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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 nomination for Congress
on the Democratic ticket, subject 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
piimaries 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, I 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
Pepnblican 1 gory Jn, the county. Upon
s basis, respectfully ask the support
of all Republican voters. PP
PHILIP D. FOSTER
State College, Pa. 3
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DIPDUST.
As the time is approaching when
thuse who intend to do so will pe
planting some potatoes we want to
say a word for “Dipdust.” Scab and
poor yields have been the result of
plantings in Centre county for the
last five or six years.
“Dipdust” is said to be a wonderful
pre-planting treatment. It is guar-
anteed to prevent scab and incredse’
the yield. Why not try it? ’
It costs little and if it doesn’t do
what it guarantees money spent on it
will be refunded.
We are going to plant several acres
of potatoes this spring and we're go-
ing to try “Dipdust” on them. We'd
be interested in comparing notes with
you should you try it. It can be got-
ten at Runkle’s drug store, and, as
we have said, if it isn’t what it’s rep-
resented to be Mr. Runkle will give
you back any money spent purchasing
it.
Legion Follies Made Big Hit but Not
So Much Money.
The “Legion Follies of 1928,” given
in the State theatre last Thursday
and Friday evenings, by the Brooks-
Doll post of the American Legion,
made a big hit but not nearly as much
money as the management had hoped
for. The minstrel aggregation was
large and included some of the best
local talent. The parts were all well
taken but on neither night was there
a full house. The Legion boys had
hopes of clearing about eight hundred
dollars but the amount will be only
a little in excess of five hundred.
—With a quota of only 22 from
Centre county for a month’s training
at the citizens’ military training
camps, this summer, there already are
43 applicants.
GHERRITY.—Mrs. Mary Dowling
Gherrity, wife of Patrick Gherrity,
passed away on Thursday of last
week, as the result of an attack of
angina pectoris, though she had not
been in good health for several years.
Mrs. Gherrity was born and raised
in Bellefonte and had a wide circle
of acquaintances who loved her for
her many fine traits of character. She
was a member of St. John’s Catholic
church and one of the most faithful
in that large congregation.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: W. Walter
Gherrity, of Bellefonte; Robert J.,
and Mrs. James C. Davis, of Tyrone;
Misses Agnes T. and Ann P., at home.
Funeral services were held in the
Catholic church at ten o’clock on Sat-
urday morning, by Rev. Father
Downes, assisted by Rev. Father Dil-
len, of Cincinnati, Ohio, burial being
made in the Catholic cemetery.
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HARPSTER.—Falling from the
rear porch of his home in Collins row,
last Friday afternoon, Robert Frank-
lin Harpster, two year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Harpster, sustained
a fractured skull which resulted in
his death, on Sunday morning. In
addition to the parents several broth-
ers and sisters survive. Burial was
made in the Union cemetery on Tues-
day afternoon. ?
HARNISH.—Following an illness
of about two months as the result of
a stroke of paralysis, John T. Har-
nish, of Wingate, died at the Lock
Haven hospital at five o'clock last
Wednesday evening.
He was a son of John H. and Eliz-
abeth Gowar Harnish and was born
in Pittsburgh on August 25th, 1862.
When about six years of age his par-
ents moved to Centre county and lo-
coted at Snow Shoe Intersection at
which place he spent his boyhood days
and grew to manhood. As a young
man he learned the trade of a car-
penter and for a number of years
worked in Cincinnati, Ohio. Later he
became superintendent for the J. L.
Stewart Construction company, in
New York city, but eventually he re-
turned to Centre county and located
at Wingate, engaging in the contract-
ing business. A few years ago. he
became identified with the Bellefonte
Lumber company and had charge of
the work of remodeling the First Na-
tional bank, at Bellefonte.
In politics he was a staunch Re-
publican and served several terms as
tax collector of his precinct of Boggs
township. Last year he was a candi-
date for the nomination for county
treasurer on the Republican ticket but
lost out at the primaries. He was a
member of the Bellefonte Lutheran
church, the Elks, Kiwanis club an
P. O. S. of A. :
He married Miss Elizabeth Keiber,
who survives with no children. Mr.
Harnish was one of a family of eigh-
teen children and of this number he
is survived by two brothers and six
sisters, namely: Martin Harnish, of
Snow Shoe Intersection; Charles B.,
of Johnstown; Mrs. Kathryn Becker,
of Harrisburg; Mrs. Harry Wilson,
of Coatesville; Mrs. James Haines, of
Johnstown; Mrs. Edward Stonebraker,
of Tyrone; Mrs. Burd Rockey, cf Jer-
sey Shore, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sim-
mons, of Klammoth Falls, Oregon.
Rev. Clarence E. Arnold had charge
of the funeral services which were
held at his late home, at 2.30 o’clock
on Saturday afternoon, burial being
made in the Stover cemetery.
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ETTERS.—Mrs. Lillie Curtis Et-
ters, widow of the later David O. Et-
ters, of State College, passed away
shortly after the noon hour, on Mon-
day, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Howard D. Davis, at Drexel Hill,
Philadelphia. She had not been in
good health for a year or more but
had been confined to her bed only
about a week.
