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Bellefonte, Pa. March 26, 1926.
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REVIEW OF HIGH SCHOOL
BASKET-BALL SEASON.
It is hard ‘to write a review of the
basketball season of the Bellefonte
High school, which ended in 2 blaze
of glory last Thursday night on the
Juniata College floor. Although de-
feated the High school team had a
remarkable record, few defeats, no
forfeitures, and, best of all, a team
which fought hard :and well and ze-
frained from any thing under handed
or unfair. This is a record befitting
any great team.
The final game, with Mt. Union, a
play off of the tie which existed be-
tween Mt. Union, Lewistown and
Bellefonte, for the championship of
the Mountain League was thrilling in
the extreme and the issue was doubt-
ful till the final moment. The final
score was 24-21 but it does mot in-
dicate the close fight between the
two strong opponents. Bellefonte had
no single star but all its players were
co-stars. Gray Furey played the
game of his career seeming like a
bouncing rubber ball and one time,
flat upon his back, he almost made a
basket.
The season, as a whole, was a eom-
plete victory. Poor support at the
beginning, no team work, and many
other hindrances were noticeable at
the beginning of the season but
through the coaching of Mr. Riden
these were overcome. The climax
came with the defeat of Lewistown
Wednesday evening and the team was
recognized as without a peer by
Bellefonte followers. Coming from
behind, it had fought itself to
the top and stood uncontested, the
sole rival of Mt. Union.
A word concerning the student
support. The students lagged at first
but by ithe time of the Mt. Union
game as many as possible made a
fifty mile trip to see the boys play
and their cheering was equal to Mt.
Union’s which had only twelve miles
to go. The students are just as proud
of Bellefonte’s team as if they were
victorious and offer no alibis, although
they have plenty.
There are many reasons which
might have caused the defeat but the
most plausible is this: Consider,
Bellefonte had traveled one-hundred
and fifty miles, played a strenuous
game, and lost much valuable sleep,
whereas Mt. Union was fresh and
traveled but twelve miles. There is
no doubt but that they were in a
better condition to enter the game.
The tension, close conditions, and the
appalling haze of smoke under which
they were playing were undoubtedly
all factors in this defeat.
The referee was critisized harshly
by the opposing team’s rooters, but
in the spectator’s judgment Mr.
Stewart was absolutely impartial and
as watchful as humanly possible, all
evening. He is an excellent referee
and Bellefonte managers are to be
congratulated upon his selection to
take charge of this contest.
The team was strong offensively
and defensively but its weak spot was
the amount of fouls which they were
responsible for. Another year and
we hope it will be remedied. Waite
and Best were especially noticeable
in scoring personal fouls.
The boy who lead this team, Gray
Furey, was a real captain. No play-
ing for the grand stand, no brilliant
ability, but determination and ambi-
tion characterized his game. He
captained a group of his close friends
thus making it easier. Walter Clarke,
the lanky centre was a real player,
and he was as full of fight at the last
whistle as at the beginning. Don
Best played consistently all season
and it was his ability to make baskets
that won the majority of the games.
Alan Katz was fast and shifty al-
ways and though not large he was a
big factor in every game he partici-
pated in. Last but not least “Dutch”
Waite, the guard, there is little to be
said about him except that he was as
good a guard as Bellefonte ever had.
The season was a complete success,
and it has built up a big following of
town people for all High school
sports.
A HIGH STUDER.
——The candidacy of Arthur G.
Dewalt, of Allentown, for Congress
in the Berks-Lehigh district, settles
the question as to the next Congress-
man up there. Mr. Dewalt has
served the people so faithfully in the
past that they are certain to elect
him again.
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—Vare
plenty of headquarters if current re-
ports are true.
is determined to have
LOY.—Millard Fillmore ‘Loy, a life- |
long resident of Burnside township,
Centre county, died on Monday morn- !
ing at the home of his son, William J. :
Loy, in Lock Haven, as the result of
an attack of pneumonia. He went to
Lock Haven in January to spend sev-
eral months at his son’s home, be-!
came ill with the grip last week and ;
on Friday pneumonia developed.
