Bellefonte, Pa., February 14, 1930. A) P. GRAY MEEK, Editer Cm— To Correspondents.—No communications- - - published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. " Terms of Subscriptio —Until further notice at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance Paid before expiration of year Paid after expiration of year - Published weekly, every Friday morn- ing. Entered at the postoffice, Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter. In ordering .change of address always give the Eas ii as the new address. It is important that the publisher be notified when a subscriber wishes the paper discontinued. In all such cases the subscription must be paid up to date of cancellation. A sample copy of the “Watchman” will be sent without cost to applicants. .50 Rv FIFTY YEARS AGO IN CENTRE COUNTY Items taken from the Watchman issue of February 13, 1880. Married—At the home of the bride’s parents in Milesburg, on the 5th inst, by Rev. B. Shaver, Mr. P. F. Keichline, of Rock Springs, Pa., and Miss Jennie S. Wagner, of Milesburg, Pa. —The Boggs township Democrats | have placed in nomination the fol- lowing excellent ticket, which ought to be elected: Judge of election, H. L. Harvey; Inspector, James F. Weaver; supervisors, George Noll, Jacob Shultz; Overseers of poor, Joseph L. Neff and George Noll; As- sessors, Austin C. Iddings, Henry L. Barnhart and Adam Whitherite; school directors, Charles McLaughlin and James Lingle; constable, Johr Kelley; auditor, James F. Weaver; township clerk, John A. Whitehill. Wheat is $1.35, corn shelled 50c, potatoes 30c, eggs 15c, butter 25¢ and ham 9c. — The venerable David Kreamer, of Aaronsburg, aged 87 years, died on Saturday the 31st ult. He was the oldest resident of that place. Mme. Rentz’s minstrels will give an entertainment in Reynolds’ hall next Wednesday night. The bills show twelve very pretty wo- men and the papers of Philadelphia, ! Harrisburg and Williamsport speak very flatteringly of them. —Mr. Charles Roberts, Mrs. James P. Hughes, of this place, is regarded as one of the finest elocutionists in the country. He gave readings here four or five years ago, but is now entertaining large audiences in New York city where critics say he is very fine. —Rev. Laurie, of this place, at- tended the funeral of his brother brother of in Bridgeton, N. J., on Monday last. | —There was a leap-year party on Monday evening at the residence of Mr. Thomas Burnside. The girls mean to take time right by the forelock and not be disappointed any longer than they can help. —The extremely cold weather for .the past few nights has bright- ened the heretofore gloomy pros- pects for a sufficient ice harvest. —1It has been the talk in business circles, ever since the boom in the iron business commenced, that the portion of the Lewisburg and Ty- rone railroad between Penna. Fur- nace and Tyrone will be ironed and put in running order the coming spring. Now it is said the route al- ready graded might be abandoned and a better one along the foot of Tussey mountain straight through to the main line at Spruce Creek would be only 15 miles against the one already graded 23 miles. — Caucus Meetings. Democratic ‘ ‘caucuses ‘to nominate local - tickets “to be voted for next Tuesday, in “districts named below, will be held as follows: For Benner township at the court house in Bellefonte on Satur- day at 10 o'clock. : For Spring township at the offices of Alexander and Bower on Satur- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. For North ward of Bellefonte at J. L. Spangler’s office at 7:30 bp. m. For the South ward at W. C, Heinle's office at 7:30 p. m. For the West ward at the Watch- man office at 7 o'clock. The borough conferees will meet ,jat W. C. Heinle’s office at 8:30 to name the borough ticket. — The young people of the “Shiloh” congregation of the Boals- burg Lutheran church, performed an act on the 29th ult. that will be held in grateful remembrance by their pastor, Rev. J. Yutzy. They repaired to his residence in Pleasant Gap and with due pomp and cir- cumstance presented him with a handsome set