Dowd.
Bellefonte, Pa., April 22, 1921. :
: Editor
P. GRAY MEEK, -
possible to prevent accidents.’ Mr.
Hartis also called attention to the fact
that the drivers of the aviation field
truck pay little or no attention to the
traffic regulations, hut speed up Bish-
op street with the cut out open with-
out any regard to the people on the
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Council to Enforce Payment of Taxes
and Moneys Due Borough.
Bellefonte borough council seems to
have finally wakened up to the fact
that it is not good business to conduct
the ‘borough affairs on borrowed mon-
ey with. thousands of dollars due and
owing the borough in unpaid taxes and
prompt measures are to be taken to
enforce payment.
Seven members were present at the
regular meeting of council on Monday
evening, Mrs. John N. Lane was
present and presented a claim for er-
rors in the water tax assessment for
1919 on her property on High street.
The matter was referred to the Water
committee and borough manager for
settlement.
A committee of the board of trus-
tees of the United Evangelical church,
with S. D. Gettig Esq., as spokesman,
was present and presented the claims
of that congregation for a crossing
street or living along that thorough-
fare. He also stated that very little
regard was paid to traffic regulations
by half the drivers of cars in Belle
fonte. The matter was referred to
‘vis, a traveling man of Johnstown.
DOAK.—William Doak, the deaf{ LEMON.—Bellefonte friends of
and blind man who has been such a Capt. and Mrs. John A. Lemon, of
well known character on the streets of | Gatesburg, sympathize with them in
Bellefonte the past twenty years, | the loss of their only child, Clarence
died in the Bellefonte hospital on Sun- | Lemon, who died very unexpectedly
day morning as the result of the in- at his home in Monessen, Pa., last Fri-
juries sustained when he was knocked day evening. He had been at work as
down and run over by an automobile
being backed out of Wion’s garage
last Thursday morning by M. J. Da-
At first it was not believed that Bill |
was seriously injured, and in fact he
usual on Friday and early in the
evening experienced an acute attack
‘of heart trouble which caused his
‘death at ten o'clock that night.
A son of John and Anna Grazier
Lemon he was born at Gatesburg on
years past she spent her winters with
friends in Maryland and her summers
at Graysville. She was’ a lifelong
member of the Presbyterian: church,
and a consistent christian woman. Her
only survivor is her one brother, Jacob
Warren Ingram. Funeral services
were held at the Ingram home at ten
Jury List for May Court.
Three women have been drawn to
serve as grand jurors and six as trav-
erse jurors to serve at the May term
of court. The complete list is as fol-
lows:
LIST OF GRAND JURORS.
o’clock on Saturday morning by Rev. Auman, Herbert, printer......... Bellefonte
R. M. Campbell D.D, LL.D, after Barton, Geo. W., farmer........ Union Twp.
) ? Dan, Charles, foreman......... Spring Twp.
which burial was made in the Grays-
i Dudley, Walter L., minister. . i
ville cemetery. y inister.. Liberty Twp
Ellis, John, gardener State College
Flamson, G. H., instructor...State College
the Fire and Police committee with in- 1 ] A
structions to work out some plan to was apparently getting along nicely
enforce the traffic ordinance, no mat- up until Saturday night when he be-
ter who it hits. came much worse and his death on
Mr. Cunningham, of the Water com- Sunday morning was caused by inter-
, mittee, stated that James R. Hughes ' nal hemorrhages. :
had submitted a proposition to lay a| Deceased was a son of Robert and
water pipe from the borough main | Laura Doak and was born in Belle-
out to his swimming pond on Hughes | fonte on August 11th, 1881, hence was
field, and a six inch sewer pipe for the | in his fortieth year. As a child he
purpose of draining the pond, from was perfectly normal and unusually
the pond down to the borough sewer, | bright but when nine years old was
and asked council’s endorsement of . terribly burned in a fire caused by
the plan. Council voted to grant him | playing with matches and this left
permission to carry out his project, | him totally deaf, while total blindness
subject, of course, to the fact that any "followed in a few years. Notwith-
use of water for filling his pond be standing his awful affliction he was
made under the direction of the Water possessed of a bright intellect and
committee, and when it will not inter- | through the generosity of the late F.
