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Democratic Unity.
Editor of the Democratic Watchman.
What is the matter with the Democracy
of Pennsylvania, why all this bickering
and use of the two names “Old Guard”
and “Re-organization” factions? Will such
tactics as these win Pennsylvania for
Democracy and put her in the grand |
phalanx of Democratic States? Say rath-
er it will widen the breach, and the same |
old Republican gang, repudiated every-
where will walk in, and make us Pennsyl- |
vania Democrats the laughing stock of
the Democracy of the United States.
- It is not too late, let us sound the
clarion call for unity, and forget that
there are such words as “Old Guard and” |
“Re-organization” factions. Let Hon,
Vance McCormick, Hon. M. J. Ryan, and |
as many more as desire enter the race
for the grand prize, and have a fair |
chance before the voters, without having
these odious names, and the various’
epithets used.
If we are to have unity we must have
no factions. That was the trouble in the
camp of the enemy, and what disrupted |
them. Let all, whether of either faction
forget THAT, and resolve that from
henceforth there is One Great Party of |
Democracy in Pennsylvania, without fac-
tions, and that they are all working with
one end in view, to put Pennsylvania in
the rank of Democratic States.
Both sides must treat the other with
consideration, and feel that while in the
past they have nct always worked togeth-
er, they are all now members of one
party, and are working with one Grand
End in view, DEMOCRATIC PENNSYL-
VANIA.
Give us unity, and we will make Penn-
‘sylvania one of the BEACON LIGHTS
OF DEMOCRACY.
J CL
Phoenixville, Pa., Feb. 23rd.
[If our friend “J. C. L.” can only bring
influence sufficient to bear upon the pres-
ent party leaders to induce them to cease
their efforts to maintain and use the
State Organization for factional purposes
only, in place of for party unity and party
betterment he will accomplish his pur-
pose without further trouble. There is |
no Democratic faction in Pennsylvania, !
except that which is instigated, con-
troiled and kept alive by the action of
those now assuming to be the leaders of |
the “State Organization.” It is to them
that communications like the above
should be addressed.—ED WATCHMAN.]
Don’t Agree With Gibboney.
Editor of the Democratic Watchman:
I am considerably surprised that a pa-
per ordinarily so well balanced as the
WATCHMAN should view with any favor
such an utterly assinine proposition as
that advanced by D. Clarence Gibboney
and set out as a so-called solution of the |
liquor problem in Pennsylvania.
Down here in West Virginia we have |
been through a State-wide Prohibition
campaign, but even in their wildest va-
porizings the minions of the Demon Rum
did not advance anything quite so pre-
posterous as Mr. Gibboney’s alleged pan-
acea.
The whole proposition to reimburse is
based on a wrong premise, because the
liquor business has no inherent right to
exist. It is merely tolerated “for reve-
nue only,” as is plainly shown by the
fact that licenses, or permission to en-
gage in the traffic, are granted under
safeguards and only from year to year.
No strictly legitimate business is subject
to such conditions. You, Mr. Editor, can
start a paper, a grocery store or a foun-
dry any time you wish and you don’t
have to ask the Judge of any county
court for permission to engage in the
business.
Why not carry this reimbursing stunt
to its absurd conclusion? If there is any
reason why the State should reimburse a
saloon keeper if Prohibition carried, why
shouldn’t the county reimburse him if
the Judge of the court refused him li-
cense? What has he lost in any event?
The buildings and lands occupied by sa-
loons, breweries and distilleries will not
vanish into thin air if the State goes dry.
They can be used for some legitimate
business which may add to the prosperi-
ty and happiness of the community,
something which no one can truthfully
claim for the liquor business.
As I said before, we have been through
all this liquor campaign here. We have
heard the highest salaried and brightest
men the Rummies could hire to prosti-
tute their talents for gain, yet the little
Mountain State placed an amendment in
the Constitution forever prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of liquor in West
Virginia by a majority of over 92,000,
which you must admit is some majority
in a State of the voting strength of this.