Mr. Loy was born at Pine Glen
seventy-four years ago and spent his
entire life in that vicinity. He was a !
member of the Odd Fellows lodge at |
Karthaus and the Masonic fraternity
of Renovo. Mrs. Loy died a number |
of years ago but surviving him are
four children; William J., of Lock
Haven; Millard F. Jr.,, of Oil City; |
George, of Pine Glen, and Miss Ella, |
a student at the Lock Haven Normal '
school. He also leaves two sisters, ;
Mrs. William Hipple. of Pine Glen, '
and Mrs. G. D. Ague, of Canton, Ohio.
Funeral services were held at the |
William Loy home, in Lock Haven, !
at 11.80 o’clock yesterday morning,
after which the remains were taken
to Gillintown for Into
O'BRYAN Mss. Naomi O’Bryan,
widow of Benjamin O’Bryan, died on
Sunday-morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jessie Dean, in the
Glades, following many weeks of ill-
ness. She was born near Rebersburg ,
in 1865, hence was about 61 years old.
She was a member of the Lutheran
church and a good, christian woman.
Her husband has been dead a number
of years but surviving her are two
«children, Mrs. Dean and Guy O’Bryan.
Brief funeral services were held at
the Dean home at 8 o'clock on Tues-
day morning by Rev. J. S. English,
after which the remains were taken
to Rebersburg where final services
were held in the Lutheran church,
burial being made in the cemetery at
that place.
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FETZER Miss Elizabeth Fetzer,
a native of Centre county, died at her
home “in Clearfield last Saturday, as
the result of an attack of acute indi-
gestion. She was born in Holt’s Hol-
low and was aged 79 years, 6 months
and one day. Five brothers and three
sisters preceded her to the grave and
her only immediate survivor is one
sister, Mrs. James A. Stine, of Belle-
fonte. She was a member of the Uni-
ted Brethren church, of Clearfield, and
Rev. J. 8. Coolidge had charge of the
funeral services which were held on
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock,
burial being made at Clearfield.
Among those from Bellefonte who at-
tended the funeral were A. W. Stine,
Miss Dora A. Stine, Clarence and J.
Ellis Stine.
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HOUDESHELL.—Benjamin Houde-
shell, a veteran of the Civil war, died
at his home in north Philipsburg on
Saturday morning, of general infirmi-
ties, aged 82 years and 7 days. He
was a native of Westmoreland county
but had lived at Philipsburg many
years. His wife died in 1920 but sur-
viving him are the following children:
John Houdeshell, of Curtin; Mrs. John
Webb, of Windber; George, of Sur-
veyor Run, Frank and Jacob, of Cato;
Mrs. John Passell, of north Philips-
burg; Mrs. Daniel DeHaas, of Julian;
Mrs. Norah Blake and Mrs. Ernest
Vinton, of Philipsburg. Burial was
made in the Philipsburg cemetery on
Tuesday afternoon.
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THOMPSON.—Mrs. Riley Thomp-
son, a well known resident of Charter
Oak, died last Thursday following a
general breakdown. She was a native
of Forest county and a well known
school teacher during her young
wo 4 Following her marriage
to Riley Thompson they engoged: in
farming in Ferguson township,
finally moving to the vicinity of
Charter Oak. Mr. Thompson died
thirty years ago but surviving her are
three sons, two of them doctors locat-
ed in Boston and one at home; two
daughters, both of whom are scheol
teachers, and two step-sons. Burial
was made at McAlevey’s Fort on
Sunday afternoon.
KEPLER George C, Leeper; the
baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron C.
i Kepler, passed away at the family
home in the Glades on Sunday morn-
ing, following a brief illness with
pneumonia. In addition to the parents
two sisters and a brother survive,
Nellie, Estella and Aaron Jr. Funer-
al services were held at the family
home at 3 o’clock p. m., on Tuesday,
by Rev. J.=S. English, burial being
made in the Pine Grove Mills ceme-
tery.
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THOMPSON.—J. Reed Thompson,
senior member of the firm of Thomp-
son Bros., woolen manufacturers of
Milroy and Lewistown, diedsat his
home at Milroy, on Sunday, following
a brief illness as the result of an at-
tack of the fluu He was sixty-six
years old and was well known by
many Centre county peaple. Private
funeral services were held on Tues-
day morning and burial made at Mil-
roy.
—— A ————.
——Of course voters will defer
commitments between Fisher and
Beidleman until after their platforms
have been promulgated.
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——Candidates for State-wide offi-
ces have only a few days in which to
file petitions, but it doesn’t take long
to file.
