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“Bellefonte, Pa., January 17, 1929
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN CENTRE COUNTY
Items taken from the Watchman issue of
January 16, 1880.
GOD IS JUST.
My flowers have withered, one by one,
And now the last bud falls to aust,
But humbly bow I to each stroke
For God is just.
My hopes that once were bright and fair
Are dimmed and eaten now by rust,
But wheréfore should I make complaint?
For God is just
And she to whom I gave my heart
By death’s cold hand was from me
thrust;
No moan I make, though tear drops fall,
For God is just.
‘‘They shall be comforted who mourn,”
Christ spake, and his dear word
trust;
In Heaven I'll find all I've lost,
For God is just.
By Will Truckenmiller
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—A seemingly well founded ru-
mor has it that our fellow towns-
man, John B. Linn Esq. is shortly
to receive the appointment of State
Librarian,
—Gotlieb Haag of Pleasant Gap,
has a cherry and crab appple tree
that are in blossom, He has them
in the kitchen, however.
—The Centennial Temperance Club
of Bellefonte disbanded not as a
recent issue of the “Republican”
would have the public believe, but
because there were only fifteen of
its three hundred members in good
standing either as to payment of
dues and keeping the pledge the
latter being the cardinal point in
the club’s requirement of members.
The debts of the club were paid and
the balance in the treaury divided
among the fifteen members in good
standing.
—The skating rink has been pur-
chased by John D. Sourbeck who
will hereafter run that business
and make it pleasant for his lady
and, gentleman patrons, Loin
—B. F. Hunter Esq.,, of Benner
township, is in luck. Rich mines of
iron ore have been found on his
farm the yield of which is going to
be prolific and valuable.
Rev. John Palmer, the young
colored minister in this place, took
occasion to admonish his congre-
gation, on Sunday night, of the
infulness of attending such enter-
tainments as the Uncle Tom's Cabin
show that had exhibited here the
night before. It happened that
some of the showmen were in his
audience and they became so wrath-
ful that they had laid in wait to
do the parson bodily harm after
the services, He heard of their in-
tentions, however, and got out a
back way to escape so unpleasant
an encounter. The showmen and
others followed and the crowd kept
growing until someone thought of a
big dog the show carried. It was
brought to the scene and at once
the entire crowd showed Eliza of
the: Uncle Tom’s flight, that she
doesn’t know anything at all about
making speed over the stage ice
when that old hound is after her,
—Mr. W. V. Hughes has purchas-
ed an interest in the firm of Hoover,
Harris & Co., in Philipsburg, and
will move his family from Camden,
N. J., to that place.
—The Centennial Temperance
Club, whose demise is told about
in another item in this paper has
been revived. It appears that its
president Robert Laird was at State
College when the action was taken
and was very much chagrined when
he heard what had been done. So
on Wednesday evening he took the
$8.00 and a few chairs that had
“been the ‘“divvy” accorded him back
to the club room, called fourteen
members together and started the
club all over again. The new of.
ficers are: President, R. A. Laird;
vice president, John Derstine; sec-
tary, James Williams; treasurer, A,
R. . Agnew; master of ceremonies
R. J: Doak; door-keeper Charles
F. Richard, °
—Dr. Stewart, of Burnside town-
ship, met with a terrible and pain-
ful “accident last week, in having a
portion of one of his hands ampu-
tated by a circular saw in his own
mill.
—They say the glass works isto
start up again in the spring and
will employ three hundred men, We
would sooner. see it done than hear
of it so much,
—*“Bunker Hill” on Lamb street is
to be lighted with lamps. They have
been needed there a long time.
—Mr, Casanova, of our sister
town of Philipsburg, has ordered
from Mr, Edison, the inventor, the
first electric light machine that he
isready to dispose of. The streets
of Philipsburg will be lighted with
the new illuminator and Bellefonte,
Tyrone Clearfield, Osceola and Lock
Haven can do nothing but wail
——Senator Vare is keeping quiet
in half a dozen es in his
quiet retreat in Florida, but he will
make a noise before the primary,
on some years past had made his
MEYER. —Garrett L. Meyer, who THE CASTE IS CHOSEN
home at State College, died in
Philadelphia, on Sunday, under pe-
culiar circumstances. Meyer, who
| haa lately been working in Phila-
delphia, had a step-son, Frank
| Foreman, who is subject to epileptic
fits. Meyer had told the boy's
mother that the next time he took
a fit she was to send him to him
in Philadelphia, Consequently she
sent Frank and his brother Joseph
down last week. On Sunday Mr.
