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Bellefonte, Pa., December 21, 1928.
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BOY FLIER COMPLETES
FLIGHT TO NEW YORK.
Richard E. James, the seventeen
year old boy who, oa October 30th,
left San Francisco on a flight to New
York in a Travel-Air plane to win
a prize of $1000, finally landed at Cur-
tis field on Saturday afternoon.
After being held up at Kylertown, |
Clearfield county, for a week while
his plane was being repaired and re-
conditioned after being damaged in a
forced landing near Osceola Mills a
week previoys, James flew to Belle-
fonte last Thursday afternoon and
spent the night here. He was ac-
companied in another plane by Mar-
tin Jensen, J. S. Kirk and H. F. Keav-
ney. Friday morning the rain and
fog prevented them from continuing
the journey but by noontime the fog
had disappeared and the clouds lifted
and they left Bellefonte at 12:05.
At Sunbury, however, they encoun-
tered more fog and were again com-
pelled to come down. It was Satur-
day morning before the weather had
cleared sufficiently to enable them to
conclude their flight to New York.
Young James had four forced land-
ings on his trip and while his plane
was damaged each time he always es-
caped injury.
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Bellefonte Man Big Factor in Electric
Railway Deal.
The Dayton, Ohio, Herald of De-
cember 10th announced that authori-
zation to purchase the Indiana,
Columbus and Eastern and the Lima-
Toledo electric railway lines was giv-
en the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day-
ten Railway company by the Ohio
Public Utilities ‘Commission. Sanction
was also given for the company’s ac-
quisition of the properties and securi-
ties of the Lima street railway.
. The C. H. and D. will thus control
inter-urban service between Cincinnati
and, Toledo, by way.of Hamilton, Day-
ton, Springfield, Bellefontaine and
Lima. Approximately $17,000,000 is
involved in the deal. Reorganization
of the companies will take place at a
later date.
J. Harvey McClure, vice president
and general manager of the C. H. and
D., and receiver of the I. C. ang E,
declared that the company contem- |
r the acquired :
Properties up to the standard of the
plates rehabilitation of
C. H. and D. Mr. McClure is a son of
James I. McClure, of Bellefonte, and
is regarded as one of ‘the shrewdest
interurban railway officials iin the
country.
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Midnight Services, ‘Christmas Eve.
St. John’s Episcopal church will
have it’s midnight service this Christ-
mas. The Rector, the Rev. Stuart F.
Gast, announces that the service will
begin promptly at 11:30 next Monday
evening, with solemn festival proces-
sion followed by a choral celebration
of the Holy Eucharist and sermon.
The church will be decked in a festive
garb, and candles will be used for
lighting. There will be special music
by the choir of St. John’s with assist-
ing voices from ether choirs from the
town. Mrs. Louis Schad will also as-
sist with the violin.
The entire Communion service by
Tours will be sung and the special] an-
them will be “Sing Christmas Bells,”
by Matthews. A male quarette will
sing “Holy Night” with violin obli-
gato.
There will be a seeond choral cele-
bration, Christmas morning at 11
o'clock. The offering at both services
will be used toward the reduction of
the parish debt.
The public is cordially invited to at-
tend both of these services,
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Sneak Thieves Steal Curb Trees and
Light Globes.
There evidently are some pretty
small men in this world and about the
smallest specimen imaginable is the
man who stole two of the curb trees
and all the lights thereon, on Alle-
gheny street, about 1:30 o’clock on
Friday morning. The man was seen
taking the trees and loading them in
his automobile but he made his es-
cape before he could be identified or
the number of the tag on his car tak-
en. A large number of the colorea
bulbs have also been stolen from a
number of the other trees along the
curb, but so far no trace has been dis-
covered of the thief or thieves.
Up at State College, where the
American Legion put up the trees,
trees and bulbs have also been stolen.
At first it was believed to be the work
of maliciously-inelined boys, but this
is hardly the case, And the man or
men who have been guilty of the
thefts must be entirely devoid of all
| ORNDORF.—Charles C. Orndorf,
the Woodward hunter who was shot
. through the body by an unknown
hunter on the morning of December
3rd, passed away at the Centre Coun-
"ty hospital at 2:45 o’clock last Thurs-
day afternoon. That morning his
condition had seemed good but about
noontime he grew suddenly worse and
! died within three hours. Up to this
“time no definite trace has been found
‘of the hunter who fired the fatal
shot.
i Mr. Orndorf was a son of John J.
