" Bruna idan Bellefonte, Pa,, January 3, 1930 Editer P GRAY MEEK, - - - Ba Te 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 - - $1.50 vid before expiration of year - 1.75 "after expiration of year - 200 shed weekly, ‘every Friday morn- i Tintered at the postoflice, Bellefonte, Pa., 1s 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 be sent without cost to applicants. FIFTY YEARS AGO IN CENTRE COUNTY Items taken from the Watchman, issue of January 2nd, 1880. Among the advertisements ap- pearing in this paper fifty years ago we notice the following which will probably be of interest to some of our readers: C. H. Struble and Sons were of- fering their 200 acre farm, one mile west of State College, at pri- vate sale, Mrs. Elizabeth Roller was ing her 160 acre farm near more at private sale. J. P. Kephart was offering his home on Allegheny St. Bellefonte, for sale. This was a frame house that stood where the property of the late Dr. W, U. Irwin now stands. Mrs. M. A. Hastings was offering the house and lot on Spring street, now owned and occupied by D. R. Foreman, for sale, Dr, C. P. W. Fisher, of Boals- burg, advertised that he could re- move cancer without knife and in most instances without pain. John Meese advertised that he and William B. Miles had dissolved offer- Fill- partnership, Geo. L. Potter, secretary, noti- fied stockholders of the Bellefonte B. and L. Association of the annual meeting: : si 2 —Court will convene on January 26 and jurors have been drawn for a three week's session, —A light snow: on Christmas day made considerable sleighing, but the cutter business was much im- proved by a heavier fall of “the beautiful” on Wednesday last. —Three , weeks ago it was thought the scourge of diphtheria in Catawis- sa had passed and the schools were reopened. It has broken out again, however, and in so virulent a form that they are averaging four funer- als a day there. —The ball of the Logan hose company on -Wednesday night went off very pleasantly. There was a good attendance and everyone be- haved well.’ The music was fur- nished by' Smith’s orchestra made up of Smith Sr., and Smith Jr. and Frank Galbraith. John Sourbeck was door keeper and general super- intendent. | ; —Mrs. .Lide Holliday left for Philadelphia on New .Year’s morn- ing for a visit of a week or ten days, : '—Jacob Neese, a respected citi- zen of Gregg township, died on Friday last from . paralysis. He was about 65 years old. ’ Jack L. Spangler entered upon the duties. of county chairman yesterday morning. The names of the committeemen appointed by him will be found ' elsewhere. Mr. Spangler will make an efficient chairman and we predict that he will build up an organization that will give the Democrats 2000 majority in the county in the fall. In looking over the list of 35 committeemen appointed by Col, Spangler fifty years ago we believe that all are gone but G. W. Spang- ler, Tusseyville, G. R. Williams, of Port Matilda, and Col. Spangler himself. Incidentally, we have turn- ed to the November 12 issue to see how the Watchman predictions of majorities turned out. Hancock carried the county over Garfield by 996 for President and W, C. Heinle was elected district attorney over S. D. Ray by 977—ED. —“Holiday Greeting” is the of a new paper issued from “the Republican” office. It suggests in its salutatory that our “City Fath- ers” be impounded in the borough pound and all the dogs and cows there now be released and put in ‘charge of the borough's business. It, also, is authority for the shock- ing statement that no less than six of the teachers in atttendance at county institute wound up in the lock-up on Chrismas night, —On Tuesday evening last an event occurred at the residence of Jesse Klinger Esq., in the West ward, of a most happy nature, We allude of course, to the marriage of his daughter, Miss Maggie, to Mr. Simon Harper, of the firm of Harper Bros., this place. The wed- ding was quiet and modest like the fair bride, herself. —Mr. Joe Brockerhoff will o to Philadelphia next week to be absent a couple of months. —The Methodist church steeple here is being bolstered up because it had been showing signs of wob- bling. —Edward McGinley, eldest son of Daniel McGinley Esq., of this place, is home from West Union, Iowa, for a visit after an absence of sev- en years. “Mr, Daniel Garman made thirty Bellefonte families very hap- by just before Christmas by pre- senting them with turkeys, All of the preachers in town