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VOL. LXXXIV.
PRESBYTERIANS Ar STATE ALIVE,
Pledged to Halse 875,000 for Edifice to
Accommodate the Looeal Church
Membersh'p and the 400 Presbyterian
students,
De, Fiwin E. Bparks, president of
Pennsylvania State College, recently
met with a numver of prominent
Presbyterians at Uanlon League,
Philadelphia, where Alba B. Johnson
was host at luncheon.
Rev. Dr. Richard C. Huges, of Mad-
ison, Wisconsin, secretary of the
Presbyterian board of education, out-
lined the work of the board in con-
nection with the development of re-
ligious education in state-aided insti.
tutions of higher education and em-
phasized the point that there are now
108 000 students attending such state-
aided schools and colleges of higher
education who are directly affected by
the lack of proper and adequate facili-
ties for continuing their church rela-
tions and advancing in religious edu-
cation.
8. 8. Chapman, counsel for the
board of education, discussed the legal
and finapelal status of the arrange-
ment entered into by the synod, the
State College Presbyterian church and
the board of education, in which the
three parties are bound to raise $75,000
for the erecting and endowment of the
proposed church at State College
which is to be especially charged with
the responsibility of caring for the 400
sons of Presbyterian parents in the
college there. The preseut church
seats legs than 200 and the residents
of State College other than students
who attend this church tax its utmost |
capacity, leaving no place of worship
for the 400 Presbyterian students who
would like to attend.
The following committee
named to co-operate with Dr. Cochran |
and Dr. Huges io the work of raising
the money riquired for the Btate Col-
lege church : Alba B. Johson, J. Mil-
ton Colton, Taomas W. BSynnott,
Craig N. Liggitt, Harold Peirce and
William R. Nicholson,
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Dis rict 5. 8, Convantlion
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was |
Babbath-sechool con-
vention of the eleventh district of
Centre county, wiil be held in the!
Reformed church, at Spring Mills, Fri-
day, April Zlst. There will be two
pessions, afternoon aud evening. |
Special attention is called to one of |
the speakers on the program, Miss!
Martha Robison, one of the state fleld
workers, Miss
in nearly all the districts of
The eleventh
tobison Las appoaared |
the coun- |
ty, and the afternoon following the |
convention at Spring Mills, will be at}
Miliheim. The program which is re-|
printed, is one of unusual interest, |
, : gi LOCK |
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8. ¥ Convention at Milihelm,
The eighth annual Sabbath-school
convention will be held at Millheim,
Saturday, April 220d. There will be
two sessions, forenoon and afternoon.
The program follows :
MORNING SESSION,
Devotional Service—Rev, G. A. Stauffer
Eur i ner i
ning Address <Rev J, jax Lantz
he Teacher's Duty to Abwent Behol
ars’'T. A Auman and Rev, W. J, Dice
10.30 How Can the Teacher Secure Home
Study on the Part of the Scholars? "'~T.
A. Hosterman and Rev, N A, Whitman
11.00 Address by State Field Worker—Mis
Martha Robison
Appointment of Committees
AFTERNOON SESSION
130 Devotional Exercises-~Rev. J. F.
Bingman
1.45 Address—Miss Martha Robison
0 * Bhould Teachers be Promoted With
Their Scholars?" «J, N, Meyer and Rev,
M. D. Geesey
3.00 * How Can the Teacher Secure the Ab
tention of Restless Boys and Girls—C. L.
Gramley aad Rev. W. D. Donat
380 Question Box-Conducted by Rev, D.
C. Carls
AM AISI
To Abolish BK F, D, Usiformas.
Rural mail carriers will not be re-
quired to wear uniforms hereafter, un-
der the terms of & bill introduced by
Representative Hamlin, of Missouri,
aud they will have the right to com-
mupicate to members of Congress any
complaint or petition they desire to
make, a privilege now denied them.
An other bill introduced today pro
vides $800 a year extra to each rural
carrier to reimburse him for the ex-
pense of his horse and wagon.
There is no corn planter superior to
the Black Hawk edgedrop. It is
made with a shoe or furrow opener—
you take your choice —J, H. and 8.
