"Bellefonte, Pa., February 13, 1920.
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Will of the Late Mrs. John L. Kurtz.
The body of Mrs. Hariette Thomas
Kurtz, widow of the late John L.
Kurtz, who died in the Orange Gen-
eral Hospital, Orlando, Florida, Sun-
day, February . 1st, from pneumonia,
following an operation, reached Lew-
istown Friday morning at ten o’clock
and was taken to the Frentz under-
taking rooms until burial was made.
The only surviving relatives, Mrs.
George Thomas and son, George, Mr.
and Mrs. Sarver and small daughter,
all of Swissvale, arrived in Lewis-
town, Thursday, to be present at the
funeral. Saturday afternoon at half-
past two, a simple but impressive
service was conducted by Reverend
Reid Dickson, pastor of the Presby-
terian church, in the presence of the
relatives and a few long-time friends
after which interment was made be-
side the body of her husband in the
Thomas plot in the old Episcopal cem-
etery. Owing to the recent heavy
snows the roads were impassable to
automobiles and the body, accompan-
ied by the minister, pall-bearers, two
nephews and her executor, Mr. Nelson
Robb, of Bellefonte, was conveyed to
the cemetery in a large sled.
Her will, which indicates her deep
interest in various philanthropies, was
drawn up by Harry Keller, signed
November 20, 1918, and probated in
the court house in Bellefonte, Feb-
ruary 3rd, by Nelson Robb, of the
Bellefonte Trust company, her execu-
tor. It is as follows:
After directing that all just debts
and expenses be paid and a few minor
bequests to relatives the will reads:
Fifth: At the death of my niece,
the sum of $1800 to be given absolute-
ly to the Bellefonte hospital.
Sixth: Unto the Bellefonte hospit-
al the sum of $2000, absolutely, for
the purpose of endowing a free bed
for invalids, the same to be designat-
ed “The John L. Kurtz Bed” in mem-
ory of my husband; or appropriated
for a dietetic kitchen.
Seventh: Unto the Lewistown hos-
pital the sum of $1500, absolutely, for
the purpose of endowing a free bed
for invalids, the same to be designat-
ed “The Thomas Bed” in memory of
my mother and sisters. * !
Eighth: Unto the Protestant Epis-
copal cemetery of Lewistown the sum
of $100, in trust, to safely invest and,
in consideration of the interest or in-
come thereof, to keep my burial lot
therein in perpetual repair.
Ninth: Unto the Protestant Epis-
copal cemetery of Lewistown the sum
of $500, absolutely, to be used for nec-
essary repairs to and of said ceme-
tery.
Tenth: To the First Presbyterian
church of Bellefonte, the sum of
$2000, in trust, to be invested by the
trustees of said church in good saie
securities and the interest or income
derived therefrom to be applied to-
ward the work of foreign missions.
This legacy shall be known as, “The
John L. Kurtz offering.”
Eleventh: To the Civic club of
Bellefonte, the sum of $1000 to be
used solely for the purchase and erec-
tion of a drinking trough for horses
and dogs, said club to purchase the
same and select the site thereof; if at
the expiration of six months after the
probate of this will, said drinking
trough has not been completed, I there-
by revoke the above request and be-
queath this sum to the Woman's
Branch of the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals, of Phila-
delphia.
Twelfth: My household articles at
the homes of Mrs. P. Gray Meek and
Mrs. J. E. Ward shall be gathered to-
gether and all sold to the highest bid-
der, the proceeds to be given to the
Bellefonte hospital. I request Mrs. J.
E. Ward to superintend this work and
also as a personal remembrance, I di-
rect that $300 shall be given her, in
memory of her many kindnesses to
me. Any articles not sold shall be
boxed and sent to my niece, Mrs. Hat-
tie Sarver, if she be then living, and,
if not, shall be given to the worthy
poor.
Thirteenth: The sum of $500 to
Miss Sara Sunderland, of Lewistown.
Fourteenth: The sum of $500, ab-
solutely, to the Messiah Universalist
Home for Old Ladies, Logan, Penn-
sylvania.
