Bellefonte, Pa., July 11, 1919.
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THE PASSING OF THE SALOON.
How the Quietus Was Put On Old
John Barleycorn in Bellefonte.
$1.50
1.75
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While the passing of the saloon,
temporarily at least, is now stale
news in Bellefonte and Centre county,
as stale as some of the stuff now be-
ing sold to take the place of John
Barleycorn, there are evidently a good
percentage of hopeful ones among the
hotel keepers that the banishment of
the customary drinks from the hotel
bar will be for a brief time only and
that it won’t be long until the tune-
ful tinkle of the clicking glasses and
the jingle of the dimes and quarters
in the till of the cash register will
again be heard and the booze business
boost as it boosted before. As evi-
dence of their hope is the fact that
before the first day of July every man
in Centre county who was authorized
to have a license except two again
took out the necessary document en-
titling him to sell vinuous and malt
liquors.
Before the Zrst of April all licens-
es were lifted for three months only,
or good until the first of July, the
date for war-time prohibition to go
into effect. Under the Brooks high
license law if a licensee should fail to
lift his license until after his old one
lapses he loses his right to lift the
same. So to be on the safe side every
hotel keeper in Centre county took
out another license prior to July first
for one month only, with the excep-
tion of James Moyer, of Old Fort,
who closed out his hotel business on
June 28th, and the property will be
used for farm buildings. All the
wholesalers took out license for three
months with the exception of Harry
Fels, of Philipsburg, who closed out
his place of business and returned to
his old home in New York city, while
the Philipsburg brewery took out li-
cense for six months. In the mean-
time the majority of the hotels have
their bars in operation disposing of
lithia water, sarsaparilla, merlbrew
and “bing,” drinks that are classed as
harmless and not a headache or a
kick in a truck load of them.
Up until late in the evening of June
30th everything was so quiet and
peaceful in Bellefonte that it looked
as if the demise of Old John would
cause little worriment and few mourn-
ers. But it was only the calm before
the storm and by ten o’clock or later
the stuff that had been guzzled began
to have its effects and parties of bois-
terous drinkers began to make their
appearance on the streets. From that
time on until the bars closed at twelve
o'clock there was considerable evi-
dence of over-drinking, and some of
the revelers did not get home until
the small hours of the morning. But
there was no fighting and nothing re- |
ally serious happened.
But the first of July was a long day
in Bellefonte for the old habituals.
Not a bar was open even for the sale
of the soft stuff and the hangers on
the brass rail were at a loss for a
place to stick their feet. It is a safe
wager that there has been a lot of
homesick men in the country the past
ten days, but it is the kind of home-
sickness that won’t kill ’em. The fu-
ture is now up to the President and
Congress, and as they both seem to be
between the devil and the deep sea
there is no predicting what will hap-
pen.
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Killed on the Railroad.
Frank P. Biggleman, a native of
Clearfield county and a brother of
Mrs. John Mignot and Mrs. John An-
derson, of Bellefonte, was the unfor- |
tunate victim of a railroad accident
on the Pittsburgh division of the P.
R. R. on June 27th. He was employ-
ed as a brakeman with headquarters
in Pittsburgh. He had just started
on his run and had gotten as far as
Dr. JOSEPH EDWARD WARD.
WARD.—Dr. J. E. Ward, for thirty
years one of the leading dentists in
Bellefonte, died in the Geissinger hos-
pital, Danville, at 3:20 o’clock last
Thursday afternoon following an op-
eration performed almost two weeks
previous. His illness dates back al-
most six months but so slow and in-
siduous was the progress of the dis-
ease that the doctor worked at his
practice even up to Tuesday, June
17th, the day prior to going to the
hospital. But his health had become
so badly shattered that he decided to
go to the hospital for an operation.
Two days after entering the institu-
tion an operation was performed and
while the result disclosed the fact that
his ailment was serious the physicians
in charge did not apprehend how close
he was to death. But instead of ral-
lying he grew gradually weaker and
ly were notified that his condition was
serious and his wife and son Harold
and daughter Isabelle. went to Dan-
ville to be with him. But even then,
up to noon on Thursday, no one be-
lieved the crisis so imminent, hence
when death came several hours later
it was a crushing blow to those near-
est and dearest to him.
