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Bellefonte, Pa., August 22, 1924.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President,
JOHN W. DAVIS, of West Virginia,
For Vice President,
CHARLES W. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
MARGARET C. KLINGLESMITH,
of Philadelphia.
For State Treasurer,
HEBER ERMENTROUT, of Reading.
For Auditor General,
JOHN R. COLLINS, of Coudersport.
For Representative in Congress,
EDWARD M. BENSON, of McKean County
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representacive in General Assembly,
W. H, NOLL Jr., of Spring Township.
Can the Trout Survive It?
Wednesday morning the oil on
Spring creek was worse than we have
ever seen it. In fact there was so
much of it that the odor was noticea-
ble to those who gathered on the High
street bridge to speculate as to where
it is coming from.
For two years those who are inter-
ested in the natural aquarium that
the efforts of a few forward looking
people secured to Bellefonte when
they succeeded in having a portion of
Spring creek closed to fishing have
been concerned lest the constant con-
tamination of the water with oil will
eventually exterminate the trout.
Last season many trout that were
caught below town were found to be
so polluted with oil as to be inedible.
Dead fish were frequently found in
the stream, few of them showing any
natural fungus or disease indications.
Wednesday morning Joseph Thal
shipped a large one, that had been
taken out of the lime kiln dam, to
Fish Commissioner Buller, with the
hope that it would be examined and,
if found to have been killed by eil,
that the Department would take what-
ever measures are possible to abate
the menace to fish life.
As to where the oil comes from:
the source is undoubtedly the Titan
Metal Co. While it was thickest on
the stream Wednesday morning the
writer traced the sheen to the mouth
of Logan’s branch, then to the Titan
plant. There was no oil on the wa-
ter above that location and no oil on
Spring creek above the mouth of Lo-
gan’s branch.
Two years ago five thousand gal-
lons of crude oil escaped from the
tanks at the Titan and percolated into
the porous slag banks on which they
are located. The theory of some is
that this oil is gradually filtering out
through the slag into the stream. In
winter time it is scarcely noticeable
because it stiffens up with the cold
and clings to the slag. But when
warm weather comes the ground is
heated and the oil becomes fluid
again. The saturated section is over
a series of springs and when a rain,
such as was that of Tuesday night
falls, the springs rise causing an un-
usual flow of the oil impounded on
their surface.
Whether this theory has any sub-
stance in fact or not it ought to be de-
termined whether it is the oil that is
killing the trout. And, if so, some
means of stopping it ought to be un-
dertaken else it won’t be long until
another one of the attractions “that
made Bellefonte famous” is gone.
Barn Burned Near Tusseyville.
The large barn on the William F.
Rockey farm at Tusseyville was com-
pletely destroyed by fire on Sunday
morning. The fire broke out about
7:30 o’clock and as no one was near
the barn at the time it is believed to
have been the result of spontaneous
combustion. The stock was all got-
ten out in safety but 25 bushels of
wheat and 23 loads of hay, as well as
many farm implements went up in
smoke. Mr. Rockey estimates his loss
at $6,000, with $2,500 insurance.
Auto Dealers to Picnic.
The automobile dealer's association
of Centre county will picnic at Hecla
park next Thursday, August 28th.
Because of the fact that both owners
and employees will go to the park all
garages wil close at 10:30 o’clock in
the morning. Bear this fact in mind
and if you have any work you want
done have it performed before that
hour.
——Wetzler’s band of Milesburg,
carrying thirty-six pieces, is at Pat-
ton, Pa., this week. The band went
over on Wednesday to play a three
day engagement for the Patton Fire
Co., which is host for the Central
Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association
convention.
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HON. A. G. MORRIS,
From his latest photograph taken at the McGarvey Studio.
| ALEXANDER GILCHRIST MORRIS
Hon. A. G. Morris, who five weeks
ago took his bed as the result of an
attack of exhaustion, passed away at
his home on east Linn street at nine
o'clock yesterday morning. Almost
ninety years of age his long and ac-
tive life came to an end in utmost
peace and tranquility. His entire
family was at his bedside when he
passed away.
Funeral services will be held at the
family home on Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock and interment will be made
in Grandview cemetery, Tyrone.
Alexander Gilchrist Morris was a
native of Pennsylvania, having been
born at Freeport, Armstrong county,
November 5th, 1834. His parents
were natives of Scotland. His father
was Robert Morris, born at Glasgow.
His mother was Isabella Gilchrist.
Her birthplace was Withorn. While
both were still quite young they came
to America, locating in Pittsburgh.