Fifteenth: That all the foregoing
bequests shall be received by the ben-
eficiaries clear of any deduction for
collateral inheritance tax.
Sixteenth: These bequests shall be
paid in the order made.
Seventeenth: All the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate, real, per-
sonal and mixed, after the payment of
the foregoing bequests, I give to the
Woman’s Branch of Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of
Philadelphia.
Red Seal Record concerts in
Cohen & Co’s Victrola department
each afternoon. Your favorite artists
featured. Se schedule in Ad. page
5. T-1t
For brilliance and fluent piano
playing, a" true‘ artist, hear Vera
Chadsey next Thursday at the High
school.” fay Led
REV. JAMES POTTER HUGHES, late Principal Emeritus of the Bellefonte Academy.
REV. JAMES POTTER HUGHES.
“To resist with success the frigidi-
ty of old age one must combine the
body, the mind and the heart; to keep
these in parallel vigor one must ex-
ercise, study and love,” these words
constituted the cardinal doctrine
which the Rev. James Potter Hughes
adopted to direct his course through
life, and the fact that he lived for 92
years, 1 month and 24 days before he
sank to his final sleep at ten minutes
before the noon hour on Sunday is ev-
idence that the axiom served him well,
indeed.
Rev. Hughes was born in Cape May,
N. J., December 15th, 1827. His boy-
hood days were spent on a farm
where he reveled in the outdoor life
he loved so well, such as gunning,
fishing, swimming and other sports
native to the life in that section at
that time, working when his labor was
required and attending school when it
was in session. As he grew older he
took advantage of the educational fa-
cilities offered at the Tuscarora Acad-
emy and Lewistown Academy, equip-
ping himself for entrance to Prince-
ton College in 1847, when but twenty
years old. After completing the liter-
ary course he entered the Theological
Seminary for a three years’ course,
which he concluded successfully and
was ordained to the ministry. The
summer following his graduation he
spent as agent for the American Sun-
day School Union in Luzerne county.
Some three years later he was call-
ed to the chair of mathematics in Lu-
zerne Presbyterial Institute at Wyo-
ming, Pa., and later he was placed in
charge of the school, including the
religious services on Sunday. The
success which attended his work there
was the means of his being called to
a larger field of work as principal of
Edgehill school, Princeton, N. J. The
Civil war was the burden the United
States was carrying at that time, and
Rev. Hughes organized a company of
forty rifles from among his students
and had an army officer drill them
daily. Most of the boys went into
active service in the armies of the
Blue and the Grey, but few of them
returned.
The strenuous duties of school life
were brightened at that period by the
marriage of Rev. Hughes to Miss
Emily W. Roberts, a good and capa-
ble woman whose assistance and in-
fluence he was privileged to enjoy un-
til 1889, when she responded to the
call from her loving Father.
Shortly after the close of the Civil
war Rev. Hughes went to Logansport,
Ind., to take control of an active and |
prosperous school but at the end of
three years was induced to come to
Bellefonte Academy, where he led a
continuously active and interesting
life. The pure mountain air soon in-
creased his strength and established
his health, fitting him to take hold of
a very much impoverished school and
start it on the way to its present suc-
cess. The remarkable story of the
upbuilding of this now widely known
educational institution is so familiar
to “Watchman” readers that there is
no need to recall it here.
To reminisce on the early life of
the Academy was a delight to Rev.
Hughes and his listeners. A group of
boys gathered around him to hear his
stories of hunting and college days
was a familiar scene, especially upon
such days when the weather was un-
fit for his daily drive. Being pre-
eminently fitted to fill the offices of
preacher and teacher Rev. Hughes
for a number of years faithfully serv-
ed as stated supply in the Bald Eagle
valley Presbyterian church, where in
the years that followed he was always
a most welcome guest.
Rev. Hughes never recognized class
distinction, hence in his pilgrimages
up and down Bald Eagle valley and
his various drives through the sur-
rounding community he never failed
to invite a tired woman or child whom
he overtook trudging along the road
to share his buggy and ride with him.