got one and a lot of other who might not have had one otherwise, Among the latter being the writer. ‘son and Rev. gar Moore, name | 5 THOMPSON,—Mrs, Jame Irvin Shaw Thompson, wife of James I. Thompson, of Centre Furnace, pass- ed away at the Centre County hos- pital, at an early hour on Monday morning, following an operation for gall duct trouble the night previous. Peritonitis was the direct cause of her death. Mrs. Thompson was a member of a prominent Clearfield family where she was born 72 years ago. As a young woman she took a partial course in training for a nurse but gave it up before graduating. Later she married Mr. Thompson and all their married life had been spent at Centre Furnace. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, at State College and one of its most active workers in all departments. She was a charter member of the Belle- fonte chapter D. A. R,, and a mem- ber of the board of managers of the Presbyterian home, at Hollidaysburg. She was quite active in her home community work in general, as well as in various charitable organiza- tions. Her survivors include her husband and three daughters, Mrs, C. L. Stahle, of Bast Lansing, Mich. and Misses Hilda Patton and Alice Irvin Thompson, at home. Funeral serv- ices were held at her late home, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, by her pastor, Rev. Samuel Martin, af- ter which the remains were taken to Pittsburgh for cremation, the ashes to be brought back for inter- ment in the Pine Hall cemetery. Friends from a distance who were at the Thompson home for the fun- eral were Mrs, Wiliam C. Thomp- Jay Woodcock, of Syracuse, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs, Ed- of Pittsburgh; Elliot Thompson and wife, of Cambridge, Ohio; Irvin P. Thompson, of Pitts- field, Mass, and Wayne B. Thomp- son, of Boston. I ! SMITH—Ulysses Grant Smith, for many years a resident of Chester, Hill, near Philipsburg, died at the | Philipsburg State hospital, last Sat- | urday morning, as the result of al heart collapse following an opera- | tion. He was a son of John and Susan! Smith and was born near Hunter's park, in Buffalo Run Valley, on Jan- uary 8th, 1869, making his age 60 . years, 11 months and 20 days. When | thirteen years of age his parents moved to Chester Hill and that had | been his home ever since. He fol- lowed farming up to five years ago when he quit the farm and had since | been employed as night fireman at | the Philipsburg hospital. In 1894 he married Miss Mary Slaitz, of Wells- boro, who survives with no children. He was a member of St. Paul's ‘Episcopal church, the Men's Bible : class, P. O. S. of A. Junior Ameri- can Mechanics and Chester Hill fire company. Funeral services were held at his late home. at 2:30.0'clock on Monday afternoon, by Rev. F. T. Bastment, burial being made in the Philipsburg cemetery. il WILSON. John Wilson died at his home on Logan street, last Tues- day, following an illness of some months with a complication of dis- eases. He was a son of William P. and Lucinda Wilson, was born in Centre county and was a little past 69 years old. The greater part of his life was spent in Bellefonte and for a number of years he had worked for A. E. Schad, in the plumbing business. He was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Nora Brown. Following her death he married Miss Annie Mayes, who survives. He also leaves one daughter to his first wife, Mrs. Emory Cole, of Emporium, and two brothers, W. M. Wilson, of Danville, and P. H. Wilson, of Berwick. Funeral serv- ices were held at two o'clock on Friday afternoon, at the Ev- angelical church, by the pastor, Rev. A. Ward Campbell, burial be- ing made in the Union cemetery. | | MILLS. Quinn Mills, well known negro barber of Bellefonte, died at 9:30 o'clock on Tuesday evening of last week, following six month's ill- ness with a complication of diseases. He was a son of William and Cece- lia Mills and was born in Belle- fonte 61 years ago, all his life hav- ing been spent here. He learned his trade as a barber with his father and worked with him until overtaken by illness, | He never married but is survived by his father and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Helen Duffan, of Harrisburg; Mrs. Carrie Thompson and Miss Harriet, of Bellefonte; Lewis, D. C.; William, of Harrisburg; John and Harry at home. Funeral services were held at the Mills home, on Penn street, at two o'clock Friday afternon, by Rev. Gibbons, pastor