Demacatcpenn.
Bellefont:, Pa., December 19, 1930.
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN CENTRE COUNTY.
Items taken from the Watchman issue
of December 24, 1880.
—There might have been pretty
good sleighing if the mild, warm
weather of Tuesday hadn't spoiled
it.
—We are glad to say thatthe
three children of George W. Jackson,
who are ill with scarlet fever, are
getting better and there is a pros-
pect of their entire recovery.
—There will be a shooting match
for turkeys, today, at School House
Crossing, on Wallace run. Michael
Sinnet and Charles Smoyer are get-
ting it up and there will be some
good shooting and lots of fun.
—Copies of an ordinance have
been posted about town. It calls at- |
tention to the unlawfulness of not
keeping pavements clean of snow
and dumping ashes on the streets.
—Leonard Rhone Esq., of this
county, was elected Master of the
State Grange at its recent meeting
at Greensburg, Dr. Calder, late
president of The Pennsylvania State
College, was elected lecturer.
—The Pleasant Gap silver cornet
band will hold a festival in Haag’s |
hall, at that place, on New Year's
eve.
—After a life of 88 years the
venerable Jacob Gill, of Pleasant
Gap, died on Tuesday last.
a veteran of the war of 1812. For
many years he was
Horntown or Harrisonville, but later
moved to a house up near the foot
of the mountain. Almost no
butchering in that neighborhood was
regarded as properly conducted un-
less he was there and his wife
“Katy,” also. -
—"“Monte” Ward, the champion
baseball player, is at present so-
journing in Altoona the guest of
his aunt, Mrs. Bell. He has been
urged to go to Princeton to in-
struct a class in baseball and athlet-
ic exercises and has a notion to ac-
cept. Seven cities contended for
the honor of having been the birth
place of Homer. Because “Monte”
is the first man who ever threw a
baseball so that it would curve as
it passed the batter several places
are striving for the glory of being
his home town. We can settle them
in a twinkling. John Montgomery
Ward is the son of James and Ruth
A. Ward, both deceased, and was
born in Bellefonte about twenty
years ago.
—From Halfmoon township comes
these bits of news, A few days
ago a flock of 50 wild turkeys were
discovered in Wilson's field and
about everybody who had a gun got
after them. In his haste to get
there Simon Sellers grabbed his
pitchfork instead of his gun and
didn’t discover his mistake until he
looked to see what was the matter
with the trigger when he pulled up
on a big gobbler. None of the fel.
lows with real guns got any, so
Simon needn't feel bad about his
mistake***If you want to buy good
goods cheap go to Wm. S. Gray
& Son. There you will find John
W. Sellers about the most accom-
modating clerk who ever stood be-
hinda counter***P. W. Burket kill-
ed the boss porker in the valley.
—Philipsburg is showing signs of
becoming the largest town in the
county. Things are humming over
there, much building going on.
Four large lumber and planing mills
and the big tannery are running full
time, some with night shifts.
—We noticed a large bear, weigh-
ing 300lbs, for sale in town this
week. Louis Zimmerman killed it
in Greensvalley, just back of Hecla
Furnace. Mr. Zimmerman has killed
three bears this week, two large
and one small one.
—DBaird’s minstrels, always excel-
lent, will be here next Tuesday eve-
ning.
—James Fawles and Nicholas
Mann got into a fight over half a
day's wages last Wednesday and it
wound up by Fawles stabbing Mann
in the abdomen. Mann is said to
be in a bad way and Fawles is in
jail. Both men live on Marsh
Creek, back of Howard.
—Mrs. Weaver, wife of Geo. H.
Weaver, living in the old stone man.
sion on Howard street, is very ill,
and fears are entertained lest she
might not recover.
—The people of Lock Haven want
a town clock so the “Journal” of
that place has offered to raise one
third of its cost if the county will
give a third and the city a third,
—Wilbur Harris, eldest
Henry P. Harris, made
escape from drowning on Monday
last. He was skating on the plan-
ing mill dam when he got onto some
thin ice that broke under him and
he went in up to his neck. As the
water was twelve feet deep and the
ice that he clutched so thin that it
broke off in his hands he would have
been a goner had it not been for the
presence. of mind of Cooper Dare, a
companion, who quickly whipped off
his overcoat and threw the tail of it
out to Wilbur. It proved the life-
line by which he was finally rescued.
