ETE Bellefonte, Pa., August 2, 1929. EE USE. ¥. GRAY MEEK, Editor = Teo Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real mame of the writer. Terms of Subscription.—Until further motice at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance Paid before expiration of year Paid after expiration of year Published weekly, every Friday morn- dng. Entered at the postoffice, Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter. In ordering change of address always give the old as well as the new address. It is important that the publisher be no- tified when a subscriber wishes the paper discontinued. In all such cases the sub- scription must be paid up to date of can- cellation. A sample copy of the “Watchman” will pe sent without cost to applicants. $1.50 - 175 2.00 Items taken from the Watchman issue of August 1st, 1879. Miss Lizzie Shortlidge and Mrs. Jonathan Harper are off on a trip to Milton. Mrs. Lydia Cherry, of Brookville, formerly of Bellefonte, is visiting the family of Adam Hoy Esq., in this place. Her many friend are glad to see her back. Mr. Win Montgomery, with his son Joe, took in the seashore last week, reaching home on Monday. Dr. Stewart, of Burnside township, who has one of the finest places and most delightful residences in the county, was in town on Wednesday. The Doctor. has retired from the practice of his profession but will at- tend in critical cases. He is a fine physician and a most hospitable gen- tleman. His house is the resort of many visitors who are always hand- | somely entertained by the Doctor and Mrs. Stewart. The police raided a house of ill fame on Thomas street, Monday night, and arrested three or four ne- groes and two white women. At the hearing next morning Squire Rankin sent Bill and Alec Delige to jail for trial at court and when he did so | some negro women who were present | at the hearing started a free-for-all MAIRS.—Mrs. Charlotte M. Mairs, : STATE TO BE REPRESENTED wife of Professor Thomas I Mairs, | of State College, passed away at the Centre County hospital, on Wednes- | day evening of last week. She ‘had been ill for several months but her, "AT GRANGE ENCAMPMENT. The premium book for the big Grange Encampment and Fair, which will be held at Grange Park, Centre condition did not develop into a seri- Hall, the week of August 24th to ous form until a week previous to 30th, will be distributed within the her death. Sunday, July 21st, that she brought to the hospital. Mrs. Mairs was a daughter of Elijah E. and Maria Shrader Riley and was born at Coatsburg, IIL, on December 4th, 1875, hence was in! her 54th year. When she was a young girl her parents moved to Missouri and she was educated at the State University, in Columbia, graduating in 1898. The following year she spent in preparation for teaching and in 1899 accepted a posi- tion as teacher in the High school at Hermann, Mo. She taught there two years and one at Tracy, Minn, and on July 30th, 1902, married Thomas I. Mairs and since then had been a resident of State College. While she was a woman of domes- tic tastes and inclination she was not negligent of her duties in the social and economic life at State College. She was a member of the Presby- terian church and an active worker in the congregation. She was a mem- ber of the Woman’s club at the Col- lege, and a charter member of the Central Pennsylvania chapter Amer- ican Association of University Wo- men. In addition to her husband In fact it was not until next week or ten days. From it will was be seen that the management has been fortunate, this year, in secur- ing six different State departmental exhibits which will add to the inter- est of the gathering. A portion of the large and well ar- | ranged building erected two years ago and given to special exhibits, will be reserved for the State, and repre- sentatives from the various depart- ments will be in charge and ready to render information and service to the public in order that this big feature may be of the real educational value , intended. | The Agricultural Department nat- she is survived by three sons, Thom- : as I Jr., John Curtis and Edward S. Funeral services were held at her late home, at State College, at two o'clock on Friday afternoon, burial being made in the Pine Hall ceme- tery. Il f | PLETCHER.