gi Drm Md "Bellefonte, Pa., October 28, 1921. Editor P. GRAY MEEK, To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real mame of the writer. Terms of Subscription.—Until further motice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance Paid before expiration of year Paid after expiration of year svat $1.50 L175 2.00 THE CARELESS SMOKER. By Harris A. Reynolds. A fool there was and his pipe he lit, (Even as you and I) On a forest trail where the leaves were fit, | To become ablaze from the smallest bit | Of spark—and the fool he furnished it ! (Even as you and I). The forest was burned to its very roots, Even beneath the ground, With the flowers, the birds and the poor dumb brutes, Old hoary oaks, and the tender shoots Which might have been logs but for such galloots, Allowed to wander round. The lumber jack has now passed on, His pay day comes no more, And the Screech-owls haunt the camp at dawn | Where the cook’s tin pan woke the men of : brawn; ! But the mill is silent, and the trees are! gone, | The soil and the forest floor. A deadly sight are those hills of rocks Which once were beds of green; No hope for the human, no food for the! flocks; The floods must be held by expensive locks While the harbor is silted to the docks—- The ships no more are seen. But the fool smokes on in the forest still, Leaves camp fires burning too, While the patient public pays the bill And the nation’s wealth is destroyed for nil. If the law doesn’t get him, the devil will— Smoker, it’s un to you! Centre County Sportsmen Exercising Greater Care. Last spring an appeal was sent out by this Association asking the sports- men of Centre county to use greater care about fires in the woods, etc. and we want to take this opportunity | to thank sportsmen for the splendid response. The forest fire loss from fishermen for the spring season of 1921 was 1400 per cent. less than that of 1920, which is a very remarkable showing, considering that the fire season was longer than for a great many years and also that the lack of employment greatly added to the number of fish- ermen. The percentage of fires classed as “unknown,” a part of which are usu- ally attributed to fishermen, were even reduced to a greater extent, so that altogether it is a wonderful showing, and goes to show what can be done if everybody charges his mind with the rights of others. There is scarcely a landowner who would object to the true sportsman hunting on his property, and when more of us get into that class that “No Trespass” sign will be as hard to find as the elusive game. The fall hunting season is now near at hand and if everybody uses care with fire in the woods and respects the rights of those on whose land they are permitted to hunt, they will be welcomed back next year, we will have better forests, more water, more game and fish and there will be a better feeling among all concerned. If we once form the habit of being careful with fire and respecting the wishes of landowners it will become just as natural as our heretofore care- less habits have been, and it will mean that coming generations will also have some of the pleasures we now so much enjoy. CENTRE CO. CONSERVATION ASSN. rrr Ae Academy Road Improvement Fund. It is refreshing and most pleasing to observe that the good citizens of Bellefonte are appreciating the wen- _derful improvement Mr. Hughes has made in the construction of the drive- way through the Academy grounds and the erection of the pillars at each entrance. The items below are most encour- aging and much appreciated by the Academy management, who are doing all in their power to make Bellefonte more attractive both from a business and artistic standpoint. Previously acknowledged Geo. Schroeder, Pittsburgh A. BE. Schad, Bellefounte............ 25.00 A. L. McGinley, Bellefonte......... 25.00 H. BE. Clevenstine, Bellefonte 25.00 George A. Kelley, Bellefonte 25.00 Russell Blair, Bellefonte.... ,. 385.00 G. Fred Musser, Bellefonte........ 15.00 Samuel Myford, Belle Vernon, Pa.. 15.00 W. R. Brachbill, Bellefonte........ 10.00 Bellefonte Republican ............. 10.00 Ota)... ees asin $1674.00 erst fp eee Christmas Bazaar. Don’t forget that the Woman's Guild of St. John’s Episcopal church will hold their annual Christmas ba- zaar in the parish house Thursday, December 1st, afternoon and evening. Fancy work, Christmas cards, dolls, practical gifts, food and candy. This year’s display will surpass that of previous years. Do your shopping early. er ——e oie ——Doughnuts, the real kind; cakes, light and fluffy; hot coffee, the real thing, and sandwiches, good sub- stantial ones, Hallowe'en, sold on the street by members of the Woman’s ‘nounced success. ' peatedly promoted until she ranked "with the best instructors in that de- club. | KRUMRINE. — Miss Annabelle ' Weaver Krumrine, only daughter of Sidney and Jane Bubb Krumrine, of Philadelphia, died at noon on