a ———————————————————————————— Bellefonte, Pa., December 5, 1924. BC . P GRAY MEEK. I. T—— Te Correspondents.—No communications published unléss accompanied by the real mame of the writer. Editor Terms of Subscription.—Until further metice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 175 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 Published weekly, every Friday morn- img. Entered at the postoffice, Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter. In ordering change of address always give the old as well as the new address. It is important that the publisher be no- tified when a subscriber wishes the pa- It all such cases the subscription must be paid up to date of per discontinued. cancellation. A sample copy of the “Watchman” will be sent without cost to applicants. og Clearfield Boy Accidentally Killed His Little Brother. Lester Ogden, aged 19 years, acci- little brother, Alvin, aged 8, at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ogden, of Clearfield, last Friday night. The parents of the two boys were at church at the time of the tragic ac- about 9 o’clock. The older brother had been amusing the young- er one by playing bandit with him. The latter had a toy pistol but the bigger boy was using a new revolver, which was not loaded, while they were at play. They pointed their pistols at dentally shot and killed his cident, each other and pulled the triggers. Believing that he heard a noise at the chicken house Lester went out to first placing cartridges Finding everything all right out there he returned to the house, where the little brother was waiting for him and confronted him investigate, in the pistol. with the toy pistol. Forgetting that he had loaded his revolver the older brother pointed it at the make-believe bandit and pull- ed the trigger. The child was killed almost instant- iy. . ANOTHER CLEARFIELD BOY KILLED. Edward Bennehof, aged 17 years, of Clearfield county, was killed on Monday while hunting Girard township, rabbits. He was attempting to dis- lodge a rabbit which had run under a pile of stumps, slipped, the hammer of his gun hit a log with such force that the weapon was discharged. High School Students to Appear in Light Opera. The first exhibition work of the Bellefonte High school’s glee club will be given in the High school auditorium Thursday evening, December 11th. The entire club of almost one hun- dred members will participate. One large group will sing the choruses from the light opera, “The Toreadors,” another will do the dancing numbers, while to still another group falls the dramatic interpretation of this de- lightful work. Several splendid voic- es will be heard to excellent advantage in the beautiful and catchy solos con- tained in this light opera. The en- semble numbers are bright and pret- ty and the rehearsals promise a fine rendition. In the second part of the evening’s program, a minstrel group will enter- tain with a clever little arrangement of jokes, antics, and songs, that will make you forget your troubles, if you have any, and make you glad these peppy, bright, happy young folks are part of the Bellefonte High. Don’t miss it. A full two hours of real entertainment and enjoyment is promised for the small admission price of 385 cents for adults, and 25 for children under twelve. The date is Thursday, December 11th, at 8 p. m., at the High school auditorium. Dr. W. J. Kurtz Seriously Ill. Dr. Walter J. Kurtz, well known physician of Howard, underwent an operation in a Philadelphia hospital yesterday morning. He has been suf- fering for some time from the effects of a tumor at the base of his brain. It developed to the point where total blindness threatened and his condition became so grave as to make an op- eration the only hope of his survival. ——Christmas gifts at moderate prices, at the sale at The Basket Shop, on Linn street. 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. 48-2t REED.—Mrs. Bertha Corl Reed, wife of Wray Reed, passed away at her home at Pine Grove Mills at 8:30 o’clock on Monday morning following some months’ illness with dropsy and heart trouble. She was a daughter of W. K. (de- ceased) and Etta Garner Corl and was born at Pine Hall on April 17th, 1896, hence was in her twenty-ninth year. Four years ago she married Wray Reed and during the ensuing year Returning to Centre county they took up their lived at Waynesboro, Pa. residence at Pine Grove Mills, where they have lived ever since. In addition to her husband she is survived by one daughter, Rosie; her mother and the following brothers and Maria Fry, of Rock Springs; Mrs. J. F. Musser, on the Branch; Mrs. Florence Wogan, of Ju- Albert, Brooks, Grover C., Fred, Norman, sisters: Mrs. niata; P. Waldo, Clayton, Robert and Esther Corl, all at home. Funeral services were held at her late home at 1:30 o’clock on Wednes- day afternoon by