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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
JAMES M. COX, of Ohio.
For Vice President,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, of New York
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For U. S. Senator,
A. FARRELL, West
For State Treasurer,
PETER A. ELESSER, York.
Fer Auditor General,
ARTHUR McKEAN, Beaver Falls.
For Congress-at-Large,
CHARLES M. BOWMAN, Wilkes-Barre.
JOHN P. BRACKEN, Dormont.
M. J. HANLAN, Honesdale.
JOHN B. McDONOUGH, Reading.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Congress,
JOHN D. CONNELLY, of Clearfield.
1 For Assembly,
FRANK E. NAGINEY,
JOHN Chester.
Bellefonte.
Miner Shot to Death.
Ole Johnson, a miner of Janesville,
Clearfield county, died at the Cottage
State hospital, Philipsburg, Thursday
forenoon as the result of a mysterious
shooting on Wednesday evening.
Johnson was employed at the Mountz
mines near Ginter, and after complet-
ing his work on Wednesday afternoon
started on the five mile trip to his
home with his own horse and buggy.
He had covered about half the dis-
tance when there was a regular fusil-
lade of shots. One bullet struck Mr.
Johnson in the right side and another
hit the horse, causing the animal to
run at almost top speed the remaining
distance to the Johnson home. Mem-
bers of the Johnson family helped
him from the buggy and when the
seriousness of his condition was as-
certained he was sent to the Cottage
State hospital where he lingered until
almost noon on Thursday when he
passed away.
Johnson was thirty-six years old
and leaves a wife and seven children.
Before losing consciousness at the
hospital he told the authorities that
the shots were fired from the dense
underbrush along the roadway, and he
did not see anybody. He further stat-
ed that he had no idea who his mur-
derers were.
The shooting is believed to be the
result of a strike at the Mountz mine
which has been in effect the past
two years, and early this week Peter
Burchesce was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the shooting.
Mrs. Ella Mountz, owner of the mine,
has deposited the sum of $10,000 in
bank to be used for the support and
education of the seven children rend-
ered fatherless by the shooting of
Mr. Johnson. =
Rededication. Service at
Church.
St. John’s Lutheran church, which
has been closed several months under-
going extensive repairs, will be re-op-
ened on Sunday with special rededi-
catory services. 3
In the morning at 10:45 o’clock Dr.
Charles T. Aikens, president of the
Susquehanna University, will preach
the sermon and conduct the services.
Miss Ruth L. Coxey and Mrs. Lief
Olsen will sing a duet. Mr. W. E.
Swope, of Altoona, will sing “The
Publican.”
In the evening at 7:30 o’clock Dr.
Charles S. Bauslin, secretary of the
board of education of the United
Lutheran church in America, will de-
liver the address. Miss Russie M.
Cole will sing “My Task” and Mr.
W. E. Swope will sing “The Lord is
My Shepherd.” The public is invited
to these services.”
Lutheran
Forester Horning Located at Milroy.
State Forester W. H. Horning has
established his headquarters at Mil-
roy, Mifflin county, from which place
he will supervise the State forests in
the Seven Mountain district. As a
result of the readjustment of State
lands and the consolidation of many
of the smaller forests into large units,
Forester Horning has charge of most
of the State forests in Mifflin and
Centre counties. He will look after
the territory formerly supervised by
Forester John W. Keller, who was at
Boalsburg for several years.
More than a hundred bushels of white
pine cones were collected this week
by forest rangers in Centre county.
Large quantities of cones were gath-
ered on a lumber operation in the
Milheim Narrows, and others were
collected from the Allison tract which
is being cut over near Potter’s Mills.
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——Unionville people are planning
for a big community picnic to be held
on the school house grounds in that
place on Saturday, September 18th.
They have secured Wetzler’s band, of
Milesburg, to furnish the music and
have planned for a big parade to in-
clude the I. O. O. F., the P. O. S, of
A., the W. C. T. U., Civic club, Sun-
day schools, school children and the
people generally. They will also
draw liberally on the fat of the land
for the big dinner in contemplation.
