EY
——Yesterday, December 21st, was the |
beginning of the winter season and the |
shortest day in the year. Today will be |
just two minutes longer and during the |
ensuing ten days there will be no change. |
After that the days will increase in length
two minutes each day.
——Up to this time W. Francis Speer, |
Recorder-elect, has not appointed a deputy
to assist him in the office, the only one of |
the incoming officials who has not done
so. Mr. Speer has a number of applicants |
and it is the question of selecting just the
right man that is causing the delay. :
——The citizens of Pleasant Gap and |
Horntown are planning to have their cus- |
tomary Mummer’s parade on New Year's :
day and make the journey to Bellefonte. |
Bellefonte is always glad to welcome the |
Pleasant Gap Mummers, 1s they get up a |
parade that has no equal in the county.
“oe -—
——A "Giving Christmas” will be sub- |
stituted for the annual Christmas enter-
tainment at the Presbyterian chapel to-
night, in the hope that the true spirit of |
the day may make its impression upon
the children of the church. In bringing
their gifts for charity, each class and child
will be in charactistic costume of the gift
given.
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——An adjourned session of court was
held last Saturday morning at which |
Judge Orvis heard the thirty-four appli-
cations for liquor license. There were
no remonstrances presented and no com-
plicated conditions in any of the applica-
tions. The court took them all for con-
sideration and so far has not given any
decisions.
cow
——Rev. R. Crittenden was down town
on Wednesday and all his friends were |
surprised to see him looking so well. He
has been staying pretty close at home of | the home of her childhood, at Fairbrook, a guest
late but he could not resist the inclination |
to carry gladness toa few hearts, at!
least, as his errand was the sending of |
Christmas presents to his children and a
few very intimate friends.
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——1. Brandman expects to have his
new moving picture show on the corner
of Allegheny and Bishop streets in opera-
tion by the middle of January. The room
is fast nearing completion, and will have |
a capacity of about three hundred and
fifty. It will be fire proof and perfectly
safe. Mr. Brandman anticipates running
a three reel show, similar to the Scenic.
— soo —
—Pleasant Gap is to have a fire coms |
pany, as a number of residents of that
place arc organizing the Pleasant Gap
Hose company, and to help them out with
the proper equipment the Undine fire |
company, at a regular meeting on Tues-
day evening, voted to present them with
their old hose cart. The cart is in good
condition, though it has been the property
of the Undinessince 1871. Naturally the
| wife and family spent Sunday at his parental
——The Bellefonte post-office will ve
open for the delivery of mail on Christmas |
morning. The carriers will not make the |
usual deliveries over their routes on that |
day.
PINE GROVE MENTION.
A — :
Mrs. Annie Glenn is housed up with a bad cold,
Jolly Geo. Woodring. of Tyrone, was in town |
Sunday. :
Mrs. JohnH. Bailey is visiting friends in the {
Mountain city.
Robt. Reed is packing his belongings to attend
Juniata College. :
Herbert Meckels is now snugly fixed up on the |
J. H. Miller farm. i
Andy Bathurst, of Birmingham, spent sunday |
a* the G. T. Miller home. i
Master Dallas Miller, who was seriously injured |
in a runaway, is about again. i
The past week has been one of rain and mud, !
but the mercury is gliding downward now. |
DICKING A
DRESINT
literature to the readers of SI. Nicholas, young |
* | and old, is the first instalment of “Jataka Tales,”
EA stories out of the ancient folk-lore of India:
retold for St. Nichelas boys and girls by Ellen C. |
Babbitt, illustrated in silhouette by Ellsworth |
Young.
By DouaLasMaLLocH
HEN Harry Platt and
that girl friend of the
Greens (I forget her
name) were married,
it was one of those
my-goodness - gracions-
just-think-of-that af-
fairs, with no one in
on the secret except the suburban
| minister who tied the knot, the cab-
Wm. Gates left last week for the national capi- | phon who drive them out there and the
tal where he will engage in automobile work.
| girl from the minister's kitchen, who
Mrs. Ben Everhart and daughter Elizabeth | was a witness, and left a thumb-print
were welcome visitors at the J. E. Reed home last | of grease on the certificate (she was
week.
Christmas exercises will be held at Meek's |
church Saturday evening. Every one is cordially
invited.
