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Bellefonte, Pa., July 29, 1921.
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Avoidable or Unavoidable Losses in
Railroad Operation.
Ralph A. Smith, president of the
Centre county Conservation Associa-
tion, has sent us for publication the
following discussion of one of the
great sources of loss in the operation
of railroads. Mr. Smith has made a
long and very thorough study of for-
est fires and the sources of their ori-
gin. In fact he might be accepted as
an authority on that subject in Central
Pennsylvania. His opinion is certain-
ly worth consideration, though having
no intimate knowledge of the ques-
tions he raises we make no attempt to
support or refute them.
“In the discussicn of the railroad
question that is now taking place and
which is so vital to our every activity,
the question of apportioning losses
that are occasioned by proven dishon-
est, careless and inefficient practices
that are costing the public so dearly,
should not be lost sight of, If some
legislation were enacted charging
losses of this kind against dividends,
it would not take many dividend per-
iods until we would have an efficient
administration. So long as the stock-
holders get a good dividend, adminis-
tration is considered good, but let
dividends shrink and employees, ship-
pers and the public are immediately
called to bat.
“Using the Tyrone & Clearfield and
Moshannon Branches of the Tyrone
(Pa) Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad as an illustration, the length
of which is given by the Official Rail-
way Guide as 74 miles, a decision of
the Supreme court of Pennsylvania
just handed down, gives the S. B.
Stine Co., of Osceola Mills, Pa., a ver-
dict against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co., which with interest and costs
of prosecution will amount to $175,-
000.00, for loss occasioned by sparks
from a carelessly equipped and operat-
ed locomotive. The trial of this case
showed gross carelessness and ineffi-
ciency on the part of the company. In
the past few years verdicts have been
awarded James H. Minds, of Ramey,
Pa., for well on to a million dollars for
discrimination in the placing of coal
ears. During the past ten years care-
lessness in the operation and equip-
ment of locomotives and right of way
conditions has resulted in the burn-
ing of 38,000 acres of woodland (at
the rate of 50 acres per mile per
year) and with other verdicts award-
ed, losses, claims or suits brought or
pending, with interest and costs, dur-
ing the last ten years it has cost
$2,220,000.00 or $222,000.00 per year or
$3000.00 per mile per year, which the
railroads have been called on to pay
or which is lost to the public.
“If it costs as much on the other
railroads of the country it is costing
the nation $770,000,000.00 per year,
for needless acts of administration;
not to mention other losses or losses
from employees of the minor class,
which more or less properly may be
charged into operating costs.
“Taking the population served by
these two branches and dividing trans-
portation among other railroads,
street car lines, automobiles, ete., and
the per capita cost is $11.00 per year
for dishonest, careless and inefficient
administration.
“High officials resort to practices
that are very questionable, causing
losses that have to be settled in
courts, with great additional costs
and it is all charged against operating
costs and passed on to employees,
shippers and the public, whereas if in
the case of proven questionable prac-
tices, the loss were charged against
the dividend account, the stockholders
would purge themselves of these of-
ficials, benefitting all.
“If the piece work principle of “No
Work No Pay” that is to put the la-
bor question in better shape, were
coupled up with “Questionable Ex-
penses Charged Against Dividends”
it would inspire more faith in the
much advertised efficiency campaigns
and result in some real efficiency.”
Monster Trout Caught Last Friday.
Al Smith, who lives on Lamb street
opposite the old electric light station,
caught the biggest trout in Spring
creek last Friday ever taken in Centre
"county. He had a day off from his
work at the lime kilns and went down
the creek to the old abutments that
formerly carried the Central Railroad
of Pennsylvania viaduct across the
stream. Using bait he had been fish-
ing but a short time when he hooked
the fish. He had some difficulty in
landing him but finally succeeded and
when pulled out the trout resembled
a monster shad. It measured 27 inch-
es in length and weighed 9 pounds. It
was 3% inches wide across the back
and 6% inches deep through the body
while the under fin was two inches
wide. In circumference the fish meas-
ured 15% inches. While the trout was
of the brown variety it also had very
decided markings of the brook species
and was probably a cross between the
two. This was probably the largest
trout caught in the State this year and
Mr. Smith is undoubtedly entitled to
the standing reward of twenty-five
dollars offered by the State Sports-
men’s association for the largest trout
caught in the State during the season.
