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~ Bellefonte, Pa, April 6, 1928.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce that T.
E. Costello, of Bradford. McKean county,
is a candidate for nomir tion for Congress
on the Democratic ticke:, st bject to the
decision of the voters of the Twenty-third
Congressional district as recorded at the
primaries to be-held April 24, 1928.
LEGISLATURE
We are authorized to announce that
Andrew Curtin Thompson, of Philipsburg,
Pa., is a candidate for nomination on the
Democratic ticket for Representative in
the General Assembly at Harrisburg.
Subject to the decision of the Democratic
voters of the county as expressed at the
Primaries to be held on Tuesday, April
FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE TO DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
delegate to the Democratic National Con-
vention from the Twenty-third Congres-
sional District, subject to the decision of
the Democratic voters at the primaries, to
be held on April 24, 1928
JAMES KERR, Clearfield, Pa.
REPUBLICAN.
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
To All Centre County Republicans:
I have been urged by Republicans rep-
resentative of all elements in our party in
recent contests in Centre county, to be-
come a candidate for Chairman of the
Republican County committee. In the
hope and belief that I will be able to ac-
Somplish much toward re-uniting the par-
ty, have agreed to the use of my name
for County Chairman on the ballot at the
primaries on April 24th, 1928. My policy
will be a square deal to all Republicans,
irrespective of past differences among
them, and my one aim will be to achieve
Republican victory in the county. Upon
this basis, I respectfully ask the support
of all Republican voters.
PHILIP D. FOSTER
State College, Pa.
Council Notified of Acceptance
of Gas Plant Ordinance.
Seven members were present at the
regular meeting of borough council,
on Monday evening, the absentees be-
ing Messrs. Cunningham and Kline.
W. C. Krader appeared before coun-
cil with plans for building an addition
to the Krader Motor company build-
ing, on the corner of Allegheny and
Howard streets, and asked for a per-
mit to make the improvements. The
plans: provide for approximately a
twenty-foot extension to the rear of
the present building, on the Howard
street side, the new part to be used
principally for storage room for cars,
The building will be as nearly fire-
proof as it is possible to make it. The
matter was referred to the Village
Improvement committee for investi-
gation and report.
Raymond Ammerman and Mr. Poor- |
man were again before council to in-
quire as to what is being done regard-
ing their request for relief from the
surface water that overflows their
properties on east Howard street. Mr.
Brouse, of the Street committee, stat-
ed that they have under consideration
ways and means of keeping the street
water from flooding their properties
but so far as he could see will have
no way of controlling the water that
drains onto them from adjoining
properties.
Secretary Kelly read a letter from
Robert F. Hunter in which he gave
official notice of acceptance of the
provisions of the gas plant ordinance
passed by council at his request a
month ago. Mr. Hunter was present
and stated to council that he now has
matters in pretty fair shape and that
he expects to be able to start work
on his plant not later than May 1,
and possibly by the 15th of April, or .
thereabouts.
The Street committee reported re-
pairs on various streets and the col-
lection of $30.00 from A. Clyde
Smith for a sewer permit.
The Water committee reported a
number of repairs and the collection | was born in Centre county over sixty { Maria Thomas, of Bellefonte.
! years ago. He married Miss Mary married Mr. Gephart while both were
$14.50 on the 1926; $1478.50 on the Gingery, of Bald Eagle valley, and for . residents of this place. When the
of $9.50 on the 1925 water duplicate;
1927 and $9.50 from the American
Lime and Stone company for old pipe
and oil barrels.
The Finance committee presented
the report of the borough treasurer
Shopng a balance in bank of $8199.-
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totaling $4,200, and the same was au-
thorized.
Mr. Reynolds called attention to
the bad condition of the pavements in
front of the Dale and Haupt proper-
ties, on east Linn street, and the mat-
ter was r~ferred to the Street com-
mittee.
Mr. Brouse called attention to the
fact that to abate the nuisance com-
plained of on Cherry alley will re-
quire the laying of almost three hun-
dred feet of sewer, from which the
most that the borough can expect is
three taps, or ninety dollars, and the
Street committee was of the opinion
that the property owner should put
down a cesspool to take care of the
sewage. After some discussion the
matter was referred back to the com-
mittee and borough solicitor.
Bills amounting to $1106.04 were
approved for payment after which
council adjourned.
Renewal was requested on notes’
LARIMER.—Mrs. Mary Etta Lar-
imer, wife of William V. Larimer,
passed away at her home at Rock-
view, at three o’clock on Wednesday
morning, following an illness of sev=
eral months.
