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Demorraii ald,
Bellefonte, Pa,, December 13, 1929
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Brookhart Not Blameable.
We are not able to join in the
almost nation-wide chorus of con-
demnation of Senator Brookhart, of
Jowa, for stating in the Senate and
subsequently testifying in the court
to the fact that he had seen what
looked and smelled like “hard lik-
ker” at a dinner in a Washington
hotel, given by a New York broker
and commonly known as “the Wall
Street Dinner,” at which he was a
guest. The complaint is that he
violated the laws of hospitality.
That seems to us a strained in-
terpretation of the affair. The
Senator wasn't literally a guest
of the Wall Street broker at all.
He was simply an exhibit. He
didn’t know his host personally,
and was present purely as a pros-
pect for future exploitation.
The Wall Street Dinner is or was
a biennial event in Washington. At
the opening of each new Congress
the newly-elected Senators are in-
vited to a feast for the ostensible
purpose of ‘getting them acquaint-
ed with each other.” The real pur-
pose is to give the Wall Street
lobbyist an opportunity to “look
them over” and speculate upon
their characteristics, estimate their
weaknesses if they have any and
determine how they may be “work-
ed” in future. Mr. Brookhart was
among the “freshies” at the tune
this particular function was ‘“pull-
ed” and for that reason only he
was invited. He was under no
obligation to Wall Street, or the
lobbyist in charge, under the rules
of hospitality.
As a matter of fact the Wall
Street Dinner is not a matter of
hospitality at all. It is a purely bus-
iness enterprise.
tensely interested in the Senate. It
wants to know all about the Sena-
tors. It might employ a lot of de-
tectives, as Harry Sinclair did when
he organized an espionage of the
jury trying him for a crime. But
that is too crude a process for Wall
Street. Besides it costs more than
the price of a dinner, even though
the fluid refreshments are contra-
band. But the purpose of the dinner
of the broker and the espionage of
Sinclair was precisely the same, and
the disappointment with the results
in one case is no more regrettable
than in the other.
PENN STATE WON MANY
PRIZES AT STOCK SHOW.
Winning reserve grand champion-
ship on a Southdown yearling
wether at the International Live-
stock Exposition in Chicago last
week the Pennsylvania State
lege also captured a large share of
other high prizes,
Berkshire swine shown by the
college won four of the eight first
prizes offered, and one of the pens
was rated as reserve champion.
Eleven other prizes also were
awarded to Penn State on swine
exhibited, !
Penn State won the meet judging
contest and tied with the TUniver-
sity of Illinois for tenth position in
the livestock judging contest, placing
much higher this year
The team was fourth in judging
swine and fifth in placing horses,
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KEELER.—George Jackson Keeler
passed away, at the Centre County
hospital, at ten o'clock on Sunday
evening, as the result of an attack
of double pneumonia. He had been
ill for ten days and was taken to the
hospital on Tuesday of last week.
“Wally,” as he was generally
known among his friends, wasa son
of Wallace and Fietta Keeler and
was born in Bellefonte on Juy 20th,
1877, making his age 52 years, 4
months and 18 days. His entire life
was spent in Bellefonte. He was a
laborer by occupation and a faith-
ful worker, He was an outdoor en-
thusiast and enjoyed the sport of
fishing and hunting. In 1908 he mar-
ried Miss Della Farbey, of Lock
Haven, who survives, with one son,
Orville Keeler, both living in Ro-
chester, N. Y. He also leaves three
brothers and one sister, John, Wil-
liam and Harry Keeler, and Mrs. I.
Newton Haupt, all of Bellefonte.
Deceased had for some time been
making his liome with his sister,
Mrs, Haupt, and it was there funer-
al services were held, at two o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon, by
Homer C. Knox, burial being made
in the Union cemetery.
