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Williamsport’s Postmaster Wants:
Bellefonte’s Airmail Field.
A man by the name of W. Stans
Hill holds the position of postmaster
at Williamsport. We never heard of
him until iast week he broke into print
by advocating that the Bellefonte air-
mail field be moved to that place as a
matter of convenience to Williams-
porters. But we failed to see any
good argument in his advocacy of
the change, save the fact that they
want an airmail field.
When the airmail route was origi-
nally laid out seven years ago by the
Postoffice Department Williamsport
wag not even considered as a landing
field. It is too far north and was not
decirable to deviate from a straight
flying course. It may be nearer New
York than Bellefonte, but it is con-
siderably further from Cleveland and
Chicago. As to Bellefonte’s mail
train service both east and west, it is
about on a par with Williamsport, if
not better.
Mr. Hill takes a poke at Bellefonte
because several trains a day back in
from Milesburg, but we fail to see
! what that has to do with the airmail
field. The planes are not obliged to
fly in backwards at any time. Post-
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much of jealous rivalry and will prob-
ably not be considered seriously.
THE SCHEDULE TO BE CHANGED.
A .new- schedule for the transconti-
nental air-service, effective: December
15, permitting a departure from New
York one hour. and twenty-five min-
utes later and inclusion of mail pre-
pared the morning of dispatch, was
announced Monday by Postmaster
General New.
A fast train leaving New York at 11
a. m. will stop at New Brunswick, N.
* J., where the mail will Be transferred
to faster planes than are now in use
between that point and Chicago. The
time of arrival at San Francisco will
be 4.30 p. m. the following day.
——Ladies left slippers, all colors,
55¢c—Nittany Shoe Store. 50-1t
Rifle Shots in Insulators Kocked Out
High Power Electric Line.
Bullets from the high powered
rifles of hunters on Tussey mountain
put the 44,000 volt transmission line
of the Penn Central Electric company
out of business, on Saturday aftex-
noon, and it took four hours to locate
the trouble and repair ‘the damage.
The transmission line ‘is the main
service line of the Keystone Power
corporation, and is strung’ across Tus-
sey mountain from Warriors Ridge,
-. Huntingdon county, to a’ point near
: Pine Grove Mills.
It was just about three o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon when the fiow of
current stopped and from, that time
"on all the electricity Bellefonte had
ua
«was that furnished at the plant of
John McCoy, at Milesburg, and the
most of it was consumed at the plant
of the American Lime and Stone com-
. pany.
As soon as the current went off
trouble men were sent out by the Key-
' stone Power corporation aud also by
* bbe—Nittany Shoe Store.
the Penn Central and it was not un-
til after six o’clock that the trouble
was found and it was then discovered
that hunters had shot holes into two
large insulators. The shots were
probably made unknowingly by men
shooting at deer.
Ladies felt slippers, all colors,
50-1t
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Midnight Christmas Service at
John’s Episcopal.
St.
The usual midnight Christmas ser-
vice will be held in St. John’s Epis-
copal church, this place, on the night
of December 24, at 11.45 p. m. This
has always been an inpressively beau-
tiful hour of worship and, this year,
if possible, it will be even more so.
The Communion service will be sung
by a choir of thirty voices. A men’s
chorus will sing “Gloria,” from
Farmer’s mass, accompanied by
violins and cello. “O Little Town of
Bethlehem” by the choir, with violin
obligato, is also on the program.
The soloists will be Mrs. Louis
Schad, Miss Eleanor Barnhart, Mrs.
Robert Walker, W. Frederick Rey-
nolds Jr., Cecil Walker, Russel Blair
and Mr. Bosserman.
A violin and organ recital, by Mrs.
Schad and Mrs. Russel Blair, will be-
gin at 11.30, preceding the service.
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——Ladies felt trimmed slippers,
65c—Nittany Shoe Store. 50-1t
DALE.—Austin W. Dale, the dean
of the family in Centre county, passed
away at his home in Boalsburg last
Thursday evening, as the result of
a complication of diseases. He had
not been in good health for almost a
year but it was not until a few weeks
ago that his condition became alarm-
ing.