She was a daughter of Rev. Elijah
and Mary Staples Chambers and was
born on the old Chambers homestead,
in Halfmoon valley, on September
21st, 1859, hence was in her 69th
year. When a girl her parents
moved onto a farm in Benner towns
ship and when twenty years old she
married William V. Larimer, and a
remarkable coincidence is that the
marriage took place in the same
house in which she spent the last few
years of her life and in which she
passed away.
Most of Mr. and Mrs. Larimer’s
married life, however, was spent in
Bellefonte, they having lived many
years on Thomas street and later on
south Water street. Mrs. - Larimer
was one of that class of women who
devoted their greatest energies to
their home and its surroundings. She
was a great lover of flowers and her
garden was at all times a bower of
beauty. When she lived on south
Water street she beautified the little
triangle at the intersection of the
three streets by planting it in flowers
and keeping the grass cut and
smooth. She also planted flowers
along the curb and took an intense
delight in beautifying the surround-
ings of her home.
and two sons.
only natural for her to cling to that
denomination all her life.
Charles, of Bellefonte.
leaves two brothers,
will be held at her late home, at
the Union cemetery.
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CALDWELL.—MTrs.
well, widow of the late Charles Cald-
well, of Milesburg, passed away on
following four days’
sult of a heart attack. She had been
in remarkably good health up until
Wednesday of last week, when she
became ill and grew gradually worse
until the end.
She was a daughter of Simon and
, Catherine Hockenberry and was born
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{in Centre county in 1845, hence was
, about 83 years of age. In 1869 she
married Mr. Caldwell and they went
to Somerset county to make their
home, living there until 1880 when |
they returned to Centre county and
located at Milesburg and that had
been her home ever since. She was
a lifelong member of the Methodist
church and- always a faithful attend-
. ant.
sustained in an accident on the rail-
road about three years ago. He was
63 years old and a son of Russell and
Eliza Holt. He was a farmer by oc-
cupation and is survived by his wife
and seven children. Burial was made
on Wodnesley- /
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HIRLINGER.—Mrs. Isabelle Holt
Hirlinger, widow of Christian C. Hir~
linger, died at her home in Philips-
burg, on Sunday afternoon, following
an illness whieh dates back eight
years.
She was a daughter of William and
Mary Forsman Holt and was born at
Snow Shoe on April 22nd, 1851, hence
was not quite 77 years of age. As a
young woman she married Mr. Hir-
linger and they took up their resi-
dence in Philipsburg, and she pased
away in the house in which she lived
for more than fifty years. Mrs. Hir-
linger was a descendant of two of the
oldest families in Centre county, and
on her paternal side could trace her
lineage back to Sir John Holt, of Eng-
land. She was a devout member of
St. Paul’s Episcopal church, of Phil-
ipsburg, and during her active life al-
, ways a regular attendant.
Her husband died in 1886, but sur-
viving her are two sons and one
daughter, William Hirlinger, living
near Philadelphia; Miller, of Los An-
geles, Cal., and Miss Mary, at home.
. She also leaves two brothers, William
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j "in South Philipsburg, where she had | When she was chosen
Emma Cald- lived most of the time since, =
Her husband died in 1905, but sur- | represent the Smoky city in the At-
nd , lantic City beauty pageant, continues
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Forsman Holt, of Philipsburg, and
Her work in this Norman, of Central City, Ky.
respect was surpassed only by her |
love and solicitude for her husband the funeral which was held yesterday
Being the daugh- | afternoon, burial being made in the
ter of a Methodist minister it was Prlipshre cemetery.
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Rey. F. T. Eastment had charge of
STOVER.—Mrs. Sara Margaret
She is survived by her husband and Stover, widow of the late Ira Stover,
two sons, Lee, of Jersey Shore, and of South Philipsburg, died on Monday
She also evening at the home of her daughter,
William C. Mrs. Alfred Webster, at Osceola
Chambers, of Bellefonte, and George, Mills, as the result of a stroke of
of Williamsport. Funeral services | paralysis sustained the day previous. !
Her maiden name was
they at once took up their residence
viving her are two daughters a
Sunday evening, at the home of her two sons, Mrs. W. E. Turner, of
son, William H. Caldwell, at Curtin, Port Matilda; Mrs. Alfred Webster,
illness as the re- of Osceola Mills; Claire and Howard | 1
She also divorce in the Westmoreland county
Stover, of Philipsburg.
‘ leaves one sister, Mrs. W. A. Vaughn,
of Powelton. .
