Bellefonte, Pa., October 24, 1919. | a ——_—_—_————.—_—e._-© = —————————— Editor P. GRAY MEEK, - - To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. Terms of Subscription—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the foliowing rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 200 NON-PARTISAN TICKET. For Judge of the Superior Court, WILLIAM H. KELLER, of Lancaster. 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. Jenkins—Bergey.—A wedding of interest to Bellefonte people was that in Baltimore, on Saturday of last week, when Raymond Rhys Jenkins was united in marriage to Miss Eliza- beth Bergey, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. James Riley Bergey,—the date being the silver wedding anniversary of the bride’s parents. The ceremo- ny took place in the Third Reformed church of Baltimore and was per- formed by the father of the bride, who is pastor of the church, assisted by Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt, D. D., of Bellefonte. The wedding party in- cluded Miss Ruth Berger, of Royers- ford, as maid of honor; Miss Katha- rine Lukenbach, of Tyrone, and Miss Dorothy Jenkins, of Harrisburg, bridesmaid, and Margaret D. Franck, of Philadelphia, flower girl. Carl Beaston, of Harrisburg, was best man and the ushers were Leon Walt, of Royersford, and William F. Mal- lonee, of Baltimore, while members of the consistory of the church acted as honorary ushers. A reception followed the wedding in the Sunday school rooms of the church, after which a buffet luncheon was servied. Later a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents and the same night Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins left on a wedding trip through New York State and Ohio, expecting to be at home in Pittsburgh after November 20th. The bride- groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Jenkins, of Tyrone, but for- merly of Bellefonte, was born and grew to manhood in this place, and has many friends here who wish him and his bride many happy years to- gether. Williams—Gamble.—A very quiet wedding was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Gamble, on west Linn street, on Monday after- noon, when their daughter, Miss Eliz- abeth Gamble, was united in marriage to Abednego Williams, of Curtin. Only the immediate family of the bride was present to witness the cer- emony, which was performed by Dr. W. K. McKinney, of the Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Williams left the same afternoon on a trip to New Mexico and along the Pacific coast. Snyder—Harris.—Clarence W. Sny- der and Miss Marjorie Harris, both of Philadelphia, were married on Octo- ber 15th, by Rev. Dr. McDermott. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Mary McDermott Harris, who, with her children, went to Philadel- phia from Lock Haven after the death of her husband, Andrew Harris, a number of years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder will be at home on Sixty-first street, Philadelphia, after November first. — Marriage Licenses. Floyd W. Ghaner and Edith R. Hicks, Benore. Francis S. McAtee, O'Shanter, and Clara Niedrich, Glen Richey. George F. Stover, Altoona, and Ma- ry Zettle, Centre Hall. Frank C. Shawver, Millheim, Blanche Snyder, Aaronsburg. Thomas G. Wilson and Maude Fisher, of Warriorsmark. George W. Brown, Greensburg, and Anna R. Deitz, Mt. Eagle. David Yonkey, Philipsburg, Ruth Johnson, Winburne. John K. Stuckey and Pearl M. Gil- len, Milesburg. Daniel A. Krumrine, State College, and Mary E. Payne, Lemont. Alfred Webster, Osceola Mills, and Ruth Stover, Sandy Ridge. Abednego P. Williams, Tyrone, and Elizabeth A. Gamble, Bellefonte. CENTRE HALL. Mr. Cook Hubler suffered a para- lytic stroke Monday. Mrs. Charles Shaw, of California, is a guest of her father, Dr. G. W. Hosterman. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hubler, of Lock Haven, were called here on ac- count of the serious illness of Mr. Hubler’s father. Mrs. George King left ca Tuesday for a short visit in Ohio. Mrs. Henry Swabb has been ser- iously ill for the past week. Miss Helen Benner, who has been visiting at the G. O. Benner home for several months, left on Wednesday and and for the home of her sister, in Mis- sour. Know Well the Men You Vote for | for Coynt.y Commissioners. In presenting herewith sketches of the lives of Capt. Wm. H. Fry and George M. Harter, Democratic nominees for the office of County Commissioner, the “Watchman” is continuing its policy of giv- ing to the public all the facts it can gather bearing on the fitness of the men whose election it advocates. As we stated, several weeks ago, the office of Commissioner is the one in which the tax payer should be most interested. For through this office all the expenditures of the county are made and all the taz- es levied to meet such expenditures. The Commissioners handle business in great volume and wide va- riety. They make the appropriations for special purposes, such as monuments, celebrations and public beneficences. sessors, the auditors the asylum, provide