In this way he frequently learned of
a family in need and quietly provided
for their immediate wants when he re-
turned to town. But the good he did,
in this way was never known outside.
Life to Rev. Hughes consisted
mainly in the diversions and pleas-
urés he could get out of each day, and
after all is said and done what great-
er record can any man leave. He was
not over keen for automobiles, always
averring that they traveled so fasthe
could not see or enjoy the country.
Nature and country life were to him’
an inspiration and an uplift, and to
them he traveled daily with his faith-
ful horse, searching for the birds and
the flowers and frequently returning
with arms full of green foliage, flow-
ers and strange plants. His love for
the birds and the flowers, for nature
in general, and above all, for little
children, was one of the predominat-
ing characteristics of his life. The
night before he passed away, in at-
tacks of partial delirium, he imagined
that his faithful old horse was stand-
ing out in the snow unblanketed and
uncomfortable and he begged the
nurse in attendance to send some one
out to cover him. This thought and
care for beasts and birds—the real
grand old man. He was always most
solicitous as to the health and com-
fort of his children, never seeming to
fer and that he could be called before
any of his loved ones. !
He was an enthusiastic supporter of
“all kinds of athletic sports and he and
his horse were always familiar sights
| at all kinds of games on Hughes field.
{His daily exercise was as much a part
|-of his existence as his meals and he
} always made it a point to go after his
| his horse and buggy instead of having
. them “sent around.” He made a men-
! tal calculation of the length of the
t walk in front of the Academy proper-
ty over which he paced daily for exer-
cise, calculating the distance traveled
to a nicety.
He was one of the familiar figures
to be seen daily ' at the Spigelmyer
‘news stand. awaiting the arrival of
the morning newspapers, and should
| they fail in making connection his
' disappointment would be unusually
keen, as he literally devoured the sec-
ular as well as religious newspapers.
| In this connection it might be stated
(with pardonable pride) that he al-
ways looked forward to Friday morn-
_ing for the appearance of the “Watch- |
man” and would read it from start to |
‘finish. His wonderful speech to the
students on the occasion of the cele-
bration of the ninety-second anniver-
sary of his birth exemplified his mar-
_velous mentality, which remained
with him to the last. Being well read
he had positive views on all of the
current questions of the day, and nev-
er hesitated to express them when op-
_ portunity presented itself.
While thoroughly conversant with
all the branches of study in the cur-
riculum of a school mathematics was
has hobby, and to express it in com-
mon parlance he was a perfect wiz-
zard in figures. On one occasion one
of the eminent judges of Centre coun-
ty remarked that of all teachers of
mathematics he ever knew Rev.
Hughes was the only one who could
make a fairy tale out of an arithme-
tic problem. On another occasion a
well known lawyer serving on a build-
ing committee figured out the requir-
ed number of brick for a certain
building so rapidly and so correctly
that the contractor was simply
amazed and asked him where he
learned his method of calculation.
The lawyer promptly replied, “Ilearn-
ed from Rev. Hughes when I was a
student at the Academy.”
The measure of any man is not so
much the success he accomplished for
himself as the good he did for his fel-
lowmen and the community in which
he lived and though his work was al-
ways unostentatious the measure of
the man who has just passed away
after more than a half century of
life in Bellefonte must be filled to
overflowing.
Rev. Hughes was a regular and
faithful attendant at church and Sun-
day school, taking active part in the
study of the lessons and in the sing-
ing during the church service, of late
years carrying a little flashlight to
enable him to see more clearly the
words of the hymns he loved to sing.
The Sunday before his ninety-sec-
ond anniversary—December 14th—
Dr. McKinney, pasor of the Presby-
terian church, recognizing the gra-
ciousness of God in permitting Rev.
in full possession of his mental pow-
christian spirit—continuously charac- |
terized the wonderful life of this |
realize that his own health might suf-
Hughes to reach such a good old age |
' ers, called him into the pulpit to of-
\ fer the so-called “long prayer,” and
| the old patriarch—for such he was—
| .
| responded in a prayer that was beau-
| tiful in thought, forceful and impres-
sive in expression.