Meyer was walking along one of the
streets of the city when he noticed
a commotion on the sidewalk, He
went to see what had happened and
when he got there he saw Frank
lying on the pavement in a fit,
With the exclamation, “My God,
its Frank !” Mr. Meyer also
lapsed. An ambulance was sum-
moned and man and boy were rush-
ed to a hospital but Meyer was
dead when the doctors examined
him. A heart attack was assigned
as the cause,
Deceased was a son of Harry S.
and Mary Katherine Meyer and was
He served in France during the
World war and was gassed. On his
return home he was one of the
veterans who went to State College
in the rehabilitation course. There
he met Mrs. Elsie Foreman Glenn
or nine years ago, continuing to
make their home at State College.
Surviving him are his wife and two
children, Sarah and Garrett Jr. He
also leaves three step-sons, Frank,
Joseph and Linn Foreman, as well
as his mother, living in Williamsport,
and two sisters, Mrs. Emily Sea-
mon, of Williamsport, and Mrs.
Margaret McFarlane, of Montreal,
Canada. Mr. Meyer's brother, Wal-
ter Meyer, died several years
in a similar manner. -
The remains were taken to State
College, on Tuesday, where funeral
services were held at his late home
at 9:30 o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing, after which the American Le-
gion took charge of the body and
conveyed it to Williamsport for
burial.
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REESE.—Joseph Reese passed
away at his home in Milesburg, on
Monday evening, as the result of an
attack of pneumonia. While serving
in France during the World war he
was gassed and his lungs since had
been weak, hence he was unable to
withstand the pneumonic conditions.
He was a son of Charles P. and
Minnie Eckley Reese and was born
at’ the Reese home on the mountain
above Gum Stump on March 4th,
1895 hence was not quite 35 years
old. During the World war he serv-
ed about eighteen months in France
as a member of Company F, 56th
pioneer infantry, and saw consider-
past few years he had been in the
employ of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, in Snow Shoe.
Some fourteen or more years ago
| ne married Miss Esther Fetzer who.
survives with four children, Lester,
Earl, Emma Lou and Dorothy, all
at home. He also leaves his parents
and the following brothers and sis-
ters: McClellan C,, of Gum Stump;
Edward M., of Milesburg; John G.
and Wiliam M., on the home farm on
the mountain; Mrs, Ralph Edmis-
ton, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Gilbert F.
Noll, of Pleasant Gap; Miss Mary,
at home, and Mrs. Lewis Wetzler, of
Milesburg. .
"Rev. M, C. Piper had charge of
the funeral services which were held
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and military honors were given the
deceased at the burial in Treziyulny
cemetery.
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_ DETERS.—William Deters died at
his home in Detroi., Mich. on Mon-
day of last week, following an illness
of some weeks Ww
He was a son ef Mr. and Mrs: Geo.
43 years ago. In 1918 he married
Miss Edna Garner and for a year or
so served as a guard at the Rock-
view penitentiary, On resigning
there he spent everal years at State
College then went to Detroit, Mich.
He is survived by his wife, one son,
his mother and one sister, Mrs.
Ralph Judy, of Baileyville. The re-
mains were brought east and buried
"in Pine Hall cemetery last Friday
morning, Rev. A. S, Asendorf offici-
ating.
