Bemoriit
Bellefonte, Pa., July 10,
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
ECKEL.—John P. Eckel, for a
number of years a well known meat
dealer of Bellefonte, died at the Lock
Haven hospital, at 11.25 o'clock on
Tuesday morning of last week, as
the result of a stroke of apoplexy,
with which he was stricken about
six o'clock on Sunday morning. He
had gone to Lock Haven on Satur-
day evening to spend the night with
friends and was unconscious from
the time he sustained the stroke un-
til he passed away.
John Peter Eckel was a son of
Oliver and Ellen Eckel and was born
at Logan Mills, Clinton county, on
October 7th, 1881, making his age
49 years, 8 months and 23 days.
The early years of his life were
spent in the vicinity of Spring Mills
but about twenty-five years ago he
came to Bellefonte as a clerk in the
L. C. Gettig meat market, in the
Bush house block. He worked there
eight years then embarked in the
butchering business for himself at
Pleasant Gap. Three years later
he returned to Beilefonte, took over
the Gettig meat market and con-
ducted it in connection with a small
line of groceries until April 1st, 1930.
when he closed out his business.
About two months ago he opened a
meat market in the Bush Arcade
and was building up a nice trade.
He was a member of the Evangeli-
cal church, the Modern Woodmen of
the World and the Spring Mills
Lodge of Odd Fellows. He was one
of the organizers of the Farmers
National bank and a member of the
board of directors.
In August, 1901, he married Miss
Lillian Ulrich, at Spring Mills, who
survives with seven children, Wil-
lard, of New York; Mrs. Hattie
Jones, of Williamsport; Mrs. Emily
Dunn, of Johnson City, N. Y.; Anna,
Betty, Samuel and Donald, at home.
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| ORNDORF.—Lewis D. Orndorf,
| well known merchant, died at his
‘home at Woodward, at 5.30 o'clock
on Monday evening of last week, as
the result of a cerebral hemorrhage.
‘the Evangelical Sunday school, at
Woodward, and on Sunday had a
'leading part in the Children’s day
exercises. On Monday afternoon
|he was at the church helping to re-
move the decorations. At the time
‘he complained of not feeling very
well. Returning home he ate his
supper and went out to the barn to
feed his stock. Failing to return
‘in a reasonable time his housekeep-
ler, Mrs. Bower, went to the barn
and found his lifeless body in the
cow stable. Coroner W. R. Heaton
investigated and declared the cause
of death as a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr. Orndorf was a son of John J.
and Sarah L. Dorman Orndorf and
was born in Haines township on
January 8th, 1872, making his age
59 years, 5 months and 21 days.
Thirty or more years ago he located
'in Woodward and engaged in the
mercantile business and had been
quite successful. He was a member
of the Evangelical church, the Mill-
heim lodge of Odd Fellows, the Cid
Fort lodge of Masons, Williamsport
Consistory and Jaffa Shrine Temple,
of Altoona.
In July, 1892, he married Miss Ly-
dia M. Weaver, who died about six-
teen months ago, but surviving him
is one son, Ray A. Orndorf, of Phil-
adelphia; also two sisters, Mrs. D.
J. Benner, of Woodward, and Mrs.
John Hosterman, of Scotland, S. D.
Funeral services were held in the
Woodward Evangelical church, at
110.30 o'clock last Thursday morning,
by Rev. A. C. Paulhamus, burial be-
ling made in the Woodward
| etery.
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STONEBRAKZR.— Mrs. Lydia
| Stonebraker, wife of David Stone-
| braker, died at her home in Tyrone,
{on June 25th, following a prolonged
| illness with cancer of the lungs.
Her maiden name was Lydia Ann
Reese and she was born at Port
He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Wil-
liam Yearick, of Cedar Springs;
half-sister and two step-brothers,
Mrs. W. E. Bartges, of Millheim;
Samuei Yearick, of Spring Mills, and
Claude E. Yearick, of Akron, Ohio.
Funeral services were held in the
Evangelical church, at 2.30 o'clock
last Friday afternoon, by Rev. A.
Ward Campbell, assisted by Rev.
Reed O. Steely, burial being made
in the Union cemetery.