Tues- day in the Episcopal hospital, Phila- delphia, of peritonitis, following an attack of appendicitis. She was tak- "en sick about ten days previous but her condition did not become alarm- ing until Saturday when she was tak- en to the hospital but nothing could be done to save ner life. | She was born in Bellefonte and was | twenty-two years old last August. Her childhood and early girlhood were spent in Bellefonte the family later ‘ moving to State College where she ' graduated at the High school and had | one year in College. Some four or i five years ago the family moved to | Philadelphia and she accepted a po- ! sition in the vocational educational department at Wanamaker’s. She was peculiarly adapted to the work of teaching and had met with pro- She had been re- partment. She was a great lover of ‘ outdoor sports, such as horseback rid- "ing, golf and tennis, and all her lei- sure time was spent in that way. Mourning her death are her pai- ' ents and one brother, Charles Krum- rine, of Philadelphia. The remains ! were taken to Williamsport where burial was made yesterday afternoon. REDDING.—James Redding, a well known coal operator, was found dead in bed at his home in Altoona on Monday morning. He was appar- ently in good health ail day on Sun- day and took an automobile trip in the afternoon. Before going to bed he complained of a pain in his chest but it was not serious enough to cause any alarm. Mr. Redding was born at Snow Shoe on January 21st, 1865, hence was in his fifty-seventh year. His boyhood days were spent at Snow Shoe but when he grew to manhood he moved to Clearfield and most of his life was spent ihere. Some years ago he became interested in the coal business and had charge of extensive mines at Dysart, and in the spring of 1920 he moved to Altoona in order to be nearer to his mining operations. se a —— He was married to Miss Sarah F.. Smith and she survives with one son, Edward J. Redding, of New Castle. He also leaves one sister and a broth- er, Miss Anna and Lawrence Redding, of Snow Shoe. The remains were taken to Clearfield on Wednesday morning and burial made in the Cath- olic cemetery at that place yesterday | morning. il il GARBRICK. — Mrs. Mary Ellen Garbrick, widow of John Garbrick, passed away at her home at Coleville at 11:30 o’clock on Saturday morning following an illness of some weeks with uremia. She was a daughter of John and Martha Houser Cole and was born at Coleville in May, 1846, hence was 75 years and 5 months old. She was married to John Garbrick about fifty- four years ago, who has been dead about twenty years, but surviving are the following children: Curt Gar- brick, of Mill Hall; Mrs. Edward No- lan, of Coleville; Mrs. Alice Steven- son, of Niagara Falls, and Harry E. Garbrick, of Coleville. She also leaves two brothers, Jacob Cole, of Bellefonte, and Perry, of Coleville, and two half-brothers and two half- sisters, namely: Mrs. E. C. Tuten, of Philipsburg; Amos G. Cole, of Lewis- town; Frank, in North Dakota, and Mrs. Harold Kirk, of Pine Crest farm, south of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held at her late home at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. G. E. Smith, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. i i SMEAD.—Mrs. Gertrude Smead, wife of Howard Smead, of Bellefonte, passed away at the Bellefonte hos- pital, where she had been a patient since August, on Tuesday morning. Her illness dates back to a year ago. She was a daughter of James and SC A ——— fluenza, which finally developed into pneumonia. She was aged five years and six months and in addition to her bereaved parents is survived by one brother and a sister. Rev. J. Max Kirkpatrick, of the Presbyterian church, will have charge of the serv- ices which will be held at 9:30 o’clock this (Friday) morning, burial to be made in the Boalsburg cemetery. bi ——— SE Christian Endeavorers Rally in Par- adise. Another enthusiastic Christian En- deavor rally was held in the United Brethren church at Paradise on Tues- day evening. The rally theme was “C. E. Foursquare,” and was discus- sed as follows: “The four great di- visions,” by Miss Mary Kauffman, of Centre Line. “The four great prin- ciples,” by the county C. E. president, Clarence Williams. “The four great spheres of action,” by L. C. Thomp- son, and “The four great methods,” by Rev. L. C. McHenry, of Houser- ville. Each speaker was very emphat- ic and sounded the right notes at the right time and place. The president made an appeal for more comrades for the “quiet hour.” Miss Helen Em- enhizer, of Houserville, brought echoes from a great rally held at Port Treverton. In addition to the enthu- siastic congregational singing the Centre Line quartette sang “Speed Away” and James Schreck and wife, of Lemont, and C. E. Smith, of Belle- fonte, sang “Some Happy Day.” The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. George