; “No one hears the door that opens
{ When they pass beyond our call;
! Soft as loosened leaves of roses
One by one our loved ones fall.”
He lived with no thought of self or
the accumulation of money or glory,
{ but of the good he could do for oth-
! ers and for the country he loved with
‘a patriotism that was second only to
' his love for the Heavenly Father, and
"in his passing away Bellefonte and
the surrounding community has suf-
| fered a loss that can be softened only
i with the thought that he was spared
| to see the fruition of his life’s work
reach such a successful stage.
' Rev. Hughes is survived by the fol-
! lowing children: Mrs. J. A. Dunkel,
i of Pittsburgh; James R. Hughes, prin-
i cipal of the Bellefonte Academy, and
Charles S., business manager of the
| Academy; Mrs. Frank P. Basset, of
| Monterey, Mex.; Edward L., Minne-
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"apolis, Minn.; Luther E. and Mrs.
, Chester Irvine, the latter living in
Fort Worth, Texas.
, It might here be mentioned that
Rev. Hughes was one of a family of
| twelve children and he outlived them
: all but one, the only survivor being a
| York city. Another interesting thing
in connection with the family is that
Rev. Hughes and two of his brothers
"were ordained ministers in the Pres-
byterian church while three of his sis-
ters were married to Presbyterian
ministers.
Very impressive funeral services
were held in the Presbyterian church
at two o'clock on Wednesday after-
noon. Dr. W. K. McKinney, the pas-
tor, was in charge
service the Hon. Ellis L. Orvis and
John Blanchard Esq., both of whom
studied under Rev. Hughes paid fit-
ting tribute to the memory of the man
who had done so much in shaping the
character of men and women who
weré his pupils. The remains were
laid to rest in the Union cemetery.
Out of town relatives and friends
who were here for the funeral were
Mrs. J. A. Dunkel, of Pittsburgh;
Edward L. Hughes, of Minneapolis;
: Mrs. Carl Bernhardt and Miss Doro-
thy Schuchman, of Pittsburgh; Dr.
Grier and Miss Davis, of Birming-
‘ham Seminary; Hon. John R. Wood-
ward, of Howard, and Budd Thomp-
son, of Martha.
Letters and telegrams of condolence
were received from Chancellor Mc-
| Cormick, of the University of Pitts-
burgh; Judge Woods, of Lewistown;
Dr. George E. Hawes, of Harrisburg:
Hon. John Hamilton, of State College; |
N. W. Ayer & Son, of Philadelphia,
and scores of old students and friends.
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RUNKLE.—Robert Duncan Runkle,
a hative of Centre county, died at his
home in Shamokin on Sunday morn-
ing after a brief illness. He was a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Runkle
and was born in Pennsvalley sixty
years ago. As a young man he learn-
ed the foundry business and shortly
after his marriage moved to Shamo-
kin where for some years past he had
been in charge of the big Mullen foun-
dry. He was a life-long member of
{ the Lutheran church and an estima-
ble citizen in every way.
| He was married to Miss Maggie
| Stover, of Spring Mills, who survives
with five children, Stanley, William,
| Mrs. William G. Runkle, of Belle-
| fonte; Louise and Edith, of Sha-
'mokin. He also leaves three broth-
ers and one sister, namely: J. W.
Runkle, of Centre Hall; Calvin, of
Shamokin; Foster, of Penn Hall, and
Mrs. Robert Musser, of Spring Mills.
Funeral services were held at his late
home on Tuesday morning by his pas-
tor, Rev. William Fisher and the same
afternoon the remains were brought
to Centre Hall on the Lewisburg train
and taken direct to the Centre Hall
cemetery for burial.