——Charged with passing worth-
less checks and carrying concealed
weapons L., B. Rainey, of Philipsburg,
was brought to the Centre county jail,
on Tuesday, by Philipsburg officers.
Jury Drawn for Special Court.
The jury commissioners, last Fri-
day, drew a panel of thirty-six jurors
to serve at the special term of court
to be held the fourth Monday of April
to try the case of James H. Cullen vs.
The Charles H. Rowland Estate, the
list being as follows:
Crispen, William, miner..Snow Shoe Twp
Clark, James I., laborer....Liberty Twp
Dubbs, Thos. carpenter......
Bvey, Pearl, clerR.c..ue des ss Bellefonte
Emenbhizer, Harry, laborer....Spring Twp
Foster, Mrs. Mary Olds, housekeeper State
College
Gentzel, Epley, farmer........ Walker Twp
Gearhart, Fred, contractor..Ferguson Twp
Gordon, Andrew, electrician....Milesburg
Holmes, J. H., mechanie..... State College
| Ha, Aaron J., farmer........ Union Twp
Homan, F. O., farmer...... Ferguson Twp
Harpster, Mrs. Elsie, housekeeper....Siate
College
Hoffman, Jno. B., laborer..S. Philipsburg
Irwin, James R., clerk Snow Shoe
Jacobs, John A., fireman....State College
Knapper, Joseph, inspector....Philipsburg
Kerstetter, R. A., mechanic..State College
Lyons, F. M., carpenter...... State College
Musser, William B., laborer..Gregg Twp
Mulhollan, Ernest, clerk..Snow Shoe Twp
Meyer, Cora, housekeeper...... Gregg Twp
Palmer, Thomas E., laborer..Potter Twp
Parker, Hershel, blacksmith. Philipsburg
Pletcher, Lester, laborer....Howard Twp
Rittenhouse, F. C. Jr., blacksmith..Phil-
ipsburg
Smith, Harry, farmer........ Spring Twp
Shawley, Harry, farmer...... Boggs Twp
Simson, A. C., teacher........ Spring Twp
Smith, "A; C., painter:......... Harris Twp
Vonada, A. Fred, farmer...... Haines Twp
Vonada, Earl, laborer........ Walker Twp
Willard, Henrietta, housekeeper..... State
College
Wagner, Roy, laborer......... Philipsburg
Waite, Gilbert C., laborer. .Half Moon Twp
Yearick, Nevin, farmer........ Marion Twp
—The year’s comedy hit, “Behind
the Front,” at the Scenic next Mon-
day and Tuesday. You won’t have to
be drafted to see this one. 13-1t
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——Mrs. C. G. Decker was hostess
at a surprise birthday party, given
Friday night at her apartment in the
Decker garage building, for her son
Elmer on his eighteenth birthday.
Twelve of his boy friends were Mrs.
Decker’s guests.
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——The scales office of the Belle-
fonte Central Railroad was burglar-
ized last week, the robbers securing
between six and seven dollars.
this time they have not been appre-
hended.
———— el ent cote. «
——The fight for the Republican
Senatorial nomination might serve as { Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Neff and son.
Joseph Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoy,
a referendum on the Volstead law.
BOALSBURG.
Edwin M. Benner, of State College,
visited friends in town on Sunday. 2
_ The grip is lingering in this vicin-
ity, quite a number of people being ill.
Rev. J. M. Kirkpatrick, of Centre
Hall, was in town several days last
week.
Mervin Kuhn and family, of Wil-
liamsport, were visitors in town on
Sunday. d
Mr. and Mrs. Clement G. Dale, of
Pleasant Gap, spent Thursday at the
home of Austin Dale.
Miss Anna Sweeny has returned
from a month’s visit with friends in
Centre Hall and State College.
Cyril Zeckman, of Pittsburgh, visit-
ed his parents, Squire and Mrs. J. F.
Zechman, from Friday until Sunday.
J. H. Ross and daughter, Mrs.
Robert Gearhart, of Linden Hall,
transacted business in town on Mon-
day. t
“Miss Nittany” and several touring
cars were used to convey a delegation
of local I. O. O. F. to Huntingdon on
Friday evening.
The ladies bible class of the Luth-
eran Sunday school, of which Mrs.
Zeckman is a member, spent Friday
evening at the Zeckman home. Music |
and games were enjoyed and refresh-.
ments served. After making sale of | fi
their household goods on Saturday
"Squire and Mrs. Zechman will live at
Beaver Springs with the latter’s
mother, Mrs. Ewing.