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FURST.—Mrs. Annie S, Furst,
widow of the late G. Thomas Furst,
died at her home at Beech Creek,
last Saturday, following an illness of
several months, Her maiden name
was Annie Fearon and she was born
,at Beech Creek over seventy years
ago. She had been a member of the
, Presbyterian church, at that place,
for fifty-four years, Surviving her
are one son, George 8S. Furst, of
Beech Creek, two brothers and one
sister, Ernest T. Fearon, of Phila-
delphia; Henry H,. and ‘Miss Edith,
both of Beech Creek. Funeral serv-
ices were held on Monday afternoon,
burial being made in the Cedar Hjll
cemetery. NG
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KANE.—John J. Kane died at his
home in Pine Grove Mills, on Mon-
day morning, following an illness of
some days with complications. He
was a son of John and Catherine
Kane and was born in Altoona on
April 18th, 1884, He moved to Pine
Grove Mills last spring and in his
brief residence there had proved a
good citizen. He married Miss Ella
Bechdol who survives with two sons,
Joseph and Francis. The remains
were taken to Altoona where burial
was made on Wednesday.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL SHOW
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. Every -spring the glee club of the
Bellefonte High school presents a
musical comedy or comic opera. They
are usually splendid entertainments
and each year a step forward is tak-
en in the pretentiousness of the un-
dertaking. We learn from the Belle-
fontian that they are rehearsing the
“Spring Maid” for this year’s presen-
tation, It is a very tuneful composi-
tion and we look forward with pleas-
ure to seeing it. Of the caste chos-
en the “Bellefontian” has this to say:
At last Mrs. Krader has selected
the cast for what we hope will be
the best Glee Club production ever
put on—“Spring Maid.” It is a very
capable and talented group since
ol ;most of them proved their worth in
last year’s activities, Eleanor Hill
is sure to make a hit as Annamirl
and Dorothy Runkle will be a very
born in Williamsport 43 years ago. |
and they were married some eight,
ago
able front line service. During the
with complications. Joni, of ‘Pennsylvania State Col...
Deters and was born at Graysville’
good Princess Bozena. Prince Ala-
dar, as represented by Earl Hever-
ly, will be a great lover and Jack
{ Montgomery will be splendid as the
| officer, Rudi. William Gross, who
i has previously been hiding his light
{under a bushel, is doing wonderful
work as Nepomuk the Princess’
, father.
| Some others who received princi-
‘pal parts are Eleanor Hoy, Mary
‘Curtin, John Musser, William Bell,
"Phil Bicketts, Henry Bullock, Mal-
.colmn Go-don, Harry Beck, Jack
Fisher, Frances Hazel, Beulah Har-
nish. Emily Wilkinson, Lenore Mor-
gan, Jane Musser Leonard Smeltzer,
Gerald Tressler, Newton Fisher Al-
‘bert Osman, Lucy Folmar and Claire
Rhoads. :
The Bellefonte Glee Club will have
the distinction of being the last
amateur society to produce “Spring
Maid.” The amateur rights have
been taken away.
Professionally this play will open
at the Al Jolson theatre in New
York on March 1, 1930,
CLAY ROAD MATERIAL
HARDER THAN CONCRETE
Road making material that prom-
ises roads harder than concrete and
at about the same cost as macadam
has been developed by Professor J.
B. Shaw, head of the ceramics de-
partment of the Pennsylvania State
College, and Myril C. Shaw, his son.
The material, a massive baked clay
“brick” running in size to five by
twenty feet and weighing four and
five tons, was developed in response:
to inquiries in Washington by Unit-
ed States Senator W. B. Pine, of
Oklahoma, for an improved road
building material, :
The U. S. Bureau of Standards re-
ferred Senator Pine to the Penn
State scientist, and to answer his
inquiries the research was started
that developed the material and the
process... of - making it. Professor
meetings of the American Ceramics
‘Society in Toronto next month.
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TWO COWS BURNED
IN BREON BARN FIRE
Two cows, grain and feed were all
burned in a fire which destroyed the
barn of Reuben Breon, out near
Irish Hollow, about nine o'clock on
Tuesday evening. And the sad part
of the story is that Breon had onl
about $300 insurance, The origin o
the fire is in doubt but Mr. Breon.
feels convinced that it was the
work of indendiaries. He had gone
out to the barn after he had gotten
his supper to make sure everything
was all right. pit aa i
Then just before the fire was dis-
covered two men were seen running
away from the barn, jumping into an
automobile that was evidently in
waiting and driving away. The men’s
tracks were plainly evident in the
wet ground.