Joseph Edward Ward was the sixth
child of Joseph and Mary Gill Ward
ed the age of 60 years, 8 months and
six days. He was educated in the dis-
trict school and at the Pine Grove
his “tgens.” He taught school six
successive winters and worked during
the summer time but his ambition
was for something greater and he ac-
cepted a position as a traveling sales-
man for an art firm. In this capaci-
ty he traveled through various States
and thus acquired a broader view of
life and things in general than he
could have acquired in most any other
way. Tiring of the strenuous.duties
of a traveling salesman he returned
home and shortly thereafter went to
Baltimore and entered the dental col-
lege in that city as a student. He grad-
uated in 1888 and for a few months
practiced dentistry at Baileyville and
Pine Grove Mills, finally coming to
Bellefonte and opening offices in the
Crider stone building. He succeeded
in building up a lucrative practice but
some seven years ago believed he saw
i a good opening in Carlisle and moved
+ his office there. He remained only
about a year when he returned to
Bellefonte and finished his life work
here. About fifteen years ago he dis-
covered the advantages of the use of
sodium potassium in connection with
| dentistry and with the assistance of
| Dr. G. G. Pond worked out a formula
| which they had copyrighted and the
manufactured article has been much
iin demand ever since. Although de-
| voted to his practice Dr. Ward did not
| allow it to engross all of his time but
| in his unassuming way was always in-
| terested in any movement that would
. benefit his fellowmen or his home
' town. He had been a member of the
| State dental society for years and al-
| most invariably attended its annual
| sessions.
In politics he was a Democrat and
| though he never aspired to even local
leadership he was unswerving in his |
| principles and because of his high
| ideals he was elected a school direct-
{or in the North ward in 1895, not-
| withstanding the fact that the ward
early last week members of his fami-
and was born at Pine Grove Mills on
October 27th, 1858, hence had reach- |
Mills Academy and so thoroughly did
he apply himself to his studies that
he began teaching school while yet in '
Carnegie when he was bumped off the | Was strongly Republican. Through-
end of a car right in front of the | out his life he maintained a lively in-
moving train. He was caught beneath | terest in the town of his birth and un-
the wheels and injured so badly that til his death was the treasurer of the
he died in Allegheny general hospital | Pine Grove Mills Academy associa-
an hour after the acident happened. | tion. He was a member of the Belle-
He was a son of Auncied and Ada- | fonte Lodge of Masons, a member and
line Biggleman and was born at steward of the Bellefonte Methodist
Frenchville, Clearfield county, on Oc- : church. ;
tober 18th, 1871, hence was in his | On March 5th, 1890, he was united
forty-ninth year. He never married | in marriage to Miss Belle M. Stiver,
and in addition to his two sisters liv- | of Centre Hall, and she survives
ing in Bellefonte he leaves five broth- | With three children, Arthur T., now |
ers, namely: S. B. and N. E. Biggle- | in South America representing the
man, of Carnegie; Edgar, of Clear- Union Carbyde company; Harold S.,
field; James, of DuBois, and L. C., of | @ government inspector at Pig Point,
Rook, Pa. The remains were brought | Va., and Isabel G., at home. Of his
to Bellefonte on June 29th and taken | father’s family of ten children three |
to the Mignot home where they re- | brothers and three sisters survive, as
W. BR. Ward, of Pine Grove
posed until the following morning .
Herbert, of Philadelphia;
| follows:
when funeral services were held in |
Mills; J.
the Catholic church and burial made | George W., of Pittsburgh; Misses
i Clara, Lucetta and Mary Ward, of
| Pine Grove Mills.
——The annual Sunday school pic-| The remains were brought from
nic of the Episcopal church will be Danville and taken to his late home
held next Tuesday, July 15th, at | on east Curtin street where funeral
“Edgefonte,” Axe Mann, during the services were held at four o’clock on
afternoon and evening. Cars will | Sunday afternoon. In the absence of
leave the parish house on Lamb street | Rev. Scott, of the Methodist church,
at 2:30 p. m., and also just before sup- | the services at the house were con-
per time for those who cannot go | ducted by Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt,
earlier. All members and friends of | of the Reformed church, assisted by
St. John’s are urged to go and make | Rev. W. P. Ard, of the Lutheran
it an every-member picnic. The peo- |
ple of St. Andrew’s mission, State |
College, have also been invited.
in the Catholic cemetery.