The temperance people were fair to
the liquor interests here. The latter
were given from November, 1912, when
the election was held, until July 1, 1914,
to adjust their affairs to the new condi-
tions. To show that no dire calamity
such as was prophesied would happen,
can happen, I am assured that practical
ly every eligible saloon location in the
city has been rented for ‘other putposes,
several of them at an advance in rent. I
have been told of one dealer whose lease
has several years to run, who has been
offered an advance of $50 a month for
the building. Looks as if he ought to
be reimbursed, doesn’t it. :
1 thought better of the intelligence of
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Gibboney, but it looks at this distance as
Robbed Safes While Convict.
The grand jury in Mineola, N. Y.,
is investigating the alleged confes-
sion of a prisoner who said that for
two years he has been using the Nas-
sau county jail as the base of safe-
cracking expeditions into the neigh-
boring country.
According to this prisoner, he has
taken part in most of the recent post-
office robberies in Long Island, and
even pushed his marauding trips into
New Jersey and the suburbs north of
New York city.
On one occasion, he says, he used
the jail as a temporary storehouse for
loot taken from a store in Fort Wash-
ington.
The scandal involves, also, several
women prisoners, who allege that they
were mistreated by the keepers aud
by some of the more favored prison-
ers, who had money.
The prisoner who told of his activi-
ties as a burglar was one of those
named by the women, and his alleged
confession was made after the author-
ities had begun to investigate their
stories.
| if he could not resist the blandishments
| of the liquor crowd and their money bags.
HARRY ULMER TIBBENS,
Class of 89, Bellefonte High School.
Wheeling, W. Va., March 3, 1914.
[Evidently Mr. Tibbens would prefer
+ seeing a continuation of the traffic rath-
er than the giving up of any of the spoils
it has brought the State. Other good
| citizens and honest temperance advo-
| cates may not see it in that light.—ED.
! WATCHMAN. |
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PINE GROVE MENTION.
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| Grandmother Cronemiller is ill with heart |
trouble.
. H. C. Houck transacted business in Tyrone |
| Saturday.
Arthur Norris is a very sick young man, with
pneumonia.
i Miss Lucy Krebs spent Sunday at the home of
. her uncle, J. H. Bailey.
| Charles Strouse is breaking ground for a new
house on west College avenue.
| Anew arrival appeared at the Sidney Neidigh |
, home Monday night. It’s a boy.
The stork visited the]. A. Fortney home on the
i Branch Sunday night, leaving a young farmer.
John Bathgate, the popular miller at Centre
Furnace, is laid up with a badly sprained ankle. woman Freezes as Escort Seeks Aid.
{ Miss Ella Sweeney, twenty-two years
John Thomas, one of the hustling farmers of | old, of Freeland, Pa., was found frozen
Halfmoon valley, transacted business at State : to death i tt h hb om"
| College Friday. | to leat n a cutter, where her C
Rey. LeRoy S. Spangler and wife spent fast | panion, James Bartholdi » had left i
' week visiting the home of their youth in and | in 2 blinding storm, while he went for
about Lewistown. assistance. -
Mrs. Maggie Wertz, of Aaronsburg, has been | They were returning from White
| spending several weeks among her friends here | Haven, when the young woman be-
and at State College. | came cold and terror-stricken because
of the raging storm and becuse there
were four or five miles more of hard
road to travel.
| The new house on the J. W. Kepler farm is Her companion stopped the horse
| nearing completion and will be ready for occupy- | within 200 yards of shelter and then
"ing by the Ist of April. . tramped two miles over the mountain
A sledding party from the Branch were royally to Sandy Valley for assistance.
| entertained at the Lee Markle home on the Almost collapsing at the end of his
. Hamilton farm Thursday night. journey, he was not permitted to make
Minnie Snavely, after an all-winter visit with the return trip. A searching party
! her uncle, George Grimes, left for her home at found the body.
| Kalamazoo, Mich., Monday morning. i
| Thomas Hazel and J. C. Houck, of Bellefonte,
| enjoyed the sleighing Sunday and spent the day !
| very pleasantly with friends hereabouts. |
| The ladies Home Mission Band will give an en-
| tertainment in the Grange hall at Rock Springs
| March 20th. A cordial invitation is extended to
i all.
|
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| The annual congregational meeting will be !
held in the Presbyterian church here next Mon-
day at 7 o'clock p. m.