— Edward K. .Hibshman. Penn
State '09, has been chosen.and-
sition -- of “executive
Tege -Alumni ‘Association, Mr. Hibsh.
‘fnan’ succeeds E. N. Sullivan who re-
signed in 1928 to go into the insur-
“ance business in Philadelphia. Hibsh-
man had been assistant to the presi-
dent of the College, in charge of
public relations and since the work
of that office and that of secretary of
the Alumni Association overlappe
in some of their phases the ne
arrangement is in the nature of a
consolidation.
— Tonight Earl Derr Bigger's
wonderfully interesting novel, “Sev-
en Keys to Baldpate,” will be given
its screen version at the Cathaum at
State College, It ought to be an ex-
ceedingly gripping picture, if they
haven't spoiled the story in screen.
ing it, for it was ome of the “best
sellers” the year of it's publication.
Marilyn Miller in “Sally,” one of
Ziegfeld’'s greatest musical come-
dies, is scheduled for an early ap-
pearance at the Cathaum.
——The Bellefonte High school
basket-ball team was defeated by
Mt. Union here, last Saturday night
by the score of 22 to 12, The local
: passers won their first league game
by defeating Philipsburg 41 to 25
and seemed to be off to a good start,
>but then met defeat at the hands of
Tyrone, 18 to 16. and Mt. Union came
along and gave them a second back-
set.
——A farewell reception, originat-
ed by the woman's bible class of the
U. B. church was given Tuesday
night for Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Ging-
her and Mrs. Gingher’s mother, Mrs.
Sprague, who are arranging to leave
Bellefonte shortly, to make their
home in Friendship, N. Y, About
fifty members of the church were
guests at the reception.
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CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL |
. Mrs. Robert Morris, of Bellefonte,
was admitted on Monday of last
week as a surgical patient.
Joseph Menna, of Bellefonte, a
medical patient for the last four
weeks, was discharged on Monday of
last week.
Mrs, Emma Smith, of Bellefonte,
a medical patient for three weeks,
was discharged on Monday of last
week.
Phyllis Sholl, seven year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sholl,
of Milesburg, was admitted on Wed-
nesday of last week for surgical
treatment and discharged the next
day.
Mr, and Mrs, Russell Koch, of
Pine Grove Mills, are the proud par-
ents of an infant son, born on Wed-
nesday of last week.
Elgy Henderson, of Bellefonte,
was admitted on Wednesday of last
week as a medical patient. i
Paul Brandt, of Perrysville, a
student at the Pennsylvania State
College, was admitted on Wednesday
of last week for surgical treatment.
Mrs. Edward Brown and infant
son, of Bellefonte, were discharged on
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs, William Keller and infant,
of State College were discharged on |
Thursday of last week.
Miss Ella Sager, of Bellefonte, was
admitted on last Thursday as a sur-
gical patient and discharged on Fri- |
day.
Mrs. Elvin Stover, of Spring town- ||
ship, was admitted on last Thursday
for medical treatment.
Mrs. Lucy Ripka, of Spring town-
ship, was admitted on Friday as a
medical patient and was discharged
on Saturdy.
Mrs, Frank Meiss, of Spring town-
ship, was admitted on Friday as a
surgical patient and discharged on
Sunday.
Mrs. Susan Lyons, of Lyontown, a
medical patient for the past two
weeks, died on Sunday.
"Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff, of Belle-
fonte, was admitted as a surgical
patient on Saturday.
Edwin Peters, of Milesburg, was
admitted as a surgical patient on
Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Fenlon. widow
Harry Fenlon, of Bellefonte, was ad-
mitted on Monday of this week for
medical treatment,
There were a total of twenty-sev-
en patients at the hospital the be-
ginning of this week.
—— Taking advantage of the mild
weather in early January, the Game
Commission began distribution of
50,000 rabbits which it purchas
of
of the Centre County Society of
Philadelphia. will.be served at - the
'Bellevue-Stratford in that city,
on
Saturday evening, February 8, at
7 o'clock, All Centre countians in
and about Philadelphia are invited
and those who might just happen
to be in the city at that time will
also be welcomed.
