Benorit can, Bellefonte, Pa., May 14, 1926. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Editer Te Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real mame of the writer. Terms of Subscription.—Until further meotice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 Published weekly, every Friday morn- fag. 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 ie important that the publisher be no- tified when a subscriber wishes the pa- per discontinued. In all such cases the subscribtion must be paid up to date of cancellation... A sample copy of the “Watchman” wil) De sent without cost to applicants. —— $1.50 mama CROTTY.—Mrs. Rachel Gross Crot- ty, widow of the late James Crotty, died quite unexpectedly at her home in Lewistown at 9.30 o’clock on Sun- day evening. While she had not been in the best of health for several years she was able to be up and around and on Sunday was more cheerful and apparently better than she had been for some days. Shortly before ten o’cleck on Sunday evening one of her grard-children went to her room and found her dead in bed. Mrs. Crotty was a daughter of Philip and Barbara Gross, of Axe Mann, though she was born at St. Mary’s on February 28th, 1853, hence had reached the age of 73 years, 2 months and 9 days. Her girlhood life was spent at Axe Mann and it was there she met and married James Crotty, an employee of the old Mann’s axe works. The young couple went to housekeeping at that place and lived there until about thirty years ago when the axe plant was shut down -and dismantled and they moved .to Lewistown, and that had been her home ever since. She was a faithful member of the Catholic church all her life. Mr. Crotty died about sixteen years ago ‘but surviving her are the follow- ing children: Walter Crotty, of Phil- adelphia; Margaret, of Danville; Charles, :at home; Fred, Lewistown; Mrs. Elizabeth Forrest, Chicago; Mrs. Anna Keims, Lewistown; James, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Christine Lockard, of ‘Cleveland, @hio, and Philip, with ' the Ringling circus. She also leaves i these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Wil- liam Brooks, of Centre Hall ; Joseph Gross, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Thomas Jennings, of Clarksburg, W. Va.; Mrs. J. M. Cunningham, of Bellefonte; Mrs. ! James Riley, of Huntington, and Miss Emma, of Bellefonte. Funeral services weve held in the | Catholic church at Lewistown at 9! o'clock on Wednesday morning, burial being made in the Catholic cemetery at that place. Ih i POWLEY.—Murs. Sarah Elizabeth Powley, widow of John Powley, passed , away last Saturday merming at her home at Fairbrook following a long illness as the result of a stroke of paralysis. She was a daughter of James and Sarah Brady, early settlers of Charter Oak, where she was born on August 8th, 1844. At the age of twenty-two years she married John Powley and practically all of their married life was spent on a farm in Ferguson township. She was a lifelong mem- ber of the Methodist church and a good neighbor and friend. Her husband passed away in 1912 but surviving her are the following children: Mrs. Effie Irvin, of Altoona; Mrs. Rhoda McCormick, of Washing- ton, Pa,; Mrs. Elizabeth Mathers and Calvin, of Pittsburgh, and Cyrus, on the cld home farm. She also leaves’ twenty-five grand-children and twelve great grand-children. Funeral services were held at her late home at 1,30 p. m., on Monday, by Rev. J. S. English, after which burial was made in the Graysville cemetery. il fl WEILAND.—Edwin K. Weiland, a native of Centre county, died at Scott Bluffs, Neb., on May 1st, following an illness which dated back to last Oc- tober. He was a son of Daniel n and Catherine Wieland, and was born on the old Wieland farm near Linden Hall on June 16th, 1860, hence was 65 years, 11 months and 15 days old. He left home about forty years ago and located in Altoona where he worked for ten years or more in the railroad shops then gave up his job there to go west. Locating in Scott Bluffs, Neb., he went to work for the Tri-State Irrigation company and for a number of years past had been headgate superintendent. He is sur- vived by his widow and one daughter, also thirteen brothers and sisters, his being the first death in a family of fourteen. Burial was made at Scott Bluffs. ] I McELHATTAN.—George McElhat- tan formerly of this place died at noon last Friday, following a year’s illness with dropsy and other com- lications. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McElhattan and was born in Bellefonte about fifty-nine years ago. Practically his entire life was spent here. He never married and his only survivors are two sisters, Mrs. John L. Knisely, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. DeVictor, of Pittsburgh. Burial was made in the Union ceme- W. Va, | tery on Monday morning. SMITH.