Cood Roads in Harris and Fenn,
At no season of the year are good
roads as much appreciated as in the
spring time, One wearies of traveling
through mud, over rutted roads, strik-
ing loose stones and rocks. Under the
present road laws, the roads ought to
be visibly improved, yet much money
is expended in many townships and
the roads continue as bad, if not worse,
than the year before. There must be
some cause for this, and, if we mistake
not, a large part of the blame rests
with the supervisors and their sub-
ordinates, the pathmasters,
The truth of this statement is proven
by the fact that in seme townships the
roads each year are improving. Harris
township is a good example, Under
the same laws the supervisors of that
township are making their roads
better, while in other townships just
as much money is expended, and no
improvement is shown. Penn town-
ship is another township, on the south
side of the county, where a dollar ex-
pended shows an improvement on the
roads,
The fact that some townships are
large and have a correspondingly large
road mileage, is no argument that the
roads should not be improved. In
many townships there is not a siogle
mile of good road—not a half-mile,
The taxes are fritted away without re-
gults, yet the intentions of the supers
visors are good, and your correspond-
ent believes that not a dollar is divert-
ed from the proper channel, but much
is injudigiously spent.
HK Girls’ "Phone Engagements. «
‘Because we have the boy loiterer
question we have siso the girl loiterer
question. Io these days young girls
too often call * boys" the tele
make apoointments with
them, meet them on street corners
and walk about with them—'boys’’
whom they would hesitate to invite to
eall upon them at their bowe. Girls
must use their present liberty wisely
or they will suffer. The age demands |
an enlarged sphere with a wider op- |
portunity for women, but it still re
quires modesty, purity, courtesy and
on
their sex, Mothers need to keep their |
off the streets save for
proper journeys and to supervise their
telephone messages and their letters
until sure that they have sufficient |
character to act for themselves. The)
grants her daughter to much liberty.
At the expense of being called an old |
fogy and even a tyrant, she ought not |
tween her dsughter and any possible |
coutamianating in-|
The more women are like |
men the leas lovely and the less useful
they become,
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by the neck if wa don’t make you pay
up. You are at liberty to sell on
time, if you like, but the newspaper
publisher is not allowed to give more
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seem odd to you and to the publisher
it appears to be quite unfair, but there
is no use of the Reporter kicking
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ers kicked and got sat down or.
The Reporter is profiting by their
mistakes,
Kindly look at your label, and be
prompt if you find it marked April
1910
Reformed Minister Active,
Thespring communion season of the
Rebersburg Reformed charge, of which
Rev. G. A. BtaufTer is pastor, closed on
Easter Sunday evening. Large con-
gregations were present at all the
services and the number of communi-
cants was iopspiring. Special services
were held at Madisonburg during the
week preceding Easter. Fifteen per-
sons united with the church, seven by
the rite of confirmation, seven by let-
ter and one by reprofession., Fivein-
fants received the rite of holy baptism.
The pastor administered communion
privately to twenty-one persons, The
offerings for benevolence were liberal,
amounting to $193.44, and will be ap-
plied to the cisssical apportionment.
The Christian Euodeavor Boclety of
Rebersburg sent prepaid sixty dozen
eggs to the Bethany Orphan's Home
st Womelsdorf, The work of the
bcharge Is encouraging. °
Ester morning the ground was cov.
ered with an Inch of snow, which fell
during the night. The temperature
was below the fretzing point during
the greater part of the forenoon. Since
Bunday the weather has been mod:
FINE CROP CUTLOOK,
State Observers Optimistic as to Grain
and Fruits,
Pennsylvania’s crop prospects are
reported as excellent by officials of the
State Department of Agriculture, who
have been receiving reports from
every country since April 1. The late
winter and abundant rains, with ab-
sence of late frosts, have proved ad-
vantageous, and large yields of grain
and fruits are predicted,
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture A.
L. Martin, who completed the crop
report on Baturday says that wheat
appears to be doing very well and to
have come through the winter with-
out ipjury. As a large acreage was
sown last fall, larger than for a deca’.
in some counties, he looks for a heavy
crop.
