Bewornai tc Bellefonte, Pa, May 1, 1981 P. GRAY MEEK - - Editor Teo ts.—No comm tions published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. Terms of Subscription—Untii further notice at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - ; Paid before ex on of year - 17 Paid after on of Fy - 2.00 Published weekly, every morn- Entered at the postoffice, Belle- WY Pa. as second class matter. of address always as the new address. be In orderi a Sserins shunts It is important that the publisher notified when a subscriber wishes the Paper discominucd, In all such cases the on must be paid up to date of ZucHiption 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 May 6, 1881. —A very pleasant wedding came off in the Catholic church, in this place, yesterday morning, the happy couple being Mr. Richard Detling and Miss Kate Haas, both of Roopsburg, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father McArdle. William Haas was the groomsman and the bride's fair sister, Miss Mollie, was the maid. The wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents and as the day also marked their silver wedding anni it was one long to be remembered in joyousness and cordial h tality at the Haas home. pita) the gifts received the happy couples and among the were: Mr. and Mrs. Kohlbecker, Mr. and Mrs. Sands, Mr. and Mrs. Hammon Sechler, Bau- land Newman, Harry Sayers, Mr. and Mrs. Sternberg, Harry Jackson and Jacob Snyder, James Harris and James Potter, Misses Emma and Clara Anderson, the Watchman office, Miss Mary Steinkechner, Mr, and Mrs. Berger, Mrs. Annie Gessner, Lyon & Co., Mr. and Mrs. J Ceader, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Elbelt, Mr. and Mrs. Shields, Mr. and Mrs. David Kerlin, Doll and Mingle, Mrs John Dawson, Mrs. Calvin Smith, Misses Lizzie and Mollie Beezer, Miss Tillie Hazel, Mr. and Mrs. Haag, Yeager and Downing, F.P. Blair, F.C. Rich- ard, Charley McCartney, H. P.. Har- ris, Harry Hicks, John Olewine, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Mullen, James H. Rankin, Miss Alice Smith, W. A. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cruse, Miss Teressa Hazel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beezer, A. G. Curtin Jr, Mr. and Mrs. A Baum, Lawrence L. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gug- genheimer, Died—At Philipsburg on the morn- ing of May 2, of pleurisy, Blanche A., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lukens, at the age of 23. Died—On the 28th ult, at Hub- lersburg, Mrs. Christiana Hubler, aged 79 years and 25 days. A good glass hearse for sale cheap. Apply to W. A.. Schroyer, Bishop street, Bellefonte, Pa. —Garden making was progressing fine until the cold snap now upon us slowed things up in that line. —Sportsmen about town have been enjoying themselves lately by shooting many wild ducks that cov- er the planing mill dam. ~—Centre county has organized a Society for the Prevention of Cruel- ty to Animals and engaged A. O. Furst Esq. as counsel, ~—An unplesantness arose in court on Wednesday morning, when J. L. Spangler Esq, and the presiding Judge, Orvis, got into an argument over the admissibility of some evi- dence. It became so acrimonious that finally Judge Orvis issued a rule on Spangler to show cause why his name should not be stricken from the role of attorneys practicing at the Centre county bar. The rule was made returnable tomorrow when it is hoped that everything will be smoothed out. The gentlemen are the best of friends, personally, and the legal clash that became is doubtless greatly regretted, al- ready, by both of them. J. Miles Kepheart is now con- fidential clerk and secretary to John T. Fowler at his model farm and home at Fowler Station. ~—Justice Smith, of Unionville, lifted his commission last week and is now ready to transact official business for anyone. ~-Mr, Newton S. Bailey has re- signed his position as local editor of the Centre Democrat and gone to Wilkes-Barre to accept a position on the Times of that city. —Mr. James H. Williams has sev- ered his connection with the Bee Hive stores and is now open to en- gagement. He is an excellent busi- ness man and an expert book-keeper. -At the meeting of the Centre county School Directors, in the court house here, last Tuesday, D. M, Wolf was elected county superintend- ent for the next three years. Mr. R. A. Mull, of Philipsburg, presided, with W. C. Heinle, A. Lukenbach and 8. D. Gray acting as secretaries. The nominees were F. C. Houtz, of Lemont; R. E. Cambridge, of Union- ville; G. W. Rumberger, of Union- ville; D. M. Wolf, of Pesan Hall; Henry Meyer, of Rebersburg; and John Mason Duncan, of Bellefonte, The final ballot was Duncan 58, Wolf 63. A great crowd gathered in the court house last Saturday night for the Greenback meeting. It was ad- dressed by Gen. Weaver, of Iowa, late Greenback candidate for Presi- dent. Hon. 8. H. Yocum, Jacob V. Thomas and John I. Thompson Jr. leaders of the party in Centre coun- ty, arranged the meeting and made a notable success of it. Last Wednesday's hard rain storm put about two hundred tele- phones in Bellefonte and State Col- lege out of service, but most of them were restored by noon on Thursday. | SEIBERT.