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“Bellefonte, Pa., March 28, 1930.
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MORRISON.—Andrew Morrison, a
native of Bellefonte, died at his
home in Williamsport, on Saturday,
as the result of general debility.
He was a son of John and Deborah
Morrison and ‘was born in Belle-
fonte on March 29th, 1843, hence
was within one week of being 87
years old, He was educated in the
public schools and as a young man
was deputy register and recorder
under his father, who filled the. of-
fice two terms. Later he embarked
in the insurance business but even-
tually learned the trade of a paint-
er and paper hanger. i
Just prior to the close of the
Civil war he enlisted for service in
Company F, 23rd regiment, of which
Hon. H. N. McAllister was the cap-
tain and Daniel McGinley first lieu-
tenant. His term of enlistment was
for ninety days but Gen. Lee’s sur-
render ended the war and he served
only eighty-eight days. While living
here he married Miss Susan Meese
and forty-four years ago they left
Bellefonte and moved to Everett, in
Bedford county. After living there
four years they moved to Williams-
port where Mr. Morrison became a
contracting painter and paper hanger,
a business he carried on until advanc-
ing age compelled his retirement.
He is survived by his wife and four
children, Mrs. LeRoy Present, of
New York; Mrs. Irene Dilsaber, of
Washington, D. C.; B. W. Morrison,
of Newberry, and Miss Sarah, at
ow of the late John H. Huff,
. not feeling ‘well but
home, He also leaves one sister, Mrs.
O. D. Rhen, of Williamsport. The
remains were brought to Bellefonte,
on Tuesday, and buried in the Morri- |
son lot in the Union cemetery.
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LOUGHNER.—Following an ill- |
ness of several months with an or- |
ganic heart affection Edward H.'
Loughner died, on Monday morning
of last week, at the home of his
daughter, Me J. Elmer Noll, in
Centre Hall.'The Loughner family
spent the early part of the winter at
a hunting camp in the Seven moun-
tains but Mr. Loughner’s condition
becoming serious he was taken to
the home of his daughter at Centre
Hall.
He was born at Jeannette Pa., and |
was 64 years, 4 months and 9 days |
old. He came to Centre county
about sixteen years ago and engag-
ed in farming near Potters Mills,
later purchasing the Bible farm. He
married Miss Isabel Findley, of
Jeannette where burial was made
children, Mrs. J. Elmer Noll, of
Centre Hall; Mrs, H. W. Noll, of
Pleasant Gap; Edward and Donald,
at home. He ‘also leaves one broth-
er, D. Elmer Loughner, of Connells-
ville. The remains were taken to
Jeannette where burial was made
on ‘Wednesday. of last week.
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PLETCHER.—Margaret Pletcher,
youngest chila of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pletcher, of Howard town-
ship, died at’ the Lock Haven hospi-
tal on March 14th, following an op-
eration for appendicitis, She became
violently ill ' the Tuesday pre-
vious and when taken to the hospi-
tal for an operation peritonitis had
already developed. She would have |
been seven ers old on June 27th.
In addition to the parents two
brothers and ' two sisters survive,
Melvin, of Mill Hall; Stuart, at
home; Mrs. John Felton, of Belle-
fonte, and Evelyn, at home, Funeral
services were held in the Baptist
church, at Milesburg, on Tuesday
afternoon of last week, after which
burial was made at Howard.
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DALE. “John Dale, one of
Philipsburg’s leading physicians, died
last Thursday afternoon, at the
home of Dr. E. ‘W. Jaquish, at
i York State;
Punxsutawney, where he had gone
for treatment for toxic poisoning. |
His death was. the direct result of
an attack of pneumonia. The doc-
tor had been ill since last fall when
-he was seriously injured in an au- |
tomobile accident.
He was 64 years old and a native
of Clearfield county, but had prac- |
ticed in Philipsburg for about thirty-
two years, His wife died several
years ago but two daughters and a
son survive. Burial was made at
Philipsburg on Saturday afternoon.