There they were married. Robert
Morris amassed a comfortable fortune
as a contractor and builder. He was a
prominent Mason and an
citizen. : :
The son, Alexander, was educated
in the public schools at Freeport, and
subsequently attended the Academy at
that place. His school days over, he
received a thorough training as a car-
penter.” This was the sturdy father’s
idea of fitting the son for the more
practical phases of life. At eighteen
years of age Alexander launched out
for himself as a contractor and build-
er, following in the footsteps of his
father, and quickly manifested the
ability to master the things he under-
took to do. Throughout his long, ac-
tive career, which was so richly bless-
ed with success, he adhered to the
soundest of business principles and
conservative methods, with every now
and then some fearless, brilliant
stroke that commanded admiration
and invariably was attended with
gratifying results. This trait featured
even his earlier business years. It
was not long until the building and
contracting business seemed to him to
be of too limited scope to satisfy his
ambition for greater things. He soon
turned to oil, coal and limestone as
new fields of endeavor. In his later
days he often recalled the time when
he drilled oil wells, and of the fascin-
ation that attended the rush to the oil
fields, the success -or failure of the
driller, and of the fortunes made by
many over night, as it were.
It is a matter of record in the oil
fields of western Pennsylvania that
he was not only a pioneer but that he
bored the tenth oil well to be sunk in
that section, a venture that rewarded
him far beyond his fondest hopes.
While still interested in the oil fields,
he engaged extensively in the mining
of coal. He acquired holdings in a
number of mining enterprises in Penn-
sylvania and West Virginia. Some he
relinquished at one time or another,
while others he retained until his
death. His was such an active, busy
life that no matter how many or var-
ied were the things he engaged in, he
devoted more or less personal atten-
tion to all, displaying a capacity for
long hours of arduous labor that both
amazed and mystified business and so-
cial associates.
Banking, manufacturing, countless
things, it seemed, were to come within
the range of his activities, but it was
limestone that commanded his great-
est interest from early life until the
end of his years, and it was this line
of business that rewarded him with
one fortune after another. It was typ-
ical of Mr. Morris that in his later
years some of the hours that he en-
joyed the most were those spent by
him with men who had been in his
employ when they were not much
more than boys. Loyalty to friends
was a cardinal principle with him,
which explains why many of the
friendships of early life continued un-
broken to the end. Endowed with a
rare sense of humor, possessing a
keen understanding of human nature
in all its frailties as well as its better
influential
side, and always able to vision the
brighter things when those about him
could see only the darkest of the
clouds, it was but natural that his
companionship was so pleasing to a
wide circle of friends who came from
all walks of life. :
On November 29th, 1864, Mr. Morris
married Mary Elizabeth Swartz, the
ceremony being performed in Pitts-
burgh. For h'm, he often remarked,
that marked his master stroke in life.
They lived to see and pass their gold-
en wedding day. Theirs was a home
life that excited the envy and admira-
tion of friends privileged to know
them intimately. It was the passing
away of Mrs. Morris a few years ago
that was to bring to her bereaved
husband the first faltering step. In
reality it marked the beginning of the
end for a man whose wonderful vi-
tality literally compelled him to car-
ry on even after he had lost the in-
spiration that had been his for more
than half a century.
Seven children had blessed their
union, five of whom are living. They
are Eliza Egbert Morris, at home;
Robert and Alexander Jr., also. of
Bellefonte, and Thomas K. and
Charles A., of Macon, Georgia. Har-
ry F. and Mary Bell Morris are de-
ceased. There are five grand-chil-
dren.
The earlier years of the married
life of Mr. and Mrs. Morris were spent
in Freeport. Subsequently they re-
sided in Apollo, Leechburg, and sev-
eral other places in western Pennsy!-
vania and Virginia. In 1870 they
moved to Birmingham, near Tyrone.
Three years later they established
their residence in the latter place.
With the exception of a few years
spent in Philadelphia, and at Colum-
bia, South Carolina, they continued to
reside at Tyrone until they came to
Bellefonte about fifteen years ago. It
was during this latter period of his
life that he operated numerous lime-
stone plants, for many years being
classed as one of the largest individu-
al operators in that industry in the
country. He was president of and a
director of the Blair County National
Bank, of. Tyrone. He was president
of the American Lime and Stone com-
pany until the recent reorganization
with the Charles G. Warner Co., re-
tiring to become chairman of the
board of directors.
Revealing in striking manner the
personal side of the man was the in-
terest displayed by Mr. Morris in the
development and welfare of the Hunt-
ingdon reformatory for boys. Twen-
ty-eight years ago, on May 15th, 1896,
to be exact, he was appointed manag-
er of that institution. How to master
the problem of caring for the way-
ward boy so appealed to him that it
held a commanding place in his heart
ever afterward. For many years he
served as president of the board of
trustees of the Reformatory, a service
which he accorded his best thought
and attention, and in which he placed
more pride, perhaps, than in any of
his numerous business enterprises.