—James F. Pletcher, ‘freight agent for the Pennsylvania ‘Railroad company, at Clearfield, died quite suddenly, on Sunday afternoon, , while sitting in an arm chair on the | front porch of his home, as the re- “sult of a rupture of the large tube which carries the blood from the ‘aorta of the heart to the blood ves- sels of the body. He was stricken just as he finished luncheon and died | | | | urally will occupy the greatest amount of space, about 300 square feet, and, to visitors at the Farm Products Show last winter, some realization of what this space may contain in experiments, results and benefits to the farm will be brought to mind. It is hoped and expected the public will hasten to take ad- vantage of this splendid offer giving free service to the farms of Centre county and bringing, for the first time, the knowledge of just what this department means and is doing in the interest of agriculture. Forests and Waters will use a space twenty-four feet long and eight or ten feet in width, and plans a very interesting exhibit with actual demonstrations and views as to mod- ern methods in forestry as applied to Pennsylvania forests. This should, in the knowledge of the use of State forests and camps at the present uni- versal rate, be a real show. The Department of Health will send one of their milk trucks which contains a complete laboratory with , scientific equipment for testing milk and explaining its food value. Also, the most modern and sanitary meth- ‘ods used in the care of milk and its distribution to the public. A most interesting exhibit is plan- ned by the Department of Public In- ' MRS. WILLIAN KATZ HURT . : "IN AUTO ACCIDENT. © Mrs. William Katz suffered pain- ful injuries, shortly after the noon hour, 'on Tuesday, when she was hit ' and | ing car driven by John Barnes, of ' Pleasant Gap. The accident happen- ed on Spring street, at the intersec- tion of Cherry alley. Mr. and Mrs. Katz and their son Joe came to Bellefonte, on Sunday, from Atlantic City and were stopping planned to drive to State College then on to Milton. Their car was parked in front of the Markland and having eaten luncheon at the Brockerhoff house they took a short cut through Cherry alley to get to their car. On the way Mrs. Katz stopped to speak to a friend while Mr. Katz and Joe went on and got into the car. A number of cars were parked on Spring street, one of which was close to the alley, and as Mrs. Katz hur- ried out of the alley onto Spring street and started to cross that thoroughfare she saw the Barnes car approaching from Bishop street, and instead of continuing on her way started back, with the result that she was hit by the left fender of the car and knocked down, but fortunately was thrown to one side and the car did not pass over her. She was pick- ed up and taken to the office of Dr. Dale where a hurried examination failed to reveal any broken bones, although she was cut on the face and badly bruised. room at the Markland and although she has been quite sore and suffered from shock, her injuriesare all su- perficial. Barnes was held for a hear- ing tomorrow to determine if he is in any way to blame for the accident. ERRATIC BOY THREW BABY OUT OF WINDOW. On Monday afternoon Mrs. Angelo Genua, of east Bishop street, Belle- fonte, placed her two month's old daughter Phyllis on the bed and went down stairs on an errand. She was out of the room only a few min- utes and when she returned the baby was missing. Almost frantic she krbcked down by a Dodge tour- at the Markland. On Tuesday they She was taken to her | | , — Miss Louise M.: Valentine has : practically completed plans for pur- chasing the John McCoy residence on west Curtin street. While the trans fer of the property has not been ex- _ecuted the papers are all drawn and ready for the signatures. The Mc- Coys and Van Pelts will move to the old McCoy mansion at the “Iron Works” by September 1, if the deal finally goes through, as the Valen- tines agreed to vacate their present home by that date, when they sold it to Ray White several months ago ——The Markland has just been equipped with a fire escape, which is a model of its kind. It was designed. and built by George S. Denithorne, of the Bellefonte Engineering and Con- struction company, and offers the easiest possible means of escape from the building, in case of fire. It is a good illustration of the work that this local establishment can turn out. — ET TI AES EERE RT RR, IN THE CHURCHES ON SUNDAY. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. 9:30 A. M., Bible school. . 10:45 A. M.; Morning service; Rev. Geo. B. Ely, of Arendtsville, Pa., will be the guest preacher. - 7:30 P. M., Community service in the United Brethren church. Clarence E. Arnold, pastor. BELLEFONTE METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. Watkins, D. D., superintend- Rockview, will preach the Sunday" morning sermon, at 10:45 o’clock. STORMSTOWN METHODIST CHURCH. ~ Rev. Watkins, D. D., superintend-- ent of the Williamsport district,. Methodist church, will address mem-- bers of the congregations on Half-- moon charge in the church at: Stormstown at 7:45 o'clock Sunday evening. Every member is urged to attend this service. : C. E. Fuller, Pastor. —Read the Watchman for the news: Do You Know That Potatoes added $229,370 to the income of Centre County Farmers last year. The county crop in 1928 was 