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™ Bellefonte, Pa., August 12, 1921. -
P. GRAY MEEK,
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Blair County’s Big Fair Next Week.
The fifth annual Blair County fair
will be held at the Altoona Driving
park, just south of the city, August
16, 17, 18 and 19 and with good
weather should be one of the greatest
and biggest fairs ever held in the cen-
tral section of Pennsylvania. The ex-
hibition of thoroughbred live stock, of
agricultural and horticultural products |
and of automobiles and farm imple-
ments will exceed any previous fairs in
this section. A great racing program
of fourteen events for purses aggre-
gating $8,200 and a great array of
other amusements will make every
day a gala one for pleasure seekers.
The State agricultural department |
will have its great exhibit on the
ground throughout the fair, and hav-
ing just been rearranged will be of a
greater interest and a broader educa-
tional value. Blair county’s grange
organizations have entered into a com-
petitive contest for the best commun-
ity exhibit of agricultural products
and boys’ and girls’ clubs will compete
in showing the best hogs.
Mighty Doris and Col. Ferari’s ani-
mal shows will exhibit daily and in ad-
dition there will be several startling
free acts with talented singers in ren-
ditions accompanied by one of Altoo-
na’s best orchestras.
The racing program will be as foi-
lows:
Tuesday—2:25 trot stake, purse
$800; 2:14 trot and 2:17 pace, purses,
$500.
Wednesday—2:22 stake, purse $800;
2:14 pace, 2:20 trot and 2:25 trot,
purses $500.
Thursday—2:16 pace stake, purse
$500; 2:10 pace, 2:17 trot; 2:24 pace,
purses $500.
Friday—2:18 trot stake, purse $800;
2:20 pace, 2:25 pace, purses $500.
"A string of seventy-two horses have
been entered in the stakes and more
than a hundred horses for the other
events. For further information see
big advertisement on page 5.
Culinary Exhibits at Lewistown Fair.
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Cupid, the Ged of Leéve, will preside
as patron saint over the prize jellies,
jams, breads and cakes to be exhibit-
ed by young women at the Mifflin
county fair, Lewistown, August 23rd
to 26th. Fair statistics just compiled
by the International Association of
Fairs and Expositions, and received
by secretary S. B. Russell, of the Lew-
istown association, prove that the eli-
gible bachelors are most easily “cap-
tured” by girls skilled in the art of
cookery. Be she pretty, or plain, the
girl who wins honors with her bread
has a chance to win at the same time
a score or more marriage invitations.
Breeders of pure-bred stock of all
kinds who exhibit choice animals at
leading fairs always obtain a higher
price for their sale stuff than those
who de not exhibit, according to sta-
tistics compiled by the same organi-
zation. ‘That is the reason why far-
mers interested in pure-bred stock are
sending in so many entries to officials
of the fair.
Educational features do not over-
shadow the entertainment features at
the coming fair. The big attractions
include horse racing, $5,200 in purses,
fireworks, music, vaudeville, a midway
show and lesser attractions. It will
be the biggest gala week of the year.
Prizes totalling $3,500 for all kinds of
educational exhibits are offered by the
fair,
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An Explanation.
The “Watchman” last week publish-
ed an item regarding a number of ty-
phoid fever cases at Snow Shoe,
Karthaus and Winburne, the facts of
which were taken from another pa-
per. At the time of writing the item
we endeavored to communicate with
Snow Shoe parties to verify the re-
port but were unable to get through:
The item in question stated that it was
the belief that the infection came from
the “soft drinks” served at the big pic-
nic held at Snow Shoe on July 4th, as
all the victims of the disease had been
at the picnic. Mr. F. A. Robinson,
proprietor of the Snow Shoe bottling
works, has informed us that all the
soft drinks served at the picnic came
from their plant and that the state
medical inspector sent up to investi-
gate the cause of the disease, had not
even considered the infection as com-
ing from the “pop” consumed at the
picnic, but was more concerned about
the food and ice cream eaten. In fact
the Snow Shoe water was tested for
impurities but found to be devoid of
any, and as the bottling works uses
the Snow Shoe water entirely the in-
fection could not have come from
there. While the “Watchman” did not
ascribe the soft drinks as the product
of the Snow Shoe plant we willingly
make this explanation, as it is not the
purpose of this paper at any time to
do even unintentional injury to any in-
dividual or business.