Reports from orchard inspectors
show that fruit trees are in good con-
dition, aud that spraying has become
80 general that hopes are entertained
for a splendid crop of apples and other
fruits, A big Increase in bearinz trees
is expected this year, owiag to ex
extensive planting in the last bhalf-
dozen years and systematic steps for
the control of pests,
Weather conditions are declared not
to be unfavorable in many counties,
a i .
LOCALS,
Bamuel Wise and William Sinks.
bine, of Penn Hall, and 8. P. Hen-
nigh, of Georges Valley, were in Cen-
tre Hall Mondsy on business,
The Campble Brothers, proprietors
farm, and have secured Edward Mec-
Clellan, of Pleasant Gap, as tenant,
If you
cuse reversible sulky plow,
the work while you wateh it. J,
and B. E. Weber, Centre Hsll and
Oak Hall,
Not all bunters are planning this
early for the next season's hunt, but
some are doing so, and are about to
form a new hunting club and it is
their intention to locate on Btone
Creek,
Messra, George B. Long and John
B. Ream, of Farmers Mills, are doing
painting ino Centre Hall. They are both
experienced workmen, haviog done
It will do
of Central Pennsylvania.
A serial story called
press,”” begins in The Ladies World
for May. Itis by Genevieve Kauight,
8 pew writer, but one who has very
evidently inherited or cultivated a
style that is fall of charm and carries
the interest at an unfliggiog pace.
“ Love by Ex-
Attention is called to the asdvertise-
ment of A. P. Luse and Bon, who are
offering knocked-down crates for
apples, potatoes, ele, These crates are
great labor savers, and one hundred or
more should be on every farm. The
material is cheap, and can easily be
put together.
the Rossman store building by Irvin
Burris, who with Mrs. Burris occupy
the upper portion of the building as a
living apartment. Mr. Barris also
handles Harrisburg bread, home-made
cakes, ete, and will be ready to supply
the needs of any who call upon him
"Mra. Mary Gregg Miller and son
Andrew bid farewell to their friends
in Centre Hall on Baturday, it being
their intention to go to New Mexico
after visiting among relatives for a
week or more. They will go to the
vicinity of Ratan, where a brother
(John Gregg) of Mrs. Miller lives,
a3 does also an uncle, a Mr. Smyth.
John F. Treaster, the lumberman,
last week, returned from a trip to
Harrisburg, Philadelphia and points
in New Jersey. He was searching for
customers for the product of his saw
mill, west of Centre Hall, and thinks
he found trade at various places,
While in Philadelphia, Mr. Treaster
stopped with Irvin Stover, who is
conducting an apartment house on
Mt. Vernon street,
Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Weaver and
their six months’ old daughter,
Mildred Evelyn, last week came to
Centre Hall to visit Mra, Weaver's
mother, Mra. Catherine Fetterolf, and
Mr. and Mre, William Fetterolf. Mr,
Weaver just finished a very successful
term of school at Baileyville, and
always finds something to do during
the summer months that helps to keep
the wolf from the door.
The large pile of slag, at Nittany
furnace, this side of Bellefonte will
be shipped to Northumberland and
used for filling in the railroad yard be-
ing built there. The slag from the
Bellefonte furnace was all shipped to
that poiat, and now the steam shovel
and other equipment has been re
moved to a mountain of slag near the
toll gate, and it will require all or
nearly all of it to complete the filling.
About fifty car loads are shipped each
day, the route being over the Bald
Eagle road, which route ia salegted by
cause of the heavy grade betwesn
JE. Weber, Centre Hall and Oak Hall,
erating.
Bellefonte and Centre Hall.
DEATHS
The news of the death of Hon, J. C.
Meyer, iu Bellefonte, at 12:30 on Fri.
day night, was a shock to this ecom-
munity. Oa his way home from
Masonic lodge tha night iu company
with W. B. Rankin, the insurance
agent, Mr. Meyer became vidlently il}
with acute first
attack came when he reached Curtin
and Allegheny streets, where he sat
down to rest. A further eflort was
made to resch his home, and just be-
fore reaching the Warfel home, Walter
W. Meclntire, his son-in-law, joined
them. When the Warfel home was
reached, two doors from his own
home, Mr. Meyer became go weak
that it was necessary to agalo rest, and
the trio sat down on the porch. Mr.