for the county poor. They pay the road viewers, constables, election officers, inquests, the court expenses, and Commonwealth costs. They build and keep in repair all county bridges, public build- ings and make appropriations for county roads of which we now have They pay the as- hospital and penitentiary bills and twenty miles. They must provide for and look after the work of the County Farm Bureau, the sealer of weights and measures, the moth- ers’ assistance fund and take care of the great bond issue that was needlessly fastened on the county a few years ago through inexper- jenced men who happened to be elected to this office. These and many other matters fall within the range of business the Commissioners have to do for the taxpayers of the county. There are no set rules to guide them. There are no limitations put upon them. The only assurance the taxpayer has that his money will not be wastefully handled lies in the character, judgment and experience of the men whom he selects to handle it. Of the four men now running for this office one in particular has had no experience whatever to equip him for a position calling for sound judgment and personal knowledge of business affairs. We re- fer to Mr. Austin who was a lumber camp cook and later an em- ployee in a stone quarry. He does not own an inch of property nor ‘has he ever engaged in business of any sort and having known him personally for many years we feel that we are doing him no injustice when we state that the greatest success of his life can be summed up in the victory he won, in 1908, as a Bull Moose delegate to the State convention, when he defeated sheriff W. E. Hurley and Dr. Walter Kurtz, who were running as the regular Republican nominees. That, we think, was the peak of Mr. Austin’s achievement. How he car- ried out his pledges then made, of course, is another matter. As for George H. Yarnell we have nothing more to say than that it is very unusual for a man to step out of a very profitable term as Sheriff and want to have four years more in the Commissioner’s of- fice. In fact, so unusual that it has never been heard of in Centre county before. We think you will agree with the “Watchman” in its statement that we have presented all of these candidates wholly on their mer- its, without a thought. of malice or other ulterior motive and have done it solely because we believe the Commissioner's office is far too important to the people paying taxes to be tagged with a partisan label and filled with incompetent men. : In conclusion we want you to read the biographies of George M. Harter and Capt. Fry so that you will know for yourself that they are successful men of wide experience and offer the best hope of securing prudent, well qualified men in the Commissioner’s office. Capt. WILLIAM H. FRY. Capt. William H. Fry is a native of Ferguson township, was born and has spent practically all of his life with- in the site of the place where his par- ents, Conrad and Mary Fry, pioneer settlers, located. His grandfather, Conrad Fry, having been a veteran of the war of 1812. . He was reared much as country boys of his time were; spending his summers on the farm and in winter engaging at whatever occupation pre- sented itself. His earlier education was acquired at the country schools which were in session only about six weeks of the year but at the age of fourteen he entered the Pine Grove Mills Academy, in those days a lead- ing educational institution and along with the late Gen. James A. Beaver, Col. D. F. Fortney and others of note who were fellow students there, fitted himself for teaching. So proficient did he become that he taught the Pine Grove grammar school three terms and then conducted a subscription school of his own and was made sec- retary of the school board before he was seventeen years of age. Capt. Fry still takes a lively interest in ed- ucational matters and is continually working for the advancement of the schools. ‘ ~ When the war broke out he volun- teered with the Scott Guards, organ- ized at Baileyville, in June, 1861, by Capt. Henry Stevens, a Mexican war veteran, who uniformed and equipped a full company of one hundred and one men and offered its services to Governor Curtin. They were not ac- cepted until the following September when they were mustered in and made the color company E, of the 456th Penna. Volunteers. At the battle of South Mountain he was seriously wounded in the head and laid on the battle field for several days before be- ing found. His injury was so serious that it was necessary to cover a por- tion of his skull with a silver plate which he still carries. After this op- eration he was honorably discharged and sent home, but upon his return . | found all of his comrades still at the front and he was unable to suppress the restlessness to get back, so re- maining only a month he “beat” his way to Washington in the hope of getting back with his old company. He was rejected, however, for phys- | ical disability and had to return home. | After the close of the war he be- came a charter