——Now that the trout fishing sea-
son is a thing of the past for this year
the Department of Fisheries will soon
~ begin the stocking of state streams
with small trout from the various
hatcheries. i
Editor |
Te Correspondents.—No communications '
published unless accompanied by the real !
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{ ACADEMY SWIMMING POOL.
Scores of People Attracted Daily to
its Limpid Water.
| If Mahomet won't go to the moun-
tain the only thing left to do is take
the mountain to Mahomet. This bib-
lical saying must have been roaming
around in the dark recesses of the
mind of James R. Hughes, headmaster
of the Bellefonte Academy, when he
conceived the idea of building a swim-
ming pool on Hughes field, one of the
highest points convenient to Bellefonte
where a pool could be placed. The
Academy catalogue, issued yearly,
attractions in and around Bellefonte
which naturally appeals to the young,
but the one thing it has heretofore
been impossible to offer was seaside
bathing. To move the Academy to the
seashore would do away with its
“school in the mountains” location, so
Mr. Hughes not only conceived the
idea but has carried through to a suc-
tessful conclusion the building of a lit-
tle sea of ‘his own.
The above picture will give - some
idea of the pool, but set down in fig-
ures it is 323 feet long, 90 feet in
ads -
just teems with descriptions of natural ’
| width at the end from which the pie-'
ture was taken and 80 feet wide at the
end showing in the distance. The
' mean depth of water varies from 3%
! feet at the eastern end of the pocl to
wall was: constructed on a curve to
When Mr. Hughes decided to build the
pool he believed the ground would hold
water .and tried it out that way, but
the water soaked into the ground.
Nothing daunted he decided to con-
crete it. Experienced concrete men
were consulted and the work finally
begun. It was a big task, as well as
an expensive one, but the pool was
finally completed and filled with water
on July 29th and 30th. It required
approximately 340,000 gallons of wa-
ter to fill it. :
As noted in last week’s “Watchman”
the official opening was held last
Thursday afternoon at two o’clock.
The I. 0. O. F. band was present and
furnished music and several hundred
people were in attendance. Just 210
people took a dip in the pool the first
day, and notwithstanding the cooler
| Weather the pool is growing in popu-
larity.
The above picture shows the naked
pool and the bath house, but other
features will be added to make it even
more attractive. A spring board and
high diving platforms will be locat-
ed at the western end of the pool, and
Mr. Hughes is also considering the
erection of a sliding board, or chute.
Eventually an iron fence will be con-
structed around the pool, not as an ob-
struction to sight-seers but as a pro-
tection against children wandering in
when the pool is unguarded and per-
haps falling in. A four foot concrete
walk will be put down all around the
pool and additional bath houses with
private lockers constructed. Other
plans for beautifying the place are be-
ing considered, among them the plant-
ing of trees between the pool and the
state highway in the northeast corner
of the field for park purposes.
As stated above, it is difficult to es-
timate the size of the pool from the
picture, but so far as can be learned
it is the biggest swimming pool in the
United States. There is one at Glen-
wood Springs, Col.,, which is a more
costly pool, as it is constructed of
white tile, but it is not quite as large
as the Academy pool. For the pres-
ent Mr. Hughes is dependent upon the
borough water supply to keep the pool
filled and fresh, but he has already
made arrangements for the putting
down of an artesian well adjacent to
is found a pump will be installed and
then the water in the pool can be
changed as often as desired.
In conclusion it might be stated that
the diving platforms mentioned above
have been completed this week. One of
them is five feet high and the
other one ten. There were some peo-
ple, of course, who were in doubt as to
the pool holding water, but in the con-
struction of the same Mr. Hughes took
counsel with Mr. Henry, of Hollidays-
burg, an authority on concrete work,
who really supervised the job, while
the man in actual charge of construc-
tion was Abe Bailey, of Bellefonte.
6% at the western end. The southern‘
“break the monotony of straight lines.