Melntire wes dispatched for Dr.
Seibert, and in the meantime the dy-
ing mau was taken into the house,
Burrounded by his wife, only daughter
and son-in-law, and before restoratives
could be administered, death came,
Mr. Meyer wes perviog his second
term in the lower house of the state
legislature, having been elected the
lsat time without opposition, His
record as a member of that body was
tie was layiug the
foundation [fir a splendid public
record of patiooal cops.
The Commemorative Roe
indigestion, I'he
absolutely clean,
yrdd for
term he had a peculiar experience,
there belog five homicide trials ; for
fifty years previous, there had not
been a case of that nature. Of the five
offenders, two received the extreme
penalty of the Iaw, aud the others
were convicted In lesser degrees. In
1804 Yr, Meyer was given the unani-
mous support ofthe Democratic party
in his county for the State Henate ;
but as Centre county had furnished
the last representative the nomination
fell to Clearfield county. In manie-
ipal affairs Mr. Meyer has also been
active, and in 1893 he was elected
burgess of Bellefonte, overcoming an
adverse majority of 120, He is now
giving his attention exclusively to his
legal practice, which has assumed
bandsome proportions,
Another of Centre
citizens died on Bunday morning,
when John Bhannon Boal passed
away at his home, after an illness of
two or more weeks, dus largely to his
advanced age.
The deceased was the 2on of George
Welch Boal, and a grandson of James
Boal who came from Ireland in the
spring of 1764, locating first in the
eastern portion of the state, but re-
mained there but a short time when
he located in Penns Valley. He bore
the maiden name (Shannon) of his
Hall's oldest
crutsins 1
Central Pennsylvania
{ reference to Mr.
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{find the conviction borne in upon
|
Moyer. |
reader of these memoirs
his |
| mind that vnderlyiog all differences |
of tralving aad environment thee
j lies another factor from which the]
| history of each icdivi
An ideal, =
needed, and where this is found life is
:
‘anes
nat
14% ii
} urpose, i
bins, slendy
simplified and all thiogs t2nd Wo bring
about, sooner or later, the desired end
Truly, ** where there's a will there's a
man who
fewrly in life flude the right channel
{toward which to direct his energies.
| Among those who seem to have
{solved the problem thus, is the sub-
jj=ct of this biography, now one of
| Bellefonte’s successful altorneys.
iway, '’ and fortunate ie the
Mr. Meyer was born Jaouary 31,
{ 156], on a farm called Pleasant View,
iylug south of Asronsburg. The first
of the line to settle in this state was
| Henry Meyer, who came from the
| Palatinate, Prussis, wiih his wife and
Leba-
His son Christofer had a
{#00 Geurge, who bad a son Jacob G.,
{the father of our su'] Jacob GO,
| Meyer was born near Campbelltown, |
Peun., October 10
several children, sud located in
non county.
wr
Ch
1524, sud was twice |
imarried, first to Hearietta Christina
| Furst, our subjxl's and
{second to Lydia A, { nee
Birobm ), who survives, Jacob OG
Meyer settled uvear Aaronsburg in
early manhood, and cleared the farm
pow known as “* Pleasant View, ”' but
in October, 1565, moved to tLe town to
engage in general mercantile business.
At the time of his removal our sub-
ject was aboul four years old, and
from his sixth to his twelfth year he
attended the public schools of Aarons
barg. He then entered the employ of
B. F. Philips, io a general store at thst
place, and remained two years, but
his inclination for study was too
strong to be suppressed, and he de-
termined Lo prepare for college under
the tuition of Prof. D. M. Wolfs, cf
Penn Hall. To carry out this plan he
walked five miles each Monday morn.
ing and Friday night, and in 1878 he
entered the sophmore class of Frank.
lin snd Marshall College at Lancaster,
Penn. In June, 1581, he was gradu-
ated with the degree of A, B,, beiog
chosen valedictorian of his class. He
desired to enter the legal professior,
but like many others in like circum.