of the A, M E. church, burial being made in the Union cemetery. : Il I BENNISON,—Miss Jane C. Ben- nison, one of the oldest residents of Howard, died on December 19th, as the result of general debility. She was the eldest of a family of eight children of Jonathan and Margaret Bennison and was born at Mill Hall on September 16th, 1840, hence had reached the age of 89 years, 8 months and 3 days. The greater part of her life had been spent at Howard where, of late years, she had made her home with her sis- ter, Mrs, Gertrude Gardner, her on- ly immediate survivor. Funeral serv- fces were held at the Gardner home on Saturday morning, Decem- ber 21st, by Rev. Osborne, burial being made at Mill Hall ! schools and later of ~ Washington, | JOHNSTONBAUGH.—In the last issue of the Watchman brief notice was made of the death of Mrs. Margaret L. Johnstonbaugh, widow of the late Alpheus Johnstonbaugh, who passed away on December 19th as the result of a stroke of paralysis. She was a daughter of David and Hannah Hoy and was born in Centre county on May 10th, 1848, hence was in her 82nd year. When a young woman she married Al- pheus Johnstonbaugh and the greater part of their married life was spent. on a farm in Benner town- ship, Her husband died eight years ago but surviving her are eleven children as follows: Mrs, E. M. Steppy, of Jersey Shore, with whom she had been making her home; Mrs. J. Willard Barnhart, of Bellefonte; Mrs. O. F. Thomas, of Allentown; J. A. Williams, Phil- adelphia; Mrs. H. E. Anderson, of Elk View, W. Va.; Mrs. C. W. Showalter, of Wilkinsburg; O. G. Johnstonbaugh of Avis; W. H., of Axe Mann; A. G., of Sonyea, N. Y.; C. G. and Bruce C, of Akron, Ohio. | She also leaves three brothers, | Harvey Hoy, of near Zion; William | and Benjamin F., of Lemont. | The remains were brought to, Bellefonte and buried in the Union ' chicken to stuff and roast and a dinner to cemetery on December 21st. | 1} : wii some is mourning the passing away of one of its oldest residents in the person of Mrs. Susanna Ishler, widow of Samuel Ishler, who died at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, She had been confined to bed the past nine months and at times suffered considerably. She was a daughter of Peter and Mary Hoy and was born on Nov- ember 8th 1841, hence had passed her 88th year. She married Sam-' uel Ishler when a young girl spent in Harris township. Mr. Ishler died a number of years ago but surviving her are four sons and one daughter, George and P. 8. Ishler, of Boalsburg; Frank, of Oak, Hall; Harry, of State College, and Miss Della. at home. She was a member of the Re- formed church and her pastor, Rev. W. W. Moyer, was in charge of the funeral services which were held at one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, He was assisted by Rev. W. J. Wagner. Burial was made in the family lot in the Boalsburg cemetery. i 1 i SNYDER.—Miss Flora K. Snyder died at the Jersey Shore hospital at 10 o'clock on December 24th . following an illness of a few weeks. She was a daughter of David and Blanche Keller Snyder and was born in Potter township on May 5th, 1908, hence was in her 22nd year. Her mother died when she was twenty months old and later the She was educated in the Boalsburg took a business In addition survived by course in Williamsport. to her father she is four sisters and one brother, Mrs. Claudia Stamm of Erie; Mrs. Verna Houtz, of Lemont; Mrs, Mary Korman, of Oak Hall; Mrs. Mar- garet Rishel, of Boalsburg, and Keller Snyder, of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held in the Reformed church, in Boalsburg, at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, by Rev. W. W. Moyer, burial being made in the Boalsburg cemetery. Six young men, former school mates of the deceased, acted as pallbearers, 1 i WALKER, _ Sninickson Smith Walker died at 3:30 o'clock on Wed- nesday afternoon, at his home at the Triangle filling station, east of Belle- fonte, following an illness which dates back to Thanksgiving day. Five years ago, while working for the Bellefonte Central railroad, he had ‘a bad fall and suffered injuries from which he never completely re- | covered, i family moved to Boalsburg. = WESLEY’S NEW HOUSE ON FIFTH AVE. BELLEFONTE. The above picture was taken by Sager on the afternoon before Christmas. The buildings on the right back ground are homes on Curtin street. Wesley's coun- tenance reflects the Watchman representative who had ceries to do him