Bellefonte, Pa., July 31, 1931.
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN CENTRE COUNTY
Items taken from the Watchman issue
of August 5, 1881.
~The prohibition ¢ .nvention, which
met here yesterday, nominated Judge
Diven, of Hublersburg, and Christian
Buck Esq. of Unionville, for asso-
ciate judgé€s. No nominations were
made for other county offices.
—We are pleased to say that Mr.
John Barnes, of Pleasant Gap, has
entirely recovered from his late
severe illness, which it was supposed
at the time was going to prove
fatal.
—R. C. Cheesman and family left
Bellefonte for Washington, D. C., on
Tuesday last, and will make that
city their home in the future. Maj.
Cheesman has secured a good posi-
tion in the pension department.
—The Democrats of the county
will hold their delegate election on
Saturday, August 6. Ninety-two
delegates to the county convention’
will be chosen and they, in turn,
will nominate our ticket for the fall
election from the 50 aspirants who
are in the field for the 9 offices to
be filled.
—Since it has been discovered that
they make croquet arches bow-legged
young men are in great demand for
picnics and lawn parties.
—James A. McClain, late of the
Milesburg depot, has been transfer-
red to Snow Shoe by the Pennsylva-
nia railroad company and took charge
of their business in the latter place
last Monday.
—The Howard iron works, located
at Howard, this county, have been
doing well this summer and in the
last two weeks their orders have in-
creased so rapidly that a double
turn has been put on the forges.
The mill for making pipe is nearly
ready to start.
—Curwensville and Clearfield have
been connected by telephone and the
service will be extended to Philips-
burg by September.
—The Patrons of Husbandry, Fair-
view Grange, are erecting a new
hall at Spruce-town, in Penns valley.
—Prof. J. H. Kurzenabe has been
conducting a singing class in Mill-
heim for the past two weeks and it
will close with a grand concert in
the Evangelical church there on Wed-
nesday evening, August 10th. Ad-
mission will be 25cts,
" ~—At the regular meeting of the
Undine, fire company on Tuesday
evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, W. S. Wagner; vice president,
William Long; treasurer, Geo. L
Potter; secretary, John J. Irwin;
tellerman, D. I. Parsons; foreman,
John N. Lane; assistant foremen,
Geo. Wolfe, Wm. 8S. Galbraith and
Jacob Flack.
—Chaney and Thompson, of Port
Matilda, are running three charcoal
jobs.
Last week a corps of engineers
surveyed the part from Port Ma-
tilda to the Alleghenies of the pro-
posed low grade railroad that is to
run from Milton, Pa., to Toledo. Ohio.
—We regret to say that Newton S.
Bailey, night editor of the Wilkes-
Baree Record, has been compelled to
return to his home in this place, on
account of bad health.
—On Monday lightning struck a
tree between the residences of Ed-
ward Tyson and Samuel Gault, on
east High street, opposite the jail.
A little boy in the Gault house was
knocked off the chair on which he
was’ sitting and his shoulder was
somewhat burned and a little sister
had her fingers slightly burned.
-—~Homer C. Brown, at one time
associated with his father in the
ownership of the Bellefonte Repub-
lican, writes that he has a good job
at $15.00 a week on a pa~cr in St.
Elmo, Colorado.
he has paid all his back uebts and
hasn't taken a drink for several
years. Hurrah for Homer!
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GRANT HOOVER LANDS
TO BE SOLD FOR DEBTS.
According to an orphan’s court
advertisement posted at the court
house, Bellefonte, all the lands of
the late Grant Hoover, in Union
township, including his summer home,
“Hi-view,” will be sold at public sale
at the court house, on Tuesday, Au-
gust 15th, to “pay the debts of the
late owner.”
All told there are approximately
one thousand acres of land, most of
which is mountain land on which
Mr. Hoover has been experimenting
in reforestation. There are six dis-
tinct and separate tracts and on
each tract he had planted at vari-
ous times some half a dozen or more
different species of trees. Some of
these trees are now twenty or more
feet in height and have a fairly
good stand. In years to come most
of the land might produce a good
stand of timber. Mr. Hoover, it
will be recalled, was killed on his
farm by the accidental discharge of
his gun while hunting groundhogs.