E. Smith, Bellefonte; vice president, James H. Schreck, Lemont; recording secretary, Roy H. Grove, Bellefonte; assistant secretary, Miss Mary Kauffman, Centre Line; treas- urer, Miss Adaline Bathurst, Belle- fonte. There were present at the gather- ing 63 from Paradise, 23 from Centre ' Line, 18 from Bellefonte, and 26 from Houserville. The next rally will be held at Runville. The congregation at Paradise had their Harvest Home services on Sunday and allowed their elaborate and “fruitful” decorations to remain for the rally. _———————— — | Fell Down Cellar Stairs and Broke Her Neck. About 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Catherine Solt, wife of William Solt, living south of How- ard, fell down the cellar stairs and broke her neck on the concrete floor, dying instantly. Mr. and Mrs. Solt were busy making preparations to move to another home. Mr. Solt was out in the yard and Mrs. Solt was busy in the house. She was making a hurried trip down stairs when she slipped and fell. It was perhaps fif- teen minutes later when her husband found her lifeless body. A large gash on her head was mute evidence of how she met her death. Mrs. Solt’s name was ~ Catharine Daughenbaugh and she was born near Bellefonte about fifty-six years ago. In addition to her husband she is sur- vived by four children: Curtis, a telegraph operator at Sandy Ridge; Mrs. Schaeffer, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Lester Leathers and Miriam, at home. Funeral services will be held at her late home at ten o'clock tomorrow morning by Rev. Foss, of the Re- formed church, and burial will be made at Jacksonville. eel Young People’s Sunday School Con- ference. The fifth annual young people’s ' conference of Centre county Sunday ! 12th, ‘at 9:30 ‘a.- m. schools will be held at the Bellefonte High school on Saturday, November Mr. Bonsal, of Philadelphia, young people’s superin- tendent, and Miss Netting, of Erie, ' assistant superintendent, will be the principal speakers of the day. Mr. Hule Dale, young people’s county . superintendent, urges that every su- Mary Evers Gallagher and was born in Bellefonte on April 11th, 1884, hence was 37 years, 7 months and 14 : "Hill, Eleanor Gettig, Mark Hunter, days old. Her entire life was spent in Bellefonte. On December 22nd,’ 1903, she was married to Mr. Smead | and he survives with five children, namely: Ambrose, Marie, Elizabeth, Joseph and John, all at home. She also leaves one brother and two sis- ters, Thomas Gallagher, Mrs. John Derstine and Miss Mary Gallagher, all of Bellefonte. She was a faithful member of the Catholic church all her life and fun- 00 | eral services will be held in that church at ten o’clock this morning by Rev. Father Downes. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. il i McCORMICK.—Robert B. McCor- mick, of Lock Haven, president judge of the judicial district comprising the counties of Clinton, Cameron and Elk, died on Sunday following six months illness with heart trouble, aged 48 years. He was a graduate of Lafay- ette College and was admitted to the Clinton county bar in 1894. He seiv- ed two years as district attorney of Clinton county and was appointed judge by Governor Brumbaugh to suc- ceed the late judge, Harry Alvan Hall, deceased. He was also elected for a full term on the bench in 1918. He is survived by his widow and two daugh- ters. Burial was made on Wednesday afternoon. 1} fl BRADFORD.—Grace Irene Brad- ford, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bradford, of Lemont, passed away on Tuesday night following an illness of two weeks or more with in- | j afternoon which will perintendent return his registration card promptly. The local committee in charge of the conference is as follows: H. C. Menold, general chairman; Mary Dale, secretary; Ella Harvey, Grace Shope, Lois Foreman, Dorris Cobb, Marjorie Leslie Thomas, William Keller, John Dubbs, Harold Wion, Earl Teaman and Otto Smith. American Legion Carnival. The Brooks-Doll Post of the Amer- ican Legion will hold a three day’s carnival in celebration of Armistice ! day. On Wednesday and Thursday, November 9th and 10th, the carnival will be held in the armory in the even- ings only. On the 11th, Armistice day, there will be an all day celebra- tion. There will be a parade in the include five bands and every organization in Cen- tre county is invited to participate. The parade will be followed by a foot- | ball game on Hughes field and a big dance in the armory at night. At the armory on Wednesday and Thursday | nights there will be a mammoth ba- | zaar, to include fortune telling, re- | freshments and music all the time. | The public is asked to extend their patronage. Fifth Red Cross Roll Call. - | The fifth annual enrollment of | members of the American Red Cross | will take place November 11th to 24th. No words are necessary to convince you of the value of this appeal. Our local Red Cross throughout the year | has given aid where aid was needed | and the organization and its humane | work can live only if it is remember- ed by a big enrollment of members. | Haler—Weston.