The trout will be mounted for exhi-
bition purposes.
——E. F. Brouse, of Boalsburg, is
a member of the class of thirteen
young men to be graduated at the
Mont Alto forest academy on Thurs-
day of next week.
MANN. — Mrs. Emma Elizabeth
: in | Now on Way to Bellefonte for Belle- |
Mann, passed away at her home in | y [8hs Drouety oi Allegheny trece
ne ‘late the home of Mrs. Mary Wil-
When the Bellefonte Trust company | son Linn,
; building, now = being remodeled,
been confined to bed the past year.
She was a daughter of Robert and
Sibella Bell Kinsloe, was born at Lew-
istown and was 79 years and 4 days
old. Her girlhood life was spent at
Lewistown, Miiroy and Reedsville and
it was at the latter place she was
united in marriage over fifty years
ago to Mr. Mann. The latter was con-
nected with Mann’s axe works at
Reedsville and in 1875, following the
death of Harvey Mann, the family
moved from Reedsville to Axe Mann,
where Mr. Mann took charge of the
axe plant at that place. The follow-
ing year they moved to Bellefonte and
for twenty-three years were residents
of this place. While living here Mrs.
Mann was a member of the Bellefonte
Presbyterian church and was quite
active in church affairs. In 1898 the
family moved to Lewistown and in
1905 Mir. Mann passed away. Mrs.
Mann was the mother of six children,
only two of whom survive, namely:
Misses Anna H. and Harriet P. Mann,
both at home. One daughter, Bella
K., died at the age of two years;
Ralph passed away ten years ago and
W.- Harris on April 18th, 1920, and
Harvey Jr. in infancy. One brother
and a sister, H. C. and Miss Belle J.
Kinsloe, of Newton Hamilton, also
survive.
Funeral services were held at her
late home in Lewistown at 10:30
o’clock on Monday morning by Rev.
S. Dickson, after which burial was
made in the Church Hill cemetery at
Reedsville.
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FOSTER.—Thompson B. Foster,
second son of Robert M. and Mary
Snyder Foster, of State College, died
at the Bellefonte hospital on Monday
following a two week’s illness with
lobular pneumonia. His condition
from the first was considered very
grave and he was brought to the hos-
pital for treatment ten days prior to
his death.
He was born at State College on
July 27th, 1898, making his age 22
years, 11 months and 27 days. He
was an exceptionally bright young
man and in June graduated at the
College as an industrial engineer. In
addition to his parents he is survived
by one brother and a sister, Robert
M. Foster Jr., of Philadelphia, and
Miss Harriet, at home.
Rev. Samuel Martin had charge of
the funeral services which were held
at the Foster home at six o’clock on
Wednesday evening, burial being
made in the Branch cemetery.
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McDEVITT.—William J. McDevitt
died at the home of Mrs. Anna Car-
son, at Axe Mann, on Thursday of: last
week following a long and painful ill-
ness with sarcoma on the face. He
was a son of Gutan and Elizabeth
Garrett McDevitt and was born at
Stormstown on August 30th, 1858,
making his age almost sixty-three
years. He was a laborer by occupa-
tion and an honest, industrious man
until stricken by illness. The remains
were taken to Gray's cemetery where
burial Was made on Saturday.
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Episcopal Church Picnic.
The combined picnic of St. Paul’s
parish, Lock Haven, and St. John’s,
Bellefonte, held at Hecla park on July
21st, was largely attended and was
one of the most successful of such
events in many years. The perfect
weather together with the effective
carrying out of an extended program,
covering the entire day, made the oc-
casion one long to be remembered.
Bellefonte won the silver loving cup
as having registered the most points
in the various athletic contests, while
Jim Shope, a member of St. John’s
boys’ club, was awarded a gold medal
for being the highest individual scorer,
a boy from Lock Haven receiving a
silver medal for the second highest
score.
About 500 sat down to the picnic
dinner served from noon until 1:30,
many more going down during the
afternoon. Orchestra music for danc-
ing crowded the park pavilion until
the serving of ice cream and cake at
five o'clock was the signal that the
day was drawing to a close, the de-
parture for home being made at about
six o’clock.
Two Prisoners Escape.