fere with the town’s supply. ' W. Crider was educated at Mt. Airy
Bills to the amount of $2123.30 college. He learned the trade of a
were approved for payment and coun- cobbler and worked at the bench in
cil adjourned. Tyrone until overtaken by blindness.
i Returning to Bellefonte he engaged
in the selling of lead pencils, shoe
Offered to Sell Children to Get Food strings, etc., on the streets of Belle-
to Eat | fonte, and in that way made a little
! : ! money which helped out in his sup-
The Philadelphia North American port.
on Sunday contained a three column i But he always thirsted after knowl-
edge and in the fall of 1919 Miss
story written by George M. Henry, a |
staff man, on an offer made by Mrs. Reickert, a home teacher of the blind,
came to Bellefonte and taught him the
J. T. Martin, of Clarence, this county,
over the deep gutter on the north side | to sell her two little girls in order to
of the street opposite the church. i obtain money with which to buy food
When the state highway was built on | for the rest of her family of nine
Willowbank street they did not put in ! children. The offer was made in a let-
a crossing opposite the church for the | ter to the North American and scent-
reason that a regular driveway cross-
ing was provided at the alley going
into C. Y. Wagner's property a little
west of the church, and it was the
supposition that this would be suffi-
cient. But with an automobile stand-
ing at that crossing it becomes very
inconvenient for churhe going peo-
ple.- The matter was referred to the
Street committee to work out some
crossing plan which will make it con-
venient for the people going to and
from that church.
A communication was received from
A. B. Young requesting better pave-
ment facilities on south Allegheny
street. Referred to the Street com-
mittee.
The Street committee reported var-
ious repairs on the streets as well as
the receipt of forty dollars for sewer
permits and seven dollars from the
postoffice for resetting mail boxes.
The Water committee presented the
report of the borough manager which
included the collection of $228.73 on '
the 1920 water duplicate and $1346.15
on the 1919 duplicate with two dollars
fine for turning the water off and on
one party to enforce payment.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ported the sum of $158.62 received
from the burgess for license collected
up to March 15th.
The Finance committee presented
the, report of the borough’ treasurer
which showed a balance due him. on
April first of $1286.08. The commit-
tee also presented the treasurer's re-
quést for the renewal of notes for
$2,000, $1,100, $600, $1,000, $630,
$1,000 and $7,000, all of which were
authorized with orders to pay accrued
interest on same. The committee also
presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Finance ecommittec
is hereby instructed to direct the borough
solicitors to enforce payment by whatever
legal process may be necessary of all tax
liens filed against various property owners
by the tax collector for taxes due the bor-
ough, and which are ordinarily payable to
the Borough Treasurer for borough pur-
poses. .
The resolution passed without a dis-
senting vote and the question of col-
lecting the tax liens is now up to the
borough solicitors. As was stated in
this’ paper some weeks ago there is
still due the borough from property
owners on the construction of Water !
and Willowbank streets upwards of
three thousand dollars and for the
purpose of taking steps to collect this
money the Finance committee intro-
duced the following resolution which
was also passed without a dissenting
vote:
Resolved, That the Finance committee
is hereby instructed to inform the borough
solicitors; anid to direct them to immediate-
ly proceed to collect all unpaid assessments
due from property owners for the improve-
ment of Water and Willowbank streets,
heretofore made, under contract with R. B.