Gunmen to Die In April.
“Gyp the Blood,” “Lefty Louie,”
“Whitey Lewis” and *“Dago Frank,”
former Police Lieutenant
' Becker for the murder of Herman Ro-
senthal, the gambler, will be electro-
cuted during the week beginning April
13, in Sing Sing.
The date was fixed by the court of
appeals when the judges signed the
four death warrants.
Executive clemency by Governor
Glynn is all that can prevent the death
o fthe gunmen. No appeals for par
dons have been received.
| The four children of George C. Meyers who
| have been ill with scarlet fever, are recovering,
. but it will be some time before the quarantine is
lifted.
| Mrs. Maud Fry will accept our thanks for the
' presentation of a delicious cake bearing the G.
A. R. emblems and 48 flags to represent the num-
ber of States, at the G. A. R. dinner. !
| Each armed with a snow shovel Charles Mey-
ers, John Bailey and Cal Trostle forged their way
through the snow drifts Tuesday to be bidders at
the Eckley sale on the Capt. Hunter farm at
Stormstown. i
John Deitrich was ill with an attack of acute |
indigestion Friday night, at his boarding house |
~ at State College. Recovering sufficiently he was
| taken to his home at Hecla Park, where heisim- |
proving, and hopes to return to his job soon. |
| Allen Burwell and Harry Sunday left for their
' new job at Tyrone Monday morning in a sleigh.
After a mile of slow tug they turned the rig
| homeward and then hiked the twenty-six miles
through and over the snow drifts, so as to be
on their job on time Tuesday morning.
| Windy March is here. The lion is aiding the
groundhog sure. Sunday an old fashioned bliz-
| zard came and by Monday morning the roads
were piled high, shutting up the rural mail route
' and but few schools opened. The train from
| Tyrone to Scotia stuck in the drift and all trains |
| were late. i
Bandits Rob Workers.
The shack of fourteen Italians em-
ployed at the Glen Gary brick plant,
at Shoemakersville, near Reading, Pa.
was “shot up” in true “movie” style by
dannas, who made a haul of more than
$1000.
The robbery took place while the
usual pay-day celebration was in full
swing. It is believed to be the work
of aliens, who knew that the men
were paid on Monday. A posse is in
pursuit. The gunmen made their es-
cape in a sleigh.
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Political Announcements.
| Tate and Harper undertakers recently disolved i
| partnership, Mr. Schnee having bought Tate’s
| interest”in the outfit. Mr. Tate has not retired
| from the business, which will be continued under
! the firm name of A. J. Tate & Sons, can be reach- |
* ed by Commercial telephone at Pine Grove Mills,
| or State College after April Ist.
| Friday evening the members of the Pine Grove
i Mi | I hereby announce as a candidate for the Dem-
| Mills school sledded to State College and spent | cratic nomination as Representative in Congress
| the evening at the Pastime theatre. The same | from the Twenty-first District. Your vote and
| evening a sledding party was royally entertained | influence respectfully solicited. Primary elec:
| at the M. A. Drieblebis home, and another sled | 1108 Tuesday, May 19.
| load landed at the John Kimport home east of | :
| Boalsburg, where the youngsters had a jolly good
| time. The same evening a party invaded the
| Ray Williams some on Tadpole.
CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce the name of
Rev. John Hewitt, of Bellefonte, as a candidate
for the nomination for Congress in the Twenty:
first district, subject to the will of the voters at
large at the primaries to be held on Tuesday,
May 19, 1914.