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| Her husband died in July, 1925, but
surviving her are three children, Wil-
liam H., of Curtin; Mrs. Philip Me-
Ginley. of Sparrow’s Point, Md., and
Miss Sarah C., of Bellefonte. Funer-
| al services were held in the Method-
ist church, at Milesburg, at 3 o’clock
on Wednesday afternoon, by Revs.
Lehman and Piper, burial being made
in the Bellefonte Union cemetery.
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GOWLAND.—Mrs. Sallie Gowland,
widow of the late Frank Gowland, of
Philipsburg, died at the McGirk san-
itorium in that place, last Wednesday
evening, as the result of a stroke of
apoplexy, following a month’s illness.
Her maiden name was Sallie Irvin
Barr, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
David Barr, and she was born at
Shingletown on February 24th, 1859.
A portion of her early life was spent
in Massachusetts and South Carolina,
but she had resided in Philipsburg for
thirty-eight years. Her husband died
a number of years ago but surviving
(her are two sons, Fred, of Philips-
burg, and George A., of Ellengrove,
Mrs. Stover was a member of the
United Brethren church and Rev. E.
B. Learish had charge of the funeral.
services which were held in the U. B.
church, in Philipsburg, at one o’clock
yesterday afternoon, burial being
made in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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PARSONS.—Shedrack Parsons, a
retired farmer, died last Friday at the:
hore of his daughter, Mrs, Robert:
W. Reed; néar Pennsylvania Furnace,
following an illness of several months
with a complication of diseases.
He was a son of Simon and Jane
jer and also open a direct road to
, $2.85.—Yeager’s.
Sara M. “Miss Pittsburgh” Now Suing for a |
Rockview, this (Friday) afternoon at Cowher and she was born at Port |
1.30 o'clock, and will be in charge of Matilda on April 6th, 1860, hence was |
Chaplain Osborne, assisted by Rev. 67 years, 11 months and 27 days old. |
C. C. Shuey. Burial will be made in She married Mr. Stover in 1885 and
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-shortly after she had been on exhibi-
. tion at the Atlantic City pageant
Parsons and was born in Union town-
ship on July 4th, 1851, hence was in
his 77th year. He followed farming
all his life until advancing age com-
pelled his retirement a few years ago.
He is survived by his wife, five sons
and two daughters, Ellery T. Parsons,
of Pennsylvania Furnace; Howard, of
Vandergrift; Gilbert, Jesse and Ever-
ett, of Union township; Mrs. Robert
-W. Reed, of Pennsylvania Furnace,
and Mrs. E. R. Lawrence, of Hunt- :
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W. Va. She also leaves one brother,
Benjamin Barr, of Burham.
Burial was made in the Philipsburg
cemetery last Friday afternoon.
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ingdon.
Funeral services were held at the
Reed home, at 12.30 o’clock on Mon-
day, after which the remains were
taken to Unionville where final serv-
ices were held in the Methodist :°
church, of which he was a member,
at 2.30 o'clock, burial being made in
the Unionville cemetery.
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GEPHART.—Mrs.. Margaret Thom-
as Gephart, wife of Wallace H. Gep-
hart, of Bronxville, N. Y., died from
shock following an operation which
she underwent in the Presbyterian
hospital in New York City, Wednes-
day morning. The body will be
brought here today and taken to the
home of Mrs. Gephart’s mother, Mrs.
J. W. Gephart, on Linn street, where
| services will probably be held at 11
Matts died on Wednesday of last,
| week, at Tampa, Florida, where he
; had -been living for some years.
| Altoona. Mr. Matts left home sev-
| enteen years ago and the news of his
death was the first word his family
had had of him in some years. His
wife is living and two sons live near
Port Matilda, and two daughters in
Altoona. He also leaves three broth-
ers and two sisters. The remains
were brought back to Centre county
for burial in Gray’s cemetery on Wed-
nesday.
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TATE.—Dorothy Jean Tate, only
child of Merritt and Jean Noll Tate,
passed away at her parents’ home, at
Pleasant Gap, at 9.15 o’clock on Tues-
day morning. She had been ill about
two weeks and brain complications
developing caused her death. The
child was aged 1 year and 5 months
and the parents are almost heartbrok-
en over their loss. Funeral services
were held at 2.30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon by Rev. Metzger, of the
Methodist church, burial being made
in the Pleasant Gap esmelsty:
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HOLT.—Calvin Holt died at his
farm home, in Huston township, last
Saturday, as the result of injuries
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o'clock on Saturday morning and in-
terment made in the Union cemetery.
Mrs. Gephart was the elder of the
He two. daughters of the late F. H., and
She
'a number of years the family lived in | Central R. R. of Penna., of which he
!was general superintendent,
was
abandoned they moved to Bronxville,
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NEW HIGHWAY ROUTE
BEING WORKED OUT.