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ELLENBERGER.—Samuel Ellen-
berger, a long-time resident of Gates-
burg, this county, died on Tuesday
evening of last week at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Isaac Gates, in Ty-
rone, of general debility. He was a
son of John and Mary Ellenberger
and was born at Gatesburg on June
2nd, 1830, hence was in his ninetieth
year. He was a farmer by occupation
and all of his life, with the exception
of the past few years, was spent at
the place of his birth. He was a mem-
ber of the Ross Methodist church and
an upright, christian gentleman.
In 1854 he was united in marriage
at Stormstown to Miss Mary Gates
who died some years ago but surviv-
ing him are the following children:
Mrs. Isaac Gates, of Tyrone, and Prof.
I. C. N. Ellenberger, located in Flor-
ida. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Mathias Rider and Mrs. Emaline
Gates, both of Gatesburg. Funeral
services were held in Tyrone last
Thursday evening and on Friday the
remains were taken to Gatesburg for
burial.
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MORRISON.—Miss Jennie E. Mor-
rison, eldest daughter of Andrew and
Susan Meese Morrison, died at her
home in Williamsport on Monday
after a brief illness with pneumonia.
She is survived by her parents, three
sisters and one brother, namely: Mrs.
Dilsaver, of Washington, D. C.; Miss
M. E., in New York; Benjamin, of
Williamsport, and Miss Sarah at
home. The Morrisons were originally
Bellefonte residents and the remains
were brought here on Wednesday
afternoon on the Lehigh-Pennsylva-
nia train and taken direct to the cem-
etery for burials
" ——Subseribe’ for the “Watchman.”
| sister, Mrs. Amelia Kershaw, of New |
and during the |
; MOERSCHBACHER. — Charles
' Henry Moerschbacher, the well known
! restauranteur of Bellefonte, passed
| away at his home on Thomas street
at 9:30 o’clock on Wednesday morn-
ling of arterio-schlorosis and heart
| complications. He had been ill a
| month or longer but his condition did
‘not become serious until about a week
ago.
| Deceased was a son of Casper and
Lena Zwiebel Moerschbacher and
{ was born at Minersville, Pa., in Sep-
| tember, 1857, hence was in his sixty-
| third year. His occupation prior to
coming to Bellefonte was that of a
stationary engineer and when a young
man he worked at Minersville, Potts-
ville and various places in the hard
coal regions until his marriage to Miss
Mary Wadlinger, when they took up
their residence at Freeland. In De-
cember, 1904, he came to Bellefonte
with his family, having purchased the
various business franchises that were
then conducted by Jesse Cox.
Mr. Moerschbacher was quiet and
unostentatious in manner but a good
citizen in every way. He was especi-
ally devoted to his home and his fam-
ily, and his greatest consideration
was for their welfare and happiness.
| He was a member of St. John’s Cath-
olic church and a member. of the
church choir.
Surviving him are his wife and the
following children: Mrs. William
Houser, of Meadville; Ralph, Mrs.
Richard Brouse and Cyril, of Belle-
fonte; Charles, of Gary, Ind, and
Misses Celia and Bertha at home. He
also leaves one brother, Frank
Moerschbacher, of Shenandoah, and
one sister, Mrs. Peter Smith, of
Pottsville. :
Funeral services will be held in St.
John’s Catholic church at ten o’clock
| tomorrow (Saturday) morning by
Rev. Father Downes, after which bur-
ial will be made in the Catholic cem-
etery.
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ROYER.—John Royer, a widely
known resident of Nittany valley,
died at his home at Zion last Satur-
day morning as the result of a stroke
of paralysis, following an affliction of
some months with gangrene.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jona-
than Royer and was ‘born in Miles
township on December bth, 1832,
hence was past eighty-seven years of
age. Early in life he learned the
trade of a carpenter and later follow-
ed the contracting business with the
result that many buildings through-
out Nittany valley are standing mon-
uments of his skill as an artisan.
1851 he became a member of the Re-
formed church at Snydertown and
had always been an active leader in
its affairs, having filled the office of
elder for many years.
| In 1857 he was united in marriage
| to Miss Lucy Anne Grimes, who pre-
! ceded him to the grave about four
. years ago. He is survived, however,
‘by three sons, W. A. and George P.
| Royer, of Dakota, Ill., and Harvey, of
brother,
Daniel Royer, of Valley Falls, Kan.