of buggy harness. Monte Ward has been playing base hall since he licked those two fellows in Lock Haven. —Rumor. has it that the Penn- sylvania Furnace company will start up its workson May 1st. This would give 300 men. — We never knew what real licious digestible sauerkraut was until we ate of some tnat Mrs. J. H. Sands kindly sent us a few days ago. The farmers of the upper end of the county took advantage of the . snow last week to fill Philipsburg grain bins and provision stores. Hundreds of sleds per day, verit- able caravans, crossed the mountain from Halfmoon and Spruce Creek ‘valleys with grain, potatoes, pork, beef and cabbage and came back with coal. The automobile license tag T42 (“Tea for two”) is on a car of the Bell Telephone Co,, in the Philadelphia area. employment to about de-! GARDNER.—Robert Gardner, native of Centre county and a son of the late Wilson and Sara Keichine Gardner, died very suddenly at his home at 179 Knox avenue, Knoxville Pittsburgh, on Thursday morning, January 30, at 8:40 a. m., after an illness of five years with heart trou- ble. He was born at the Gardner home in the Glades 58 years ago. He re- ceived his education in the public schools near his home and later went 00 to the Spring Mills Academy. He taught school for several years in his home township, and later. went to : Pittsburgh, where he was connected with the W. T. McCullough Electric Co., where he held an executive posi- tion. He was a member of the Pitts- burgh Chamber of Commerce, presi- dent of the Summit Building and Loan ' Association, a member of the Knox- ville scohol board for more than 21 | years, president of the board of | trustees of the Knoxville Presbyter- ian church for 15 years, and a mem- ‘besr of the men’s Bible class of that church. He was married November | 4, 1903, to Sarah Lytle, of Syracuse, N. Y. He was a great lover of flowers, and the last few years of his life he received his greatest enjoy- ment in the rose garden at his home watching them grow, and cheering the sick with them. » He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah G. Gardner, one son, Robert L. Gardner, at home; one brother, Wil- liam G. Gardner, of Pennsylvania Furnace; one sister, Mrs. Thomas . Gates, of Altoona, also the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. C. C. Wil- | liams, Pine Grove Mills; Boyd Mec. . Gardner, Rockford, Ill; Mary E. and William W. Gardner, Pennsylvania | Furnace; Wilson E. Gardner, Boston, Mass; Thomas W. Gates, Altoona; John W. Gardner, East Orange, N. 'J., besides a number of aunts and ‘uncles and cousins, and a host of i friends in his home community and Centre county. Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. McDivitt, and a former pastor , Rev. Jones, on Sun- day afternoon, February 2, at the home, at 2:30 and 3:00 o'clock in the Knoxville Presbyterian church. In- terment in the Southside cemetery. [] Il LOHR.—James H. Lohr, a native of Centre county, died quite sudden- ly at one o'clock on Sunday after- noon, at his home at Rutledge, Del- ‘aware county, as the result of an acute heart attack. While he had been troubled for some time with a heart affection his condition was not | considered serious so that news of his death was quite a shock to Cen- tre county friends. He was a son of William and Sarah Lohr and was born near Belle- fonte on August 21st,’ 1860, hence was in his seventieth year. As a young man he went to work for the Pennsylvania railroad company and ‘for a few years was located at Cen- tre Hall. Thirty-five years ago he was transferred to the Philadelphia locality and had since made his home at Rutledge. He married Miss Annie Welsh, of Carlisle, who survives -with three children, William S. Lohr, a profes- sor at Lafayette College; Miss Nellie, ‘a teacher in the schools - at Lake- wood, N. J., and Miss Mabel, a sten- ographer in the Episcopal Publishing company’s plant, Philadelphia. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Susan Lutz. of Centre Hall, and Mrs. Ella Pringle, of Lock Haven. Mr. Lohr was a devout member of the Methodist church all his life and always an active worker. For many years he was a member of the church choir. The remains were brought to Centre county yesterday and taken | to the home of Mrs. Lucy Haney, at Centre Hall. Funeral services will be held at ten o'clock this morning by Rev. Morrow, pastor of the Meth- odist church at Rutledge, after which burial will be made in the Centre Hall cemetery. ! | | I I , WEAVER.— Mrs. Clara Weaver, wife of Russell Weaver, died at her home at Zion, on Thursday of last ‘week, following a day's illness with an acute attack of kidney trouble. She was a daughter of Jesse and | Fietta Shaffer and was born in Walk- ‘er township tweénty-six years ago. She is survived by her husband and three small children, Sarah, Alda ,and Ray. She also leaves her par- ents and the following brothers and sisters: Cyrus Shaffer, of Zion; Har- ry, of Lemont; William, of Bellefonte R. D.: James, of Hublersburg; Mrs. Elsie Walker, of Bellefonte R. D.; Mrs. Carrie Smith, of Hublersburg, and Mrs. Mack Weaver, at home. Rev. Keller, pastor of the Lutheran | church at Syndertown, had charge of the funeral services which were held on Monday morning, burial being made at Zion. Il 1H HAFFLEY.—Mrs. Margaret Susan Haffley, wife of Harvey W. Haffley, of Altoona, died in an Altoona hos- pital, last Friday, following a brief (illness. She was a daughter of Thomas and Catherine Witmyer and was born at Coburn, Centre county, | {on February 8th, 1899, hence was 31 years old. During her brief res- idence in Altoona she had been a member of Christ Second Lutheran church. She is survived by her husband and two small children, Francis and Dale Haffley; also her father living in Williamsport, and one brother, Charles Witmyer, of Akron, Ohio. The remains were taken to Aaronsburg where funeral services were held and burial made on Tuesday. a : wife of Rev. Dr. Ambrose M. ! Schmidt, of Philadelphia, but for- ! merly of Bellefonte, died early on Monday wnorning. as the result ofa. 'heart attack suffered. on Sunday C ‘while in a motor car enroute to the seashore. She had been trou-- bled for a year or more with an af- fection of the heart and the slight exertion of the motor trip no doubt caused the fatal attack. Mrs. Schmidt's maiden name was born.at Chambersburg, where she grew to womanhood and eceived her education. Prior to her marriage to Dr. Schmidt she taught school several terms. The family lived in Bellefonte twenty-two years during ‘which time Rev, Schmidt was pas- tor of St. John’s Reformed church. During that time Mrs. Schmidt was a great aid to her husband. She was a member of the church choir and took anactive part in all phases of church work. Dr. and Mrs. Schmidt left Bellefonte late in 1925 and have since been living in Phila- delphia. She is survived by her husband and one son, William Schmidt, Asst. General Supt, of the electrical department of the Penn- Ohio Power and Light Co. and the Penn Power Co. at Youngstown, Ohio. One brother, Mr. Frank Stouf- fer, also survives. Funeral services were held at her late home, in Philadelphia, on Tues- day evening, and on Wednesday the remains were taken to Hanover, { Pa.. for interment. Fifteen members of Dr, Schmidt's former congregation in this place drove to Hanover, Wednesday, for the funeral. Il Il WOLFE.—Thomas George Wolfe, a native of Centre county, died at his home in Buffalo townshp, Union county, on Monday of last week, following n illness of three years with heart trouble and dropsy. He was a son of George and Sarah Wolfe and was born in Haines township on July 28, 1872, hence was in his 58th year. He married Miss Minnie Dora Noll, who survives with seven children, Mrs. Rachel Hassinger and Harry S. Wolfe, of Millmont; Charles E., of Lewisburg; Mrs. Edna E, Haney, of Centre Hall; Mrs. Lottie Berger, of Lewis- burg; Misses Lodie and Maybelle, at home. He also leaves one broth- er and a sister, Sumner Wolfe, of Howard, and Mrs. H. E. Glantz, of Aurora, Ill. The funeral was held last Thursday, burial being made at Woodward. il | WILLIAMS,—Mrs. Jennie Wil- | liams, widow of Aaron Williams, who | many years ago