Bellefonte, Pa., January 28, 1916.
To CORRESPONDENTS.—No communications |
published unless accompanied by the real name
of the writer.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
—A brief session of argument court
was held on Monday morning before
Judge Quigley. :
——Miles Shultz and family moved |
from east Lamb street to a house on Wil-
lowbank street yesterday. i
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FOR RENT.—Large garage. Best loca- |
tion in town. Inquire of LyoN & Co. |
61. 1-tf |
——W. S. Shelton, of Millheim, was |
last Thursday appointed a justice of the |
peace by Governor Brumbaugh. |
——Nevin Cole has been appointed a |
clerk in the County Commissioner’s
office to take the place of Fred Noll, ve-
signed. : >
——Eleven prisoners were taken
through Bellefonte on Tuesday on their
way to the new penitentiary in Benner
township.
——The Tyrone girls’ basket ball team
will play the Bellefonte High school girls
this (Friday) evening, at 7.30 o'clock, in
the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium.
——The school directors of Centre
county will be in session in the court
house today and tomorrow, in their
twenty-ninth annual convention.
——=Collins Johnston, of east Lamb
street, was admitted to the Bellefonte
hospital on Wednesday for treatment for
injuries sustained in a fall a few days
ago.
——There will be an exciting game of
basket ball in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
Saturday evening at 8. o’clock, between '
a scrub team from State College and the
Academy reserves. Admission, 15 cents.
——Anyone who has an upright piano,
in good condition, that they would like |
to rent for several months to people who |
will take good care of it will be informed
as to who desires one upon inquiring at
this office.
——The home department bible class
of the Lutheran church will hold a baked
bean supper at the Y. M. C. A. next
Thursday evening, February 3rd, begin-
ning at five o'clock. Price, 25 cents. The
patronage of the public is solicited.
——Announcement has been made of
the marriage at Lewisburg on January
7th of John Harter, of State College, and
Miss Anna M. Ross, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James M. Ross, of Boalsburg.
The young couple will reside at State
College.
——A meeting of the Board of Road
and Bridge viewers will be held on Mon-
day, February 21st, to consider an appli-
cation for the opening of a public road
from the Bellefonte and Boalsburg turn.
pike to a point near the Pennsylvania
railroad station at Lemont. :
— Miss Eloise Schuyler, who during
the winter has been taking a post gradu-
ate course at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, in Philadelphia, has been appoint-
.ed a teacher of English history in the
new High school at West Philadelphia,
to take charge of the work February 1st.
The position carries with it a very sub-
stantial salary.
—Dr. J. R. G. Allison, of Centre Hall,
has purchased the Millheim hotel from
Isaac Shauver,. During the past year
the doctor has been in charge of the Cen-
tre Hall hotel but James Runkle, the
proprietor, has decided to conduct it
himself the following year and, having
had a taste of hotel life Dr. Allison evi-
dently wants to continue in it. He first
tried to get hold of a hotel at Duncannon
but failing in this, he purchased the
Millheim hotel.
A very clever and unique play,
given under the auspices of the Belle-
fonte Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revoluticn, will be presented on Feb-
ruary 11th. The caste has enthusiastic-
ally entered into the work and promises
great success. The D. A. R. wants to
raise money to erect handsome memori-
:al gates at the entrance to the Union
«cemetery, and as the object will appeal
to many people, the society solicits the
generous and practical co-operation of
all,
‘——Yesterday morning when the
Bellefonte Central train discharged its
passengers at the Pennsylvania depot in
‘this place it was ordered on the siding
next the Lauderbach-Barber building.
The Lewisburg and Tyrone train was
late and when it arrived it was also sent
in on that track and ran right into the
rear coach of the Bellefonte Central
train, badly wrecking the same. Fortu-
nately nobody was in the coach at the
time, so that no person was injured.
——A meeting of the executive board
of the Woman's Suffrage organization of
Centre county was held at the home of
Mrs. Robert Beach yesterday morning,
to hear the report of the State conven-
tion, to act on the Susan B. ‘Anthony
amendment and to prepare for the coun-
ty convention which will be held in
‘Bellefonte late in June. The members
present were Mrs. Robert Beach, Mrs.
Frank Gardner, of State College; Miss
Jennie Reifsnyder, of Milihéim; Miss
Blanche Buddinger, of Snow Shoe; Mrs.