Rev. Charles H. Faust had charge of
the funeral which was held at ten
o'clock on Tuesday morning, burial
being made in the Zion cemetery.
{ Zion. He also leaves one
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LOWRIE.—Mrs. Matilda Nassau
Lowrie, widow of the late Jonathan
R. Lowrie, died at her home at War-
riorsmark last Thursday morning fol-
lowing an illness of six months, aged
eighty years. Mrs. Lowrie was a de-
voted member of the Presbyterian
church and a most assiduous worker
in the cause of missions. She and her
step-daughter, Miss Sarah R. Lowrie,
frequently visited in Bellefonte and
were well known by quite a number
of people here. Mr. Lowrie died in
1885, but surviving the deceased are
two sons, Charles N., in New York
city, and Matthew, in Louisiana; a
step-daughter, Miss Sarah Lowrie,
and two step-sons, Dr. William L.
Lowrie, of Tyrone, and Roberts Low-
rie Esq., of Philadelphia. The Low-
rie home at Warriorsmark is one of
the most palatial and beautiful in that
valley and the death of Mrs. Lowrie
will probably mean the passing of the
property into other hands. Mrs. Low-
rie was buried at Warriorsmark on
Saturday afternoon.
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HOOVER.—L. C. Hoover, a promi-
nent grocer of Altoona, died last
Thursday evening after one week’s
illness with pleuro-pneumonia. He
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hoover, and was born at Unionville,
this county, on October 1st, 1882,
hence was in his thirty-eighth year.
Most of his life had been spent in Al-
toona, where he was a director in the
Wholesale Grocery company and the
Altoona Baking company. In 1912
he was married to Miss Olive Clark,
of Blanchard, who survives with one
son, Wilson. He also leaves his step-
mother, one brother and a number of
step-brothers and sisters. The re-
mains were taken to Blanchard where
burial was made on Sunday.
Altoona, died at the Mercy hospital in
that city on Sunday following an ill-
ness of some weeks with a complica-
tion of diseases. He was a son of El-
mer and Josanna Way and was born
in Buffalo Run valley, this county, on
April 9th, 1871. He had been a resi-
dent of Altoona for a number of
i years, having been a watchman for
| the Pennsylvania railroad company.
| His only survivor is one sister, Mrs.
| Jessie Jones, of Windber. Burial was
| made in Fairview cemetery, Altoona,
| on Tuesday afternoon.
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WEAVER.—Bertha Ellen Weaver,
| infant daughter of David and Mary
| Houtz Weaver, of Pleasant Gap, died
'on Saturday after a week’s illness
| with broncho-pneumonia. Burial was
made at Pleasant Gap on Monday.
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WAY.—John I. Way, a resident of
WITMER.—Oliver Witmer, a well
known young man who was born and
grew to manhood in Bellefonte, died
in a hospital in Detroit, Mich., at nine
o'clock on Wednesday evening of
pneumonia, the result of an attack of
the flu. For some years past he had
been located in Altoona where he was
engaged in the plumbing business.
On Monday of last week he went to
Detroit to enter on automobile school.
He had a bad cold when he left Altoo-
na and the result was he developed a
bad case of the flu. Pneumonia fol-
lowed and last Saturday he was tak-
en to the hospital. His condition
grew worse rapidly and on Tuesday
his brothers William and Roy went to
Detroit and arrived in time to see him
before he passed away.
Deceased was a son of William W.
and Angelina Lucas Witmer and was
born in Bellefonte on March 11th,
1885, hence was not quite thirty-five
years old. As a young man he learn-
ed the plumber’s trade and for a num-
ber of years worked for Archibald
Allison, finally going to Altoona. He
was a dependable and industrious
young man and had many friends in
Bellefonte who deeply regret his
death. In addition to his parents he
is survived by the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs. William Hunsing-
er, of Altoona; Mrs. Thomas Tress-
ler, of Buffalo Run; William, Roy,
Paul and Anna, at home. The re-
mains will probably reach Bellefonte
this (Friday) evening but the time of
the funeral has not yet been set.