——A wonderful value, sturdy
birch frames occasional chairs, with
attractive tapestry and velour cov-
ered seats and backs, at $10.75:—
W. R. Brachbill's Furniture Store
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Wall Street is in-'
Col-'
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Rev.
| STEWART. Dr. DeLaune Gray
, Stewart, who for over. a quarter of
.a century had been a well known
‘resident of Bellefonte, passed away
at his home on west Linn street, at
noon last Thursday. He had not
been in good health for about a
year but his condition did not be-
come serious until two weeks prior
to his death.
A son of Dr. Miller and Patsy
Shaw Stewart he was born at the
family home, near Snow Shoe, on
April 7th, 1862, hence was 67 years,
7 months and 28 days old. He at-
tended the public school of Burnside
township and spent a year or two at
the Lock Haven Normal. At that
time his brother, the late William
Stewart, had a store in Snow Shoe
and DeLaune went into the store as
a clerk, because of frequent associa-
tions with Dr, F. K. White, of Phil-
'ipsburg, DeLaune decided he would
like to be a dentist, so went to the
Shortlidge Academy, at Media, one
year then entered the dental depart-
ment of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, where he graduated. Return-
ing home he equipped a room in the
home as a dental office where he
started the practice of his profes-
sion. Shortly after that his father
was stricken with paralysis and De-
Laune gave up his work to care for
him and take general charge of all
business affairs. The elder Stewart
died about thirty years ago and in
1903 the family moved to Bellefonte,
Dr, Stewart having purchased and
completely remodeled the Shugert
home,
In 1904 he formed a partnership
with George M. Busch, of Williams-
port, and under the firm name of
Busch & Stewart engaged in the
contracting business, their principal
work being street building. Mr.
Busch died on July 5th, of this year,
and Dr. Stewart on December 5th.
The latter was president of the con-
struction company at the time of his
death.
Dr, Stewart was a member of the
Bellefonte lodge of Masons, the Wil-
liamsport consistory and Irem Tem-
ple Order of the Mystic Shrine, of
Wilkes-Barre, He was a member of
the Bellefonte lodge of Elks and the
Nittany Country club. He is sur-
vived by two brothers and two sis-
ters, Dr. Walter F. Stewart, of
Wilkes-Barre; David, at heme; Mrs,
Mary Miller, of Hagerstown, Md.
and Miss Margaret, at home.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 3:30 o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, by Rev. Homer C.
Knox, burial being made in the Un-
ion cemetery..,
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ROYER.—Cephas S. Royer, a na-
tive of Miles township, Centre coun-
ty, died at the Lock Haven hospi-
tal, on Tuesday of last week, as
the result of a heart attack sustain-
ed while stoking the furnace at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Linn
Harris, in Lock Haven. His death
occurred in Jess than half an hour
after he was stricken,
He was 54 years old and most of
his life had been spent at Rebers-
burg, moving from there to Lock
Haven a number of years ago. He
is survived by two sons and two
daughters, Clair an.. Stella, of
Lock Haven; Harry of Polk and
Mabel, of Swissvale. He also
leaves two sisters and a half-broth-
er. Mrs. L. H. Verga, of Lock
Haven; Miss Catherine Royer, of
Pine, and William Hassinger, of
Flemington. Burial was made at
Lock Haven, on Friday.
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DURST.—Mrs. Alice Durst, wid-
ow of the late Samuel Durst, died
at her home in Centre Hall on
Thanksgiving morning, as the re-
sult of heart trouble, following an
illness of one week, aged 74 years,
1 month and 13 days. She was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Stover and was a native of Penins-
valley. Her husband died over nine
years ago but surviving her are one
son, Edward Durst, of Centre Hall;
two brothers, Oscar W, Stover, of
State College, and Foster Stover, of
Decatur, Iii}
vin Kuhn, of Boalsburg. Burial was
made at Centre Hall on November
' 30th.