Only a few short weeks ago he so
timed his engagements that he might
attend the annual commencement ex-
ercises at the Reformatory, and as a
tribute to his worth, and in apprecia-
tion of the splendid work he had done
there in years gone by, he was proud-
ly introduced as the president emeri-
tus of the industrial school.
Mr. Morris was for many years an
active member of the Presbyterian
church. He was also a member of the
Union League, of Philadelphia, and an
ardent Republican. It would be futile
to note his many acts in the name of
charity. His liberal, generous giving
to the church, to hospitals, the Y. M.
C. A., and a score or more of other
worthy causes was but one of the
countless things that stamped him as
a type of citizen of which any com-
muntiy might justly be proud, and
of which Bellefonte is proud in the
fullest sense of the word.
——If you want the latest and best
news, read the “Watchman,”
MONTGOMERY.—The distressing- |
ly sad news was received in Bellefonte
on Tuesday evening of the very sud-
den and unexpected death of Mrs.
Joseph L. Montgomery, which occur-
red that morning at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Oliver Hamm, at Peoria,
I1l., whither she had gone a month
ago. Last winter, it will be recalled,
Mrs. Montgomery suffered a nervous
breakdown and disposing of her home
on Allegheny street went to the Bush
house to live. The change did not re-
sult in the hoped-for improvement and
she then went to a private sanitorium
near Philadelphia where she was un-
der treatment several months. Late
in June she had sufficiently recovered
to return to Bellefonte but after a stay
of several weeks here accepted her
sister’s invitation to go to Peoria for
an indefinite stay, and letters received
from her by friends in Bellefonte in-
dicated a continued improvement in
her health and she was looking for-
ward to returning here before the hol-
idays. Under these circumstances the
announcement of her death was a
great shock to her many friends.
Her maiden name was Elizabeth
Muffley, a daughter of Joseph and
Martha Gordon Muffley, and she was
born in Philadelphia about fifty-five
years ago. Her childhood life was
spent in that city but her mother dy-
ing when she was a young girl she
and her sister Lillian came to Belle-
fonte and made their home with their
grandmother, Mrs. Gordon. She was
educated at the Bellefonte Academy
and finished at a school in Philadel-
phia. In June, 1897, she was married
in Philadelphia to Joseph L. Mont-
gomery and the early part of their
married life was spent at the Bush
house but later they established their
home on the corner of Allegheny and
Lamb streets. She was a life-long
member of St. John’s Episcopal church
and always took a deep interest in all
church affairs. During the world war
she showed her interest in the soldier
boys at the front in various ways.
She was thoughtful and charitable by
nature and was well known for her
many acts of kindness to those less
fortunately situated than herself.
During the past few years she mani-
fested an unusual interest in putting
and keeping the Union cemetery in a
beautiful condition and contributed
liberally to the expense of doing so.
Mr. Montgomery died in January,
1920, but surviving her are two sons,
Gordon L., of Philadelphia, and John
Wendell, of Portland, Oregon. She
also leaves her sister, Mrs. Hamm, of
Peoria, Ill. The body will be brought
to Bellefonte either Sunday or Mon-
day and taken direct from the train to
the Union cemetery for burial.
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SMOYER.—Mrs. Sarah M. Smoyer,
wife of James M. Smoyer, passed
away last Friday, at her home in
Bellefonte, following a lingering ill-
ness with chronic endocarditis.
She was a daughter of David and
Rachel Hugg Cartwright and was
born in Union township on November
Tth, 1864, hence had reached the age
of 59 years, 9 months and 8 days. On
November 24th, 1887, she married
James Smoyer and their early mar-
ried life was spent in Boggs township.
For a number of years past, however,
the family has lived in Bellefonte.
She was a member of the Messiah's
church, at Snow Shoe and was a good,
christian woman.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by the following children:
Mrs. Orey Conaway, of Snow Shoe;
Mrs. Arthur Boob, of Bellefonte; Rob-
ert, of New Hope; Clarence, Celia,
Blanche, Lloyd, Fount and Claude, at
home. She also leaves several sisters.
Rev. Reed O. Steely, of Bellefonte,
and Rev. Hopper, of the Free Metho-
dist church at Unionville, officiated at
the funeral services which were held
on Tuesday, burial being made in the
Advent cemetery.