Weston, Miss Mary Blanchard and Miss
Mary Gray Meek. The out-of-town
women were guests of Mrs. Beach and
Miss Blanchard for lunch. wi anon
Hours Later. The
Bodies Found
Particulars in Detail.
at the hands of other persons.
State of Pennsylvania, county of Centre S. S.
An inquisition taken at Bellefonte, Centre county, Pa., January 22nd, 1916, be-
fore John Sebring Jr., Coroner of the county aforesaid, upon view of the bodies of
Wm. H. Noll and Miranda Noll, then and there lying dead, upon the solemn
oaths respectively of Darius Waite, Norman Wright, M. F. Hazel, Harry Yeager,
W. W. Keichline and Dr. David Dale, six good and. lawful men of the county
aforesaid, charged to inquire, on the part of the Commonwealth. of Penna., when
and where and by what means the said Wm. H. Noll aad Miranda Noll came to
their death, who, upon their oaths respectfully do say that it appears from a view
of the bodies and from the evidence produced before them that they, the said Wm.
H. Noll and Miranda Noll came to their death on or about January 22, 1916, at:
Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pa., by means of accidentally inhaling exhaust gas from a
gasoline engine, or “petromoriis,”’ and that said deaths did not result by violence
In witness whereof, as well the said Coroner as the said jurors, have to this in-
quisition set their hands and seals this 22nd day af Jannary, 1916.
JOHN SEBRING, Coroner of Centre-county.
N. R. Wright, M. F. Hazel, Wm. W. Keichline,
Darius Waite, H. C. Yeager, David Dale.
The above verdict of the coroner's ju-
ry is the brief legal story of the death of
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Noll but it does
not in any way depict the pitiful tragedy
enacted inside the four brick walls of the
small garage on south Water street
where 2 man well known by the most of
people in Bellefonte and his bride of only
five days lost their lives; lost them in a
way as unsuspected and insidious as by
the hand of a foe who strikes down in
the dark, unheard and unseen,
William H. Noll and Miss Miranda
M. Mowery were married at the Metho-
dist parsonage on east Linn street at
eight o'clock on Monday evening of last
week by Dr. Ezra H. Yocum. For the
time being they were staying with Mr.
Noll’'s parents, Mr.
Noll, at Peru. Mr. Noll conducted a
small garage on south Water street, this
place, and kept an automobile for livery
purposes. On Friday of last week Mrs.
Noll came to town with her husband and
spent the most of the day with him.
After the latter met the early afternoon
trains he drove to his garage and decid-
ed to overhaul his car, as one of the cyl-
inders was missing fire. Mrs. Noll de-
cided to spend the afternoon with him
and keep the fire going in the stove while
Mr. Noll worked on the car.
The latter took the radiator off, discon-
nected the wires and took the motor
apart and cleaned and fixed it up in
good shape as he believed. He complet-
ed this work shortly after seven o'clock
and then tackled the muffler, intending
to repair thay in time to meet the 8.30
train'and then go home. But he failed
to meet that train and was never seen
alive after that.
BROTHER DISCOVERS DEAD BODIES.
The dead bodies of himself and wife,
| were found by his brother, Calvin Noll
. and wife, who stopped at the garage at
eight o'clock on Saturday morning on
their way from their home on the
Witmer farm on Buffalo Run to
Runville. Calvin Noll entered the ga-
rage through the unlocked doors
and saw Mrs. Noll reclining on the front
seat of the car and Mr. Noll standing on
the right side with his arms over the
fore door.
er spoke and when he took hold of his
brother for the purpose of awakening
him, as he thought him asleep, he was
horrified to find him as well as his wife
cold in death. He frantically called to
his wife to get help that something was
wrong and jumping out of the buggy she
ran to Bullock’s shop adjoining. Mr.
Bullock could not go on the instant and
he called to “Darius Waite. The latter
called Will Keichline and the two of
them got there about the same time. A
hasty examination showed that there
was no question as to both having been
dead for some hours. Though sitting on
the right side of the car Mrs. Noll was
reclining over on the left side. Mr. Noll
was standing on the right side.