Homer 2!s0 says’
leaves one brother and three sisters,
'D. L. Graybill, of Harrisburg, assist-
WILBUR
T.
TWITMIRE
PATIENTS TREATED AT
CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Mrs. John Jacobs, of Boggs town-
ship., was discharged on Monday of
last week after having undergone
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Bess Hartswick, of State Col-
lege, was discharged on Monday of
last week after having been a surgi-
cal patient.
Mrs. B. R. Dickey, of State Col-
lege, was discharged on Monday of
last week after having undergone
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Melvin Cherry, of Bellefonte,
was discharged on Monday of last
week after having undergone n.edi-
cal treatment.
Robert Albright, of State College,
was admitted on Monday of last
week as a surgical patient.
Wanda M. Gill, five year old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gill, of
Bellefonte, was admitted on Monday
of last week as a surgical patient
and discharged the following day.
Mrs. Edward Williams was admit-
ted on Monday of last week as a
surgical patient.
Mrs. Lee Dobson and infant son,
of College twonship, were discharg-
ed on Tuesday of last week.
Phyllis 1. Benner, 12 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
W. Benner, of Madisonburg, was ad-
mitted as a surgical patient on Wed-
nesday of last week.
Mrs. Elmer Musser, of Bellefonte,
was admitted on Wednesday of last
week as a medical patient and dis-
charged the following day.
Mrs. Blaine Hoy, of Spring town-
ship, was admitted as a medical pa-
tient on Wednesday of last week.
Miss Bertha Bloom, of Ferguson
township, was discharged on Wed-
nesday of last week after having un-
dergone medical treatment.
Mrs. James Smeal, of Gregg town-
nye ship, was admitted on Saturday, as
TWITMIRE.—Wilbur Thcmas
Twitmire, for more than sixty years
an active business man of Belleicnte,
passed away at his home on south
Water street, a few minutes before
twelve o'clock last Thursday night,
following several week's illness with
blood poisoning, the result of an in
fected toe combined with hardening
of the arteries.
He was a son of Joseph and Jane
Steele Twitmire and was burn at
Milesburg on September 25th, 1846,
hence was 84 years, 9 months and
28 days old. When he was yet a
small child his parents moved to
Bellefonte and it was here he grew
to manhood and was educated in the
public schools. As a young nan
he worked for a year or two with
Frank L. Wetzler's father but in|
the early '60's embarked in business |
for himself as a tinner and dealer
in stoves, continuing in that line
until his retirement in April, 1930,
with the exception of less than a:
year which he spent in Philadelphia.
Without doubt he was the oldest
business man in Bellefonte and en-
joyed the reputation of fair and
square dealing at all times.
He was a lifelong mmember of the
Methodist church and had been a
member of the official board for up-
ward of sixty years. He was the
last to go of the men who contrib-
uted to the building of the present
Methodist church in 1875. He was
a member of the Bellefonte lodge of
Odd Fellows and a charter member
of the Knights of the Golden Eagle
He was a splendid citizen in every
way and, though all his early con-
temporaries in business have passed
on, he will be missed by those of a
younger generation with whom he
had been associated for many years.
In 1870 he married Miss Nannie
Alexander, of Unionville, who died in
1911, leaving five children, three
sons and two daughters. Both
daughters, Mrs. Frances Pickle and
Mrs. Philip D. Waddle, have pass-
ed away but the three sons sur-
vive, Alton Twitmire, of Bradley
Beach, N. J.; Joseph, of Sunbury,
and Dr. Wilbur Twitmire, of Lan-
caster. In August, 1914, he mar-
ried Mrs. Margaret Brachbill-Ardell |
who also survives.
Funeral services were held in the |
Methodist church, at 2.30 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon, by the pastor, |
Rev. Horace Lincoln Jacobs, assisted
by Rev. C. C. Shuey, burial being |
made in the Twitmire lot in the |
Union cemetery.