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THOMPSON. Mrs, Sone Thomp-
son, a former: resident of Unionville,
died on Thursday of last week, at
the home of her son, John Thomp-
son, in Jersey Shore, following a
brief illness. She was 77 years old
and is survived by four children, Mrs.
Kate Hamilton, in California; Clyde
H., of St. Louis, Mo., Joseph, of Tyrone
and John, of Jersey Shore. Funeral
services were held on Monday after-
noon, the remains being taken to Un-
jon township for burial in the Stover
cemetery. :
'HUFF.—Mrs. Susan E. Huff, wid-
of
Milesburg, passed away on Monday
night at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Frank M. Crawford, as the
result of a stroke of paralysis. She
had been at the Crawford home four
' weeks during which time she was
it was not un-
til Monday -that she suffered the
stroke which caused her death.
Her maiden name was Susan E,
Showalter, a daughter of John and
00 | Mary Miller’ Showalter, and she was
born at _ Laurelton on September
8th, 1844, hence was in her 86th
year. When twenty-two years of
age she married Mr. Huff and the
early years of their married life
were spent at Laurelton. Thirty-
five years ago they moved to Lamar
and five years later to Milesburg,
where she had lived ever since. She
was a lifelong member of the Metho-
dist church.
Her husband has been dead for
some years but surviving her are
one daughter and a son, Mrs.
Crawford, of Bellefonte, and Dr. SS.
M. Huff, of Newark, N. J. She
also leaves one brother, D, M. Sho-
walter, of Laurelton. Brief funeral
services were held at the Crawford
home at one o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon, by Rev. C. E. Arnold,
after which’ the ‘remains were taken
to Laurelton where final
were held at 3:80 o'clock, burial be-
ing made in the Laurelton ceme-
tery.
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BURD.—Mrs. Carrie Naomi Burd,
wife of J. Sumner Burd, died at
her home at Aaronsburg, on Monday
of last week, following an illness of
eighteen months with an affection of
the lungs. During her illness she
spent several months at Camp Dev-
itt, near Allenwood.
She was a .daughter of J. B,
and Mary Ream Rossman and was
born in Gregg township on Novem-
ber 25th, 1879, hence was 50 years,
3 months and 22 days old. She
married Mr. Burd twenty-nine
years ago and ever since had been
a resident of Aaronsburg. She was
a member of the Lutheran church
of Aaronsburg and active in the
work of the Missionary society.
Surviving her are her husband
and five children, John T. Burd,
of Detroit, Mich,; Harry B. of
Akron, Ohio; Mary E., Sarah M.
and Grace R., at home. She also
| leaves one sister and three brothers.
Mrs. H. E. Corman, John B. and
Elmer C. Rossman, all of Bellefonte,
and Abner W, Rossman, of Hazle-
ton.
Funeral services were held in the
Aaronsburg Lutheran church at 10
(o'clock on Wednesday morning of
last week, by her pastor, Rev. L. V.
Lesher, burial being made in the
Lutheran cemetery.
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WEAVER.—Franklin B. Weaver,
formerly of Centre
bility. He
was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Weaver and was born in
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Marion township 81 years ago.
many years he was a farmer in
that township. He married Miss
Mary Wagner, of Milésburg,. who
died in 1902, but surviving him are
the following children: Frank Weav-
er, of Johnstown; Mrs. W. S. Middle-
ton, of Emlenton; Mrs. James O. Rals-
ton, of Akron, Ohio; Mrs, William
Pollock, of Houtzdale; John, in New
Edward, of Freeport,
Pa.; Mrs. Harry Harter, of Belle-
fonte; Mrs. Paul Hawk, of Freeport,
and George, residence unknown. He
also leaves one half brother and
three half sisters, H. C. Weaver, of
Pittsburgh; Misses Ida, Belle and
Carrie Weaver, of Bellefonte. The
remains were brought to Bellefonte
yesterday and funeral services held
at the Widdowson mortuary at two
o'clock, burial being made. in the
Union cemetery.