Dr. Dale was called and while he re-
sponded quickly he told them to notify
coroner John Sebring. Both physicions
arrived promptly and as a large crowd of
curious people thronged the street the
coroner selected a jury and shut the
doors. A fairly close examination of
everything was made. The car was in
shape but minus the muffler, which was
lying on the work bench in front of the
car, where the electric light burned fit-
fully. There were about two inches of
gas in the tank and, while the throttle
was open a few notches the spark lever
was shut, and there were other evidences
of the car having been in operation, but
how long or how late could not be told.
OTHERS FEEL EFFECTS OF THE GAS.
The cursory examination took but a
few minutes and was brought to a sud-
den close by some of those in the build-
ing becoming affected by the gas and
making a dash for fresh air. All the
others followed, and it was then decided
to hold the inquest later. The bodies
were accordingly removed to the morgue
of funeral director F. E. Naginey where
they were prepared for burial. The in-
quest was held at 2.30 o'clock in ‘the
afternoon. | ;
HOMER BARNES’ STORY.
. Homer Barnes was the first witness
called and he testified to taking his car
to the garage at seven o'clock on Satur-
day morning. He opened the doors,
which were not locked, switched on the
«central light and backed his: car into
and Mrs. George
He called to them but neith- |
place. Just as he was going out he hap-
pened to glance around and saw Mrs.
Noll reclining in the seat of the car and
Mr. Noll standing alongside but their
positions seemed perfectly natural and
he went away without investigating or
even speaking, as he was in a hurry.
MACKER TELLS OF “GAS-TONIC.”
W. H. Macker testified that he stopped
at Noll’s garage shortly after five o’clock
on Friday evening and at that time Mrs.
Noll was sitting in the front seat of the
tor.
put together and said he wanted to have
it in shape to meet the 8.30 train. Asked
if he knew whether Mr. Noll was in the
; habit of using anything in his gasoline to
that during the past three or four months
he had been using “gas-tonic.” The wit-
ness stated that he did not know the
composition of ‘‘gas-tonic,” but that it
registered fifty-eight proof.
| CALVIN NOLL TELLS OF LAST VISIT.
i Calvin Noll told how he and his wife
visited the garage about 7.30 o’clock on
Friday evening and found William work-
ing on his machine and Mrs. Noll sitting
{in the front seat. She complained of
having a headache and told of having
slept from two to four o'clock in the
afternoon. She got out of the machine
{ and stood and chatted with Mrs. Calvin
, Noil while the two brothers talked. Will
| Noll had everything fixed about the ma-
i chine but the muffler and he said he
{ wanted to get that fixed in time to go-to
the train. This was the last they were
. seen alive and all that followed is mere-
ly conclusions drawn from facts as known
| and the sad result.
i WAS IT CARBONIC-OXIDE GAS?
After Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Noll left the
garage Mrs. Noll evidently ‘resumed her
| place in the machine and Mr. Noll con-
tinued his work, but there isno evidence
that he accomplished much after that, as
the muffler lay on the work table. But
there was evidence that the motor had
been operated some. The one theory is
that Mr. and Mrs. Noll were victims of
carbonic-oxide gas, which is caused by
burnt gasoline fused with oil, and which
is very deadly in the absence of oxygen
in a sufficint neutralizing quantity.
The garage building is practically air
tight and the deadly gas may have been
gathering there for days. The quantity
was largely augmented by Mr. Noll test-
ing his motor on Friday afternoon. The
physicians stated that the condition of
the bodies would indicate that death had
occurred eight or ten hours previous, so
that it is probable it was sometime dur-
ing Friday evening.
Carbonic-oxide gas gathers at the top
of a room and settles down as fast as the
oxygen is consumed. The position of
the bodies is taken as an indication that
Mrs. Noll fell a victim to the gas first.
That Mr. Noll was probably working at
the exhaust pipe in order to fit the muf-
fler and getting up discovered something
wrong with his wife. He possibly was
in the act of trying to arouse her when
his lungs filled with the deadly gas and
he succumbed without a chance to save
even himself.
EXHAUST GAS VERY DEADLY.
Bellefonte authorities agree that the
exhaust gas from an automobile is very
deadly, if confined. And it takes only a
few minutes to do its deadly work. For
instance, most of the men who were
affected on Saturday felt it for hours
afterward. Some of them had severe
pains in the head and a choking sensa-
tion in the lungs. Undertaker Naginey
averred that he felt the effects of it even
on Sunday.