State College to Tyrone Through
Halfmoon Valley is Plan.
A joint meeting of Centre and
Huntingdon county commissioners
with district highway engineers W.
D. Meyers, of Hollidaysburg, and S.
R. Jackson, of Clearfield, was held
at the Arlington hotel, in Tyrone, on
Tuesday, to consider a new route for
a State highway from State College
to Tyrone.
The prospective route would be
from the College through the Bar-
rens to the old Juniata ore mines, and
north to connect with the Halfmoon
road at the Friends’ church, two miles
west of Stormstown, thence west
through Halfmoon and Warriorsmark
valleys to Tyrone, using what is
known as the Mountain road the en-
tire distance. This would run through
the Cross Roads and not through
Warriorsmark.
At the Friends’ church, in Half-
moon valley, it would connect with the
road over Bald Eagle mountain to
Port Matilda and on to Clearfield, be-
ing much shorter than any other
route that could be selected.
At the meeting, on Tuesday, Hunt-
ingdon county commissioners were op-
posed to continuing the highway
through Warriorsmark and Spruce !
Creek valleys, owing to the expense,
and the engineers favored the Half-
moon route because it would be short-
Philipsburg and Clearfield, as well as
Tyrone.
While nothing definite was done,
the engineers. suggested that surveys
be made of the two routes before any
decision was made.
—Buster Brown shoes for children,
14-1t |
Divorce from Husband.
Thelma Williams, the former Port
Matilda school teacher, who was cat-
apulted into the limelight in 1926
“Miss Pitts-
burgh” in a whirlwind campaign to
to attract public attention in the
western part of the State.
On Saturday she filed a petition in
courts against her husband, Jesse
Gray, charging cruel and barbarous
treatment, and her attorney, P. K.
Shaner intimated that the particulars
might be even more sensational.
. Miss Williams married Gray in
Greensburg on September 21st, 1926,
where she-failed to win first place as
an American beauty but got honor-
able mention. !
separated within a year and since
then she has been making her home
with her brother-in-law and sister,
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. Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCutcheon, of
Trafford City.
Miss Williams is still under bond as
a material witness against Royce
Grimm, under indictment at Buffalo,
N. Y., for violation of the Mann white
slave act in enticing her to accom-
pany him from Johnstown to Buffalo
on November 5th, for alleged immor-
al purposes. The couple later went
to Detroit, Mich., where they were
arrested for conducting fake beauty
show contests.
—Hip boots, $4.85.—Yeager’s. 14-1t
Robbers Raided Two Stores at Port
Matilda.
On Wednesday night of last week
* robbers raided two business places at
. Y., as he had accepted a position
with the N. Y. C. R. R.
She is survived by her husband, two
children, Ellen and Thomas, and cne
brother, Francis H. Thomas, of Mont-
clair, N. J.
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SWEIGART.— Mrs, Sarah J. Swei-
gart, widow of Benjamin H. Sweigart,
of Osceola Mills, died on Wednesday
afternoon of last week, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William Riley,
in Pitcairn, as the result of general
debility. She was a daughter of
Thomas and Eliza Boalich, and was
born in Bellefonte on July 6th, 1847,
making her age 80 years, 8 months
and 22 days. Most of her married
life had been spent at Osceola Mills,
She is survived by two sons and four
daughters, as well as one brother and
three sisters. Burial was made at Os-
ceola Mills on Saturday.
. casualty.
—Mrs. James Clark received word
on Wednesday, of the sudden death of
her sister, Mrs. Bullock, at her home
at Beech Creek.
Port Matilda and made a haul esti-
mated at from three to four hundred
dollars in value. i
At the general store of H. D. Ly-
kens & Son the robbers gained en-
trance by breaking a front window
and while they failed to get any cash’
they carried off silk hose, underwear, |
knives, watches, pocketbooks, sweat-
ers, etc, valued at more than three
hundred dollars. .
At the J. M. Richards meat market
they gained entrance by forcing al
rear window then unlocked a door and |
carried away about twenty-five dol- |
lars’ worth of meat. The shop ledger
was also taken but it was thrown
away near the store. The State po- |!
lice have been investigating the rob-.
bery but so far have made no arrests.
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—8$7 novelty shoes for young wom-
en, but only $4.85, at Yeager’s. 14-1t.