Last Friday Perrv Hilliard moved to the J. H. |
Schruder place. The Schruders flitted to the
Huckeve State. |
The Baileyville Sunday school will hold their |
Christmas exercises in the Presbyterian church
, on Christmas eve.
Prof, L. C. White. of the township High school,
has arranged to spend the holiday season al his
home at Warren, Pa. |
Wilbur Sunday is the proud father of 2 bounce
{ the same).
| Oh, ves, when the Platts were mar-
frying doughnuts at the time) and the
minister's wife (at least the name was
Let's see, where was I?
| ried, it being that kind of a wedding.
! there was no chance to send them a
wedding gift as 1 would have liked to
do, or to have done. (whichever is |
proper, or grammatical. though I'm
sure 1 can never tell which). t
But Mr. Platt is one of the nicest men
in the office, that is, he was before
! this happened. So | felt we ought to
ing boy and grandpa ). N. Everts is puffing five | do something for him, just to show
centers aver the event.
We extend to all a hearty wish for a Merry
Christmas and that the year to come will be hap- |
py and prosperous one.
Cort Miller, a trainman on the Pennsy, with his
home just west of town.
Mrs. Mary Jane Stewart, of Altoona, is visiting
at the G. W. McWilliams home.
the McWilliams home at Fairbrook.
John B. Goheen last week made his annual visit
to his son, Dr. Geo. Bailey Goheen, at Coalport,
where the doctor hag a good practice
Our merchants have their show windows filled
with Xmas goods, and just us cheap as immvwhere.
Why 10 elsewhere io make purchases?
After April 1st, 1912, Ed. Harpster will farm the
John Archey farm at Graveville. Geo. Johnson
| will flit to the Mary Gates farm near Loveville.
Mrs. Chas. Smith, of Erbtown, while closing a
barn door, a blast of wind blew the door throw-
ing her over a bank and fracturing her left arm,
Dr. Woods reduced the fracture and she is doing
nicely.
The High school students have their annual
feast billed for the latter part of January, about
the time the district teach rs institute will be
held in the town hall, so that our town will be all
agoy during the winter season.
Christmas exercises were held last Saturday
evening in the Branch school house. where a
splendid program was carried out. Prof. Hughes
and L. B. Lytle had the little tots well in hand
{ and recitations were well rendered.
Wm. Thompson Jr. spent several weeks down
in Dixie land inspecting his large tract of timber,
i our good will—and,
| knew it.
| «long not just then
Prof. Samuel P. McWilliams and wife, of Can. | yt
| nonsburg, Pa., are spending the holiday season at | after the wedding.
{They
! enough.
! sort of delayed
Pleasant Gap fire fighter appreciate the i coal and oil Jands; and with everything onthe
generosity of the Undine boys.
' hoom down there his friends expect to see him |
. : | placed among the oil kings on Wall street.
——There are now ten prisoners in | . 1
. tail. : i John and George Casper have returned from a
the Centre county jail and most if not all | tour toward the setting sun and are delighted
of them will be there when sheriff A. B. | with their trip, so that George has already decid- |
Lee takes charge of the office, and also | ed to make public sale in the carly spring and |
jail. Mis. Hillary Veiard with her two | flit to Nebraska, where he has rented a large
Yi Ng farm.
2 aughter, of Philipsburg, who |
year old da Ror ih | Last Tuesday the deal wan closed whereby
with Mr. Veiard was arrested several | ap. Markle became the owner of the Samuel
weeks ago on the charge of larceny and | Garner farm adjoining State College. $10,000 was
receiving stolen goods, was recently ! the price paid for the 100 acres. Mr. Markle is
turned out on her own recognizance, but jo be congratulated on his purchase, it being one
: : #3 ten Fmd f the most fertile farms in the valley.
. V ill in i be kept | °
Mr. Veiard is st jail and will be k i Monday moming while Ed S. Moore was cn-
there until he is brought to trial at the | oi wih J. Cal Bailey cutting down i tree, he
| thing, which shows just Low popular .
February term of court.