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BLAIR.—Mrs. Henrietta G. Blair,
wife of Dr. Herbert A. Blair, died
at her home
Saturday night, as the result of
complications. She was a daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Wright and
was born at Milesburg about fifty
years ago. She married Dr. Blair in
1910, and he survives with thre
children, Anne, Marietta and Mary,
all at home. She also leaves three
brothers and - a sister, Charles
Wright, of Moorestown, N... ds:
James and Roy, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Church, in New Jersey. De-
ceased was a daughter-in-law of
Frank P. Blair, of Bellefonte, Bur-
ial was made at Curwensville on
Tuesday afternoon,
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FERER. Mrs. Hannah C. Ferree
died on Thanksgiving day, at the
home of her son, John Royer, at
Pine Hall, following an illness of
several years, aged 82 years.
Two days later her daughter,
Mrs. Minnie Shaffer, of McElhattan,
who had been at the Royer home
helping care for her mother, also
passed away. The mother was laid
to rest in the Pine Hall cemetery
jon December 1st and the daughter,
{who was 42 years of age, was
buried in the same grave on De-
~cember 3rd.
——Bellefonte Kiwanis has decid-
ed to sponsor another community
tree for the Christmas holidays,
and three half-sisters,
. Mrs. Foster Shearer and Mrs. Wil-
liam Smith, of Zion, and Mrs. Mer- | Bajley, widow of T. Scott Bailey, for |
at Curwensville, last’!
AURA
GRAY, —Miss Esther K. Gray,
daughter of Isaac S. Gray and Sarah
L. Gray, died at the Centre Coun-
ty hospital, Sunday morning, Dec-
ember 8th, as the result of a serious
operation performed November 29th.
After rallying for a few days she
had a sudden relapse, Friday even-
ing, when her heart began to fail
From that time she sank gradually
although remaining conscious un-
til near the end. At her bedside
were her sisters, Mrs, George M.
Glenn and Mrs. Frank D. Hartsock,
and her brother-in-law, the Rev.
Frank D, Hartsock,
Miss Gray was born on July 9th,
1873, in Patton township, at the old
Gray homestead which she afterward
named “Meadowside Place.” In her
early childhood she suffered an ac-
cident which left her permanently
crippled. She attended Dickinson
Seminary, Williamsport, and after
graduating returned to her home
where she has lived ever since, tak-
ing an active part in community life
and especially in the church in which
her father had been an influential
member. Her fortitude and cheer-
fulness, in spite of her affliction,
were an inspiration to all who came
in contact with her,
Although she usually spent a
month or two of her winters at the
homes of her sisters, or with her
schoolmate, Miss Anna Lincoln, at
Mifflinburg, her chief interest, out-
side her church work, lay in her
home which, through her personal
direction and effort, has been made
one of the most beautiful in the val-
ley.
She is survived by two older sis-
ters, Mrs. George M. Glenn, widow
of a former pastor in the Central
Pennsylvania M. E. conference, and
Mrs, Frank D, Hartsock, whose hus-
band is the pastor of the Chenango
Street M. E. church, Binghamton.
New York, and the following nieces
and nephews: Randolph F. Glenn,
John G, Glenn, George M, Glenn,
Esther Keith Glenn, Edward C.
Hartsock and Mrs. Ruth Hartsock
MacLean.
Funeral services were held at the
home at 10:30 Wednesday morning,
December 11th and were conducted
by the Rev, Willis Hartsock, of Ty-
rone, assisted by the Rev. Bouse
Evans, of Philipsburg, the Rev. J.
Voorhees Thompson, of Evanston,
Illinois, and the Rev. Charles Fuller,
of Halfmoon charge. Interment was
made in the family lot in Gray's
cemetery. :
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REED.—Mrs. Anna F. Reed, wife
of James I. Reed, died at her home
at Pine Grove Mills at two. o’clock
on Wednesday afternoon following
an illness of several weeks with
pneumonia and heart trouble.
She was a daughter of James and
Sadie Homan Fortney and was
born on the Branch 58 years ago.
She was educated at the Pine Grove
Mills Academy and took a leading
part in the reunion of the old stu-
dents held last July. In 1901 her
parents retired from the farm and
moved to Pine Grove Mills where
her father died a year later. Some
years after his death she married
John W. Fry, who died in October,
1916, Later she married James I.