almost a month. leave his home at all on Christmas day. has was nothing of it left when he rolled just handed him It was all since told us that he broke up a Your put in a hunk of butter and stuffed the chicken full. of bread, world it would be if every day were Christmas. There were a number who remembered him aside from those who sent their included Mrs, H. C. Q Miss Rachel Shuey, H. S. A. Schaeffer, W. Meek, The Watchman office, W. I. ohn Mignot, Miss Helene Williams all of Bellef. ate; Logan Long, of Port Matilda; M. I. of Pittsburgh. gifts to this office. The latter Mrs. Harry C. Yeager, Mrs. Russell Blair, Paul Fortney, L. Fred Hollabaugh, Elizabeth B. Meek, uy Gra; Carrie Harper, Butch Beezer, D. Fleming, Chas. McC. Scott, James McN? and Miss Louise Valentine, Gardner, of Clearfield and Mrs. Winifred Meek-Morris, From someone in Washington, D. C., came a beautiful Christmas envelope in which a crisp new $10 bill snuggled. We are sorr was doing her left hand to know what the right can’t express his feelings in words, but cheeks, also unto me, oll, the when the tears uigley, joy he had just experienced for he is saying good-bye to the $24.50 in cash and enough so wonderful to him that he Instead he holed up and reveled, for he had repare that he will long remember. He salted and peppered it and It was so good that there into bed Christmas night to think what a donor didn’t want or we know Wesley well enough to assure all those who are kind to him that he feels such things very deeply. He ; e down over his is voice quavers and he drops his head we know his heart is bursting with gratitude for those who remember t at what ye do unto the least of these ye do tric! and her T0- dnt son Hugh, Linn, Ss . C. Coxey, Mrs. his or fe and piorsmark. Funeral services were held | most of their married life was gt her parental home at Storms- | town, at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, burial being made in the Ross cemetery. ay Il LANTZ Rev. “J. Max Lantz, former pastor on the Pennsvalley ' chhrge of the Methodist church, died in. the ‘State hospital, at Hazleton, on Tuesday night, as the result of septic: poisoning which he developed after injuring his knee in a fall at his home inthat city several days previous. Rev. Lantz was admitted to the Central Pennsylvania Metho- dist Episcopal conference in 1925, and was serving his second year as pastor of St. Paul's church, in Hazle- ton. ea ——- ores ——On Wednesday afternoon a young man spent half an hour fish- ing a watch out of Spring creek, ‘just above the High street bridge, A TRIBUTE of long ago. Lillian’s dead. God give her rest; At her dear name what memories wake Of long ago, so let me writ few short lin These sake, The years gone by have marked ine white But she was ever yolung and fair. Bright were her eyes, her ste And the red-gol IN THE CHURCHES ON SUNDAY. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. 9:30 A. M. Bible school. 10:45 A. M. Morning service; Sermon: “Numbering Our Days.” 7:30 P. M. Vesper service; By Will Truckenmiller in memor; f Lilljan Hellinger Baker his child friend shone in her hair. And now you tell me she is dead, The fair young girl of yesterday, And that the time when she was young Was long ago and far away. Ah well; perhaps my memory fades But this I surely, Sry TOW . To me she always will be young My dear child friend of long ago. e es for old time's was light Ser- We take the followin, ! And she le! | But now i + I sit and rest MY MOTHER'S CHAIR Memorial verse from the Philadelphia Ledger of De- cember 17, because it was written by Mrs. Isabel Given Muench, who is the Junge daughter of the late ” attie Weaver Given, a native of Belle- fonte. Mrs. Given was a frequent con- tributor to the Watchman and those who remember her poetic offerings will be interested in the fact that her daughter has inherited the talent to g3pross herself in well metered verse. | She left her chair when she went away On that journey all must take, t her children skies of gray, With a motherless way to make. For long it was so hard to see That empty easy-chair, seems to comfort me To dream she still rests there. There are days when I know that, clad in blue So small in her big chair’s space, She comes again as all mothers do, With a smile upcen her face. When daily trials are hard to bear, With hopes and prayers gone wrong, in her easy-chair And it helps to make me strong; | I rest where her small form would rest, My hands where her hands lay, And it seems my head lies on her breast, While darkness turns to day. Still in my life she keeps her place, Fast locked is the door to another, And in my heart I wear her face— Sleep sweet, my little mother. —Isabel Given Muench. —— re ————— ———Mayor Mackey wants more music and dancing in that town next year and he may get more than enough, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TATE COLLEGE PROPERTY FOR SALE.