——The general appeal sent out by
the club women of Pennsylvania, for as-
sistance in the sale of the Red Cross
Christmas stamps, the proceeds of which
have beer: used to fight that dread disease
tuberculosis, was responded to by Miss
Helen C. Overton a representative club
woman of Bellefonte. Miss Overton has
already disposed of more than three
thousand stamps and will be glad to sup-
ply all senders of packages with this
mark of the great charity work. When
knowing that three-fourths of the pro-
ceeds from the sale remain in Bellefonte
we should all be interested enough in
the movement to help in a most substan-
tial way.
Marriage Licenses.
James W. Gummo, of Beech Creek, and
Ada i. Walker, of Howard.
Orin R. Williams and Helen E, Weaver,
both of Lemont.
John Paul Sliker and Mabel S. Freize,
both of Milesburg.
Charles I. Wert and Maybelle R. Bair,
both of Spring Mills.
Meshic Ed. Williams, of Martha Fur- |
nace, and Estella Jane Williams, of Port
Matilda.
LEMONT.
G. W. Ralston is able to be owt again and will
soon be at work.
Last week was quite a disagreeable week, with
lots of rain and mud.
John Grove and Jesse Shuey can soon move
into their new houses.
Business has been booming in this town of late
and it is hoped that it will continue.
Mrs. Harvey Mills, of Altoona, visited among
friends in these parts this last week.
Jacob fierman has been sick in bed of late and
it is hoped that he will soon be around.
Harry Daugherty, of Lock Haven, spent n few
days at the home of hismparents last week.
Report says that Elmer Evey has sold three lots
from his farm on condition the Pen goes to
Peru.
The Lutheran Sunday school at Shiloh will hold
a Christmas entertainment on Saturday ®vening,
and all are invited to attend.
There will be preaching services held inthe
United Evangelical church on Friday evening in.
stead of Saturday cvening as reported before.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Wade Evey, who is holding a fine position with
the Pulman company at Chicago, returned to his
. work Monday, after a sojourn of a» few days
among old friends in these parts,
| stepped back to sec the tree fall, when his foot
| caught between two rocks causing him to {all and
break his left leg below the knee. Dr. Woods
reduced the fracture and he is getting along
nicely.
Pennsvalley Lodge No. 176 1. O. O. F. have
issued invitations for their sixty-third annual
banquet to be held in their hall on the evening of
Dec. 28th, 150 covers will be laid. On the follow-
ing evening Tussey Council No. 515 will banquet
themselves and friends at the St. Elmo hotel
| parlors. where 120 covers will be laid.
SPRING MILLS.
The LO. OQ, F. of Spring Mills had a supper in
their hall on Friday evening last.
Dr. Cammings, of Philadelphia, was here over
Sunday last, a guest of Miss Bessie Grove.
A number of our folks will entertain largely on
Christmas. A few turkeys are still running around
' loose
L. C. Collins, of Berrick, and J. B. Lloyd, of Hollie
| daysburg, were home on an business trip last
week.
B. A. Donachy. who has been on a business trip
in Union county for the last week, returned home
on Friday last.
i The time is drawing near to form pew resolu-
! tions to turn over a new leaf, but unfortunately
too many of us in turning over the leaf, turn over
| cover and all.
All our stores present a gay sud merry appear:
{ ance in their holiday attire, and are doing quite
{ a lively business, while the little people are wait
‘ing patiently for Christmas to receive their
usual supply of candies and goodies.
It is reported that persimmons were plentiful.
| This indicates according to Indian tradition a
| a mild winter and an early spring. It was also
reported that a pet oyster followed a man up and
down stairs. This also indicates a mild winter.
As Puck says “what fools we mortals be.”
It seems to be settled that the $100,000 conden-
sary plant will be located here and that opera-
tions for erecting the buildings will commence
early in the spring. Itis said that all the stock has
been subscribed. The new planing mill enter
prise is not yet in shape to say much about.
During the past week the only fit place for
walking was the concrete pavement from the
post office to the iron bridge over Penns creek.
All the other roads and walks were simply vast
mud puddles. It was impossible to walk any-
where without wading ankle deep in mud nd
water. The roads were never worse.
i SMULLTON.
The funeral of John Sreon was well aitended.
Everybody is busily engaged in preparing for
| Christmas.
'
| Mrs. W. J. Hackenbérg and children, of North
umberiand, are spending sometime here.