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BARTHOLOMEW.—Mrt, Elizabeth
Walker Bartholomew, for years a well
known resident of Centre Hall, died
on Wednesday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Smith, in
Pittsburgh, of pneumonia, following
an attack of influenza. She was born
in Nittany valley and was about sev-
enty-five years of age.
After her marriage to Mr. Barthol-
omew the, took up their residence in
Centre Hall where they made their
home for many years. Mrs. Barthol-
omew was left a widow thirty-five
years ago when her husband was in-
stantly killed by a log rolling on him
while working in the woods, and while
her children were quite young, but she
bravely assumed the burden of rear-
ing them te womanhood and with ex-
treme devotion and care discharged
her task in a manner which won for
her the esteem and admiration of all
who knew her. She was a life-long
member of the Presbyterian church
and a most excellent christian woman.
Her surviving children are Mrs.
Clyde Spencer, of East Chicago; Mrs.
| Harry J. Kittleberger, of Curwens-
| ville, and Mrs. Harry Smith, of Pitts-
| burg, as well as six grand-children.
| Mrs. Emma Decker, of near Jackson-
{ ville, is a half sister, while William
| Bartholomew, of Bellefonte, is a
| brother-in-law. The remains were
| brought to Bellefonte on the Pennsyl-
| vania-Lehigh train yesterday after-
{ noon and taken direct to Hublers-
i burg for burial.
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| BAUMGARDNER.—John S. Baum-
| gardner died at his home at State
College at noon last Sunday following
' a long illness with asthma and heart
| trouble. At that his death was quite
| unexpected as he had been able to be
'up and around until a short time be-
‘fore he passed away. :
He was born in Nittany valley on
| May 12th, 1855, hence was in his six-
| ty-fifth year. He was a member of
| the Methodist church from boyhood
and for forty years a member of
| Boalsburg Lodge of Odd Fellows.
| Surviving him are his wife, his aged
| mother, two brothers and two sisters,
(namely: Harry Baumgardner, in the
| South; Collins, of Pleasant Gap; Mrs.
| Calvin Kline and Miss Ella, of State
: College.
! Funeral services were held at his
|late home at State College at 10
| o’clock on Wednesday morning by
| Rev. J. W. Long, after which burial
| was made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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| RICHARDS.—Mrs. Lydia Richards,
| wife of John Richards, passed
gan street as the direct result of an
attack of influenza. Some seven years
ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis
and the result was she had been an
invalid ever since.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Brown and was born in Belle-
fonte on July 2nd, 1865, hence was 54
years, 7 months and 6 days old. Sur-
viving her are her husband and six
children, namely: Mrs. Abram Mus-
ser, of Pitcairn; George, of Swissvale;
Charles, of Cleveland, Ohio; Samuel,
of Swissvale; James and Bessie, at
home. The youngest son, James, is
jalso lying seriously ill with influenza.
' Rev. Smith, of the United Brethren
{
| church, had charge of the funeral
| services which were held on Wednes-
| day afternoon, burial being made in
| the Union
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PINE GROVE MENTION.
cemetery:
| A big reception will be tendered
| Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gates, newly-wed-
{ded couple, tomorrow noon at the
home of the bridegroom’s mother,
Mrs. John Quinn, at Pennsylvania
Furnace, and it is safe to conclude
that a big dinner will be a feature of
the reception.
Many of our public schools were
closed the early part of the week. The
high winds had so drifted the roads
that it was impossible to get through
| by vehicle or on foot. The motor bus
service from State College to T, rone
has been suspended pending the open-
ing of the roads. Men in charge of
the state highway, with gangs of
shovelers are at work in an endeavor
to get them cleared for travel, but it
has been a hard job as early in the
week the roads filled up almost as fast
as shoveled out. We were without
mail service here several days and
{ now have but one mail a day.
away on Sunday at her home on Lo-
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