member of old Co. B, | of Bellefonte, and was its 2nd Sergt. after serving as orderly sergeant of | the company. i Besides his work as a farmer he has | been a practicing veterinarian for for- | ty years and most every one knows . | that no, condition of - weather.or his own health - has ever deterred Capt. Fry from answering the calls of those who ‘may have sick animals. Much of this work he has done gratuitously, in fact it always seemed that his de- sire was to do a favor rather than earn a fee. us : He was elected vice president of the State Veterinary Medical Asso- ciation in 1917 and is highly regarded in his profession throughout the State. He is a member of the Pres- byterian church and for thirty-one years has been secretary of the church council. He is commander of Capt. J. O. Campbell Post 272, G. A. R., is vice president of the 45th P. V. Regi- mental Association and seldom misses | an encampment of the G. A. R., eith- er county, state or national. Capt. Fry is the oldest past grand of Pennsvalley lodge. 272, I. O. O. F., and probably one of the most enthu- siastic Odd Fellows in the county. He is secretary of the Pine Grove Mills Academy Reunion association and a member of Centre Grange 252, P. of H. He is a charter member of the Jr. 0. A. Mechanics and is its team captain. He owns a fine farm in Ferguson township but at present is living with his good wife in Pine Grove Mills, his family of six sons and four daughters all having made homes for them- selves. We have devoted considerable space to what organizations and po- sitions Capt. Fry has been and is identified with for the reason that the “Watchman” has repeatedly urged that men of wide experience and broad judgment are needed in the County Commissioners’ office. Surely few nominees have had better train- ing in these lines than he. We think we can make the state- ment, without fear of contradiction, that he is the youngest and most ac- tive man for his years in Centre county. He has the mental and phys- ical acumen of a man of sixty. He has wonderful vitality and is not one of the kind who urges others on to do things, but rather, is a leader among the workers himself. There isn’t any- thing of public interest that Capt. Fry isn’t interested in to the extent that he gives and works to the very limit of his ability. “Watchman” readers know him as the author of “Pine Grove Mention,” a splendidly conducted column that | has run in this paper for many years. And if there were nothing else to! prove the high character of this man | the tone of his writings stand as in- | controvertible evidence of his good ; judgment, clear thinking and careful | " analysis of what is right and what is | wrong. The “Watchman” would be untrue to its best traditions if it were not whole-heartedly and enthusiastically for Capt. Fry, but over and above this personal element it is for him for the same reason that it is for Mr. | Harter, his companion candidate, be- cause they are two of the men best fitted for the office they seek. Men whom the taxpayers can rely on to conserve their interests and men who have property and reputations to pre- serve when slick bosses try to put things over at the public expense. GEORGE M. HARTER. George M. Harter, nominee for the | office of County Commissioner, is a native of Marion township. He was born on the old Harter homestead | farm in 1884, in a house in which his { father was born and which is still i standing. All his life he has follow- | ed farming and has been quite suc- i cessful. | farm, familiarly known as the Wil- | liam Irvin homestead, consisting of i194 acres, 150 being cultivated. The ‘farm is known as the most product- | ive and best in central Pennsylvania, ia fact worthy of careful considera- { tion when it is known that it has been farmed for many years. | Mr. Harter secured his early educa- | tion in the public schools of Marion { township and when fifteen years of “+ age his beloved mother passed away. | His best education then started. Ex- | perience was his teacher and though ! severe, proved a good one. i He took an active part in promoting the First National bank of Howard and it was no easy task in disposing of enough shares of stock at par val- ue of $100 to get the bank started. It was done, however, and today there is no prettier building in Bald Eagle valley than the First National bank of Howard home, the pride of How- ard. And it is a successful institu- tion. The first year the dividends paid were four per cent., the second year they were five per cent., and now they are six per cent. The shares of stock that were hard to dispose of at par value of $100 a few years ago, to- day are in demand and the last sale was at the $174.50 per share. George M. Harter is one of the directors de- serving of credit for this success. i January 1, 1919, he will end his | thirtieth year as justice of the peace : of Marion township, a record worthy of note. His decisions have been | very satisfactory as he understands i human nature and believes in temper- ' ing justice with mercy. He has been