition to
taking a leading part in the affairs of
the county Pomona Grange has held
the office of Flora in the State Grange
for a number of years past. She was
also one of the most active partici-
pants in the management of the an-
nual grange picnic at Centre Hall
Miss Rhone, who is a graduate of the
Kansas University, spent the winter
at Wichita and in California, return-
ing east about a month ago.
The bridegroom is a son of the late
"Major George F. Bayard, of Belle-
fonte, but has been located in Tyrone
the past twelve or fifteen years as
city editor of the Tyrone Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard will return east
in a few days and go direct to Centre
Hall, where Mrs. Bayard will keep the
old home open for some time in antic-
ipation of a visit during July of Rev.
and Mrs. Dunlap. Later, however,
they will make their permanent resi-
dence in Tyrone.
Ade
Dale — Reynolds.—Lieut. William
Raymond Dale, of near State Col-
lege, and Miss M. Claire Reynolds, of
Bellefonte, were married in St. John’s
Episcopal church at 2:30 o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon by the pastor,
‘Rev. M. DeP. Maynard. The young
people managed to keep the affair
quiet and the only witnesses to the
ceremony were the bridegroom’s sis-
ter and brother, Miss Virginia and
| Clifford Dale, who officiated as attend-
ants, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Miles,
of Milesburg. -Immediately following
the ceremony Lieut. and Mrs. Dale
left Bellefonte by automobile for an
unknown station where they embark-
ed on the train for a wedding trip to
Pittsburgh. .
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan Reynolds, of Bellefonte,
and for some time past has been em-
ployed as stenographer in the Belle-
fonte Central railroad offices. The
bridégroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles M. Dale, of State College R.
F.D. He trained at Plattsburg where
he won his commission but the armis-
tice was signed before he got across
the sea. He is a graduate in agricul-
ture at Penn State and has a good pe-
sition awaiting him in Chester coun-
ty. According to their plans they
will not ge to housekeeping immedi-
ately, the bride expecting to spend
the time at her home here until her
husband gets fully established in his
new position.
Stailey—Curtin.—Only a small co-
terie, of. intimate friends were in at-
tendance at the wedding of Eugene
Earl Stailey, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Julia Gregg Curtin, of Belle-
fonte, in the Presbyterian church at
8:30 o'clock on Wednesday morning,
but the event was not lacking in hap-
piness for the parties directly inter-
ested. The ceremony was performed
by Dr. W. K. McKinney, the ring
service being used. The bride was
given away by her brother-in-law,
John J. Bower, Esq., and the attend-
ants were Gregg Curtin and Miss El-
eanor Bower.
Immediately following the ceremo-
ny Mr. and Mrs. Stailey were driven
to the Pennsylvania depot where they
embarked on the train for Philadel-
phia, where they will reside at No.
3834 Baring street. Mr. and Mrs.
Stailey were guests of honor at a din-
ner at the Harvey home at State Col-
lege “on Momrday evening and at a
luncheon given by Mrs. James Cur-
tin, at Curtin, on Tuesday noon, while
Mrs. John J. Bower gave a dinner in
their honor Tuesday evening.
Dawson—Straub.—Victor P. Daw-
son and Miss Louisa A. Straub went
to. Johnstown on Wednesday and that
evening were united in marriage at
the home of the bridegroom’s sister,
Mrs. Johnson. The bride is a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Straub,
of Bellefonte, and during the past few
years has been linotype operator in
the Gazette office. The bridegroom
only recently returned from France,
having been one of the old Troop L
boys, and the fact that he was a mem-
ber of the 28th division is evidence
that he saw considerable service
abroad. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson will
return to Bellefonte on Sunday even-
ing and inasmuch as their marriage
at this time was decided upon quite
suddenly Mrs. Dawson will continue
her work in the Gazette office until a
new operator can be secured.
Taylor — Rankin. — Capt. William
Earl Gladstone Taylor, son of Mrs.
Hugh Taylor, of Bellefonte, and Miss
Nellie Grace Rankin, of Washington,
Pa., were married in Pittsburgh on
May 28th. The bridegroom’s mother
and brother, Dr. Joseph Taylor at-
tended the wedding, full particulars
of which are not available at this
writing. Capt. Taylor is located at
Somerset, Pa., where he holds a posi-
tion as Highway superintendent, and
it is in that city the young couple will
make their home.
Bubb—Hart.—On June 5th, at the
Reformed parsonage, Boalsburg, Mr.
Charles H. Bubb, of Centre Hall, who
on several occasions went “over the
top” in France, made another venture
since returning home by taking unto
himself a wife in the person of Miss
Catherine Hart, of Berwick. They
motored to Boalsburg and were there
pronounced man and wife by Rev. S.