—A pretty wedding was celebrated on Wednesday even- ing at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Weston, in Miss Rebecca N. Rhoads’ new bungalow on west Linn street, when their daughter, Miss Eleanor Weston, was united in marriage to Philip J. Haler, of Pittsburgh. Only the immediate members of the two families, and a very few close friends of the bride and groom were present to witness the ceremony which took place at six o’clock, and was perform- ed by Rev. Dr. A. M. Schmidt, of the Reformed church, the beautiful ring service being used. The bride was ‘given in marriage by her father, Dr. Weston. The bride wore a gown of white Canton crepe de chine, with a bridal veil, and carried a bouquet of bride’s roses. She was attended by Mrs. . Germantown. ' Fine and Jail Sentence for Booze Richard Weston, as matron of honor, who was attired in blue and carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums. The bridegroom was assisted in the cere- mony by his younger brother, Mr. Haler. Following the ceremony and congratulations delicious refreshments were served and later Mr. and Mrs. Haler were taken to Tyrone by auto- mobile for a brief wedding trip west. The bride is very well known and universally admired in Bellefonte. A great lover of children she has for a number of years past been interested in kindergarten and health work among the school children and two years ago she developed the character of “San Tan,” on the lines of the “Cho Cho” tales, and in this way gave health talks in the grade schools of Bellefonte. She was peculiarly adapted to this line of work and filled engagements along a similar line in Philadelphia and other places in the State. She has also been deeply in- | terested in missionary and Y. W. C.' work and in both capacities wll be greatly missed by her co-workers. The bridegroom is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State College in the discovered from the top of the new | department of forestry, and is now an instructor in forestry at that institu- | tion. Returning from their wedding trip they will go at once to their al- | ready furnished apartments at State College. i i Maurer — McDonald. — Clyde M. Maurer and Miss Myra McDonald, both of Martha, were married at the parsonage of the United Brethren church, at noon on Monday, by the pastor, Rev. George E. Smith. The young couple left on the Pennsylva- nia-Lehigh train to spend their hon- | eymoon in Washington, D. C., and re- turning will locate at Martha. Kline—Levi.—Harrison G. Kline, : son of ex-sheriff and Mrs. Henry Kline, and Miss Barbara Levi, a daughter of Mrs. M. C. Levi, were married on Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s mother on Spring street by Rev. Wilson P. Ard, of the Lutheran church. The young couple left the same evening on a wedding trip to New York city and Washing- ton, D. C. The bride is very well known in Bellefonte and for a num- ber of years has been one of the effi- cient employees in Katz & Co’s store. | The bridegroom is in the employ of the State Highway Department. i | In Society. Mrs. H. C. Yeager was hostess Tuesday night for the card club of which she is a member, two tables be- ing in play. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Twitmire will entertain tonight at their home on Water street, with a dinner of nine covers. The Misses Helen and Roxanna Mingle and Mr. and Mrs. John Marks were originators of the masked dance | given at the new Masonic camp at Snow Shoe Intersection last night. Between fifty and seventy-five invita- tions were issued; cider doughnuts and pop corn being the refreshments served. ! The annual Hallowe’en dance and card party was given by the Catho- ! lic Daughters of America in Knights ! of Columbus hall last night. Good music, elaborate decorations and good : refreshments made the party a great success. | Mrs. H. E. Fenlon entertained Sat- urday afternoon in compliment of Mrs. Richard’s friend, Mrs. Moyer, of Thieves. In the federal court at Scranton, on Wednesday, Robert B. Montgom- ery, of Bellefonte, was convicted of "instigating and planning the steal- ing of whiskey from the federal de- pository of confiscated liquors in the cellar of the Bellefonte postoffice, and was sentenced by Judge C. B. Witmer to pay a fine of $100 and undergo im- prisonment in the Centre county jail for a period of one year. Joseph Garis, John Morrison, Orrie Morrison and John Showalter, who plead guilty to stealing the liquor, were each sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and undergo imprisonment in the Centre county jail for a period of six months. a er ——Lovers of football will have an opportunity to see a good game to- morrow when the Bellefonte