Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, November 14, 1930, Image 4
Bowed [+55 Bellefonte, Pa., November 14, 1930. ?. GEAY MEEK - - Editor To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. J Terms of Subscription.—Until further notice at the follo rates: Feld SUR ete ti year ore Paid after exotration of year - 2.00 Published eekly: every Friday morn- * ing. Entered at the postoffice, efonte, Pa. as 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 notified when a subscriber wishes the “ia paper discontinued. In all such cases the scription must be paid up to date of - cancellation. 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 November 19, 1880. nem —A new axe factory is about ready to begin business in Lock Haven. It will be the opening of an entire- ly new industry in that city. —Wheat has gone up to $1.00 per bushel and eggs to 20 cts. —The “Morning News” said that in case of Garfield’s election our car works would start working im- mediately. Now it says nothing will be done there short of three months. —Among the applicants for the post-office in Bellefonte we have heard mentioned the names of John T. Johnston, George A. Bayard, R. C. Cheeseman, John I. Rankin, David Butts, H. H. Benner, George Skinner, George Whippo, Charles Garner, “Brit” Steele, E. T. Tuten, William Mills, Wiliam Shortlidge, E. M. Blanchard, George W. Tate and several others. Truly, here is plenty of material for Uncle Sam to select from. —Miss Amanda Tomb, of Jersey Shore, is visiting “her sister, Mrs. Bush, in this place. —The trustees of the M. E. church, in Bellefonte, will expose their old church building, situate on High street, to public sale on Friday, Nov, 26th, at 2 o'clock, p. m.,, on the premises. For further particu- lars inquire. of Wilbur F. Reeder, secretary of the board. —The query now is: Has Al Gar- man shaved off his moustache yet, or is he waiting until after it has been decided whether the New York vote is to be thrown out of not. Al's bet was that he was to shave it off if Hancock wasn’t elected. In case he was then Ed. ‘Gray was to shave his off. - : —William Erhard, of Gregg town- ship, died very. suddenly on Sunday afternoon last, of heart disease. He lived at Spring Mills and was about his work as usual on Saturday. —The Centre County Sabbath School Association has secured Rev. John H. Vincent D. D,, of New York, who will be here on December 16th to give his famous lecture “That Boy” for the Y. M. C. A. and the next day he will address meetings of the Sabbath School Association. —The Governor has set January 6th as the day on which George Smith and Mrs. Catharine Miller shall be hanged in Williamsport. They conspired -to put Mr. Miller out of -the-way- so they could be married. Mrs. Miller was formerly a resident of Centre county and has relatives in the vicinity of Union- ville. - w ie —Mr. Thomas Taylor, of - Union- ville, who keeps the temperance hotel in that place, delivered a very ex- cellent address in the Methedist church there last. Sunday night. It created quite a sensation because the gentleman didn’t mince words when he touched on the inconsis- tency of some of his hearers who are temperance- folks in church and something else elsewhere. Mr. Taylor spoke the truth, but it was an un- pleasant situation for some who were there. GS IFTAN, METAL COMPANY TO ENLARGE PLANT. The Titan Metal company broke ground this week for a new build- ing 200x60 feet in size, the con- struction of which will, to some ex- tent, relieve the unemployment situation. The building will be most- ly steel and concrete and the es- timated cost is $35,000. Claster & Son are also arranging to erect a new lumber storage building on the ground used by the Beatty Motor company asa storage . space for second hand cars. This building will be 100x50 feet in size. One or two other propositions are also being considered to help relieve the unemployment situation. ——-Manager W. H. Brown’s monthly report for the Centre Coun- ty hospital shows that 90 patients were admitted during the month of October and the number of patient days for the month was 1195. There were 10 births at the hospital and 12 deaths. The receipts from all sources totalled $3193.45. The bal- ance on hand October 1st was $2804.- 25, making a total of $5997.70. Dis- bursements for the month were $3849.07, leaving a balance on No- vember 1st of $2148.63. ——On Sunday evening Rev. Hor- ace Lincoln Jacobs, pastor of the Bellefonte Methodist church, will ex. change pulpits with Rev. C. A, Metzger, of Pleasant Gap. Rev. Jacobs will administer the Holy Communion to the congregation of the Pleasant Gap church. —Subscribe for the Watchman. WINIFRED B. MEEK-MORRIS.