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ROCKEY.—Mrs. Anna M. Rockey,
wife of George H. Rockey, died at
her home at Zion, on Monday morn-
ing, as the result of a heart attack.
She was a daughter of John and
Mary Decker and was born at Hub-
lersburg, being 76 years, 8 months
and 9 days old. She is survived by
her husband and two children:
Charles E. Rockey, of Bellefonte, and
Mrs. Orvis Yarnell, of Zion.
also leaves four brothers
nell, of Hublersburg; Minnie, Her-
bert and Charles, all of Pitcairn.
Burial was made at Zion yesterday
morning.
WALT. vitvia yi Walker, in-
fant daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W.
A. Walker, died at the Walker
home in Williamsport, on February
28th, after a few hours illness with
convulsions, aged 9 months and 10
days. In addition to the parents
one sister, Goldie, survives. The re-
mains were taken to the home of
the child's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. McClincy, at Runvilie,
where funeral services were held on
Sunday, March 2nd, by Rev. C. F.
Miller, burial being made in the Ad-
vent cemetery.
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ACHENBACH.— Mrs. Lola D.
Achenbach, wife of B. Earl Achen-
bach, died quite suddenly, last Wed-
nesday morning, at her home at
Narberth, Pa., as the result of a
heart attack. She was a native of
Lock Haven and was forty years
old. She is survived by her hus-
band, two children, two brothers
‘and two sisters. The remains were
taken to Lock Haven where burial
was made on Saturday efternoon.
John S. Holter
HOLTER.—MTrs.
died at the home.of her daughter in
Johnsonburg, Wednesday evening,
March 26, at 6:45 o'cleck. SL
Deceased was a daughter of-Sam-
uel H, and Nancy Margaret Benni-
son and was born at Abdera, Marion
township, Centre county, on‘ Janu-
ary 6, 1879. On September 12, 1899,
she married John S. Holter, who sur-
vives with two daughters: Mrs. Ed-
ward L. Bressler and Mrs. Charles B..
‘Services will be held at the home
of her sister, Mrs. G. R. Worrick, in
Mackeyville, tomorow, Saturday af-
ternoon, and interment will be made
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mar. in the mine of the American
Lime & Stone company, dropped
dead of a heart atack at 8:30 o’clock
Wednesday morning shortly after he
landed at the bottom of the mine.
He was 43 years old and is survived
by his wife, three children and one
sister. Nyland owned and conducted
a boarding house at Sunnyside. His
funeral will be held this afternoon,
burial to be made in the Trecziyulny
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services
county, died at:
Emlenton, on Sunday, of general de-
She
and two |
sisters, Edward and William Deck-
er, of Lock Haven; Mrs, Effie Yar-
cemetery.
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BOALSBURG.
Dr. W. W. Woods is spending
, some time in Pittsburgh.
| Miss Anna Sweeny spent a short
| time in town on Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. W.J. Wagner
spent Monday at State College.
John Irwin spent the week-end
with his parents and friends at
Mifflinburg,
Dr. William R. Ham and George
Fisher transacted business in Belle-
fonte on Monday.
Miss Daisy Rowe, of State Col-
lege, spent Sunday at the home of
her father, George Rowe.
Mary Lou, are spending a week
with friends in Lewistown.
Miss Mary Reish is spending this
week at the home of Samuel
man, near Pennsylvania Furnace.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Yocum, of
State College, called at the A. J.
Hazel home on Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Howard L. Wink, of Mont-
gomery, will preach a trial sermon
in the Reformed church on Sunday
evening, March 30th.
Miss Grace MacIntyre, of Aarons-
burg, spent several weeks at the
| home of her grandparents, Mr. and
, Mrs. David Bohn.
Mrs. John Wright and Mrs.