The Bellefonte Academy Swimming Pool
HILLER.—Dr. H. M. Hiller died at
his home on High street, Bellefonte,
at five o’clock on Monday morning as
the result of a stroke of apoplexy sus-
tained shortly after nine o'clock on
Sunday evening. His
back to April 7th when he was strick-
en with paralysis and had been confin-
ed to his room until last week when
he was able to get down stairs. On
Friday he was taken on a short auto-
mobile ride, which he seemed to enjoy
very much and his family felt much
encouraged. But when stricken on
Sunday evening he lapsed into uncon- ! ret Schneck Keller and was born at! Sarah G. Mount Downing and was
‘sciousness and lingered in that condi- | Boalsburg, this county, on April 21st, ' born at Mountville, Loudoun county,
tion until the end.
Hiram Milliken Hiller was a son of
Hiram M. and Sarah Bell Hiller and Academy and The Pennsylvania State | and 13 days.
was born at Kahoka, Missouri, on
March 8th, 1867, making his age 54
years and 5 months. He was educated
in the public schools of his native
State and at Parsons College, Iowa,
where he graduated in 1888. He then
went to Philadelphia and took a course
in medicine at the University of Penn-
, Sylvania, graduating in 1891. Follow-
ing his graduation he spent a year
with Dr. Edward S. Martin, of Phil-
adelphia, assisting him in his practice,
then went abroad and pursued his
studies in Berlin, Vienna and Paris,
traveling extensively throughout Eu-
rope before returning home. When he
did come back to the States he spent
one year at the Howard hospital, in
Philadelphia.
Dr. Hiller was a lover of outdoor
life and was possessed of an un-
quenchable spirit of delving ‘into
things unknown and the next seven
years of his life were spent in three
trips of exploration in the Far East
with Dr. William Howard Furness
8rd, and A. C. Harrison Jr., of Phila-
delphia. His work with Dr. Furness
resulted in the publication of the: lat-
ter’s well known book, “Head Hunters
of Borneo.” Coming home from his
last trip abroad he accepted a busi-
the pool and if a good flow of water
ness proposition of A. C. Harrison
Srt., to go to Cuba, where he spent
five years. Returning to this country
in 1907 he decided to resume his prac-
tice of medicine and located at Ches-
ter, Pa., where he quickly built up a
large and lucrative practice. He be-
came surgeon at the Chester hospital
and was retained in a similar capacity
, by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
cdmpany and various other corpora-
tions in that city. When the United
States entered the war against Ger-
many he was appointed chief examin-
ing surgeon of the war board for Del-
aware county. He tried to get into
the service but was rejected, while his
partner, Dr. Eynon, was accepted.
This left the entire burden of the
firm’s large practice upon Dr. Hiller’s
shoulders, which, with his work on the
war board and as secretary of the
State Board of Health for Delaware '
county, kept him busy almost day and
night. In fact his health became im-
paired and in 1919 he resigned from
most of his activities at Chester and
with his family came to Bellefonte to
live.
Dr. Hiller was a member of the
Academy of Natural Sciences, the
American Philosophical Society (being
the youngest member ever elected at
the time of his admission); the Ex-
plorer’s Club, the American Geograph-
ical Society, the Royal Geographical
Society, of London, the American
Medical Association, the Rittenhouse
Club of Philadelphia, the Jackson's
Landing Gunning club, the Megantic
Fish and Gun club, the Philadelphia
Consistory, Lulu Temple, Chester
Lodge F. and A. M. For a number of
years he had been on the board of
managers of the Glen Mills reform
school. The one thing most character-
istic in Dr. Hiller’s life was his great
fondness for outdoor life, especially
for hunting and fishing. Twélve years
ago he united with the Presbyterian
church of Bellefonte.
On October 16th, 1902, he was mar-
ried to Miss Blanche Moran Hayes, of
Bellefonte, who survives with two
children, Margaret Linn and Virginia
Bell. He also leaves two brothers
and two sisters, namely: Mrs, John
Lapsley, Charles and Samuel Hiller,
of Kahoka, Wis., and Mrs. Robert
Lapsley, of Keokuk, Iowa. .