— Winifred Barron Meek-Morris, youngest daughter of the late P. Gray and Susan M. Meek, died very suddenly at the family home in this place Wenesday evening. “She had been in failing health since 1918 when, weakened by strenuous war work, she suffered an attack of influenza the effects of which she. was never able to throw off. Arthritis developed and her heart became affected, so that for twelve years she had been a con- stant, though wonderfully cheerful, sufferer. Mrs. Morris was born in Belle- fonte and spent her entire girlhood here. She was educated at the Bellefonte Academy, Miss Cooper's private school at State College and did some work at the College, it- self, before going to New York to enter the Metropolitan College of Music. After a year there she en- tered Miss Anabel’s school in Phila- delphia where she studied piano un. des Maurice Leifson, On November 15, 1899, she married Thomas King Morris, of Tyrone, and made her home in that place until they mov- ed to Aspinwall, later taking a house in Pittsburgh, which city has been her home ever since or until failing health compelled her to come here last May. While in Pittsburgh she was ac- tive in all forms of charitable, wel- fare and civic work. During the war she had supervision of two hundred of the colored women of the city who were engaged in mak- ing surgical dressings. Perhaps her most outstaning effort was her lead- ership of the women of that city who put one of the Liberty Loan issues over the top with such success as to draw comment from the Secretary of the Treasury She was a member of the Penn Woman's League, the Pittsburgh Civic club, the Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R,, the Penn State Alumnae club of Pittsburgh, the Jefferson club and the Methodist Episco- pal church. Her songs in verse have been published in magazines and newspapers all over the country and are frequently put on the air by broadcasting stations. Mrs. Morris is survived by one son, Thomas King Morris Jr, her sisters, Misses Mary Gray and Eliz. abeth B. Meek and one brother, George R. Meek. Funeral services will be held at the family home Saturday after- noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Horace Lincoln Jacobs will officiate and she will be laid to rest in the fam- ily vault in the Union cemetery. Il I BROWN.—Edward A. Brown, a former well known resident of Belle- fonte, died quite suddenly, last Wed- nesday, at his home in Baltimore, Md., as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. He was sitting in a chair in the kitchen of his apartment, conversing with his daughter Kath- erine, when stricken, and passed away almost instantly. He was born in Bellefonte on August 27th, 1855, hence was past 75 years old. The greater part of his life was spent in Bellefonte and for a number of years he owned and conducted the Brant house. In 1920 he disposed of all his property interests here and moved to Balti- more, where he had lived ever since. As a young man he married Miss Mary McCafferty who died in November, 1918. They were the parents of ten children only four of whom survive, as follows. Misses Katherine and Mame, in Baltimore; Leo Brown, of Johnstown, and Ed- ward, in New York city. Mr. Brown was a member of the Catholic church all his life and fu- neral services were held in Balti- more early Monday morning. The remains were brought to Bellefonte on the 440 p. m. train, Monday eve- ning, and taken direct to the Cath- olic cemetery for burial. = i i! GROE.—A. A. Groe, well known merchant of Moshannon, died of a heart attack some time last Wed- nesday afternoon while on a hunt- ing trip. He left home in the morn- ing telling his wife he was going to bring home a wild turkey and pheasant. When he failed to return for supper Mrs. Groe became alarm- ed and a searching party was or- ganized. The body was found about 7.30 o'clock in the evening, not far from Moshannon. It was lying with the face to the ground and an ex- amination revealed the fact that he had been the victim of a heart at- tack. He had evidently been on his way home when stricken and drop- ped in his tracks. He was 62 years old and in addi- tion to his wife is survived by one son, Albert Groe, a senior at State College. The funeral was held on Saturday, burial being made in the Askey cemetery. il 1 JACKSON. — Miss Sarah Eliza Jackson died at the Episcopal home, at Shippensburg, on Monday after- noon, as the result of a heart at- tack. She was a daughter of Thomas and Eliza Jackson and was born in Bellefonte sixty-one years ago. For many years she followed the vocation of a seamstress, She be- came a guest at the home some five years ago. Her only living survivor is a cousin, Mrs. Charles Smith, of Middletown, Pa. The remains were brought to Bellefonte on Tuesday evening and funeral services held in St. John’s Episcopal church at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Stuart F. Gast, burial being made in the Union cemetery. HARPSTER.