, ritual of the Masonic fraternity,
many members of which attended in
a body.
Among those from out of town who
: attended the funeral were G. W.
Ward, of Pittsburgh; J. H. Ward, of
. Philadelphia; Misses Clara Ward,
‘Mary Ward, Lucetta Ward, Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Ward, Miss Athalia Ward,
Miss Edna Ward, Miss Retta Ward,
i Capt. W. H. Fry, Edward Martz and
Bert Ward, all of Pine Grove Mills;
Dr. G. G. Pond, Supt. and Mrs. D. O.
Etters and David Etters, of State Col-
lege; W. S. Ward and family, of
Pennsylvania Furnace; Mr. and Mrs.
Guyer Ward, of Lewistown; Dr. and
Mrs. W. C. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Kunz, of Huntingdon; Dr. H. H.
| Long, of Berwick; Dr. Davis, of Win-
; burne; Mrs. Kate Shoemaker, of Hol-
. lidaysburg; Mrs. Samuel Barr and
| Mrs. Proffit, of Tyrone; Mr. and Mrs. |
| G. S. Barnhart, of Greensburg, and.
: Mr. P. O. Stiver and Dr. R. J. Stiver, ;
of Freeport, Illinois.
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MORRISON.—On June 6th, at her
home in Portland, Oregon, Mrs. Nan-
nie Bailey Morrison died,
eighty-first year of her age. She was
born at Baileyville, this county, Sep-
| tember 24th, 1838. At the age of |
fourteen she united with the Presby-
terian church and was ever an earn-
est and conscientious christian.
to Rev. James M. Morrison. Her en-
ergy, her active devotion to duty, and
her sweet christian character were a |
great help to him in his thirty-eight
years of home missionary life.
ty, Oregon, where for fifteen years
was added to the natural work of the
church the struggles and hardships
encountered by pioneers in a new
country. Her entire life was spent
in the service of others and she was
loved by all who knew her. Although
more than eighty years of age, she
did not seem old, while her keen mind
and sound judgment made her a much
sought counsellor. Deeply interested
to the last in everything pertaining
to her home, her church, and her
country, she kept herself well inform-
ed in the affairs of the day. A wom-
an of unusual charm, the mother of
| ten children, and herself, the last of
a-family of nine, she is survived by
her husband, seven children, eighteen
grand-children, and two great grand-
children. She was buried June 9th in
the Riverview cemetery, Portland,
Oregon, her pastor, Dr. E. H. Pence,
of the Westminster Presbyterian
church, officiating.
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LOVE.—Miss Mary J.
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Love, for
‘ died at the home of her brother, John
Love, on Reynolds avenue, after sev-
eral months illness with sarcoma, dur-
ing which time she spent two months
in the Bellefonte hospital undergoing
treatment. She was a daughter of
William and Sarah Daley Love and
was born in Bellefonte on September ;
26th, 1854, making her age 64 years,
9 months and 8 days. All her life
with the exception of a few years in
Lock Haven was spent in Bellefonte.
She is survived by two brothers and |
one sister, namely: John Lcve, of
Bellefonte; William Love and Mrs. G.
W. Kauffman, of Altoona. She was |
a faithful member of St. John’s Epis-
copal church and the funeral services
at two o'clock on Monday afternoon
were held in that edifice by Rev. M.
DeP. Maynard, after which burial was
made in the Union cemetery.
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LAIRD. — George
died at his home in Tyrone on Wed-
nesday of last week as the result of a
stroke of paralysis. He was a son of
William and Phoebe Laird and was
born at Port Matilda a little over sev-
enty years ago. He followed farm-
ing during the early part of his life
but in 1884 moved to Tyrone and en-
tered the employ of the Pennsylvania
railroad company. He was married
to Miss Elizabeth Cox, of Warriors-
mark, who survives with the follow-
ing children: Mrs. Walter E. Cox, of
Warriorsmark; Mrs. Edward McGin-
ley, of Bald Eagle; Mrs. George
Brooks, Charles F. and Victor IL
Laird, of Tyrone. He also leaves two
| brothers, William and Ellis Laird, of
! Woodland. Burial was made in Ty-
rone on Saturday.