OAK HALL.
Mr. and Mrs. John Korman, of
State College, were recent callers
with relatives about town. :
Mr, and Mrs. George Burwell, of
Pine Grove Mills, were Sunday callers
with the latter's mother, Mrs. Mary
Houser.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Zong and Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Zong and son spent
a day recently visiting at the George
Lohr home, at Penn Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hess and
family, of Boalsburg, and Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Hess and son, of Shingle-
town, were guests at the L. K. Dale
home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lowder and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Low-
der, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lowder and
children and Mrs. Elmer Campbell
were among those who attended a
party last Friday evening at the Rev.
Kirkpatrick home, at Centre Hall.
Marriage Licenses.
Elmer A. Witmer, of State College,
and Marion E. Bower, of Aaronsbhurg.
Herman W. Eckley, of West De-
catur, and Esther Stuller, of West
Decatur.
William W. Lilley, of Lewistown,
and Edna M. Yetter, of Lewistown.
Charles M. Corl, of State College,
and Maxine U. Fulton, of State Col-
ege.
—After all danger of late frost is
past rake off the coarser material
used in mulching shrubs and flowers
and dig the finer material into the
soil. A top dressing of bone meal
will also prove beneficial.
Up to:
JACKSONVILLE.
Miss Elizabeth Korman spent Sun-
day at the Harry Hoy home.
Movings will soon begin and quite
a number will take place in this vi-
cinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green, of
Howard, attended church at this place
last Sunday.
Miss Kathryn Swope, of Lock
Haven, was an over Sunday guest at
her home here.
Miss Jennie Glossner has been away
from home for a few days, visiting
with relatives at distant points.
The Ladies Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. George Rogers on Wed-
nesday for an all day sewing bee.
Mrs. Guyer Ertley and daughter
June, of Howard, were visitors at the
George Ertley home one day this
week.
Mrs. William Weaver, Miss Pearl
Weaver and Miss Josephine Deitz
were all day visitors at the Frank
Weight home on Wednesday.
Irvin Robinson has announced that
he will hold public sale March 29th
to dispose of his stock remaining
from the fire. The heavy timbers of
the barn which burned last Wednes-
day are still smoking embers, despite
the rainfall on Saturday.
Holy Communion services were held
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Death of Col. John Coolidge, Father
of President Coolidge.
Col. John Coolidge, father of Pres-
ident Coolidge, died at his home at
Plymouth, Vt., at 10:41 o’clock on
Thursday night, as the result of a
general breakdown, while the Pres-
ident was speeding northward by
special train in the hope of reaching
his father before he passed away.
Col. Coolidge had been in feeble
health for some months past.
Brief funeral services were held
at his Vermont home on Satur-
day afternoon and his remains were
laid to rest in the family plot in the
country cemetery not far from his
home.
Col. John Calvin Coolidge, was born
at Plymouth, Vt., his home through-
out his life, March 31, 1845, the son
of Calvin Galusha and Sarah Almeda
Coolidge. He was educated in the
public schools at Black River Acade-
my at Ludlow, Vt. In 1868 he set up
a mercantile business at Plymouth,
in addition to running his farm.
Colonel Coolidge married Victoria
: Josephine Moor, of Plymouth, May 6,
| 1868.
The Coolidges. had two chil-
. dren, Calvin, now President of the
United States, and Abbie Grace, who
died at the age of 14. The President’s
mother died March 14, 1885, and Col.
. Coolidge married a second wife, Car-
in the Evangelical church on Satur-
in the Reformed church Easter after-
noon. Preparatory services the Satur-
day evening before Easter Sunday.
On Thursday evening installation
services will be held for the new pas-
tor, Rev. Moyer.
The members of the Ladies Aid
Society and their families gathered at
the Harry Hoy home, on Saturday
evening, the 20th, to celebrate the
birthday of Mrs. Hoy. It was a
grand surprise to her, and about sixty
people were present to remind her of
her anniversary. Everybody took
with them lots of good things to eat.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Harter and son Charles; Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Yearick and son
Homer; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bartley
and sons, Arthur and Roy; Misses |
-| day evening. - Communion will be held |
rie A. Brown, also of Plymouth, Sep-
tember 9, 1891. His second wife died
, in: 1920.
“affairs through his life.
The President’s father took an ac-
tive part in local and State public
He was com-
missicned as colonel when he served
‘on the staff of Governor William W.