Acade- my eleven will play the Carnegie Tech Freshmen on Hughes field. Game will be called at two o’clock and admission will be only 25 cents. The crowd that saw last Saturday’s game got their money’s worth in the action of the Academy eleven and the game tomorrow will be just as interesting and exciting. Go and encourage the local team. ties. The Return of the Swarthmore Chautauqua to Bellefonte. - It will be of interest to the people of this community to learn that the Swarthmore Chautauqua contract for 1922 has finally been consummated. Last week a representative of that as- sociation was in Bellefonte and secur- . ed the necessary number of guaran-' A sufficient number of guaran-! tors not having been secured in Sep-' tember, Mr. George P. Bible and Rob- tors. ert S. Walker made an effort to bring the Community Chautauqua to Belle- fonte, but when there was an oppor- tunity for the return of the Swarth- more Chautauqua, Mr. Bible and Mr. Walker dropped their work in behalf of the Community association and! heartily supported the Swarthmore association. The Business Men’s Association has generously supported the movement ' The by signing as ten guarantors. Order of Elks as five guarantors, and the Women’s club as two guarantors, making a total of 113 guarantors. If the ticket committee meets with the response that has been shown by the guarantors it will be an easy ef- fort to successfully put over Chautau- qua next summer. The Swarthmore Chautauqua assc- ciation is not a profit making concern. It does not pay a war tax. There ale many people in Bellefonte who get pleasure and profit from it. It is helpful to the children. It is a good thing for 600 Bellefonters to get un- der one tent. If you can not go next summer, see that some one goes in your place. Moonshiner’s Still Discovered from Top of Fire Tower. The following dispatch appeared in the Philadelphia Public Ledger on i Sunday: Harrisburg, Oct. 22.—The first fire sixty-foot fire towers, fifty of which have just been put in place by the used in connection with a moonshin- er’s still in Centre county. That particular tower was completed yesterday and the observer had hard- ly crawled to the top when he saw dense smoke issuing from the timber- land a few miles away. He got the exact location and telephoned to the forest warden who called out his fire- fighting crew. Upon arrival at the location whence the smoke came the firemen found a still in full blast. The warden report- ed the matter to the federal authori- The Department of Forestry has not yet heard what the -prohibi- tion officers of the district have done. The only fire tower located in Cen- tre county is in the Snow Shoe region, and that one was just completed last week. The people of that section nat- urally believed it would be a great aid in nipping fires in the bud and thus saving so much ruthless destruction of young timber, but if the above dis- patch is true it will probably be the means of uncovering some things in the woodlands of that section that some of the people at least would like to see lie still. A tt Committee to Pass Upon Bear Mead- ows Park. Under the act passed at the last session of the Legislature some five or six parcels of land in various parts of the State are to be set aside as public parks for the enjoyment of the ' people of the Commonwealth, and one of the tracts which has been suggest- ed lies in the Bear Meadows. The Commissioner of Forestry has se-’ lected as a committee to examine and report on the Bear Meadows tract the following persons: Dr. J. T. Rothrock, West Chester. Mrs. Edward Lyon, Bellefonte. Col. J. L. Spangler, Bellefonte. Miss Mary Gray Meek, Bellefonte. Dr. E. E. Sparks, State College. Prof. Frank D. Kern, State College. Prof. Nelson F. Davis, Lewisburg. Supt. D. O. Etters, State College. Prof. James R. Hughes, Bellefonte. Mrs. G. D. Green, Lock Haven. Mrs. Thomas N. Wynn, Lock Haven. Hon. Henry Meyer, Rebersburg. S. Ward Gramley, Millheim. John H. Chatham, McElhattan. The date for the inspection of the above tract has not yet been selected . but it will probably be in the near fu- ture, as the Department is anxious to have a report on same within sixty days. A Record Breaker on the Tyrone Division. All traffic records in the history of the Tyrone division of the Pennsylva- nia railroad were broken on Sunday, October 23rd, when, in an interchange between the Tyrone and Middle divis- ions, a total car movement of 2,928 cars were recorded during the twen- ty-four hour period from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday evening. The figures include both east and westbound traffic. During the day an average of 112 cars an hour, or two cars every min- ute, were handled, the movement be- ing principally coal, although all oth- er varieties of freight was also han- dled. The previous high record was “established one day during the world war when a total