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SMITH.—Mrs. Susan M. Smith,
widow of John F. Smith, of Chester
Hill, died at the Philipsburg State
hospital, on Monday morning, of in-
juries sustained in a fall down a flight
of steps, at the home of her son-in-
law, Thomas Merry, last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Smith had been com-
pletely blind for some time but was
able to go about the house without
much difficulty. The steps leading to
the cellar went down from the pantry
in the Merry home and were covered
by a trap door. On Friday afternoon
this door had been left open by one of
the children and when Mrs. Smith
went into the pantry on an errand she
stepped right through the open door
and fell down the steps. When found
she was unconscious and a blood clot
on the brain caused her death.
She was a daughter of Martin and
Elizabeth Rumberger and was born
at Gatesburg on January 11th, 1844,
hence was in her 84th yeur. In
February, 1865, she married John F.
Smith and a short time later they
took up their residence at Chester
Hill where she had lived ever since.
She was a member of the Presbyter-
ian church and the Sheridan circle
No. 45, Ladies of the G. A. R. Her
husband died in 1910 and of her three
children only one survives, Grant
Smith, of Chester Hill. She also
leaves one brother and a sister, James
Rumberger, of Johnstown, and Mrs.
Jane Currey, of Petersboro, Canada.
as well as a half-brother and sister,
Elmer Roller, of Unionville, and Mrs.
Ada Wilbert, of Philadelphia.
Funeral services were held at the
Grant Smith home at 8 o’clock on
Wednesday afternoon by Rev. R. P.
Miller, and burial made in the Phil-
ipsburg cemetery, dren
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GRIFFITH.—The late Harvey Grif-
fith, whose death was reported in this
paper last week, was laid to rest in
the Union cemetery, last Sunday
afternoon, after impressive services
had been conducted in the Methodist
church.
Revs. Shuey and Piper officiated
and the order of Odd Fellows, of |
which he was the oldest member, at-
tended in a body. Mr. Griffith had
been an Odd Fellow for fifty-four
vears. He was the last of the trustees
of the Union church at Axe Mann.
When Mrs. Harvey Mann built the
church there for the use of employees
of their axe factory she appointed
trustees for it and Mr. Griffith was
one of them. And he was the last of
the original board to answer the
final summons.
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HEATON.—Theodore Thos. Heaton
died at his home in Liberty township,
on July 31st, following a prolonged
illness with asthma and other compli-
cations. He was a son of Thomas and
Mary Heaton and was 66 years, 11
months and 28 ways old.
He married Miss May Simon who
survives with the following children:
Mrs. Ralph Hunning, of Snow Shoe;
Leslie, of Liberty township; Christ,
of Jacksonville; Orvis, Frank, Ellen
and Beulah, at home. He also leaves
four half-brothers, Samuel Schenck,
of Avis; Mathias and Roland Schenck,
of Clarence, and James Schenck, of
Mill Hall.
Burial was made in the Romola
cemetery on Wednesday of last week.
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TALBERT.—Mrs. Nancy Jane
Talbert died last Friday at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Chas. Gardner, in
Altoona, following an illness of some
weeks. She was 75 years old and a
native of Centre county. Her imme-
diate survivors are two sisters, Mrs.
John Walker and Mrs. Joseph Mitch-
ell, both of Centre county. The re-
mains were taken to Bush Hollow,
Centre county where funeral services
were held at ten o’clock on Sunday
morning and burial made in the ceme-
tery adjoining the church.
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WILKIE.—Mrs. Christine Wilkie,
wife of J. S. Wilkie, passed away at
the Centre County hospital about
noontime yesterday. She gave birth
to a little daughter three weeks ago
last Saturday and infection develop-
ing she was taken to the hospital
about ten o’clock yesterday morning,
passing away within two hours. She
was a native of Scotland but came to
this country in 1910 and four years
ago married Mr. Wilkie. Funeral
arrangements are not known at this
writing.
——The hotel at Hublersburg, once
a famous hostelry, has been remodel-
ed and was opened to the public last
evening. It is owned by J. McC.
Davis, of Tyrone, whose wide exper-
ience as a hotel man, insures capable
service. It has been named “Ye Olde
Tavern” and in the matter of good
food, properly prepared and served,
Mr. Davis intends to make it a regular
rival of his other popular resort, the
Water Street Inn.