Rev. S. C. Stover, assisted by Rev. J. S. English, burial being made in the Pine Hall cemetery. JUDGE QUIGLEY DIES SUDDEN- LY ON SATURDAY. A FULL SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. Fifty-seven years ago a boy was born at the village of Beech Creek, Clinton county. He was a sturdy lit- tle lad and grew to rugged manhood. Coming to Bellefonte when but sev- enteen years of age he has been an in- tegral part of the history of the town and Centre county through all the in- tervening years. He attained the highest honors the county has in its power to give but always remained just one of the people. They laid him to rest in the Union cemetery on Tues- day afternoon and the hundreds who attended his funeral went with bowed heads and grief-stricken hearts be- cause it was their friend who was be- ing laid away. What better tribute than that could be paid to the life and the memory of Judge Henry Crosky Quigley ? “Judge Quigley is dead,” was the startling announcement flashed from tongue to tongue last Saturday morn- ing and the appalling suddenness of it seemed so utterly incredible that the truth of the statement was hard to re- alize. A man of splendid physique and apparently robust health he had no reason to anticipate death hover- ing in the offing. He spent practical- ly the entire month of November sit- ting on the bench of the Philadelphia courts and his original plan of going to Pittsburgh for the Thanksgiving day football game was interfered with by the death of Orlando Johnson, he remaining in Philadelphia until Fri- day to attend the funeral. After the funeral he presided at a brief session of court and just before leaving his hotel for the Broad Street station he signed a large number of liquor condemnations on which he al- ready had passed judgment. He reach- ed Lock Haven about 11:25 o'clock Friday night where he was met by Robert Roan and brought to his home in this place. He was in the best. of spirits and discussed with Mr. Roan a proposed hunting trip. They reached Bellefonte at 12:30 o’clock and the Judge retired shortly thereafter. A few minutes before eight o’clock on Saturday morning he complained to his wife of a dull pain in his left side which he believed to be an attack of muscular rheumatism, and he said he would stay in bed awhile longer. But instead of diminishing it grew ‘more intense and the family physician was summoned. He prom- ised to be there within a half hour but a second summons a few minutes later took him as fast as possible to the Quigley home, but the Judge was al- ready beyond all aid. His death oc- curred at 8:40 o’clock and was ascrib- ed to an acute attack of angina pec- toris. Judge Quigley was a son of Captain James A. and Mary Shaw Quigley and was born at Beech Creek on Oc- tober 15th, 1867, making his age 57 years, 1 month and 14 days. When a child his parents moved across . the county line into Eagleville and there his boyhood days were spent much like the other boys of the village. He attended the public school during the winter season, played ball on the town lots and did errands at his father’s store during the summer. When not quite seventeen years of age, or in the fall of 1884, he came to Bellefonte and entered the Bellefonte Academy to prepare for a college career. Because of his virile nature and big-hearted geniality he became a leader among the Academy boys and during the two school years he spent there proved a popular and much-liked student. In the fall of 1886 he matriculated at State College as a member’ of the JUDGE HENRY CROSKY QUIGLEY From. a recent photograph by the McGarvey Studio. class of 1890, and his many likable qualities resulted in his becoming a leader on the campus. But his college ; career was brief; as in March of 1887 i he was appointed a cadet at the West Point military academy and on April 10th of that year went to West Point to learn to be a soldier. It took less than a year to convince him that a military career was not to his liking and leaving the Academy he returned to Bellefonte and entered the law office of Hastings & Reeder for the study of aw. After three years of application to the intricate principles of Black- stone he passed a creditable examina- tion and was admitted to practice his profession at the Centre county bar on April 16th, 1891. He continued his work with the law firm of Hastings & Reeder and Gen- eral Hastings having become embroil- ed in State polities, it was therehe - got his first lessons in practical po- litical manipulation. When Hastings was elected Governor of Pennsylva- nia in 1894 he retired from the law firm and Mr. Quigley became the jun- ior partner of Reeder & Quigley. In September, 1897, Governor Hastings appointed Wilbur F. Reeder deputy Attorney General and during the en- suing year and a half much of the le- gal work of the firm devolved up- on Mr. Quigley. When