Dewan Watcan
Bellefonte, Pa., September 26, 1919.
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NON-PARTISAN TICKET.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
WILLIAM H. KELLER, of Scranton
$1.50
175
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Sheriff,
Capt. E. R. “DICK” Taylor, of Bellefonte.
For Prothonotary,
HARRY N. MEYER, Bellefonte,
For Treasurer,
JAMES E. HARTER, of Penn Twp.
For Register,
J. FRANK SMITH, of Bellefonte.
For Recorder,
D. WAGNER GEISS, of Bellefonte.
For County Commissioners,
Capt. Wm. H. FRY, of Ferguson Twp.
GEORGE M. HARTER, of Marion Twp.
For District Attorney,
JOHN J. BOWER, of Bellefonte,
For County Auditirs,
J. C. CONDO, of Marion Twp.
HERBERT H. STOVER, of Miles Twp.
The German vote in 1920 is re-
ally what the Republican party lead-
ers are anxious about.
——When Hi Johnson finds out
that China has joined the League of
Nations he will no longer feel a fath-
erly interest in the Chinaman.
Probably Bolshevism may nev-
er get a secure foothold in the Unit-
ed States but the loafers who profess
that philosophy are making it a dan-
gerous menace.
Reduced to the last analysis it
is not so much that the Republican
Senators are opposed to the peace
treaty as they are anxious to down
President Wilson.
Senator Lodge might aspire to
any office in the new German Repub-
lic. The German press is most gen-
erous in its praise of his efforts to
defeat the peace treaty.
It is a curious mind that calcu-
lates that curtailing production will
improve . industrial conditions. Yet
labor strikes cut off incomes and in-
crease prices of commodities.
BIG HOLSTEIN SALE.
Farm Bureau to Run Auto Excursion
to Altoona.
On Wednesday, October 8th, there
will be. a large consignment of pure-
bred Holsteins at the Altoona driving
park near Altoona.
In the neighborhood of one hundred
head of stock will be sold, which in-
cludes some very .good breeding and
A. R. O. cows, with records up to 30
pounds of butter fat in seven days.
Males and females of all ages will be
put up for sale.
The Farm Bureau will run an auto
excursion so that all Centre county
farmers may go in a body, if there
are enough who wish to attend this
sale. If any one is interested and
needs any more information get in
touch with the Farm Bureau office at
Bellefonte. If you wish to go along
with the bunch send us your name.
R. H. OLMSTEAD, County Agent.
Soldiers, Have Your Discharge Paper
Recorded.
The attention of the members of
the county war history committees is
called to the Act of June 2nd, 1919,
which provides that duly enlisted and
mustered men in the army, navy and
marine corps of the. United States
may have their discharge papers re-
corded free of charge by the Recor-
der of Deeds of the respective coun-
ties. The Act provides that the Re-
corder shall be allowed a fee of fifty
cents for each discharge paper, to be
paid by the county.”
The recording of these discharges
will be of much value to local histor-
ians; the county war history commit-
tees are, therefore, asked to bring
the matter to the attention of the
mustered-out men within their coun-
ties.
Don’t Miss This Evening’s Lecture.
Mrs. Ellen M. George, president of
the State W. C. T. U., will lecture in
the court house this evening as a fit-
ting close of the jubilee convention of
the county organization, and the pub-
lic is invited to turn out and hear’her.
Of her lecture the Milton Standard
says: “Mrs. George’s discourse was
so entirely devoid of abuse and her ad-
dress, all the way, so thoroughly
based on facts that there could be no
room left for argument.” The Penn-
sylvania Bulletin says it “was one of
the finest lectures ever delivered in
Uniontown.”
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The Hospital Wants a Typewriter.
Any body who has a second hand
typewriter; that is usable, can find a
place for it at the Bellefonte hospital.
The institution will accept it as a gift,
rent or buy if the price is within its
means.
Here is an incentive for somebody
to place a machine where it is badly
needed.
Mrs. Robert Sechler and Miss
Myra Sechler will sell at public sale
on Saturday, October 4th, at 1 o'clock
p. m., a full line of household furni-
ture at their home on north Spring
street.