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—On Wednesday afternoon, when
school was dismissed at the brick
school, a dozen or more boys went in- |
to a vacant lot back of the school
building and amused themselves by
pushing an old automobile standing
in the field. While thus engaged
Frank Hull, eight year old son of |
Edward Hull, of Reynolds avenue, fell |
off and the machine ran over his right i
leg, breaking the bone about halfway |
between the knee and hip. He was
taken to the Centre County hospital |
to have the fracture reduced. |
—Centre countians who will take |
the examination at Williamsport, to-
morrow, for insurance agents’ licenses
are James Franklin Kein, of State
College, in the life section; Joseph
Cunkle, Philipsburg, in both fire and |
—The ladies Bible class of the
Lutheran church will hold a bake
sale Saturday, April 7th, in Hazel’s
grocery store.
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H. A. Rossman Garage Designated as
Official Inspection Station.
The H. A. Rossman garage, on
the corner of Allegheny and Howard
streets, formerly the Krader & Co.
garage, has been designated by the
State Highway Department as one of
the official inspection stations during
Pennsylvania’s “Safety Save a Life
Campaign,” which started April 2nd
and will continue until April 30th.
During this period every automobile
in Pennsylvania must be inspected and
tested for certain deficiencies which
are given as the cause of the start-
ling lists of deaths by automobile ac-
cidents.
When an automobile has been in-
spected and tested and the necessary
adjustments made to satisfy the in-
spector, a small transparent seal bear-
ing the inspector’s O. K. and number
of car and station will be affixed to
the windshield of the car. After April
30th all cars without such a certificate
of safety on their wind shield will be
stopped and the driver possibly ar-
rested by the Highway motor patrol.
That garage is willing and ready to
do all in its power to assist car own-
ers in complying with the motor laws,
and all cars, regardless of make, will
be lawfully inspected without any
cost to the owner.
Shriners to Hold Easter Services.
For the first time in its history Jaf-
fa Temple Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Altoona, but to which many
Centre countians belong, will hold
special Easter services in its temple,
in Altoona, on Sunday afternoon from
three to four o’clock. Music will be
furnished by the Jaffa chanters and
the Altoona High school brass quar-
tette, while there will be addresses
and prayer, Jaffa Temple has now
a membership of approximately five
thousand and is quite active in many |
charities, among them being the work
in the interest of crippled children.
The next ceremonial session of the
Temple will be held in Altoona on
April 27th, when a large class from
Centre county is expected to take the
degree.
W. R. Shope Bought Skewer Plant.
In the Watchman, last week, we
published an item stating that W. R.
! Shope will erect a building near his
present planing mill for a sucker
stick and skewer factory for Calvin
Troup and Clarence Rine. That was
only partially correct. Mr. Shope will
erect the building, as stated, but the
plant will be his own, as he purchased
the machinery from Messrs. Troup
‘and Rine and will be the sole owner of
the plant, when built, although he has
arranged with Mr. Rine to take
charge of same when it is ready to
operate.
knot, hand-tied, living’ room suite.
Hand-tailored all over in fine quality
La France Jacquard velour, regular
price, $174.00. One week only.—W.
—$147.00 buys a web-bottom, eight-
—Last Friday morning Joe Parker;
said to have been under the influence:
of liquor, went to the home of Mrs.
Harry Hackett, on Logan street, and
got into an altercation with the wom-
an, who alleges that he struck her.
He was arrested and at a hearing be-
fore Squire Woodring was held in
$1000 bail for trial at court. Unable
to furnish bond he was taken to jail.
—Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Anspach Mus-
ser, of Scranton, have issued invita-
tions for the wedding of their daugh=-
ter, Miss Margaret Grace Musser, to
Dr. Clyde Leslie Mattas, in the West-
minster Presbyterian church, at
Scranton, at 8 o’clock, Tuesday even-
ing, April 17th. The weddiag will be
one of the prominent society events
for the spring season in that city.
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Hardware Store
R. Brachbills’s Furniture Store. 14-1t. BELLEFONTE
—Men’s $7 oxfords, $4.85.—Yea-
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SHE
Easter Lillies from
at prices lower than
road to the Range. Turn to
Flowers for Easter
and SHE wants them from
Half - Moon Gardens
BEAUTIFUL POTTED PLANTS
Tulips and Hyacinths from 25 cts. up
Primroses, Begonias, Roses, Genistas,
Hydrangeas, Etec.
Big Assortment of Fresh Cut Flowers
Roses, Carnations, Snapdragons,. Sweet Peas
Our Artistic Funeral Work is Known All-Over the County -
Come and see our three Greenhouses full of Flohers.
Day and night Phone 537
ants
25 cts. a bloom
others can. offer you.
Good new:
the right at rear of U. B. charch