Funeral services were held at his
late home at eleven o'clock yesterday
morning by Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt,
illness dated
of the Reformed church, burial being
made in tke Union cemetery. The
pall-bearers were Charles Hiller,
! Samuel C. Hiller, Hugh Hiller, Robert
i Hiller, Dr. John Eynon, of Ckester,
and Dr. David Dale.
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! KELLER.—Judge Benjamin Frank-
[lin Keller, a native of Centre county,
j and an uncle of Harry Keller Esq., of |
' Bellefonte, died at Atlantic City on!
. Monday following an illness of more
: than a year.
He was a son of Henry and Marga-
! 1857, hence was in his sixty-fifth year.
He was educated at the Boalsburg
! College, graduating at the latter in-
, stitution in 1876. He came to Belle-
fonte as assistant principal of the
Bellefonte High school and later reg
istered as a law student with his
brother, the late Daniel S. Keller.
' Along about 1880 or ’81 he accepted
"a position in government service in
| Washington and while there attended
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Recently Built on Hughes Field, Bellefonte.
| VALENTINE.—Mrs. Deborah E.
| Valentine, widow of the late Jacob
! Downing Valentine, passed away at
t her home on the corner of High and
| Spring streets, about one o’clock last
| Friday afternoon. On July 10th she
! suffered serious injuries in a fall on
the stairs in her home and had been
' confined to bed ever since. Last Fri-
day morning she seemed considerably
improved but about eleven o’clock suf-
' fered a stroke of apoplexy, passing
away two hours later.
| She was a daughter of Miller and
* Va., on August 22nd, 1835, hence had
| reached the age of 85 years, 11 months
She came to Bellefonte
i when a young woman and fifty-three
| years ago married Jacob D. Valentine.
! The first year of their married life
was spent in a house on Spring street,
| about where the R. B. Taylor family
now live, and from there they moved
into the stone house on the corner of
; High and Spring streets, which had
been bequeathed to Mr. Valentine by
| CHARLES F. DOLL.
Soldier's Remains Brought Here and
v Buried Yesterday.
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The remains of private Charles Doll,
killed in the world war in France, ar-
rived in Pellefonte on Wednesday
morning and were taken from the
train to the morgue of funeral direc-
tor IF. E. Naginey. The same after-
noon they were removed to the home
of the dead soidier’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Doll, on east Bishop
street. Private Doll, who was only
twenty-one years old, was the first
Bellefonter to lose his life fighting for
world democracy, and his fellow com-
rades and the people of Bellefonte
generally paid due homage to his
memory at the funeral held at ten
o'clock yesterday morning.
The services were held in the Cath-
olic church, of which he was a mem-
ber, by Rev. Father Downes. Mem-
bers of the Brooks—Doll Post Ameri-
can Legion attended in a body and
were escorted by the I. O. O. F. band.
All the stores in Bellefonte were clos-
ed from ten to eleven o’clock during
the hour of the funeral. Following
the services at the church a long pro-
cession of sorrowing friends followed
the remains to their last resting place
in the Catholic cemetery.
Private Doll was a member of Belle-
fonte’s regular military organization,
Troop L, but following the disband-
ment of that organization was assign-
ed to the supply company of the 108th
"artillery. It was while on active du-
ty at the battle of St. Mihiel that he
met his death by an exploding Hun
‘shell. His immediate survivors in-
clude his parents and one sister, Miss
, Marie Doll.
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BIRTHS.
Fye—On July 2, to Mr. and "Mrs.
the Columbia law school from which ' his uncle and namesake, Jacob Valen- , Ernest O- Fye, of Bellefonte, a son,
‘he was graduated.
In the spring of 1884 he married
Miss Cora Collier, a daughter of Prof.
Collier, of State College, who died
‘about a year after her marriage. In
, October, 1887, he married Miss Mercy
J. Baldy, of Danville. In the early
nineties he located at Bramwell, W.
Va., where he practiced law for ten
years. He was very successful in his
profession and was appointed by Pres-
ident Roosevelt U. S. district judge
for the Southern district of West Vir-
ginia, a position he held at the time
of his death. In December, 1919, he
suffered a stroke of paralysis from
which he only partially recovered. In
May, 1920, he went to Atlantic City
for his health but gradually grew
worse until his death. He never had
any children but is survived by his
wife and two sisters, Miss Sallie J.