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BROWNE. — Richard S. Browne MOORE.—Mrs. Alta M. Moore, George Johnson Killed by Fall Into | Old Time Balloonist Dead in Reading. | Celebrated Their Fifty-first Wedding
passed away at the home of his fath- wife of LeRoy O. Moore, died in a Stone Quarry. ! Anniversary.
er, Edward A. Browne, on Logan
street, at three o’clock on Wednesday
morning following an illness of more
than a year with uremic trouble and
other complications. He was taken
sick while working in Mexico a year
or more ago and came north, going
to New York later, but not improving
any he went out to Ligonier. Five
weeks ago he returned home and with
the exception of an hour or two a day
had been confined to bed ever since.
But even as late as Tuesday he seem-
ed no worse than usual. He ate
heartily and was quite cheerful but
about ten o’clock Tuesday night he
was suddenly taken worse and died at
the hour above stated.
Deceased was a son of Edward A.
and Mary Browne and was born in
Bellefonte, in June, 1892, hence was
twenty-seven years old. He was ed-
ucated at the public and parochial
schools of Bellefonte and the first job
he undertook after completing his ed-
ucation was as “devil” in the “Watch-
man” office. Although but a bey he
was steady and industrious and evine-
ed an interest in his work that pre-
saged success in anything he under-
took to do. After working in this of-
fice for some months he secured a po-
sition as accountant with the J. Gil-
bert White Engineering Co., of New
York city, and in that capacity cover-
ed a large part of the United States,
and was sent to Nova Scotia and Mex-
ico.
ter country that he was first taken
ill.
company ten years and stood high in
the esteem of his superiors. He was
a faithful member of the Catholic
church and a fourth degree member
of the Maryland council Knights of
Columbus.
It is with more than passing regret
that we view Richard’s death. As a
boy he was so genially good natured,
so willing and courteous that it was a |
pleasure to have him with us at the
“Watchman” office.
into manhood these characteristics
developed too so that he was ever
cheerful and enthusiastic in both his
leisure and working time.
His mother died on November
11th, 1918, but surviving him are his
father and the following brothers and
sisters: Kathryn, at home; Edward,
of Boston, Mass.; Mayme, a profes-
sional nurse located at Baltimore but
who has been at home since the ill-
ness of her brother, and Leo, a stu-
dent at St. Joseph’s college, Latrobe.
Funeral services will be held at the
Catholic church at ten o’clock tomor-
row (Saturday) morning by Father
W. E. Downes, after which burial will
be made in the Catholic cemetery.
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McWILLIAMS.—Mrs.
MeWilliams, died at her home in Ty-
rone last Saturday morning follow-
ing an illness of three months with a
iplication of diseases. She was a
daughter of John and Mary Ann La-
Porte and was born in Spruce Creek
valley on April 14th, 1849, hence was
70 years, 5 months and 6 days old.
She was the last of a family of ten
children. Her father at one time was
an associate judge in Centre county.
On March 18th, 1880, Miss LaPorte
was united in marriage to Cyrus Me-
Williams, by Rev. J. C. Kelly, of
Graysville, and shortly thereafter
they went to Tyrone to live. Ten
years later they moved to Altoona
where they lived until 1917 when they
returned to Tyrone.
When a young girl Mrs. McWil-
liams became a member of the Pres- |
byterian church and during her resi-
dence in Altoona was an active mem-
ber of the Third Presbyterian church.
She is survived by her husband and
a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at her late
home in Tyrone at 1:30 o’clock on
Monday afternoon by Rev. C. R.
Scafe, after which the remains were
taken to Graysville for burial.
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WALKER.—J. Clement Walker, a
retired farmer and brother of W.
Harrison Walker Esq., of Bellefonte,
died at his home in Lock Haven about
11 o’clock on Tuesday morning, fol-
lowing an illness of five weeks, be-
lieved to be the result of a serious at-
tack of the flu he had last fall.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam-
uel E. Walker and was born at Salo-
na on October 18th, 1866, hence was
almost 53 years old. He followed
farming all his life until his retire-
ment a few years ago. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, Mrs. Lola M. Walker,
and one daughter, Miss May. He al-
so leaves three brothers, George D.
and Charles E., of Lock Haven, and
W. Harrison, of Bellefonte.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home in Lock Haven at 2:30
o'clock this (Friday) afternoon by
Rev. Charles Shindler, of the Luther-
an church, of which he was a mem-
ber, after which burial will be made
in the Cedar Hill cemetery.