Only a few weeks ago Dr. Dale was in
his private garage tuning up his car and
did not notice anything unusual until he
got up and tried to walk, First he stum-
bled against the side of the car, then
against the garage in his efforts to get
into the open. And when he did it was
he had to be assisted by his wife. Just
two weeks ago the WATCHMAN published
the following notice of a similar tragedy:
dead at Carbondale, a victim of petro-
mortis, or auto gas. Mr. Frank went to
his garage to test out his engine on Sun-
day evening, and as the night was cold,
closed the doors. He started the ‘engine
and left the muffler open, with the result
that the small garage became filled with
gas and he was overcome, dying there.
car and Mr. Noll was at work on the mo- |
He claimed to have it all ready to |!
get better mileage Mr. Macker stated |
with difficulty he made his way tothe
house and got to bed, and in the latter |
Fred Frank, a prominent contractor, is
|
! of automobiles cannot be too careful
is all right out of doors where there is
plenty of air, but death lurks in exhaust
gases in so many different forms that
{no chances should be taken.
i The remains of the unfortunate victims
‘of the Bellefonte tragedy were viewed
| by hundreds of people at Naginey’s un-
| dertaking establishment on Saturday | —Miss Janet Potter wasa guest of Mrs. S. A. |
| evening, many going out of curiosity but
some through sincere friendship and out
of respect to their memory. On Sunday
morning the bodies were taken to the
Noll home at Peru.
William Henry Noll was a son of
| George and Mary E. Noll and was born
{at Peru on June 3rd, 1888, being 27 years |
, 7months and 19 days old. During his
youth he spent a number of years on the
+ farm at Pleasant Gap with Samuel Noll
; and family, coming to Bellefonte several
young man and had the good will of all
who knew him. In addition to his par-
ents he is survived by two brothers, Da-
vis S. and Calvin R.
Mrs. Noll was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Mowery and was born at
Woodward on August 14th, 1894, hence
was only 21 years, 5 months and 7 days
old. During the past two years or more
she had lived in Bellefonte. Surviving
her are her parents, now living near Re-
bersburg, and the following sisters and
brothers: Mrs. Albert Reed, of Mifflin-
burg; Mrs. W. J. Miller, Fisher, Carl and
Marshall Mowery, all at home.
The double funeral services were held
in the Methodist church at Pleasant Gap
at two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon
and such a crowd has seldom before been
seen at a funeral in Centre county. Rev.
and was assisted by Rev.C.C. Shuey ,after
which burial was made in the Lutheran
cemetery at the Gap.
Do You WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR
StocK.—The State Department of Agri-
culture is urging the farmers of the State
to go
Pennsylvania. Only recently a bulletin
from the Agricultural Experiment Station
at The Pennsylvania State College called
the attention of the farmer to the advan-
tages to be had through having a good
sire in their herds, even if they have
nothing more in the way of registered
cattle.
Several years ago George R. Meek im-
ported from the Island of Guernsey the
splendid heifers, “Snowdrop of Les Mer-
riennes” No. 45972, and “Donnington
Giddy 2nd” No." At the same time Prof.
H. E. Van Norman, then head of the De-
partment of Dairy Husbandry at the
Pennsylvania State College, purchased
for Mr. Meek, from the Eastern Guern-
sey Breeders Association, “Fearless Boy”
No. 22216, a bull having the Glenwood
and Langwater strains, the very best
combination in American breeding of
Guernseys. Mr. Meek did not purchase
these fine animals with a view to going
in for fancy stock. His plans were to
have the nucleus on which to build a
herd of good ones for his own farm and
then give the farmers of Centre county
the opportunity to purchase his surplus
stock at nominal prices for such animals.
He has been somewhat disappointed and
his plans upset by the regularity with
which male instead of female calves put
in their appearance.
His misfortune, in this respect, is the
good fortune of others who may be want-
ing the very best Guernsey blood that
can be gotten, because he is offering his
male calves, with registration and trans-
fer fees paid at $35.00 each. When it is
realized that these animals are from a
sire and dams that he paid hundreds of
dollars for you will understand that he
is really giving the farmers of this com-
munity an opportunity that they could
not get elsewhere.
If you want to raise a sire of your own,
of the best butter and cream stock
known, that has size as well, you might
find one or the other of these calves to
your liking. They are for sale.