Two of the prisoners recently
brought to Rockview from the eastern
penitentiary made their escape from
the new western penitentiary about
two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
They are No. 115697—John McKinney,
of Chester county, serving a term of
from three to five years, and No.
11374—Robert Riley, of Cumberland
county, in on a term of from two to
three years.
The men were members of a gang
working in an oats field and the guard
had been called away to look after
some trouble with the wagon hauling
a load of oats to the barn. The pris-
oners took advantage of his absence
to dodge into an adjoining corn. field
and make their escape. The same
evening they were seen in the neigh-
borhood of Houserville. One of the
men would have gotten out in Decem-
ber and the other had but six months
to serve.
——A mid-summer electrocution at
the Rockview penitentiary took place
on Monday morning when Joseph Du-
bois was put to death for the murder
of his wife early in 1920. Dubois was
taken to the chair at 7:10 and after
three contacts was pronounced dead
at 7:17 by Dr. C. J. Newcombe, resi-
dent physician at Rockview. The re-
mains were claimed and were shipped
to Tunkhannock for burial.
1s one inch thick, safety deposit "box-
stitute will be. held in Bellefonte the
WEIGHTY VAULT EQUIPMENT
fonte Trust Company.
The History of a Porch.
The removal of the porch from
has met with a great
is | difference of opinion; but, as sug-
completed and the banking institution | gested by Prof. A. L. Kocher, head
back at its old stand burglars, if any ! of the architectural department at |
State College, the present owners
thought it would be better to restore
it to the original, and the presentation
by Miss Mira Humes of the large
stone that at one time lay in front of
the Humes residence made this possi-
ble.
should feel so inclined, would be up
against all kinds of insurmountable
obstacles if they should ever attempt
to tap the bank’s treasure chest.
Practically everybody in Bellefonte
saw the pouring of the concrete for
the massive walls of the big double
vault in the building. And the con-
crete is reinforced with a net work of
inch steel bars. Last week workmen
completed the wiring for the burglar
alarm system, which consists of a net-
work of wires set against the concrete
in the interior of the vault, so that if
one wire is broken or crossed the
alarm sounds.
Last Thursday the vault equipment
was shipped from the plant of the
Mosler Safe company, at Hamilton,
Ohio, and should reach Bellefonte this
week. It consists of two vault doors,
the steel lining for the vaults, which
és and currency and security chests)
and some idea may be had of the mag-
nitude of this equipage by the fact
that it weighs 49,060, almost twenty-
five tons, and fills one car. Just as
soon as the car arrives workmen from
the Safe company will come to Belle-
fonte and put the equipment in place.
The door of the old vault will be used
on the storage vault in the basement,
and when everything is in place the
vaults of the Bellefonte Trust com-
pany will be as absolutely burglar
proof as it is possible to make them.
This effort on the part of the Belle-
fonte Trust company to safeguard all
money and valuables entrusted to it
should appeal to its hundreds of pa-
trons and the public at large.
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How to Peel Onions.
Housewives who intend to exhibit
mixed pickles at the. coming Mifflin
county fair, Lewistown, Pa., August
23 to 26, will shed no tears from peel-
ing onions this year. Many ,women
have declared that they don’t Yike to
prepare any. fair exhibits that contain
onions in them, because the onions
make them cry when they peel them.
That is because most women do not
know how to peel onions. Any one
beginning at the roots of an onion and
peeling upwards can peel it without
a tear. Those in charge of the can-
ning exhibit have trield it out and
found it worked ‘like a charm.
A break-all-records display of can-
ned fruits and vegetables and jellies
and jams, is expected at the fair.
There will be large exhibits of all
kinds of women’s work, farm prod-
ucts, and live stock. Premiums to-
talling $3500 are offered for educa-
tional exhibits by the fair.
The entertainment attractions have
been obtained from all over the coun-
try. They include horse 1rgei g,
$5,200 in purses, aviation, fire oy
vaudeville, music, a midway and less-
er attractions. It is the most elabo-
rate program of the kind ever puton !
by the fair. 3
A premium list telling all about the
prizes to be won by exhibitors or ed-
ucational products at the fair may be
obtained by writing to Secretary Rus-
sell, and asking for one.
Close of Trout Fishing Season.