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WILLIAM P. HUMES
HUMES.—In the passing away of
William P. Humes the last of the
male descendants of a family that has
been prominent in the life and his-
tory of Bellefonte for a period of one
hundred and ten years has gone and
not one is left in Bellefonte to per-
petuate the name. Mr. Humes, who
had been a sufferer for a year or more
with arterio-sclerosis, breathed his
last at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Monday he was up and around his
room and no particular change was
noticed in his condition until four
o’clock on Tuesday morning, when he
complained of feeling worse. A phy-
sician was hastily summoned but he
soon passed beyond all mortal aid.
Mr. Humes was a son of Edward
C. and Lucy Alexander Humes, and
was born in Bellefonte September 21st,
1844, hence was just two weeks less
than seventy-six years old. His
grandfather, Hamilton Humes, came
to Bellefonte from Lancaster county
in the spring of 1810 and ever since
the family has been prominently con-
nected with the banking interests of
Beilefonte. William P. Humes wax
educated at the Bellefonte Academy
and the Farmer’s High School (now
The Pennsylvania State College.) Re-
turning from that institution in 1861
he immediately identified himself with
the banking firm of Humes, McAllis-
ter, Hale & Co., and was with it
through its various progiessive steps
until it was organized -as the First
National bank of Bellefonte. A mem-
ber of one of Bellefonte’s oldest
families he lived up to all its
traditions and his passing away is
cause for deep regret among the peo-
ple of Bellefonte in general.
He was a life-long member
of the Presbyterian church and had al-
ways been one of its most faithful
supporters, being the ruling elder for
many years. In politics he was
staunchly Republican and was a mem-
ber of the Union League, of Phila-
delphia, and several other organiza-
tions. On December 27th, 1877, he
married” Miss Eliza D. Harris. They
had one daughter, but both the child
and its mother preceded Mr. Humes
to the grave so that his only imme-
diate survivor is his sister, Miss
Myra Humes. The funeral will be
held at three o'clock this (Friday) af-
ternoon. Dr. W. K. McKinney will
be in charge of the services and
burial will be made in the Union
cemetery. .
At a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the First National Bank of
Bellefonte, on Wednesday the fol-
lowing very appropriate minute on
the death of Mr. Humes was adopted:
The Directors of the First National
bank of Bellefonte desire to show
their utmost appreciation of their
late associate, Mr. William P. Humes,
and to record by this minute the high
place he held in their esteem, and
the sincere sorrow they feel at his
death.
Mr. Humes’ membership in the
board embraced a period of thirty-six
years. During this period and to
within a few months of his death, he
was constant in his attendance, not
only on the sessions of the board but
in the work of the bank, his inherent
courtesy inducing him to help in the
active work of the institution. He did
this .for many years without salary,
solely from his desire to lighten the
labors of the officials of the bank.
His name was synonymous with all
that stood for the highest standards
of commercial honor, his courtesy was
unfailing, his desire to help others
unbounded; his conduct was unin-
fluenced by selfish motives, and he ex-
emplified in a striking manner the
divine saying, “It is more blessed to
give than to receive.” ;
Mr. Humes will be remembered in
all classes for his kindness. He pos-
sessed to a degree those qualities of
the heart and the way of life that
men of all ages have looked up to, and
which are the basis of a true nobility.
In his civic relations, in his church
life as well as in his business career
he stood always for that which is
right. : .
Long association with him only
served to strengthen the conviction
that, in the higher attributes of hu-
manity, he was a man apart.
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MILLER. —Mrs. Catharine Miller,
widow of B. F. Miller, of Madison-
burg, died at the home of her son K.
A. Miller, at Surveyor, Clearfield
county, on Saturday, September 4th.