Mr. Reeder died Mr. Quigley established an office in Temple Court and embarked in the practice of his profession independent of any col- league. But he kept up his interest in politics and in 1906 accepted the nom- ination for State Senator in this dis- trict against the late George M. Dime- ling, his Democratic opponent “of Clearfield. He was defeated in the district but carried Centre county by 102 of a majority. This was an indi- ! cation of his personal strength in his home county and shortly thereafter he was chosen county chairman. He served a number of years and met with such a measure of success that when the judicial campaign of 1915 loomed upon the horizon Mr. Quigley became the logical candidate of his party, the only other Republican as- pirant being the late Clement Dale. At the primaries Mr. Quigley polled 2543 votes to 504 of Mr. Dale, but the contest being on a non-partisan basis he, of course, had to reckon with three Democratic opponents, Judge Ellis L. Orvis, a candidate for re-election, N. B. Spangler and J. Kennedy Johnston. Judge Orvis securing the next high- est number of votes the contest was | between him and Quigley. It was a | memorable campaign, hotly contested, . and Mr. Quigley was elected by a ma- | jority of 412 votes. Commenting up- | on his election at the time the "Watch- | man,” which naturally fought him hard, but fair, during the campaign, said editorially: He won an unusual honor against odds that seemed greatly against him. | The trait we admire most in the victor : is the ambition that has actuated him. ! It must be remembered that Mr. Quig- ley has achieved his present position practically by his own efforts. He is a man of modest means, he had not been recognized as brilliant in his pro- fession and he has not at all times been in the'good graces of the organ- ization of his party. With an eye sin- gle to a coveted goal he planned and worked until the moment of opportu- nity arrived and then he struck with the force of preparedness and found his dreams realized. He had a per- | fectly laudable desire to get up and | his success in doing so must inspire | admiration in the minds of his sup- porters and opponents alike. Mr. Quigley was sworn into office and took his seat upon the bench on the first Monday in January, 1916. It must here be confessed that there were skeptical minds who questioned 1 his ability but these were disabused at his first term. of court. . He presid- ed with a quiet dignity that quickly won admiration from members of the ba: as well as litigants. Several pre- dominant characteristics became man- ifest early in his judicial career. They were his quick comprehension of per- tinent points in the issue before him; his humane, almost fatherly interest in first offenders and his uncanny in- stinet or intuition in reading the mind of the habitual criminal. He was fair and just under all circumstances. When punishment was deserved he administered it without hesitation, but his justice was tempered with un- stinted mercy and leniency when it came to dealing with the young or first offenders. This trait was espe- cially noticeable in his work in the juvenile court. Early in his career his work upon the bench attracted the attention of the judiciary throughout the State with the result that he began to re- ceive invitations to preside in other i courts. As the years went by and his | experience grew these invitations be- came more numerous and of late years ihe spent considerable time on the : bench in both Allegheny and Philadel- “wphia counties. In both cities he was highly regarded as an able jurist, and it is a matter of record that less than a year ago he disposed of more cases in one day than any other judge sit- , ting in the Philadelphia courts. | During his nine years on the bench , of Centre county he has been reversed : some five or six times by the higher | courts, but that is not in excess of the average. -He also made law in at least i two mportant cases, that of Stine vs. | The Pennsylvania Railroad company, and Shaughnessy vs. the same compa- ny. In the latter case, particularly, | there was no precedent to go by, but ‘all his rulings were sustained by the | higher court. He was a hard and dil- | igent worker and kept the docket as | nearly up to date as possible. i One of the prominent traits of Mr. | Quigley’s character from boyhood to { his tragic end was his love for the so- ‘ cial side of life. This had much to do with winning him so many steadfast friends in all walks of life. And in later years, with all the arduous du- ties of his judicial career sitting upon his shoulders he was the same genial, companionable gentleman he was be- fore he attained to such distinction. Possessed of a most charming and gracious manner his presence in any gathering, whether it be the parlor or the hunting lodge, added a certain zest