Work Being Rushed for Annual
Grange Encampment.
In one week, Tuesday, August
16th, the leadership conference will
open on Grange Park and last four
days, and in three weeks the Grange
encampment and Centre county fair
will be in full swing.
Preparations are being rushed so as
to be in readiness for both big events.
Monday morning a gang of men under
A. H. Spayd began laying floors, pre-
paratory to tent erection. New build-
ings and improvements undertaken
are about completed. An unusually
interesting program has been arrang-
ed and the premium book will soon be
issued. The latter will contain much
information of value to exhibitors,
campers and the public generally.
It is planned this year to stress
boys’ and girls’ activities in every
way and the engagement of a boys’
band for the weeek seemed appropriate
as the right kind of music is of all
importance, putting life in every
event.
The boys’ and girls’ live-stock
judging contest will be made an im-
portant feature of Wednesday after-
noon, increased prizes to be paid and
ribbons awarded to winners. The 4-H
clubs of Centre county will hold their
annual round-up during the week and
their work will be paid on exhibition
and prizes awarded. The annual
camp of the junior farmers’ organiza-
tion, in their building on Grange Park,
will be larger and of more interest
and importance than in any year since
their organization.
The boys and girls taking vocational
training in the schools of Centre
county will give a demonstration of
their work in seed corn testing, poul-
try culling and a number of other
agricultural lines. All in all it is in-
tended to make this the place and the
time where the results of the year’s
work will be shown, combining the
educational with a splendid good time
for boys and girls as well as for men
and women.
Increasing interest is shown in the
various departments. Livestock
breeders of Centre county who have
never before exhibited on the grounds
are asking for room in the new and
up-to date cattle barn, indicating a
much larger number of cattle, all pure
bred, for exhibition. And the same
is true of all kinds of livestock. And
with the improved facilities for tak-
ing care of them and the fact that
they can be seen to best advantage, a
good show is promised.
Applications for space from better
and larger concessions are coming in
rapidly and this department, always
interesting and entertaining, will be
above criticism in every respect and
add the necessary tinge of variety to
the fair.
At this date reports from the de-
partment of machinery and automo-
biles indicate a big display of both.
The automobile association will again
occlipy the big tent and each make of
car will be shown at its best. More
machinery agents and manufacturers
than in past years desire space on the
grounds and no doubt will make a
very complete display of their wares.
In the horticultural department a
class has been created for Grange ex-
hibits and the prizes offered are suf-
ficient in amount for it to be worth the
effort it may be to make an exhibit.
And in single exhibits it is expected
this division of the fair will be up to
the average.
The Needlework department has
been classified and put on a competi-
tive basis and articles will be entered
for exhibition in the same manner as
other departments, each exhibitor
given a number. The payment of ten
cents for each article will be discon-
tinued.
For evening entertainments five
subordinate Granges of Centre county
are preparing plays of superior merit
and each evening one will be present-
ed in the auditorium. A small admis-
sion will be charged, part of which
goes to the producing Grange and
part to the Encampment.
——John Kelley, of Flat Rock,
Worth township, has purchased the
club house and property of the Osce-
ola hunting club, at Flat Rock, and
will equip same for the purpose of
leasing to hunting and fishing parties
or fmilies who desire an outing in
the mountains.
Centre County Offers Good Military
Site.
Writing of the Pennsylvania Na-
tional Guard and its maneuvers at
Mt Gretna, E. J. Stackpole, in the
Harrisburg Telegraph of July 28th
speculated as follows:
Since the first Pennsylvania troops
assembled at the Mt. Gretna training
field this year tactical war maneu-
vers have been the daily outing. Until
the close of the period of training
difficult problems will be studied and
solved according to the best military
skill and judgment under the eyes of
expert representatives of the U. S.
Army ordered to Mt. Gretna for ob-
servation. It is because of this prac-
tical maneuvering as in a theatre of
actual war that the State authorities
are giving serious consideration to
relocation of the training field to Cen-
tre county for mobilization and in-
tensive training of the entire Pennsyl-
vania Division at one time. Able
military experts believe concentrating
the Guardsmen at one place would
have the effect of making the division
a more cohesive and mobile force in
addition to giving the higher officers
a practical idea of movements in mess,
which is out of the question in the
training of two or three regiments in
one place at the same time.