Keller, of Boalsburg, and Mrs. Sophie
C. Hall, of Wilmington, Del.
Funeral services were held at 11:30
o'clock on Wednesday after which the
remains were placed in a receiving
vault at the Chesterhill cemetery,
Germantown, with a view of bringing
them to Boalsburg at some future date
for burial,
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LEE.—Mrs. Uretta Lee, wife of
Capt. G. F. Lee, died last Thursday
night at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. F. Myers, at Bellwood, follow-
ing a prolonged illness with a compli-
cation of diseases. Her maiden name
was Uretta Bodle, and she was born
‘at Hublersburg, this county, on No-
seventy-sixth year. She was married
"to Capt. Lee in December, 1869, and
"he survives with two sons and two
: daughters, namely: George, of Punx-
' sutawney; F. G., of Irvona; Mrs. A. E.
! Barret and Mrs. Myers, of Bellwood.
' She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Julia
Stephens, of Clearfield. Mrs. Lee was
a member of the Methodist church at
| Irvona for a number of years and her
! pastor had charge of the funeral serv-
!jces which were held at the Myers
| home at ten o’clock on Monday morn-
ing. The same day the remains were
taken to Unionville, this county, where
burial was made.
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BREON.—Following an illness of
some-months with enlargement of the
heart Mrs. Mary S. Breon, widow of
Jacob Breon, died at Millheim last
Thursday, aged 70 years and 19 days.
Four children survive, namely: Mrs.
N. F. Kreamer, of Penn township;
Mrs. Wallace E. Weaver, of Riverside,
Cal.; Wallace E., of Millheim, and
Charles H., of Altoona. She also
leaves three brothers and one sister,
James Weagley, of Bellefonte; Mat-
thias and George, of Spring Mills, and
Mrs. Sallie Grenninger, of Freeport,
Ill. Burial was made in the Millehim
cemetery on Monday.
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THOMPSON.—Word was received
just as the “Watchman” was going to
press of the death of Budd Thompson,
at his home at Martha, on. Wednes-
day afternoon. He had not been in
good health for several years and had
been confined to bed the past three
weeks. The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon at two o'clock, bur-
ial to be made at Port Matilda.
vember 3rd, 1845, hence was in her
tine, and which is reputed to be the
! oldest house in Bellefonte. It was
{ built by John Dunlop in the early days
| of Bellefonte and the first court ever
‘held in the county was held in that’
| house. This had been her home ever
. since.
| A member of the Friends meeting
| Mrs. Valentine was distinctly a home
woman, devoting her energies to her
husband and children. In her labor of
love for her own family she did not
overlook those less fortunately situ-
ed many kindnesses to those actually
in need.
twenty-five years ago but surviving
at home; Jacob D., of Pittsburgh; Miss
home. She also leaves two brothers
and two sisters, Thomas and Miss El-
len Downing and Mrs. J. M. Matlack,
of Downingtown, and Toliver H.
Downing, of McComb, Ill. Burial at
eleven o’clock on Monday morning was
made in the Friends cemetery, her son,
brother, Thomas Downing,
here for the funeral.
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ZERBY.—Mrs. Anna M. Zerby, wife
of D. L. Zerby, of Millheim, died on
Sunday following a long illness with
diabetes. She was a daughter of Ja-
cob and Mary Keen and was born in
Penn township, on January 14th, 1852,
being in her seventieth year. She is
survived by her husband and one
daughter, Mrs. T. R. Buck, of Berwick.
She also leaves one brother and four
sisters, W. E. Keen, and Mrs. Chestie
Kreamer, of Millheim; Mrs. Rose Jam-
ison, of Williamsport; Mrs. Katherine
King, of Myerstown, and Miss Ada
Keen, of Washington, D. C. Burial
was made in the Millheim cemetery on
Wednesday morning.
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HOUDESHELL. — Mrs. Phoebe
Houdeshell, wife of J. B. Houdeshell,
died on Saturday at her home at Black
Bear, Rush township, following an ill-
ness of eight months. She was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayes
and was born at Snow Shoe on May
7th, 1846. She is survived by her hus-
band and ten children; also two sis-
ters, one of whom is Mrs. Annie
Mills, of Bellefonte. Burial was made
in the Philipsburg cemetery on Tues-
day afternoon.