The trout fishing season will legal-
ly and officially close at twilight to,
morrow evening and any man catch-
ing trout after that will be amenable
to the law. Fishermen lose the last
day of the season this year, July 31st,
because it falls on Sunday, and the
law makes it illegal to fish on the
Sabbath day. .
Taken as a whole, the season has
not appealed to fishermen as a very
successful one, not because of the
scarcity of trout but because of the
fact ‘that for three-fourths of the
time, at least, the streams have been
so muddy owing to the succession of
hard rain storms that fly casting was
out of the question and fishing with
bait met with poor results. During
the days when the streams were fit
some good catches were made, which
is evidence that the trout are there if
conditions had been right to get them.
But like everything else the season
has come to an end and the rod and
line will be put away until 1922 rolls
around.. In due time guns will be
brought forth and the man who seeks
his recreation in the great outdoors
will go on the trail for game instead
of patrolling the banks of . trout
streams.
Poultry Culling. |
Realizing the importance of culling
the poultry flock, county agent J. N.
Robinson has secured the services of
H. D. Monroe, poultry specialist from
The Pennsylvania State "College, to
conduct a campaign to:have poultry
keepers sell the poor; low-producing.
hens and keep only the hens that will
return a profit.
During the week of August 11th
fifteen demonstrations will be given.
Every one attending will be given the
opportunity to handle the birds and
thus get actual experience in culling
poultry. In teaching culling the best
results are obtained when the farmers
actually handle the birds under the di-
rection of the poultry specialist. All
those attending the meetings should
prepare to handle the hens. |
——The Centre county teachers’ in-
week of ‘September-5th. to 9th, inclu-
sive. This will be the week of the an-
nual Grange encampment at Centre
Hall, and Pennsvalley teachers-are at
house.
iron works, now part of the land of
the western penitentiary. The Gen-
eral died in 1832 and left this house
to his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Hunter
Wilson, who occupied it from the
death of her husband in 1841 until her
death in 1850, and it was during this
time that the porch was built which
has now been torn away.
was of the style of what is known as
the Greek revival period in architec-
ture and did not correspond with the
colonial architecture of the house.
Carrie A, Rote, Centre Hall.
From the history of Centre county
it is learned that in April, 1806, Judge
Walker, having been appointed to pre-
side over the Fourth district, moved
to Bellefonte: After he had been here
some years Governor Snyder offered
to transfer him to the Northumber-
land district, but he had proven so
popular here the people offered him
every inducement to stay. The grand
jury in a body asked him to decline
Governor Snyder's proposition, and
Gen. Philip Benrer offered him the
money to build any kind of a home he
liked, and a lo
cepted the General's offer and built
tthe stone building, (the more- recent
home of the late Mrs. John B. Linn, |
General
which he occupied until kis removal
to Bedford in 1814,
{o build it on. He ac-
Benrer’s grand-daughter)
never lived in the
His home was always at Rock
Gen. Benner
The porch
This house, by the way, was the
first in Bellefonte to have gas put
through it, being rented at that time
from the Wilson heirs by the late
Jacob V. Thomas, secretary of the
Bellefonte Gas company. Since the
death of their father and mother the
property has been the home of Miss
Mary Hunter Linn and her brother,
Henry S. Linn,
Corl—Breon.—Curtis L. Corl and
Miss Elsie May Breon, both of State
College, were united in marriage at
the Reformed parsonage in Boalsburg,
on Wednesday of last week, by the
pastor, Rev. S. C. Stover.
has for some time past been one of the
efficient operators in the Commercial
telephone exchange at State College
while the bridegroom is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Corl and is already (ed will be arrested for trespass.
making a success as a progressive |
young farmer.
known in their home locality and their |
many friends extend congratulations
and best wishes.
The bride
Both parties are well
“Themas—Davidson.—Ralph Thom: |
as, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Thom- ‘that d
as, of the Branch, and Miss Mary Da- , “at day.
vidson, of Hickory, were married at
Washington, Pa., on July 13th.
bridegroom is a graduate of State
College, and is engaged in vocational
school work at Hickory, Pa.
——Last Friday evening Misses
Margaret Cowher and Myrtle Beck-
with, both of Bellefonte, accompanied
Guy Moyer and James Bland, of
Pleasant Gap, on a motor ride out the
"state highway towards Yarnell.
turning Bland, who was at the wheel,
was driving rather fast and in mak-
ing the turn onto the main road the
car upset, throwing the occupants out.
