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Bellefonte, Pa., May 27, 1032.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——A food sale for the benefit of
the Y. M. C, A. library will be held
at the City Cash grocery, tomorrow,
(Saturday.)
——The ladies of St. John's Cath-
*olic church will hold a bake sale at
the Variety shop, beginning at 9
o'clock Saturday morning, May 28th.
All kinds of home-made pies, cakes
and candies will be on sale.
——. M. Parrish, the oldest and
most prominent druggist of Belle-
fonte, has been critically ill since
Sunday night, the result of an attack
of angina, from which he has been
‘suffering for several years.
——Mr, and Mrs. Andrew J. Cook |
‘will celebrate their sixtieth wedding,
anniversary, tomorrow (Saturday)
-at their home on west Linn street,
‘quietly receiving the congratulations
«of their neighbors and friends.
——Among the school teachers
‘in the State placed on the retired
“list are Alamon L. Duck, of Gregg
<township, Centre county, who has
- taught for 42 years, and Kathryn R.
-Rader, of Munson, who has taught
for 15 years.
——In last week's Watchman we
erred in announcement of the date
on which the Ringling Bros, and
-Barnum and Bailey shows will ex-
‘hibit in Williamsport.
“Thursday, June 2.
——Henry A. Wertz, of Altoona,
‘chairman of the Eugene H. Lederer
‘campaign committee in Blair county,
has filed an account showing that
-he spent $287.25 in the primary
fight, $268.88 of which amount was
contributed by the
-against the prohibition amendment.
—-William Martin, 45 years old,
“who escaped from Rockview peni-
‘tentiary, August 1st, 1930, was cap-
tured at the home of Margaret
+Gawber, near Saxton, Bedford coun-
‘ty, on Wednesday. He was sent up
from Cambria county and was serv-
-ing a sentence of three to seven
_years for burglary when he escaped.
— Centre county young men and
women who received their degrees
at the annual commencement of the
Lock Haven teacher's college, on
Tuesday, included Relda E. Haagan,
Eleanor L. W. Hoy, Barbara 8S,
Rhoads, Helen L. Russell and Bar-
bara Sloop, all of Bellefonte; John
A. Kachik, of Clarence, and Rh
"K. Reese, of Port Matilda.
——Next Monday will be Memori-
al day and the usual services of
honoring the soldier dead will be
"held by the Brooks-Doll post of the
American Legion at the customary
“hours in the afternoon. The post will
‘be assisted by the Veterans of For-
eign Wars, Troop L. Spanish war
‘veterans, P. O. S. of A. and the fire-
men. Memorial day being a national
“holiday all the stores in Bellefonte
“will be closed,
«—"“The House of David,"
‘tionally noted touring base-ball
‘team, will play the Altoona R, R.
‘shops team in Altoona, on the night
‘of Memorial day. The game will be
played on the cricket field there, il-
luminated by powerful flood lights,
and will start at 8:00 p. m. “The
House of David” players compose
"the most unique base-ball team in
‘the country. All are bewhiskered
‘men ‘and they play with the skill of
' big leaguers,
——One of the biggest sales held
"in Centre county in some years was and was born on the farm in Fer-
that of the personal property of the
late Sallie J. Eoak, at Pine Glenn,
last Saturday. It was an all day af- trade of a carriage painter at the | months with a
The biggest
ishow on earth will be there on
association |
A
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
VANPELT.—The away of
‘John L. Van Pelt, at the Williams.
| port hospital at 11 o'clock last
| Thursday morning, following an ill-
ness of several weeks as the result
of an attack of pneumonia, removes
the last male representative of what
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was at one time a well known Cen-
tre county family,
He was a son of Harvey D. and
Anna Spangler VanPelt and was
born at Centre Hall on January 21st,
1880, hence was 52 years, 3 months
and 28 days old. He was educated
in the public schools at Centre Hall
and the Bellefonte Academy aud
as a young man went to Spangler
where he filled a clerical position in
the offices of the Bruebaker Coal
company, in which his father had
been financially interested prior %o
his death. On leaving Spangler he
‘returned to Bellefonte and eventual-
|ly became a salesman for the Reed
| Tobacco company, of Milton. A year
|or so later he accepted a similar
position with a wholesale tobacco
company, of Altoona, but had not
| been there long until he located in
Johnstown as a traveling salesman
for a tobacco company in that city.