township auditor for the past nine- teen years and is still a member of ; the board. Prior to being auditor he i'was overseer of the poor for a number of years. In 1895 he served as tax ‘collector and had an unusually diffi- cult task but met it as usual, in a satisfactory and creditable manner. It will be recalled that that was the year of the panic. For a period of . thirty-four years he has been active- 'ly identified as a member of Marion Grange, No. 223. He is affiliated i with the Reformed church and has ‘been Sunday school superintendent i far the past twenty years. Mr. Harter is in the prime of life, “in the prime of successful life, and as- i pires to be County Commissioner. Everywhere voters talk they are fa- . vorable to Mr. Harter as the man for : the office. He is widely and favora- | bly known throughout the.county and i holds in his confidence a host of : friends, whose highest respect and es- . teem he enjoys. Every one should | now be working for him and should support him for the office to which he aspires, for, where can you find a i man better suited for this service. He iis a man of capacity, ability, good { business sense, sound judgment, fear- | less attitude, standing for the right, | easily approached and friendly, with { a keen instinct to do the right thing i at the right time and a desire always ' to do those things that shall cast a i worthy reflection on himself and i those whom he serves. He has been ‘using methods and learning good bus- "iness every day for the past thirty- | five years. He will use the same meth- i ods in transtacting the business of {the county. Do you know a better | man for the office? If you do not it is your duty to vote for Mr. Harter, | regardless of politics. re mee — COOKE.—Harry Tipton Cooke, a | native of Bellefonte, died in Boston, { Mass., last Saturday as a result of a | peculiar ailment. For a number of | years past he made his home in | Pierce, Arizona, and some months ago | he had a fall which resulted in an | abnormal growth over his lungs. Failing to benefit by the local treat- | Minn., and consulted the Mayo broth- ers. They decided that a successful | operation could not be performed 80 | he came east and went to Boston, Mass., to take the radium treatment, but even that did not result in saving his life. i He was a son of John W. and Mary | Tipton Cooke and was born and grew | to manhood in Bellefonte. As a’ young man he went west and finally | located in Pierce, Arizona. He is sur- | vived by his wife and a seven year’ old son. He also leaves four brothers | and a sister, namely: Edward Cooke, of Baltimore; William, of Philadel-" phia; Donald, of Boston; Edith, of | Philadelphia, and Arthur, of Pierce, | Arizona. The remains were taken to | Pierce, Arizona, for burial. ——Subsecribe for the “py atchman.” He now lives on his own | BEST.—Mrs. Susan Maude Best, wife of Howard Best, died at her home at Lewistown at 12:55 o’clock last Friday afternoon of injuries sus- tained in a fall the Saturday after- noon previous. On that day she was at work up stairs when she heard a noise which she thought was some person at her kitchen door. She went out onto the balcony to look and lean- ed against the railing which gave way she fell fifteen feet onto the concrete pavement. Both arms were broken, her head cut and shoulders badly bruised. Mr. Best was away from home at the time, being employ- ed at Hershey, Pa., and neighbors ran to Mrs. Best’s assistance and she was carried into the home of H. C. Dreese where everything possible was done for her relief. For several days she seemed to be getting along all right, but about the middle of last week took a turn for the worse and her death was evidently the result of shock and internal injuries. Mrs. Best was a daughter of Charles and Clara Koontz and was born in Bellefonte on April 12th, 1884, hence was 3b years, 6 months and 5 days old. She grew to womanhood here and on January 17th, 1906, was united in marriage to Howard Best. | Their eariy married life was spent { here and a few years ago they moved to Lewistown where they have since lived. Mrs. Best was an active mem- ber of the Methodist church of Lewis- town and a member of the Daughters of Malta. She was a splendid young woman in every way and her distress- ingly sad death is sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends. In addition to her husband she is survived by two children, Donald and Louise, both at home. She also leaves her mother, living in Bellefonte, and the following sisters: Mrs. Morton Smith and Mrs. William H. Brown, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Thomas Glenn, of of State College; Mrs. Samuel Bell, of Reading, and Miss Augustine, of Bellefonte. The remains were brought to Belle- fonte on Sunday evening and funeral services held in the Methodist church on Monday by Revs. Alexander Scott and C. C. Shuey, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. ll i east Brush valley, passed away on Sunday morning at his home in Re- ness. February 23rd, 1850, hence had reach- ed the