Both young ladies were badly cut and
bruised and were picked up by a pass-
ing truck and brought to the Belle-
fonte hospital where it was found
that their injuries were not critical
and after being given proper atten-
tion they were ‘taken to their homes. |
‘The young men were shaken up but!
not badly hurt. The car, however,
had to be towed in for repairs.
Re-
——Among the five thousand sol- |
dier dead brought last week from '
France to the United States were the '
remains of Jack Barry, who was kill- week or more but is now on the mend. !
ed in the fighting at Chateau Thierry |
on July 15th, 1918. The dead soldier Spangler on Monday, that her uncle,
is a son of Mrs. Matilda Barry, of the Rev. Bolinger, of Kansas, had
Philadelphia, and enlisted for service died of pneumonia.
in that city. He was born in Belle-
fonte, however, the family having
es preteen.
Marriage Licenses.
Henry H. Hinton, Howard, and Car-
rie M. Hoover, Pleasant Gap.
‘Raymond A. Zeigler, Rebersburg,
and Marion V. Kreamer, Millheim.
Curtis L. Corl and Elsie May Breon,
State College.
Curtis L. Corl and Elsie May Breon,
State College.
Oscar C. Viehdorfer and Rhoda B.
Casher, Snow Shoe. |
Rey R. Zettle, Spring Mills, ‘and
Lloyd . Weaver and Amber Crane,
Tyrone.
Albert F. Henry, Altoona, and Mar-
garet B. Bell, State College.
Spurgeon M. McCauley and Clara
C. Shaffer, Punxsutawney.
——The ‘Watchman” is in a class
a loss as to how they can attend both. | by Itself—high class.
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| Academy Swimming Pool to be Open-
ed August 4th.
Now that-the time is rapidly ap-
proaching for the opening of the big
swimming pool on Hughes athletic
field, which will be at one o'clock
{ Thursday afternoon, August 4th, it
may interest the public to have cer-
tain facts and regulations called to
their attention.
very great expense has been incurred
in the ereetion of this wonderful pool
of concrete, 326 feet long, with a
width varying from 90 to 50 feet, and
'a depth varying from 3% to 53% feet, as
the circumstances require. Certain
regulations will be rigidly enforced to
keep the pond in a condition that will
appeal to the scores of good people
that will desire to enjoy it.
No one will be permitted to swim in
the pool unless an admission fee of
twenty-five cents is paid, and that will
buy the privilege of swimming dur-
ing the morning hours or afternoon
hours or evening hours., Any one de-
tected in the act of trying to “beat”
his way into the pool will not only be
dealt with according to law but de-
barred from the rool for the remain-
| der of the season. :
Tickets, must be sccured at the bath
house whence concrete steps will lead
disc will be provided that bathers
must wear, indicating the day and
period of the day which their ticket
has provided for bathing. Each day
will have a special color and the fig-
ure on the disc will indicate the per-
iod, 1—morning; 2—afternoon; 3—
evening. This disc must be returned
to the man in charge when the bath
is ended.
The pool will not be open on Sun-
days.
The morning hours for bathing will
be 9-12.
The afternoon hours will be 2-5.
The evening hours will be 7-10.
Every one must take a shower in
the bath houses before entering the
pool.
Persons throwing stones, mud or
other ‘things into the pond will be
dealt with in accordance with the law
‘and any one in any way destroying
the property about the pool will be
punished. *
Proper bathing suits must be used.
Terms strictly cash, no reductions
when several enter from one family,
twenty-five cents is the one price.
Please leave all valuables at home.
A man will be in charge of the pool
who will not only guard the bathers
ing the spare hours. He -will have
full police power. Price for a half
hour lesson is 50 cents. .
Persons detected in tryings to use
the pool outside of the hours mention-
Admission to the athletic field will
be free except when athletic contests
_ are in progress.
| The Odd Fellows band will furnish
the music on the opening day.