Kathryn and Geraldine Swope; Mr. '
and Mrs. James Bartley; Mr. and Mrs.
Miles Bartley and daughter Rebecca;
Mrs, Martha Yearick; Mr. and Mrs.
William Dixson; Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Fisher and children, Kathryn, George,
Sarah and Claude; Mr. and Mrs.
Nevin Yearick and daughter Norma;
Mrs. George Ertley, Guyer Ertley;
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Weight and son
Floyd, Miss Elnora Weight; Mr. and
Mrs. George Rogers and children,
Raymond, Miriam, Gerald, Deane,
Irvin, Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bath-
gate and children, Pearl, Emeline,
Harold, Richard, James; Rev. and
Mrs. Moyer; Miss Elizabeth Korman,
Mervin Hoy, Willard Hoy, Lee Tice.
Stickney from 1900 to 1902. He was
repeatedly selected by his fellow
townsmen to represent them, serving
as constable, collector of taxes, su-
perintendent of schools, selectmen,
member of the Vermont House of
Representatives from 1872 to 1878,
and State Senator 1910 to 1912.
In private life he was vice-presi-
dent of the Ludlow Savings and Trust
Company and trustee of the Black
River Academy. He was a Republi-
can and a Baptist.
Spring Doctoring of Poor Lawns.
Severe winter weather with alter-
nate freezing and thawing frequently
causes lawns to have a “sickly” ap-
pearance in the spring. Often the
grass is raised from the ground. In a
case of this kind, the lawn should be
rolled early while the ground is moist
and soft. This will make the lawn
smooth and will replace the grass that
has been uprooted. Another common
ailment is the appearance of spots
where the grass has been killed dur-
ing the winter. These should be
loosened up by raking and heavily
seeded. :
The question of what fertilizer to
use on lawns is often a problem. The
following is a mixture recommended
Allen Wetzel a
‘family occupy the Chas. Bower house.
by Dr. E. M. Gress, State Department.
of Agriculture: :
Nitrate of Soda.... 3.5 pounds
Phosphorie Aeid....5.0 pounds
Muriate of Potash..1.5 pounds
This mixture of 10 pounds is suffi-
cient to cover an area of 500 square
feet. It should be spread evenly and
care must be used to avoid any scald-
ing or burning of the grass.
Nitrate of soda dissolved in water:
and applied with a sprinkling can at
the rate of about 1.4 pound to 100
square feet of surface makes a good,
quickly available fertilizer. :
Lime keeps the soil sweet and is es-
pecially valuable in maintaining the
proper condition for the growth of
soil organisms and the grass. It may
be applied in the early spring at the
rate of about 25 pounds of slacked
lime to 1,000 square feet of lawn.
AARONSBURG.
Rev. H. C. Kleffel, on Monday even-
ing, began a series of Evangelistic
services in the local Evangelical
church.
Benjamin Stover, who has been
seriously ill for some time, is some-
what better. Monday he sat in his
chair for a short time but still suffers
pain.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haney had as
guests over the week-end Mr, Haney’s
father and son, Rev. E. E. Haney, who
had been located in Spring Mills and
“the son in Lock Haven.
Aaronsburg Reformed charge, Rev.
G. A. Fred Greising, pastor. Com-
munion service at St. John’s church,
Millheim, Sunday morning March 28,
at 10.30 o’clock. Salem church, com-
munion service Sunday afternoon at.
2.00.
John D. Bower and son, John Jr.,
and Mr. Duke, of Northumberland,
and Ellwood Orndorf, of Woodward,
spent a short time with Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Hull, on North 2nd St., Sun-
day afternoon. The Bower family
were one time residents of this place
and their friends and old neighbors
are always glad to see them. Mr,
Bower had a serious accident last
April, since which time he has not
been able to work. He is at present
gaining somewhat but does not expect
to gd fully recover his former
health.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stover, of Sun-
bury, came up to assist Mr. Stover’s
parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Stover,
to move on Monday. The house they
vacated was again occupied on Tues-
day by Mr. Smith and family, of
Fiedler. Mrs. Weller, of Shamokin,
was also with her parents, the Stover
family, over the moving. Homer
Hosterman now occupies the Hines.
house along the road leading to Co-
burn. Harry Eisenhauer occupies. the
0. J. Auman house on north 2nd St.
and son-in-law and
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