-"_’ ~The -annual ‘mid-winter" dinner
Donald L. Som merville, who
for some years. past has. been, super-
intendent of the Pennsylvania divi-
sion of the New York Central rail-
road, with headquarters at Corning,
N. Y. has been appointed assistant
to F. E. McCormick, general super-
intendent, and will be stationed at
Jersey Shore, according to a recent
announcement.
Showing 2--7 and 9 P. M.
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Continuous Saturday 2 to 11 P. M.
Western Electric Vitaphone Equipment
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ture has plenty of both.
You heard thém over the radio.
marvelous phonograph records.
> riotous scene .at the rock-pile. -
16 years.
All-Talking
“Taken from the Stage Sensation
Paramounts wonder show!
scenes in color.
numbers. Brilliant costumes.
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«+ « An Electric Range makes it easy
to be both Cook and Hostess
You know how embarrassing it is to have a guest drop in for the
afternoon when you are cooking a roast or an oven meal in an
ordinary oven. You have to keep going to the kitchen to baste
the meat or add water to the vegetables or move things around
in the oven.
Freedom from cooking responsibilities and worries is one of
the great conveniences offered by.an electric range. Once you've
put the food in the oven and adjusted the time and temperature
controls, you do not have to enter the kitchen again until time
to serve the meal. The range automatically takes complete
charge of cooking.
In addition, meats, vegetables and fruits retain their delicious,
flavorful juices because the electric oven can be tightly sealed
against evaporation. This means that everything goes farther,
too. Experts figure that there is about 20 per cent less than the
usual loss of moisture in electric-oven cooked foods. Cook elec-
trically for economy.
WEST PENN POWER CO
Showing Thursday and Friday—Buddy Rogers and Jean Arthur in
“HALFWAY TO HEAVEN”
See how Young America loves in this Throbbing Thriller.
Saturday (one day only) Jack Mulhall and Lila Lee
in an All-Talking Underworld Thriller
“DARK STREETS”
Highly recommended to those who care for Thrills and Action, as this pic-
Talking Comedy—Vitaphone Acts.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Next Week—Moran and Mack, the Two
Black Crows, with Evelyn Brent and Harry Green, in
“WHY BRING THAT UP?”
You've laughed your head off at their
. : Now hear them as real as life, in one of
He funniest, most thrilling ALL-TALKING entertainments ever screen-
ed.
HEAR them tell about the Early Bird and his troubles with the Worm.
SEE themin their Slde-splitiing boxing act.
Roars Galore — Girls by the Score.
Rib-Racking Laugh—New Tunes—New Dances.
Thnrsday and Friday Next Week—Billie Dove and Rod LaRocque
in Elinor Glyn’s daring romance
“THE MAN AND THE MOMENT”
A picture so delicate in theme we do not recommend it to children under
COMING SOON-—Richard Arlen in “Four Feathers.”
Ziegfeld’s “Glorifying the American Girl.”
STATE THEATRE
Showing 7 and 9 p. m.
Now Showing All Week—Robert Armstrong and Carol Lombard, in a Grip-
ping Story of Modern Newspaper Life
“BIG NEWS”
You'll be thrilled as never before when you see the startlin
this great tragedy with all its great drama and thrills which tried the
souls of a faithful wife and her innocent husband—You've never seen
the equal of this amazing newspaper picture.
All Next Week—Nancy Carroll and Hal Skelly in
“THE DANCE OF LIFE”
Gayety,
Hundreds of ravishing chorus beauties.
Lavish settings. The m
“Prue Blue Lou’ and the syncopated rhythm of ‘The Flippity Flop.”
Admissions—Children 10c., Adults, Balcony 25c., Main Floor 35c.
S ELECTRIC
SEE and HEAR them in a
All-Talking ¢&
outcome of
“The Dance of Life” ‘Burlesque’.
music, romance. Broadway revue
Elaborate dance
erry melody of
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