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a resident of
son of |
a narrow
native of Centre county, died on
Saturday, at his home in Warriors-
mark, as the result of an attack
of pneumonia, although he had been
in feeble health for some months.
He was a son of Ira and Rebecca
Wilson Fisher and was born at Win-
gate on September 15th, 1853, hence
was past 77 years of age. While
yet a boy his parents moved
onto a farm near Loveville, in Half.
80 moon township where he grew to
manhood and received his education
in the public schools. All his early
. life was spent on the farm during
the summer seasons and teaching
school during the winters, and after
his father’s death he took charge of
‘the home where he lived until about
thirty years ago when he moved to
Warriorsmark. He was one of the
{organizers of the Huntingdon and
| Centre Telephone company, of which
1 he was secretary for a number of
‘years. He was a member of the
| Society of Friends and a good citi-
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zen.
Over fifty years ago he married
. Miss Hannah Cowher, who died
'about 1907. Several years later
he married Mrs. Belle Dunmire,
| who survives with no children. He
! leaves, however, one brother and
‘two sisters, Samuel D. Fishy, y of
; Frankstown, Blair county; Mrs.
| Sarah Stewart, in California,
and Mrs. Abednego Williams,
(of Fleming. Funeral services were
held at his late home in Warriors-
(mark, at two o’clock on Tuesday
| afternoon, burial being made in the
. Friends cemetery, in Halfmoon town-
ship,
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| HEBERLING.— Samuel D. Heber-
ling, retired merchant of Tyrone,
| died at his home in that place, short-
ly after three o'clock on Monday
| morning, following ten month’s ill-
ness with a heart affection.
. He was a son of Joseph and Mar-
| garet Piles Heberling and was born
at Pennsylvaina Furnace on Febru-
jary 11th, 1864, hence was in his
'67th year. His early life was spent
at the home of his birth but forty
or more years ago he went to Ty-
rone where he worked at the paper
mill a number of years. Later he
engaged in the grocery and meat
business which he followed until his
retirement several years ago. For
, twelve years he served as a member
of the Tyone borough council
was a member of the Republican
committee in the Seventh ward of
Tyrone, He was a member of the
Columbia. avenue Methodist church,
In September, 1885, he married
Miss Mary Elizabeth Robinson,
Pennsylvania Furnace, who survives
with three sons, Joseph C., Lester
V. and Norman D. Heberling, all of
Tyrone. He also leaves two broth-
es and two sisters, Joseph H. Heber.
ling, of Centre Line; Thomas, of Ty-
rone; Mrs. Perry Gates and Miss
‘Emma. ‘Heberling, of Warriorsmark.
FISHER.—George W. Fisher, a
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‘Funeral services were held in the
Columbia. avenue Methodist church, :
Tyrone, at 2.30 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, by Rev. Samuel W. Strain,
burial being made in the Eastlawn
cemetery.
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GALBRAITH.— Orlando Curtin
Galbraith, retired P. R. R. em-
ployee, died on Monday, at the home
of his- son, John L, Galbraith, in Al-
toona, as the result of general de-
bility.
'He was a son of William and
Jane Bathurst Galbraith and was
born at Curtin, Centre county, on
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August 26th, 1851, hence was in his
eightieth year. When a young man
he went to Altoona and learned the
trade of a painter in the railroad
shops, an occupation he followed un.
til his retirement in 1916. Eight
years ago he lost the sight of one
eye and during the past year was
| totally blind.
Miss Susan Walk, of Fowler, who
‘survives with nine children. He also
leaves twenty-four grand-children
anG six great grand-children. He
was a member of the United Breth-
ren church and the P. R. R. relief
' association.
WAITE.—Allen G. Waite, for many
years a well known resident of Belle-
fonte, was found dead in bed, at
his home on east High street, on
Tuesday morning, when members of
the family went to call him for,
breakfast. A year or more ago
he suffered a stroke of paralysis
but had recovered sufficiently to be
out and around and was down town
on Monday afternoon and evening. A
second stroke on Tuesday night re-
sulted in his death.
He was a son of Adam and Amanda
Waite and was born in Buffalo Run
valley on May 1st, 1867, hence was
63 years, 7 months and 15 days old.