stances he (turned temporarily to
teachiog. Io August of the same
year he was elected assistant principal
of the schools of Bellefoute, his duties
beginning in Sptember, snd so sue.
cessful wes he in this work that when
the Bellefonte High Bchool was or.
ganized, in the fall of 1883, he was
chosen principal. The first class was
graduated under his charge in June,
1854, snd his career as an educator
promised to be a most brilliant one ;
but he had been spending his spare
time in preparation for his profession,
reading for the previous year under
the direction of Alexander and Bower,
and wishing to give his entire time to
this work he resigued iat the closes of
the school year. Devoting his atten.
tion to his books, he soon completed
his course of reading, and was admit.
ted to the Bar, December 24, 1884
He began to practice in partnership
with Judge Adam Hoy, and secured
sn enviable reputation early in his
career,
Being an ardent Democrat, he be.
came prominent in political circles
also ; In August, 1886, he was nomi.
nated by his party for the office of
district attorney, being elected in No.
vember following by 666 msjority,
In 1880 Le was again chosen to the
mother,
Dutwiler
mother, a nstive of Lancaster county,
Mr. Boal was born January 18, 1829,
and was married to Barah Elizabeth
Cunningham, February 19, 1857.
For many years the couple lived near
Linded Hall and engaged in farming,
and in 1862 came to Centre Hall and
lived retired. Oae child—
jessle~illumined this home. Bhe
died February 25, 1801
Home years sgo Mr. Boal breame
afllicted with cataracis, and although
he received the best treatment io a
Philadelphia hospital, he had been
almost totally blind during the past
five or aix years. This affliction, how-
ever, did not affect his good disposi-
tion, for he was always cheerful un-
der all circumstances,
The deceased was the third in &
family of eight children. He is sur-
vived by one brother, George M. Boal,
of Centre Hall, and a wife, previously
named, also three grandchildren,
namely, Ralph C. Boozy, K. Eliza
beth Boozer, snd Edith Boczer,
Interment was made at Centre Hall,
Wednesday morning. Dr. W. H.
Schuyler, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, of which church the deceased
Evoch Hastings, one of the best
known residents of Bald Eagle Valley,
died at his home at Beech Creek.
Aboul six weeks ago he had one foot
crushed and later blood poisoning de-
veloped. He was taken Ww the Lock
Haven hospital where it was found
necessary to amputiate the foot in sn
effort to eave his life. The shock of
the irjury and amputation produced
a debilitated conlition of his system,
and after being taken home at his own
request, death followed shortly there-
alter.
Deceased was a son of Daniel ard
Mary Gray Hastings and was born at
Boalsburg, on February 26:h, 1847,
hence was sixty-four years old. He
had made his home al Beech Creek
for many years. In 1568 he was
married to Miss Catharine Brown who
survives with one daughter, Miss Zoe
I. Hastings, at home. He also leaves
one brother, George Hastiogs, of
Buffalo Run, Burial was made at
Beech Creek.
B. F. Strunk, a life long citizen of
Belleville, and who for many years fol
lowed the occupation of a miller, was
stricken with paralysis. He had been
in failing health for several months,
and being in a weakened condition, he
gradually grew worse until death re-
lieved his suflerings. He is survived
by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Roy
Warner, and a stepson, Charles Mo-
Donald, all of Belleville, also six
grandchildren,
The deceased was a son of Isasc
Strunk, and was known io many of
the Reporter readers in Centre county,
Henry Kohl, aged sixly-nine years,
a well-known resident of Bucksville,
Bucks county, died at his home after
a long illness from hma, Mr,
Kohl was a veteran of the Civil war,
having served through his enlistment
in the 104th Pennsylvania regiment.
He was twice married, his first wife
having been Miss Elizabeth Gray.
Bhe died a number of years ago. He
was again married four years ago to
Mre. Ells Bumiller, who was formerly
of Millheim. Hoe leaves to survive a
a widow and five children by his first
wife,
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Mra, Rebecon Brown, of Milroy,
oflice by a msjority which was jast
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Bert Delige, the negro, will be hang-
ed next Tuesday.