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HAAGEN.—John A. Haagen, a |
native of Beech Creek, but who for |
many years lived at Howard, died
at the home of his son George, in
Lancaster, on July 26th. He was
almost 75 years oid. During the
almost fifty years that he lived at
Howard he was engaged in the
lumber business. He was a member
of the Brethren in Christ church.
He married Miss Willa J. Long
who died twelve years ago but sur-
viving him are five children, Mrs.
Harry Kuntz, of Sharpsburg; George
C. Haagen, of Lancaster; Mrs. Stew-
art Hannon, of Mill Hall; Ira M,, of
Nittany, and Mrs. Estella Kroken-
berger, of Paulsboro, N. J. He also
D. H. Haagen, of Danville, Va.; Mrs.
Jennie Smith, of Renovo; Mrs. Frank-
lin Taylor, of Beech Creek, and Mrs.
Charles Gunsallus, of Lock Haven.
The remains were taken to How-
ard where funeral services were held
in the Methodist church, on Wedries-
day afternoon of last week, by Rev.
ed by Rev. Abner Martin, of Eliza-
bethtown, and Rev. H. S. Miller, of
Mackeyville, burial being made in
the Schenck cemetery.
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MURPH Y.—Mrs. Katherine M.
Murphy, wife of Frank L. Murphy,
passed away at her home, on east
Bishop street, at 9.45 o'clock last
Thursday evening, following an ill-
ness that dates back almost two
years. though her condition had not
become really serious until about
six months ago.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Hemsworth and was
born at Grand Rapids, Mich.,, on
June 9th, 1880, hence was 51 years,
1 month and 14 days old. On No-
vember 3rd, 1898, she married Mr.
Murphy and their early married life
was spent in Michigan. Upwards
of nine years ago they came east
and located in Williamsport and
three years ago they moved to
Bellefonte, Mr. Murphy becoming
general superintendent of the Cen-
tral Pennsylvania Gas company. She
was a member of the Catholic church
all her life. In addition to her hus-
band she is survived by two sons,
Raymond W. Murphy, of Bellefonte,
and John C.,, at home; and five
daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Hoover and
Mrs. LeRoy Davis, of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Ray Bishoff, of Williamsport;
Berenice and Lorraine, at home. She
also leaves five sisters, living in
Michigan.
Funeral services were held in St.
John's Catholic church, at 9 o'clock
on Monday morning, by Rev. Wil-
liam E. Downes, after which the re-
mains were taken to Williamsport
for burial in the Mt. Carmel cem-
etery.
LUTZ.- Slorze McClellan Lutz,
retired farmer, died at his home, at
Struble Station, Thursday of last
week, as the result of a stroke of
paralysis suffered three days pre:
vious, while eating his supper.
He was a son of John and Mar-
garet Martin Lutz and was born
near Fillmore on May 3rd, 1864,
hence was 67 years. 2 months and
20 days old. Born and raised on a
farm he made tilling the soil hie
life work, during most of his mature
life farming near State College. Ten
years ago he quit the farm and had
since been living a retired life at
Struble.
In the spring of 1885 he married
Miss Ella Dreibelbis, who survives
with three children, Daniel and Wil-
liam Lutz and Mrs. H. 8S. Illing-
worth, all of State College R. D.
He was one of a family of fourteen
children, only four of whom are now |
living, Harry Lutz, of Findlay, I!l.;
Mrs. Mary Meyers, of Pine Grove
Mills; Mrs. J. H. Strouse, of Oak
Hall, and Mrs. Charles Johnston, ot
Bellefonte.
Funeral services were held inthe
Reformed church at Pine Hall, of
which he was a member, at 11
o'clock on Monday morning, by Rev
Asendorf, burial being made in the
Pine Hall cemetery.
COOKE.- i beri Coore, sheriff of
Centre county forty years ago. died
at his home at Howard, on Sunday,
of general debility. He was born
at Muncy on January 24th,
hence was in his 82nd year. The
family moved to Howard in 1855 and
that had been his home ever since,
with the exception of the three years;
he occupied the sheriff's residence
in Bellefonte. For many years he
was in the mercantile business at
Howard.