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GRAY.— Mrs. Emma McKinney
Gray, wife of Miles G. Gray, died at
her home in St. Petersburg, Fla.
where she and her husband had lived
the past ten years. She was a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. David McKinney
and was born in Stormstown, this
county, on May 12th, 1844, hence was
past seventy-five years old. Follow-
ing her marriage to Mr. Gray they
took up their residence in Philipsburg
where they lived until moving to Flor-
ida. She leaves no children but is
survived by her husband and three
sisters, Mrs. Harriet Burket and Miss
Belle: McKinney, of Altoona, and Mrs.
Annie Russell, of McDonald, Pa. The
remains were brought north and tak-
en to Philipsburg, where burial will
be male today.
——TFor high class job work come
to the “Watchman” office.
It was while at work in the lat- |
All told he worked for the above |
As he developed |
Sarah Mar- |!
garet McWilliams, wife of Cyrus B.
hospital at Camden, N. J., on Tues-
‘day of last week ten hours after giv-
ing birth to a little son.
Her maiden name was Alta Moore
Zimmerman, a daughter of Harry
and Jennie Martin Zimmerman and she
was born on the Zimmerman farm in
Benner township on April 8th, 1894,
hence was 25 years, 4 months and 28
days old. Her father a number of
: years ago served as commissioner of
Centre county. On April 20th, 1916,
' she was united in marriage to LeRoy
0. Moore, and most of their married
| life was spent in Camden. She was
| a member of the Lutheran church and
;a young woman who had many
{ friends in Centre county who deeply
i deplore her death. The death of her |
soldier brother, Homer David Zim-
| merman, on October 5th, 1918, while
| on a transport en route to France and |
| his burial at sea was a severe blow to
| Mrs. Moore and she felt the loss of '
i him very keenly.
and the following
brothers and sisters: Oscar Zimmer-
man, of Bellefonte; Roy, of Nigh
Bank; Eva, Marion and Harold at
home. The body was brought to Cen-
tre county last Friday and taken to
the home of her parents at Pleasant
Gap where funeral services were held
\ at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon by
Rev. Brown, of Boalsburg, after
which burial was made in the Luther-
an cemetery at Pleasant Gap:
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STONER.—The death of Mrs.
Charles Stoner occurred at her home
at Tusseyville, on Tuesday morning
of last week, shortly after giving
birth to a little daughter.
i Pleasant Gap,
she was born at Colyer forty-one
years ago. Surviving her are her
husband and the following children:
and the baby daughter. She also
| leaves five brothers and one sister,
i namely: William, Greeley, Stewart,
{| Emmett and John Jordan, all of Tus-
| seyville, and Mrs. Benjamin Rickert,
(of Mill Hall. Funeral services were
| held last Friday morning at her late
{home by Rev. Maneval, of the Evan-
| gelical church, and burial made in the
| Evangelical cemetery.
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| WALKER.—Harry H. Walker, a
| native of Centre county, died at his
| home at Lakemont Terrace, Altoona,
| on Monday morning as the result of a
| stroke of apoplexy, aged 46 years, 7
| months and 5 days. Prior to moving
i to Altoona he conducted the Majestic
‘hotel in Juniata, but of late he had
worked in the P. R. R. shops.
survived by his wife and six children;
also one brother and three sisters, two
' of whom, David Walker and Mrs. Al-
i ice Gill are residents of Centre coun-
' ty. Burial was made in the Fairview
| cemetery, * Altoona, on Wednesday
afternoon 3
| Fifteen Passengers Hurt in Train
| Wreck.
i The afternoon passenger train’ on
| the Lewisburg branch of the Penngyl-
| vania railroad did not reach Belle-
ifonte until after seven o’clock last
| Thursday evening owing to a wreck
| near Lewisburg when the train. ran
i through an open switeh onto a siding
i at the plant of the Lewisburg chair
i company and crashed into a string of
' box cars on the siding. All of the
| passengers on the train at the time,
| about fifteen in number, were thrown
forward against the back of the seats
and sustained minor injuries. One of
the passengers was Mrs. Clyde Boyer,
of Lock Haven, who was on her way
to Spring Mills to help take care of
her sick mother, Mrs. Jacob Lee. She
was quite seriously hurt and after re-
ceiving attention at the hands of a
Lewisburg physician was taken to her
parents’ home at Spring Mills. All
the other passengers were given first
aid treatment and were able to con-
tinue their journey on the train.