age of 69 years, 8 months and 4 days. In 1870 he was .united in since. In 1892 he engaged in the mercan- tile business and continued in that line until last spring when he retired. In 1882 he was elected a justice of the ‘peace in Miles township and" had held that office continuously until his death, being a candidate for re-elec- tion at the coming election. In his conduct of that high office he always exercised wonderful judgment and in- variably was able to bring litigants together in an amicable adjustment of their troubles, so that very few cases were ever returned by him to court. He was a charter member of the Rebersburg Lodge I. O. O. F. and a leading member of the Lutheran church. His wife is his only surviv- or. Burial was made at Rebersburg on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. L. G. Shannon officiating. i il KIMPORT.—Miss Elizabeth Mag- dalene Kimport, better known as “Bettie” Kimport, passed away on Friday of last week at the home of her cousins, Lizzie and Warren Slack, following an illness of more than a year with an incurable ailment. She was the second daughter of Daniel and Teresine Brandon Kim- port and was born in Harris township on March 5th, 1870. She was a faith- ful member of the Church of Christ of Altoona, since 1903. Her immedi- ate survivors are two sisters, Ella Hamilton, of Kewanee, Ill, and Miss C. Narcissus Kimport, of Pot- ters Mills, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. Burial was made in the Sprucetown cemetery, near Potters Mills, on Monday morning. one of the best known residents of | Don Mrs. | CARLIN.—'Squire W. J. Carlin, i BROUSE.—M. Foster Brouse died on Tuesday of last week at the home of his brother, J. Alfred Brouse, in Williamsport, after only a few day’s illness with heart trouble. The young man was employed at the Susquehan- na Trust company, Williamsport, and worked at his desk up until the close of business on Saturday. He was tak- en sick on Saturday evening and died on Tuesday night. Deceased was the son of Rev. and Mrs. David Y. Brouse and was born at Pine Grove Mills, this county, in 1892, hence was twen- ty-seven years old. He was educated in the public schools and at Dickinson Seminary. In addition to his parents, residing at Houtzdale, and his broth- er named above, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Henry Bergenstock, of Williamsport. NEW ADVERTISEMEN TS. INE PROPERTY FOR SALE.—Very desirable location. Inquire of HAMMON SECHLER, 64-12-tf Bush House Block, Bellefonte. ANTED.—Workmen at plant of Eastern Refractories company, Port Matilda. Apply in person or by letter to L. Y. GREENE, Supt. Port Matilda. 32-tf EMALE HELP WANTED.—Neat, re- - fined, energetic girls for pantry work. Address Miss HUNTLEY, McAllister Hall, State College. 64-41-2t course in piano lessons during the winter, apply to Mrs. G. F. Reiter, Academy, Bellefonte, Pa., in person, write or phone. Terms reasonable. 42-4t M Peoiirse i bi wishing to take a DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—Letters testamentary on the estate of Clemens F .Harlacher, late of Half- moon township, Centre county, FPa., de- ceased, having been granted to the under- signed, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present same, duly authenticated for settlement and those knowing themselves indebted thereto will make immediate payment to - SUSAN L. HARLACHER., Administratrix, 64-38-6t Port Matilda, R. F. D. HARTER NOTICE.—In Re; Incor- poration of the Officers Club of the 28th Division, A. E, F. In the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County. No. 39, December Term, 1919. Notice is hereby given that an applica- tion will be made to the above Court on the 18th day of November, 1919, at ten o'clock a. m., under the corporation Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the supplements thereto for the char- ter of an intended corporation to be call- ed the “Officers Club of the 28th Division, A. E. F.” the character and object of which is the maintenance of a club for the promotion of friendship and social inter- the officers who served with the 28th Division, in the A. E. F., in or- der to perpetuate the friendship and com- i radeship which have grown up among the bersburg following a seven week’s ill- | He was born at Reedsville on | marriage to Miss Emma M. Leitzell, | and the following year they located | County. in Rebersburg where he had lived ever | g4 40 3¢ officers of said Division while serving to- gether in France, and for that purpose to establish and maintain a Country Club, and for these urposes to have and possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of the said Act of Assembly and its supplements. The proposed charter is now on file in Prothonotary’s Office of Centre BLANCHARD & BLANCHARD. Solicitors. ‘Farms for Sale Large and small, in Central Penn- sylvania. Send for Catalogue. GEO. C. WAITE, 64.42 8t* Tyrone, Pa. Our Busy Grocery Department Tells the Story 12-0z. Wilbur’s Dutch cocoa..... 28¢c Tete Bros. 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