and feeling of good fellowship that seemed almost inspired. He loved his fellowman and he lov- ed Bellefonte, the town of his adop- tion. No economic project brought to his attention was flouted or turned down. He willingly gave his time and his money to every worthy cause, a fact only lately demonstrated when last spring he headed the big drive for the Centre County hospital fund. A number of years ago he served as a member of the Bellefonte school board and was its president one or two years. He was an ardent lover of all kinds of sports and it was his delight to jump into an old suit of clothes and hie to the mountain or stream on a hunting or fishing trip. Notwith- standing the fact that he spent but a few months as a student at State Col- lege he always kept up his class in- terest and was exceedingly loyal to all athletic sports in which the col- lege engaged. Only last June he at- tended a reunion of his class held on Fishing creek, and it is a marked co- incidence that the two men who were the life of the party at that time have passed away, Fred A. Bryan, of South Bend, Ind., and now Judge Quigley, and theirs the first break in a class that was graduated thirty-four years ago. For many years the Judge had been a member of St. John’s Episcopal church. For a long period he was su- perintendent of the Sunday school, was later elected a vestryman and of late years had been the junior warden and the church treasurer. He was a ‘member of the Bellefonte Lodge of Masons and the Williamsport Consis- tory of Scottish Rite Masons. He was a charter member of the Belle- fonte Camp P. O. S. of A., an Elk and Kiwanis, belonged to the Red Men and the Logan Fire company. He was a member of the Nittany Country club, the Acacia club, of Williamsport, and the University club, of State College. He was also a member of the Penn- sylvania Bar association and the American Bar association. He was a member of the board of directors of the Whiterock Quarries and always took a great interest in its successful management. On April 17th, 1895, he married Miss Augusta C. Merriman, of Brad- ford, N. Y., who survives with one son and two daughters, Hugh M. Quigley, Miss Henrietta C., and Mrs. W. Frederick Reynolds, all of Belle- fonte. He also leaves four sisters and one brother, Mrs. W.D. Horne, of Yonkers, N. Y.; Miss S. Gertrude Quigley, of Lancaster; Mrs. George F. Hess and Mrs. J. Frederick Wynn, | of Beech Creek, and S‘ate Senator Richard S. Quigley, of I ~~k Haven. A meeting of the Centre ~ounty bar association was held in the court house at 10:30 o'clock on 'Trosday morning as a mark of esteem to "ge Quigley’s memory. Ex-Judge “is L. Orvis presided and a minute ar resolutions was presented by a com- mittee of which John Blanchard Esq., was chairman. deceased Judge were paid by M. Ward Fleming and George W. Zeigler Esqs., of Philipsburg; Judge H. Walton Mitchell, of Pittsburgh, and Messrs. Hipple, Geary and Hall, of the Clin- ‘ton county bar. A telegram of condo- Brief eulogies of the | A EERE EI PPE RR, lence from the Philadelphia Bar as- sociation was read and letters from Congressman W. I. Swoope, Seth T. McCormick, of Williamsport, and the Delaware county Bar association. All the business places in Bellefonte as well as the public schools were closed during the funeral services which were held in the Episcopal church at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon by the rector, Rev. M. De- Pui Maynard, and the remains were laid to rest in the Union cemetery. The floral offerings came from all sec- tions of the State and were unusually profuse. Among the large display of hot house flowers was a wreath of ar- tificial roses made by a prisoner in the Centre county jail recently sen- tenced by Judge Quigley. Among the out of town jurists present at the fu- neral were Judge H. Walton Mitchell and Judge Stephen Stone, of Pitts- burgh; Judge Thomas J. Baldridge, of Blair county, and ex-Judge Max Mitchell, of Lycoming county. Repre- sentatives from the bar associations of most of the surrounding counties were also at the funeral. The deep sorrow that has hung like a pall over Bellefonte ever since the announcement of Judge Quigley’s death is evidence of the high esteem in which he was held by his neighbors and friends, and the following editor- ial tribute from the Philadelphia North American will show the stand- ing he had in that city: The sudden death of Judge Henry C. Quigley robs the Commonwealth of a distinguished son, whose character, personality and talents had marked him for high place. But for his un- timely end he would have risen to greater things than those already at- tained. Philadelphia, in whose courts he has frequently presided, will feel his loss, and extend its sympathy to his. home district, Centre county, where his death brings sorrow into every household. Editorially the Altoona