She was taken sick with heart affec-
tion last March and being unable to
secure the proper attention and care
at her home her son took her to Sur-
veyor where she improved sufficiently
that three weeks ago she was strong
enough to return to Centre county
for a brief visit to her house. Upon
her return to Surveyor she suffered a
relapse from which she never recover-
ed
Mrs. Miller was a daughter of John
and Rebecca Smeltzer, and was born
in Miles township April 18th, 1847.
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THE DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN
by Geo. BR Meek.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANI AINA AAAAAAAS
Reformed church, Madisonburg, and
a woman highly esteemed in that
community. She is survived by two
sons J. Elmer Miller, of Lewisburg,
and Kline A. Miller, of Surveyor, one
son, William D., died in infancy.
Burial was made at Madisonburg,
on Tuesday morning. Rev. Kurtz con-
ducted the services and interment
was made in the Bisrermed cemetery.
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DONACHY.—Mrs. Mary Schrock
Donachy, widow of the late Thomas
Donachy, died at her home on Bishop
street at five o'clock on Wednesday
morning following an illness of two
weeks as the result of a general
breakdown.
She was a daughter of Benjamin
and Hannah Peters Schrock and was
born in the old Schrock home on Bis-
hop street where the Sisters home is
now located, being about seventy-five
years of age. With the exception of
a few years of her early married life
which were spent in Lock Haven her
home has always been on Bishop
street. As a girl she was educated
in the public schools of Bellefonte
with a course at the Dickinson Semin-
ary, Williamsport. Following her
graduation at that institution she
taught school several years and in
1869 was united in marriage to Thom-
as Donachy, a civil engineer. They
went to housekeeping in Lock Haven
but after a brief residence there mov-
ed to Bellefonte, and she thus round-
ed out her life in the place of her
birth.
Early in life she became a member
of the Methodist church and her en-
thusiasm in all church work was lim-
ited only by her ability to do any ser-
vice, be it little or big. She was a
very active member of the Woman's
Aid Society and its very faithful
treasurer for a period of eighteen
years.
Mr. Donachy died on March 24th,
1918, and out of a family of seven
children only two brothers survive
her, namely: Christ Schrock, of Bea-
ver Falls, and John, of Altoona. Nev-
er having had any children of her
own she took a little girl named Em-
my to raise and showered upon her
all the love and filial devotion of a
warm hearted generous nature. When
the girl grew to womanhood she mar-
ried Maurice Tucker and is now liv-
ing in Akron, Ohio.
The funeral will be held in the
Methodist church at one o’clock this
(Friday) afternoon. Rev. Alexander
Scott will officiate and burial will be
made in the Union cemetery.
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GRAY.—Following an illness of
several years Miss Nannie Burket
Gray passed away at her home in
Stormstown last Friday afternoon.
She was a daughter of Jacob Green
and Miriam Burket Gray and was
born on the old Jacob Gray farm in
Halfmoon valley (now occupied by F.
H. Clemson and family) on August
26th, 1867, hence was 53 years and 8
days old. Her mother died when she
was a small girl and Miss Jennie
Potts was installed as housekeeper
in the Gray home and under her care
and guidance the girl grew to wom-
anhood. Many years ago her father
sold the old farm homestead and mov-
ed to Stormstown and that had been
Miss Gray’s home ever since with the
exception of a brief period spent in
Tyrone.
She was a faithful member of
Gray's Methodist church and until
overtaken by illness a regular at-
tendant. But her greatest charm,
probably, was in her home life. Fol-
lowing the death of her father she
and Miss Potts kept the home going
in Stormstown and friend and strang-
er always found a hospitable welcome
awaiting him at the threshold. She
never married and her only survivors
eighth year.
are two brothers, Paul, of Philipsburg,
and Edward, of Uniontown. Funeral
services were held at her late home
on Monday morning, after which bur-
ial was made in Gray’s cemetery.