He married Miss Kate Gross, of
Marion township, who survives with
one daughter, Mrs. Rosetta Rath-
mell, of Howard. Funeral services
will be held this afternoon, burial
to be made in the Schenck cemetery.
——Centre Hall won the first
game from Coburn in playing off
the tie for the first half of the sea-
son in the county baseball league.
1850, |
a surgical patient.
Mrs. Jacob Fickes and infant son,
of Harris township, were discharged
on Wednesday of last week.
John P. Robert, of State College,
was discharged on Wednesday of
last week after having undergone
surgical treatment.
Lester G. Stine, of Patton town-
ship, was discharged on Thursday of
last week after having undergone
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Perry Krise, of Pleasant Gap,
‘was discharged on Friday after
having undergone medical treatment.
Miss Madaline St. Clair, of Ben-
ner township, was discharged on
Friday of last week after having
undergone surgical treatment.
Miss Ethel Henry, of Union town-
ship, was discharged on Friday of
last week after having undergone
surgical treatment.
Leonard Witt, 10 years old, was
admitted on Friday of last week as
a surgical patient.
Richard Kessinger, of Walker
township, was admitted on Friday of
last week as a surgical patient.
William Bell, of Union township,
was admitted on Friday of last week
as a surgical patient.
Miss Eleanor Shaffer, of Coleville,
was admitted as a surgical patient
on Saturday and discharged on Sun:
day.
Master Harold Corman, aged 10.
son of Kyle Corman, of Spring town-
ship, was admitted as a surgical pa-
tient.
Mrs. Ralph Owens, of Gregg town-
ship, was admitted as a surgical pa-
tient on Sunday and discharged the
same day.
Mrs. Sarah J. Adams, of State
College, was admitted on Sunday as
a surgical patient and discharged
the same day.
Mrs. Morris Larimer, of Pleasant
Gap, and infant daughter were dis-
charged Sunday.
Helen L. Poorman, aged 7 years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Poorman, of Bellefonte, was admit-
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same day.
John Tressler, of Bellefonte,
‘discharged on Saturday after under-
going medical treatment.
Emerson Rhoads, of Johnstown,
was admitted on Sunday as a medi-
cal patient.
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Harry S. Miller, of Lock Haven,
was admitted on Sunday for surgical
treatment.
Mrs. Irvin Shawver. of Gregg town-
ship, was admitted on Sunday as a
surgical patient.
Miss Emma E. Horner, of Hafrie |
township, was discharged on Sun-
day after having undergone surgical
| treatment.
William H. Garman, of College
township, was discharged on Sunday
after having undergone surgical
| treatment.
| Doyle B. Confer, of Madisonburg,
was discharged on Sunday after hav-
'ing undergone surgical treatment.
| Miss Madaline St Clair,
ner township, was readmitted on
| Sunday as a surgical patient.
There were 36 patients in the hos-
of Ben- |
pital at the beginning of this week.
THREE MEN SENTENCED
IN COURT WEDNESDAY.
At a brief session of court,
Wednesday morning, James W. Pat.
terson and D. E. Perryman plead
guilty to the charge of larceny and
|were sentenced to pay the costs,
| $25.00 fine, each, and imprisonment
lin the county jail for 60 days.
H. B. Stanley, alias Henry Hansen,
| plead guilty to the charge of for-
gery and was sentenced to pay the
costs, a dollar fine and one to two
years in the western penitentiary.
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TROUT PEN REMOVED
FROM SPRING CREEK.
In compliance with a resolution of
council, passed at a regular meeting
on Monday evening, July 19th, the
trout pen was removed from Spring
creek some time last Thursday
night or early Friday morning.
There were in the neighborhood of
fifty trout in the enclosure and
some of them doubtless went up
stream while those accustomed to
the cold water overflowing from the
spring remained in that section.
No wire screen was put in to keep
the trout from going up stream be-
cause nothing suitable could be
found in any of the stores in Bellee
fonte.