—The Watchman last week carried a brief announcement of the passing away of Mrs. Margaret Smith, widow of Isaac Smith, at her home in Centre Hall, shortly after the noon hour on Thursday. She had been ill for sixteen weeks, the result of a Zeneral breakdown. Her maiden name was Margaret Louisa Witmer, a daughter of Heury and Elizabeth Meyer Witmer, and she was born at Aaronsburg on June 16th, 1832, hence had she lived until next month would have been ninety-four years old. When she was eleven years of age her parents moved to what is now Centre Hall, her father being one of the founders of the town. It was there she grew to womanhood and on June 7th, 1864, was married in that place to Isaac Smith. The young couple started their married life in Loganton but after a few years spent there moved to Williamsport where they lived until thirty-two years ago when they returned to Centre Hall and took up their residence in the old home in which they were married. As a young woman Mrs. Smith was one of the original nineteen charter members who organized and estab- lished the Reformed church in Centre Hall, and she was the last of the nine- teen to pass away. During her later life she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian church and for years was an active worker in that congregation. In every respect she was a remarkable woman. Notwith- standing the fact that she was well past the ninety year mark she was unusually active and self-confident up to her last illness. Even as late as last summer she took an active interest as well as a portion of the physical care of her flowers and garden, in which she always manifested unusual delight and pleasure. Mr. Smith passed away on October 27th, 1910, but surviving her are four children, H. Witmer Smith, of Miles- burg; Miss Grace C., at home; James W., of Williamsport, and Clyde A., at home. Funeral services were held at her late home at 1.30 o’clock on Mon- day afternoon by her pastor, Rev. J. Max Kirkpatrick, after which burial was made in the Centre Hall ceme- tery. | EMERICK — Mrs. Hazel Margaret Emerick, wife of Paul R. Emerick, of Bellefonte, passed away last Thursday night following an illness of seven weeks with rheumatism and heart trouble. She was a daughter of Cyrus and Lydia Symmonds Solt and was born in Bellefonte on January 2nd, 1893, hence was 33 years, 4 months and 4 days old. She married Mr. Emerick over three years ago and shortly thereafter they went to California where they spent a year, then return-; ed to Bellefonte, so that practically. her entire life was spent in this place. She was a member of the Methodist church since early girlhood, and pos- sessed of a sweet voice, sang in the choir. In addition to her husband she is survived by her pargmts, three sisters and one brother, namely: Mrs. Wil- liam Straub, of Harrisburg; Mrs. ‘John Weber, of Bellefonte; Lee and Anna at home. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at 2.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon by Revs. Homer Charles Knox and C. C. Shuey, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. Il I WALKER.—Mrs. Catherine Alice Walker, widow of Levi W. Walker, died at her home on South Side, Wil- liamsport, on May 1st, following sev- eral months illness as the result of an attack of the flu. She was a daughter of Peter and Mary Solt and was born in Ferguson township, Centre county, on April 19th, 1861, hence was 65 years and 12 days old. Her husband was also a native of Ferguson township but shortly after their marriage they moved to Williamsport where she had resided ever since. She was a mem- ber of the United Brethren church for many years. Her husband died several years ago but surviving her are three sons, Charles, of New York; C. H. and Arthur, of Williamsport. She also leaves four brothers, David Solt, of Elyria, Ohio; James and Con- rad, of Williamsport, and Cyrus, of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held in, the South Side United Brethren church, Williamsport, on Tuesday afternoon of last week, burial being made in the South Side cemetery . ———————— ip ———— ——Next Tuesday will be the day for the spring primaries and they will naturally be the most interesting in a number of years. In fact it is a long time since the Republicans have had such a hot fight on their hands as they have now, and most of them are between the devil and the deep sea as to where they are at. While all of them probably have their indi- vidual preference when it comes to voting the big majority like to pick the winners, and the political race this year is a free for all in which it is pretty hard to pick. Things are dif- ferent in the Democratic camp. While Wilson and Porter seem to