! Bellefonte, Pa., May 24, 1929.
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN CENTRE COUNTY.
the Watchman
Items from issue of
May 23, 1879.
A letter from Capt. Evan Miles,
21st U. S. Inft., informs the Watch-
man that he hopes to visit his old
home here next summer. Capt. Miles
formerly lived here and was a pupil
of Alfred Armstrong at the Belle-
fonte Academy in 1850 and 1851. He
has attained a fine reputation asa
gallant officer and Indian fighter on
the frontier.
v-
_=Felix Mullen Esq., fatherinlaw of
‘the late Henry Brockerhoff, died sud-
denly on Wednesday morning.
—Wheat is $1.00 per bu, eggs 10c
per dozen, butter 12c per lb and hams
9c per 1b.
—Speaking of flowers, we guess
Mrs. Governor Curtin knows as much
about raising them as anybody in
this section. Her conservatory is
one of the handsomest and most valu-
able in town and her flowers in bloom
are of the rarest and most beautiful
varieties,
—The dog that Geo. Van Tries car-
ried home on Monday morning,
wounded, under the impression that
it was his own, turned out to be the
canine of a colored individual. George
put the grateful little animal in a
soft bed and was about to pour heal-
ing oil into its wound when up comes
his own dog in the best of health and
sports. :
—While driving to Beaver Mills,
last Monday morning, E. M. Sturde-
vant met with a peculiar and very
serious mishap. The wheel of the
sulkey in which he was riding turned
a stick up against his horse’s leg.
This caused the animal to kick, one
of its hooves hitting Mr. Sturdevant
a few inches above the ankle of the
right leg. ‘He continued to the end of
his journey, distant some four or five
miles, when his boot was removed
and it was found that the leg was
so badly booken that the bone was
protruding through the flesh.
—MTr. J. I. Hagerman has branched
out as a,.coyrt reporter. “Iry, is ‘a
persevering fellow and has made a
success of the short hand buisness.
—EXx-Sheriff Kline and family are
visiting in Towa. They expect to he
absent about two months.
—Amos Mullen, Cal, Harper, Dr.
Geisinger, Jack Griest, and the pro-
prietor of the Watchman started
early on Tuesday morning on a fish-
ing excursion in the Alleghenies.
—Jacob Ellenberger who died re-
cently in Halfmoon township, had
eighty grand children and sixty great
grand children. He was one of elev-
en men who pushed 22 tons of plas-
ter on a flat boat from Philadelphia
to Huntingdon and drove six horse
teams drawing iron from Huntingdon
to Pittsburgh. He had in his posses-
sion a Bible that was printed in
1552. It had very large print, a
thick wood back held together with
brass clasps.
—During the week there were barn
raisings on the John H. Stover farm
in Union township and on the W. R.
Way farm in Halfmoon township.
——When $5.00 a month will pur-
chase many of our gas ranges, and
when your down-payment can consist
of your present old stove, you cannot
afford to deny yourself the pleasure
of this ideal fuel through the coming
hot summer months. Act now while
these special inducements are being
offered. Central Pennsylvania Gas
Co.
WETZLER’S JUNIOR BAND
TO GIVE FREE CONCERT
Wetzler's Junior band, already
famous as a musical organization,
will give a free concert on the High
school grounds, Bellefonte, at 8
o'clock on the evening of Memorial
day. The band, over one hundred
strong, will be resplendent in néw
uniforms, which will be worn that
day for the first time.
It might here be added that the
band turned down a one hundred and
fifty dollar engagement for Memor-
ial day at Bellwood, because the vet-
eran bandmaster, Frank L. Wetzler,
believes in practicing the slogan,
“Serve Home Community First.”
And because of this fact the offer
from Bellwood was refused and the
band will appear in Bellefonte’s Mem-
orial day parade and later at Miles-
burg.
The people of Bellefonte and com-
munity should appreciate to the ut-
most the value of such a musical or-
ganization, and should go to the con-
cert prepared to contribute freely
and liberally when the hat is passed
around.
——Summer time is water heating
time, and remember, “You can do it
better with gas.” Central Pennsyl-
vania Gas Co. :
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RIT
KEPLER.—The death of Aaron C.
Kepler, of Ferguson township, at the !
Altoona hospital on Thursday after-
noon of last week, was quite a shock
to his many friends throughout the
county. For a month past he had
suffered with recurrent attacks of
appendicitis but not of enough se-
verity to be alarming. On May 10th
however, he had another pronounced
attack and was promptly taken to
the Altoona hospital.
however, a rupture occurred which
resulted in peritonitis.