‘and Sarah Dorman Orndorf and was
born at Woodward on June 21st, 18686,
making his age 62 years, 5 months
.and 22 days. When he grew to man-
hood he engaged in farming, an oec-
i cupation he followed with gratifying
| success until his retirement six years ;
| 880, since which time he has occupied
{ a comfortable home in Woodward. He |
was an enthusiastic hunter and every
year spent a week or more on the
trail of deer. He was a member of
| Grace Evangelical church and the |
| Woodward camp P. O. S. of A.
i He married Miss Sadie Catherman,
of Millmont, Union county, who sur-
| vives with the following children:
{ Mrs. Harry Wolfe, of Millmont; John
'Orndorf, of Plainfield, IIL; William,
‘of Glen Iron; Paul, of Woodward;
Mrs. Charles Arney, of Millmont;
| Howard, of Rebersburg; Ralph. Grace
; and Charles, at home. He also leaves
» two sisters and one brother, Mrs, John
Hosterman, in South Dakota; Mrs.
Daniel Benner and Lewis D. Orndorf,
of Woodward.
| Rev. Kleffer had charge of the fun-
eral services which were held at 2:30
o'clock on Monday afternoon, burial
being made in the Union cemetery,
lat Woodward.
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{ WETZEL.—Mrs. Ellen M. Wetzel,
| wife of Rev. Frank Wetzel, died at
i her home in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday,
‘following a brief illness.
| She was a daughter of Adam and
; Sarah Hoy Yearick and was born near
' Jacksonville, Centre county, where
‘she spent her girlhood. As a young
; woman she married Rev. Wetzel and
| the first few years of their married
i life were spent at Rebersbhurg, where
| Rev. Wetzel was pastor of the Re-
formed church. Upwards of forty
| years ago they moved to Stoyestown
where they lived until five or six
years ago when they moved to Akron.
She is survived by her husband and
' the following children: John, of Ak-
‘ron; Walter, in Utah; Mrs. John
; Sweet, of Akron; Grace and Vida, at
"home; George, of Johnstown; Mrs.
‘Albert Jacobs, of Somerset, and
Harvey, of Akron. She was the eld-
est of eight sisters and the first to
pass away, the survivors being Mrs.
Vianna Lee, of Nittany; Mrs. Sancta
Dorman, Mrs. Kate Weber and Mrs.
Alice Holter, of Howard; Mrs. Susan
- Wetzel and Mrs. Minnie Vonada, -of
Bellefonte,
Nelson, Neb.
and Mrs. Adah Kline, of
The remains will be brought io
Bellefonte this morning and funeral
services held in the Reformed church
this afternoon by Rev. Robert Thena,
burial to be made ir the Union ceme-
tery.
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GATES.—The Watchman last week
contained a brief notice of the death
of Mrs. Catherine Elder Gates, widow
of the late John H. Gates, of Me-
dina, Ohio. She was the eldest of
eleven children born to Franklin
i and Sarah Elder, of Pine Grove Mills.
: Of the family the youngest child died
/ininfancy while Mrs. Gates’ death is
"the first in the family circle in 55
i The date of her birth was January
12th,
. year. On November 30th, 1882, she
. married John H. Gates, of Ferguson
, township, and they lived in Pennsyl-
; Vania until 1904 when they moved to
‘ Medina.
, ago but four children survive, David,
of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. M. J. Deyell,
‘Effie and Will, all of Medina. She
leaves six grand-children, as well as
two sisters and five brothers, name-
ly: Mrs. Anne Huriebus, Mrs. Marie
{ Thomas, William and J. Edward El-
der, of Medina; H. A. Elder, of
! Pine Grove Mills; David, of Frank-
linville, and Samuel, of State College.
| Mrs. Gates was faithful and earnest
i in her religious life. She was a mem-
| ber of the Congregational church and
i its allied societies, the W. C. T. U.,
j the Century club and the Lodge of
{ Rebekahs. Burial was made at Me-
i dina on Deeember 8th.
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FELTY.—Mrs. Nora Nancy Felty,
wife of J. B. Felty, of Altoona, died
at the Altoona hospital, last Thurs-
day, following an illness of some
weeks with a complication of diseases.
She was a daughter of William and
Hannah Burchfield and was born at
Pine Grove Mills on January 28th.
1867, hence was almost 62 years old.
On January 4th, 1889, she married
Mr. Felty, at Boalsburg, and shortly
thereafter they located in Altoona
where they had lived ever since. She
was a member of the First Presbyter-
ian church, of Altoona, and its var-
ious guxiliary organizations, and also
belonged to the Ladies Auxiliary of
Mountain . commandery No, 10,
Knights Templar.
She is survived by her husband,
three sons and a daughter, Harry,
John A., Edward B. and Miss Eleanor
Felty, all of Altoona. She also leaves
two sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
Mollie Beck and Hugh B. Burchfield,
of Altoona; Mrs. Effie Jacobs, of
Boalsburg, and Edward Burchfield, of
Juniata.
The funeral was held on Saturday
afternoon, burial being made in the
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WITMER.—John Bechler Whitmer
died at his home at White Hall, in
Ferguson township, at 12.40 o'clock
on Monday afternoon as the result
of a stroke of paralysis sustained less
than a week previous.