Taylor, said improvements extending from
the ihtersection of High and Water streets
to the borough line on Willowbank street,
and for the said purpose, if necessary, to
file liens against the said property owners
along the line of said improvements and
proceed to have such liens reduced to judg-
mefits, and if necessary, to collect "such
judgihents by adverse process, and to take
such steps as may be necessary to enforce
the éollection from various property own-
ers oF the amounts due for such: improve-
ments. ’
he Street committee presented a
resoption empowering the State
Highway Department to resurface the
state highway on Bishop, Allegheny
and’ Linn streets, the borough’s share
of thé expense of which will be ap-
proximately $1182.34. © The resolu-
tion“passed council and was sent to
the burgess for his signature.
Sectetary W. T. Kelly reported that
he had communicated with Supt. John-
son relative to the lights at the Penn-
sylvania railroad crossing and that
the superintendent had issued instrue-
tions that the lights were to be kept
burning until four o’clock in the morn-
ing.
Mr, Harris called attention to the
accident to Bill Doak which resulted
in his death and suggested that some-
thing ought to be done to prevent car
owners backing out of garages in a
reckless manner. Other councilmen
suggested communicating with the
owners of garages as to the practice,
as iti.was their belief that said own-
ers would co-operate -in-every way
| ing a good story Mr. Henry was sent
(up from Philadelphia to investigate.
| Of course, having gone to the trouble
and expense of coming from Philadel-
| phia to Centre county to get the story
of Mrs, Martin the reporter felt im-
i pelled to make a good story out of it
land he did. So good in fact that any
one reading it would doubtless think
Mrs. Martin and her children are on
' the border line of starvation, when the
i fact is that they are no worse off than
| many families to be found in the coal
, regions throughout Pennsylvania.
I~ Mrs. Martin is a Lithuanian and her
| husband was a Russian, his real name
being Martinkuski, but the “kuski”
was dropped after he became Ameri-
|canized. The family lived at Hazle-
j fon until 1917, when they moved to
{ Clarence where the father worked in
| the coal mines until his death with in-
| fluenza, in the fall of 1918. Mrs. Mar-
tin’s three oldest children are boys and
the ‘eldest was working in the mines
at the time of his father’s death and
since then the two others have worked
,in the mines and supported the family
until the mines closed down several
. months ago. Since then the family
has had very little income and accord-
[ing to:Mrs. Martin would have starved
had it not been for the groceries and
‘other things furnished by Oscar Harm
from his store in that place. Inquiry,
however, ‘discloses. the fact that var-
ious other people of Clarence have
been supplying Mrs. Martin and fam-
ily with various things and that the
family is not in such dire distress as
the North American writer pictured
it.
Mr. Henry, the writer of the article,
came to Bellefonte last week and had
i John Davy take him out to Clarence
.in his’ car and his preliminary com-
ments on the trip are as follows:
| “Arriving at. Centre county’s me-
Itropolis; the traveler is impressed
‘ with the sincerity and friendliness of
| the place, its sensible, thrifty people.
' No Fifth avenue styles are evident on
! Bellefonte’s streets, even when the
people congregate from miles around
to see the one-night “show” that has
just arrived. Clarence is about a mile
away from Snow Shoe.
“All right,” says’ Davy, one of
Bellefonte’s auto liverymen, “we can
get to Snow Shoe in about 1% hours
and back in the same time. I gotta
get back quick, anyhow, because I'm
gonna be initiated into the Moose to-
night.”
“The ride by automobile from Belle-
fonte to Snow Shoe is exquisite from
.a scenery point of view, but torture
for the man who has to buy the gaso-
line necessary to negotiate the steep-
est of Centre county’s mountains and
the rottenest of Centre county’s roads.
On the way one or two tiny hamlets
are to be seen. A half dozen houses
‘grouped about a little church with a
little steeple and a little school house
with a little bell, such places looked
tlement in some far-off foreign land.
No signs of life. Eight o’clock and
almost dark. All. the farmers are
abed. :
Finally Snow Shoe is reached, its
main street aslant on a hill, and its
homes and stores, a dozen or more of
each, sliding off to either side of the
incline. The general store open and
humming with town gossip and puls-
ing with the sensation attending the
arrival of a strange automobile and a
visitor in city clothes. From Snow
Shoe to Clarence, nature seems to
have been stricken with sleeping sick-
nss; no budding trees, no rippling
brooks, nothing but a dirty road and
dirty houses.”