[It is advisable that as me=y as pos-
sible put their bathing suits on at
home because of the expected rush
The Academy Road Improvement Fund. |
|
The fund for the improvement of
| the driveway through the Academy
: grounds is not growing as fast as it
‘should be, if the amount desired is to
be raised on time. Friends of this
old-time institution should - send in
their contributions. at once, so the
work can be done before the opening
of the Academy. Make all checks
payable to Miss Olive Mitchell, treas-
urer. The fund to date is as follows:
Montgomery & Co., Bellefonte....... 25.00
Sidney Carnahan, Ravenna, O....... 25.00
‘ Kenneth N, Chambers New York
CUEY ict vias ngivian na ion sevens ame iin sine o 25.00
Wm. B. Rankin, Bellefonte.......... 10.00
Conrad High, Reading.............. 10.00 *
H. M. Bidwell, Bellefonte..... PETAR 5.00
W. Overton Hannon, Wadsworth,0. <= 504:
0. C, Reiter, Pittsburgh.....%.... 10.00
Boyd Parshall Jr., Washington, Pa.. 5.00
Wade King, Oakmont............... 5.00
$375.00
, at the Bush house, served every Sun-
‘day, $1.00 per plate?
| ee eee
CENTRE HALL.
Word came to Miss Gertrude
! "Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Crabb and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown motored
lived here many years prior to mov- to Centre Hall on Sunday where they
ing to Philadelphia and the body, ac-
companied by the dead soldier’s moth-
er, will be brought to Bellefonte on
the 8:10 train Sunday evening. The
funeral will be held on Monday, and
will likely be in charge of the Ameri- '
can Legion. Burial will be made in
the Union cemetery. :
‘spent the day at the home of C. D.
Bartholomew.
and Mrs. W. F. Rockey, of Tussey-
ville, went to Cleveland, Ohio, on
Thursday, expecting'to be away for
several months.
their vacation at the present time—
! Rev. C. F. Catherman, of the Metho-
‘dist church, and Rev. M. C. Drumm,
ee of the Lutheran church.
Elmer O. Musick and Ruth Shaw-
ver, Coburn. |!
Miss Mary Kennedy'and Mr. Hoy
and niece motored to Altoona on Sat-
urday and returned Sunday, bringing
, back with them Miss Kennedy’s niece,
Mary Helen Bartholomew.
| Mrs. John Rowe, of Atlantic City, L
started on her homeward way on Mon-
day, from the home of Mr. Rowe's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rowe. '
, She will make several stops on her
‘ way down.
Penn’s Cave is a wonderful attrac-
‘tion prepared by Nature, and draws
large crowds every week. Since mo-
, tor-boats are used for ‘conveying pas-
“sengers into the interior, the trip is
one of much greater safety and pleas- :
Lure, -
{ Mrs. L. W. Person, of Trenton, and
"Mrs. Ammon Burkholder, of Phillips-
burg, N. J, arrived at the home of
: their mother, Mrs. M: E. Stfohm, on
Thursday. Jusy were accompanied b
, Margaret, daughter of Mrs. Burkhold-
"er, and her little friend.
In the first place, a |
to the bottom of the pond. A celluloid !
but will give swimming lessons dur-
Amount previously acknowledged. ..$250.00 ;
——Have you tried a chicken dinner
66-26-4t |
J. Frederic Moore has been ill for a |
Miss Ruth Rockey, daughter of Mr.
Two of our ministers are away on
: PLEASANT GAP.
Mrs. Shutt, of Boalsburg, spent a
fon days with her sister, Mrs. Lesty
ill.
Barney Bilger and daughter, of
Bellefonte, spent Sunday with grand-
mother Bilger.
! Carl Griffith and son, of Pittsburgh,
are spending their vacation at the
. George Gettig home.
i Several of our men who have been
employed at the Titan plant have been
i laid off for the present.
Misses Helen Glasgow and May Me-
Clellan, of Centre Hall, spent Sunday
at the M. M. Keller home.
Mrs. Harry Brown and two inter-
esting children, of Tyrone, are visit-
je with the C. C. Baumgardner fam-
ily.
Rev. J. B. Durkee is visiting his son
William and family, and incidentally
having an enjoyable time among his
former parishioners.
Miss Emeline Noll, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at the Gap and had a
most enjoyable time among her nu-
merous friends here.
Harry Goodling left on Monday for
Long Island, New York, having secur-
ed a lucrative position there with a
large contracting company.
~ The P. O. S. of A. festival Saturday
evening: was largely patronized. 1t
was a decided financial success, the
| net proceeds aggregating about $200.