be the favorites in Centre county Judge Shull made a good impression during his visit here last week, so that both he and Porter, being good men, it is only a question of individual prefer- ence on the part of the voter. ——The Catholic = Daughters of America will give a card party in their rooms in the Lyon and Co,, building, this evening. The public is cordially invited. Admission 25cts. Academy Minstrel Chart Will Open Next Monday. The chart for the Bellefonte Acad- emy minstrels will open at nine o'clock next Monday morning at the Mott Drug company. Because of the fact that the minstrels will give only a one night entertainment this year, Thursday evening, May 20th, all those desiring to see them should make their reservations early in order to secure good seats. And just here we want to say that headmaster James R. Hughes is au- thority for the statement that the minstrels will be the best this year of any ever-put on. There will be a wider range of diversified vaudeville stunts in the second part than ever attempted by the Academy or any other amateur aggregation. Songs and dances are interspersed in rapid succession, all new and up-to-date in every particular. In fact the whole program is one that cannot fail to please all who attend. Bellefonte people owe it to the Academy to patronize the minstrels to the extent of a crowded house. On the other hand the minstrels will offer a splendid evening’s entertain- ment for people from the surrounding country. It takes only a few minutes to motor to Bellefonte and we can as- sure all. who anticipate coming that they will have a pleasant evening. Everybody should join in giving the minstrels the biggest house they ever had in Bellefonte. The minstrel dance will be held the following night at the Nittany Coun- try club. ——Moose theatre next Friday and Saturday, Harold Lloyd in his latest and greatest picture, “For Heaven’s Sake.” 20-1t A Boy, a Match, a Fire, then the Fire Company. = On Wednesday afternoon a boy was playing on the point of the hill in the rear of the Brockerhoff Annex, on Spring street. He found a match in his pocket and thought it would be a good idea to burn some of the rub- bish scattered about. He promptly acted upon the impulse but had not counted upon the high wind which prevailed at the time., with the result that the flames spread and it was necessary to call out the Undine fire company to extinguish the blaze be- fore it communicated to the buildings. President Coolidge Not Coming to Bellefonte. It was semi-officially announced at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, that President Coolidge has practically. decided *to ‘spend $ summer in the Adirondacks, on” estate of the owner of the Kansas City Star. Such being the case Cen- tre county people will be compelled to forego the pleasure of having the summer White House in Bellefonte. The President, of course, has his rea- sons for going to the Adirondacks but he doesn’t realize what he is missing by not coming to Bellefonte. ——Harold Lloyd is coming to the Moose theatre next Friday and Sat- urday in “For Heaven’s Sake,” and don’t miss it. 20-1t Minervini is Making Big Hit at the Moose Theatre. Minervini the piano accordionist, opened a four days engagement here, Wednesday evening at the Scenjc. He was greeted by a large audience | and won numerous encores through his artistic playing of the accordion, banjo, saxophone and clarinet. : He played classical as well as light numbers with very faithful interpre- tation and exceptional technique. i Minervini will be at the Moose theatre tonight and tomorrow night, with no extra charge for admission. BOALSBURG. Miss Reed, of Petersburg, is visit- ing her uncle, James Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rishel, of Al- toona, were in town on Sunday. Squire and Mrs. J. F. Zechman greeted friends in town on Friday. Fred Weber spent some time at the home of his son John, in Bellefonte. Forty-five cases of measles were re- ported about the town Tuesday even- ing. Mrs. Sarah Sweet and son William returned from Instanter on Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Meyer and Samuel Wagner visited friends in Al- toona on Sunday. Mrs. H. M. Hosterman was a guest of her son Frank, at Penn State, from Friday until Sunday. Mrs. Clyde Brouse and sons of State College, were guests at the home of John Ishler, on Sunday. Mrs. Henry Ritz and son Fred, and George Taylor, spent the week-end with friends in Sunbury and vicinity, Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Wagner are at- tending -Synod at Bloomsburg this week. Clement Dale, of Pleasant Gap, is also in attendance, representing ‘the Boalsburg charge. Mrs. James Fry, of Philadelphia, and Samuel Kaup, of Altoona, are spending some time at the home of their mother, Mrs. Joanna