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COUNTY MOTOR CLUB
Centre County Motor Club at State
College on Friday evening, August
5th, indicated the intense interest
there is evidenced in the county in
this organization. There were ap-
proximately 250 motorists present with
a representation of the lady motorists.
The Constitution and By-Laws as
reported by the Committee were adopt-
eu after some very interesting argue-
ments as to a number of clauses. In
order to insure county-wide represen-
tation the county was divided into
eight districts, the representatives
from each district making the nom-
ination for members of the Board of
Directors in proportion to the number
of members of the Club from that
district. :
The districts and the members of the
Board of directors from each, are as
follows:
District No. 1, Philipsburg and
South Philipsburg boros and Rush
Township; Senator H. B. Scott, Ward
M. Fleming, E. E. Demi.
District No. 2, Port Matilda and
Unionville boros, and Taylor, Worth,
Huston and Union Townships, W. J.
Woodring.
District No. 3, Snow Shoe Boro and
Snow Shoe and Burnside Townships,
Nowell B. Long.
District No. 4, Bellefonte and Miles-
burg boros, and Spring, Benner and
Walker Townships, R. F. Hunter, Thos.
B. Beaver, and Jno. M. Bullock.
District No. 5, State College Boro,
and Ferguson, Harris, College, Patton
and Half Moon townships, F. G. Clem-
son, P. A. Frost, and John L. Holmes.
District No. 6, Centre Hall boro, and
Potter and Gregg Townships, H. L.
Ebright.
District No. 7, Millheim Boro and
Miles, Penn and Haines Townships,
W. R. Graazier.
District No. 8, Howard boro, Howard,
Liberty, Curtin, Marion and Boggs
Townships, J. Will Mays.
Mr. R. C. Haldeman, President and
T. W. Rudderow, General manager of
the Pennsylvania Motor Federation,
were present and gave short address-
es congratulating the motorists of Cen-
tre County on the fine start the Club
has made. They were particularly
pleased as this helps to round out the
organization in the State for the serv-
ice which is nation-wide. Mr. Halder-
man expressed personal interest in the
county since one of his progenitors
was the settler of Burnside township,
and members of his family were in-
terested in the steel furnace which was
once located in the county.
Field Secretary McNelly announced
that the emblems which had been
promised for delivery for this meet-
ing had not arrived but should be on
hand any day. He also announced the
following as winners of gold emblems:
Jas. Aikens as having secured
highest number would receive the
solid gold faced emblem. The other
winners are R. F. Hunter, H. IL.
Ebright, C. R. Moore, J. M. Bullock,
Newell B. Long, S. H. Poorman, E. E.
Demi, W. J. Woodring, J. A. Harter, F.
G. Clemson, Jno. Thomas, G. O. Bit-
ner, Geo. W. Bratton, and J. C. Fox.
The date for the annual meeting
of the Club will be the first Friday of
October of each year beginning with
1928. The Board of Directors will
meet in the Brockerhoff Hotel at Belle-
fonte on Friday evening, August 12th,
for organization and election of offic-
ers for the club. The offer of a gold
emblem for 10 members was extended
for 30 days.
AARONSBURG.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hosterman have
begun house-keeping in the east side
of the Harry Bower house.
Mrs. Harry Eisenhauer and small
daughter Evelyn have been visiting
her parents, in Lock Haven.
Guy Cell, of Bellefonte, and broth-
er, Randolph Coll, of Philadelphia,
were seen in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Stover had as
guests their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Showers, of Lock
Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Orwig and
daughter Olive spent Sunday after-
noon with Mr. Orwig’s parents in
Hartleton.
Alfred Diehl and Mr. Metzger, of
Watsontown, were brief callers Sun-
day at the home of Mr. Diehl’s cousin,
Thomas Hull.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Stover have
with them at present their daughter,
Mrs. Kauffman and children, of
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Lauderbach and their
children, of Jersey shore, are guests
of Mrs. Lauderbach’s mother, Mrs.
Mary E. Breon.
Miss Eliza Summers, of Williams-
port is at present the guest of her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. John Wolf.
Mrs. Wm. Guisewite accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Orin Keister to New
York city, where she will remain for
an indefinite time.