Fe was a son of Christian and Eliza
Neff Dale, early settlers at Oak Hall,
where he was born on April 22nd,
1847, hence was in his 80th year. His
boyhood days were spent in going to
school and doing the chores on his
father’s farm, and when he grew to
manhood he naturally engaged in
farming, eventually taking over the
old homestead where he lived until
his retirement in 1911 to a comforta-
ble home in Boalsburg. After taking
up his residence there he became care-
taker for the Boalsburg cemetery. He
was a lifelong member of the Luther-
an church, held the office of ruling
elder, was a member of the men’s
Bible class and an interested worker
in the Sunday school. He was a
charter member of Victor Grange and
and a past master of Centre County
Pomona Grange. He was a man who
stood high in the esteem of all who
knew him and general regret will be
felt over his passing away.
He was twice married, his first wife
having been Miss Catherine Keller
and his second Miss Rachel E. Meyer.
Both preceded him to the grave but
surviving him are the following chil-
dren: Luther K. Dale, of Oak Hall;
Clement and Grant, of Pleasant Gap;
Kathryn and Ellen, at home. He also
leaves one half-brother, Philip S. Dale,
of State College.
The funeral was held at two o’clock
on Monday afternoon and out of re-
spect to his memory many of the busi-
ness places of Boalsburg were closed.
Services were held in the Lutheran
church by Rev. W. J. Wagner, assisted
by Rev. W. W. Moyer, and burial was
made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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HOY.—Joseph W. Hoy, youngest
son of Sine H. and Blanche Dale Hoy,
passed away at the Clearfield hospital
at four o'clock on Monday afternoon.
He made a valiant fight for his life
but the odds against him were two
great and he finally succumbed. Over
two years ago he suffered an injury
on the right hip which resulted in a
diseased bone. Physicians and special-
ists in several hospitals gave him
treatment and during the past month
blood transfusions were resorted to,
but all to no purpose.
He ‘was born at Pleasant Gap on
July 25th, 1905, hence was 21 years,
4 months and 18 days ¢old. Most of his
life was spent in Spring and Benner
townships, but the past few years he
had lived with his parents in Belle-
fonte. He was a graduate of the Belle-
fonte High school, class of 1923. He
was also a member of the Bellefonte.
chapter of DeMolay.
In addition to his parents he is sur-
vived by five brothers, Christian
Hoy, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Harry and
Robert, in Pittsburgh; Miles and John,
of Tyrone. Rev. Robert Thena had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at the Hoy home at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, burial
being made in the Union cemetery.
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HUNTER.—Murs. Sarah Catherine
Hunter, widow of Thomas V. Hunter,
died iast Thursday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Cox, in Jun-
iata, following several weeks illness.
She was a daughter of Edward and
Rebecca Kreamer and was born at
Milesburg on August 24th, 1850, hence
was past seventy-six years old. When
a young woman she married Thomas
V. Hunter, a wool manufacturer of
Harris township, and most of their
married life was spent at Boalsburg.
Following her husband’s death she
inade her home among her children.
Her survivors include the following
sons and daughters: Forest R. Hunt-
er, of New Castle; Edward R., of
Crafton; Joseph GG. in California;
William E., of McVeytown; Mrs. M.
R. Meyers, of New Castle; Riley K.,
of State College; Mrs. A. H. Saloma,
of Kansas; Thomas V., of Dormont;
Mrs. Sarah Cox, of Juniata, and Mrs.
E. J. Taylor, of Altoona. She also
leaves "one brother and a sister,
Andrew Kreamer, of Altoona, and
Mrs. M. J. Kennedy, of Morton, Va.
Funeral services were held at the
Cox home, in Juniata, at 2.30 o’clock
on Monday afternoon, after which the
remains were taken to Boalsburg for
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RIDER.—William Rider, a native of
Ferguson township, died at Washing-
ton, D. C., on Saturday, as the result
of burns sustained in a steam shovel
accident two weeks previous. Mr.
Rider was 72 years old and is survived
by three sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
Benjamin Boyer and Mrs. John Kinsel,
of Bellwood; Mrs. Smith, George and
James Rider, of Warriorsmark valley.
The remains were taken to Gatesburg,
Centre county, where burial was made
on Monday.