filled the office of ' prothonotary in Centre county, died at Richmond, Ind. on January 29th, | Her maiden name was Jennie Fish- |er and as a young woman she made her home with her aunt, Mrs. Teats {in Bellefonte. It was while living | here that she met and married Mr. | Williams and all their married -life | was spent in the house, on Howard | street, now occupied by Robert {| Woodring. Thirty-five or more years ago Mr. Williams’ health fail- ‘ed and he and his wife went to Port | Matilda where he died shortly after. | Later Mrs. Williams went to Rich- , mond, Ind., to make her home with ‘her brother. She was | years of age. | BOALSBURG. Miss Alda Stouffer and she was’ past eighty | Mrs. W. W. White, of Linden Hall, was in town Tuesday. Luther K. Dale, of Oak Hall, trans- ! acted business in town on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Segner are | spending some time in Philadelphia. { John Kimport and S. J. Wagner | made a business trip to Centre Hall 'on Tuesday. | Mrs. Harry Musser and son John, | of State College, were in town on } Wednesday evening. ; ! Dr. W. W. Woods returned, Friday, | after a few weeks visit at the home "of his sister, Mrs. T. O. Glenn, at | Bradford, The women's class of the Luther- an Sunday chool held their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Waldo Homan, on Saturday evening. Misses Anna Mary Hess and Fern Bennett, and Messrs, Robert Hess and Fred Lonebarger spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coxey, at Indiana, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Stuart and | Mrs. George Fisher, on Sunday eve- | ning, visited their aunt, Mrs. Ellen Stuart, who is quite ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray D. Gilli- land, at State College. Rev. Stine, of Franklin and Mar- | shall theological seminary, will oc- | Cupy the pulpit in the Reformed church at 10:30 Sunday, February { 10th, and will also conduct services {in the Reformed church at Houser- | ville at 2:30. | The ladies of the Presbyterian church spent Tuesday afternoon at the home of the Misses Murray, en- gaged in sewing for a mission hospi- tal. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Kirkpatrick land son Jack, of Centre Hall, were | also entertained at supper by the | Misses Murray. GET YOUR FISHING LICENSES NOW. Fishing licenses for 1930 are now available at any of the offices of County Treasurers throughout the Commonwealth. The price remains the same as last year, $1.50 plusan issuing fee of 10 cents. The Board of Fish Commissioners urges all fishermen to take out their licenses early as they need the mon- ey so that the construction work at the new hatcheries can be con- tinued. Bae | 1923 Ford Coupe all new tires : 1923 Ford Touring bn 1925 Ford Pick-up : ; 1923 Ford Ton Truck . 1929 Ford Model “A’ 1928 Chevrolet Sedan : 1927 Chrysler Sedan : 1927 Chevrolet Roadster . 1927 Chrysler Coach 1926 Cleveland Touring : 1927 Chevrolet Imperial . 1927 Chevrolet Coach 1927 Pontiac Coupe . 1926 Chevrolet Coach . 1923 Chevrolet Sedan ‘ 1926 Ford Sedan . : 1925 Rollin Coupe ; . 1926 Ford Coupe . . ape Muriel Gummo, ten-year-old er of Mr, and ‘Mrs. Alonzo ummo, of Spring township, = died in the hospital on Monday of last week. : Mary Pasuella, eight-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony, Pasuella, of Snow Shoe, was ad- mitted on Monday of last week for surgical treatment. Michael Hazel, Jr., of Bellefonte, was admitted on Monday of last week for surgical treatment and discharged on Tuesday. Valimont Weaver, of College township, was admitted on Monday of last week for surgical treatment and discharged on Tuesday. Charles W. Weaver, of Bellefonte, was admitted on Monday to under- go surgical treatment. Mrs. Bertha Stover, of Coburn, a a surgical patient for three weeks, was discharged on Tuesday of last week. John Breon, of Bellefonte, was admitted on Tuesday of last week for surgical treatment. Mrs. James J. Hoff, of State College, who had been a medical patient for three weeks, was dis- charged on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. J. W. Getz, of