She was a daughter of Emanuel
and Catherine Musser and was born
in College township about sixty-six
years ago. She was educated in the
public schools of her home locality
and on August 18th, 1885, married
David O. Etters, then a young school
teacher in the county. The family
lived in Bellefonte a number of years
‘while “Mr, Etters-was a teacher and
later principal of fhe Bellefonte ‘pub-
lic schools. After his having been
elected county superintendent the
family moved to State College where
they lived until Mr. Etters’ death in
June, 1926. Shortly thereafter Mrs.
Etters went to Philadelphia to make
her home with her daughter. She
was a member of the Presbyterian
church all her life and a good, Chris-
tian woman.
Surviving her are six children, Paul
W., and Mrs. Howard D. Davis, of
Drexel Hill; David, of Upper Darby;
Hugh, of Huntingdon; William, of
Harrisburg, and Miss Catherine, who
has been with her mother at the Da-
vis home, She also leaves two broth-
ers and three sisters, G. Fred Musser,
of Philadelphia; Boyd A., of Scran-
ton; Mrs. Lydia Bowman, of Harris-
burg; Mrs. Nancy Handlong, of Bue-
nos Aires, The Argentine, and Mrs.
Helen Duff, of Elizabeth , N. J.
The remains were brought to Cen-
tre county on Wednesday and funeral
services held at Pine Hall yesterday
afternoon at three o’clock, by Rev.
Harnish, of State College, burial be-
ing made in the Pine Hall cemetery.
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RUPP.—Alonza Rupp, a native of
Centre county but for many years a
resident of Altoona, died at the Al-
toona hospital, on Saturday after-
noon, following an illness of several
weeks with a complication of diseases.
~ He was a son of William and Eliz-
abeth Rupp and was born in Harris
township, Centre county, on July 4th,
1860, hence was in his 68th year. As
a young man he went to Altoona and
entered the employ of the Pennsylva- |
nia railroad, in the boiler making :
shops, where he worked until his late
illness. He is survived by one daugh-
ter and a son, Mrs. Frank Howard,
of Marchville, N. J., and J. E. Rupp,
of Swarthmore. He also leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Peter Weber, of Hunt-
ingdon, and Miss Izora Rupp, of Line
den Hall. One sister, Mrs. James W.
Swabb, died on February 24th.
The remains were taken to Boals-
burg, on Tuesday morning, where
funeral services were held and burial
made.
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McCORMICK.—William F. McCor-
mick died last Saturday, at his home
at Flemington, following a brief ill-
ness as the result of a heart attack.
Mr. McCormick was sales manager
for the Harsh-Chapline Shoe com-
pany, a member of the Tyrone Lodge
of Odd Fellows, where he had lived
for some years, and the Commercial
Travelers’ association. He is survived
by his wife, two daughters and two
sons; also two brothers, J. W. Mec-
Cormick, of Columbia, S. C., and J.
0. McCormick, of Spring Mills, and
two sisters, Miss Kate McCormick, of
Flemington, and Mrs. J. F. Barthol-
omew, of Pittsburgh.
The remains were taken to Tyrone
for burial on Tuesday.
five children, Edward Newman,
COLE.—Mrs. Ida B. Cole, wife of
John L. Cole, died suddenly and un-
expectedly, at 2.30 o’clock on Monday
morning, while sitting in her favorite
rocking chair, in the kitchen of her
home, on east Bishop street. She had ,
been a victim of heart disease for sev- |
eral years but had apparently been
no worse than usual. On April 7th,
however, her husband suffered an at-
tack of the grip, which later devel-
oped into pneumonia, and his wife had
been very assiduous in her care of
him. In faet it was probably the un-
usual exertion demanded in looking :
after her husband that precipitated
the final and fatal attack. Immediate. |
ly following the death of Mrs. Cole
her husband was removed to the Cen-
tre County hospital, his condition be- |
ing too serious to inform him of his |
wife’s death.
Mrs. Cole was a daughter of Mr. |
and Mrs. John Shaffer and was born
near Zion on December 21st, 1866,
hence had reached the age of 61
years, 3 months and 25 days. She
married Mr. Cole on November 1st,
1887, and the greater part of their
married life was spent on a farm in
Walker township. Some five or six
years ago they quit the farm and
moved to Bellefonte, and this had
been her home ever sinc2. She was
a member of the Lutheran church at
Zion and a splendid, Christian wom-
an.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole had one son,
Nevin E. Cole, whose tragic death in
a dentist’s office in Bellefonte oc-
curred a few years ago. Her hus-
band, therefore, is her only survivor,
as she was the last of her father’s
family. .
Funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church, at Zion, at two,
o'clock yesterday afternoon, by Rev. !
Clarence E. Arnold, of Bellefonte,
burial being made in the Zion cem-
etery.
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TAYLOR.—Mrs. Rachel Harding
Taylor, widow of the late Thomas
Taylor, passed away at her home on
north Penn street, last Thursday
morning, following an illness of sev-
eral years, although she had been con- |
fined to bed only six weeks. !