Ww. E. TOBIAS,
59-9-t.p. Clearfield, Pa.
New Advertisements.
On Friday evenieg of last week a jolly sledding | 2
party from Pine Grove Mills, was entertained at | UBLIC SALE.—March 30, on the farm of L.
the home of M. A. Dreiblebis, of State College. | P E sBoliopue, cpehialf smile east. o Bagel
The party consisted of Miss Ella Livingstone, | gi jjions, a full line of Sarne Jmplements and
Miss Maudella Smith, Miss Edythe Dunlap, Miss | Household goods. Sale at 10 a. m. A. C. Mc-
Bertha Smith, Miss Edna Ward, Miss Mary Kep- ; Clintock auctioneer. 59-9-ts
ler, Miss Mary Gearhart, Miss Athalia Ward and | >
Miss Rebecca Meyer. H. B. Ward, Charles Sun- | OR SALE ~The Mcinley (DIRS on } sast
day, Wray Reed, Fred Tate, Alexander Miller, a 4d ¢ 3
Samuel Tate, Ralph I. Dunlap, Paul Tate, Mur- asa dot lot, and good stable. Can be used
ray Smith and Alfred Reed. The evening was
spent in playing games and in music, Miss Mary
Kepler presided at the piano and many beautiful
selections were sung by Miss Bertha Smith and |
| Miss Rebecca Meyer. Miss Mary Dreiblebis and |
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S. D. RAY
599-3 " Bellefonte, Pa.
DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—The under-
signed administrator of the estate of
William B. Thomas, late of Milesburg
borough, deceased, hereby notifies all persons
| Miss Ethel Hartswick also presided at the piano. | 0 p
Refreshments were served at twelve o'clock and having claims against said estate to present the
: same, properly authenticated, for payment and
it was in the wee hours of the morning that | those knowing themselves indebted thereto to
the guestsitook their departure, wishing that the | make immediate settlement of their accounts.
time spentiwould have been twice as long. C. W. THOMAS,
eee 711 12th St., Altoona, Pa.
LEMONT.
Lloyd Warner has been on the sick list this
last week.
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DMINISTRATCR’S NOTICE.—Lette s of
administration upon the estate of Mary
| Catharine Montgomery, late of Belle
| fonte borough deceased, having been granted to
There are still a few children on the sick list | the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves
with th | indebted to said estate are requested to make
e mumps. prompt payment, and those having claims
| against the same to present the same duly au-
i thenticated for settlement. :
Rev. Faus preached his last sermon Sunday,
before going to,conference.
5 2 | JOSEPH L. MONTGOMERY,
The robins have come to spend the spring and, | HARRY KELLER, Administrator.
summer with us, and that makes all think of | Attorney. 59-10-6t.
of warmer days.
: : DMINISTRATOR’S * NOTICE.—Letters of
Mrs. Anna Davis and little daughter Hulda administration o, t. 2. upon the estate of
came toitown Saturday from California, where Nora McClain, late of Bellefonte bor-
they have been’making their home. | ough, deceased, having been granted to the un-
. . | dersigned, all persons knowing themselves in-
The Grangers held their annual banquet in debted to said estate are requested to make
their hall fat Oak Hall, on Saturday, and had a prompt payment, and those having claims against
very pleasantjtime eating, drinking and making | the same to present them duly authenticated for
merry.
| settlement.
| FRANK MCcCLAIN,
Hazel'Rishel was taken to the Bellefonte hos- , 59-6-6t Administrator.
pital, lastfFriday where she underwent a serious |
operation onfSuturday, and by the latest reports i A eres ay FOR CHARTER.—Notice is
she is getting along fine and all her friends hope { hereby Sivan thatan; application Hd be
that she will speedily regain her health. Pennsylvania on Monday, March 23rd, 1914, by J.