Reed. She was a lifelong member
of the Pine Grove Lutheran church,
and for many years the church or-
ganist, She was a great worker in
the church and Sunday school and
had a host of friends who sincerely
mourn her death.
| In addition to her husband she is
‘survived by the following step-chil-
dren: Frank Reed, of State College;
J. A.) of Greensburg; Wray, in Cali-
fornia; George and Mary, of Pine
Grove Mills, and Edward, at home,
, She also leaves two sisters and a
brother, Mrs, E. C. Musser, Mrs. D.
C. Krebs and J. A. Fortney, all of
Pine Grove Mills.
Funeral services will be held in
the Lutheran church, at Pine Grove
Mills, at two o'clock Saturday after-
noon. by Rev. J. S. English, burial
to he made in the new cemetery at
that place,
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BAILEY.—Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
i many years residents of State Col-
lege, died quite suddenly of a heart
attack, at an early hour Tuesday
mcrning, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs, C. A. Miller, in Altoona.
i! She was a daughter of James and
‘Susan Glenn and was born at Le-
mont on March 19th, 1854, hence
was in her 76th year, Mr. Bailey
died sixteen years ago and since
then Mrs. Bailey had spent most of
her time with her children. She is
survived by two sons and two
daughters, W. E. Bailey, of Saxton;
Mrs. C. A. Miller, and R. F. Bailey,
of Altoona, and Mrs. H. O. Shultz
of Titusville.
Funeral services were held at the
Miller home, yesterday morning, the
remains being taken to the Branch
cemetery for interment,
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TAYLOR diss Harriet A, Taylor
died, at three o'clock on Monday
morning, at her home near Fillmore,
of general debility. She was a daugh-
ter of Thomas and Catherine Switz.
er Taylor and was born in Buffalo
Run valley 85 years ago, All her
life was spent in the vicinity of Fill-
more, and she was the last of a fam-
ily of ten children. Since the death
of her sister Maria, several years
ago she had lived alone. During her
last illness she was kindly cared for
by two nieces, Mrs. Sidney Poorman,
of Bellefonte, and Mrs, Charles
Pletcher, of Howard. Funeral serv-
ices: were held in the Buffalo Run
Presbyterian church, at 2:30 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. C, C.
Shuey, burial being made in the
Meyers cemetery.
REEDER.—Mrs. Elizabeth Spen-
cer Gotwalt Reeder, widow of the
late Col. Wilbur F. Reeder, of Belle-
fonte, passed away at her home in
Pasadena, Cal.,, on Monday evening.
She had been in poor health for sev-
erl years and her death was the re-
sult of a general breakdown.
She was a daughter of Rev.
Thomas and Mary J. Gotwalt and
was about 73 years old. Her father
was a Methodist minister in the Cen-
tral Pennsylvania conference and
she was a direct descendant of
John Anderson Shulze, who served
as Governor of Pennsylvania from
1823 to ’29. Her marriage to Mr,
Reeder took place on December 19th,
1878, in Lock Haven, where her
father was then stationed as pastor
of the Methodist church. Mr. Reed-
er was then one of the young mem-
bers at the Centre county bar and
returning to Bellefonte with his
bride they took up their residence
at the Bush house. Later they went
to housekeeping in one side of the
George W. Jackson property, on Al-
legheny street, now the Presbyterian
parsonage, where they lived a few
years then moved to the house on
the corner of Allegheny and Curtin
streets, now occupied by Sim Baum,
which was her home until she left
Bellefonte.
Mrs. Reeder was an active mem-
ber of the D, A. R. having served
as regent of the Bellefonte chapter
and also regent of the State organi-
zation. In her early life she was a
member of the Methodist church but
later joined the Episcopal church.
Col. Reeder died about twenty-five
years ago and several years later
Mrs. Reeder went to California to
make her home. During the twenty-
two years since she left here she
had been back only three times. Her
only survivors are one son, J. Wal-
lace Reeder, of Pasadena, Cal, and
one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Borches,
widow of Joseph Borches of Knox-
ville, Tenn.