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BEATES.—Edward Benter a life-
long resident of Burnside township,
died at his home at Pine Glenn last
Friday morning folowing an illness
of some weeks with stomach trouble.
He was a son of T. H. and Sarah E.
Beates and was born near Pine Glenn
sixty-four years ago. Surviving him
are his wife, who prior to her mar-
riage was Miss Jodie Weaver, and the
following children: Herbert, of Pitts-
burgh; Isabelle, of Moshannon; Clar-
ence, of Renovo, and Martha, of New
York. He also leaves these brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Anna Sheeder and
Mrs. C. Y. Wagner, of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Mark Perdick and Hamilton
Beates, of Wilmington, Del.; Harry,
Edith, Jennie and Pauline, of Pine
Glenn. Burial was made at Pine
Glenn on Sunday afternoon.
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WOLF.—Elmer Franklin Wolf died
at his home in Altoona last Saturday
evening following an illness of some
weeks. He was born at Aaronsburg,
this county, and was in his fifty-
Surviving him are his
wife and thirteen children. Burial
was made in Rose Hill cemetery,
Altoona, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Junker ship has been dis-
carded from the aerial mail route be-
tween New York and Chicago, De-
Havilands and Curtiss H. planes to be
used instead. Daily stops will be
made at the Bellefonte field.
C. Y. Wagner has now started
work on the erection of a large ware-
house at the north end of his new mill
building south of Bellefonte. The
warehouse will be two stories high
and have a large storage capacity.
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keen, of Pleasant
Gap, have as guests, their son and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. William Keen, of
Niagara Falls.
—V. J. Bauer has gone to Parlett, Ohio,
where he has secured a good position.
Mrs. Bauer and daughter expeet to join
him there in the immediate future.
—Mr. and Mrs. James Dawson, of Du-
Bois, and their two sons, were over Sun-
day guests of Mr. Dawson's mother, Mrs.
William Dawson and other relatives in
Bellefonte,
—The Ives L. Harvey family have closed
their house on Curtin and Allegheny Sts.,
and have gone to Ridgway, where they
contemplate making their home in the
future.
—Miss Nettie Bair, who had been with
relatives here for her summer vacation,
returned to her home in Philadelphia Mon-
day. Miss Bair, until a few days ago, was
a resident of Bellefonte.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shuey and their
daughter, Rachael and Mrs. W. T. Twit-
. mire, motored to Kingston Monday, to
spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Donachy and their family.
—Mrs. James C. Furst returned Satur-
day from Williamsport, where she and
her two sons had been visiting for a week
‘or ten days. Mrs. Furst sister, Miss Harrar
accompanied her to Bellefonte.
—Mrs. John Rumberger, of DuBoise,
who has been visiting at her former home
at Unionville and with her son Sam and
his family at Pleasant Gap, was a guest
of friends in Bellefonte Wednesday.
—Mrs. John Ardell, of Bighampton, N.
Y., is making her annual visit to Centre
county. The .greater part of Mrs. Ar-
dell’s time is being spent with her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Curtin, at Curtin.
—Mr. and Mrs. James McSuley and their
son Joseph, are spending ten days visit-
ing with their relatives and many friends
in Bellefonte. Mr. McSuley is associated
with the Kauffman department store, of
Pittsburgh.
—Howard Wetzel returned last weck
from Algonquin, W. Va., where he had
been employed during the summer, liv-
ing for the time with his sister, Mrs.
G. L. Farrow. Howard will enter his sce-
ond year at State College.
—A. L. Bowersox, of Ferguson town-
ship, spent last week in Bellefonte get-
ting interested in the weeks work at In-
stitute. Mr. Bowersox is head of the
grade schools at Pine Grove and one of
the foremost and most progressive in-
structors of the county.
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—Mrs. M. R. Sample, who has been in
Bellefonte for the past month with her |
sister, Mrs. G. Fred Musser, will return
to Philadelphia this week. Edgar, Mrs.