The snow that fell Sunday was piled in the 2 s
3
Frank Kilgus, Clarence Reynolds and S,
roads by the high winds that prevailed on Sun-
i
under the Act of Assembly of the Com-
day night and Monday, making travel very hard
monwealth of Pennsylvania entitled “an act to
provide for the incorporation and regulation of
and blocking up the rail-road so that the hands |
a
certain corporations” apprcved April 29th, 1874
an
had to work until 11 o’clock on Monday night. an [te Supp atm or ed lee =
: DE TE ouducting Of 2 4 Ey
which is the conducting of a drug store uy-
€ar Crushes Girl. ing and selling otherwise dealing in drugs,
Katie Young, fourteen years old, | toilet articles, 1 physicians’ = plies, on .
slipped on the steps coming out of | PTR8.C500 er artic in ot
handl the bi of cond )
Sunday school and rolled in front of | store, wl Tl to ting 28
benefits and privileges of the
Assembly and its supplements.
a Philadelphia-Allentown trolley car enjoy all the rights,
at Centre Valley, Pa. The motorman. said Actef
was blinded by the storm and she was
crushed to death.
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five gunmen, masked with red ban- |
Fine Tailoring.
New Grocery.
The
Removal Notice
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{ MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT
t from High street, to Allegheny street
find me in the
REYNOLDS BLOCK,
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much larger stock of Price Goods, sam
ples &c., than I have ever carried. My
New Spring Patterns are on exhibition at
| this time and the public generally is so-
licited to call and examine them.
A.C. SMITH,
59-10-2t
Changes in the ownership of the build-
ing has required the removal of my
where patrons and others will hereafter
opposite the Brockerhoff house, with a
Merchant Tailor.
HoME & CAMP
Portable Cooker
The greatest little Cooker on the market. Indis-
pensable in home or camp, in nursery or sick
room. Can be carried in handbag or pocket. Ab-
solutely no danger of explosion, leaking or spilling.
Price 50c. Refilling Material 10c.
Come in and let us demonstrate this little marvel.
New Advertisements.
ANTED.—To rent, a small house or
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rooms, furnished. Inquire at this of*
58-50-tf
two
Last Saturday we sold seven crates of Florida
fice. Oranges, and this week we have 10 crates on hand
FOR Senate, en pends, onl AT 20 CENTS PER DOZEN.
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Linn Street.
of J. ‘Calvin Sunday,
Jownship, Centre county,
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Pres: /SALE.—1In the matter of the estate |
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| Pennsy
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lvan!a,
enna., for the price or sum of Five
| guson, county of
| nia, bounded and
! Beginning at stones,
| Sunday (formerly David Harpster,
thence by lands of the said Calvin Sunday,
. formerly of Shorb,
by lands now or
, north 27% de;
| oak stump;
es to a post;
west 275 4-10 perches to a post;
| formerly of Shorb, Stewart & Co, and the
| Jacob Kreider,
' 237 acres and 29 perches net measure.
And that return of said sale will be made April
| 6th, 1914, and thereupon confirmed, unless excep-
tions be filed thereto or an increased offer be
the four gunmen jointly convicted with |
Charles |
made therefor.
ARREN S.
| W. HARRISON WALKER,
| Attorney for Estate.
| Bellefonte, Pa.
Opera House.
H. ELMER SUNDAY,
Ww. WARD,
late of Ferguson
and State of
n the Orphans’ court of Centre county, No. 8585.
| Notice is hereby given that the Orphans’ court
f Centre county, Pennsylvania, has ordered the
! jrivate sale to Marshall C. Musser, of Tyrone,
Thousand
Two Hundred Dollars, the following described
| real estate being situate in the township of Fer-
Centre, and State of Pennsylva-
described as follows, to wit:
e corner of lands of Jacob
| Kreider, (formerly John Kreider) and Calvin
deceased)
south
| 27% degrees east 375 2-10 perches, crossing Bea-
| ver Dam Run to stones; thence by lands now or
Stewart & Co., north 62 de-
| grees east 55 2-10 perches to a white oak; thence
formerly of Frederick Gates
ees west 102 perches to a white
thence north 64 degrees east 64 perch-
thence by land of Charles D. Miller
| (formerly Peter Holdeman) north 28 degrees
‘thence by lands
! south 62 degrees west 1168-10
| perches to the place of beginning, and containing
Executors,
Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.
