The Greatest Event of its Kind in Pennsylvania’s History
| A Nine Days Bargain Harvest
| IT'S WORTH COMING M
Altoona Merchants’
Thursday, January 2
ES TO PROFIT BY
Clearance
Oth to Saturday, January 29th
Merchants Join in Crowding Wondrous Values Into
Every Sale Made During This Memorable Event. Mer-
chandise of Seasonable and Desirable Quality has Never
Sale
Been Offered at Such Low Prices as During the NINE DAYS Value Giving Harvest.
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THE RETAIL DIVISION OF THE ALTOONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Look For
(Guarantee
Tags in
Windows
All Merchants
Guarantees Every Article to be as Represented.
The Dollars will Laugh at the Miracles They’ll
Perform During This Mammoth Sale.
of
Your Dollars will be a Mighty Purchasing Power-You'll
Save More Than You Ever Dreamed Possible.
All Lines of Trade Participating.
No Measures will be Spared to Make This the Most
Every Man, Woman and Child Should Take Ad-
vantage of this Tremendous Nine Days Harvest.
Look For
Guarantee
Tags in
Windows of
All Merchants
Remarkable Sale in the Annals of Retail Business.
MOB LYNCHES NEGRO With the ~Churches’ of they ' New Advestisements. - JEWELRY,
North Carclina “Murderer Killed at County. OR SALE.—The Max Faust Property on
Scene cof Crime.
Two hundre? masked men visit
ed the Wayne county jail, at
Goldsboro, N. C., ccmpelled the jailer
to deliver his keys. took from a cell
John Richards, a colored man, charg-
ed with having been implicated in the
murder of Anderson Gurley, a farmer.
carried him to the scene of the crime
and hanged him to a tree.
They then fired into the body.
Richards is said to have confessed
to the authorities that he and tw>
other colored men sought to rob Gur-
ley and killed him when he resistel.
$500,000 Fire in Panama.
Fire destroyed the American
hotel, as well as several other build-
ings, including retail stores and an
ice factory at Panama. Several persons
were injured, none seriously. The
flames also threatenel the district in
the neighborhood of the Panama rail-
way station. The loss is estimated to
be $500,000, partly covered by insur-
ance.
Maryland’s New Governor.
Emerson C. Harrington, Democrat,
was inaugurated as governor of Mary-
land at Annapolis. A large bani of
woman suffragists came from Balti-
more to witness the ceremonies and
to participate in the inaugural parade.
New Advertisements.
OTICE—In the matter of the estzie of B. F.
Schaeffer. The undersigned having been
selected to settle the estat> of said de-
cedent, all persons indebted thereto will please
make payment to them, and all persons holding
claims against the same are requested to present
them without delay.
L. A. SCHAEFFER,
Bellefonte, Pa.
W. E. SCHAEFFER,
60-49-4t Mifflinburk, Pa.
OTICE.—A RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO
THE INDEBTEDNESS GF THE BOR-
OUGH OF BELLEFONTE.
WHEREAS, the Borough of Bellefonte was du-
ly empowered by various Acts of Assembly,
passed during the years 1863, 1865, 1867, 1868,
1869, and 1873, to borrow money principally for
water purposes, in the aggregate of $115,000;
AND WHEREAS, said loans were issued on the
general credit of said Borough, and not as a spe-
cific charge against the Water Department,
which received the benefit thereof;
AND WHEREAS, the present amount of said
loans have now been reduced to the sum of
Now _be it resolved by the town council of the
Borough of Bellefonte, that the unpaid balance
now due upon said loans, shall be and is hereby
assumed by the Water Department of said Bor-
ough, and that the semi-annual interest upon
said loans of $93,000, at the rate of three and one-
half per cent, per annum, be and the same is
hereby made a charge upon the funds derived
from water rentals, and is hereby directed to be
paid from said water funds.
Passed at the regular meeting of the Town
Council of the Borough of Bellefonte, held on
the 3rd day of January, A. D, 1916.
THE BOROUGH OF BELLEFONTE,
. By JOHN S. WALKER,
President of said Town Council.
Attest:
W. T. KELLY,
Secretary.
January 3rd, 1916, Approved,
EDMUND BLANCHARD, |
61-2-1t urgess.
Notes of Interest to Church People of
all Denominations in all Parts of
the County.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Service Sunday 11:00 a. m. Wednes-
day 8 p. m,, 93 E. High street.
UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9.45 a. m.
Preaching at 10.45 a. m.
Mission Band, 2 p. m.
K.L.C.E, 6.30 p. m.
Preaching and evangelistic services at
7.30 p. m. Evangelistic services next
week, every night, at 6.45 p. m., except
Saturday night.
E. FULCOMER, pastor.
New Advertisements.
EPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The
First National Bank, No., 9249, at Howard
_ in the State of Pennsylvania, atthe close
of business, December 31st. 1915:
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts........ $ 95,670 36
Total loans.............ot.0 veined $ 95,670 36
U. S. Bonds deposited to secure cir-
culation .................... $ 25,
Total U.S. bonds..................;.....
25,000 00
Securities other than U.S. bonds (not
including stocks) owned unpledg-
RE $ 46,565 79—46,565 79
Subscription to stock
[2 ederal Re-
serve Bank.........$2,
Less amount unpaid...1,000 1,000—-1,000 00
Furniture and Fixtures..................... 1,000 00
Net amount due from Federal Re-
serve Bank... 3,000 00
Net amount due from approved re-
serve agents in New York
£0, and St. Loni
Net amount due from ap-
proved reserve agents ;
in other reserve cit-
i $ 15,655 85——16,363 15
other cash
$ 85150
, Chica-
707 30
86 20——— 937 70
00
25
00
Notes of other National Banks........... 130
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz:
Coin and certificates... J 3,194
Legal-tender notes .... 2,500
Redemption fund with U. S
er (not more than 5% on ci
tion) and due from U.S. Treas-
RETRY iets Sashes rvansasd
ur-
rcula-
1,250 00
Total. uli anaes $ 196,611 25
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in.......cccccocvviveinenes $ 25,000
Shrplus fund... soiintonniisins
Undivided profits.......$4,600 $4,600
Less current expenses,
. interest, and taxes paid.