He was a son of Jacob and Char-
lotte Markle Kepler and was born at
Pine Grove Mills on March 25th,
1890, hence was a little past 39 years
old. He was educated in the public
schools and at the Pine Grove Acad-
emy, and for several years taught
school during the winters. Eventual-
ly he engaged in farming and by ap-
plying the most advanced methods of
agriculture made his place in the
Glades one of the most productive in
that part. of the county. Eventually
he began to specialize in potatoes and
his efforts were rewarded with such
success that he was dubbed the ‘“po-
tato wizard” of Centre county. Dur-
ing the past two years he had also en-
gaged extensively in growing straw-
berries.
Genial and whole-souled by nature
his home was always open to friend |
or stranger. He was a lover of out-
door sports and indulged his passion
in this respect to the uttermost.
In the spring of 1914 he married
Miss Millie Kerchner, of Unionville,
who survives with three children,
Aaron C. Jr,
Ann. He also leaves his mother and |
two sisters, Mrs. DeVoe Meade, of
College Heights, Md., and Mrs. Sara
Grapp, of Pittsburgh, as well as one
half-brother and half sister, Hon. J.
Will Kepler, of Pine Grove Mills, and
Mrs. J. C. Davis, of Tionesta.
Funeral services were held at hig |
late home, at two o'clock Saturday
afternoon, by Rev. J. S. English, of
the Lutheran church, burial being
made in the Kepler lot in Pine Grove
Mills cemetery.
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SMITH.—Following an illness of
three months as the result of a stroke
of paralysis Mrs. Adaline B. Smith,
widow of the late Charles Smith,
died at her home on east Bishop
street, at 3:30 o'clock on Tuesday
morning.
She was a daughter of Lewis and
Beulah Fisher Peters and was born
at Unionville on June 11th, 1849,
hence was not ' quite 80 years old.
As a young woman she
Charles Smith and the first five years
of their wedded life were spent at
Unionville. Coming to Bellefonte
from that place she had lived here
ever since. She was a member of
the Presbyterian church and during
her active life was a willing worker
in all-church affairs.’ ‘She ‘was al-'
ways interested in the welfare of the
younger generation, and was never
happier
young people in her home.
Mr. Smith passed way twenty years
ago but surviving her are three chil-
dren, Mrs. Thomas Seixas, of Ger-
mantown; Mrs. James Harris, of
Reading, and Mrs. Jerome Harper, of
Bellefonte. She also leaves four
brothers, Alfred Peters, of Ligonier;
Joseph, of Pleasant Gap; William, of
Milesburg, and Edward, of Buffalo
Run.
Funeral services will be held at her
late home, at 10 o’clock this morn-
ing, by Rev. W. C. Thompson, burial
to be made in the Bellefonte Union
cemetery.
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MONTGOMERY.—Mrs. Myra E.
Montgomery, widow of the late C. F.
Montgomery, passed away quite sud-
denly and unexpectedly, at her home
on west Linn street, Bellefonte, short-
ly before seven o'clock last Friday
morning, as the result of a heart at-
tack. She had not been in good
health for several years but her con-
dition at no time had been regarded
as serious.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William S. Hassall and was born
in Philadelphia on November 27th,
1852, hence was in her 77th year.
She was twice married, her first hus-
band having been M. L. Carlisle. He
died within a few years and forty-
five years ago she married Mr. Mont-
gomery, who passed away twenty
years ago. Her only survivors are
| one son, William Hassall Montgom-
ery, of Bellefonte, and a sister, Miss
Jane Hassall, who lived with Mrs.
Montgomery.
She was a lifelong member of the
Episcopal church and during her long
residence in Bellefonte made many
warm friends who sincerely mourn
her death. Funeral services were
held at her late home at 2:30 o'clock
on Monday afternoon by Rev. Stuart
F. Gast, burial being made in the
Montgomery lot in the Union ceme-
tery.
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TOOT.—Peter W. Toot, a former
resident of Bellefonte, died at his
home in Renovo, on Wednesday of
last week, following an illness of sev-
eral weeks. He was a son of Thomas
and Catherine Toot and was born in
Bellefonte fifty-two years ago. His
early life was spent here but after he
grew to manhood he went to Renovo
where for some years he had been
employed in the P. R. R. shops. He
is survived by his wife and four chil-
dren; also his twin brother, John
Toot, of Lock Haven. The remains
were taken to Blanchard where buri-
al was made last Friday.
On the way,
Millicent and Stella |
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ground for all the children of Bellefonte.