During her residence in Bellefonte
she was one of the town’s society
matrons, a charming and gracious
hostess always, and a leader in so-
cial and civic activities.
Funeral services were held at her
late home in Pasadena, yesterday,
after which the body was cremated
and at some future date the ashes
will be brought to Bellefonte and
buried in the Reeder lot in the Un-
ion cemetery.
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LAIRD.—C, S. Laird died at his
home in Minneapolis, Minn., last
Friday, December 6th, and was bur-
ied in Lakewood cemetery in that
city Monday afternoon,
He was born in Bellefonte forty-
eight years ago and was the son of
Robert Laird, in his lifetime a very
well known resident of this place.
As a young man he studied voice
culture in New York and won most
favorable comment from the critics.
He was a soloist in the Fifth Ave.
Presbyterian church in New York
city, in the Willshire Boulevard
Congregational and the First church
of Los Angeles and the Hennepin
Ave, Methodist church in Minneap-
olis, He was also soloist of the
Columbia Stellar Quartet. He ag-
cepted the Minneapolis call to be
with his brothers, Stewart and
“Tone,” but the rigors of that cli-
mate brought on a disease that he
had not the reserve strength to
throw off.
He is survived by his wife. two
daughters, Jane and Bonnie Laird
and one son, Kendrick; as well as
his brother R, W. and S. W. Laird,
Bellefonters who remembered the
Laird boys who lived in the house
on west High street now occupied by
James Rine and his family will re-
‘gret to learn that Charley died in .
Minneapolis last Friday. They will
also be interested to know that
“Tone” has retired from business in
that city and expects to take his
family to Europe for the winter,
while Stewart is still holding down
his big job in that city and has his
‘men cutting 14 inch ice for storage
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SHREFFLER.—Mrs. Mary Eliza-
beth Shreffler, widow of the late Al-
bert Shreffler, died at her home at
Avondale, East End, Pittsburgh, on
Sunday morning, as the result of a
general breakdown.
She was a daughter of Emanuel
and Lucy Gephart Twitmyer and
was born at Zion in 1852, hence was
77 years old, In 1877 she married
Albert Shreffler who died at Mill
Hall in 1899, Shortly after his death
the family moved to Pleasant Gap
and in 1903 to Pittsburgh. Her sur-
vivors include two sons and one
daughter, E. B, Shreffler and Mrs.
Philip C. Pate, of Pittsburgh, and
Robert B. Shreffler, of Chicago; also
two brothers, Dr. Edwin Twitmyer,
of Olympia, Wash, and J. B. Twit-
myer, of Rockford, III,
She was a lifelong member of the
Reformed church and her pastor,
Rev. Bassler held brief funeral serv-
ices at her late home at 8 o'clock
on Monday evening. On Tuesday
the remains were brought to Belle-
fonte and taken to the Decker home,
on north Spring street, where fun-
eral services were held at 10 o'clock
,on Wednesday morning by Rev. Bas-
sler, assisted by Rev. Robert Thena,
burial being made in the Union cem-
etery.
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—The Watchman gives all the news
| worth reading, all the time.
PATIENTS TREATED
! “AT COUNTY HOSPITAL
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_ Mrs. Landis and infant son, of
State College, were discharged on
Monday of last week.
Mrs. Charles Mong, of Boggs
township, who was admitted on Mon-
day of last week for medical treat-
ment, was discharged the following
day.
Mrs, L. L. Poorman and infant
son, of Gregg township, were dis-
charged on Tuesday of last week.
Miss Emma Winter Grau, of Belle-
fonte, was admitted on Tuesday of
last week for surgical treatment and
was discharged on Friday.
Charles Sabercool, of State Col-
lege, became a medical patient on
Tuesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs, Donald Gardner, of
Howaid, are rejoicing over the arri-
val of a daughter, born at the hos-
pital on Tuesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs, Howard Lutz, of
State College, are the happy parents
of a daughter, born on Tuesday of
last week. :
Miss Virginia Calderwood daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Calderwood,
of Runville, became a patient at the
hospital on Tuesday of last week,
and submitted to her eleventh opera-
tion for an infection of the leg.