—Jacob Harpster, one of the best known residents of west Ferguson twonship, died at 5.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at the home of his son Robert, at Gatesburg, after a brief illness with an attack of pneumonia. ‘He was a son of Samuel and Margaret Gates Hanpster and was born at Gatesburg seventy years ago. He was educated inthe public schools of his home community and Juniata College. He taught school twelve years then engaged in farm- ing in which he was unusually suc- cessful. In the fall of 1893 he married Miss Emiline Gates who passed away in 1915, but surviving him are three sons and one daugh- ter, Isaac, Ira and Robert Harpster, all living in the vicinity of Gates- burg, and Mrs. J. F. Rossman, of Rock Springs. He also leaves three brothers, Daniel, Samuel and Ira G., all at home on the old farm. He was a member of the Gates- burg Lutheran church where fu- neral services were held at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, by Rev, J. S. English, burial being made in the church cemetery. il I VANTRIES.—George L. Vantries, a native of Centre county and for many years a resident of Bellefonte, died at his home in Pittsburgh, last Wednesday night, as the result of general debility. He was a son of Samuel and Susan Poe VanTries and was born in Harris township 81 years ago. His boyhood life was spent on the home farm but when he grew to manhood he came to Bellefonte and for a number of years was book- keeper in the offices of P. B. Crider & Son. Twenty-five or more years ago he went to Pittsburgh where he had lived ever since. About forty- two years ago he married Miss Etta Mattern, of Tyrone, who survives, with no children. The remains were brought to Bellefonte on the 1:20 p. m. train, Saturday afternoon, and taken direct to the Union cemetery for burial. In addition to Mrs. VanTries, Mrs. Mrs. D. G. DeGolyer, a niece, of Evanston, Ill, and Rev, W.P. Van- Tries, a nephew, of Germantown, accompanied the remains to Belle- fonte. HOWARD. Rev. and Mrs. Yingling attended a meeting of the Evangelical Min- isterium, at Lewistown, Tuesday. Mrs. Martha Holter and daugh- ters were week-end guests at the Mothersbaugh home, in State Col- lege. Mr. and Mrs. Girard Altenderfer, accompanied by Mr, -and Mrs. How- ard Nagle, motored to Wellsboro, Sunday. ; 3 Mrs. Virginia Heaton, of Tyrone, who had been seriously ill" at * the home: of her sister, Mrs. Earl. Carts wright, whom she is visiting, is much improved. Messrs. James Kane, Thomas Pletcher, ‘Clarence Yearick and Gir- ard Altenderfer attended the I.O.O.F Past Grands meeting at Rebersburg, Saturday evening. Mrs. Geraldine Lantz Tice and brother, Kenneth Lantz, of Altoona, motored here, Sunday, to spend the day with their grandmother, Etta Painter, who is spending the winter with her son, George C. Painter. They were accompanied by Mrs. Chester C, Painter, of De- troit, Mich, who is Mis. Etta Painter’s daughter_in-law. } At the semi-annual meeting of the board of directors of the Howard Cemetery association it was decided to hold an annual festival for cem. etery purposes. The last festival netted the association $86.09, and there is now $557 in a fund draw- ing interest for the care of the cemetery. L, H. Neff was- electet president of the association to suc ceed the late A. M. Butler and res- olutions were passed in memorium of the deceased member. } The annual meeting of the Feded ation of Women’s clubs of Centre county was held in the Methodist church, here, on Saturday, with fair delegations from Bellefonte, Philips- burg, Pleasant Gap and State Col- lege. The program, as arranged, was carried out in detail.- -- The re- ports showed good progress being made by every club and an active interest in the economic life of the | communities in which they are lo- cated. A delicious luncheon was served at noon. It was also de- cided to hold the 1931 meeting at State College. : AARONSBURG. Mr. and Mrs. Shem Aurand anda party of friends from Milroy, while on a drive, Sunday afternoon, made a brief call at the home of Mrs. Aurand’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Stover. § Mrs. D. P. Ream and daughter Marian accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bartges, and son, of Millheim, to Renovo, Sunday, where they were guests for the day of their brother, Henry Haffley and family. = Fred Rachau, of New York city, has been the guest of his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Guisewite. Mr. Rachau has beenin quest of small game which does not appear to be very plentiful. Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Troupe and daughters, of Bellefonte, accom- panied by Mrs. Troupe’s John R. Bell, of Jamaica, N. Y., were callers at the home of their only aunt, Mrs. Thomas Hull on Sunday. Wednesday morning last J. N. Forster, and sister, Miss Mary G. Forster, left home for Florida, ex- pecting to drive as far as Richmond, Va. that day. They intend to spend the winter in the South, as they have for some years past. Mrs. | brother, | PINE GROVE MILLS. ; -" Joe Shoemaker bagged a big gob- ‘bler and two- foxes the past: week. “Linn Murphy, ‘of Ithaca, N.Y, ‘was a week-end guest at the Ward home. Miss Virginia Woods is housed up with a sprained ankle, sustained in a fall. Bear in . mind the chicken and waffle supper in the I O. O. F.hall tomorrow evening. Mrs. W. R. Port served a chicken dinner, on Sunday, to a number of State College guests. Charles Goss, of Harrisburg, hunt- ing on Old Tussey, got a dozen rabbits and a ringneck. Mrs. Ruth Illingworth was a caller on friends at Rock Springs, the lat- ter end of the week. W. R. Port has recovered from a recent illness and returned to his job on the State College Times. Rev. J. O. McCracken, of Ex- port, Pa., was here for a few days hunt but failed to get any game, R. O. Shank has been discharged from the Centre County hospital and is convalescing at his home here. will Ripka, a Pennsy engineer, was successful in bagging three wild ducks while here on a hunting trip. The Neidigh hunting crowd cap- tured two raccoons, last Thursday night, hunting on the third moun. tain. Mr. and Mrs. John Kimport, of New York State, were dinner guests, on Sunday, at the J. F. Kimport home. Mrs. Ella Gardner is reported as slightly improved, thcugh sha is now the victim of a s! zht attack of | | pleurisy. E. C. Musser and wile, J. F. Mus-| ser and ‘Mrs. Laura KreLs iactored | to Indiana, Pa. to visit the A. J. Musser, family. E. S. Moore has disposed of his restaurant to a man from Akron, Ohio, and with his wife will spend the winter at the Lloyd Ripka home, at Boalsburg. The community rally in the Luth- eran church, Sunday evening, was well attended. Rev. J. S. English was in charge and the speaker was Rev, N. E. Yusor, D. D. John Gates, who for two years was one of Uncle Sam’s Jackies on the cruiser New York, received his final discharge on ‘November 1st and has returned home. Preaching service in the Methodist church at Pine Grove Mills will be held at eleven o'clock the coming Sabbath, instead of 7.30 as former- ly. The change of time was made necessary on account of the Centre county Sabbath school tour, Mr. Shuey being president of the Centre County Sabbath School Association, Please note change in time. — BOALSBURG:- Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner, of Juniata, were in town on Monday. Alvin Myer, of Altoona, visited his father, D. W. Meyer, on Tues- day. . The ladies of the Reformed church are quite busy quilting at the home of Mrs. Nevin Meyer, Mrs. Harry Musser and daughters, of State College, were callers in town on Monday evening. Mrs. Samuel Reitz, daughter Esther and son Alvin, visited friends at Clintondale on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bubeck and baby son, of Philadelphia, are visit ing Mrs. Bubeck’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mothersbaugh. Harris township vocational school held community day exercises, on Friday. ~The exhibits of grain, fruit and needlework were excellent. The Women’s Missionary society of the Lutheran church will hold a public thank offering service Sun- day evening, November 16th, at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. HA M. Hosterman drove to Greensburg, Saturday. Mr. Hosterman returned home, Sunday, Mrs. Hosterman remaining for a d week’s visit with her son Charles. The ladies Bible class of the Lutheran Sunday school will holda bake sale, November -26th, in J. D. Patterson’s store. ‘The sale will be- gin at 10:30. Bread, buns, pies and cakes will be offered. Donald, the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brouse, is a patient in the Centre County hospi- tal suffering with a broken leg, the result of an accident, Monday morn- ing, when he attempted to securea ride on J. H. Klinger’s milk wagon. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Goheen are entertaining - their son, Richard and wife, of Hollidaysburg. Sunday the ‘entire party drove to Harrisburg to visit the new baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Whitekettle. Mrs. White kettle was formerly Miss Elizabeth Meyer. RUPTURE EXPERT HERE Have you been operated on? Do you want to be? Do you want to avotd it? W. B. Seeley, noted rupture expert, famous for his ability and skill in handling difficult cases, will person- ally be at the Penn Belle hotel, Belle- fonte,” Friday, November 21st, only; 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. . where those desiring benefit. without dangers, ex- pense and loss of time, always pres- ent with _ surgical treatment, = may consult - him without charge. The - patented rupture appliances Mr. Seeley now uses will hold bad ruptures - with ease, will strengthen tissues ' and - close opening. Any kind of work can be undertaken with safety. CAUTION—Elastic trusses with leg straps should never be used; they squeeze the delicate parts against bone and slowly produce dangerous complications, necessitating operation. Master your rupture now. It will be too lag after Strangulation sets in. Operations that have torn out will be given special attention. Abdominal Belts of Superior Design for Incisions That Have Torn Out. Home Office, 122 S. 11th Street Cor. 11th and Sansom Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. CUT OUT AND KEEP FOR REFER- ENCE. .. MARRIAGE LCENSES. 4 . Howard A. Grant, of Altoona, and’ Iva Mae Weaver, of Pennsylvania’ Furnace. : Angelo Sanzo, of Wellsboro, and ‘Antonette Compana, of Valley View. Charles O. Gourley and Winifred P. Angus, both of Auburn, N. Y. Norman L. Callahan and Hazel E. Keller, both of Boalsburg. EE A AS SE BEE SI SE EI. — Bellefonte fans are asked to | keep in mind, the, football - game, Saturday of next week, between the Bellefonte Academy and the Temple Freshmen, of Philadelphia. ~The game will be called at 2 o'clock. Last Friday the Academy met the New York University Freshmen, in New York, and lost the game 7 to 27. Five old Academy players were on the N. Y. U. team, : Altoona Booster Merchants Suggest That you Shop at Your Home Stores First and Come to Booster Stores for the Things Your Home Merchants Cannot Supply. It will be a Half Music of a If you Enjoy Good Music over the Radio Tune In On Station W. F. B. G. At 8 p. m. Tuesday, November 18 and Enjoy the Booster Stores’ Dollar Day Musical Program Hour Filled with High Class Important. News of Interest. to All People flloona Booger lore Will Hold Their Greatest Dollar Day on Wednesday, November [9 Coming ata time when people are buying their fall and winter needs. this Greatest of All Booster Stores’ Dollar Days will afford an un. usual oppotunity for making purchases of goods that are needed right now for Personal and Home Use and at Wonderful Savings! Buy on Dollar Day and Help Others The things you buy on Dollar Day will represent good savings and thus help yourself by the money You save, You help others through buying now, as well as on Dollar Day, as your purchases enable merchants to sell their goods more rapidly per- mitting them to place new orders with manufacturers which will mean more work for their employees and You thus help solve the unem- . ployment situation. Buy Christmas Gifts on Dollar Day Many stores will offer goods on Dollar Day that will make ideal Christmas Gifts—and there are only 29 Shopping Days until Chirst- mas after next Wednesday. Thousands of people will take advantage of the opportunity and fil} at leasta portion of their Christmas Gift Needs from the Dollar Day Offerings. Yellow Window Cards Show You Where to Find Booster Dollar Day Stores on Wednesday Look for these yellow cards—they point the way to Booster Stores and their wonderful Dollar Day Values! No matter what kind of goods you may be in need of, you will find opportunities in Booster Stres to buy them at attractive Low Prices on Dollar Day. Come prepared to spend all day shopping in Booster Stores. Lunch in a Booster Hotel or Restaurant. Take: Attend the Warner Theatre for entertainment after the day’s shopping. No Parking Restrictions Wednes., November 19 For Dollar Day Visitors Through the cooperation of The Altoona City Officials all Parking Restrictions will once more be removed on Dollar Day, excepting in Alleys and where State Laws Require Parking Restrictions At All Visitors can park their cars for as complete their shopping plans. long a period as is necessary to Parking for 15c¢, under Police Protection, at the Municipal Parking Space, 10th Avenue, between 11th and 12th Streets. ENCLOSED PARKING at The William F. Gable Co. Garage, Rear of 11th Avenue Building, 13th Avenue. and at Fleck’s Penn Alto Garage, 1409 FREE PARKING for their Patrons at Rear of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Wolf Furniture Company Stores. Altoona Booster Association