He was a son of Charles and Mary
Bechler Whitmer and was born in
Buffalo valley eighty years ago.
When a boy his parents moved to
Centre county and located on a farm
in Spring township, where he grew
to manhood. In the spring of 1876
he married Miss Clara C. Neese and
they began their married life on the
Valentine farm, near Bellefonte. Ear-
ly in 1900 he purchased a farm at
, White Hall, which he successfully
cultivated until 1925 when he retired,
During his younger days he dealt
considerably in livestock, in addition
to farming. 3
His wife died in 1901 but surviv-
ing him are the following children:
Mrs. Elizabeth Westbrook, of White
Hall; Mrs. Harry Bilger, of Pleasant
Gap; Mrs. Roy Zimmerman, of Belle-
fonte; Mrs. Ellen Grove,
Mrs. Clara Corl, of State
car J., on the home farm, and Claude,
of Boalsburg. Four children preced-
ed him to the grave. He also leaves
twenty-one grand-children and five
brothers, Edward, William, A. Ww,
Calvin and Winfield Witmer, all of
Bellefonte.
He was a member of the Reformed
church and Rev. W. W. Moyer had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at 10 o'clock
morning, interment being made in
the Boalsburg cemetery.
——A little: son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Meek on Saturday,
which is their second child, both sons,
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| LEATHERS.—Mrs. Etta R. Leath.
“ers, widow of the late W. T. Leath-
ers, died at her home, at Mt. Eagle,
on Thursday of last week, following |
“an illness of several days.
She was a daughter of William and
Kathryn Bathurst and was born at |
Mt. Eagle on March 11th, 1856, hence
had reached the
months and 2 days.
woman she married W. T. Leathers
and all their married life was spent | |
in the vicinity of her birth. She was
a lifelong member
Christ and had the
of all who knew her.
died twenty-five years
viving her are five
Tracy C. Bathurst, of
H. Leathers,
Her husband
ago but sur-
children, Mrs.
Mt. Eagle; E.
of Steubenville, Ohio;
W. C., of Pittsburgh; Mrs William | Linden Hall
Cross, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Thomas |
Holmes, in California. She also leaves
one brother and a sister, Rev. George
Bathurst, of Lyndonville, N. Y., and
Mrs. James Reader, of Sioux City,
Iowa. :
Rev. Mackey, of Howard, had
charge of the funeral services, which
were held on Saturday afternoon, bus- |
ial being made at Curtin. re
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ATLEE.—Joseph A. Atlee, well
known business man of Tyrone, died !
on Saturday night following a two |
week’s illness with arterio sclerosis.
He was a son of Samuel and Jane
Stewart Atlee and was born near :
church, in Ferguson township,
on September 7th,
1858, hence was 70 years, 3 months
and 5 days old. When a young man
he located in Tyrone and for many
years had been in the shoe business,
but retired several years ago. He was
a member of the Presbyterian church,
the Tyrone lodge of Masons, Harris-
burg Consistory and Jaffa Shrine, and
the Modern Woodmen of America. He
was also a director of the First |
National bank of Tyrone.
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1854, hence she was in her 75th In June, 1889, he married Migs i
Mary Harper who survives.
only children,
are both dead.
held at his late
Their |
a son and a daughter, -
Funeral services were |
home at 2:30 o’clock |
afternoon by Rey.
Walter K. Harnish, of Sinking Valley, !
assisted by Rev. Howard Oakwood, of
Milesburg, burial being made in the |
Grandview cemetery, Tyrone. 3
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FLORAY.—William Franklin Fog. |
ay died at his home in Centre Hall,
on Tuesday of last week, as the re-
sult of enlargement and hardening of
the muscles of the neck. About five
years ago, while employed by the
State Highway Department, he fell ;
from a truck, alighting on his head.
He was off duty several weeks but fin-
ally recovered sufficiently to return
to work. At frequent intervals, how-
ever, he was troubled with a soreness
in the muscles
months ago the muscles began to en-
large and finally hardened so that he
was unable to eat. For several ye
he was caretaker on the highway be-
tween Centre Hall and Bellefonte,
He was born near Centre Hall ‘a
little over 69 years ago and had lived
there all his life. He married Migs
Lavina Breon who survives with no
children. He leaves one sister, Mrs.
Mary Snyder, of Muncy. Rev. S. F.
Greenhoe had charge of the funeral
services which were held last Thurs-
day afternoon, burial being made in
the Centre Hall cemetery.