Samuel Reitz visited Mrs. Roland
tal, on Sunday, and found her quite
. comfortable.
| Mrs. Mitchell Stover, son and
, wife; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Knarr, of
of :
t Altoona, and Mrs. Charles Ross,
I Linden Hall, were week-end visitors
‘at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kuhn. ; o
{ © John Wright, who has been sick
‘with stiffening of the joints for
more than a year, is seen on our
streets these sunshiny days, walk-
ing with a cane.
sunshine will help him,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilt
daughters, of Greenwood,
and
were
guests at the R. C. Lowder home, |
at Oak Hall, on Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilt and Mrs. Lowder were
callers at the home of the Misses
Dale, Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coxey and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Coxey and children, of Altoona,
were in town. Sunday, to celebrate
Mrs. Nannie Coxey's birthday. A
number of friends were entertained
at the Ishler Coxey home on Sat-
urday evening in honor
Coxey.
The young men's and young la-
dies classes of the Reformed Sun-
day school will give a social in the
Sunday school room on Friday eve-
ning, March 28th, to which all
members of the Sunday school and
congregation and their friends,
invited. Rev. Wink will be present
and will deliver a short address.
| The Banjo band will be present and
will furnish the music.
Mrs. Anne Patterson, Mrs. George
Fisher, Mrs. Effie Jacobs, Mrs.
W. Hess and Miss Anna Dale at-
tended the funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Hess, at State College, on
Thursday evening. Mrs. Hess was
the mother of Mrs.
man, and during the time Prof.
Hoffman and family resided in
Boalsburg made many friends here
who regret to learn of her passing,
UNIONVILLE
| Mrs. Gilbert Parsons spent Tues-
day with her cousin, Mrs. J. H.
, Finch.
| Miss Katherine Smith is here
{ preparing for the sale of their fam-
"ily household goods—April 5th.
Mrs. David Hoover, of Tyrone,
was a visitor at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Parsons, the first
of this week.
Mrs. John S. Askins attended the
M. E. Conference, at Harrisburg,
over the week-end, returning home
Monday evening. :
Miss Helen McClellan, Miss
Williams, and Miss Alice
attended a “gym” meet at the Lock
Haven Normal, over the week-end.
i Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Holter and
baby Betty, of Bellefonte, called on
their relatives, Mrs. Frances Hall
and Mrs. J. H. Finch, Sunday
‘afternoon.
| Last Friday Allen Rumberger, of
, Tyrone, celebrated his 50th birthday.
Miss Laura Rumberger and Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Brugger were among the
guests,
Harry Rumberger, of Scranton;
Mrs. A. F. Holderman, of Hunting-
!don, and Mr. and Mrs. William
Rumberger were week-end guests of
their sister, Miss Laura.
Sunday evening services in M. E.
church were in charge of three
Nell
Smith, both residing in Johnsonburg.
in the Presbyterian cemetery in Jack-
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NYLAND.— Felix Nyland, a work-
Mrs. Harold Fisher and daughter,
Ho-!
Young, at the Centre County hospi-
Let us hope the.
of Mrs, |
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PINE GROVE MENTION
is ill with
| Miss Gertrude Miller
‘an attack of the grip. an
|" iA mew piano has been’installed in
the Lutheran Sunday school. =.
| George Reed is recovering slowly
from a partial stroke of paralysis.
. Overcoats and mittens were
demand the second day of spring.
| J. BE. Bressler made a business trip
to Boalsburg on Monday morning.
in
town, recently, making social calls.
Roy Pease spent the latter end of
of the week with friends at Rock
Springs. ;
Another little son made his
pearance in the J.
“on Sunday.
Mrs. Homer Walker spent the lat-
ter end of the week with. relatives in
Williamsport. :
Mrs. W. E. Johnson will make sale
of her household goods on April 5th,
at one o'clock.
Mr. and Mis. David Gardner have
returned from a visit with friends in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Rex. J. Max Kirkpatrick was a
dinner guest, on Sunday, at the J.
H. Bailey home.
Mrs. Boston, of Pittsburgh, has
been here this week looking after her
‘property interests.
H. L. Stuart and wife have
turned from a brief visit in
New England States.
| Owing to ill health John F. Sau-
cerman is offering his colony of twelve
hives of bees for sale,
| Mr. and Mrs. William Foust and
son Alden, of Potters Mills, spent
Sunday at State College.