The above is the Artist's conception of the proposed, enlarged plan for the Bellefonte Schools. y :
by the schools for gymnasium work and physical education, and the lot formerly occupied by the Bellefonte Gas and Steam Company, has
tome into the possession of the School District, it becomes at once apparent that there is a wonderful opportunity for a complete layont-—
school, gymnasium, athletic field, with space and facilities for all outdoor and indoor sports and recreations and an all year protected play-
This plan involves the closing off for school use of a small section of Lamb street, extending from
Locust Alley west of the Episcopal Parish House to Spring Street. "The School Board is expecting to petition Council to grant them this
privilege. A$ a general proposition, governing bodies like to know that the people they govern are in favor of their enactments.
end the Board is getting as many of the citizens of Bellefonte who favor this project to sign their names to a petition which will be pre-
sented to Council at an early date.
Now since the Armory has been acquired
To this
; Thursday of last
eration three days previous.
| He was a son of Samuel C. and
{Susanna Krape Smith and was born
at Aaronsburg on January 25th, 1880,
| hence was in his fiftieth year. He
was educated in the public schools
|and Aaronsburg Academy then
‘taught school several sessions at Oak
Hall. He took a special course at
State College and turned to engineer-
ing as a profession, both mechanical
and electrical, traveling extensively
as his work demanded. ' During the
past three years he. specialized in
laundry construction and mainte-
nance in which field he gained an en-
viable’ reputation in the middle west.
Through his traveling he became
widely affiliated with fraternal or-
ganizations, especially the Masons,
being a member of the following:
Wigton lodge, No. 251, of Hart,
Mich.; Bruce chapter, No. 53, R. A.
M., at Petrolia, Ont.; Temple council,
No. 47, R. and S. M.,, at Tunkhannock,
'Pa.; St. Simon Cyrene commandery,
K. T., at Sarnia, Ont.; Mocha Tem-
ple, London, Ont.; Oriental Consis-
tory, Chicago, Ill.; member of the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers, member of the Western En-
gineers and of Penn State Alumni
club, of Chicago. He was a mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal
church, at Dallas, Pa.
| On February 26th, 1901, he mar-
‘ried Miss Sarah C. Tate, of Centre
| county, who survives with one son,
' Andrew J. Smith, principal of schools
at Deansboro, N. Y. Funeral services
were held in Chicago, on Sunday, un-
der the auspices of the Scottish Rite
Masons, after which the remains
were brought to Centre county,
reaching Bellefonte at 9:50 a.
Monday. They were taken overland
to Aaronsburg where services were
held in the Reformed church the same
day by Rev. W. Harold Sloan, of
‘Lander, Pa. Burial was made in th
Aaronsburg cemetery.
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CORL.—Milton Z. Corl, well known
| resident of Ferguson township, died
‘quite suddenly, at ten o'clock Mon-
day morning, as the result of heart
, trouble and complications.
He was a son of Benjamin and
Mary Neidigh Cor! and was born at
i Struble about 62 years ago. He is
‘survived by his wife and one som,
Charles; also three sisters, Mrs.
| Zeigler, of DuBois; Mrs. Philip Gren-
oble, and Miss Mary Corl, of Struble.
SMITH.—Edwin Krepe¢ Smith died TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE
at the Mt. Sinai hespital, Chicago, on |
week, as the re-
; Sult of complicatichs following an op- |
Funeral services will be held at two |
o'clock this afternoon, burial to be
made in the Pine Hall cemetery.
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Measuring Social.
{ A measuring social will be held in
the Sunday school room of the Belle-
| fonte Methodist church this evening
at 8 o'clock.
| An entertaining program has been
prepared for those who attend and re-
freshments will be served.
Everybody is invited.
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Dr. John M. Keichline, Roent-
| 8en ray specialist at the Blair mem-
|orial hospital in Huntingdon, was
| elected president of the newly organ-
ized Pennsylvania Radiological So-
ciety at its meeting in Clearfield last
Friday. The new organization is the
result of the broadening of the Roent-
gen Ray Society of Pennsylvania, or
which Dr. Keichline was one of the
founders.
| ternoon, May 17, 1929, for a two day
BUT BOTH RECAPTURED.
Francis Chilson and Charles M. |
Boughton, both sent to the western
penitentiary from Bradford county,
made their escape from the Rockview
institution shortly before the noon
hour, last Saturday, but their liber-
ty was of brief duration as both were
captured on the state highway this
side of Hublersburg between four and
five o'clock on Sunday morning.