| About two years ago he returned to
Bellefonte and worked for his broth-
| er-in-law, John McCoy, until several
months ago when he became a trav-
eling salesman for the Scranton To-
bacco company, with headquarters
at the Y. M. C. A. building in Wil-
| liamsport, It was there he became
| ill three weeks ago and was remov-
ed to the Williamsport hospital.
Mr, VanPelt married Miss Jennie
| Harris who survives with one daugh-
| ter, Miss Rachael VanPelt, a student
at Temple University, Philadelphia,
He also leaves one sister, Mrs. J.
D. P. Smithgall, of Montoursville.
The remains were brought to the
John McCoy home, at McCoy's
last Friday, where funeral services
were held at 3 o'clock on Saturday
| afternoon by Rev, W. C. Thompson,
burial being made in the Union
cemetery, Bellefonte.
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KING.—Mrs, Katherine Stein-
kerchner King, widow of Philip King,
| died at St, Anne's Home, Rochester,
|N. Y. on Saturday morning, as the
result of an attack of angina pector-
| 18.
| She was a daughter of Joseph and
| Mary Steinkerchner and was born
| at Drifting 70 years ago. When she
was a young girl the family moved
| to Bellefonte and she lived here un- |
til her marriage to Mr, King about
| thirty years ago. They located in
| Wilkes-Barre where they lived until
| the death of her husband which oc- |
‘curred some seven or eight years af-
| ter their marriage, and shortly after
| Mrs. King went to Rochester to
| make her home. About six years ago
| she became a guest at St. Anne's
| Home.
Her only immediate survivor is
one sister, Mrs. William McGowan,
of Spring Creek, who with her
daughter, Miss Katherine, and
grand-daughter, Agnes Kellerman,
drove to Rochester, on Friday eve-
ning, arriving there before Mrs,
King passed away. They remained
for the funeral services, which were
| held in the Catholic church at Roch-
| ester, on Monday morning, burial
being made in the Catholic ceme-
| tery. They returned home on Mon-
day evening, hy g
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FRY,—Robert Barnes Fry died at
‘his home on south Water street,
' Bellefonte, at an early hour last
| Friday morning, as the result of a
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| stroke of paralysis sustained two
weeks previous. |
| He was the youngest son of Con-
| rad and Mary Ann Kustaborder Fry
| guson township 71 years ago. When
| he grew to manhood he learned the
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! BAIR.—John Calvin Bair died RANKIN, —Edward B. Rankin
| quite suddenly,
Kelly's rooming house, on north Philadelphia, at an early hour yes-
Spring street, shortly after twelve terday morning, as the result of in-
o'clock last Friday. He became ill juries sustained in a motor accident
while at the luncheon table, was as- on Tuesday, May 10th. At that time
| sisted into an adjoining room and jt was reported that his injuries
‘expired within a few minutes. A were not serious but it later devel-
stroke of apoplexy was the cause of | oped that he has sustained eight
death. | fractured ribs and had one
He was a son of George ani Mary ' nraken in two places.