PACKED-Chatles w) Packer, a
native of Beech Creek, died suddenly
of a heart attack while sitting in a
store at Mill Hall, last Wednesday
afternoon. He had borrowed a shovel
from the Hovetor store to shovel the
snow off the pavement in front of his
home. He completed the job, took the
shovel back and sat down in a chair,
dying within a few minutes. He was
seventy-five years old and is survived
by his wife, one son and a daughter.
——Children’s bed room slippers,
sizes 5 to 2, 656 cents.—Nittany Shoe
Store.
50-1t
SCHAEFFER.—Mrs. Rebecca Me-
Ginley Schaeffer, wife of L. A. Schaef-
fer, passed away at her home on east
Curtin street, Bellefonte, on Tuesday
morning, as the result of uremic
poisoning, following an illness of
seven weeks.
She was a daughter of Daniel and
Mary Askey McGinley and was born
in Bellefonte, having spent her entire
life here. She was educated in the
Bellefonte schools and as a young
woman engaged in teaching school,
her first experience being at the
Askey school in Snow Shoe township.
She then taught in Bellefonte, Miles-
burg and at Chadd’s Ford, in Dela-
ware county, returning to Bellefonte
to become assistant principal of the
Bellefonte schools when the late Gen.
D. H. Hastings became principal, dis-
continuing teaching at the same time
that he retired from the principalship.
She was a woman of pronounced ideas
and wonderful force of character. She
was a lifelong member of the Meth-
odist church and always a willing
worker in any cause pertaining to the
church and Sunday school, and was
generally identified with every for-
ward movement which she believed
would benefit her home town. She
was a woman who loved to mingle
socially among her friends and always
willing to lend a helping hand in times
of sorrow or distress.
On September 11th, 1883, she mar- .
ried Lewis A. Schaeffer, who survives
with one daughter, Miss Helen. She
also leaves one sister and two
brothers, Mrs. J. W. Coolidge, of
Los Angeles, Cal.; A. L. McGinley, of |
Bellefonte, and Philip, of Sparrow’s
Point, Md. ’ fon
Funeral services will be held at
her late home at 2.30 o’clock this (Fri- |
day) afternoon by Rev. Homer C. |
Knox, and private burial will be made '
in the Union cemetery. |
arove ly ohn W. Grok died very ,
suddenly, on Thursday afternoon of
last week, while assisting at the
butchering at the home of his son
George, in Benner township. While
he had not been in the best of health
the past year or more he was able to
be up and around and was feeling no
worse than usual on Thursday. Short-
ly after four o’clock he suffered a
heart attack and fell into the arms of
his son, dying within a few minutes.
He was a son of Daniel and Leah
Stamm Grove and was born in Gregg
township on July 25th, 1862, hence
was 64 years, 4 months and 14 days
old. He married Miss Susan A. Grove
and practically all their married life
was spent on a farm in Benner town-
ship. He is survived by his wife and
six children, George, of Benner town-
ship; Etta, Diana, John, Martin ‘and |
Homer, all at home. He also leaves
the following brothers and sisters:
Mrs, Alice Collins, of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Lydia Rockey, of Boalsburg; Miss
Leah Grove, Frank and Hiram, all
living near Bellefonte.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 1.30 o’clock on Sunday |
afternoon by Rev. C. E. Arnold, of the
Lutheran church, after which burial
was made in the Shilech cemetery.
CARBRINE Moe alien Gar-
brick, widow of Adam Garbrick, died
on December 3rd, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Peters, at Le-
mont, following an illness of some :
weeks. She was a daughter of Joseph
and Mary Eckley and was born at
Valley View on March 3rd, 1849, hence
was in her 78th year. Her husband
has been dead a number of years but
surviving her are one son and two
daughters, Carl Garbrick, of Tyrone;
Mrs. Meda Reed, of Bellefonte, and
Mrs. Peters, of Lemont. She also |
leaves two brothers and three sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Rearick and Mrs.
Showers, of Bellefonte;
Christ and |
George Eckley, of Tyrone, and Mrs. |
Charles Reese, of Runville. Burial was |
made in Meyers cemetery on Sunday,
December 5th.
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PLATTS Miss Mary B. Platts, -
who had been with the Sommerville
family for forty years, died at Win- ,
burne on Sunday evening. On Tues-
day the remains were taken by special |
train, arranged for by Donald L. Som- |
merville, who is with the New York |
Central railroad at Corning, N. Y., to |
Geneva, N. Y., where burial was made |
on Wednesday morning.