The men had been employed in the
creamery, which is located along the
back road, * and managed to make
their ‘escape without being seen by
anybody. in- that-neighborheod. About -
two o'clock Sunday morning a Belle-
fonte autoist, on his way home from
Lock Haven, passed the two convicts
on the road between Zion and Hub-
lersburg. As soon as he reached
Bellefonte he telephoned deputy
warden W. J. McFarland, who went
down the valley with two other
guards and found the men walking
along in the middle of the road. They
offered no resistance to recapture.
Chilson was sent up for two to four
years for burglary and Boughton five
to ten years for larceny. These terms
will probably be doubled by Judge
Fleming when he imposes sentence
this week. Both young men are 22
years old.
BOY SCOUT BAND
COMING TO BELLEFONTE.
The Carbondale Scout Band of 30
pieces will visit Bellefonte on Friday,
May 31st. Bellefonte has been plac-
ed on an itinerary that will cover a
tour of Northeast Pennsylvania. The
band is composed of underprivileged |
boys who have received their musical
education from the Army gratis and
have been welded together into an in-
teresting combination The ages of
the boys range from 8 years to 16,
and they attract great attention
wherever they play. Some of the, in-
struments are as large as the boys
who play them.
Accompanying the band will be
Adjutant and Mrs. Nicol, two of the
Army’s most accomplished musicians,
who have played to capacity houses
in all seceions of the country.
They will give an hour's program
here from 3:00 to 4 p. m., on the
court house steps. The local Boy
Scouts will be out and give this re-
markable combination a hearty wel-
come to Bellefonte.
BELLEFONTE SCOUTS
CAMP IN BEAR MEADOWS
Twenty-five members of Mene-iunk
Tribe of the Woodcraft league of
America left Bellefonte, Friday af-
trip to Bear Meadows. On Saturday
the entire day was spent in a thor-
ough study of the floral conditions
of a peat bog. Sunday continuous
rain prevented the scheduled trip to
the Alan Seeger Memorial Forest.
The day was spent in the vicinity of
the Fisher Camp on Sinking creek.
At a grand council of the tribe held
Saturday night, Melvin Dry, Frank-
lin Stover, Charles Shank and How-
ard Smay, having satisfied the coun-
cil that they had fully and completely
fulfilled the requirements of the Gen-
eral Grand Council, were proclaimed
Sagamores of the Tribe.
In July the tribe will pay a cere-
monial visit to the Great Chief, Black
Wolf—Earnest Thompson Seaton—at
his summer camp in the Alan Seeger
Memorial Forest.
BELLEFONTE STUDENTS
WINNING HONORS ABROAD
——Out of a class of 120 boys from
all over the country who took the
examination for a course on the Penn-
sylvania School Ship “Annapolis”
Geo. A. Ray, of class of 1928 B.
H. S., was among the highest thirty.
He will sail, June 29, for a summer
practice cruise to Mediterranean
ports and will not return until Octo-
ber 1. George is a son of H. S. Ray,
of east Linn street.
His course on
the ship will last two years.
—-—Louise Meyer's name has now
been added to the list of college hon-
or students of whom Bellefonte may
be justly proud. Louise, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Meyer, is fin-
ishing her! first year’s. wark. at Hood
college, Frederick, Md., and her work
during the year has given her the
honor of representing her class of
185 students on the honorary basket
ball team of the college. Her recent
election as treasurer of the athletic
association and her position as treas-
urer of the freshman class, are also
honors rarely conferred on a first
year student of any college.
——Miss Betty Zerby, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Zerby, of this
place, has won an unusual hon-
or at Smith college, where sheis com-
pleting her senior year. She has re-
ceived a scholarship of $1200 to cov-
er a period of two years at the Penn-
sylvania School of Social Service
Work, Philadelphia. Only three schol-
arships of this sort are given to the
college graduates.
Isbill—Buddinger.—A wedding of
interest to Centre countians was
; that at St. Petersburg, Fla., on May
10th, of Charlies William Isbill and
Miss Helen W. Budinger, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Budinger, of Snow Shoe. Owing to
the recent death of the bride’s moth-
er the wedding was a simple, quiet
affair. The ceremony took place in
St. Peter’s Episcopal church, in that
city. The bride was attended by Miss
Mayme McCall, as maid of honor,
while the best man was Capt. E. H.
McCrahon. A motor trip through
Florida constituted the wedding
journey.
The bride is a graduate of Birm-
ingham Seminary and for several
years has been a member of the fac-
ulty of the Aikin school in St. Peters-
burg. The bridegroom has for sev-
eral years been an instructor in
swimming at the Spa, St. Petersburg,
and it is in that city they will make
their home.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
The Centre county commissioners
have placed in the hands of the
American Legion, of Bellefonte, flags
and markers for distribution to cem-
eteries and cemetery committees for
proper decoration of graves of all
veterans. It is the desire of the Le-
gion that caretakers of cemeteries ur
committees in charge of Memorial
day services get in touch with Com-
mander Gherrity, or apply at the Le-
flags and markers. Write or phone
address and the flags and markers
will be sent out.
to marry.”