Public Card Party.
A card party to which the public is
invited will be held in the Elk’s club,
on Tuesday evening, April 26th, at 8
o'clock. ;
.-An admission charge of 50 cents
will be made for the benefit of the
China _ famine fund. Refreshments
will be served. ~
for all the world like some little set--
Braielle system, finding him a very
apt pupil. For a number of years
past he had made his home with Mr.
and Mrs. William Fredericks but ar-
rangements were being made to teach
July 17th, 1872, making his age 48
| years, 8 months and 28 days. As a
'boy he attended the public school at
' Gatesburg and when sixteen years of
| age entered The Pennsylvania State
| College. He did not finish his course,
however, but left college to go to
| work. About twenty years ago he lo-
'cated at Morgantown, West Virginia,
where he engaged .in the hardware
"business. In 1915, he moved from
{| Morgantown to Monessen where he
followed the same business for three
years then accepted a position as
"traveling salesman for the Potter-
Hoy Hardware Co. of Bellefonte,
though he continued to make his home
at Monessen. Last winter he resign-
ed his position with the Bellefonte
firm to accept a similar job with a
large Philadelphia hardware compa- '
ny, his territory being western Penn-
sylvania, and had already built up a
large clientelle of customers when so
‘suddenly stricken.
He was a thirty-second degree Ma-
son, being a member of Union Lodge,
| No. 4, of Morgantown, West Virginia.
He was also a member of the Luther-
‘an church from boyhood and a man
who had the confidence and esteem of
“all who knew him. He was a member
(of the Roosevelt hunting club of
' Gatesburg and every fall managed to
spend at least a portion of the season
"on the trail for deer.
On March 25th, 1896, he was unit-
“ed in marriage to Miss Sadie F. Mil-
{ler, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
when he met with his unfortunate ac- ; Miller, of the Glades, who survives
cident. | with two children: Bernard, in the
Bill is survived by two sisters and | U. S. marines, and Miss Helen, at
a brother, namely: Mrs. Lloyd Rear- home. He also leaves his parents,
ick, of Evansville, Ind.; Mrs. Carrie Capt. and Mrs. Lemon, living at
Metzger, of Lock Haven, and John !|Gatesburg. The remains were
Doak, with the Western Union Tele- brought to Centre county on Sunday
graph company at Wauseon, Ohio. {and taken to the Lemon home at
Funeral services were held at the |Gatesburg where funeral services
Fredericks home at 1:30 o'clock on | were held at ten o'clock on Tuesday
Tuesday afternoon after which burial | morning. Rev. A. M. Lutton had
was made in the Union cemetery. | charge of the services and was assist-
Il I] ed by Dr. R. M. Campbell, of Penn-
CHANEY.—Mrs. Frances Irene sylvania Furnace, and Rev. Isaac
Chaney, wife of Herbert Chaney, died | Kreider, of Duncansville. Burial was
at her home in Tyrone last Thursday made in the Lutheran church ceme-
morning following two month’s illness | tery.
with rheumatism and heart trouble. sll i :
She was a daughter of John H. and| NOLAN.—Thomas Brew Nolan died
Mary Biddle and was born in Buffalo | at his home in Washington, D. C., on
him broom making and chair seating
so that he could be self-supporting
| Run valley upward of sixty years ago. | Wednesday at the age of 79 years, 6
Thirty-five years ago she was united months and 10 days.
in marriage to Mr. Chaney at Miles; Deceased was a son of Luke and
burg and two years later they took up ‘Bridget Nolan and was bornin Pitts-
their residence in Tyrone, where they burgh, October 9th, 1841. When a
have lived ever since. In addition to | child his parents moved to Bellefonte
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KEEN.—Henry Franklin Keen, a
well known and highly esteemed cit-
izen of Pleasant Cap, died very sud-
denly at his home in that place last:
Friday morning of acute angina. Mr.