The open switch which caused the
accident had probably been left in
freight crew that was doing some
shifting in that vicinity at the time.
Engineer Kiger, of Northumberland,
was at the throttle of the engine
hauling the passenger train and when
he saw the open switch it was too
late to avert crashing into the cars
on the siding. . But, fortunately, he
had not gotten under full headway so
that the crash was not as terrific as
it might have been. At that the front
of the passenger engine was badly
damaged, the baggage coach was de-
railed and three box cars were knock-
ed off the siding, one coal car being
broken in two.
When Engineer Kiger saw the open
switch he immediately applied the
emergency brakes and fireman Au-
miller, of Sunbury, stepped to the
side of the engine to see what was
wrong. As he did so the engine
struck the box cars and Aumiller was
thrown from the engine to the
ground, sustaining severe bruises but
no broken bones. It took two hours
and a half to clear up the wreck and
secure an extra engine and baggage
car from Sunbury after which engi-
neer Kiger brought his train through
to Bellefonte.
——Just six weeks ago today the
Bellefonte postoffice advertised the
sale of surplus army food and within
a week had taken and forwarded or-
ders aggregating over a thousand dol-
lars. Yesterday the first consign-
ment of the food arrived—about two
wheelbarrow loads—and if it takes as
long for the second dribble to come as
the first the winter will be over be-
fore the last of it gets here. In the
meantime surrounding towns have
been getting quantities of the food
right along for a month past.
She is survived by her husband and
| the little son whose birth resulted in |
| her death. Also her parents living at |
Her maid-
en name was Miss Mary Jordan and ,
John, Sterling, Ethel, Marion, Mildred
He is
that condition by a member of the:
George Johnson, who for a number |
of years past has made his home with
Mrs. E. L. Knoff, at Sunnyside, was
instantly killed at an early hour on
Sunday morning when he unthinking- |
ly walked into a new cutting at the |
American Lime & Stone company
quarries on the pike. Johnson had
spent a good part of the night with a
party of friends on the hill east of
the quarries. Between two and three
o’clock in the morning he left for his
home at Sunnyside, accompanied by
“Big John,” a Slavishman whose real
name is John Mutani. “Big John”
was in the lead and the two men trav-
‘eled an old and familiar path that led
from the houses on the hill about
ithe “Brick Row” down to the
"mouth of the quarry. Recently a
new cutting has been opened in the
"quarry which cut off the old path and
the two men had evidently forgotten
i this fact for they both walked right
into the opening.
“Big John” was the first to fall and
Johnson was so close to him that he
“had not time to halt his steps before
i he, too, fell. A few feet from the top
of the cutting was a small ledge and
both men evidently hit this in their
fall and from it tumbled into the
quarry, a sheer depth of thirty feet.
“Big John” struck a pile of loose clay
in the quarry ‘and aside from bruises
and the shock of the fall was not
seriously hurt. Johnson, however,
fell with his head on a large rock,
| crushing his skull like an eggshell.
| “Big John” was rendered uncon-
scious by his fall but regained con-
sciousness in a few minutes and as
soon as he realized what had happen-
ed looked for Johnson. He found him
dead. He at once made his way to
the kilns and told the firemen there
what had happened and one of the
nen employed there came to Belle-
fonte and routed out chief of police
Harry Dukeman. After hearing the
"man’s story of the accident he sent
' him to notify the coroner, Dr. John
| Sebring, who viewed the body but
| there was no evidence that the death
| was other than the result of an acci-
: dent. :
{ The unfortunate man was a son of
{ William and Lucinda Johnson and
| was born at Milesburg on January
i 31st, 1871, hence was 48 years, 7
i months and 21 days old. He spent
| most of his life in the vicinity of
| Milesburg and for a number of years
back had been employed by the Amer-
ican Lime & Stone y. He was
| the original snare drummer in Our
Boys band, of Milesburg, and also
played in Our Girls band. He was
| married to Miss Esther Grubb, who
I died seventeen years ago but surviv-
jing him are two children, Mrs. W. J.
{ Patterson, of Tyrone, and William,
Iwho also makes his home with Mrs.