Tribune laid this wreath upon his tomb: Pennsylvanians were greatly shock- ed Saturday morning to hear of the sudden death of Judge Henry C. Quig- ley at his home in Bellefonte. ' Appar- ently in the best of health, he was suddenly seized with a heart attack and died within a short time. His death brings a distinct loss to the le- gal profession throughout the State, for Judge Quigley was not only re- spected for his legal attainments at home, but elsewhere. He presided in many courts outside of Centre coun- ty, to which places he was called be- cause of his scholarly interpretation of the law. Aside from his judicial equipment Judge Quigley was a stalwart politi- cian, a brother of Senator Richard S. Quigley, of Lock Haven. He was re- garded as onc of the coming political figures in Pennsylvania and would probably have played a prominent part in the gubernatorial campaign in this State. : There are too few men like Quig- ley. That is why his loss is so keen- ly felt not only in his native Centre county, but throughout the State. CRUST.—Mrs. Amelia Mary Crust, widow of William E. Crust, died on Thanksgiving day at the home of her sor Charles, east of Centre Hall, fol- lowing an illness of some weeks. Her maiden name was Amelia Martz and she was born -at Axe Mann sixty- three years ago. Her husband has been dead several years but she is survived by two sons, Charles E., of near Centre Hall, and Frank, of near Bellefonte. She was a member of the Methodist church and Rev. B. A. Sto- ver, of Millville, had charge of the funeral services which were held on Saturday, burial being made in the Meyers cemetery. il Ji BEATES.—From Tuesday’s Pitts- burgh Post we learn of the sudden death in that city, on Sunday, of George Herbert Beates, a native of Centre county. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Beates and was ‘born at Pine Glenn about thirty-five years ago. He married Miss Mary Gramley who survives with two daughters, Bessie and Geraldine Beates. Funeral services will be held at his home in Pittsburgh this (Fri- day) afternoon, burial to be made in that city. HARPER.—Following a brief - ill- ness with stomach trouble Ralph Har- per died at his home near Baileyville at 3:30 o'clock last Friday morning. Just the Saturday previous he attend- ed the Sunday school conference held in Bellefonte and on his way home stopped in Pine Grove Mills to attend the bazaar at the Lutheran church. Arriving home he complained of not feeling well and went to bed. Not- withstanding the care given him he gradually grew worse until his death. He was the eldest son of Gordon E. and Catherine Bowersox Harper and was born at Pine Grove Mills on March 24th, 1907, hence was in his eighteenth year. He was a bright and ambitious young man and his death is mourned by a large circle of friends. Surviving him are his par- ents, one brother and a sister, Earl and Ada. Funeral services were held at the Harper home at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning by Rev. Norris, as- sisted by Rev. H. D. Fleming, after which burial was made at Pine Grove Mills. BOAL.—George O. Boal passed away at his home in Washington, D. C., at 10:45 o'clock on Wednesday morning, following an illness of some months. He was a son of David and Frances A. Burnside Boal and was born in Bellefonte on August 11th, 1852, making his age 72 years, 3 months and 22 days. During his ear- ly life Mr. Boal filled various clerical positions in Bellefonte going to Wash- ington about thirty years ago to ac- cept a clerkship in the offices of the Interstate Commerce Commission. On September 8th, 1887, he married Miss Jennie M. Gehret, a niece of Miss Rachel Marshall, of Bellefonte, and the late Miss Anna M. Longwell, who is his only survivor. The body will be brought to Bellefonte on the 9:15 train this (Friday) morning and tak- en direct to the Union cemetery for burial. In the absence of Rev. Thomp- son the services will be in charge of Rev. Dr. Schmidt. Il If COMFORT.—Elias = Comfort, for many years a resident of Gregg town- ship, died on Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mildred Albright, at Burnham, following an illness of some weeks. He was seventy-one years old and a retired farmer and lumberman. In addition to the daugh- ter mentioned above he leaves two sons, Frank Comfort, in South Dako- ta, and John, at Spring Mills. His funeral was held yesterday, burial be- ing made in the George’s Valley cem- etery. DO NOT FORGET TO VISIT C. C. Keichline NEAR TIIE DEPOT FOR YOUR Holiday Candies FRUITS NUTS CIGARS PIPES Sameset ‘Chocolates. - ‘Achenbach Ice Cream 48.3t and Magazines Remember Monday December 8 VISIT THE Gingery Cash Grocery and Sanitary Meat Market Choice Meats and Groceries Excellent Service Free Delivery Keystone Building North Allegheny Street BELLEFONTE, PA. 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