College township, was admitted on Wednes- day of last week for medical treat-' ment, Edwin Bloom, of Bellefonte, be- | came a medical patient Thursday. | Melvin Watson, of Boggs town- ship, was admitted last Thursday for medical treatment and discharg- ed the following day. Mrs. Edith Broze, of College township, was admitted last Thurs- day for medical treatment. Wilbur Twitmire,, oldest Belle- fonte business man, was admitted on Thursday for medical treatment. Miss Christine Cramer, of State College, who had been a medical patient for some time, was dis- charged last Thursday. Mrs. Edith Fromm son, wife and son of Kenneth Fromm, of Bellefonte, were dis- charged last Thursday. Mrs. Earl Rockey, of Bellefonte, was admitted on Friday as a med- ical patient. ‘Miss Gertrude Davis, of Belle- | fonte, was admitted on Friday for medical treatment. Dorothy Turner, of Fleming, was admitted on Friday for surgical treatment and discharged on Satur- day. Miss Goldie Walk, of Julian, who had been a surgical patient for some time, was discharged on Fri- day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagner, of Bellefonte, are rejoicing over the arrival of a son, born at the hospi- tal on Saturday. They have named it Charles Curtis Wagner. This is the first boy in the family and the third child of the household. Mrs, John Smith, of Bellefonte, was discharged on Saturday after | undergoing medical treatment. J. Maxwell Ward, of Pennsylvania Furnace, who had been a surgical patient for the past two months, was discharged on Saturday. Harold Walker, of Ferguson township, was admitted on Satur- day for surgical treatment. Mrs. Martin Rumberger, of Belle- and infant week or so with the grip both Mr. TRUCKS---DODGE, CHEV We have a few 1929 Model Chevrolets left at reduced prices. New and Used while they last. 1 i This column is to be an open forum. | Everybody is invited to make use of it to | express whatever opinion they may have | on any subject. Nothing libelous will be published, though we will give the public the widest latitude in invective when the subject is this paper or its editor. Con- tributions will be signed or initialed, as the contributor may desire.—ED. Recuperating in Florida Palm Beach, Fla. 2-6-30 Dear Watchman: Want to thank you for forward- ing the Watchman. It comes promptly every Monday morning and we watch for it as if a friend were expected. Had a pleasant trip down: Fine weather, good roads and neither car trouble, nor mud nor dust. This is the fourth winter we have spent in this apartment, so we feel very much at home here. ; Since we arrived, on January 8, we have had ideal weather. This" morning when I got up it was 74 degrees. By noon the temperature had climbed to 85 degrees and this evening, though it is raining, the thermometer has fallento only 72! degrees. | While there are a great many people here I notice many vacant houses, apartments and rooms. | Amusements, however, show no di- | munition. The parks are full of peo- | ple listening to the bands, playing cards, chess, checkers and pitching | horse shoes. shuffle boards where late into the night. At the Tourist club there is they play al- ways something doing and the ocean, of course, has its lure for bathing. With the ideal weather here one can be out of doors practically all the time and be occupied every min- ute at something both enjoyable and recreative. Many come in motors, tarry for a day or so and then are on their way again rolling to some other point in the State. We are here for rest, however, and drive only when we get tired of sitting and reading. We have the finest of fresh vegetables all the time and as much sleep as we can woo. My, but it is fine to feel good. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours W. S. GLENN WINGATE A little daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Neff, on Monday of last week. It has been named Shir- ley Erline. Mrs. Catherine Fisher has so far recovered from her recent illness that she is able to be down stairs, The condition of Mrs. Daniel Barn- hart is also much improved. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Whitherite and | daughter Ruth motored over from Osceola Mills and spent Sunday with . friends here and at Runville, return-' ing home the same evening. After being confined to bed for a and Mrs. John Walker are up and | around and Mrs. Levy Fye, who had | charge of the home during their ill- ness, left for her home in Moshan- non, last Wednesday. i fonte, was admitted on Saturday , for medical treatment. | There were 38 patients in the hospital on Monday of this week. Special Used Car Bargains Cars that Cannot be Matched Elsewhere for Price Value All Cars listed have been carefully inspected by our trained mechanics. Special bargains will be given on used cars for the next three days ending January 27. Trade your present Car as part down-payment, balance to suit you. Ask About Discount on Prices Listed ’ Business Coupe OPEN ALL HOURS Decker Chevrolet Co., Corner Spring and High Streets .... BELLEFONTE, PA. | car, Allison, | Fisher, W. S. Fisher and daughter, | Mrs. Glenn Mitchell | Florence Lucas, The most are at the! i Clearfield, i ty-Fourth District, comprisin ! and Centre counties, at the Primary Elec- | tion to be , Penna., for State Committeeman representing Cen- : burg, Pa., as the Centre ROLETS AND FORDS SCHMIDT.—Mrs. Alda - Schmidt, PATIENTS TREATED AT _ CENTRE COUNTY: HOSPITAL | Charles Reese was 22 years old on February 4th and a surprise party was given him that evening in hon- or of the event. ~'Mr. Reese was ignorant. of what was going ‘on.until’ he returned home from the store when he found his home filled with neighbors and friends. Everybody had a most enjoyable evening. Re- freshments were served and with music and various games going home time came too soon for all Those present included Miss Nellie Custer, Clark and Paul Custer, Os- Jennie and Dorothy and little son Robert, Miss Loraine Fisher, Misses Marian and Pauline Davidson, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fisher, Donald Irwin, John Smith and son Malcolm, Mrs. Mabel Burns and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McLaughlin, Jane and Parrish Est- right, Mr. and Mrs, Jack Summers and little daughter, Lawrence Har- nish, James Summers, James David- son, Alfred Estright, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reese and three children, Misses Geraldine and Berenice Mur- ray. — Encourage others to subscribe for the Watchman, CHARLES P. LONG POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CONGRESS We are authorized to announce the name of CHARLES P. LONG, Spring Mills, Centre county, as a candidate for the nomination for CONGRESS on the Republican ticket at the May Primaries, Tuesday, May 20th. He respectfully ap- peals to the Republicans of the Twenty- third congressional district, Centre, Cameron and M’'Kean coun- for their support and influence. Address, Spring Mills, Pa. FOR STATE SENATOR We are authorized to announce name of Harry B. Scott, of Philipsburg, Pa., as a candidate for the nomination for State Senator, representing the Thir- Clearfield ties, P.O the held on Tuesday, 1930, subject to the rules Republican party. FOR STATE COMMITTEEMAN We are authorized to announce the name of Harry B. Scott of Philipsburg, as a candidate for the election May 20th, governing the tre county, at the Primary Election to be held Tuesday, May 20th, 1930, subject to : the rules governing the Republican party. We are authorized to announce the candidacy of James H. huge of Philips- : ounty Member of the Republican State Committee, sub- ject to rules and regulations of the Pri- | mary Electien to be held May 20, 1930. CHAIRMAN COUNTY COMMITTEE We are authorized to announce the name of Phil. D. Foster, of State College, Pa., as a candidate for County Chairman of the Republican party in Centre Coun- ty, Pa., subject to the decision of the voters of the party as expressed at the primary to be held on May 20th, 1930 $ 25.00 20.00 65.00 50.00 390.00 400.00 310.00 165.00 275.00 150.00 330.00 230.00 275.00 150.00 50.00 150.00 200.00 100.00
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