Miss Laura Johnson, a student
nurse at the hospital who has been
a surgical patient for ten days, was
discharged on Wednesday of last
week,
William Corl, of Pine Grove Mills,
a surgical patient for ‘ten days, was
discharged on Wednesday of last
week.
Sid Bernstein, of Bellefonte, be-
came a medical patient last Thurs-
day.
© Andy Danko, of Clarence, was ad-
mitted on Thursday of last week for
surgical treatment.
Edward Jacobs, of Boalsburg, be-
came a surgical patient on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert King, of
Spring township, are receiving con-
gratulations upon the birth of a son,
on Saturday, at the hospital.
Mrs, Carl Markle, of Spring town-
ship, became a medical patient on
Friday and was discharged the same
day.
Harry Kreamer, of Bellefonte, was
admitted on Saturday for medical
treatment.
Miss Elizabeth Judy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Judy, of Penn-
sylvania Furnace, a surgical patient
for the past twelve days, was dis-
charged on Saturday.
Cashier James K. Barnhart, of the
First National Bank, of Bellefonte,
was discharged on Saturday, after
receiving treatment for injuries sus-
tained in an automobile accident on
Thanksgiving.
Joseph Manna, of Spring township,
was admitted on Sunday for medical
treatment,
Mrs. Sarah Adams, of State Col-
lege, a medical patient for the past
four weeks, was discharged on Sun-
day.
There were 40 patients in the hos-
pital at the beginning of this week.
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METHODIST CAMPAIGN
WENT OVER THE TOP.
The Methodist church campaign
to raise a fund of $200,000 to pay
the indebtedness on the Methodist
home for the aged, in Tyrone, the
home for children, near Mechanics-
burg, and the Wesley Foundation,
at State College, went over the top,
according to the announcement of
W. G. Murtoff, treasurer, of State
College, total contributions and
pledges aggregating $233,297. The
Altoona district in the Central Penn- '
sylvania conference led in the cam-
paign with $62,220.92; Williamsport
district, $59,651.48; Harrisburg dis-
trict, $55939.06, and Sunbury dis-
trict, $55,485.67. The number of
subscribers totaled over ten thous-
and,
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NITTANY THEATRE OPEN
AGAIN AT STATE COLLEGE
The Nittany theatre at State Col-
lege, which has been closed for
some time, will reopen tonight at 6
o'clock with “Romance of Rio
Grande” as the feature picture,
The same superb sound reproduc-
ing equipment that has attracted
such favorable comment at the
Cathaum has been installed at the
Nittany. The sound and dialogue
is as clear, as natural, and as dis-
tinct as can be reproduced.
Attend the opening and notice not
only the marvelous sound, but also
the charm and freshness of the new
decorations, the soft, homelike effect.
of the new carpet, and other changes
that have been made.
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Fifty-nine members and two
guests attended the D. A. R. ban-
quet at the Brockerhoff house, last
Friday evening. The annual ban-
quet of the Centre county branch of
the League of Women Voters, at the
Penn Belle, the same evening, at-
tracted sixty-nine, and not to be
outdone the masons had a banquet
the same night at their temple on
Allegheny street.
——A man’s gift, smoking cabi-
nets, all styles, commence at $5.00.
—W. R. Brachbhill’s Furniture Store.
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' FIFTY YEARS AGO
: IN CENTRE COUNTY
Items taken from the Watchman, issue
of’ Deceniber 12th, 1879.
! The suit for damages brought
by Mrs, William Holt, of Snow
Shoe township, against the Snow
Shoe Railroad Company for $25.-
000.00 for the killing of her hus-
band by the breaking down of the
Miller Springs trestle, has been
settled by the payment of $8,000.00
,by the company.
—The case of John Derstine
against Duncan, Hale and Co., be-
ing a suit for damages because of
the injury of his little girl at their
mill about a year age, was con-
cluded yesterday by a compromise
in which the defendants agreed to
pay $3,300 in trust for the injured
child. The suit was originally
brought for $10,000. but later re-
duced to $5,000. .