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——-“Honeymoon Lane,” the Rich- |
elieu offering for next Monday, Tues-
day and Wednesday,
while show. You will
mistake in seeing it.
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Tommy-—“Nurse, did you say you
would kiss me if I were good all
day?"
Handsome Nurse
so I will now.”
make no
“Yes, dear, and
Tommy-—"“No, nurse. I have sold
the kiss to my big brother for a
shilling.”
Some bright Westerner has twist-
ed a phrase into a slogan so pat
that it has been adopted by an Okla-
homa farmers’ organization. The
slogan is one we commend to all
garder<rs every where; “Weed 'em
and reap.”
“Gargling with strong antiseptics,”
says a medical journal, “will invar-
iably kill the
Provided, of course, we can
him and make him gargle.
is a worth-
influenza bacillus.” |
catch | o'clock.
IN BELLEFONTE CHURCHES
BELLEFONTE METHODIST CHURCH.
Church Bible school, C. C. Shuey,
Supt., 9.30. with World service pro-
gram and special offering. League,
6.30; prepared leaders and pertinent
topics: exceptional meeting for
young people. Worship, 10.45, spe-
cial exposition. Evening worship
in Lutheran church. Strangers and
commercial travelers usually share
worship with this congregation.
Meeting of the official board Mon-
day, 7.45 p. m.
Horace Lincoln Jacobs, Pastor.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
9:30 A. M., Church school; Her-
man Hazel, superintendent.
7:30 P. M,, Union community
church service.
There will be no morning service
thi: Sunday.
Clarence E. Arnold, Pascor.
UNION CHURCH SERVICES
The union church s2rvicz Sunday
evening, will be held in the Luth-
eran church at 7:30 o'clock The
preacher will he the Rev. Wm. C.
{| Thompson.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 930 2 m., R. R.
Davison, Supt.
' Preaching at 10:45 a. mr. and 7:30
p. m. hy the pastor.
Morning subject, “The Tabernacle,
a Type of Christ, The Candle Sticks
end the Shoebread.
Evening subject: “Satan, His
Doom.”
Senior and Intermedini> }Fndeavor
at 6:30 p. m.
Brotherhood Monday evening at
7:30
Official Board Monday evening.
Prayer and Bible stuly Wednes-
lay evening at 7:30
Ladies Ail all day Wednesday.
Junior Endeavor Saturday at 3
G. E. Householder, Pastor.
STATE COLLEGE
Where Good Pictures
Are the Rule,
Not the Exception!
MAURICE
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WITH
Claudette Colbert
Charlie Ruggles
Miriam Hopkins
and a fascinating
Group of Beauties
Here is the Summer's
i Qutstanding Picture—
— Direct from New York.
The Prince of Personality
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EVALIER
~The Smili
Lieutenan
LUBITSCH
MON.,- TUES,
AUGUST 3, - 4,
Shows at 7 and 8:45
aN ERNST
PRODUCTION
a Guramount QPicture
RICHELIEU
BELLEFONTE
Continuous Showing, 2 to 11
Friday, This Week
“The Maltese Falcon”
Bebe Daniels Ricardo Cortez
and Big Cast.
An excellent m ystery
story. Come, see if you can
guess the ending.
Also Mack Sennet Comedy, News
Saturday-
“The Secret Call”
A thrilling romance that
will hold you spellbound,
See the new red haired star
Pegg Shannon.
Also Adventures in Africa
Ny Mon., Tues., Wed.,
N
Comey ‘ns Sroastat Musica!
“Honeymoon Lane”
Did you like *‘Gold Dig-
gers of Broadway,” and
) “Suniiyside Up. Then
, make arrangements to see
this one,
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The STATE
Shows at 7:15 and 9
Friday, Saturday,
“Desert Vengeance”
A thrilling story of the
west. Also special Comedy
Cartoon and Novelties.
All Next Week, The State
Will present the most
thrilling airplane picture
since “"Wings'' and “Dawn
Patrol.”
“Men of The Sky”
For thrills, action, adven-
ture and romance this one
cannot be equaled.
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