364,080 bush- els. crops of the County by attending the In 1926 there were 2,470 acres of Potatoes in Centre County, producing 274,050 bushels, worth $232.63 per farm. Potatoes now are one of the leading field Get acquainted with the latest information on Potato Production, Marketing and Consumption POTATO EXPOSITION at STATE COLLEGE fight. When it ended the ’Squire sent | Within forty-five minutes. started a search for the infant but them to jail, too. There was a pleasant parlor hop at the Bush house Tuesday evening. Mrs. Thomas Lesh, near Zicn, had one of her limbs fractured by a fall in her home Tuesday evening. The new brick building on High street being erected by Judge Irvin, will be quite a handsome structure and will be occupied as a law office by E. & E. Blanchard. The structure in question is the present home of the Bellefonte Republican. You can judge for yourself the Watchman’s conception of what constituted a “handsome” structure fifty years ago. ‘Harry Hale went out fishing on Monday night and reported with a big string the next morning. Now, if Harry would only fish for a wife, as so many of the young ladies would like him to do, there would be gener- al rejoicing all around. A petition numerously signed has been sent to the Post Master Gener- al to have a daily mail to Snow Shoe. It seems a curious thing that witha railroad running trains every day in- to that town that they should carry mail only every other day. . ‘Thomas Rhodes, of this place, was out huckleberrying on the ridge back of the Armor farm on Monday. He had twenty quarts of berries picked when a ten button rattle snake chal- lenged his right to any more. Thom- as won the resultant fight, but not before the reptile had bitten his dog. The animal was swollen to twice its natural size before he brought it back to town, but he said it wouldn't die because rattle snake bites are not fatal to either dogs or hogs. Charles and George Rawley, who say they are from Tioga county, are in jail awaiting trial for horse stealing. They sold an awful good horse to Eli Baney for $20 and officer Montgom- ery thought they wouldn't have done that if they had come by the animal honestly. BIG BARN BURNED NEAR MARTHA FURNACE. Fire, believed to have been the re- sult of spontan.ous combustion, com- pletely destroyed the large barn on the William Richards farm, near Martha Furnace, about nine o’clock on Sunday night. Burned, with the ' barn, were two horses, three cows, most of the farming implements and all the season's crops. The Richards family were away from home at the time and the fire had gained consid- erable headway when discovered. The loss is estimated at from four to five thousand dollars, which is partially covered with insurance. eee ie OLSEN.—Carl A. Olsen, quite well known in Bellefonte through his resi- dence here while connected with the Abramsen Engineering company, died at noon, on Tuesday, at St. Joseph's hospital, Pittsburgh, as the result of collapse following an oper- ation. He was a native of Norway and was about seventy years old. He came to this country twenty-six years ago and lived in Pittsburgh and Akron, Ohio, until coming to Bellefonte twelve years ago. He re- mained here ten years then went to Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife, one son and daughter, Lief Ol- sen, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Abram- sen, of Pittsburgh. ‘Burial will be made in Pittsburgh tomorrow after- noon. : A son of Mr. and Mrs. David i Pletcher he was born at Howard on | September 24th, 1873, hence was {not quite 56 years of age. As a | young man he went to work for the | Pennsylvania Railroad company as a | telegraph operator at Howard. Later he was transferred to Bellefonte but | was here only a year or so when he was sent to Tyrone. Twenty-six | years ago he was transferred to | Clearfield and in due course of time ‘was here only a year or so when he ‘that place, a position he held until { his death. In addition to” his raflroad ‘duties . he was quite active in community af- | fairs. ‘struction and consists of projectors He served several terms as a member of the borough council, be- longed to the Clearfield Commercial club, the Elks and I. O. O. F. He is survived by his wife, his aged father, two brothers and two sisters, Walter, of Philadelphia; Howard, of Newark, N. J.; Mrs. Pat Lowney, of Vandalia, Mo., and Mrs. Bess Condo, of How- ard. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, burial being made in the Hillcrest cemetery, Clearfield. i Thursday, July 18th, following a brief illness with congestion of the brain. He was born at Hamburg, Clinton county, on March 23rd, 1850, hence had reached the age of 79 years, 3 months and 25 days. As a young man he learned the carpenter trade and, locating at Aaronsburg, followed that occupation all his life until advancing years compelled his retirement... He was a member of the Reformed church, at Aaronsburg, for sixty years, and was an active member of Millheim lodge, No. 950, I. O. O. F. On November 29th, 1879, he mar- ried Miss Sarah V. Bell who survives with one daughter, Miss Jennie Hull, at home. and a brother, Mrs. Ellen Geary, of Millheim, and D. R. K. Hull, of Mitchell, South Dakota. Funeral services were held at his late home at 10:30 o’clock, on Mon- day morning of last week, by his pas- tor, Rev. G. A. Fred Greising, and in- terment in the Aaronsburg cemetery was in charge of his brother Odd Fel- lows. I I CRONISTER—The remains of Mrs. Nora Cronister, widow of Dallas Cronister, former well known resi- dents of Huston township, who died in Pittsburgh, on Tuesday of last week, were taken to Martha where funeral services were held and burial made last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Cronister’s maiden name was Nora Kelly and she was born at Ches- ter Hill, near Philipsburg, 71 years ago. Most of her married life was spent on the farm in Huston town- ship. Her husband has been dead for some years but surviving her are four sons, one daughter, four brothers and three sisters. Three of her brothers are ministers of the gospel. | I -——Mrs. John Klinger died at her home on Lamb street at noon yester- day. She had been ill only four days with pneumonia. Particulars next week. Mrs. Neil Martin died at the home of her son Charles, on south Allegheny St.,. yesterday morning at 1 o'clogk. She had been in failing health for a long time. HULL.—Thomas Franklin Hull son of died at his home in Aaronsburg, on of Howard, and Miss Etta Geraldine Avenue He also leaves one sister: with slides, photographs, charts, an ultra modern and other in-ter- esting informative features in con- nection with our schools and school system. In addition a moving pic- ture machine with a choice selection of films will be used to show the ac- tivities of Pennsylvania schools and will be found of special interest. The State Library will send their book truck which is doing such splen- did work in the rural districts in the circulation of good literature where li- braries can not be reached, and will ' show the ease with which the hest of prove to be has not yet been deter books can be secured in the remotest country sections. rE? ' Roads are of paramount import- ance so the Department of Highways will bring the latest in road develop- ment for our inspection and judg- ment, and show what has been done since road improvement began in this State, and plans for the future, which include much more in road making than was dreamed of by our fathers to whom beauty and per- manency had very little appeal. Tice—Lantz.—George Dohner Tice, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus M. Tice, Lantz, daughter of D. F. Lantz, of Altoona, were married at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, at the Broad Presbyterian church, Al- toona, by the pastor, Rev. Andrew Fairchild Heltman. They were at- tended by Miss Dora Goss and Wil- liam Gettig. Owing to the recent death of the bride’s mother only members of the two families wit- nessed the ceremony. The bride is a professional nurse and has for some time been secre- tary of the Junior Auxiliary of Mercy hospital, in Altoona. Mr. Tice has been one of Centre county’s force of school teachers, teaching at Jack- sonville last year. He is now located in Altoona and it is in that city they will be at home to their friends after | August 10th. Rider—Crawford.— A quiet wed- ding was celebrated at St. John's parish house, at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening, when Miss Gertrude Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford, of Coleville, was married to Clayton Rider, also of Coleville. The ceremony was per- formed by Father Downes and the attendants were sheriff and Mrs. Harry E. Dunlap. Mr. and Mrs. Rider went direct from the church to their own home in Coleville. The bride for some time past has been cashier in Hazel & Co's store, while the bridegroom is head fireman at the kilns of the Centre County Lime company. Emil—Summers.