She was a daughter of Noah and
Mary Harding Rice and was born at
Williamsburg, Blair county, on Octo- |
ber Tth, 1842, hence was 85 years, id
months and 5 days old. As a gin
she came to Bellefonte and for a num-
ber of years worked as a maid in the
home of the late John Ardell, when
; he lived where the Col. W. R. Rey-
old’s home is now located. At the same
time Thomas Taylor was man-of-all-
work in the Ardell home, and the re-
sult was the maid and the man mar-
ried and Mr. Ardell built them a home
on north Penn street, which they
eventually paid for.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were
-among the most diligent and respect-
ed of Bellefonte’s colored population.
Mrs.: Taylor had beeen a member of
the A. M. E. church since 1887. Her
husband died about fifteen years ago .
and her only survivor is one son, Har-
ry Harding, to whom she bequeathed
all her property outright. |
Funeral services were held at her
late home on Penn street, at 2.30
o'clock on Sunday afternoon, by her
pastor, Rev. L. C. Taylor, burial be-
ing made in the Union cemetery.
NEWMAN.—Harry Newman died
at his home in Philipsburg, on Sunday
evening, following a year’s illness with
heart trouble. .
He was a son of William and Cath-
erine Newman and was born at Port
Matilda on November 24th, 1865,
hence was in his 63rd year. He went
to Philipsburg as a young man and
for a score of years was employed
as a delivery man for the Atlantic
Refining company. When overtaken
by ill health he was retired on a pen-
sion. He was a member of the Pres-
byterian church and the Modern
Woodmen of America.
In November, 1887, he married Miss
Ellen Viehdorfer who survives with
of
Williamsport; William B., of Mec-
Keesport; Alonzo, of Pleasant Hill;
Hershell, of Williamsport, and Miss
Mildred, at home. He also leaves one
brother, Philip Newman, of Port Ma-
tilda.
Funeral services were held at his
late home, at 2 o’clock on Wednesday
afternoon, by Rev. Ralph Illingworth,
burial being made in the Philipsburg
cemetery. .
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BIDDLE.—Mrs. John D. Biddle, of
Fillmore, died at the Centre County
hospital, on Wednesday morning of
last week, as the result of blood poi-| §
soning, following a short illness. Her .
maiden name was Minnie A. Bickle, |
a daughter of Philip and Rose Bickle, !
and she was born at Warriorsmark |
26 years ago. She married Mr. Bid- |
dle three years ago and he survives
with a young son, Philip Elwood Bid-
dle. She also leaves eight brothers
and sisters. Burial was made at War-
riorsmark on Saturday afternoon.
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importance, as well as anything of
especial interest will be given. The
talk on Bellefonte will be put on the
air Thursday evening, June 7th. Ra-
dio fans in Bellefonte should make 2
note of the date so as not to miss it,
—A French savant has discovered
a “sixth sense” and named it “cryp-
tocosme.” Happily it is not “catch-
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Bellefonte, Pa., Apr. 13, "28.
Editor Watchman:
The second concert of the Belle-
fonte Community Orchestra, given in
the court house, April 11th, under the
direction of Dorothy B. Schad, scored
another tremendous success. A large
and appreciative audience greeted the
orchestra.
The program, which consisted of
compositions representing the classic
composers, and played by large pro-
fessional orchestras, was a great cred-
it to the accomplished director and
the members of the musical organi-
zation.
The most pretentious orchestral
numbers, which included “Triumphal
March” from “Aida” by Verdi, “Hin-
doo Priests” from “King’s Bal
Masque?” by Berdix, “Norwegian
Dance” by Grieg, “Hungarian Dance”
by Brahms and an arrangement of
melodies from the “Student Prince”
by Romberg, were rendered with a de-
gree of artistry that astonished and
delighted the audience. The conclud-
ing number “Ole South” by Zamec-
nik, was so heartily received that it
was repeated by the orchestra.
The cornet solo, “Le Secret” by
Gautier, rendered by Mr. Paul Crust,
i was splendidly done both in tone and
phrasing, and gave evidence of a
In response
to a hearty encore he played “Drink
to me only with thine eyes,” (Old
English.) The violin soloists, - Mi.
John Dubbs and Mr. Orvis Harvey,
, were heard in “La Zingara” by Bohm
for two solo violins. This brilliant
“Gypsy Dance” which demands a fa-
cile technique was beautifully played
and brought forth a hearty encore to
which they responded by playing
“Spring Morning” by Ethelbert Nev-
in,
During the evening, a beautiful
floral tribute was presented to Mrs.
Schad by the members of the orches-
tra. The concert, which represented
careful and painstaking work by the
members of the orchestra, under the
baton of Mrs. Schad, whose name has
become a synenym for good music in
Bellefonte, concluded the season's
work.
“MUSICIAN”
—On Monday afternoon Eugene
Wasson, young son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wasson, of Salona, fell into
Fishing creek while playing along the
banks of the stream. John Todd, of
Philipsburg, happened along in an au-
tomobile and hearing the mother’s
cries for help stopped his car, jumped
into the stream and rescued the child.
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ever since it was brought out. It is reeking with the comedy sit- Oc
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