C. Stover. :
| Walker—Archey.—The cosy home
| of Mrs. Catherine Archey, in Pine
Grove Mills, was the scene of a pret-
ty twilight wedding on Tuesday even-
ing when that lady was united in mar-
riage to Homer M. Walker, of Fergu-
son township. The ceremony was
performed by the bridegroom’s broth-
er, Rev. Harry N. Walker, and the
ceremony a delicious wedding dinner
Miss Claire Martz. Following the
was served and the next day Mr. and
Mrs. Walker left on a wedding trip to
ing they will reside in the bride's
home in Pine Grove Mills.
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Beezer — Bernhammer. — Ralph T.
Beezer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Beezer, of Bellefonte, but who has
made his home with his sister in Al-
toona for some time, and Miss Mar-
garet Bernhammer, of Weehawken,
N. J., were married in the latter place
on Sunday, June 1st, by Rev. Father
Bennett. Mr. Beezer i
France as a member of Company A,
30th regiment, was wounded and in-
valided home. The young couple
came to Bellefonte on Saturday even-
ing on their wedding trip, expecting
to locate permanently in Altoona.
Herbert—Dorn.—George
bert, of Pleasantville, Venango coun-
ty, and Miss Helen I. Dorn, of Craw-
ford county,
Methodist parsonage in this place on
Monday by the pastor, Rev. Alexan-
der Scott. :
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Red Cross Baseball League.
STANDING OF CLUBS.
Won Lost P.C.
North ward...........e.. 3 1 750
South ward.............. 3 3 750 |
Milesburg ........eccees. 1 ) | 500
West ward.......coeeenee 0: - 4
The Red Cross baseball series are
growing in interest every game and
keep an eye on Milesburg. While the
was just by the skin .of their teeth,
of one of the Milesburgians.. This even-
ing it will be Milesburg against the
West ward, and while the latter team
is still at the tail end of the league
one never can tell when they are
going to take a spurt and come to the
front. So go out and see the game
this evening and cheer the players,
without regard to the team they are
on.
Takes Over Lyric
Theatre.
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T. Clayton Brown
T. Clayton Brown, manager of the
Scenic theatre, this week leased the
Lyric theatre from Roy Brandman
and will take charge of the same next
Monday. According to present plans
the Lyric will not be operated contin-
uously during the summer, at least,
but will be open Saturday nights and
at other times when there is occasion
to warrant it. With Mr. Brown in
charge of both motion picture shows
in Bellefonte the public is assured of
getting the best that'can be obtained
in the moving picture Fine. £5"
Woman’s Club Elects Officers.
At the last meeting of the
Woman’s club of Bellefonte the fol-
coming year: President, Miss Isabel-
la S. Hill; vice president, Mrs. Robert
M. Beach; recording secretary, Mrs.
John S. Walker; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Charles Keichline; treas-
urer, Miss Helen Williams; delegate
at large, Miss Margaret Furey; aud-
itor, Miss Emma J. Aikens; chairman
Charity committee, Mrs. R. S. Brouse;
chairman Educational committee,
Mrs. John P. Lyon; chairman Civic
committee, Miss Mary Gray Meek.
Elks Will Observe Flag Day Tomor-
row Evening.
The Bellefonte Lodge of Elks will
observe Flag day tomorrow (Satur-
day) evening, with a fitting program
of exercises. Prof. Fred L. Pattee,
of State College, will make the ad-
dress. There will also be good music.
The public is invited.
Members of the D. A. R. are espe-
cially invited to attend these services.
— John Bottorf, who works for J.
M. Heinle, had a narrow escape from
very serious injury yesterday morn-
ing shortly after nine o’clock. He was
assisting Mr. Heinle in putting up the
wiring for J. M. Nichols, decorator
for the welcome home celebration, and
had climbed a tree on Allegheny
street in front of R. C. Witmer’s elec-
trical supply house. While at work
fastening the wire the limb on which
he was standing broke and he fell a
distance of twenty-five feet. He man-
aged to break his fall somewhat by
clutching the limbs of the tree but at
that would have fallen on his head
had it not been for Roy Witmer, who
quickly caught him enough to swing
his body around so that he fell on his
right hip and hands. ‘He was picked
up and carried into Dr. Sebring’s of-
fice where an examination showed
that no bones were broken but his hip
is badly bruised and his hand stoved
up from the fall, so that it will be
some days before he will be able to
work.
— Some weeks ago the “Watch-
man” published an article descriptive
of the six pictures painted by Camer-
on Burnside, of Paris, a cousin of
Mrs. H. C. Valentine, of Bellefonte,
illustrating the great work of the Red
Cross in France, which pictures have
been sent to Washington to adorn the
rooms of the American Red Cross
headquarters. In following up that
work Mr. Burnside has about com-
pleted a large decoration, four metres
high by four wide, which the Ameri-
can Red Cross will present to the
French nation as soon as possible
after June 16th. The artist has been
at work sixteen weeks on this paint-
ing. :
ceremon ya delicious wedding dinner |
Pittsburgh and Akron, Ohio. Return-,
served in!