Bair and was born at Pottstown 02 wz. Rankin was the youngest
September 14th, 1860, hence vas 71 nig of James H. and Barbara Fur-
years: and 8 months old. ey Rankin and was born in Belle-
twenty-one years of age he came te fonte 66 years ago. He was educat-
Bellefonte to work as a nail maker ed in the Bellefonte schools and as
in the new plant which had just _ boy was a carrier for the old
been erected north of Beliefonte and Morning Ni
g News, published by Edward
worked there until the plant was shut | Gray. Later he t © BodD e
‘down permanently. He then opened a gor oy it. the Western; Union. tel:
tobacco and green goods store in the
Brockerhoff house block which he
conducted until appointed one of the
original letter carriers in Bellefonte,
when free delivery was established |
| here. That was on July 1st, 1890. He Manager.
served as a carrier until January Office some six or eight years and
| 30th, 1910, when he was made gt when the late General D. H. Hast-
| clerk in the office. He served in rhat Ings was elected Governor he gave
| capacity until January 1st, 1914, him a position in the insurance de-
' when he was transferred to Philadel- partment, at Harrisburg. When he
phia as a clerk in the service therc. left that department he engaged in
was manager. There he learned teleg-
raphy and when Mr. Speer resign-
ed Mr. Rankin succeeded him as
| clerk until placed on the retired list when he located in Philadelphia.
‘on June 30th, 1928. He was a mem-! He married Miss Anna Stott, of
ber of the Episcopal church, a man Bellefonte. They had no children and
of a rather retiring dispositio’: but
an exemplary citizen in every way.
On April 16th, 1885, he married |
Miss Celia Montgomery, daughter cf
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Montgomery,
who passed away on May 15th, 1919.
Surviving him are two daughtars and
a son, Mrs. Archie Adams, of Bryn
Mawr; Mrs. Walter McKinley, of
Philadelphia, and J. Montgomery
Bair, of Flatbush, N. Y. He also
leaves an adopted son, James Bair,
| of Bellefonte, and one sister, Mrs.
| George Dewitt, of Pottstown.
Funeral services were held at the
Widdowson funeral parlors a‘ ten
o'clock on Monday mornicg, Ly Rev.
Stuart F. Gast, burial being made
in the Montgomery lot in the Union
cemetery.
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SIMPSON.—Charles Simpson, of
Pennsylvania Furnace, died at the
Philipsburg State hospital, last
Thursday, following an illness of
some weeks with dropsy and other
complications.
He was a son of Isaac and Myrtle
Keefer Simpson and was born at
Warriorsmark in 1882, being 50
years and one month old, During
(his life Mr. Simpson spent four ville; Samuel Osman, of Port Matil-
| years in the regular army--1901 to da, and Mrs. Newman, of Johns-
| 1905—serving in Korea and China. town.
He was in San Francisco at the Funeral services were heid at the
time of the earthquake there. He Newman home, on Monday evening,
Bella A. McFarlane, of Bellefonte.
The remains will be brought to
Bellefonte tomorrow morning, ac-
with Mrs. Hastings, went to Phila-
delphia two weeks ago, and taken
direct to the Union cemetery for
| burial.
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OSMAN.—Huston H. Osman, for
| many years a resident of Port Ma-
town, on Saturday, following an
operation for strangulated hernia.
For some time past Mr. Osman had
been making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. C. J, Newman, in
Johnstown.
He was 87 years old and is sur-
vived by his wife, who prior to her
marriage was Miss Anna Elizabeth
Stephens, and the following children:
Raymond Osman and Mrs. Gray
Behrer, of Pitcairn; Mrs, T. T.
Wertz, of Tyrone; Mrs. Nora Rlooin
and Mrs. H. M. Hanson, of Curwens-
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worked for eight years in the P, R. and on Tuesday morning the re-
R. shops, at Altoona, and six years mains were taken to Port Matilda
ago moved to Pennsylvania Furnace for burial.
where he engaged in farming and Il i
lumbering. He was a member of the! ZERBY.—Mrs. Mary J. Zerby,
Presbyterian church, the I. O, O. F., wife of George Zerby, died at her
(of Altoona, and a splendid man in home near Penn Hall, last Thursday
| every way. morning, as the result of a heart
| On June 17th, 1908, he married | affection.