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SMITH.—Mrs. Elizabeth S. Smith,
wife of George W. Smith, died at the
. Bellefonte hospital on June 26th, fol-
lowing an illness of some weeks. She
was a daughter of George W. and
. Mary Lonebarger and was born at
Pleasant Gap fifty-six years ago, hav-
ing spent her entire life in that vi-
cinity. She was twice married, her
first husband having been Robert
Murray. Of this union one daughter
survives, Mrs. Oliver Shuey, of near
Pleasant Gap. Her second marriage
was to Mr. Smith who survives with
two children, George W. and Mary
Alice, both at home. She also leaves
' three step-children, one brother, O.
M. Lonebarger, of Pleasant Gap, and
a number of step-brothers and sister.
Burial was made at Centre Hall on
Sunday, June 29th.
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DUCK.—Henry E. Duck, a life-
long resident of Penn township, died
at his home in Millheim on Tuesday
evening, June 24th, of dropsy and
heart trouble, with which he had suf-
' fered for some years, aged 81 years,
i 7 months and 25 days. In his early
"life he taught school then engaged in
' farming in Penn township and at the
| same time served as justice of the
| peace. He served as president of the
| Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance com-
pany for more than a quarter of a
century, retiring last spring on ac-
eount of his health. He was also a
director of the Farmers’ National
bank, of Millheim. His wife and two
church. Burial in the Union cemetery | children preceded him to the grave. | county.
was in accordance with the beautiful | Burial was made at Millheina on June | Boalsburg cemetery at 3:30 o'clock on | to their trip, as it was merely one to
| 28th.
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. BEAVER.—Mrs. Anne Simontoni TRAXLER.—Harry Traxler, son of
' Beaver, wife of Gilbert A. Beaver, of John and the late Susie Reitz Trax-
. Yorktown Heights, N. Y., but former- | ler, died at nine o’clock on Wednesday
ly of Bellefonte, died of collapse fol- | morning at the home of his grand-
lowing an operation at 1¥:30 o'clock | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reitz,
| last Thursday night. Last fall she | at Boalsburg, following a month’s ill-
underwent an operation in a New | ness with leakage of the heart, aged
| York hospital and at the time her con- | 7 years and 11 months. Just about
' dition was regarded as quite serious. | four months ago his mother died at
| While she was in the hospital her only | her home in Welland, Canada, and
' daughter, Catharine, was stricken | since%hat time the boy had been mak-
| with appendicitis while recovering | ing his home with his grandparents,
| from an attack of the influenza, was | who, with his father, have the sym-
! taken to the same hospital in which ; pathy of their many friends in their
i her mother lay, operated upon and | double bereavement. The funeral
died from shock. Mrs. Beaver got! will be held at ten o'clock this (Fri-
| out of her bed at the hospital and ac- | day) morning. Rev. Brown will con-
. companied the remains of her daugh- | duct the services and burial will be
Iter to Bellefonte for burial. The made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
' shock of her daughter’s death follow- | | Il :
ing so closely upon that of her moth- | MALIN.—Rachael Tomb Malin,
er, which occurred just a month pre- | widow of Dr. W. H. Malin, of Phila-
vious to that of her daughter, was a | delphia, and a sister of Mrs. Louisa
terrible strain on the afflicted woman, | Bush, of Bellefonte, died at her home
‘so that she never recuperated her | at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, on
strength. Following their daughter's | Monday of last week following an ili-
' death Mr. and Mrs. Beaver closed ness of several years. In addition to
| their home at Yorktown Heights and | Mrs. Bush she is survived by two oth-
took up their residence in the Simon- | er sisters, Amanda Tomb and Mrs.
| ton home at Harrisburg but they were | Moultcn, both of Philadelphia. The
i planning to return to their own home | remains were taken to Jersey Shore
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November 18th, 1862, she was married '
His,
last pastorate was in Sherman coun-
many years a resident of Bellefonte, |
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Belford Laird
soon. About two weeks ago Mrs.
Beaver complained of feeling worse
and after an X-ray examination it
was decided that her only hope was
an immediate operation.
tion was performed in Harrisburg
but she died from collapse.
Deceased was the only daughter of
. Judge John and Sarah Kunkel Simon-
ton and was married to Mr. Beaver
about twenty-three years ago. At
the time her husband was engaged in
Y. M. C. A. work with John R. Mott,
in New York, and they established
their home at Yorktown Heights.