Youth’s extra heavy 4 buckle
arctics, $3.15, Yeager’s Tiny Boot
shop. 50-1t
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Burgess Harris to Stop Turkey and
Chicken Raffling.
Turkey and chicken raffling is
tabooed in Bellefonte and vicinity.
Burgess Harris has issued an edict to
that end and instructed the police to
confiscate any and all live fowl being
used for that purpose, while those en-
gaged in the gambling for the Christ-
mas dinner will be prosecuted. The
burgess has also gone a step further
and has interested the district attor-
ney to put a stop to it outside of the
borough limits.
Turkey raffling has been carried on
in Bellefonte for years, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it is against the law.
The men engaged in it scour the coun-
ty and pay all kinds of fancy prices
because they always get good returns
in their gambling practice. Even
women, it is alleged, attend the
raffles, and of late the burgess has re-
ceived numerous letters of complaint,
and this fact decided him to act at
once.
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——Children’s gum boots, sizes
from 5 to 103 $1.95.—Nittany Shoe
Store. * 50-1t
Mountain League Floor Schedule.
The basket ball season for 1926-27
in the Mountain High school league
will open this (Friday) evening, Belle-
fonte’s first game being with Holli-
daysburg, at Hollidaysburg. The
schedule for the season provides for
fourteen games for each of the eight
teams in the league, and is as follows:
December 17:
Bellefonte at Hollidaysburg.
Tyrone at Lewistown.
Philipsburg at Mount Union.
Houtzdale at Huntingdon.
January 7:
Hollidaysburg at Lewistown.
Houtzdale at Tyrone.
Mount Union at Philipsburg.
Huntingdon at Bellefonte.
January 8:
Tyrone at Huntingdon.
Mount Union at Houtzdale.
January 11:
Huntingdon at Hollidaysburg.
January 14:
Hollidaysburg at Mount Union.
Lewistown at Tyrone.
Bellefonte at Houtzdale.
January 15:
Bellefonte at Philipsburg.
January 18:
Tyrone at Mount Union.
Jaunary 21:
Lewistown at Hollidaysburg.
Tyrone at Houtzdale.
Philipsburg at Huntingdon.
Mount Union at Bellefonte.
January 22:
Philipsburg at Lewistown.
January 28.
Hollidaysburg at Philipsburg.
Bellefonte at Tyrone.
Houtzdale at Mount Union.
Huntingdon at Lewistown.
January 29:
Houtzdale at Lewistown.
February 1:
Tyrone at Hollidaysburg.
February 4:
Hollidaysburg at Bellefonte.
Philipsburg at Tyrone.
Huntingdon at Houtzdale.
Lewistown at Mount Nnion.
February 5:
Huntingdon at Philipsburg.
February 11:
Philipsburg at Hollidaysburg.
Mount Union at Tyrone.
Houtzdale at Bellefonte.
Huntingdon at Lewistown.
February 12:
Hollidaysburg at Huntingdon.
February 18:
Houtzdale at Hollidaysburg.
Tyrone at Bellefonte.
Lewistown at Philipsburg.
Huntingdon at Mount Union.
February 19:
Lewistown at Houtzdale.
February 25:
Hollidaysburg at Houtzdale.
Tyrone at Philipsburg.
Bellefonte at Lewistown.
Mount Union at Huntingdon.
March 1:
Mount Union at Lewistown.
March 4:
Hollidaysburg at Tyrone.
Philipsburg at Houtzdale.
Bellefonte at Mount Union.
March 5:
Huntingdon at Bellefonte.
March 8:
Lewistown at Bellefonte.
March 11:
Mount Union at Hollidaysburg.
Huntingdon at Tyrone.
Philipsburg at Bellefonte.
March 15:
Bellefonte at Huntingdon.
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——DMen’s 4 buckle dress arctics,
$3.45, Yeager’s Tiny Boot Shop. 50-1t
Lewistown Road to be Opened for |
Light Traffic Tomorrow.
The State Highway Department an-
nounces that the road over the Seven
mountains to Lewistown will be opened
for light traffic tomorrow, and to all
kinds of traffic on Saturday, December
25. Light traffic means pleasure cars
and trucks of not more than one ton
capacity. A patrolman will be on
duty to see that regulations as to
light traffic are obeyed.