Knoff. He also leaves three brothers
[and four sisters, namely: Frank and
. John Johnson, of Tyrone; William, of
"Altoona; Mrs. C. H. Zimmerman and
| Mrs. Anna Rightnour, of Pittsburgh;
"Miss Elizabeth Johnson, of Altoona,
Charles Zimmerman, of Ty-
{and Mrs.
rone.
i Rev. C. C. Shuey had charge of the
| funeral services which were held at
(the Knoff home at two o’clock on
| Tuesday afternoon, after which burial
was made in the Advent cemetery.
Centre County W. C. T. U. Jubilee
Convention.
The thirty-fourth annual (jubilee)
convention of the Centre county W. C.
T. U. opened in Petrikin hall, Belle-
fonte, yesterday morning with Miss
Rebecca Naomi Rhoads, the president,
presiding. The devotions were con-
ducted by Dr. A. M. Schmidt and after
the singing of the Crusade hymn
greetings were extended by Mrs. Re-
becca B. Chambers. Mrs. Rachael
Thomas, of Philipsburg, made the re-
sponse. Committees were appointed
as follows:
‘Registration—Mrs. Gettig and Mrs.
Potter.
Delegates—Mrs. Potter and Mrs.
Struble.
Courtesies—Mrs. Brouse, Mrs.
Keichline, Mrs. Sloop, Mrs. Harvey,
Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Har-
ter, Mrs. Struble, Mrs. H. C. Valen-
tine and Miss Linn.
Greetings and Telegrams—Mrs.
Nannie Williams, Mrs. Dale, Mrs.
Royer, Mrs. S. W. Smith, Mrs. Dillon.
Membership and Credentials—Mrs.
Ridge, Mrs. McMullin, Mrs. Pletcher,
Mrs.- Ida Witmer.
On Place of Next Meeting—Mrs.
Crain, Mrs. Condo, Miss Lilly Dale,
Mrs. Puff.
Resolutions—Mrs. Wright, Miss
Sara Waite, Mrs. George Bullock,
Mrs. Rossman, Mrs. Siegfried.
Press Correspondent—Mrs. A. L.
Wright.
The list of out-of-town delegates
up to noon yesterday included the fol-
lowing:
Aaronsburg—Mrs. Katherine M. Philips.
Blanchard—Matilda Bechdel, Anna M.
Bechdel, Mrs. V. C. Ridge, Mrs. Sadie
Spangler, Essie Spangler, Mrs. Laura B.
Schenck, Mrs. George M. Gardner, Mrs.
Alice M. Stover.
Boalsburg—Miss Lilly Dale, Miss Kath-
ryn Dale, Mrs. L. Mothersbaugh.
Centre Hall—Mrs. S. W. Smith.
Fleming—Mrs. Alice W. Greist, Naomi
Williams, Miss Laura Rumberger.
Halfmoon—Miss Esther Gray.
Howard—Mrs. John Weber, Mrs. R. M.
Long, Mrs. S. E. Pletcher, Mrs. Alice
Quay, Miss Emma Robb.
Millheim—Mrs. Alice Duck, Mrs. E. DB.
McMullin.
Port Matilda—Mrs. H. C. Rothrock,
Mrs. J. M. Williams.
Runville—Mrs. Addie Lucas.
State College—Mrs. Josephine Alexan-
der, Mrs. Carolyn Dale, Mrs. Gertrude P.
‘Wright.
eee lp prereset.
more PUL your ad. in the “Watch-
man.’
A dispatch from Reading, Pa., an- |
nounced the death there on Monday
! of Jacob R. Phillippi, one of the old-
time balloonists, in the days when fly-
ing machines were unheard of and
monster dirigibles were things un-
known, but at that he saw the possi-
bilities of aircraft in war times and
during the Spanish-American war
made a proffer to the War Depart-
ment to make a balloon flight over
Santiago, Cuba, and the Spanish fleet
bottled in Santiago harbor and de-
stroy both by dropping bombs upon
them. The War Department did not
encourage Mr. Phillippi in his offer
and yet in less than twenty years the
whole world was startled by the
knowledge of town after town being
blown up by bombs dropped from air
machines.
The death of balloonist Phillippi is
of interest to readers of the “Watch-
man” owing to the fact that he spent
five years of his life here, from 1879
to 1884, during which time he lived
in a small house that stood on the
| exact spot where the Central Railroad
| of Pennsylvania turntable was lo-
| cated. He came here from Reading
and made his headquarters here. He
! manufactured his own balloons and so |
{far as known was the first man in|
America to undertake a flight in a
| balloon without a basket, his oniy
| means of support being a bar and
! trapeze on which he performed gym-
i nastics for the entertainment cf
{crowds at county fairs and other
| gatherings.