Keen had been living retired at the
Gap far several years past and on
Thursday worked in his garden.
' Thursday evening his son Chris came
down from Port Matilda and spent the
night at home. Friday morning Mr.
Keen got up a little earlier than usual |
and shortly thereafter complained of .
not feeling very good. He walked
out and stood on the porch for a few
minutes, then entered the house and
‘sat down in a chair. He had only been
there a minute or two when his head
fell to one side and he expired almost
instantly.
He was a son of Jacob and Mary
Deininger Keen and was born in Penn
township on March 30th, 1853, making
his age 68 years and 16 days.
young man he engaged in farming, an
occupation he followed all his life and
in which he was quite successful. He
' was a member of the Methodist church
' for thirty-five years and had been one
of the pillars in the Pleasant Gap
church. He was a lifelong Democrat
and one of the staunchest supporters
of the party and its principles to be
influence could always be counted up-
on. :
He was united in marriage to Miss
with the following children: Herman
A. Keen, of Nittany; William, of
Bellefonte; Christ, of Port Matilda;
Henry, of Lock Haven; Mrs. William
Sholl, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Clayton
Reish, of Allentown, and Mrs. Edward
Mulfinger, of Pleasant Gap.
Rev. M. C. Piper and Rev. Paul
Keen, a nephew, of Blair county, had
charge of the funeral services which
were held on Monday, burial being
made in the Pleasant Gap cemetery.
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BRUNO.—Mrs. Rosie Bruno, widow
of Mike Bruno, who several years ago
was killed in the quarries near Belle-
fonte, died quite suddenly on Sunday
morning of angina pectoris, at her
home on ‘Halfmoon hill while prepar-
ing the breakfast. She had attended
morning mass at the Catholic church
and returning home started work on
the morning meal when she dropped
j over dead. She was a daughter of
| Tony and Frances Julianna and was
As a
found in the county. He never aspir- |
ed to public office but his vote and his
Arabella A. Wagner who survives !
ERIN
Hall, Clay H., yardmaster Rush Twp.
Holter, Miss-Apna................,
- Hummell, Edward, teamster....Rush Twp.
Hollobaugh, Wm., merchant....Rush Twp.
Harpster, Edward, farmer. .Ferguson Twp.
Hunter, C. A., teacher..... Ferguson Twp.
King, Miss Annie, housekeeper.Gregg Twp.
Keller, M. N., farmer Potter Twp.
Musser, C. B,, elerk.............. Bellefonte
Mokel, John X., marble-cutter..... Howard
Mothersbaugh, Chas., farmer. .Harris Twp.
Reed, Geo., farmer Ferguson Twp.
Weaver, Willis, laborer..... Ferguson Twp.
Woomer, J. L., mason State College
: Wagner, Miss Ella, seamstress Boggs Twp.
| Wigley, James, laborer......,... Bellefonte
Young, Andrew, printer......... Bellefonte
Zerby, D. L., bank clerk,......... Millheim
LIST OF TRAVERSE JURORS.
“Acker, O. S., farmer Taylor Twp.
! Haines Twp.
"Barnhart, J, K., bank cashier. ..Bellefonte
Braucht, W. E., teacher......., Penn Twp.
Braucht, W. W., farmer........ Penn Twp.
Bower, Miss Viola A., housekeeper
ia Penn Twp.
Bradford, P. Carl, clerk...... College Twp.
Beatty, Charles, farmer........ Curtin Twp.
Cox, Geo., gentleman......... Spring Twp.
Chambers, Andy, laborer. .Snow Shoe Twp.
Clark, J. E., farmer Potter Twp.
Cook, Chas. F., bank clerk....... Bellefonte
Dinger, Dr. Carl, dentist...... Philipsburg
Dale, Raymond, farmer...... College Twp.
Dutton, John, carpenter....S. Philipsburg
Dunlap, Andrew C., barber Gregg Twp.