—One half of a double house, centrally located in State College. Eight rooms, five bed rooms, 2 car gage. A good business proposition. ALSO a lot 60x160, with sidewalk, on Park Ave. near athletic fleld, in good residential section. Phone 16W or write 216, south Ather- ton St., S.ate College. 74-49-3t XECUTOR’'S NOTICE. — Notice is ° hereby given that letters testament- ary in the estate of RITE Hutchison, late of the Borough of e- fonte, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned by th te Centre County, All the said estate are requested to make payment of the same and those having claims against the estate to present them duly proven for adjustment and payment, " FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Executor, 75-1-6t Bellefonte, Penna. DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE— Let- ters of administration on the es- tate of Esther K. Gray, late of Patton township, Centre county, Pennsyl- | vania, dec y havihig been granted to the undersi 1 rsons knowing themselves indebted toF ona estate are requested to make immediate payment of such indebtedness and those having claims should present them, properly au- thenticated, to GEORGE M. GLENN, Administrator Harris burg Acad 74-50-6t Harrisburg, A JOTICE IN DIVORCE.—Carrie KE. Armstron, Winfred B. Arm- , VS. strong. a the court of common leas of entre county, Pennsylvania. No. fo Sept. T. 1929, in Divorce A. V. M. To infred B. Armstrong. Sir:—Take notice I have been appoint- ed master to take testimony in the above case, and that I shall hold a meeting for the purposes of my appointment on Sat- January 4th, 1 at 3 o'clock : : “A Victorious Life.” urday, ; and then discovered that it was a men : P. M.. in my offices, 16-17 Temple Court ; 5 n account of sickness the page- | Building Bellefonte, Penna., at which nickel case “Tiptop” watch that |ant which had been scheduled for | time and place you are requested to at- somebody had probably thrown | Sunday evening cannot be given. tend. W. D. ZERBY, Master away, : Clarence E. Arnold, Pastor. a | 74-49-3t rt 3 See the new Ford bodies at our I showrooms " He was a son of James and Mag- | daline Walker and was born at Snow Shoe on January 21st, 1864, hence was not quite 66 years old. As a young man he went to work on the Snow Shoe railroad but later went with the Bellefonte Central and for thirty-seven years was in the employ of the latter. He married | Miss Mary J. Lockard who survives |" with one son, Vincent Walker. | Funeral services will be held at’ his late home on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, by Rev. W, C, Thomp- son, of the Presbyterian church, of which he was a member, burial to be made in the Union cemetery. | Il | SWARTZ Ethel Alma Swartz, 21- year old daughter of Mrs. Ida M. Swartz, of Beech Creek died on' Sunday, at the Lock Haven hospital, following three months illness with a complication of diseases, She was a member of the Senior class at’ State College when she became ill In addition to her mother she is survived ‘by two brothers and five sisters. Funeral services were held in the Disciple church, at Blanchard ! at two o'clock on Wednesday after- noon, by Rev. David Nelson, burial being made in the Disciple cemetery. ' | ELLENBERGER— Mrs. Beatrice Ww. Ellenberger, wife of George Ellen- berger, of Marengo, died at the Clearfield hospital, on Sunday, fol- | lowing a prolonged illness with a complication of diseases, She was a daughter of Blair and Anne Eves Waite and was born at Stormstown 26 years ago, In addition to her husband she is survived by her fath- er and two brothers, Gilbert Waite, of Stormstown, and Earl, of War- Phone 155 From the new deep radiator to the curving tip of the rear fender there is an unbroken sweep of line --a flowing grace of contour here- tofore thought possible only in an expensive automobile. than ever, “value far above the price.” BEATTY MOTOR CO. BELLEFONTE, PA. the new Ford “a 4 Et .’ Se * w BA Now, more is a
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