There is just about half a mile of
the road on which the concrete has
“not been poured but this will be cov-
ered with cinder and put in good con-
dition for traffic during the winter.
The road will be completed next
spring as soon as the weather will
permit of the work being done.
——Ladies felt trimmed slippers,
65c—Nittany Shoe Store. 50-1t
ere peat”
Who Could He Have Been.
The Erie Daily Times of October 1st
published the story of the burial there
of an unknown veteran of the Civil
war, who had been taken into the
Soldiers home after he had been re-
fused admission to hospitals and
other institutions because of an incur-
able disease.
The man was 87 years old and
formerly had been in the Soldier's
home at Dayton, Ohio. He said he
“was without relatives or friends and
was just an unknown hero from
Bellefonte, Pa.” Who could he have
been?
Bellefonte Will Again Have a Com-
munity Christmas Tree.
Kiwanis will this year sponsor
the Community Christmas tree which
will be put up in time for the Christ-
mas singing and service on Sunday
evening next, December 19th. Mrs.
Alberta Krader will have charge of
the musical program and a treat will
be given the children, only. The pub-
lic is invited to attend.
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——Men’s felt slippers, 69¢.—Nit-
tany Shoe Store. 50-1t
The board of pardons, at it's
session on Wednesday, refused to
grant a commutation of sentence for
Paul Orlakowski, of Allegheny county,
under sentence to be electrocuted De-
cember 27th.
—————p erent enes sarees.
——We note in a Denver, Coloradq,
paper the announcement that the Rev.
Wilson P. Ard, formerly of this place,
has been made director of the Denver
Kiwanis club.
——Men’s all rubber 4 buckle
artics, $1.98.—Nittany Shoe Store.
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——The Hon. James Schofield is re-
ported as being in a very precarious
condition at his home on Thomas
street. His recovery is regarded as
very problematical.
——Report from the hospital yes- | pe
terday was to the effect that there
was very little change in the condi-
tion of the venerable Daniel Eberhart.
He is very ill and gradually growing
weaker.
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——Children’s 4 buckle arctics,
$2.15, Yeager’s Tiny Boot Shop. 50-1t
——Orders for hand made rugs for
Christmas gifts are now being solic-
ited by Norman Kirk. Very reason-
ably priced, these rugs can be gotten
in any size and in :#most any color
and being so attractive a more accept-
able gift could not be found among
home furnishings. Telephone 925-R-12
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Marriage Licenses.
Eugene T. Heckman, of Spring
Mills, and Grace I. Snyder, of Potters
Mills.
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Misses’ 4 buckle arctics, $2.45,
Yeager’s Tiny Boot Shop. 50-1t
—~Subseribe for the Watchman.
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Christmas Service at the Presbyterian
Church.
The musical program to be render--
ed by the choir of the Presbyterian
church at the Christmas service, on
Sunday evening, December 19th, will
An organ prelude “Holy Night;”
Anthem “The New Born King;” vio--
lin duet, “Cradle Song;” Carol, “We
Three Kings,” by a male octet; offer--
tory, organ and violin; unthem, “It
Came upon a Midnight Clear;” Solo,.
“the Virgin’s Lullaby;” Carol, “The:
First Noel;” postlude, “scherzo.”
The soloists will be Mrs. Louis:
Schad, violin; Mrs. Walter Clark, con-
tralto; Mrs. Robert Walker, soprano;
Mr. Cecil Walker, tenor and Mrs. Elsie-
Heilhecker, organist.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
9:30 A. M. Sunday School. 10:45-
A. M. Morning Service; Sermon: “Im-
manuel.” 6:30 P. M. A Christmas
program under the auspices of the:
Sunday School. This service will be:
an hour earlier than usual.
Clarence E. Arnold, pastor.
—Caracul is again slated for a de--
cided vogue this winter. Itis especial--
ly smart in cocoa brown shades, al-
though gray is also much in evidence..
——The Watchman publishes news
when it is news. Read it.
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Primroses, Christmas Cherries
Fresh Cut Flowers
Roses, Carnations, Sweet, Peas ;
. Artistically Made Wreaths
Cemetery Wreaths from $2.00 up
We send flowers everywhere.
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