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PAGE.—George Washington Page,
a retired merchant of Blanchard, was
found dead on the cellar steps of his
home, one day last week, by his wife
and daughter on their return home
from a shopping trip. * He had been
engaged in repairing the steps and
died of a heart attack.
years old, a member of the Baptist
church and the I. O. 0. F,
He is survived by his wife, one son
and two daughters, C. B. Page, of |
Orviston; Mrs. Walter Lindsey,
Lancaster, and Mrs. Floyd Bechdel, of
of Lemont; i
College; Os-
yesterday
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Blanchard. He also leaves one broth-
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Roselawn cemetery, Altoona.
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Boalsburg, and Mrs. Herman Noll, of |
Rosedale Heights. Burial was made '
in the Disciple cemetery af Blanchard.
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HEVERLY.— Elmer G. Heverly
died quite suddenly, about 5:30 o’clock
on Wednesday morning, at his home
in Duncansville, of neuralgia of the
heart. He was sitting at the table
eating breakfast when stricken and
died before medical aid could be sum-
moned.
He was a son of Charles and Sarah
Mallory Heverly and was born at Axe
Mann about 58 years ago. His early
life was spent in Bellefonte but twen-
ty-eight years ago he located in Dun-
cansville. For some years past he had
been engaged in the trucking busi-
ness. In 1890 he married Miss Ida
Mae Teeters who survives with two
children, Melvin, of Eldorado, and
Mrs. Wiliam Parker, of Ben Avon.
He also leaves one sister and three
brothers, Mrs. Thomas Howley, A. J.
and A. C. Heverly, of Bellefonte, and
Ned Heverly of Axe Mann. He was
a member of the Duncansville Pres-
byterian church and Camp No. 791,
P.O. S.of A,
Funeral services will be held at his
late home in Ducansville tomorrow
morning after which the remains will
be brought to Bellefonte for burial
in the Union cemetery.
——Help your wife on X-mas by
ordering your family dinner at the
Bush Hotel. Turkey served from 12
to 2 at $1.25 per plate. 49-2¢,
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——Curiously enough the name of
the capital of Bolivia translated into
i English is “Peace.”
——A new hardwood floor is being
put down in the register’s office, in
the court house.
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Real Estate Transfers.
First National Bank, Exec., to Wil-
liam A. Leach, tract in Harris Twp.;
Frank Michaels to School District
of Philipsburg, tract in South Phil- |
ipsburg; $4,400. |
F. S. Bowen, et ux, to Grace M.
Srmsirong, tract in Marion Twp.;
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J. B. Ard, et ux, to A. J. Penny- :
packer, tract in Haines Twp.; $500. |
David E. Wertz to James A. Gum- |
mo, tract in Ferguson Twp.; $1. |
G. A. Troutman, et ux, to Gertrude
Banks Daugherty, et al, tract in
Haines Twp.; $1. |
Lawrence Markwood Schoff, et ux,
to G. A. Troutman,
.3 $1.
O. W. Houts, et ux, to C. C. Peters, '
et ux, tract in State College; $11,-
000.
Emanuel M. Shuey, Trustee, . to
William Witmer, tract in College
Twp.; $4,375.
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Unionville Cemetery Association to
Lucynda Hall, tract in Union Twp.; |
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Jesse H. Wilson, et ux, to John V.
Klinefelter, tract in Millheim; $1,550. |
James H. Harding to Charles W. |
Coble, et ux, tract in Bellefonte; $1,- i
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Bellefonte Cemetery Association to
Soorge W. Spicer, tract in Bellefonte;
tract in Haines :
Big Barn Burned.
The big barn on the old Roland
Irvin farm along the Jacksonville
road, was completely destroyed by
fire about three o'clock on Wednesday
morning. The farm is now owned
by Andy Simco, who is out in Chicago,
and is tenanted by Frank Gardner
and family. Mr. Gardner has been
in poor health most of the past year
and’ ‘at the present time is so badly
crippled with rheumatism that he is
unable to get around.
According to reports the fire started
in the hay mow but the cause has not
vet been determined. The whole top
of the barn was ablaze when mem-
bers of the family discovered the fire
and they had some difficulty in sav-
ing the five horses, one cow and sa
calf. Two cows and three calves were
burned as well as all the season’s
Gardner carried no insurance but
Simeco had some insurance on the
barn. Mr. Gardner has a nice flock
of chickens and ducks but ‘now has
no feed for them or his horses and
cow and calf.
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—J. S. Wilkie, former proprietor
of the Model laundry, is now agent
for the Lock Haven steam laundry
and dry. ecleaner.; Special xates on
family ‘© ‘work. Rough ° dry servica
consists of all flat work, ironed, and
wearing apparel sent back home nice
and soft, ready to wear, or ironed.
The rate on this line is 9 cts per 1b.
For prompt, dependable service phone
2 50-2¢
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What could be sweeter than a
basket filled with luscious fresh fruit,
$1.00 to $5.00. Come in and see them.
crops, farm implements, ete. Mr. —~Carpenetu’s. 50-1t
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