—Mrs. Catherine Sei- FULTZ—William H, Fultz, of HULL.—James H. Hull died athis IN BELLEFONTE CHURCHES |appropriation in rebuilding the hos- bert, wife of Hamilton Seibert, died at her home at State College, on Mon- |day evening of last week, following an illness of several months with a complication of diseases, | She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Shannon McCormick and was years ago. In addition to her hus- band she is survived by two brothers and two sisters, Hon. John T. Mec- Cormick, of State College; Dr. S. S, McCormick, of Hublersburg; Mrs. ‘Hannah Osman and Mrs. Anna Bow- 'ersox, both of College township. Immediately after their marriage on February 22nd, 1888, Mr. and Mrs. Seibert purchased a home in | State College and had lived there |ever since, Mrs. Seibert's education was obtained in the public schools and at State College. Prior to her marriage she taught a number of ~ years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran church, at State College, and always active in church and missionary work. For many years ‘she had been teacher of the woman's | Bible class in the Sunday school. As ‘a friend and neighbor she was all | that could be desired. | Funeral services were held in the Lutheran church last Thursday after- noon, by Rev. John F. Harkins, bur- ial being made in the Pine Hall cemetery. il I MILLER,—Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Miller, wife of Henry Miller, died at her home, in Philadelphia, last Fri- day, following an illness of four | months with a complication of dis- | eases. ‘Anna Johnson and was born in | Bellefonte on March 24th, 1804, | hence was 37 years and 1 month old. | She married Mr. Miller on October | 5th, 1920, and ever since had lived in Philadelphia. She is survived {by her husband but no children. | She leaves, however, her mother and |the following brothers and sisters: | Paul Johnson, of Buffalo, N. Y.; i Claude, of Charleston, S. C.; Mrs. | Ralph Hassinger, of Oak Hall; Har- ry, of Bellefonte; Fred, whose where- (abouts are unknown; George, of | Centre Hall; Joseph and Guy, of | Bellefonte; Miss Helen, Donald, Roxie {and William, at home. The remains were brought to | Bellefonte, on Sunday morning, and |taken to the home of her mother, on Valentine street, where funeral services were held at two o'clock on Monday afternoon by Rev. C, E. Arnold, of the Lutheran church, of which she was a member, burial being made in the Union cemetery. " iI | SNYDER Mrs. Lulu Margaret Snyder, wife of William J. Snyder, died on Thursday night, at her home in Altoona, following several month's illness. She E. B, Vonada, and was born at Mack- eyvilie, in Nittany valley, on April 13th, 1898, hence was 33 years and 10 days old. She was a graduate of the Lock Haven Normal school and for several years prior to her mar- riage to Mr. Snyder in 1920 taught school at Juniata. In addition to her husband she is survived by two daughters, Margaret and Eleanor. She also leaves her parents living at Mackeyville, three brothers and one sister, Clifford Vonada, of Mackey- ville; Charles, of Altoona; Raymond, of Clintondale, and Ethel, of Altoona. The remains were taken to the home of her parents, at Mackeyville, where funeral services were held on Mon- day afternoon, burial being made in Funeral services were held in the lege; the Cedar Hill cemetery. i i DECKER.-—Mrs. Emma C. Deck- er, widow of William Decker, died at her home at State College, on Mon- day evening of last week, following an illness of several weeks with in- fluenza and neuritis, She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beck and was born at Snydertown, in Nittany valley, over 78 years ago. All her married life ‘had been spent at Hublersburg. Her husband died some years ago but sur- viving her are two children, Miss ‘Laura and Roy M. Decker, both of State College. She also leaves one brother, M. L, Beck, of Howard. Rev, A. S. Asendorf, of the Re- formed church, had charge of the funeral services, held at 1.30 o'clock last Thursday afternoon, the ramains being taken to Snydertown for burial. Wo SPICER. Mrs. Mary Spicer, wife of Roland Spicer, died at the Centre County hospital, on April 18, follow- ing an illness of some weeks. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wells and was born at Jack- sonville 46 years ago. In addition to her husband she is survived by eight children, Robert, of Bellefonte; George, Helen, Gertrude, Dcrothy, Philip, Betty and Adaline, all at home. She also leaves her father, one sis- ter and a brother, Mrs, George Dick- ly, New Buffalo, Pa., and Howard Wells, of Lemont. Rev. C. C. Shuey had charge of the funeral services which were held on Monday of last week, burial being made in the Luth- eran cemetery, at Pleasant Gap. , p { SCHOCH.\ Mrs. Anna Belle | Schoch, widow of Elmer E, Schoch, and a sister of Mrs. Charles F. Mensch, of Bellefonte, died at her home in Milton on April 19th, fol- |lowing an illness of several months, ‘She was seventy years old and is | survived by one son and a daughter, |as well as six brothers and sisters. Rev. Reed O. Steely had charge of {the funeral services which were held last Wednesday afternoon, burial be- ing made at Mifflinburg. She was a daughter of Harry and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Woodward, who held the position of dynamiter in the State Department of Forests and Waters, died at five o'clock Sunday morning, April 19th, of a heart attack believed to have been caused by over-exerticn and fa- tigue from fighting the fierce forest fire which raged in that vicinity the day previous. He was a son of Jacob and Kath- erine Fultz and was born at Farmers Mills in 1873, at his death being 57 years, 6 months and 28 days old. While most of his life had been spent in Haines township he lived in North- umberland the past nine years, re- | turning to his old home, at Wood- ward, on April 1st. He was a mem- 'ber of the Evangelical church and the Woodward camp, P. O. S. of A. In |1896 he married Miss Carrie B. | Kettner who survives with one daugh- ter, Mrs. Mabel Hassinger, of Wood- ward. He also leaves his mother, three brothers and a sister. John H. Fultz, of Rockview; Eden, of Woodward; James H. of Lewisburg, and Mrs. Ida R. Kessinger, of Wood- ‘ward. Funeral services were held in the Evangelical church, at Woodward, | Wednesday morning of last week, by Rev. A. C, Paulhamus, burial being {made in the Woodward cemetary. i I THOMPSON.—Mrs. Anna Thomp- son, widow of the late William Thompson, for many years promi- nent residents at Centre Furnace, died on Wednesday at the home of her son Irvin, at Pittsfield, Mass., following two day's illness with pneumonia. She was a daughter of Rev. and Mrs, George Elliott and was upwards (of eighty years of age. Her father was pastor of the Methodist church at Jersey Shore when she married Mr. Thompson on October 24th, 1874. Practically all her married life had been spent at Centre Furnace. Mr. | Thompson was killed in a street car (accident, in New York, over sixteen years ago and since then she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jay Woodcock, at Syracuse, N. Y. In addition to Mrs. Woodcock she leaves three more children, John Elliott Thompson, of Cambridge, Ohio; Wayne B,, of Boston, Mass., and Irvin P., of Pittsfield, Mass. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Cassidy and Mrs. Tilge, of Pittsburg. The remains were brought to Cen- tre county and funeral services will ‘be held in the Presbyterian church, at Lemont, at 2 o'clock this after- {noon, burial to be made in the Branch | cemetery. : il ! BOHN.--Mrs. Sarah aie Bohn, wife of David C. Bohn, died at her ‘home near Boalsburg, on Monday of last week, as the result of complica- tions arising from treatment for a | oitre. ? was a ! James and Wert and ‘born at Aaronsburg on October 16th, 1875, making her age 55 years, 6 months and 41 days. She was a | member of the Lutheran church at Boalsburg and for a number of years | was quite active in church and com- munity affairs. | She is survived by her husband 'and the following children: George J. Bohn, of Lemont; J. Edward and {Carl H.,, of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Mi- randi McIntire, of Reebrsburg; Mrs. ‘Fay E. Huprich, of Akron, Ohio; James D, Sarah M., Fred and Wert ‘Bohn, all at home. She also leaves three brothers, John B. and Claude |E, Wert, of Tusseyville, and David 8, of Aaronsburg. i Lutheran church, at Boalsburg, on | Wednesday morning of last week, by ‘Rev. W. J. Wagner, burial being ‘made in the Boalsburg cemetery. ! i ll : HOSBAND.