Mr. Donier Crouse accompanied by a friend
i
from Illinois are spending sometime here with
friends and relatives.
i
| more, no less.
anyhow, we've
dug down for others we thought much
less of, so why shouldn't we for him?
But the wedding was over, without in.
vitations, or even a reception, and
they were housekeeping before we
So what could we do?
Well, just then
Christmas came
two months
were mar-
vied October 29,
go it wasn't quite
two months, but
that's close
When
Christmas came
along, that is,
just before it
came along, I sug-
gested that we
make up a purse
and give them a
wedding present,
just to show our
good will. Every-
body thought it
was a splendid
idea, that is, of course, except Mr.
Platt, whom, of course, I didn't con-
cult. So I got up a subscription paper
and went to everybody in the office
(except Mr. Platt, of course). I got
$26.60, including ten cents from the
janitor, who wasn't expected to give
anything but wanted to give some-
Alr. Platt was with everyone in the
building, when a janitor even would
chip in.
Christmas shopping is hard enough,
goodness knows, when you do it for |
yourself; but when vou do it for a
stock company capitalized at $26.60,
with 28 stockholders, with 28 different
kinds of ideas and tastes, then Christ-
mas shopping rises above a mere an-
noyance to the dignity of a real trou-
ble. And that's what I was up against.
1 thought it would be nice to get an
expression of opinion. So I want
around one morning and asked for
ideas. But I couldn't get a word. No-
body could think of anything. I
couldn't myself. At noon I went
out and looked. I walked miles.
1 priced. then I went back to
the office. You should have seen
my desk. Honest, you would have
thought some one had turned in a gen. |
eral alarm. They couldn't wait for me |
to get back. There they were—28 of |
them, (that is, 27, or 28 with me). .
They all had suggestions, and they
were all different.
The head book- '
keeper shought |
an arm chair
would be nice. |
(He stands up all |
day). The collec- |
tor thought a rain- |
coat would be
pattern.
course, that they |
left it entirely to |
me; and then each |
went away sadly,
as much as to say .
that he hoped I
wouldn't be so |
foolish as to buy
any of those other |
things that the
others had pro-
posed.
The next day T looked again. i
either a thing was too expensive or I |
would have money left. It is remark- |
able how few things there are in the |
world you can buy for $26.60, no |
i
'
But |
And then 1 zaw it. It was in a de-
partment store, and marked down
from $50 to $26.60! There it was, to
a cent! A great, big, glittering, mag-
nificent Punch Bowl! Nobody had
thought of that!
i
But, to make sure, I sent the sales
ticket with it and told the Platts they
could exchange the punch bowl, if
they wished, for something they liked !
better. :
And what do you suppose those |
Platts did? . }
In January they traded in that mag-
nificent punch bowl for three fong of
coall
Copyright, Wi
St. Nicholas is issued December 15th, itis a rea |
Christmas-stocking number, with many Christ |
mas stories, pictures and jingles. i
There are stories enough to satisfy the hungriest
- story-lover.
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, ETC.
: the house fit to eat.
THE JANUARY ST. NICHOLAS. —As the January |
| my hat, and I'll go with you.
———
Sale Segister.
A feature of the number which i#ings real | 3 Bn
1 JAN. 9.
F. Shaffer bat
w , sled
Sale at one o'clock sharp.
" : w_— ;
——Mrs. Justwed—There’s nothing in|
I'm going home to
y mother.
Mr. Justwed (broke)—Wait till I get!
New Advertisements.
OST.—in the vicinity of the Public School
bui a pair Gokt-rimmed eye
joi in a Haskin's case. A 3
will be paid for their retum to this office or to t
Bush House. 56-49 tf
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KR. F. Allison, at the residence of B | NTED.— ienced, sober,
at Nitta . two horses. one cow. Sones. eneretc an good character
as farmer Westmoreland county
SY Must
An essay of real inspiration is George Lawrence
quire of
5
Parker's “Each Other and Everybody he” | ROX SALE.—A horse, buggy and harness. In: | ————
56.
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Jewelry, Etc.
CHRISTMAS IS AHEAD
OF YOU
But we're Ahead of Christmas !
a ln AB AB A
We've been industriously searching the market for
the best things that the makers and importers have pre-
pared for this Christmas of rgr1—for all these best
things are ready for ‘the trade’ long before Christmas.