The Corl-Bloom sale, last Thurs-
day, was one of the best in this sec-
tion, amounting to $7000.
! Miss Marie Deibler, of Dauphin,
Pa., is spending her vacation with
her parents, at Fairbrook.
Jacob M. Kepler motored up from
Philadelphia and spent Sunday with
his father, Hon. J. Will Kepler.
James Kline and wife and Charles
Stuck and wife spent Sunday at
their paternal homes, at McClure.
John S. Dale and wife left, on Sat-
urday, on a motor trip to Reading
to visit Rev. W. C. Dunlap and fam-
ily.
| The Margaret
ap-
re-
the
Reed home, on
Church street, is being entirely gone
over inside and electric light instal-
led
Lady Ferguson Rebekah lodge will
install the recently elected officers in
the I. O. O. F. hall next Monday eve-
ning.
| Members of the Graysville milk
unit of the Dairyman’s league attend-
ed a conference in Huntingdon, last
week.
John and Ernest Johnson are here
‘from Philadelphia spending a few
days with their mother, Mrs. Joseph
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Corl are re-
ceiving congratulations over the ar-
rival of a son, , the latter part of
(the weeks: v7 .- 1: o-afie. :
M. C. Wieland and wife and Mrs.
Sarah Rosenburg attended the
George Snyder public sale at Mt.
! Union 'on Monday.
ARP Campbell and wife, of
Penn’s Cave, spent the latter end of
the week at the J. Milo Campbell
home, at Fairbrook.
The new home of Elmer Long, on
south Water street, will soon be ready
to occupy. G. A. Goss is putting on
the finishing touches,
| George Harper and J. B. Heberling,
former Pine Grove Mills boys, were
among the crowd at the S. L. Flem-
‘ing sale, last Thursday.
| The venerable Samuel Grove, who
‘has been confined to his room most
of the winter, is now able to take
short walks about town.
Roy Eyer, who spent the winter
{in California, is back home-and ex-
pects to leave for New Jersey,
shortly, in quest of a job,
i The Junior class of the Petersburg
| vocational school will present
' “Mary’s Castle in the Air,” in the I.
0. O. F. hall tomorrow evening.
{ Mrs. W. C. Frank, who has been
‘a medical patient in the Altoona
hospital the past two weeks, is get-
ting along as well
pected. r
A community meeting will be held
in the I. O. O. F. hall next Tuesday
evening . to discuss the advisability
of securing a charter for the old
cemetery. .
Rev. H. N. Walker, son Ralph and
two friends, motored down from Bell-
‘wood, on Sunday, and spent a few
hours with the pastor's father, A.
Stine Walker.
An entertainment will be given by
| the Pine Hall Ladies Aid Society on
| Saturday evening, March 29th, at 8
{ o'clock, in the Grange Hall at Pine
Hall. Silver offering.
| Rev. Gearhart will preach a trial
‘sermon in the Bethel Reformed
church at 10 o'clock Sunday morn-
ing, and the Pine Hall church at
2 o'clock in the afternoon.
S. H. Tate and wife motored over
from Lewistown and spent Sunday
with friends at State College. Sam
has recovered from a serious opera-
| tion which kept him housed up for
some months.
| Centre county is reported to
have grown 800,930 bushels of corn
during 1929, with an estimated value
of $808,940.
|
young men representatives of the
| Wesley Foundation at State College,
who gave interesting discourses,
| showing their
Scriptures. They were
by a Mr. Fye.
After careful observance at the
Geisinger hospital it was found that
| Mrs. C. K. Brugger is suffering
' from serious sinus trouble and oth-
er complications. She was visited,
on Sunday, by her husband and
children, Joseph and Mary,
grandpa J. E. Brugger and broth-
er-in-law L. E, McElwain.
knowledge of the
chaperoned
Deputy sheriff S. H. Hoy wasin
~ C. Corl home,
as can be ex-!
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