Our road contractors expect their
brick for the completion of our state
road about August 1st, and then the
road. should be completed in a very
brief time.
Mrs. P. N. Shelly and little daugh-
ter, of Port Royal, were visiting
among their old neighbors and friends
here. The absence of the doctor was
regretted on this occasion.
Both of our Sunday schools, the
Methodist and Lutheran, will hold
their annual picnic on Saturday next.
If weather conditions are favorable
an immense crowd should be in at-
tendance and a most enjoyable time
result.
The MecNitt-Huyett Co. have sus-
pended operations on their large lum-
bering plant in the vicinity of Potters
Mills, but fortunately the good work
on the Lonebarger tract continues 'un-
abated to the satisfaction of quite a
‘bunch of employees at the Gap and
vicinity,
Little Miss Margaret Houser, who
is unfortunately a cripple, was very
agreeably surprised on her birthday
last week when about twenty of her
young friends made a raid on her and
presented her with many useful and
valuable gifts. The entertainment
was quite commendable and highly
appreciated by all participants.
The women of Spring township
were very reluctant about paying their
tax of 15 cents for the year 1920.
They will now have to pay $1.71, mak-
ing it more worth while. Possibly
they will be more expeditious in their
i liquidations in 1921. Our school board
‘instead of levying a $2.00 poll tax on
i the men have reduced one dollar on
the men and added the amount on the
women. It’s about as broad as it’s
long, as the head of the family, as a
{ rule, has to settle. The women now
'have a valuation of $25.00, aggregat-
ing 15 cents for county tax, $1.38 for
1 School, 5 ‘cents for poor, and 13 cents
, road, all of which they must pay same
as men,
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Political Announcements.
i TAX COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce the name
of T. R. Hamilton, of the North ward of
Bellefonte, as a candidate for nomination
, for the office of Tax Collector of Bellefonte,
subject to the decision of the voters as
expressed at the Primaries to be held on
Tuesday, September 20th, 1921.
We are authorized to announce the name
of Herbert Auman, of the North ward, as
a candidate for the nomination for Tax
Collector of Bellefonte, subject to the de-
cision of the Republican ‘voters as ex-
pressed at the primaries on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 20th, 1921.
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[ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FAL ESTATE.—J. M. KEICHLINE.
real estate operator in Centre ‘county
buys and sells real estate. ' If
‘you want to buy’ or sell real estate write
to him. or call at pr glie Amr eluple \
court, Bellefonte, Pa.’ - 65-28-6m
ELERY PLANTS FOR SALE.—One
million plants of leading varieties
proven free from hollow stalks so
often found in many strains of celery. 50
plants 30c. 100 plants 50c. 500 lants
. 1000 plants $3.00. Call or mail your
If wanted by parcel post add 10c
{per 100 plants or 2bc per 1000.—J. D.
HOUSER, Pleasant Gap, Pa. P, O. address
: Bellefonte, R. F. D. 3. 66-25-tf
ISSOLUTION NOTICE.—Notice is
hereby given that the firm of John
i T. Harnish & Co., has been dissolv-
ed by mutual consent. All bills owing to
them should be paid promptly to E. C.
+ Miles, at the office of the Bellefonte Lum-
ber company, and all obligations contract-
od by them will be paid at the same of-
ce.
C
JOHN T. HARNISH.
66-27-3t E. C. MILES.
XECUTOR’S NOTICE.— Letters testa-
mentary on the estate of Nancy
Glenn, late of Ferguson township,
Centre county, Penna., deceased, having
been granted to the undersigned all per-
sons having claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present the same, prop-
erly authenticated, for payment and those
knowing themselves indebted thereto
should make immediate payment.
JOHN G. MILLER, Executor,
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
W. Harrison Walker, Attorney 66-26-6t
Farmers, Take Notice
I will insure your crops against
fire and lightning for six months.
J. M. KEICHLINE, Bellefonte, Pa.
66-27-8t
Farmers and Others Take Notice.
' I will insure dwellings at $1.00 a hun-
dred and barns at $1.60 a hundred on the
cash plan, for three years, as against fire
and lightning.
J. M. KEICHLINE,
66-16-6m Bellefonte. Pa.
Ira D. Garman
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry
“JEWELRY MADE OVER”
11th Street Below Chestnut,
| 63-84-6m. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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