—George Mitchell Emil, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Emil, and Miss Mary Edna Summers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Summers, both of Bellefonte, were married at the parsonage of the Evangelical church, Lock Haven, at noon last Saturday, by the pastor, Rev. G. R. Mergenthaler. The young couple will make their home in Belle- fonte. ——Those Missouri endurance fly- ers are not to blame. It was a prof- itable enterprise for them. The fel- lows who paid ‘ the prizes are the culpables. . August 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1929 was interrupted by the hasty ap- pearance of a neighbor woman whe stated that the baby had been thrown out of the bedroom window into the yard, falling a distance of almost twenty feet. Y An investigation disclosed the fact that while the mother had been ouf of the room her five year old son, John Genua, who is more or less erratic, had gone into the room, tak- en the baby and thrown it out of the window. Just how serious the injuries suffered by the infant may CENTRE COUNTY BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION Used Car Values THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ANYWHERE Save $25 to $50 ON ANY USED CAR ON THE MARKET Try Us-the Cars are Right Now is the ideal time to buy a Used Car! We have an un- usually wide selection to choose from, many have been thor- oughly re-conditioned by our expert mechanics, and all may be depended upon to give miles of satisfactory performance. The Prices are Right! The Terms are Right! Very Small Down-payments! Trade in your old car as part down-payment or get a dis- count for cash. .. Ask for a Demonstration, call or phone. See these cars before you buy elsewhere. "mined because of its tender age. The back part of the chil’ds head is badly swollen and it sleeps most of the time. ——Monday’s rain helped some but we need a lot more to go down to the lower roots of all vegetation. BOALSBURG A. E. Gingerich transacted business in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Mrs. James Bryson, of Derry, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. A. Woods. Mrs. Harry Houser, of the Pitts- burgh district, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Markle. Mrs. Clara Stover, of Altoona, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Chester Kuhn, for several days. Boal Troop left, early Saturday morning, for Mt. Gretna, for the fif- teen days encampment. Miss Elizabeth Meyer is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Rich- ard Goheen, at Hollidaysburg. : _ Mrs. W. J. Wagner entertained her sister, Mrs. George Ely, and son, of Arrandtsville, over the week-end. : Mr. and Mrs. Bloomquist and fam- ily and Mr. and Mrs. Bartley, of Bellefonte, were in town on Satur- day. | Miss Anna Sweeny is spending’ some time in Centre Hall, at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs. 8 . i Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher accom- | panied Frank Fisher, of State Col- lege, on a drive to Harrisburg, on | Tuesday. | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dornsife and ' sons, Chester and Samuel, of Wil- | liamsport, were visitors at the home ! of Henry Reitz, on Sunday. The Kaup property offered at pub- lic sale, on Saturday, was not sold, the highest bid offered not being sat- | isfactory to the parties interested. | Fred Reitz and mother, Mrs. Hen- | ry Reitz, Mrs. Robert and Mrs. Israel | Reitz attended the Rager reunion at Hunter, Northumberland county, on : Wednesday. i Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Stuart and | daughter left at 4 a. m., Monday, for their return drive to Crafton, after an enjoyable visit among frisnds in this vicinity. The Young Ladies class of the Lutheran Sunday school enjoyed al weiner roast and social time at the home of Mrs. Edgar Hess at Shin- gletown, on Friday evening. Mrs. Emma Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. | Reuben Stuart, Mrs. M. A. Woods | and Mrs. Alice Magoffin were enter- tained at dinner, at the home of Mrs. Ellen Stuart, at State College, Thurs- | day. | Mr. and Mrs. Finn McGirk, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGirk and Mrs. | Leonard, of Altoona, attended ser- | vices in the Lutheran church, o | | 1929 Model A Ford Coach run 6000 miles. 1927 Moon Cabriolet Excellent condition 4-wheel brakes, balloon tires, rumble seat. 1928 Chevrolet Coupe almost like new. 1927 Chevrolet 4-door Sedan Natural wood wheels. 1926 Ford Sedan Excellent condition. 1926 Ford Coupe. 1926 Nash 4-Door Sedan, all new rubber, 4-wheel brakes. A No. 1 condition. 1921 Studebaker Touring Cash 1928 Nash “6” Cyl. Touring, Cash 1926 Overland “6” Cyl. Coach, very reasonable. 1928 Whippet Sedan. Very reasonable buy. 1922 Mitchell Touring, extra good value. 1926 Chevrolet Touring, Reconditioned thoroughly, at very low cost. 1925 Chevrolet Coach, cannot be matched for price. 1925 Ford Coupe - - - - 1926 Chevrolet Roadster, wonderful buy. 1926 Chrysler Coupe, fully equipped. 1926 Chevrolet Coach, 4-wheel brakes, new Duco, ev- everything “OK”. 1923 Ford Roadster 1924 Ford Coupe - - - 1928 Chevrolet 11, Ton Truck, run less than 2400 miles, 4-wheel brakes, carries a full guaran- tee. i | Special Sale on all Goodyear Tires and Tubes Decker Chevrolet Co. Cor. Spring and High Sts, BELLEFONTE; PA Open Day and Night Sunday morning, and spent the re- mainder of the day at the home of Miss Anna Dale.
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