Circulating notes outstanding...
Due to banks and bankers.........
Dividends unpaid, «esses ieeieniiiinnniee
Individual deposits subject to check.
Certificates of deposit due in less
than 30 days..............ecoinemanianian
Total demand deposits......
Certificates of deposit..........coceoeineno
Total of time deposits............ 46,219 17
Total.......ccoecsmriininsniiviimisiiinsiind $ 196,611 25
State of Pennsylvania, County of Centre, ss:
I, MATTHEW RODGERS, Jr., Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
MATTHEW RODGERS, Jr., Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me ‘this 10th
day of January, 1916.
HOWARD A. MOORE,
Notary Public.
My commission expires March 30th, 1919.
Correct—Attest:
ABRAHAM WEBER,
THOS. A. PLETCHER,
C. E. YEARICK,
Directors,
61-2-3t
High street, Bellefonte, Pa. Inquire of
W. H. PATTERSON,
61-2-4t Clearfield, Pa.
OTICE.—The annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Whiterock Quarries will
be held at the offices of the company in
the Centre County bank building, Bellefonte, Pa.,
on Monday, January 24th, 1916, at three o'clock
p. m., for the election of directors for the ensuing
year and to transact such other business as may
properly come before such meeting.
L. A. SCHAEFFER,
Bellefonte, Pa., Secretary.
Jan. 6th, 1916. 61-1-3t
DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. — Letters
testamentary in the estate of Robert
Galbraith, late of Harris township, Cen-
tre county, Pa., de leased, having been granted
| to the undersigned, all persons knowing them-
selves indebted to said estate are hereby notified
to make immediate payment of such indebted-
ness and those having claims to present them,
duly authenticated, for settlement to
JAMES W. SWABB, Administrator,
60-49-6t Linden Hall, Pa,
DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—Estate of
Rebecca Woodring, deceased: Letters
of administration on the estate of Rebec-
ca Woodring, late of Worth township, Centre
county, Pennsylvania deceased, have been grant-
ed to Daniel Woodring, residing at Osceola Mills,
Clearfield county, to whom all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make payment
and those having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay.
DANIEL WOODRING,
Administrator,
Osceola Mills, Pa.
CLEMENT DALE,
Atttorney, 60-50-6t
Farm for Sale
The large farm of the late W. E. Rumberger,
south of Fillmore, Centre county,
CONTAINING 174 ACRES, MORE OR LESS
all under a good state of cultivation except five
(5) acres which is covered with good
standing timber, must be sold at private sale be-
fore January 30th, 1916. For further informa-
tion call at farm or send bid by letter to C. B. or
5 i RUMBERGER, Bellefonte, R. F. D. No. 1.
-2-3t
UBLIC SALE OF FARM STOCK AND IM-
PLEMENTS.—C. B. and J. H. Rumber-
ger, administrators of W. E. Rumberger,
Dec’d., will sell at public sale on the premises
one mile south of Fillmore, on
FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1916,
6 work horses, 6 colts, 7 milk cows, 12 head of
young cattle, one bull, b sow and shoats,
seed potatoes and grain, a full line of farm im-
plements as well as household goods. Sale will
gin at 9 o'clock a. m. L. Frank Mayes, Auc
tioneer. 61-2-7t
UDDEN wealth
brings discontent
and ambition to
a simple, home-loving wo-
man, who shared his days
of poverty, fails to rise to
the new conditions and he
decides to divorce her in
favor of a beautiful young
woman. Slade wins politi-
cal honors but loses —
Better find out for yourself
by reading our new serial
‘Daniel Slade. His wife, |
The
Governor’s
Lady
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A story with a popular
appeal that has caused
widespread discussion.
The above interesting story |
will begin in the “Watchman”
next week.
Candyland for the Best.
1916 finds us with entirely New
SPECIAL PRICE THIS W EEK
Turkish Caramels
15 CENTS PER POUND.
New Candies Made Every Day.
Both Phones CANDYLAND STORES.
60-1-1y. BELLEFONTE AND STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Lines, More Up-to-Date and more Reason-
able Prices.
F. P. BLAIR & SON,
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS
Bellefonte, Pa.
That Money You Received
as a Xmas gift can be converted into a
gift that will wear and give pleasure for
many, many years. Jewelry and Silver-
ware will do the trick.
THINK IT OVER.
F. P. BLAIR & SON.
59-4-tf.
Groceries. Groceries.
FINE GROCERIES
Fruits and Confectionery.
We have a few items that you may find worth
looking after.
O.
A small lot of those 1914 crop Mixed Nuts at roc. per 1b.
Fair sized Oranges at 15¢c and 25c per dozen—fine fruit.
California pillow Figs at 15¢ per pound.
Fancy Wisconsin Cheese at 22c per pound—now worth at
present market rate 25c. 4
New crop California Walnuts and New Nuts at 2oc per 1b.
Fine Nut Meats—Pecans, Walnuts and Almonds—all full
pieces, none broken—Try them.
California Naval Seedless Oranges—all sizes— fancy fruit.
Fancy Cranberries, 15 cents per quart—dry measure.
SECHLER & COMPANY,
t Bush House Block, - - 57-1 - - Bellefonte, Pa. |