Mrs. Beaver loved outdoor life and a
number of years ago came with her
husband to State College and took a’
short course in agriculture. She was
.a woman of fine accomplishments and
| charming manner and her death just
{in the prime of life is quite a blow
(to her husband and many friends.
| Her only survivor is her husband, her
! father having died about seven years
| ago.
Funeral services were held at her
late home
| Bellefonte and taken to the home of
| Mr. Beaver’s mother, Mrs. James A.
| Beaver, on Curtin street, where pri- |
i vate funeral services were held at
| five o’clock on Sunday evening by Dr.
| W. K. McKinney, after which burial |
! was made in the Beaver lot in the
i Union cemetery. y
| Wasson, widow of Cyrus Wasson, died
"at the home of her son, Samuel B.
+ Wasson, at Lemont, on Monday of
last week, of general debility, having
been in failing health the past year
, OY more.
She was a daughter of Peter and
‘Mary Haupt Solt and was born in
Centre county cn April 7th, 1836,
' hence was 83 years, 2 months and 23
days old. . When a young woman she
was married to Cyrus Wasson and for
a number of years they engaged in
i farming in College township. Later
{ Mr. Wasson opened a store near Hou-
| serville where the family lived until
his death. Of late years Mrs. Was-
son had made her home with her son.
She was a member of the Presbyter-
ian church at Lemont for many years
and a pious, christian woman.
| Her only daughter preceded her to
| the grave but surviving her are three
| sons: J. Frank and Samuel B. Was-
' son, of Lement, and Prof. Robert U.
i Wasson, of Kiskiminetas Springs
school, Salsburg, Pa. She also leaves
‘two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen
{ Kane, aged 88 years, and Mrs. Mary
| M. Gates, aged 79 years, both of
‘ Bellefonte, and one brother, Jacob B.
: Solt, of Frederick, Md.; as well as
| three half-brothers, James and Cyrus
Solt, of Bellefonte, and Conrad Solt,
| of Williamsport.
| Funeral services were held at her
late home at Lemont last Thursday
| morning, after which burial was made
in the Branch cemetery.
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| MILLER.—Miss Candace E. Miller
{ died quite suddenly on the old Miller |
| homestead in Halfmoon valley on
| June 28th. She was around during
| the forenoon as usual and after din-
‘ner talked to a neighbor on the tele-
phone. She hung up the instrument
and had taken only a few steps when
| she was stricken and died almost in-
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The opera- |
in Harrisburg at 1:50
{o'clock on Saturday afternoon after
| which the remains were brought to!
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WASSON.—Mrs. Amanda Matilda |
i where interment was made in the
Tomb burial lot last Thursday after-
noon, Mrs. Bush and son, George T.
Bush, attending the funeral.
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TRAMMEL. — Arianna Trammel,
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Trammel, died on Wednesday
of last week of asthma, aged 2 years,
1 month and 2 days. Burial was
made in the Union cemetery on Fri-
day.
| Weber—Solt.—Following the regu-
lar services in the Methodist church
‘on Sunday evening, June 29th, the
pastor, Rev. Alexander Scott, was
called upon to perform the marriage
ceremony that united for life John W.
- Weber, of Boalsburg, and Miss Edna
E. Solt, of Bellefonte. The young
people were attended by Miss Elea-
nor I. Haupt, of Bellefonte; Miss
' Edith P. Passmore, of Clearfield; Em-
ory R. Sourbeer, of Harrisburg, and
Lee C. Solt, a brother of the bride.
, The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
| Mrs. Cyrus Solt and has recently been
employed by the Titan Metal compa-
ny. The bridegroom is a son of Fred
Weber, of Boalsburg, and is an in-
| dustrious young man. They will make
; their home in Bellefonte.
Gettig — Crosthwaite. — An early
, morning wedding took place at the
"home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gettig,
‘on Monday of last week, when their
son Donald took as his bride Miss
Roxey B. Crosthwaite, of Altoona.
Only a few relatives were present to
, witness the ceremony which was per-
' formed by Rev. Wilson P. Ard, of the
Lutheran church. Immediately there-
after the young couple left on a wed-
ding trip to Altoona, Pittsburgh and
other points in the western part of
the State. The bride is a daughter
of the late Walter and Blanche John-
son Crosthwaite and is an attractive
Terrific Storm Put an End to Hot
Weather.