When he was a child his parents
moved to Bellefonte and this had
had been his home ever since. As
a young man he worked at the old
glass works. For a number of
years he was agent for the Pru-
dential Life Insurance company and
later worked for the State High-
way Department,
Thirty-three years ago he married
Miss Mary Guisewhite who survives
with four children, Samuel, of
Narberth, Pa.; Mrs. John Wertz and
William, of Bellefonte, and Mrs.
Samuel Rhinesmith, of St. Marys.
He also leaves his aged mother and
one sister, Mrs. Clara Rhodes, of
Wilkinsburg.
Rev. G. E. Householder, of the
United Brethren church, had charge
of the funeral services, held at his
late home at 2 o’clock yesterday |
afternoon, burial being made in the |
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DALE.—Mrs. Sarah Davis Dale, |
widow of the late Clement Dale
Esq., was found dead in bed, in her
apartment in the R. B. Taylor es_!
tate property, on Spring street, at |
two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
Her death was the result of a heart
attack. i
She was a daughter of Benjamin |
and Susanne Dobbs Wilt, and was |
born at Kittanning about 70 years
ago. Fronmr Kitanning her parents |
moved to Philadelphia and it was
there she grew to womanhood and.
received her education.
15th, 1884,
Dale Esq. of Bellefonte, and ever since
had been a resident of this
place. |
terian church, the Order of the East- {
ern Star, P. O. of A. and the Belle- | delphia.
"| cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.
fonte Woman’s club.
Mr. Dale died about seven years
go but surviving her are two chil |
A Christmas Greeting. . .
to all the world!
To every passer-by these Christmas lights smile
a cheerful greeting. Gay, colorful, sparkling,
they make of your home 2 glowing embodiment
of the Christmas spirit.
Outdoor Christmas lighting is: inexpensive
. . . has unlimited possibilities . . . carries your
Christmas greeting to all the world with a gay
brilliance and good cheer that cannot be dup-
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licated in any other way.
See your Llectrical Dealer today.
YOUR COMMUNITY ELECTRICAL
MERCHANTS and CONTRACTORS
In Cooperation with The. Electric League. of Pittsburgh
ried Miss Edna Stine who survives
On May with six children, Mrs. Morris Lutz,
she married Clement of Paradise; Gladys
M., of State
College; Marjorie, Ruth, George and
James,
She was a member of the Presby- | two brothers,
leaves
Mattern, of
at home, He also
Crider
Port Matilda, and Clark, of Phila-
Burial was made in Gray’s
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dren, former Judge Arthur C. Dale, | World Cou fora Yes or
of Bellefonte, and Miss Marian Ethel |
Dale, of Philadelphia. She was the
last of her family generation. J
Wetzler morgue,
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the Philadelphia Record.
|. It will be a sorry spectacle if the
The remains were taken from the i Senate refuses to settle the World
Fromm home, on Spring street, yes- |.
held in the Presbyterian church a
10 o'clock this (Friday) morning by .
Rev. William C. Thompson, burial to |
be made in the Union éemetery. |
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ARMSTRONG.—Mrs. Leah Cath-
erine Armstron, wife of Irvin Arms=
strong, died quite suddenly of a!
heart attack, at 4:30 o'clock last |
Friday afternoon, at the home of |
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Bowers, at :
Avis, where she and her husband |
have been making their home for |
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to the Kenneth Court matter at this session.
The President asks that emergency
appro-
next—and then the
There is no need of letting this
ecision wait.over for a special ses-
Sep SiON.
_A, special session’ highly
"| undesirable at present.
——A new Brunswick or Majestic
Radio will bring plenty of Christmas
cheer—Harter’s Music Store,
fonte.
Belle-
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——That good Amoco gas that
several years, Mrs. Armstrong had Your fellow motorists are talking
spent a week or more with her so
Earl Armstrong
‘about can be had at the Sunflower
and family, and filling station, just beyond the old
the latter took her home on Thurs: ; aviation field.
day afternoon.
was feeling fine,
den death was a
At that time she]!
so that her sud- |
shock to all
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~——A new Brunswick or Majestic
the | Radio will bring plenty of Christmas
members of her family. i cheer—Harter’s Music Store, Belle-
Mrs. Armstrong's maiden name , fonte. 50-1t
was Smeltzer and she was born at |
Spring Mills 73 years ago. Most of |
her married life was spent in Spring '
township. In addition to her hus- |
band she is survived by the follow- |
ing children: Arthur Armstrong, of |
In 1877 he married | Salima, Oregon; William L., of Bus |
falo, N. Y.; Robert, of Canton, Ohio; !