R. B. TAYLOR VIRTUALLY WINS SUIT.—
In the United States district court at
Sunbury on Friday the jury in the case
of the Donald McNeil company, of Pitts-
burgh, against R. B. Taylor, of Bellefonte,
returned a verdict of $7,500 in favor of
the plaintiff, which in a way is a victory
for Mr. Taylor. The Donald McNeil
company brought suit to recover an al-
leged balance due them for “Warrenite,”
of $21,000. Mr. Taylor contested the
case on the grounds that he suffered
damages to the extent of $30,000 on ac-
count of the company’s delay in furnish-
ing him the material, thereby being held
up for weeks in his work on the state
road contract in Washington county. In-
asmuch as the above verdict is only
about one-third of the amount asked by
the Pittsburgh company Mr. Taylor will
probably not appeal the case. The out-
come of the suit will very likely result in
Mr. Taylor getting a settlement with
the State, as he claims it still owes
him about $33,000.
——Several patterns of horse blankets
at greatly reduced prices at the Potter-
Hoy Hardware company. See window
display. 63-4-1t.
'——Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Stephens cel-
-ebrated their golden wedding anniversa-
ry at the home of their son, Prof. H. M.
Stephens, in Carlisle, on Sunday. Rev.
Stephens was pastor of the Bellefonte
M. E. church several years and he and
his wife are well known here.
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, All of which goes to show that owners
2 iH ald ‘Husband and Wife Die of ‘Petromortis.’
| Tragic Deaths of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Noll. Asphyx-
iated with Gas in Own Garage.
years ago. He was a quiet, inoffensive |
E. H. Yocum had charge of the services
in for more and better cattle in
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
1 —
about testing out their motor indoors. It | —Mrs. Joseph Twitmire, of Sunbury, was in
| Bellefonte for the day, Wednesday.
{ —C. D. Moore, of State College, was a business
! visitor in Bellefonte Friday of last week.
—Mrs. Miller Stewart has as a guest her
. daughter, Mrs. Miller, of Hagerstown, Md.
i —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilmour were in Lew-
| isburg for a short visit the early part of the
| week.
| Bixler while spending the week-end in Lock
ven.
—Mrs. Russell Blair has been in Philadelphia
i during this week. Mrs. Blair left Bellefonte
Monday.
| —Miss Vida Wetzel left Wednesday for her
| home at Stoyestown, called there on account of
| the illness of her mother.
{ —Mrs. Eva Snyder, of Jersey Shore, hasbeen
"in Bellefonte for the past week, visiting with her
sister, Mrs. H. M. Bidwell.
—Mrs. Lawrence McClure, of Renovo, and her
children, are visitiug with relatives here, having
come to Bellefonte Wednesday.
— Miss Louise Brachbill will leave today for
| Philadelphia, to visit for several weeks with
| friends there and in Harrisburg.
—Mrs. C. L. Arnold, of Philadelphia, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis. Mrs,
| Arnold came to Bellefonte Monday.
—MTr. and Mrs. J. W. White, of State College,
| werein Bellefonte for the week end, with Mr.
and Mrs. J, P, Sm th, of Bishop street.
—Miss Elizabeth Gephart is visiting in Chester,
haying gone down last week for an indefinite
stay with Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Hiller.
—Dr. Edith Schad is arranging to go to Wash-
burn, Wis., the early part of next week, expect-
ing to spend a month with Mrs. F. L. Beers.
—Miss Margaret Cook, who came from Welles-
ley on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs.
A. J. Cook, will remain in Bellefonte with her
parents.
—Miss Grace Atchinson, of Philadelphia, is
visiting with Miss Ethel Dale, at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clement Dale, of Alle-
ghenv street.
—W. Harrison Walker Esq. went down to
Williamsport on Tuesday evening.to attend a
| meeting of the Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons,
and also have his eyes examined by Dr. Haskins.
—Boyd Huston, of Denver, Col., and Miss Isa-
bel Huston, of Pasadena, Cal., passed through
Bellefonte on Tuesday on their way to attend
the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs. J. H.
Huston.
—Judge Harry Alvin Hall, of Ridgway; Thom-
as H. Harter, of Loganton, and ex-sheriff Tor-
rence Shearer, of Lock Haven, were a jolly trio
of gentlemen who spent a few hours in Bellefonte
on Wednesday.