Earon, Henry, J. of P.......... Union Twp.
Evans, John N., gentleman Rush Twp.
Fredericks, Geo. V., laborer....Gregg Twp.
Fox, J. C, teacher.............; Unionville
Fetzer, Toner, farmer.......... Boggs Twp.
i Faust, Mary A., teacher....... Potter Twp.
Garman, Mrs, M. B............... Bellefonte
Harm, H. M., agent........:..,. Snow Shoe
Homer, John E., retired....... Philipsburg
Hipple, Wm., farmer....... Burnside Twp.
Hull, Frank, farmer.........., Patton Twp.
State College
Worth Twn.
Hoffman, John B., laborer. .S. Philipsburg
Ishler, Miss Grace, teacher Potter Twp.
James, James, firmer Liberty Twp.
Keller, Wm. E., farmer......... Miles Twp.
Keichline, P, F., gentleman Bellefonte
Kern, C. H,, farmer.........., Haines Twp.
Kephart, Michael, molder...,. Curtin Twp.
Kelley, Pat W., elerk........... Snow Shoe
Lambert, Charles, farmer..... Haines Twp.
Lose, Charles, laborer........... Bellefonte
Lynn, Charles, laborer.....,. Huston Twp.
Leathers, Harry, farmer. ...... Boggs Twp.
Lambert, Thomas, mechaniec..... Unionville
X Spring Twp.
Miller, David, laborer......... Spring Twp.
Miller, Charles, laborer Haines Twp.
Miller, R. V., laborer Bellefonte
| Musser, Mrs. P. H., housekeeper. .Millheim
Miller, Mrs. George Philipsburg
| Meyer, Wm., laborer.......... Harris Twp.
Neff, Kline, farmer Walker Twp.
cesenans
‘was made in Williamsport
her husband she is survived by three
children, Edward, of Canton, = Ohio;
Alexander, of Portland, Oregon, and
Mrs. Winifred Barnhart, at home. She
also leaves the following brothers and
sisters: Rev. Charles Biddle, a retir-
ed Methodist minister, of New Mill- |
port: Rev. Fletcher Biddle, of Reno-
vo; Rev. Edward Biddle, of Tyrone;
LeRoy, of Beech Creek; Highland, of
Osceola Mills; Mrs. Samuel Coulter,
of Homestead, and Mrs. Laura
Thompson, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
She was a member of the Methodist
church and Rev. A. S. Fasick had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at 1:30 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, burial being made in the
Grandview cemetery, Tyrone.
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WILSON.—Mrs. Sarah Bates Gray
Wilson passed away at her home in
Williamsport last Saturday of diseas-
es incident to her advanced age. She
was a daughter of Peter B, and Eliz-
abeth Perdue Gray and was born in
Halfmoon valley in 1840, hence was
about eighty-one years old. She was
married to George Leidy Wilson, of
Salona, in 1861, and they made their
home at Salona until 1884 when they
moved to Williamsport. She is sur-
vived by three daughters, Mrs. Clar-
ence Peaslee, Mrs. Charles A. Leh-
man, of Williamsport, and Miss Flor-
ence, at home. Her only son, Gray
Wilson, died some years ago. Burial
on Monday.
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WALKER.—Mrs. Rachael M. Walk-
er, widow of Thomas A. Walker, died
last Friday at the home of her son
Philip, in the Brown Row, Bellefonte,
following an illness of a number of
years with a complication of diseases.
She was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Watkins and was born in Boggs town-
ship on July 19th, 1836, making her
age 84 years, 8 months and 26 days.
She is survived by a number of chil-
dren. Burial was made in the Advent
cemetery on Monday.
|
STRAWCUTTER. — Mrs. Mary
Strawcutter, wife of David Strawcut-
ter, of Beech Creek, died at the Belle-
fonte hospital last Saturday, to which
institution she had been brought elevy-
en days previous for treatment for
heart trouble. She was a daughter of
John and Hettie Steiner Gillman and
was born on April 12th, 1861, hence
was 60 years and 4 days old. The re-
mains were taken to Blanchard where
burial was made on Monday.