| Miss Nancy Neidigh, of Ferguson Her maiden name was Mary
| township, who survives with the fol- Stoner and she was born in Mill
| lowing children: Alfred, Rahland, heim 71 years ago, She is survived
| Herbert, Marie and Leon, all at by her husband, two sons and two
‘home. He also leaves these brothers daughters, Edward Zerby, of Tus-
‘and sisters, Frank and Matthew Seyville; Mrs. Milligan Lucas, of
Simpson and Mrs. Joseph Hanna, all Runville; Miss Lulu, at nome, and
of Dungarvin; Jack Simpson, of Samuel, of Bellefonte. She also
Pittsburgh, and Ralph, of Altoona. leaves ten grand-children, a sister,
Funeral services were held at his 2nd two brothers, Mrs. Ellen Sanh; |
of Freeport, Ill.; David Stoner,
Centre Hall, and Reuben, of Tacoma,
Wash.
Funeral services were held at her
late home at 2:30 o'clock on Monday
afternoon by Rev. W. E. Smith,
burial being made in the Fairview
cemetery, at Millheim.
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BELLEFONTE WOMAN
SERIOUSLY INJURED
IN AUTO COLLISION
! late home, at Pennsylvania Furnace,
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, by
Rev. 8S. B. Brown, burial being |
i made in the Burkett's cemetery,
| near Warriorsmark,
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| LONG,—Alfred Long, for many
| years a well known resident of
| Haines township, died on Wednesday
| of last week, at the home of his
| son, Hasten Long, at Woodward,
|following an illness of several
complication of dis-
at Mrs. Hannah died at the Presbyterian hospital,
leg |
egraph office of which Edward Speer
He had charge of the,
companied by Mrs. McFarlane, who |
tilda where he once conducted a gen- |
eral store and served as postmaster,
died at the Mercy hospital, Johns-
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
arrived in Bellefonte the latter part of
last week for a fortnight's visit with
her brother, W. C. Cassidy and Mrs
Cassidy.
—Word has been received of the seri-
ous condition of Dr. George Klump,
Williamsport, who is ill with pneumonia.
Dr. Klump was formerly located in
Bellefonte and has many friends about
here.
—Mrs. J. M. Bricker,
Ave., had as over-Sunday guests her
daughter, Mrs, Lewis Brown and her
four children, ‘who frequenily drive up
from York for a
with her.
—Mr, and Mrs, E. M. Huyett, of Con- | pawarq 1. Richard, and Mrs. Hill. will
tre Hall, are entertaining their younger
daughter, Mrs, Alexander, who with her
two small daughters have been up from
Wenonah, N. J., for a week with the
children’s grandparents.
—Dr. Joseph Parrish came up from
| acute attack of angina Sunday night.
—Miss Joanna Decker's week-end
guests will include her cousins, Mr. and
! | Mrs. Philip Pate and E. B, Shreffler, of |
On May 15th, 1923, he was transfer- the insurance business in Harrisburg | ;...nette, with a possibility that Mr. and | oo
red back to Bellefonte, serving as a | Where he lived until a few years ago | yrs, Harry Twitmire will drive in from | or: and 3rs. Johnston, their son, Phil-
| Pittsburgh to join them in Bellefonte for
HubUIS Jorn a | Hill for Sunday, and spent the day thers
to] as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johns-
ton.
‘his only survivors are two sisters, State College, this week, expecting to be
Mrs Jennie R, Hastings, widow of | there for the summer with her uncle and Bellefont
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former Governor Hastings, and Miss aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John T. McCormick. | month of May with her sons, Philip,
| the visit.
| -——Miss Fannie Hutchison will go
| Miss Hutchison, who spent the winter in
Bellefonte, lived at Mrs, Hannah Kelley's
during that time.
hurst; Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Adams,
| ery Bair, of Flatbush, N, ¥Y,, and Mua.
George DeWitt, of Pottstown.