—Mrs. K. A. Snodgrass, of South Bend, In"
diana, came to Bellefonte Wednesday of last
week and is a guest of her sister, Mrs. J. D. Hun-
ter. Mrs. Snodgrass will be east until the mid -
dle of February.
—MTrs. B. A. Harker returned to Johnsonburg,
last week, after visiting two weeks in Bellefonte
with her sister, Mrs. Lyons. Mrs. Harker came
here with her mother, Mrs. Struble, who remain-
ed with Mrs. Lyons.
—Miss Jennie Reifsnyder, of Millheim, who
came to Bellefonte for the meeting of the execu-
tive board of the Woman’s Suffrage association
Thursday, has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. McCarger during her stay. :
—The three Leathers brothers, of Howard,
with their families left on Tuesday for Gulfport,
Miss., where they will be located the next two
months during which time they will have a pub-
lic sale of the real estate of Central Beach.
—MTrs. Robert Roberts, of Piedmont, brought
her niece, Eleanor Mallalieu, to Bellefonte last
week, the child having gone to West Virginia
with her grandmother a week ago. Mrs. De-
nius will remain indefinitely with Mrs. Roberts.
—Mrs. Frank Mullen and her daughter, Mrs.
Haines, have been here this week visiting with
Miss Brockerhoff and her brother, Dr. Joseph
Brockerhoff. Mrs. Haines returned to Altoona
Wednesday, while Mrs. Mullen remained in
Bellefonte.
—Francis E. Thomas came to Bellefonte yes-
terday from Boston, where he is working in the
Massachusetts School of Technology. Mr.
Thomas will be here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Thomas, for his mid-winter vacation
of ten days.
—MTrs. Edward Stuart, who has had rooms in
Hurley house on High street, while in Bellefonte
for the winter, moved to the Bush house early in
the week, expecting to live there until leaving in
the summer.
—Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. McDonald, of Altoona,
both members of the Altoona Chapter of the
Eastern Star, spent Monday here as guests of
Mrs. John Noll and her daughters, Mrs. Van
‘Dyke, and Miss. Noll. A part of the day was
given to motoring through the country about
Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Thomas Jennings, of Clarksburg, W,
Va., joined her sister Mrs. Reilly here this week,
for a short visit with her mother, Mrs. Barbara
Gross, who is critically ill, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Cunningham. Mrs. Jen-
nings has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cunning-
ham during her stay.
—With the party of John W. Miller, who drove
to Bellefonte yesterday in his Studebaker Six, to
attend the Centre County Threshermen’s con-
vention, were Mrs. Miller, his father and moth-
er, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Miller, Mrs. John O. Sto-
ver, and E. E. Royer. The party returned to
State College late in the afternoon.
—Mrs. James Reilly, of Huntington, W. Va.,
who is at Mr. and Mrs.J. M. Cunningham's
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Barbara Gross*
came here Friday of last week, owing ‘to Mr.
Gross’ serious illness. Mrs. Reilly before hee
marriage was Miss Caroline Gross and has no
been in Bellefonte since leaving eleven years ago
—Those from a distance who have been in
Bellefonte this week for the funeral of Mrs. The-
odore McNichols were, her daughter Lilly,
Mrs. George Ebersoll and her husband, of Har-
risburg; hér grandsons, Archey McNichols and
his wife. of Altoona; Theodore McNichols and
his wife, of Renovo; Harry McNichols, of
Youngstown, Ohio, and a friend of the family,
George Jones, of Harrisburg.
—Mr. and Mrs, D, I. Willard are arranging to
leave here on the seventh of February for Wash
ington, going from there to Fruitland Park,
Florida, where Mr. Willard with several other
business men of Bellefonte are interested in the
development of land for fruit growing purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard will be in Florida for two
weéks, the time being divided between Fruit-
land Park and St. Petersburg.
—J. B. Rockey and his nephew, Martin C.
Meese, of Truso, Iowa, were in Bellefonte Fri.
day, having driven here from State College.
Mr. Meese with Mr. Rockey’s son and his fam-
‘ily, W. F. Rockey, Mrs. Rockey and their two
sons, of Peru, Iowa, came east before Christmas
to visit with relatives in Pennsylvania. Mr.