It is history now but the hot weath-
er of last week really seemed a rec-
ord-breaker, and coming as it did
right at the beginning of that other
long drought seemed rather symbolic-
al. But the hot spell was broken on
Saturday evening by a terrific rain
and thunder storm. A brief shower
in the afternoon intensified the hu-
midity in the atmosphere but in the
evening came the storm that cooled
and clarified the air and relieved the
parched condition of the earth.
A high wind prevailed during the
storm and branches were blown from
trees and other minor damages done.
On south Spring street a portion of
the big Linden tree in front of the
Mitchell property was blown down,
falling against the house and doing
some damage. But the worst feature
for Bellefonte was the burning off of
the two main feed wires of the State-
Centre Electric company, which oc-
curred on north Thomas street. At
that point the wires are strung
through a tree top and_the water and
wind caused them to sag together
causing a short circuit which burned
off both wires. The result was that
practically the entire town was plung-
ed in darkness, and as it was eleven
o’clock before repairs were made and
the current turned on all the business
done had to be transacted by candle
or lamplight. Both the Scenic and
Lyric theatres were compelled to sus-
pend business for the night.
Throughout the county corn and
oats were knocked down but the gen-
eral damage done was inconsequen-
tial to the amount of good the rain
did. The weather since has been
more moderate and the showers we
have had don’t bear out the old adage
as regards Mary crossing the moun-
tain, because when she went over last
Thursday it was certainly too dry and
hot for any purpose.
BARN BURNED NEAR STATE COL-
LEGE.
The really hard storm passed over
College township about three o’clock
on Sunday morning during which
lightning struck the barn on the John
Hamilton farm about two miles west
of State College. The building was
set on fire and burned to the ground.
One cow and a young heifer were kill-
ed by the bolt of lightning but all the
other stock was saved. But with the
barn were burned about thirty tons of
hay, some oats and corn, a grain drill,
wagon and other farm implements,
the property of the tenant, Ira Poor-
man. All the adjoining outbuildings
also went up in flames, only the house
being saved. The barn was built in
1907, to replace another barn having
been destroyed by lightning. Both
barn and personal property were par-
tially insured. Temporary buildings
will be erected to do until the barn
can be rebuilt.
Another storm passed over Fergu-
son and College townships on Sunday
afternoon, and considerable hail fell.
young woman. The bridegroom serv- | Trees were uprcoted, window panes
ed in the navy during the recent war |
and is now assisting his father in his
butchering business.
Brown—Belvier.—A pretty wed-
ding on Thursday of last week was
that of Paul Brown, of Franklinville,
and Miss Elizabeth Laura Belvier,
which took place at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Lavenia Belvier,
near Franklinville, at 12 o’clock. Rev.
Campbell performed the marriage
ceremony and among the bridesmaids
was Miss Margaret Bell, of State Col-
lege. The sumptuous wedding dinner
served was prepared by Mrs. Ben Ev-
erhart, Mrs. John Keller and Mrs.
Martha Jonhston.
Hull—Hevner.—Joseph S. Hull, one
of Bellefonte’s returned soldier boys,
and Miss Emma Hevner, also of this
place, were married at the parsonage
of the United Brethren church in Al-
toona on Tuesday afternoon of last
week, by the pastor, Rev. C. W. Wi-
‘ney. They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Claire Smith, the latter a sister
of the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Hull
will reside in Altoona, where Mr. Hull
is for the present employed in the P.
'R. R. shops.
Ling—Musser.—A rather belated
wedding announcement is that of Miss
Ruth T. Musser, daughter of Mr. and
| Mrs. C. M. Musser, of Bellefonte, and
Benjamin S. Ling, a son of Mr. and
' Mrs. Charles Ling, of Altoona, the
ceremony having taken place in Phil-
adelphia on Saturday, June 21st. The
| stantly. Heart trouble was assigned
| as the cause.
{| She was a daughter of John and
| Maria Miller and was born in Half-
| moon township. Surviving her are
two sisters and two brothers, namely: |
Mrs. T. J. Gates, Miss Jean Miller, J.
young couple will make their home in
‘ Altoona where Mr. Ling is employed
as a clerk in the Twelfth street shops
of the Pennsylvania railroad company.