Mrs. Jesse Huff, of Clearfield; Mrs. |
H, C. Bowers, of Avis, and Earl
Armstrong, of Zion. She also!
leaves two sisters and a brother, |
Mrs. Sadie Lee, of Boalsburg; Mrs. |
. Edward Confer, of Spring Mills, and |
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon by '
Rev. E. G. Sawyer, burial
made in the Alto-Reste
Altoona,
being
cemetery,
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CONFER.—George Confer,
known retired farmer of Curtin
township, died at the Centre County
well |
: Tuesday
, made at Cedar Springs.
Funeral services were held at two : Ralph Smeltzer, of Centre Hall.
Funeral services were held at the |
Bowers home at 1:30 o'clock on!
afternoon, burial being |
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BRUNGART.—Norman Brungart,
of Miles township, died at the Cen-
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hospital, at an early hour Saturday |
morning, following a week’s illness
with pneumonia.
He was a son of John and Nancy
i several days previous,
Jacobs Confer and was born~ near
Romola in 1861, his age at death
being 69 years, 10 months and 17
days. He followed farming until
his retirement several years ago.
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter; also two brothers and a
sister, Jacob Confer, of State Col-
lege; William Confer and Mrs. Belle
Fink, of Altoona.
Funeral services were held in the
, Reformed church, at Romola, at 2
i o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by Rev.
W. E. Yingling, burial being made |
in the Romola cemetery.
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NEVLING.—Mrs. Margaret Nev-
{ ling, wife of Ellsworth Nevling, died
{at her home in Hollidaysburg, on
i Friday morning, following three
| months illness. She was a daugh-
| ter of Ephriam and Elizabeth Miller
{and was born near Pine Grove Mills
| over 68 years ago. In 1889 she
married James Simpson, who died
{in 1907. Later she married Mr.
| Nevling. The latter survives with
six sons by her first marriage,
Burial ‘was made at Hollidaysburg
on Monday afternoon.
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ternoon, as the result of collapse |
following an operation - performed |
He was a son of Adam and Mary |
Brungart and was 34 years old. !
During the World war he was with |
the American army in France and!
participated in several major battles, |
returning home in 1919. He mar- |
ried Miss Alberta Bierly who sur- |
vives with three children, Magdaline, |
Evaline and Eugene. He also leaves |
three brothers and two sisters,
Rufus Brungart, of Rebersburg;
Cleveland, of Philadelphia; Bloomer, |
of Rockford, Ill; Mrs. Lee Wolfe, of |
Smullton, and Mrs. Nora Guisewhite, |
of Rebersburg. i
Funeral services were held in the |
Evangelical church, at Rebersburg, |
Wednesday morning, by Rev. Scheck.
terly, and interment in the Rebers-!
burg cemetery was in charge of the |
American Legion, of Millheim. |
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MATTERN. J. Linn Mattern, wall |
known farmer near Matternville, |
died suddenly Sunday afternoon of |
a stroke of apolexy. He was
stricken while sitting in a chair
reading a paper. !
He was a son of John B. and!
Mary M. Mattern and was born at!
Matternville 55 years ago. He mar-
‘ sythe, at Akron, Ohio.
HOWARD.
Miss Jane Kane attended the
Evangelical conference, held at Har-
risburg on Thursday.
Miss Helene Weber, of Philadel.
phia, is spending the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. John Weber.
The members of the Civic Club
held their regular monthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. T. A. Pletcher.
Mr. Frank Smith returned to
Shamokin, Saturday night, after
spending two weeks with relatives
in town.
The Women’s Home Missionary
society of the M. E. church met at
the home of Mrs C. C. Dreese, Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Miss Flora Pletcher, who is a
graduate nurse, left Thursday for
Syracuse, N. Y., where she will be
employed for several weeks.
Miss“ Anna Muffly and'Mrs: Rachel
Weber: spent Monday with the
latter’s ‘daughter, Mrs. Paul Chees-
man and family, at Williamsport.
Miss Nettie Swartz and mother,
Mrs, Mary E. Swartz, left Tuesday
to spend several months with the
latter's daughter, Mrs. Blanche For-
Mrs. Cora Robb and Mrs, Clara
Hicks, of Altoona, and Prof. Eugene
W. K. Robb spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. McDowell and
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. McDowell,
Miss Emma Pletcher, who has
charge of the Junior League of the
M. E. church, entertained the mem-
bers of the League, with a special
service and refreshments on Tues-
day evening.