—Dr. David Dale, who is on a ten days |
Friday of
fishing trip to Canada, left,
last week, with William E. Seel, of Har-
risburg, and a friend, Mr. Kunkle,
| Mr. Seel's camp,
| been living while in Canada.
| =The Martin Cooney week-end party
; will include all members of the family.
| Miss Margaret will be home from Hew-
fer and their daughter, Elizabeth, will
drive up from Pottstown to join those
| the school of liberal arts at the Pennsyl-
| vania State College, is representing the
{college at the centennial celebration of
| Gettysburg. The centennary exercises be-
| gan yesterday and will continue :ntil
| Monday.
| —Dr. R. L. Stevens, with Mrs, Stevens
| and their two children, Frank and Doro-
i thy, and Mrs, jacob Hoy, as a motor
| guest, drove to Ridgway for the day.
Sunday, spending {it there with Dr.
| Stevens’ brother and Mra. Hoy's daugh-
| ter, Mr. and Mrs, Vincent Stevens and
| their family.
| ~—George W. Norris, governor of the
| Federal Reserve Bank, of Philadelphia,
and who was Comptroller of the Currency
| under President Wilson, with Mrs. Nor-
| ris, arrived in Bellefonte, Tuesday eve-
' ning, to spend a week at the Markland.
The visit is for rest and relaxation for
Mr. Norris,
—George Ray, second son of the late
Mr. and Mrs, Horton 8. Ray, was in
Bellefonte for a week with his mother's
aunt, Mrs. Amanda Miller, of east Linn
street, prior to taking his final examina-
tions from the 8. 8. Annapolis Wednas-
day. George, who has been on the school
department, has not had an assignment
. for duty.
| —>rs, George D. Green, of Lock Hav-
| en, und Mrs. J. Norman Sherer, of Read-
ing, spent Monday in Bellefonte, with
| relatives and friends. Mrs. Green had
| been in Reading for a visit with her sis.
! ter and, upon her return, she was ac-
| companied home by Mrs. Sherer. Togeth-
| er they then came up to Bellefonte by
| bus.
| —At the Forest Bullocks, for the week-
| end and Memoria: day, there will be Mr.
| and Mrs. Bullock's daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Entriken, of Belleville, N. J., with Mr.
| Mrs. William Sellers,
| from Pittsburgh for several days. -
in|
| Fleck,
visit of severul days | sister,
{
{ —Mrs.
| Stewart Whelen, of the Markland,
| entertaining Robert H .
Philadelphia, Monday, called here by the | & endricks
serious illness of his father, Dr. C. M. |
Parrish, whose condition has been re- |
| garded as critical since suffering from an
oe ¥ | C. Y. Wagner was made to Plainfield,
iN... J.
the
trip being made in Mr. Seel's car and to
where the party has
lett, L. I, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stauf-
at the Cooney home on Bishop street. |
—-Dean Charles W. Stoddard, head of |
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the founding of Pennsylvania College at |
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ship for three years, in the engineering | og, became a surgical tient last
fait and, as the sale had been wide- old coach-making shops in Pine
1y advertised, a crowd estimated at Grove Mills, where he worked dur-
from 2,000 to 2,500 was in attend- | ing the years of his life.
eases.
He was a son of Francis sand
Lydia Everett Long and was born
Mrs. Rickard S. Snyder, of Belle- | po .ivon ang their two children, and
fonte, was seriously injured on the yy, Bullock's brother-in-law and sister,
face and bead in a collision between | ny, and Mrs. C. E. Carnahan, of Pitts-
the car operated by her husband and burgh, all of whom will drive to Belle-
—The Herbert Beezers, of Pine Glenn,
— | were back home for Sunday, spending it
—Mrs., Leonard Betz, of Canton, Ohio, |
here with Mr. Beezer's parents, the
George Beezers, on Curtin street.
~Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coble had as
house guests during the week, Mr. and
who were hers
—Miss Mary Dale was home from Aile-
gheny College last Sunday for one of
| her frequent visits with her parents, Mr.