Mr. Phillippi was sixty-nine years
{old and became prominent as a bal-
: there was
On September 20th, 1868, Emanuel
Kerstetter and Miss Catharine Shirk,
of Penn township, were united in
marriage and for fifty-one years they
have been among the best known and
most highly respected citizens of
Penn township. Though both are
past the three score and ten milestone
in life they are still enjoying splendid
health and it was only natural that
they should elect to celebrate their
wedding anniversary last Saturday.
: The place selected for the gather-
ing was at the Crystal Springs, about
four miles east of Woodward in the
Pennsvalley Narrows, a spot that
years ago was known as “Hairy
John’s place,” and fully one hundred
and fifty friends of this venerable
couple were present for the big picnic
dinner at noontime, while many more
made their appearance in the after-
noon.
It was a sort of a dual meet, com-
bining the Kerstetter wedding anni-
versary celebration and a picnic of
the P. O. S. of A. camp of Woodward,
and the latter drew an additional
large crowd. During the afternoon
music by an orchestra
while splendid speeches were made
by Rev. C. B. Snyder and S. D. Get-
tig, Esq.
Before the gathering broke up it
was decided to make the wedding an-
| niversary the means of an annual re-
| union of the Kerstetter family and
| officers were elected whose duty it
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i loonist when but nineteen years old. |
| He naturally had many narrow es-
| capes during his active days as a bal-
| loonist, one of which was when he fell
| into Lake Erie forty-five miles from
! shore and was almost drowned when
rescued. He made big money in his
flights, was frugal and saving and ac-
quired numerous properties in and
about Reading, and one of his pecu-
liarities was to be the first man every
year to pay his taxes. On the first
day of tax receiving he would stand
in line several hours in order to be
the first man at the window at the
tax receiver’s office.
While living in Bellefonte Mr. Phil-
lippi was married to Miss Susan Mil-
ler, a sister of Mrs. Michael Lamb, of
this place, and she survives with two
children, Lester, of Reading, and Mrs.
J. C. Paxie, of South Amboy, N. J.
Two sons died within the past year,
one of whom was a famous steeple-
jack and chimney climber.
Many of the older residents of the
county will remember the thrilling
| moment when the drag rope of Phil-
lippi’s balloon was cut just as the
| great gas bag was being towed into
| the upper end of the old fair grounds
near Coleville. Philippi was to make
a trapeze ascension on the big Thurs-
day and the entire hillside of the old
| grounds was jammed with horses and
' carriages. The balloon had been fill-
|ed with gas at the Bellefonte gas
! works and was being towed out over
| Halfmoon hill to the fair ground by a
{lot of men. The balloonist was seat-
ed on his trapeze directing the move-
ment and just when they had gotten
to the high board fence at the north-
east corner of the grounds some one
in the crowd cut the rope and away
shot the balloon. Philippi was not
prepared for this premature ascen-
sion. He had ouly tights on. His
over-clothes instead of being tied to
the trapeze bar where he could get
them after reaching the cold upper
altitudes, were in the netting about
the gas bag. However, he took the
situation as it presented itself and
began his acrobatics as soon as he
discovered that he was going up. The
balloon reached a great altitude be-
fore he could get the rope to the gas-
release valve and he nearly perished
from cold before he finally succeeded
in making a landing on the mountain
somewhere above Centre Hall. The
reason given at the time for cutting
the rope was that it was feared the
balloon would cause a stampede
among the horses tied on the ground
Postmistress at Woodward Takes
Own Life.
The village of Woodward, in the
eastern end of Centre county, was
considerably agitated on Monday
morning when the fact became known
that Miss Mabel Wolf, postmistress
of the town and who had charge of
the general store of the Ira Wolf es-
tate, had taken her own life by hang-
ing herself with a scarf on a clothes
hook in a room at her own home. Just
what prompted the woman to commit
the deed will never be known, though
there is an impression abroad that ft
was overwork and worry over the care
i of her invalid mother, Mrs. Susan
Wolf.
Since the death of her father, Ira
Wolf, a few years ago Miss Wolf has
had sole charge of the store and also
conducted the postoffice. But she did
it all uncomplainingly, and even
cheerfully, so far as the public knew.