Rockey has livedin Iowa but five years, while
this is Mr. Meese’s first visit east, his parents
having gone there from Centre county many
years ago. Mr. Meese will return home about
the first of February, Mr. Rockey and his fam-
ily remaining until the middle of the month.
May, to open her home at Palmyra, N. J., for | O
—Judge Henry C. Quigley made a business trip
to Pittsburgh this week.
—Nelson Showers, of Johnstown, spent several
days the past week among Bellefonte friends.
—Mrs. Julia Shuey and Mrs. Irvin, bcih of Le-
| mont, were in Bellefonte Wednesday shopping.
| —Edward Hockenberry, of State College, has
| been spending the week among friends in Belle-
| fonte. :
| —Miss Rachael Marshall will go to Washing-
| ton this week for a two weeks visit with Mr.
' and Mrs. George Boal.
i —Miss Mary Snyder, who has been in Balti-
| more with Mr. and Mrs. Edward C Cooke since
Christmas, returned to Bellefonte Monday night.
—Miss Sara McClenahan, of Centre Hall, spent
a part of last week in Belletonte, being a guest
while here of her brother-in-law, Irvin Gettig.
—James Allport, of Barnesboro, was a Belle-
fonte visitor on Monday, coming here on busi-
ness connected with the Titan Metal company.
—Mrs. Miles Mattern is visiting with her
niece, Mrs. Albert Schad, having come here
Monday from Half Moon valley, where she has
been for the past year.
—William F. Smith, of Milheim, ex-prothono.
tary of Centre county, was a Bellefonte visitor
over Tuesday night, having come up to look
after some business matters.
—Mr. and Mrs. Luther K. ‘Dale and family, of
Oak Hall, autoed to Bellefonte Sunday to spend
a short time with Mrs. Dale’s mother, Mrs.
Amanda Houser, who has been ill.
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—Why is it that boys who pride them-
selves on being young men, and would
be offended if called boys, cannot refrain
from meddling with property that not
only does not concern them, but the de-
struction of which is a menace to the life
of themselves as well as others.
fer now to the young men who recently
have been throwing stones at the insula-
tors on the high voltage wires of the
State-Centre Electric company. Outside
the limits of Bellefonte, both north and
south, a number of the insulators have
been broken and knocked off with stones
thrown by some one, and if the practice
is continued some day a wire will fall
down either on one of the offenders or
some innocent person and then there
will be an electrocution not staged at the
new penitentiary.
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——George Hassinger, “of Pleasant
View, an employee at the Armor Gap
quarries of the American Lime and
Stone company, fell into the quarry on
Monday morning from a height of forty
feet, and miraculous as it may seem, not
a bone was broken. He sustained a
number of cuts and bruises, and
it is feared may be injured internal-
ly, though it will take a few days
to decide how seriously. Hassinger was
connecting the compressed air pipe at
the top of the quarry when it broke caus-
ing him to fall backwards into the quar-
ry. He was taken to the Bellefonte hos-
pital where his injuries were attended to
after which he was removed to his home.
Yesterday he was reported as getting
along as well as could be expected.
-—1J. S. Gilliam, proprietor of Gilliam’s
department store in Crider’s Exchange,
is confined to his room in the Garman
house with a bad attack of heart trouble.
His sister, Mrs. Gancelo S. Wing, with
her husband, of Green Bay, Va. are now
with him.
NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS.—All coun-
ty exonerations and returns of seated
lands, for the year 1915, must be filed in
the Commissioner’s office on or before
February 1st, 1916. 61-4-1t
——The regular $7.00 Vacuum carpet
cleaner can be had for the next week at
the Potter-Hoy Hardware company for
$4.89. See window display. 63-4-1t
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer.
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per bushel..................... $1.00
nions...........ccu.... 65
Eggs, per dozen. 30
Lard, per pound.... 14
Butter perpound.........ccovenciiilion ronnie 32
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up tosix o'clock
Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press.
Bed WHeat.....vhicini. dbiniiciiniienss doshas sites $1.25
White Wheat... . 1.20
Rye, per bushel............ 70
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 70
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 70
Oats, old and new, per 40
Barley, per bushel........ 60
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening.
Wheat—Red .............icccceieernisinnanies $ 1.37@1.40
* =—No. 2.... . 135@1.38
Corn —Yellow......
“ —Mixed new.
Oats......... sessesessesssensresanes
Flour —Winter, per barrel..
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