‘and Mrs. Willard Dale, of east Curtin
| street.
of Reynolds
—The W. E. Hurleys drove to War-
riorsmark, Sunday, where they were all
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
the latter being Mr. Hurley's
.
—Harry Hill, a nephew of the late
came up from Philadelphia, Saturday, for
a visit in Bellefonte at the Richard home,
on Allegheny street.
C. W. Roberts and her son
are
of New
York City, who is a guest at the Rob-
erts apartment in the hotel.
—A recent motor trip of Mr. and Mrs.
where they visited for several
days with their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Robb.
—The Kennedy Johnstons, including
| ip and Miss Katherine, drove to Sharon
—Mrs. N. E. Robb has returned to
e after spending a part of the
! of Parlin, N. J.; Mahlon and his family,
at Plainfield, N. J., and in Philadelphia
| with Nevin,
—Relatives of Mr. Bair who were here |
for his funeral Monday morning, were
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McKinley, of Stone- |
of
Bryn Mawr; Mr. and Mrs, J. Montgom- | month of June with the child's maternal
~-Mrs, Thomas Derr
Thomas Jr., will
| Waban, Mass,
and her son
arrive here from
tomorrow, to spend the
grandparents, Dr. and Mrs, John Se-
| bring, of West Linn street.
—Mrs. George M. Gamble drove over
to Lewistown a week ago, and went
from there by train to Lancaster, where
| she expected to make a visit of several
weeks, with her daughter, Mrs. John
Ostertag and the Ostertag family,
—Mr. and Mrs, Karl W, Berberick ar-
rived here from Washington, D, C., Sat-
urday morning, expecting to spend ten
days in Bellefonte as guests of Mrs,
Berberick’'s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
McGinley. Their plans are for leaving
here, Monday afternoon, for the return
drive to Washington,
—Dr. and Mrs. Horace Lincoln Jacobs
are expected in Bellefonte today, after
| spending the month of May in Atlantic
| City where Dr. Jacobs has been attend-
ing the General Conference of the Meth-
odist church. Dr, Jacobs will preach,
Sunday, to the Veterans of the Foreign
Wars, who will attend the morning
memorial services in a body.
~—While in Bellefonte for a visit of
several days, during the week, Miss
Clara Barry, of Philadelphia, was a
house guest of her aunt, Mrs, David
Haines and Mr. and Mrs. John Galaida.
Miss Barry was substituting for her
mother, who always had made a visit
to Bellefonte at this time, to look after
the Barry lot in the Union cemetery.
PATIENTS TREATED
AT COUNTY HOSPITAL
Russel Mulbarger, of Lytles Addi-
tion, was discharged on Thursday
after undergoing surgical treatment
since Monday.
Mrs. Lenora Shadow, of State Col-
lege, was discharged Wednesday at-
ter undergoing surgical treatment
| for a day.
Mrs. Mary Sauers, of State Col-
Tuesday. :
Mr. and Mrs. D. R, Cooke, of State
College, was admitted Tuesday for
surgical treatment and discharged
the same day. i
After undergoing surgical treat-
ment for two days, Mrs. Ruth Ishler,
of Millheim, was discharged last
Thursday.
Louis W. Beiswenger, of State
College, was admitted Tuesday as a
surgical patient. :
Miss Grace Baumgardner, of
Pleasant Gap, was discharged Tues-
day after undergoing medical treat-
ment.
ance, Many people were attracted
because of the advertised antiques,
in both furniture and china ware.
‘One set of dishes, claimed to be 135
years old, went for $13.00, and if it
was a full set and in good condition,
the purchaser got a bargain. Un
ithe other hand pieces of pottery
‘that can be purchased in most any
-5 and 10 cent store sold anywhere
from a dollar up. The Ladies Aid
“®ociety of the church at that place
Served a chicken and noodle dinner
“and cleared $76.00.