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SNYDER.—Jacob C. Snyder, re-
tired Pennsylvania railroad employee
and well known in Bellefonte, died
quite suddenly of a heart attack, at
the home of his son Clarence, in
Altoona, at noon on June 25th. He
had spent the morning in helping to
prepare for a camping trip. After
eating his dinner he went into the
living room, sat down in a rocking
chair, was stricken and died within
a few minutes.
He was bern in Boggs township
73 years ago and as a young man
went to work for the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, working at Snow
Shoe, Tyrone, Snow Shoe Intersec-
tion and Bellefonte. His last work
before his retirement four years ago
was as messenger at the freight sta-
tion in Bellefonte. Following his re-
tirement he went to Altoona to live
with his son. He was a member of
the Presbyterian church, the P. O.
8S. of A. and the P. R. R. Veterans's
association.
His wife died some years ago but
he is survived by one son, Clarence
E. Snyder, of Altoona, and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: James
H. Snyder, of Snow Shoe Intersec-
tion; George C., of Mill Hall; Eu-
gene L. of Buffalo, N. Y.; William
C., of Pittsburgh; Mrs. C. S. Corse,
of Rye, N. Y; Mrs Ella Peters, of
Tyrone, and Mrs. Anna Belle Kepler,
of Baltimore.
The remains were taken to the
home of his brother James, at Snow
Shoe Intersection, where funeral
services were held on June 298th,
burial being made in the Advent
cemetery.
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HOLTER.—Mrs. Martha Holter
died at her home, at Howard, on
Monday of last week, following an
illness of some months as the result
of general debility.
She was a daughter of William
and Barbara Kaup and was born at
Milesburg on February 9th, 1851,
hence was 80 years, 4 months and
20 days old. She married Joseph
Holter in February, 1882. He died
a number of years ago but surviving
her are two daughters and a son,
Misses Anna and Nelle Holter, of
Howard, and Harry, of Pittsburgh.
She also leaves three brothers and
a sister, John and Jacob Kaup, of
Pittsburgh; Reuben and Anna Kaup,
of Bellefonte.
Rev. Yingling had charge of the
funeral services, held at her late
home last Wednesday afternoon, bur-
ial being made in the Schenck cem-
etery.
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SPEARLEY.—Robert Lee Spear-
ley, son of Paul and Jeannette Spear-
ley, of Valley View, died at the
Centre County hospital, on June 27th,
following an illness of several months,
aged 4 years, 6 months and 11 days.
In addition to the parents two sis-
ters and one brother survive, Rae,
Marie and John, all at home. Fu-
neral services were held on Tuesday
morning of last week, burial being
made at Houserville.
superintendent of
cem- |
Matilda almost 62 years ago She
married Mr. Stonebraker forty years
ago and five years later they locat-
ed in Tyrone. She is survived by
her husband, two daughters and a
son, Mrs. Myrtle E. Kocher, Viola J.
and Oliver P. Stonebraker, all of Ty-
rone; also two brothers and a sister,
Abram Reese, of Blandburg; Wil-
liam, of Sandy Ridge, and Mrs.
Dewey Cowher, of Port Matlida.
Burial was made in the Baughman
cemetery, Tyrone, on June 28th.
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TIBBENS.—Mrs. Mary Fllen Tib-
| bens, wife of James Tibbens, died
quite suddenly, at her home in
Clearfield, on June 16th, as the re-
‘sult of a heart attack, although she
(had not been in good health for a
| year or more.
She was a daughter of Henry and
| Susan Bloom and was born in Fer-
|guson township seventy-one years
|ago. Most of her married life was
spent in Clearfield. She is survived
|by her husband and five chiidren,
| Claude Tibbens, of Clearfield; Oliver,
lof Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Ruth Smith,
|of Clearfield; Wayne B. and Mrs.
| Wisner, of Akron. She also leaves
the following brothers and sisters:
| Mrs. Kate Osman, C. B. and William
| Bloom, of State College; Mrs. Em-
'ma Fisher, of Philadelphia; Robert
‘Bloom, of Pennsvalley; Mrs. Birdie
/S. Hubler and Miss Estella E. Bloom,
of State College, and George M., of
Lemont.
The remains were taken to Fergu-
son township where funeral services
| were held in the Pine Hall church
|at 2.30 o'clock on June 19th, by Rev.