Miss Anna Btover has been in Centre
Hall since last week. Bhe had been in
Altoona the greater part of two years,
W. Thomas Bosal moved from Cen
tre Hill to a farm at Peru, above
Pleasant Gap. The place contains
about eighty acres,
Nestor Heckman moved from
Bpring Mills to Old Fort, and 2 em-
ployed as a farm hand by George
Erhart, tenant on the Bradford farm.
The main thoroughfare in State Col-
lege is being rebuilt under the direction
of J. H. Dodge, of Washington, D. C,,
representing the national department
of agriculture.
J. O. Daininger, on Monday, passed
his eighty-firet mile stone. He is one
of the oldest citizens in Centre Hall in
poiot of years and length of continu-
ous of residence here.
There haven't been any recent re-
ports of farmers picking sutomobiles
from depressions in straw made by a
yellow hen loitering there jist pre-
vious to taking a fit of cackling.
J. H. Detwiler, proprietor of the
Puritan Btock Farm, east of Olid Fort,
adveriises three stallions, all pure
bred, for service. Ouae of the horses
has a track record of 2:17} Read the
adv,
The school directors in Centre eoun-
ty will meet in convention Tuesday,
May Zod, at 10:30 o'clock to elect a
successor to County Buperintendent of
Schools, D. O. Etters.. Mr. E ters has
the field to himself,
Cows, hoge and sheep sold at top
prices at the W. O. G.amley sale, at
Spring Mills, on Saturday. The cows
were an exceplionally fine lot, and
were in the best of condition and all
milking. The driving horse passed for
$155,
Mr. Krauss, proprietor of the Baker
House, Lewisburg, came up to Centre
county and with L. L.. Smith, whose
guest he was, spent the day slong
Spring Creek, between Pleasant Gap
and Bellefonte. They captured a nice
iot of speckled beauties,
Brisbin & Company, a lumber firm,
Lave finished sawingon the Henney
tract, at Iodian Lane, and have moved
their saw to Centre Hall, where con-
siderable custom work is awaiting
them fler this is done, the mill
will be moved to the Harper tract, east
of Centre Hall.
The virtues of the split-log drag are
being demonstrated in lower Penns
Valley. The Journal says: Earn
L. Btover, manager of the Millheim
and Coburn turnpike company, clesn-
ed Peon Street with a split-log drag
Saturday. He also used it on the turn-
pike from Millheim to Coburn.
The license granted William Hol.
shue, at Vicksburg, by the associate
jodges after Judge McClure had re-
fased to grant it, has been; transferred
to William Holden. Holshue is under
boad in the sum of §1%0 for his ap-
pearance at court to answer charges of
violations of the Brooks High License
law,
The grocery. firm of R. P. Miller &
Son, Bellefonte, made an sssignmerk,
the assignee being G. Fred Musser,
representing the Laudersach- Barber
Co, of Philipsburg. The liabilities
are said to be six to eight thousand
doliara, and the assets, the stock
worth something like $1500 and booX
accounts of from $6000'to $7000.
John W. Neese, who several years
ago left Centre Hall and located in
New Jersey, last week moved to Au
burn, New York, and will be engiped
in a machine shop. Mr. Neese is a
miller, and while in this place was
employed in the Weber flouring mills,
and was also milling while in New
Jersey. His father-in-law, A. P. Lose,
of Centre Hall, in speaking of Mr.
Neese changiog locations, stated it
was on sccount of his ill health since
baing ju that part of New Jersey that
the move was made,
Last week Mr. and Mrs, George L.
Goodhart received a letter from
neighbors of their daughter, Mrs, J.
W. Evans, at White, South Dakotas,
stating that their dsughter, her hue
band and two children were quaran-
tined on sccount of small-pox, and
that Mr, and Mrs. Evans and the two
children had been stricken with the
disease, which was in a rather mild
form. They are all getting slong
nicely, and no serious ocnsequences
are looked for, While no definite in.
formation was forwarded as to how
the family became infected with the
disease, Mr. Goodhart thinks his sone
in-law came io contact with it while
following his business as an undertak-
er. No word bad been received from
mother of K 8, Brown, died last week
at Lhe age of ee years,
the y for a month, and the ap