Sample’s only son, bad been here with
his mother, but returned home Monday
for the opening of school.
—Dr. Walter Stewart, of Wilkes Barre,
and Mr. and Mrs.
of Mrs. Miller Stewart. Mrs.
who before her marriage was
Stewart, a daughter of Finley Stewart, is
at present a patient in the Bellefonte
hospital.
—Elwood Lutz came up from New Hol- |
land, Lancaster county, last Saturday and
remained until yesterday with his father,
Mr. Martin Lutz, and brother, John Lutz,
young
man is an expert machinist and was un- |
expectedly summoned home yesterday ow- '
ing to his services being in demand for
of the “Watchman” office. The
some special work.
—Col. J.”Miles Kephart, who spent the .
summer in Bellefonte and Unionville most
of the time in the latter place, took his
departure on Monday
where he will spend a few days,
continue to his former home in New York
State where he will spend the winter.
Prior to his departure or on Sunday even-
ing, he entertained a number of his close,
personal friends at a dinner at the Holt
House at Unionville.
—M. T. Bell, of East Hampton, N. J.,
Dr. J. Finley Bell, his daughter Eveline
and son Samuel, of Englewood, N. J.,
motored here Thursday of last week for
a few days visit with Mrs. William Bell,
who has been ill for two years. The drive
was made at this time
Eveline Troup, who had been visiting with
per uncles in New Jersey and wag their
guest on the drive to Bellefonte. Eveline
is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Troup, of Thomas street.
—NMr. and Mrs. J. W. Corl, their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Payne, and her daughter, who
had been visiting with Mr. Cerl’s relatives
at State College left yesterday afternoon
to return to McKeesport. Although Mr.
Corl had visited many times in Centre |
Reynolds, of Oregon, '
and their small child, have been guests !
Reynolds,
Patsey |
for Philadelphia, |
then |
on account of !
county since leaving here thirty-five years
ago, it was Mrs. Corl's first visit in
twenty-six years and so delighted was
she with the country in this section, that
it was with great regret she left on Thurs-
day. Mr. Corl came in Sunday to go back
with the women, who had been in Centre
county for several weeks, remaining here
to spend a part of the week at the Grang-
ers picnic.
Bellefonte Academy Announcement.
The Bellefonte Academy will open
on Wednesday, September 15th, at 9
a. m. The school will be crowded to
its utmost capacity. The faculty will
be as follows:
James R. Hughes, A. M., Headmaster.
(Princeton University,)
Latin, Greek and Oratory.
Geo. F. Reiter, Ph. B.,, Se. M., Assistant
} Headmaster,
(Bucknell University,)
Physics and Chemistry.
Helen E. C. Overton,
(Formerly of Minneapolis City School,)
English, Grammar, American History and
Civics. .
Isabella 8. Hill, Ph. B,,
(Wesleyan Univ. and Columbia Univ.)
English, Rhetoric and Literature
David L. Harstine, Ph. B.,
(Lafayette College,)
Higher Mathematics.
Jacob C. Hess, A. M.,
(F. and M. College,) (Columbia TUniver-
sity,) (Penn State,)
French and Spanish.
James W. Lowry, Sc. B.,
(Bucknell University,)
Biology, Physical Geography and Mathe-
matics.
Thomas B. Gettig, A. B.,
(Bucknell University,)
Ancient History, English History and
Latin.
M. Clifford Marburger, A. B.,
(Franklin and Marshall College,)
German and Mathematics.
Rev. William K. McKinney, Ph. D.,
(Queen’s College, Belfast,) (Royal TUni-
versity of Ireland,) (Princeton
University,)
Bible History. J
| Jean McLain Hess,
Piano and Harmony,
Charles S. Hughes, A. B.,, Bus. Mgr,
| (Princeton TUniversity,)
Mathematics.
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estate of Clarence T. Lucas, late of Snow
Shoe township, deceased, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said es-
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same must present thm, duly authenticat-
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