'E. Roy Hauser, burial being made in
the Pine Hall cemetery.
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—Fifteen thousand people at-
| tended the auto race on the Altoona
‘speedway, last Saturday. The 100
mile classic was won by Lou Moore,
of Los Angeles, who received a
BOGGS.—Andrew T. Boggs, one
of the oldest residents of Milesburg,
died on Wednesday morning, June
24th, as the result of general de-
bility.
A direct descendant of Andrew
some weeks. She was the youngest
daughter of Cornelius and Margaret
Garman and was born in Bellefonte
about forty years ago. She grew
to womanhood here and received her
education in the Bellefonte schools.
Boggs, the first white man to locate Her parents are dead but she is
on the present site of Milesburg and survived by her husband, two brotih-
for whom Boggs township was named, | ers and two sisters, George, Daniel,
he was a son of William and Pebec- | Mrs. Louise Bright and Anna, all of
at Milesburg 88 years ago. Not
yet eighteen years of age when the
Civil war broke out he enlisted for
service on September 23rd, 1861, in
the 45th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
serving throughout the war and re-
ceiving his discharge on July 17th,
1865.
Returning to Milesburg he went
to work as a clerk in a store and
store of his own which he conducted
for many years. For forty years he
was postmaster at Milesburg, con-
ducting the office in connection with
his store. He was the oldest mem-
ber of the Bellefonte lodge of Ma-
sons, belonged to the P. O. S. of A,
and for many years was an active
member of George L. Potter post
G. A. R. During his active life he
was fond of outdoor sports and an
enthusiastic hunter and f.sherman.
She died in 1888, leaving four chil-
dren, Miss Carrie Boggs and Mrs.
Robert Austin, of Altoona; Clyde C.,
of Philadelphia, and C. Lane, of
Pittsburgh. Several years follow-
ling the death of his first wife he
married Mary Lingle, who passed
{away in 1918, leaving two children,
Mrs. L. B. Woodring, at home, and
Andrew Thompson Boggs Jr, of
| Philipsburg.
| Funeral services were held at his
late home, on Saturday afternoon,
|by Rev. H. BE. Oakwood, assisted
{by Rev. M. C. Piper, burial being
| made in the Treziyulny cemetery.
ca Thompson Boggs and was born Jersey City.
some years later opened a general
| State highway over the
He was twice married, his first | mountains from the “Devil's Elbow”
wife having been Miss Clara Hall. |
purse of $1500. Jimmy Gleason, of | il I
Philadelphia, finished second; Wil-| NEVETTE.—Mrs. Margaret Gar-
bur Shaw third and Fred Frame man Nevette died at her home, in
fourth. No accidents of any kind Jersey City, N. J, on Wednesday of
happened to mar the race.
| last week, following an illness of
The funeral was held
at 10 o'clock on Friday morning,
burial being made at Jersey City.
——The State Welfare Depart-
ment has taken another knock at
the Centre county jail. John L.
Hanna, secretary of the department,
| wants Judge Fleming, in the future,
to sentence all female prisoners to
the Mifflin county jail at Lewis-
town, directing the county commis-
sioners to pay the cost of transpor-
tation and the upkeep of prisoners
in that institution. The question was
to have been argued before the court
on Wednesday of last week but was
then continued until Saturday, July
18th.
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——J. B. Fogel and E. L. Gramas,
of Hollidaysburg, were the low bid-
ders on the 6.22 mile stretch of
Allegheny
to Philipsburg, for macadam, their
bid being $144,393. For concrete
Smouse and Kreamer, of Galeton,
were low bidders at $202,061.
——A little daughter born to Mr.
and Mrs. Mahlon K. Robb, of Plain-
field, N. J., on June 27th, has been
named Elizabeth Ann Robb. The
father is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nel-
son E. Robb, of Bellefonte, while the
mother, prior to her marriage, was
Miss Anne Wagner, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Y. Wagner.
——On Sunday night, June 23th,
chicken thieves stole forty year old
chickens and a big bronze turkey
gobbler from the roosts of the Wil-
liam McGowan family, on Spring
creek. Up to this time no trace of
the thieves has been obtained.
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