At an early hour on Monday morning
she went to her mother’s room to see
how she was and that was the last
time she was seen alive. When. the
maid called her for breakfast she did
not respond and going to her room
she was horrified to find her dead.
Miss Wolf was thirty-nine years
old and is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. C. D. Motz, of Woodward, and
Mrs. Harris Stover, of Haines town-
ship. 4
Private funeral services were held
at the Wolf home at 1:30 o’clock yes-
terday afternoon by Rev. C. B. Sny-
der and burial was made in the Wood-
ward cemetery. fr -
——Dr. L. L. Lykens, of Storms-
town, has been appointed medical in-
spector for Halfmoon, Huston, Worth |
and Taylor townships.
will be to select the time and place
and arrange for the gathering in
1920. The officers are L. L. Weaver,
president; J. W. Kerstetter, vice
president; N. F. Braucht, secretary,
and W. W. Kerstetter, treasurer. For
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kerstetter it
can be said that they raised a large
family of children, all of whom are
getting along comfortably, and all
were present at Saturday’s gathering.
Gehret—Aikey.—George Gehret, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gehret,
of east Hight street, and Miss Mildred
Aikey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss
Aikey, of Bush’s Addition, were mar-
ried in Lock Haven on Saturday even-
ing by the pastor of the Methodist
church. The young couple spent Sun-
day there at the home of the bride-
groom’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hubler, returning to Bellefonte that
evening. The bride is one of the effi-
cient clerks in Montgomery & Co’s
store and expects to continue her
work there until next spring. Mr.
Gehret is a painter and paper-hanger
by occupation and works for A. Linn
McGinley, being an industrious young
man. Their many friends are now
tendering congratulations.
Waite—Long.—Dr. J. Herbert
Waite, of Lock Haven, and Miss Flor-
ence Long, of Flemington, were mar-
ried at eleven o’clock last Saturday
morning at the home of the bride's
i parents, by Rev. Emanuel Dornblas-
er. The bridegroom is ‘a son of John
S. Waite and is associated with the
Rockefeller Foundation movement,
with headquarters in Albany, N. Y.
His boyhood days were spent in Belle-
fonte and he and his bride came here
yesterday to visit his aunt, Mrs. John
I. Olewine.
Larimer—Walker. — John Larimer
and Miss Flora Walker, both of Belle-
fonte, were married at the Methodist
parsonage on east Linn street, at 8:30
o’clock last Thursday evening, by the
pastor, Rev. Alexander Scott. Mr.
Larimer is a guard at the western
penitentiary and he and his wife will
make their home in Bellefonte.
——e
Marriage Licenses.
Gail B. Chaney and Mary F. Schad,
Bellefonte. : :
Harry W. Davis,
Rosie A. Watson, Milesburg.
Toner Merryman and Olive E. Goss,
Port Matilda.
William Bates
Shontz, Philipsburg.
John G. Larimer and Flora M.
Walker, Bellefonte.
George F. Gehret and Mildred W.
Aikey, Bellefonte.
Hugh M. Ralston and Mamie T.
Brooks, Centre Hall. HL :
——The McVey Co., real estate
dealers of Altoona, who also have of-
fices in Johnstown and Mt. Union,
have opened their Bellefonte office in
a room on the second floor of the Cri-
der Stone building. Mr. N. Clair
Doyle will be the manager in charge
and he is not only a very courteous
and agreeable gentleman but has had
considerable experience in real estate
work and will no doubt make a suc-
cess of the Bellefonte office. In anoth-
er column they are advertising a tract
of land for sale in Liberty township.
and Thelma E.
——Harry Winton has decided to
give up his auto freight route through
Nittany valley, as the proceeds deriv-
ed therefrom are not sufficient to
make expenses and provide for the
upkeep of his big truck.
——Members of the Women’s club
will hold a food sale in the Sourbeck
store room, Saturday, September
27th. A full line of cakes, rolls and
pies will be on sale.
——See advertisement of “Heart of
Humanity,” for Scenic, Oct. 2 and 3.
Don’t miss it.
Important, if True.
From the DuBois Express.
Announcement is made that the
Postoffice Department and the Cham-
ber of Commerce of the United States
have agreed on a plan of co-operation
to extend and improve mail facilities
and eliminate delays. This is im-
portant, if true. It is the first inti-
mation the public has had that our
autocratic Postmaster General is will-
ing to co-operate with anybody.
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