Mrs. Joseph Poeth, her daughter
and grand-child, of Sunbury, have
been guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Hosterman, on East Main
St.
Mrs. Arthur Weaver was taken
very ill during Saturday night. At
this writing she is resting easier and
her friends and family trust she may
soon be about again.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Mingle have as
guests Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Mingle.
Mrs. Mingle is also the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Stover.
Also their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Henry Mingle and two small sons, of
Akron, Ohio. Mr. Mingle returned
home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Stover had as a
guest Mr. Stover’s sister, Mrs. Clark
Herman, of State College, who came
down to attend the Stover-Meyer re-
union, Saturday; Mr. and Mrs. John
Isenberg and two daughters motored
down, Sunday, taking Mrs. Herman
home with them.
CENTRE HALL.
Miss Rebecca Kreamer was a caller
in our town on Sunday.
Rev. F. W. Barry, of Baltimore,
came to town on Tuesday.
Tom Henney and party, of Latrobe,
spent the week-end at the home of
Mrs. Lucy Henney.
Mrs. Lucy Henney went to Phila-
delphia on Tuesday to purchase her
early fall millinery line.
Miss Anna Sutton, of Lewisburg,
was a Sunday guest in the home of
her class-mate, Miss Miriam Moore.
| James H. Lohr and wife, of Rut-
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The meeting of the members of the |
the (*
i in Philadelphia,
| ledge, and Miss Annie Lohr, of Boals-
FULLY ORGANIZED, burg, were week-end guests in the
Bartholomew home.
Nearly 100 cars tagged, “Franklin
county Farmers,” passed through
Centre Hall on Tuesday afternoon on,
their way to State College.
Mr. and Mrs, D. C. Mitterling and
daughter Miriam enjoyed a four day’s
motor trip to Pittsburgh, leaving here
on Monday morning early.
Claude Stahl returned to his home
on Monday, after
spending a pleasant week at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Jas. S. Stahl.
Bruce Rowe, of New Jersey, left on
Wednesday morning, after being en-
tertained in the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rowe, for a week.
Mrs. E. L. Bartholomew and daugh-
ter, Mary Helen, and sister, Miss
Mary Kennedy, left for Altoona on
Tuesday after a pleasant vacation at
the old homestead west of town.
William Wolf and Mrs. Wolf's
mother, of Philadelphia, drove to
Centre Hall on Saturday and returned
home on Sunday, taking with them J.
Witmer Wolf and daughter, Miss
Emma, who had been guests in the
Clyde Smith home for a week.
BOALSBURG.
Elmer Houtz, of Bellefonte, was in |
town Tuesday.
Mrs. George C. Hall is confined to
bed with rheamatism.
Miss Mabel Brown went to Phila-
delphia, Saturday, to consult a phy-
sician.
Mr. and Mrs. Clement G. Dale, of
Pleasant Gap, were visitors in town
on Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. George Ely and chil-
dren, of Adams county, are visiting
Rev. and Mrs. Wagner.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Reed and
child, of Milroy, were guests at the
Horner home last week.
Mrs. Ezra Breon and family, of
Akron, Ohio, are visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lee. i:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Coxey and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coxey, of Altoona, |
were visitors in town on Sunday.
Harold Wagner is serving as mail !
carrier and bus driver while Charlie |
Ream is at Mt. Getna with the troop.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reitz and
children and Mrs. Henry Reitz spent
the week-end with friends at Selins-
grove.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ishler, accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brouse,
of State College, spent several days
last week in Philadelphia.
Messrs. William and R. C. Young,
accompanied the Messrs. Knepp, of
Millbrook, on a motor trip to Coates-
ville, Saturday, returning Sunday.
Squire and Mrs. George Fisher are
entertaining their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Harold Fisher, and new grand-
\ongiier Mary Louise, of Hunting-
on.
S. R. Rishel and D. M. Snyder, Prof.
E. H. Meyer and wife enjoyed a motor |
trip through Huntingdon county, Big
valley and Mifflin county, Sunday
afternoon.
Prof. O. F. Smith and family, on
Sunday night, started on a motor trip |
to Maine to visit friends at their |
former home. During their absence
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Houtz are caring |
for the Smith home.