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GATES.—Joseph Gates died at his
home in South Philipsburg last Friday
following an illness of several years.
He was born on Dix Run, in Bald Ea-
gle valley, and was 71 years, 7 months
and 14 days old. For many years he
was mail carrier and janitor for the
Pennsylvania - railroad company in
Philipsburg. His wife and six chil-
dren survive. Burial was made in the
Philipsburg
afternoon.
coming
Ice Cream, Cake, Candy.
The Epworth League of the Meth-
odist church will hold a festival on the
lawn of the Y. M. C. A. on Saturday
evening, August 18th. Ice cream,
i cake ahd home-made candy on sale.
ated and during her active life render- !
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Mr. Valentine passed away about"
her are five children, namely: George, |
Louise M., at home; Mrs. George R.
Meek, of Bellefonte, and Robert, at
Jacob D., and his young son, and her!
cemetery on Monday
Merle Raymond.
Toniate—On July 19, to Mr. and
James Toniato, of Pleasant Gap a son,
Joseph Anthony.
Deitrick—On July 13; to Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie J. Deitrick, of Hublers-
burg, a daughter, Lois Evelyn.
Harter—On July 18, to Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Leslie Harter, of Belle-
fonte, 2 son, Kenneth Elwood.
Baney—On July 13, to Mr- and Mrs.
Joseph Benson Baney, of Bellefonte,
a son, Kenneth Eli.
Yarnell—On July 10, to Mr. and
Mrs. Roy E. Yarnell, of Bellefonte, a
, daughter, Betty Marie.
Casper—On July 31, to Mr. and
Mrs. Howard E. Casper, of Bellefonte,
a daughter.
White—On July 2, to Mr. and Mrs-
Wayne White, of Rock, a daughter.
Kramer—On May 3, to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Kramer, of Marion town-
ship, a son, Clayton Eedward.
| Saxion—On July 14, to Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur E. Saxion, a son, Ned
| Fike—On July 18, to Mr. and Mrs.
i George W. Fike, of Bellefonte, a
; daughter, Bernice Louise.
Korman—On July 30, to Mr. and
i Mrs. Kyle H. Korman, of Bellefonte,
"a son, Kyle Jr.
‘Miller—On July 20, to Mr. and Mrs.
| Alfred E. Miller, of Bellefonte, a son,
Edward Alfred:
| Whitmer—On July 14, to Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Whitmer, of Rock, a
{ daughter, Grace Adaline.
Young—On July 3, to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Young, of Spring township, a
daughter, Mildred.
Monsel—On July 28, to Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Monsel, of Bellefonte,
a daughter, Betty Jane.
Coder—On July 27, to Mr- and Mrs.
George B. Coder, of Bellefonte, a
daughter.
SCHENCK.—William R. Schenck, a
i life long resident of Howard, died
| quite suddenly on Sunday as the re-
sult of a stroke of apoplexy. Just
after eating dinner he went across the
street and helned his brother Albert
hive a swarm of bees. Going into the
house he remarked that he was not
feeling right, sat down and expired
almost instantly.
He was a son of Michael and Susan
Schenck and was almost 67 years old.
He followed farming all his life up
until last spring when he retired. He
married Miss Lucy Holter and she sur-
vives with the following children:
Mrs. Melvin Schenck, of Clearfield;
George and Foster, of Blandsburg;
Mrs. T. A. Pletcher, Mrs. Ellory Tice,
Mrs. Earl Confer, Mrs. Albert Coder,
Mrs. Howard Kline and Mrs. Harvey
Confer, all of Howard. He also leaves
four brothers, Albert and Anson, of
Howard; Charles F., of Philadelphia,
and George S., of Missouri. Burial
was made in the Schenck cemetery on
Wednesday afternoon.
— Not a single marriage license
was taken out in Centre county last
week.
— Give the bull exercise. A bull en-
closed in a cramped box stall has every
inducement to become mean, sterile
and subject to all the evils of the bull
family. A small pasture lot and a few
minutes’ attention daily will do much
| toward correcting these evils.