Red Cross Baseball League.
STANDING OF CLUBS.
| Watt and Ellis L. Miller, all of Ty- | Won Lost P.C.
jrone, . Miss Miller. was a devoted ,Jorth word.............. 3 3 S57
: { South ward,............. ) 2 714
| member of the Methodist church all | Milesburg ................2 4 .333
| her life and Rev. H. F. Babcock had : West wardo,.. wv... ited 1 7 126
, charge of the funeral services which |
| were held on June 30th, burial being |
made in the Ross church cemetery.
I i
| STOVER.—Mrs. Sadie Koon Sto-
| ver, wife of Rev. S. C. Stover, pastor
By defeating the South ward team
on Tuesday evening the North ward
jumped into first place in the Red
i Cross baseball league.
series is now at fever heat and the
players can receive the encourage-
| ment they deserve by a more liberal
of the Reformed church at Boalsburg, en Go out fn evening, the
passed away very suddenly and unex- | weather permitting, and see the game
pectedly at her home in that place potween the South ward and Miles-
about 1:30 o’clock last Saturday after- | bor
noon, following an illness of several | g- as
months. She was a native of Berlin, | Capt. N. C. MacReady and
Somerset county, and came to Boals- | Lieut. Trebbitt, of the U. S. A. avia-
years ago, during which time she had | army plane, trailed aerial mail carrier
made many friends who will sadly | Max Miller to Bellefonte from Cleve-
miss her. i land, Ohio, on Wednesday and kept
In addition to her husband she is | right on the tail of his machine all
survived by two sons, John K,, in the | the way. They stopped here for oil
United States navy, and Ellwood, at | and gas, had luncheon with the mail
home. She also leaves several breth- | aviators at the Brockeshoff house and
ers and sisters living in Somerset | left in the afternoon for Washington.
Burial was made in the | No special significance was attached
Wednesday afternoon. { Washington on business there.
Interest in the |
burg with her husband about nine | tion department, in a big DeHaviland | their children.
broken and the corn and other crops
damaged.
What the Mothers’ Pension Fund Has
Accomplished in Centre County.
The Legislature of 1915 laid upon
the women of Pennsylvania a difficult
and delicate task—in the passing of
the Mothers’ Assistance Fund act—
an act wholly for the benefit of wom-
en and children. The administration
of this act was placed in the hands of
women. This law has two reasons
for its existence—a humanitarian and
economic one, and being under the
control of the State Board of Educa-
tion.
A county’s share of the State ap-
propriation is governed by its popula-
tion. The county desiring the bene-
fits under this act must appropriate
an equal amount in order to receive
the state appropriation.
The Centre county commissioners
adopted the mothers’ assistance in
April, 1918, and recommended the
following names to the Governor of
Pennsylvania for appointment as
Trustees: Mrs. G. G. Pond, State
College; Mrs. G. W. Frank, Millheim;
Mrs. L. W. Nuttall, Philipsburg; Miss
Mary H. Linn and Mrs. John S. Walk-
er, Bellefonte.
The Centre county board of trus-
tees has been organized and working
for fourteen months. During that
period the board has had about thirty
applications for assistance under this
act. Not all mothers investigated
were eligible under the law, and a
number are on the waiting list, due
to a shortage in funds.
The present board has been able to
assist eleven mothers and thirty-six
children. Through this assistance
children have been enabled to remain
in the home, cared for by their own
mother, and are having a chance to
become healthy, normal citizens.
May, 1919, closed the work of the
board of trustees for fourteen months,
or until another appropriation shall
have been made and become availa-
ble by the State and county. $1808.00
is the total amount which has been
distributed during the fourteen
months in grants, and the administra-
tion expenses were $22.92 for this
period. As the fund was small, the
board of trustees, although entitled
to ten per cent. of the above amount
for administration purposes, planned
to have all the money possible go to
the assistance of eligible mothers and
The board of trustees has found
this work interesting and realizes the
i necessity of this fund. They are hop-
ing for an increased appropriation
from State and county for future
work.
Sm Gn
——The Beatty Motor company has
an announcement in this issue of a re-
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Don’t fail to read the advertisement.