—Mrs. Lydia Hosband, wife of George Hosband, of Union- ‘ville, died on Saturday, at the home | 'of her son Elmer, in Tyrone, follow- ing several month's illness with | Bright's disease. She had gone to Tyrone, in January, to visit her chil- (dren, was taken sick while there and her condition prevented remov- ing her to her home. She was a daughter of Nelson and Eliza Adams and was born at Union- ville on August 14th, 1866. Thirty- seven years ago she married Geo 'Hosband, who survives with the fol- |lowing children: Earl and Elmer Hosband and Mrs. Charles Kirk- | patrick, all of Tyrone; also a son by a former marriage, Ralph Hoover, of | Tyrone, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Confer, of the Cross Roads. ~The remains’ were taken to Union- ‘ville where funeral services were. {held in the Methodist church, at 1230 o'clock on Monday afternoon, {by Rev. M. C. Piper, burial Being made in the Unionville cemetery. 1 n SUNDAY.—Jacob Sunday, who the past five years has lived at Axe Mann, died on Saturday morning, as |the result of a stroke sustained about | |a week previous, He was 58 years {old and is survived by his wife and (five children, Catherine, at home; ' Mrs. Annie Gummo, of Pennsylvania | Furnace; William, Scott and George, | ‘at home. Funeral services were held ! at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon by Revs. C.C. Shuey and M, C. Piper, | burial being made in the Meyers cemetery. " TAYLOR. John J. Taylor, native | of Centre county, died at his home in Williamsport, last Saturday, of general debility, aged 74 years. He was born at Potters Mills. He ie survived by two sons and two daugh- | ters, one of the latter being J. C. Taylor, of Bellefonte. Burial was made at Jersey Shore on Tuesday. | ‘Miss Eva Irene Zimmerman, Of | Boden arrested Horner, home at Runville, Sunday afternoon, following a few day's illness with | broncho pneumonia. He was a son of Samuel and Mary Hull and was born in Huntingdon county 75 years ago. For a number of years he lived in Bellefonte and was employed by the American Lime and Stone company. He was a member of the Logan Fire company and the Bellefonte lodge of Moose. His wife has been dead for some years but surviving him are three son, Roy, of Chester; Edward, of Niagara Falls, and Frank, of Run- ville, He also leaves four sisters, Mrs. William Rhinesmith, of Belle- fonte; Mrs. Frank Westcott, Mrs, James Quick and Mrs. Todd Massey, of Lancaster, Ohio. Funeral ser- vices were held on Wednesday after- noon, burial being made in the Union cemetery. i i MILLER.—Samuel K, Miller died at his home at Coleville, on Tuesday morning. He was a native of Hunt- ingdon county and was 78 years of age. He married Miss Ellen Sum- mers who survives with the following children: Samuel H. Miller, of Burn- ham; Mrs. Harry Rote, of Coleville; Mrs. Harry E. Jodon, of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. William Abell, of Wil- liamsport; William J., of Bellefonte; Howard, of Lewistown; Mrs. Darius Cole, of Altoona; Mrs, John Shultz, of Colevillee and Mrs. Malcolm Peters, of Milesburg. Funeral serv- ices will be held this afterndon by Rev. Householder, burial to be made in the Union cemetery. fl 1 SECHRIST. George W. Sechrist died at his home, at Millheim, on Sunday morning following a few day's illness with pneumonia. He was born at Salona, a son of Darius and Susanna Secbhrist, and was al- most 66 years old, He married! of | Spring township, who survives with one daughter, Mrs. Cora E. Bartges, of Mifflinburg. He also leaves one sister and a brother, Mrs. Carrie McCloskey, of Ridgway, and C. E. Sechrist, of Lewisburg. FOUR MEN PAY DEAR FOR EATING DEER MEAT. Harry Horner, who lives on the old Gates farm, in Hairmoon town- ship; Ralph Zerby, Bruce and Nor- man Zettle, of Spring Mills, were ‘committed to the Centre county jail, on Wediesday, by justice of the peace S. Kline Woodring, to serve cut a fine of $100 and costs each for eating venison out of season. The three Spring Mills men were Horner's guests, recently, at the | venison feast. Word of the fact reached Bellefonte authorities and sheriff Dunlap and county detective | Zerby and, Bruce Zettle, on Monday, while dep- uty sheriff S. H. Hoy brought Nor- ‘man Zettle in on Wednesday morn- ing. At the hearing before ’'Squire Woodring they all plead guilty and were sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and costs each. Having no money to pay the fine they were sent to jail on the basis of a day for every dollar. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Elsie L. Wendt, et bar, to Leonard | A. Daggett, tract in State College; $1. Lilitha M, r, et al, to Ora | E. Beatty, et al, tract in State Col-| $200. i John B. to John S. Fort- | ney, tract in Potter Twp.; $1. John S. to John B. Fort- ney, tract in Twp.; $1. i Anna M. Fortney, et bar, to John | S. Fortney, tract in Potter Twp.; $1. John C. Glenn, et al, to Merle H. Homan, et ux, tract in College Twp.; | $3,537. Mary A. Foster to Arthur J. Wood, tract in State College: $1. ~The players of Franklin and Marshall college, Lancaster, won the inter-collegiate dramatic contest at the Pennsylvania State College last | week, State was second and Buck- | nell received honorable mention. The | T8€ latter presented a play written by a student. All the other plays pre- sented by the contestants were the! productions of experienecd play- wrights. : -~——The Woman's Auxiliary of the | Centre County hospital is now pre- | paring for its annual spring rum-' mage sale, which will be held Wed- | ‘nesday of next week, in the vacant | ‘room of thé Richelieu building. Every- | ‘one is asked to donate all their needless or unwanted clothes and | house furnishings, that they may be used at the sale, i ——We have a full line of Lan-| /dreth garden seeds.—The Potter- Hoy Hardware Co. 18-1t ———Miss Rebecca C. Dorworth has | completed a course of instruction in bridge playing, under Wilbur C. Whitehead, noted American author- ity on the game, and will open a studio in Crider's Exchange on May 4. | She will give instructions either in- | dividually or in groups and those | wishing to brush up on contract and anction are invited to consult with her. St. Mary's Guild of the Bellefonte | Episcopal church will held a card party in the Parish house, Tuesday, May 5th, at 8 o'clock. Admission $.50. man; His ——— UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. R, R. Davison, Supt. Preaching at 10:45 and 7:30 by the pastor. Morning subject: “God's Blessed tt." sub- ject, “Prophecies concerning the Ad- vent of Our Lord.” Senior and Intermediate Endeavor at 6:30. Brotherhood, Monday evening, at | 7:30. Prayer and Bible study Wednes- day evening at 7:30. Ladies Aid all day Wednesday. Junior Endeavor Saturday at 3 o'clock. Special music by the choir at all services. The Men's chorus will sing each Sunday evening. The public is cordially envited, Rev. G. E. Householder, Pastor. BELLEFONTE METHODIST CHURCH. Church Bible school, C. C. Shuey, Supt., 9.30, with special speaker and extra events World service offering, -—goal $50, and 333 attendance. League, 630, has an intensive serv- ice; stimulating topic; studious lead- ers. Worship, exceptional service, 10.45, Superintendent Otho C. MIi- ler, of the Methodist Home for Chil- dren, Mechanicsburg, preaching at 7.30, special evangelistic service, in charge of superintendent Emerson Karns, of the Methodist Home for the Aged, Tyrone. Pastor responds to calls for his services. Strangers cordially invited to all metings. Of- ficial board meeting Monday, 7.45 p. m, Mother's Day program 10th, very attractive, Young people of League honoring Mothers with spe- cial recognition: great address by superintendent George W. Reese, of Shamokin State hospital, and his singers—four Welshmen. Horace Lincoln Jacobs, Pastor. -——Governor Pinchot gave State Senator Harry B. Scott areal slap in the face, on Saturday, when he ve- toed his bill appropriating $40,000 to repay trustees of the Philipsburg State hospital for notes they had ne- gotiated to take care of the excess expenditure over and above the State 'uital. In vetoing the bill the Governor | Stated that “notes given by trustees to cover expenditures in excess of appropriations are not obligations of ithe Commonwealth,” and further stated that “the ure must ‘frankly and clearly state’ that the real purpose of the bill was ‘to rati- fy the illegal action of the trustees’, if it wishes to appropriate money for such purposes.” HOWARD. George Ertley is seriously ill at his home in Jacksonville. Herbert Wyland, of Altoona, is vis- iting his mother, Mrs. Blanche Wy- land. Blanche Corman, of Bellefonte, spent several da last week, with her aunt, Mrs. e Bryan. Samuel Kling, of Altoona, is spend- inging several days at the home of his sister, Mrs. Walter Yearick. Samuel Hoy Jr., who is attending Beckley College at Harrisburg, spent the week-end with friends here. Mrs. Myrtle Lauth and daughters, Marie and Pat, visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T, A. Pletcher. Mrs. George Griffith and sons, George Jr., and Dickie, are visiting Mrs. Griffith's mother, Mrs. Stella V. Williams. L, C. Boone, of Howard, R. D., suffered a stroke of paralysis, Mon- Gay evening, and his condition is re- garded as critical. Girard Altenderfer attended a meeting of the Equitable Life under- writers at the Penn Harris, in Harris- burg, Tuesday evening. Miss Dorothy Wentzel, ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wentzel, and Clair Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Thompson, were mar- ried at the parsonage of the Evan- gelical church, by the minister, Rev. W. R. Yingling, on Saturday after- noon. Howard Nagle, of Milesburg, and Clarence Yearick, T. A. Pletcher, James Kane and Girard Altenderfer attended I. O. O. 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