Kaup, who has been quite ill. Mr. Jacob Meyer received a tele- gram, Saturday from Bowling Green, announcing the death of Mr. Reuben Wright, husband of Mrs. Blanche Meyer . Wright, formerly of Harris township, c PINE GROVE MENTION. Forest fires are raging on portions of Old Tussey. A little son was born on May day to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pierce. Mrs. John H. Neidigh is slowly im- proving from her recent illness. Miss Hilda Thompson is taking :n the sights of New York this week. W. A. Collins has invested in a player piano, a splendid instrument. Mrs. Ella Krebs motored to Sun- bury and spent Sunday with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Meek spent the week at Lewistown and Reading. J. C. Markle, of Tyrone, is spending a week among relatives in this seec- tion. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Way spent Sat- urday at their old home in Halfmoon valley. Edward Kocher was taken to the Altoona hospital, last Friday, for an operation. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burwell spent Sunday with the Allen Burwell family in Tyrone. Mrs. Sarah Rosenbury, of Halfmoon, visited relatives in the valley on Thursday. A Hollidaysburg fisherman landed a twenty-two inch trout on Laurel run, on Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. John Coble, of Le- mont, spent the Sabbath at the W. J. Thompson home. After a few weeks on the old home farm Mrs. Susan Goss has returned to her home in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Erb, of York, were en- tertained at the C. L. Goodling home the latter end of the week. Dr. S. M. Nissley veterinary of Bellefonte, made several inspection trips through here recently. Harry Thompson, farmer and lum- berman of Charter Oak, was in town last Thursday on a business mission. Mrs. Clara Smith returned home on Sunday after spending a month among friends in the Buckeye State. The venerable Cyrus B. McWilliams is ill with an attack of penumonia ut the W. G. Gardner home, near Bailey- ville. Col. D. W. Miller, fully equipped with rod and tackle, went over to his summer lodge on Sunnyside on Fri- day. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Royer, of Chi- cago, will spend the summer on the Col. Boal property at the Bear Mea- dows. Mrs. Lydia Sunday, of Tadpole, vis- ited friends in town on Friday. She is enjoying good health for one of her years. Dr. J. Baker Krebs, wife and daugh- ter Ruth motored up from Northum- berland and spent Sunday with rela- tives in town. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Krebs and daughter Ruth motored over from Huntingdon. to visit our new post- master, J. D. Tanyer. After spending a portion of the iter” With her daughter; Mrs. Baid- in, at Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Lydia Neidigh has returned home. Twin babies arrived in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Eugene Crandall, last Saturday. They have been christened Gerald and Susan. Mrs. Margaret Robinson and two sons returned to their home in Al- toona, on Friday, after a month’s visit at the Joe Johnson home. Rev. J. S. English and lay delegate J. C. Gates have been in Bloomsburg this week attending the Susquehanna Synod of the Lutheran church. After being. confined to the house for some weeks with illness Henry McWilliams has recovered to that ex- tent that he is able to go out. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams motored to Clearfield, on Sunday, to see Mrs. Fred Williams and daughter Gladys, both of whom are sick with the flu. to Philadelphia during the week to visit John Auman, who is arranging to take charge of his fathers’ planing mill at McAlevy’s Fort in the near future. Miss Ella Livingstone, of Wellsboro, was an over Sunday visitor with her sister, Mrs. Maude Randolph, before taking her departure for Ocean Grove, N. J., where she expects to spend the summer. , Four airplanes flying west on Sun- day morning landed side by side in a field near Baileyville, and quickly at- tracted a large crowd of curious peo- ple. The pilots had lost their bear- ings and after receiving information as to their whereabouts and a brief rest all took to the air and sailed away. While making his rounds with the mail, on Saturday, the new sedan of rural delivery carrier R. E. Rossman caught fire while running along on the White Hall road, and with no means of extinguishing the blaze, the car was completely destroyed. A short circuit is believed to have been the cause of the fire. The car was partially insured. At a meeting held in the I. 0. O. F. hall, last Wednesday evening, Rev. J. S. English, chairman of the committee in charge of the work of fixing up the old cemetery, appointed the following committees: Grading—A. L. Bowersox, H. A. Elder, W. F. Thompson