~——It is no unusual thing to hear
“the remark “died of a broken heart,”
‘which in reality is only a figure of
: speech, as thereisno such thingasa
broken heart. Grief over the death
tof a loved one might hasten death
in humans and an incident happen-
ed in this office this week that has
us guessing as to whether lowly
“animals are possessed of the finer
‘instincts of feeling. For some time
‘Past we have been troubled with
‘vats in the press room. Big rats and
‘some not so big. On Monday evening
one of the employees set a nicely
baited trap. Later in the evening
"while at work in the office we heard
the snap of a trap and going down
stairs found a big rat caught for
keeps. There was no other rat in
sight but on geing to the press
room, Tuesday morning, we discov-
ered another rat lying on the floor,
about two feet from the one in the
“trap, and just about dead. There
“was nothing to indicate that it had
“been hurt in any way and we won-
«dered if it had died “of a broken
“heart” over the fate of its pal in
“the trap.
and | in September 4th,
became a painter in the shops of S.| 1854, hence was 77 years, 8 months
| A. McQuistion & Son. He was twice 8nd 14 days old. He was a farmer
| married. His first wife was Miss bY occupation but had lived a re-
‘Tillie Kayes, of Alexandria, who tired life the past fourteen years.
| dled many years ago. His second He married Amanda C. Stover who
wife was Miss Blanche Hepburn, died almost seven months ago but
She survives with two sons to his Surviving him are two children,
first marriage, Walter E, Fry, of Hasten Long, of Woodward, and
Omaha, Neb., and Lloyd Benton Fry, Mrs. Harry S. Warntz, of Aarons-
|of Bellefonte. He also leaves one burg. He also leaves one brother
sister, Mrs. Polly Ann Ward, of Pine and a sister, William H. Long, of
Grove Mills, the last survivor of a Pengh sownaRY, and Mrs. Ezra Keen,
lage {amily J sulgien. held at his| Funeral services were held in St.
late home, at 2:30 o'clock on Monday | Paul's Lutheran church, at 9:30
afternoon, by Rev. G, E. Household- | 9'clock last Saturday morning, by
er, of the United Brethren church, Rev. L. V. Lesher, burial being made
| burial being made in the Union|in the church cemetery.
cemetery. i il
Il Il YOTHERS.—Thaddeus Yothers, a
MARSHALL,—Mrs. Clara A. Mar- | native of Bald Eagle valley, died at
shall, widow of the late Ira T. Mar- his home in Sinking valley, on May
'He finally moved to Bellefonte
one drived by Keith Marks, of State
College, on the curve near the Titan
Metal company plant, about eleven
o'clock Saturday night. Mrs. Sny-
der lost several teeth, had the bones
in her nose fractured and suffered
a number of cuts and bruises. She
was taken to the Huntingdon hos-
pital for treatment at the hands of
a plastic surgeon.
Young Marks is only fifteen years
old, has no operator's license and
had taken his father’s car without
the latter's knowledge, according to
reports. He and several other boys
had made a trip to Bellefonte and
had just started home. On the curve
at the Titan Metal plant Marks at-
tempted to pass a car going the
same way and as he did so crashed
head-on into the Snyder car coming
toward Bellefonte. Mr. Snyder and
the boys escaped with minor injuries,
shall, for many years well known | 15th, following an illness of several
residents of Buffalo Run valley, died
at her home near Pine Hall, on
Tuesday of last week, following a
prolonged illness.
She was a daughter of Wesley und
Leah Lambert and was born in
Bellefonte on May 16th, 1861, hence
was 71 years and cne day old. Mr.
Marshall died a number of years
ago but surviving her are three sons
and two daughters, Jane, Lloyd and
Edward, all of State College. Mrs.
Emanuel Fike, of Bellefonte, and
Charles, of Patton. She also leaves
one sister, Mrs. Margaret Hunter,
who made her home with the deceas-
ed.
Funeral services were held at her
late home at one o'clock on Friday
afternoon, by Rev. Wink, burial be-
ing made in the Meyers cemetery.
but both cars were considerably
damaged.