59.9-3t
ROBERT MORRIS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Jewelers.
JEWELS and JEWELRY
DIAMONDS and WATCHES
said
| At Garman’s Opera House
Monday, March 9th
The Greatest Western Drama
Ever Produced,
Ranger
With a Beautiful Scenic Production
Dog, and the Cactus Bush.
eet
——) WATCH FOR (—
59-10-1t Popular Prices 25, 35 and
Roefing.
Don’t Miss This One
Texas
Reproduction of the Wild Days in Texas,
showing the Roving Indians, the Wild
Cow Boys, the Cow Boy Girls, the Prarie
The Cow Boy Band
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“F. P. BLAIR & SON,
Jewelers and Opticians,
59-4-tf. BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Groceries. Groceries.
Fruits, Confectionery and
FINE GROCERIES.
White Almedia Grapes, Florida
and Naval Oranges, Lemons, Ba-
nanas, all in good order and free
of frost.
and 3 .
Fine weather yet for using Mince
Meat. Nothing else will compare
with what we make at 15c a pound.
SOME SEASONABLE GOODS.
Spinach 10 and 15c a can; Rheu-
barb, Jersey packed, sanitary cans,
10c a can; Pumpkin 10 and 15c a
can; all large No. 3 cans.
Spanish and home-grown
Large
sound and in good order.
Onions,
Fine Popping Corn, on the ear
or shelled; this goods will pop.
We have revised the prices
downward on our Beans; come in
and see the fine stock and present
prices.
If you want a fine, sweet, juicy
Ham, let us supply you.
Fine Golden New Orleans Mo-
lasses, by the quart or gallon.
We have some fine Marketing
and Clothes Baskets ready for the
spring trade.
We are still handling the fine
50c
—e.
Red Plastic
A Perfect Roofing with
a Permanent Color.
inch laps.
Sold ready to apply.—In each roll
included broad head galvanized nails
for laying under ordinary conditions.
BE
Manufactured for
59-10-tf BELLEFONTE, PA.
Litt'e Hotel Wilmot.
Quality Counts,
Tile Roofing
Supplied in rolls 403 feet long and 32
inches wide containing 108 square feet,
which is sold as 100 square feet.—The
other 8 square feet are allowed for two-
Liquid Red Cement for the laps, sufficient
Red Plastic Tile Roofing
Olewine's Hardware Store
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The Finest Meadow Gold Brand
Creamery Butter at 40c per pound.
Sweet, Dill and Sour Pickles; our
Olives by the quart are very fine.
SECHLER & COMPANY,
Bush House Block, 57-1 Bellefonte, Pa.
German Kraut. In order to meet
the demand for small quantity, we
have some packed in half-gallon
Mason Jars at 25c a jar.
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The Centre County Banking Company.
A Bank Account is Life’s
~ Best Insurance
are
and
I¥ time of death the bank account
proves itcelf the Best Kind of insur-
ance. You can get your money im-
mediately and without question. Dur-
ing life the bank account proves equally
IN PENN SQUARE
One minute from the Penna Ry. Station
PHILADELPHIA
We have quite a few customers
from Bellefonte. We can take
care of some more. They'll like
us. A good room for $1. If you
bring your wife, $2. Hot and
cold running water in every room
| The Ryerson W. Jennings Co.
59.9-6m
The Little Hotel Wilmot
valuable, provided it is kept at a figure
that really insures, and it pays Better In-
terest. Get your cash in the bank.
Leave it there. You can’t beat that kind
of insurance. This requires determina-
tion and sometimes self sacrifice. But it
ys. A bank account with us is your
Best Policy.
BELLEFONTE PA.
~ The Centre County Banking Co
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