You'll be immensely entertained by them, and looking
around involves not the slightest obligation to purchase.
For the present, justenjoy seeing them-—we will let
the future take care of itself.
PN
F. P. Blair & Co.
New Advertisements.
Kticomar. Ps.
First
oss SN. cre of th i paper
1
N- ICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING.
|
of
The annual ing of the stockholders
the Pennsylvania Co., Incorporated
| will be held at the office of the Company
| nix street, Bellefonte,
and to transact such other prop:
i 0 tran suc as may prop-
i erly come before such
i. J. L. MONTGOMERY,
| 5649-3 Secretary
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i IR SALE. ~1 twoand half story brick veneer
ith stable and othe:
! house of six rooms wit r
| out buildings, water in house, situated in
| the town of Snow Shoe, also a splendid well of
| water in the yard, will sell on reasonable terms,
inquire of owner,
§ MRS. ANNIE E. STONEROD
| 36-47-41 Snow Shoe, Centre Co.. Pa.
ITTLE PIGS. —For sale seven (7) thoro-bred
| r white and Berkshire pigs. six
weeks old. Apply at this office.
! OST.—A bunch of keys lost somewhere on
| the streets of Bellefonte during the week
i of Nov. 6th. Finder will kindly return
same to this office. 56-45
i YSICIAN'S CHAIR. —~A good leather up-
| holstered ph 's and sul 's ex-
i amining chair for sale cheap.
and in good condition. Apply to
JOHN M. SHUGERT,
Bellefonte, Pa.
|
‘My Maple Leaf Brand
-- Butterine --
| Better Than Butter
The Centre County Banking Company.
are the banking qualities demanded by careful
depositors. With forty vears of banking ex-
perience we invite you to become a depositor,
assuring you of every courtesy and attention.
We pay 3 per cent interest on savings and
cheerfully give you any information at our
command concerning investments you may
desire to make.
The Centre County Banking Co.
Bellefonte, Pa.
CEADER’S CHRISTMAS CANDIES.
Has always been Headquarters for CHRISTMAS
CONFECTIONS.
This year they have surpassed any former efforts in providing for the
public wants and Puli tastes. They have Candies—Huylers, 3
in% hb. 20, 2 b., 11b., 3 1b. boxes. A Stacy’'s—Loose and in
kinds of loose candies—tal cream
mint bar, cream chocolate bar, chocolate straws, caramels, mint cakes,
stick candies, lemon and mint drops; everything in the
pound.
Favors for dinner parties, novelties for childrens parties. Fancy
candles, rose bud holders in all colors. Cakes—fruit, nut, pound, layer
cakes all sizes, ass't cakes.
Cleam—All flavors of creams‘and ices.
Strength and Conservatism |
ONLY 25c A LB.
'R. S. Brouse,
Busi ARCADE BUILDING,
| BELLEFONTE - - - PA.
| 56-48-tf.
Books and Toys.
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INDEX
A partial List of use-
ful Articles for Gifts to
be found in our store.
GIFT BOOK.
FOUNTAIN PEN.
BIBLE, |
HAND BAG,
SMOKER SET,
FINE PICTURE,
CALENDAR,
BOX OF PAPER IN
CHRISTMAS BOX,
TOILET SET.
DESK SET.
PAPER WEIGHT.
JEWEL CASKET.
CANDLE STICK.
LETTER RACK,
COLLAR BAG.
CARD CASE,
WALLET,
PENNANT:
HANDY BOX,
TOURIST CASE,
LEATHER PILLOW,
INK STAND,
DESK BLOTTER,
BOOK RACK,
— ee ——
| The First National Bank
Wishes You
A Merry Christmas
and a
Happy and Prosperous
~~ New Year.
The First National Bank,
5646-13 Bellefonte, Penna.
MUSIC ROLL,
TIE RACK,
VASE,
MANICURE SET,
SHAVING SET,
WALL MOTTO,
And 100 others that we
cannot mention,
No other store gives
you such a list to
choose from.
These Gift Goods are
popular priced too.
Our Big Toy Room
is now in full swing.
Don’t miss seeing
this Display.
The Index,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
56-48-3t