——Wear a cotton sport frock on
Memorial day, $3.95 to $5.75, sizes
14 to 20, at Elizabeth T. Cooney’s
Hat Shop. 22-1t
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gy ——There was not only a frost
but a real freeze Monday morning.
At 5 o'clock therr:ometers in Belle-
fonte registered 28 degrees. It will
be recalled that in 1930, on the
morning of Memorial day we had a
hard freeze that killed nearly all
the tender garden plants in the
county—and what a scramble there
was to get enough tomato plants to
replace those that had been killed.
years with carcinoma,
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Yothers and was born on the
farm, near Julian, about 68 years
ago. He followed farming all his
life and twelve years ago he moved
to Sinking valley. He was a member
of the Methodist church and a good
citizen. Surviving him are his wife
and six children, Delbert, Joseph,
Drose, Paul, Torrence and Minnie,
all at home. He also leaves three |
sisters, Mrs. Filmore Craig and
Miss Annie Yothers, of Julian, and
Mrs. Irene Woodring, of Port Ma-
tilda.
Funeral services were held in the
Baptist church, at Martha Furnace, |
on Tuesday afternoon of last week,
by Rev. Thomas, burial being made
| in the Williams cemetery.
—Get your job work done here.
| fonte.
| —Miss Charlotte Powell, now in West-
chester with her nieces, Mrs. William
Hoopes and Miss Josephine White, went
there earlier in the month from Tulsa,
where she had been for the winter with
Mrs. W. H. Peabody, another niece. Mrs.
Peabody made the trip with her aunt,
as she has always done since Mrs. Pow-
ell has made it a custom to spend the
winter in Oklahoma.
—After spending more than a year
with her brother, at La Crosse, Wis.
Mrs. Ella Levy is expected to arrive
| nie this week to open her house at
Milesburg. Miss Levy was called to Wis-
consin, in April of last year, by the ill-
ness of Mr. Levy, and during the early
part of her visit spent some time with
him at the Rochester, Minn., sanitorium,
where he was under the Mayos.
—Mrs. W. T. Twitmire's week-end and
Memorial day visitors will include Mr.
and Mrs. John Brachbill, of Williamsport,
and their two sons, John Jr, and
Charles. The latter, who is now located
in Philadelphia, is a State bank examin-
er. Among Mrs. Twitmire's recent guests
have been her brother and sister, R. W.
Mullholland and Mrs. 8S. B. Rilling, who
with Mr. Rilling and Mr. Gardner drove
over from Altoona, for a day's visit last
week.
—Among the relatives from out-of-
town here for the funeral of John Van-
Pelt Saturday afternoon, were his sister
Mrs. J. D. Smithgall and Mr, Smithgall,
of Montoursville; his aunt, Mrs. Speed
and her son, of Ithaca, N. Y,; Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Harris and their son Rob-
ert, of Detroit, Mich.; Charles Harris,
Miss Margaret Brisbin and Mrs. A. E.
Black™urn, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Black-
burn remained in Bellefonte for a woek's
visit with her mother, Mrs. J. L. Spang-
ler and Col. Spangler, at their home on
| Allegheny street.
Miss Lillian Lucas, of Howard R,
D., was discharged Tuesday after
receiving surgical treatment.
Mrs. Mattie Fencher, of State
College, who had been a medical
patient, was discharged Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary K. of Belle-
fonte, became a surgical patient last
Wednesday.
Harold Custer, of Connellsvills, is
undergoing surgical treatment, hav-
ing been admitted on Wednesday.
Mrs. Justine Muirhead, of Belle.
fonte, was admitted last Wednesday
as a surgical patient, '
After receiving surgical treatmen
for a day, Louise Hoy, seven year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
H. Hoy, of Axe Mann, was discharg-
ed on Tuesday of last week.
Miss Esther Vicle Corl, of Pine
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Wheat .... 55
Corn 40
Oats 30
Rye AB
Barley mms 40
Buckwueat cee. 35