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were married at the:
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the three teams in Bellefonte want to.
North ward defeated the Bald Eagle
Valley players on Tuesday evening it |
helped to a great extent by a misplay |
lowing officers were elected for the
Commencement Exercises of St.
John’s School.
The commencement exercises of St.
John’s parochial school began on Fri-
day evening with an entertainment in
the school hall, which was largely at-
tended by the parents and friends of
the graduates, and all were pleased
with the efforts made by the children
to entertain.
On Sunday morning, at the High
Mass, the final exercises took place.
, Diplomas were awarded the follow-
ing:
Thomas Aloysius Tatsock, Andrew
| George Knapik, Margaret Adaline
| Mignot, Louse Cecilia Hartle.
| The Knights of Columbus prize of
: ten dollars for highest general aver-
| age, was awarded to Thomas Tat-
| sock.
{ Five dollar gold piece for christian
{ doctrine, donated by Mr. and Mrs. H.
'E. Ferlon, awarded to Andrew
| Knapik. :
i Five dollar gold piece for mathe-
| matics, donated by Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. Hamilton, awarded to Margaret
| Mignot.
| Five dollar gold piece for English,
donated by Rev. W. E. Downes,
' awarded to Andrew Knapik.
Five dollar gold piece for typewrit-
ing, donated by a friend, awarded to
Louise Hartle.
Five dollar gold piece for book-
keeping, donated by Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. Hamilton, awarded to Margaret
' Mignot.
| Five dollar gold piece for deport-
. ment, donated by the former gradu-
| ates of the school, awarded to Louise
Hartle.
First honors in the Senior class
' awarded to Thomas Tatsock. :
| Junior class, highest general aver-
age, George McNichol.
Ninth grade, Elizabeth Hazel.
Seventh grade, Catherine Hartle.
Sixth grade, Rose Carpeneto.
Fifth grade, Evelyn Rogers.
Fourth grade, John Martin.
Third grade, Mary Rogers.
Second grade, Charles Carpeneto.
First grade, John Smead.
school all the children were given a
picnic at Hecla park on Thursday.
As evidence of the crowd in attend-
ance is the fact that it took five of
the big Emerick motor busses and the
big army truck at the aviation field
to convey the children down and back.
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Penn State Commencement Largely
Attended.
More old students registered at the
annual commencement exercises at
State College the past week than ever
before returned for such a gathering.
Representatives were present of most
every class back to 1877. The gener-
al attendance was about on a par with
former years. The exercises began
last Friday evening but the first
event of note was the review of the
cadet battalion of fifteen hundred
students on Saturday morning by
Major General Charles Muir, who
commanded the ‘famous Twenty-
eighth )
sylvania’s own, during ‘the war in
France. The General was well pleas-
ed with the showing made by the
young men. :
The baccalaureate sermon on Sun-
day morning was delivered by Rev.
Nehemiah Boynton, of Brooklyn, N.
Y. Elizabeth McWilliams won the
first prize in the Junior oratorical
contest on Monday evening while sec-
ond prize went to Idwal Ralph Jones.
Tuesday was alumni day while the
commencement exercises proper were
held on Wednesday morning when
Senator Boies Penrose was booked to
make the commencement address but
failed to appear and the address was
dispensed with. Diplomas were
awarded to 197 young men and wem-
en.
Re
State Appropriations of Interest to
Centre County.
The Appropriations committee has
recommended a two year appropria-
tion for the Bellefonte hospital of
$20,000. While this sum will be more
than has heretofore been given the
hospital it is not any too much and
every friend of the hospital hopes
that if there is any occasion to use
the pruning knife at Harrisburg it
will not be used in connection with
the Bellefonte hospital appropriation,
because the amount of money recom-
mended is not yet commensurate with
the demands made upon that institu-
tion.
The Appropriations committee also
recommended appropriations of $603;-
935 for the western penitentiary at
Pittsburgh and $500,000 for the west-
ern penitentiary at Rockview, Centre
county.
A fire in Chicago on June 3rd
practically destroyed the large pic-
ture frame factory of Levy Johnson,
husband of Miss Stella Nolan, for-
merly of Bellefonte and Snow Shoe.
One man, a Polander, was burned to
death in one of the toilets, where it
was believed he had been asleep when
the fire broke out and it burned so
rapidly that it was impossible to lo-
cate him until after the fire had been
extinguished. This is the third time
in six years the Johnson factory has
been burned out. Mr. Johnson plans
to rebuild as quickly as possible.
If you have ever been a patron
of the Scenic you know that it is one
place where you can always be sure
of seeing good motion pictures—the
kind that holds your interest Irom
start to finish. If you are not a reg-
ular, you are missing many evenings
of good entertainment, the kind that
is worth double the money it costs
each evening. Therefore get in line
and see the good pictures as they are
shown, as you may never have anoth-
er opportunity.
Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
Preliminary to the closing of the
(Iron division) troops, Penn-