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HOUSER.—Gerald Harrison Hous-
er died at the home of his parents,
Walter A. and Rosie Smith Houser, at
Pleasant Gap, following nine days’ ill-
ness with acute nephritis, aged 8
years, 3 months and 11 days. In ad-
dition to the parents one brother and
two sisters survive, namely, Raymond,
Helen and Margaret. Rev. M. C. Pi-
per had charge of the funeral which
was held on Monday, burial being
made in the Shiloh cemetery.
'and here Thomas grew to young man-
hood. When the late P. Gray Meek
came to learn the newspaper business:
he found young Nolan in the same
pursuit in this office and the friend-
ship-they formed as boys and embryo
printers ripened into the greatest ad-
miration, one for the other, that last-
ed throughout their long and check-
ered lives,
Shortly after the outbreak of the
war Tom went to Harrisburg to work
at his trade and while there enlisted
in the general service of his country,
later being withdrawn from the army
and assigned to duty in the printery
of the War Department. So efficient
was his service that he remained in
the War Department until February
of this year when he was retired be-
cause of enfeebled health.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Angie McCullough, of Pitts-
burgh, and one son, Thomas Jr., who
was graduated from State College
several years ago. -
No word had been received here
yesterday as to when or where burial
will be made. His parents are buried
here, but he may have elected to be
laid with his comrades » firtngion,
RUSSELL.—Mrs. Louisa A. Rus-
sell, wife of Dr. Edward A. Russell, of
Unionville, died on Tuesday as the re-
sult of a stroke of paralysis sustained
last Friday. Her maiden name was
Louisa A. Wright, and she was born
in Adams county about seventy years
ago. All her married life, however,
was spent in Unionville where she was
well and favorably known. She was
a member of the Society of Friends
and a most charming woman in every
way. She is survived by her husband,
who has been an invalid for a number
of years; one son, Dr. Edward W.
» . . - . . |
Russell, living in Maine, and one sis-
ter, at Unionville. Funeral services
will be held at her late home at two
o'clock this (Friday) afternoon by a
minister of the Society of Friends,
after which burial will be made in the
cemetery west of Unionville.
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ECKENROTH. — Mrs. Frank B.
Eckenroth died quite suddenly at her
home in Northumberland on Tuesday
of last week,’ aged 45 years and 5
months. Inasmuch as the family orig-
nally lived in Bellefonte Mrs. Ecken-
roth will be remembered by friends
here. The funeral last Friday was at-
tended by E. J. Eckenroth and daugh-
ter Elizabeth, of Bellefonte, and Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Baird, of State Col-
lege. Burial was made in the Fair-
view cemetery at Northumberland.
I] wal)
INGRAM.—Miss Nancy Ingram, a
member of one of the pioneer families
of Spruce Creek valley, died last
Thursday at the home of her brother
Warren, at Graysville, where she was
born seventy-four years ago. She was
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob In-
gram and was widely known through-
out that valley. For a number of
. Rossman, John B., clerk........ Bellefonte
born in Italy fifty-two years ago. She Reese, Joseph, farmer......... Union Twp.
came to this country with her husband | peitsnyder, Jos. W., laborer... Millhoio,
‘twenty-three years ago and had been
a resident of Bellefonte , most ever.
since. She is survived by the follow-
ing children: . Mrs. Samuel Chick and
Mrs. Charles Nelo, of Bellefonte; Jes-
sie, Joseph, Nicholas and James, all
at home. ;
Funeral services were ‘held in the
Catholic church at ten o’clock on Wed-
nesday morning by Rev. Father ; ;
| Downes, after which burial was made | At a meeting of the Arkansas Bar
in the Catholic cemetery. - | Association some years ago Col. Bob
: i Maxe, who was known to be very,
Big High School Meet to be Held Here ' YeIY Wet, was called upon to toast
April 30th." 1 “Water” at the banquet that closed
, the meetings of the association.