and J. W. Sunday. Fencing—J. C. Corl, J. H. Bailey, J. E. Peters and J. D. Tanyer. Resetting of Markers—Dr. W. H. Fry, J. I. Reed, C. E. Close and H. M. Walker. The Ferguson township auxiliary of the Centre County hospital held its first meeting in the Presbyterian church on Tuesday with the president, Mrs. R. E. Musser, in charge. Mem- bers so far enrolled include Mrs. G. H. Woods, Mrs. Blanche Louck, Miss Maude Miller, Mrs. W. G. O'Bryan, Mrs. J. H. Bailey, Miss Gertrude Mil- ler, Mrs. Charles Homan, Miss Verda Judy, J. H. Bailey, Mrs. Robert Reed, Miss Ina Bailey, Miss Annie Bailey, Miss Mary Woods, Mrs. Ruth Frank, Mrs. A. L. Burwell, Mrs. John Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Auman motored em mn i Mrs. Mary McCracken, Mrs. J. T. Fleming, Mrs. Clara McCracken, Mrs. Mary Gardner, Mrs. Gilliland, Mrs. Eugene Irvin, Miss Elizabeth Goheen, Mrs. J. F. Musser, Mrs. Minnie Hess, Mrs. Ralph Walker, Mrs. George Elder, Mrs. Harry Bechdel, Mrs. E. C. Musser, Mrs. J. E. Elder, Mrs. J. S. English, Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. J. G. Bailey, Mrs, Hamill Glgnn, Mrs. Eugene Hess, Mrs. Sadie Burwell, Miss Mary Burwell, Mrs. Ethel Bur- well, Mrs. S. Y. Elder, Mrs. Elmer Reed, Mrs. M. C. Wieland, Albert Wilson Fry and W. H. Fry. An Arizona Cowboy.—The Peters- burg Dramatic club will present “An Arizona Cowboy,” a comedy-drama in four acts in the I. O. O. F. hall, Pine Grove Mills, on Saturday evening, May 15th, at 8 p. m. A cast of fifteen players take part in the play and the Blue-Bird orches- tra of twelve pieces will furnish the music. The plot of the play is typi- cally western and all who are fond of the stories of the west will enjoy this drama. Although strictly ama- teurs the players handle their parts like seasoned veterans of the stage and the play wherever presented has met with much acclaim as being in line with the best home talent pro- ductions of the season, and all may be assured of two and one-quarter hours of good, spirited entertainment. The scene of the play is at Purple Dog, Arizona, a cross-roads village boasting several houses and a palace hotel. The double Z ranch is owned ‘by a college girl, Miss Marguerite Moore, who has a great admiration for the cowboy sheriff. A strong feature of this play is the abundance of bristling, clean-cut aud breezy western comedy that eliminates all possibilities of there being any dull or uninteresting moments. A mischievous little cowgirl, a bossy old woman, a funny Chinaman always in trouble and always looking for more, and Hezekiah Bugg, the biggest liar in the State of Arizony, will keep the audience in continual good humor. All in all it’s a play that will appeal to everyone and all should take this op- portunity of attending. ——— lp ———————— JACKSONVILLE, Mr. and Mrs. James Bartley spent Sunday with friends at State College. Mervin Hoy and Miss . Elizabeth Korman were Sunday callers at the Joseph Neff home. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Swartz and daughter Mary and John Yearick, of Bellefonte, were Saturday evening visitors in town. Visitors at the Harry Hoy home cn Sunday were Luther Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Neff and son, Joseph, Jr., Miss Elizabeth Korman and James Mackey. 5 C. E. Aley has installed a gasoline tank and gas light. The light is very convenient for the residents, as it lights the streets for a considerable distance. Visitors at the William Beightol home on Saturday evening were Mus. ‘Edward. Dolan and daughter, Mrs. E. R. Bartley and sons Arthur and Roy, Mrs. Joseph Neff and son Joseph Jr. ee I Marriage Licenses. Edgar A. Fye and Maude A. Fye, both of Moshannon. Leslie Heaton and Hazel S. 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HERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of sun- S dry writs of Fieri Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Cenire County, to me directed, will be exposed to ‘public sale at the Court House in Bellefonte Borough on SATURDAY, MAY 22nd, 1926, the following property: All that certain messuage, tenement and tract of land situate in Ferguson Town- ship, Centre county, Penna., bounded ana described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at stones on land, now or formerly of William Bloom and Henry Fye; thence by Centre Furnace company’s compromise line, North 32% degrees West 211 perches to stones; thence South 55% degrees West 65 perches; thence by lands, now or, late of Abraham Pifer, South 34 degrees 211 perches to stones; thence North 56 degrees East 61 perches to the place of beginning. Containing 83 acres and 117 perches. Ex- cepting thereout all iron ore, ete, right as formerly reserved by the Pennsylvania Company. 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