—On Friday last a .ad named
Henry Baum and a companion were
playing on some empty coal cars
at a mine near Snow Shoe and in
, trying to make a coupling young
"Baum’s head was caught between
the bumpers and literally smashed
to a jelly. He was an adopted son
of Jacob Rapp; his parents having
been residents of Mauch Chunk,
but evidently had moved away from
, there as they could not be found
and know nothing of the tragedy.
—Stormstown was agog all last
Saturday because of the trial of a
case in the school house there. It
appears that J. G. Ryder bought a
quantity of peaches from Amos
Clemson, but peaches went up in
price before Kryder called for them
and when he did he found that
Clemson had sold them to another
man, hence the suit for damages
for non delivery as per contract.
Jack Spangler represented Kryder
and Jack Love defended Clemson.
The case took all day and finally
resulted in an award of $6.50 to
the plaintiff and defendant to pay
the costs,
—A revival has been going on in
the African M. E. church in this
place for the past few weeks, and
outside of the bad behavior of
our young men of the white per-
suasion, has so far been profitable
and pleasant. If the white people
of Bellefonte wish to attend these
meetings they should follow the
example set them by the colored
people and behave themselves prop-
erly, as they do.
—Sunday was a beautiful
but the weather since
dark and lowering.
—Snyder Tobias and the great
Greenbacker, John Dawson are
grunung around with the rheuma-
ism.
—During the winter of 1828 the
Valentines ran an ark load of iron
to Harrisburg every week from
here, Weather prophets say the
present winter will be very much
like that one, the prediction being
based on the thaw that followed the
unusually hard freeze in November.
Note the above specially because
the weather conditions were evidently
identical with those of this fall.
We shall see how it turns out.—ED
. —Col. D. S. Keller won the spell-
ing bee in the “Wigwam” and the
handsome sum of $15.50 was realiz-
ed for the Presbyterian library. If
Col. Keller doesn’t soon stop win-
ning spelling bees we'll be thinking
he is the fellow who taught Web-
ster, of dictionary fame, what he
knew.
—Mr. Bob Cassidy, of Canton,
Ohio, left town Monday after-
noon, having arrived at the con-
clusion that $8,000 is a little too
much to pay for “the Republican”
office. Much as we should like to
see Bob again become a resident of
Bellefonte we should not like to
see him undertake to make a for-
tune of the Radical party in this
county on an investment like that,
day,
has been
$8,000 for a Republican paper and
printing office in Centre county.
Whew !
NELSON'S BODY BURIED
AT PLAINFIELD, N. J.
The remains of pilot Thomas P.
Nelson, airmail flier who lost his
life in a plane crash near Chagrin
Falls, Ohio, on Sunday night De-
.cember 1st, were buried at Plain-
field, N. J,, on Saturday. Nelson's
body and wrecked plane were not
found until Thursday afternoon,
when they were located by hunters
in a ravine within one hundred
steps of a main highway. A
coroner's inquest decided that Nel-
son had not been killed in the
crash but had been seriously injur-
ed and died from exposure due to
the extreme cold weather,
On Saturday a note was found
several miles from where the
wrecked plane was located. which
read:
“Search for me here, Trouble.”
The note was signed T. P, Nel-
son. From that it is believed that
something went wrong with his
ship and realizing that he was due
for a crash he wrote the note and
threw it overboard. He then at-
tempted to land the plane but find-
ing that he could not do so jumped.
But he had waited too long, asthe
plane was so near down that his
parachute did not have time to
open when he struck the earth.
Fortunately the plane did not catch
fire and the mail was found safe and
sound.
——Samuel Hamilton, of Clear:
field county, has been in Bellefonte
the past two weeks gathering dats
in connection with county ownec
bridges on State highway routes
which the State will take over ir
1930. There are in the neighborhooc
of twenty bridges in the county
“which will revert to the State for
upkeep under the present law.
~The Fauble 43rd Anniversary
Sale is calling you.