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ADDITIONAL PERSONAL NEWS.
~—In the Michael Lamb family, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Godshall, of Camden,
will be the Christmas guests. The God-
shall’s will arrive in Bellefonte on Wed-
nesday.
—All the Reynolds Shope family are
intending to come home to spend Christ-
mas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Shope, at the Shope home on.
Thomas street.
—Mahlon Foreman, of Chicago, an en-
gineer with the Western Electric Co.,
will be home to spend his Christmas:
vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. R. Foreman.
—Miss Ethel Dale, who was called
here from Philadelphia this week by the-
death of her mother, has been a house
guest of Mrs Frank Warfield during her-
stay in Bellefonte.
—John Guisewhite and his son-in-law
Harold Crr, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and
Joseph QGuisewhite, of Meadville, are-
among the relatives here for the funeral
of Allen G. Waite.
—Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Nolan will be-
among those to spend Christmas with
relatives in Bellefonte, coming from
Schenectady to be guests of Mrs. Nolan's
mother, Mrs. Jacob Gross, for the Holi-
day week.
—Miss Elizabeth Hunter, in charge-
of music in the schools of Springfield,
Pa., will arrive home, Tuesday, to join
her brother, Mark, now of State Col-
lege, for Christmas with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. funter
—At the M. F. Hazel's all Mr. Hazel's
children will be guests in the Hazel
home for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Smith, of Altoona, and Michael
Jr., with the Oil Well and Supply Co.,
of Oil City, will come to Bellefonte
early in the week.
UNIONVILLE.
Mrs. Beals and Mrs. Dando, of
Julian, were visitors of the Sensor
sisters, last Friday.
Mrs. Charles Eckenroth attended
the butchering at Mrs. Linn Pletch.
er’s, at Howard, on Tuesday.
The Rebekah Lodge will have a
poverty social this Friday evening,
in the I. O. O. F. hall. Admission
20cts.
Mr and Mrs. Clifton McElwain
and daughter, of New Park, Mr.
and Mrs, Charles McElwain and
daughter, of Fawn Grove, York
county, visited their brothers, Harry
and Lorenzo McElwain, over the
week end.
Miss Dorothy Kerchner, little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Kerchner, has been a patient in the
Centre County hospital since last
Thursday, having undergone an ope-
ration for appendicitis on Friday.
She is getting along very nicely, and’
her friends will all be pleased when:
she is home again.
The Ladies Aid society met, Mon-
day evening, at the home of Miss
Laura Rumberger. The pastor and
his wife were among the number
and after. the regular opening serv-
ice the pastor conducted the election
of officers for the coming year,
which resulted in re-electing ali the
old ones:, President, Ms 3 Pare
sons; . vice president, : M
Iddings, secretary, Mrs. A
treasurer, Ruth Parsons.
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Muslin—a splendid 10¢ value. Whi
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Shirting 10c a yd. The greatest
line of Crash in town. Prints, ne
one can excel us.
GARMANS
$ ARIE IER TE EL,
0 OI Brothers Theatre,
STATE COLLEGE
(No matinee during Christmas holi-
days. ‘Vacation opening time 7:00
Pp. m, starting Saturday.)
| FRIDAY—
Kay Francis, Kay Johnson, Charles
Bickford, Lewis Stone in
“PASSION FLOWER”
SATURDAY--
Louis Wolheim, Bob Armstrong in
“DANGER LIGHTS”
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Fay Wray, Victor Varconi in
“CAPTAIN THUNDER”
WEDNESDAY —
Doug, Fairbanks, Jr., Noah Berry in
“WAY OF ALL MEN”
FREE KIDDIE MATINEE
for all children under 14 years
of age, at 3:00 p. m. Special
program. Adul*s may attend
by paying the regular matinee
price. :
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY -
(Evening)
Marian Nixon, Jack Whiting in
“COLLEGE LOVERS”
NITTANY THEATRE
(Closed until January 6th.)
MAKE JANUARY YOUR MOVIE
MONTH!
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Gold Coupons with every 50c pur-
chase. The greatest Christmas
Gift—going home with a hundred
dollars in Gold. Buy your Gifts
of us and don’t forget your Gold
Coupons,
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