Miss Gladys Hazel returned home,
last week, after spending several
months with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Maxwell, in New York State. On
Friday Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hazel and
daughter Jane went to New York to
spend some time with the Maxwell
family. :
Mrs. John Ishler, Misses Ellen and
Catherine Dale, Mary Hazel, Emma
Eliza and Nannie Bell Stuart, Virginia
Hess, Margaret Gingrich, Rachel Seg-
ner, Elizabeth Brouse, Louise Fisher,
Mary Shutt, Dan Fisher, Oscar Smith
and Mac Mothersbaugh attended
classes at the summer session at State
College.
——The Banker’s Trust Co., of
New York city, has called for redemp-
tion first mortgage sinking fund gold
bonds of the American Lime and
Stone company to' the amount of
$30,054.98. Holders of such bonds
are invited to submit tenders or pro-
posals for the price desired, but no
tenders will be accepted at a price ex-
ceeding 107.
——The Bellefonte silk mill, which
had been operating on part time and
with a reduced force for about two
months, last week started on full
time and this week took on a few
extra girls.
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Marriage Licenses.
Byron R. Judy, of Cochranville, and
Marie R. Knoll, of State College.
Francis L. Confer, of Howard, and
Verna Viola Toner, of Nittany.
Sealed Proposals for Spring Twp.
School, Centre County, Pa.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Spring Toownship School Dist., Centre
County, Pa., John H. Barnhart, Secretary,
0) letonite, Pa., until Aug. 27th, 2.30 p. m.,
1. For the erection of a one story, four
room brick school building.
2. For a system of heating and venti-
lating.
3. For a system of plumbing.
4. For a system of Electric Wiring.
A certified check will be required with
each bid for the following amounts:
General work, $400.00; heating and venti-
lating, $250.00; plumbing, $156.00: eloetric
wiring, $50.00 Each check will be made
payable to the Treasurer of the School
District and shall be forfeited in case the
bidder awarded the contract fails to exe-
cute said contract and furnish satisfactory
bond.
Plans and specifications may be secured
from the office of Hersh and Shollar,
Architects, Altoona, Pa. on receipt of a
deposit check of $15.00. Check to be
forfeited in case contractor fails to place
a bona fide bid.
The Board of Directors reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
By Order of the Board,
JOHN H. BARNHART. Secy.,
Hersh & Shollar, Bellefonte, Pa.
Registered Architects,
Altoona, Penna. 72-31-3t
RUNVILLE
Mrs. Fyetta Spicer, who has been
quite sick is able to be around again.
Mrs. Alice Rodgers is quite ill at
this writing. Her many friends wish
for her a speedy recovery.
Samuel Furl, of Williamsport, is
spending his vacation with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Furl.
The festival held for the benefit of
the Advent cemetery was largely at-
tended. The receipts amounted to
$400.
Mr. and Mrs. Toner Furl and daugh-
ter Betty, of Harrisburg, are visiting
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a few days with Mr. Furl’s parents
and friends in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walker and
daughter Goldie, of Williamsport, are
visiting Mrs. Walker's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. O. McClincey.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Poorman and
son David visited at the home of
Mrs. Poorman’s parents, Rev. and’
Vrs J. C. Erb, of Sidman, over Sun-
ay.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Homan and
two sons, Junior and Paul, and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wilford, of Tyrone,
visited at the home of E. S. Bennett
on Sunday.
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BELLEFONTE
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54th ANNUAL
Encampment and Fair
of the Patrons of Husbandry of Central Pennsylvania
Grange Park, Centre Hall, Pa.
August 27 to
Sept. 2, 1927
Encampment Opens August 27th
Exhibition Opens August 29th
The largest and best fair in Central Pennsylvania ; by farmers and
for farmers.
Shade and pure water.
Grounds increased to seventy acres.
Electric light.
Beautifully located.
Telephones.
A large display of Farm Stock and Poultry, Farm Implements,
Fruits, Cereals, and every product of farm and garden.
LIBERAL PREMIUMS
Free Attractions
and Amusements
COME AND HAVE ONE BIG TIME!
Admission (For Entire Week) 50 Cents
Fifty cents will be charged for parking automobiles.
ALI, TRAINS STOP AT GRANGE PARK.
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JACOB SHARER, Chairman.