Mere woman: —‘“Yes, but what else
is there for women to marry ?”.--Red
and Black.
SEASON’S SCHEDULE OF
gion home for the required amount or |
Important Male:—“Men are fools |
C. AND C. BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Baseball enthusiasm is picking up-
in Bellefonte and every evening can-
didates for place on the Iocal team.
are practicing at Hughes field but:
selection of the men who will com-
pose the squad will probably not be
made much before the opening game:
on Memorial day.
The schedule committee this week
completed the schedule for the sea-
son, which is as follows:
Thursday, May 30.—Clearfield at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Bellefonte.
Saturday, Jume 1.—Philipsburg at Clear--
field. Bellefonte at Houtzdale.
Thursday, June 6.—Bellefonte at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Clearfield.
Saturday, Jume 8.—Philipsburg at Belle-
fonte. Clearfield at Houtzdale.
Thursday, June 13.—Philipsburg at Houtz-
dale. Bellefonte at Clearfield. .
Saturday, June 15.—Houtzdale at Philips-
burg. Clearfield at Bellefonte.
Thursday, June 20.—Philipsburg at Belle-
fonte. Clearfield at Houtzdale.
Saturday, June 22.—Bellefonte at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Clearfield.
Thursday, June 27.—Houtzdale at Philips-
burg. Clearfield at Bellefonte.
Saturday, June 29.—Philipsburg at Houts-
dale. Bellefonte at Clearfield.
Thursday, July 4.—Philipsburg at Clear-
field. Bellefonte at Houtzdale.
Saturday, July 6.—Clearfield at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Bellefonte.
Thursday, July 11.—Philipsburz at Houtz-
dale. Bellefonte at Clearfield.
Saturday, July 13.—Houtzdale at Philips--
burg. Clearfield at Bellefonte.
Thursday, July 18.—Philipsburg at Belle-
fonte. Clearfield at Houtzdale.
Saturday, July 20.—Bellefonte at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Clearfield.
Thursday, July 25.—Clearfield at Philips--
burg. Houtzdale at Bellefonte.
Saturday, July 27.—Philipsburg at Clear-
field. Bellefonte at Houtzdale.
Tuesday, July 30.—Philipsburg at Belle-
fonte. Clearfield at Houtzdale.
Thursday, Aug. 1.—Houtzdale at Philips--
burg. Bellefonte at Clearfield.
Saturday, Aug. 3.—Philipsburg at Houtz-
dale. Clearfield at Bellefonte.
Thursday, Aug. 8.—Philipsburg at Clear--
field. Bellefonte at Houtzdale.
Saturday, Aug. 10.—Clearfield at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Bellefonte.
Thursday, Aug. 15.—Bellefonte at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Clearfield.
Saturday, Aug. 17.—Philipsburg at Clear-
field. Bellefonte at Houtzdale.
Thursday, Aug. 22.—Philipsburg at Houtz-
dale. Clearfield at Bellefonte. .
, Saturday, Aug. 24.—Houtzdale at Philips--
“ipsburg. Bellefonte at Clearfield.
Thursday, Aug. 29.—Bellefonte at Philips--
burg. Houtzdale at Clearfield.
{ Saturday, Aug. 31.—Philipsburg at Belle-
fonte. Clearfield at Houtzdale.
' Monday, Sept. 2.—Clearfield at Philips-
burg. Houtzdale at Bellefonte.
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STATE COLLEGE SCHOOL
BAND TO BROADCAST:
A special musical concert by the:
State College public: school band: of’
forty pieces, under the direction: of
J. H. Rudy, director of the band, will
be broadcast over radio station W-
PSC of the Pennsylvania State Col-
lege, Sunday afternoon, May 26, from
1 until 2 p. m. It will be the first.
| program ever broadcast by the young:
musicians who range from sixth.
grade grammar school students Lo:
high school students.
The State College public school’
' band was organized late in 1927 and’
| made its first public appearance at a
| meeting of the parent “eachers’ assa-
| ciation in March, 1928. On Sunday
| afternoon, following their radio cons
| cert, the young musicians will travel’
to Pine Grove Mills where they will’
present another musical program in:
Pine Grove Mills park.
They will also play for the Amer-
ican Legion, at Linden Hall, on Dec-
oration day and on June 5 will pre-
sent a woncert in the State College’
high school auditorium.
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