of 2,800 cars passed east and west over the division. eee Today and tomorrow Mrs. J. J. Carson, of Lock Haven, will give the ‘public a second opportunity for meet- ing Mr. Riggs, a scientific foot expert from the headquarters of the Wizard system of foot relief, who will ex- ! amine your feet without charge or ob- ligation. The Wizard - method for treating the feet is one of the most successful now before the public. Fred Hull’s Body Brought Home an Buried. The body of Fred M. Hull, killed in action in the Argonne Sector, in France, on September 26th, 1918, ar- rived in Bellefonte on Sunday morn- ing and was taken to the home of the young soldier’s sister, Mrs. W. W. Bicketts, where it was kept until the time of the funeral vn ‘Tuesday morn- ing. The Brooks-Doll Post American Legion attended in a body and the services were in the Catholic church at ten o'clock, Rev. Father Downes officiating. Burial was made in the Catholic cemetery. Private Fred M. Hull was a son of Mrs. Joseph Hull and was born in Bellefonte, being 82 years and 5 months old. He was called for serv- ice and sent to Camp Meade for train- ing on February 27th, 1918. He went across in July of the same year and was assigned to Company K, 314 in- fantry. He met his death in the early part of the last big drive. | Dr. R. M. Campbell Given Pathetic Farewell. Dr. R. M. Campbell, who on Sunday i 1 ' State Forestry Department, was one preached his farewell sermons at his various appointments on the Spruce ‘Creek charge of the Presbyterian church, was given a rousing as well as pathetic farewell by his parishion- ers at the Graysville church last Sat- urday. The laides of the church fur- nished an elaborate dinner and it was thoughtful of them to prepare with a lavish hand as an unusually large crowd was present. Rev. D. S. Curry, of Mount Union, moderator of the Huntingdon Pres- bytery, was the presiding officer of the gathering, while prayer was of- fered by Rev. J. W. Francis, of Al- toona. Addresses were made by Rev. Samuel Barber, of Bellwood; Rev. R P. Daubenspeck, of Huntingdon; Rev. Samuel Martin, of State College, and Rev. R. P. Miller, of Philipsburg. The latter made the closing address and on behalf of the ministers and elders in the Presbytery presented the vet- eran pastor with a purse of one hun- dred dollars. Dr. Campbell was deep- ly moved by this manifestation of es- teem on the part of his co-laborers in the church and made a splendid talk in accepting the gift. ? Dr. Campbell retires from the act- ive ministry after a continuous serv- ice of fifty-four years and seven months, all of which time was spent on three charges, Port Royal, Belle- ville and Spruce Creek, by far the longest time being at Spruce Creek. On Monday he moved to Altoona and will make that city his future home. Board of Trade Resolutions. Whereas, a nation-wide strike has been called for November 1st by the railroad operatives; and | Whereas, the public would suffer great inconvenience and incalculable loss by such tie-up of the transporta- tion systems of the country; be it : Resolved, that the Bellefonte Board of Trade deprecates the action of these operatives in inflicting this hardship on the public at a time when most conservative and constructive action is imperative; and, further, urges the railroad managements of the country to refuse to accede to de- : mands that will merely defer the set- “tlement of a difficulty that affects the public so vitally. The Bellefonte fire department responded to an alarm last Saturday afternoon and in some way misunder- stood the report as to where the fire was located. The fire was out at Wil- liam Crawford’s, at Coleville, and was a small building that years ago had ‘been used as a little store room. Some of the firemen, however, when they learned that the fire was at Craw- fords, naturally thought of Frank Crawford’s home, on Curtin street, and beat it for there pell mell. They even went so far as to unreel their hose and were ready to attach it to the fireplug when Mrs. Crawford ran iout and told them there wasn’t any | fire there. In the meantime the build- {ing at Coleville burned to the ground, but that wasn’t the firemen’s fault, i as the fire had gained too great head- way, and then the only water in that section is in Buffalo Run, and it is too . far away. The Plum Grove school house in Union township, located along the { public road between Snow Shoe Inter- | section and Unionville, was entirely | destroyed by fire about midnight Mon- ' day night. Various reports have been | circulated as to the probable cause of the fire but nothing definite is known, ' and it is just possible it was the re- ! sult of an overheated furnace. With | no adequate facilities for fighting the ' flames the house burned rapidly and ‘was soon only a pile of ashes. Even ' the various outhouses were burned.
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