In accordance with a recent decision |
Stover, Bernard, carpenter, . 5 Spring Twp.,
Strunk, D. E., clerk..........State College
Gregg Twp.
Walker Twp.
Philipsburg
Welch, David L., blacksmith...... Howard
Wood, Wm., merchant Rush Twp.
Col. Bob Maxe’s Tribute to Water.
As in every oratorical emergency
of the Centre county Athletic associa- the Colonel arose to the occasion with
tion a big track and field meet for the ' the following tribute:
various High schools of Centre county | “Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gen-
will be held on Hughes field in Belle- | tlemen: You have asked me to re-
fonte on Saturday, April 30th. There | spond to the toast ‘Water,’ the purest
will be two classes of events, Class A and best of all the things that- God
and Class B. The High schools placed created. I want to say to you that I
in Class A are State College, Philips- have seen it glisten in tiny tear drops
burg, Spring Mills vocational school ; on the sleeping lids of infancy; I have
and Bellefonte. : i seen it trickle down the ‘blushing
Those in Class B the High schools ' cheeks of youth, and go in rushing tor-
of Port Matilda, Howard, Snow Shoe, : rents down the wrinkled cheeks of age.
Liberty township, Hublersburg, Cen- : I have seen it in tiny dew drops on the
tre Hall, Aaronsburg, Millheim, Re- | blades of grass and leaves of trees,
bersburg, Boalsburg, Milesburg and flashing like polished diamonds when
Spring township. : the morning sun burst in resplendent
There will be eleven events:in Class ' glory o'er the eastern hills. I have
A as follows: 100 yard dash, 220 yard’ seen it trickle down the mountain
| dash, 440 yard run, one-half mile run, | sides in tiny rivulets with the music
i one mile run, one mile relay, high | of liquid silver striking on beds of
jump, broad jump, low hurdle, 8 pound polished diamonds. I have seen it in
shot put, baseball throw. | the rushing river rippling over pebbly
Class B events, 100 yard dash, 220 bottoms, purling about jutting stones,
(yard dash, 440 yard run, one-half roaring over precipitous falls in its
‘mile run, one mile relay, high jump, mad rush to join the mighty father of
8 pound shot put, baseball throw. . waters, and in the mighty father of
All girls events in Classes A and B, waters I have seen it go in the mighty
50 yard dash, 440 yard walk, one-half ocean on whose broad bosom float the
mile relay, baseball throw. ; . 3 battle fleets of all nations and the
All, contestants should be on the commerce of the world, but, ladies
ground at 11 o’clock, as the prelimi-. and gentlemen, I want to say to you
nary events for both classes in the now that as a beverage it is a damn
dashes will start at 11 o'clock sharp. failure.”
All semi-finals and finals will start at
1:30 o'clock and continue until 5 p. mi’
A basket picnic will be held in ae
Humes woods for everybody. | We have at this office twenty-five
The seniors and juniors of the rural sets of the state history of “Pennsyl-
life department of State College will vania at Gettysburg” in two volumes
have complete charge of the events. ' which we would be pleased to present
Gold, silver and bronze medals will to the schools of the county. It is the
be awarded the winners placing 1st, most complete work published of the
2nd and 3rd respectively. | battle of Gettysburg and might be
A large pennant will be awarded to very useful in the school libraries.
the schools in each class scoring the Teachers, directors or others inter-
highest number of points. “ested in the schools may have sets of
Come to Bellefonte on that day and this work, free of charge, while they
see the boys and girls of your High last, by calling for same at the
school do their best to win first hon- “Watchman” office.
ors on the track. 4 id oi |
Admission to the field, 25 cents. Au- .
to parking 25 cents extra. | Wanted:
A ————e tee ———.
Attention, School Teachers!
A Paragon.
| From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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; lucky if he gets her.
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