Among those from a distance here
for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Smoyer, of Sharon; Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Spicer, of Altoona; Mr.
and Mrs. Karl Garbrick, Lynn Mitch-
ell and Mrs. Fern Minnemyer, of Ty-
rone; Mrs. Jennie Davidson, of Phil-
ipsburg; Mrs. Alice Yeager and son
Leo, Mr .and Mrs. Harold Yeager,
Mrs. Sarah Poorman and Clyde Hea-
ton, of Jersey Shore; Mrs. John
Whiteleather, of Lock Haven;. Mrs.
Samuel Shank, Lloyd Shank, Blaine
Rockey and wife and Fedill Rockey, of
Avis; Mrs. Mary Shank, of Mt. Eagle;
Mr. and Mrs. Saul Lohr and Mrs.
Charles Hoover, of Snow Shoe.
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KLINE.—Mrs. Eliza Jane Kline,
widow of William Kline, died at her
home at Vail on Monday evening fol-
lowing an illness which kept her con-
fined to bed the past ten years. She
was almost eighty-four years old and
was a native of Centre county. Her
husband died over a score of years
ago but surviving her are two sons
and two daughters, George Heverley,
of Milesburg; Alfred Kline, of De-
troit, Mich.; Mrs. John H. Miller, of
Crumlynne, and Mrs. E. D. Irvin, of
Vail. She also leaves one brother,
John Kroft, of Marsh Creek. The re-
mains were taken to Milesburg where
burial was made yesterday afternoon.
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SULLIVAN.—Miss Ida Sullivan,
for many years a resident of Belle-
fonte, died at Detroit, Mich., on Mon-
day following an illness of some
months with dropsy and other com-
plications. She was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, John Kline and was born
at Bald Eagle on March 22nd, 1864,
hence was in her sixty-first year. She
had been a resident of Bellefonte un-
til the 24th of last December when she
went to Detroit. Surviving her are
one brother and two sisters, John
Kline, Mrs. Emma Lindsay and Mrs.
N. E. Wion, all of Detroit. The re-
‘mains were brought to Bellefonte on
Wednesday afternoon and taken to
the United Evangelical church where
funeral services were held at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon by the
pastor, Rev. Reed O. Steely. Burial
was made in the Curtin cemetery.
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PORTER.—Mrs., © Margaret Watt
Porter, a brief notice of whose death
appeared in last week’s “Watchman,”
passed away on the last day of July,
at the Miller home in the Glades, fol-
lowing nine week’s suffering with
Hotehkins disease.
She was a daughter of James and
Sarah Taylor Watt, early settlers in
Ferguson township, where she was
born on October 16th, 1850. Her pre-
liminary education was obtained in
the public school after which she at-
tended college and became expert in
designing and drawing. In 1902 she
married James D. Porter, of Mon-
mouth City, Ill., and for twenty years
made that place her home. Her hus-
band died seven years ago but she
kept up the home until last winter
when her health failing she disposed
of her property in that State and
| came east to make her home with her
| nieces, the Misses Gertie and Maude
{ Miller, whose farm home adjoins her
birthplace. Everything possible was
done by those ladies to prolong her
life and ameliorate her suffering but
realizing that death was near she told
them a few days before she passed
away that she would go on that day
rand arranged every detail of her fun-
eral. About ten days before she died
she was visited by Rev. S. W. Barr,
D. D., who was her pastor at Mon-
mouth City, but who now lives at Bea-
ver Falls, and his brief talk was a
great comfort to her.
As a girl she joined the Presbyter-
ian church and her entire christian
life was emblematic of her faith in its
doctrines. Her survivors include one
brother, M. J. Watt, of Tyrone; a
step-daughter at Monmouth, Ill.; two
nephews and four nieces, namely:
George B. Miller, of Hollidaysburg; J.
Sumner Miller and Mrs. Sarah Lem-
on, of State College; Mrs. Frank Wie-
land, of Linden Hall; Misses Gertrude
and Maude Miller, in the Glades.
Rev. H. D. Fleming had charge of
the funeral services which were held
on August 2nd, at 2:30 p. m., burial
being made in the Graysville ceme-
tery.
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NOLL.—Charles M. Noll, a regular
army soldier attached to the Head-
quarters division and stationed in
Washington, died in that city on Wed-
nesday of last week following an ill-
ness with heart trouble. He was a son
of William Reuben and Elizabeth Noll
and was born near Bellefonte on
March 15th, 1896, hence was in his
twenty-ninth year. He enlisted in the
army when twenty years old and was
serving his ninth year. His parents
are both dead but he is survived by
one brother and a sister, George A.
Noll, of State College, and Miss Sei-
ock Noll, of Jeannette.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on Saturday night and taken to
the home of the young soldier’s grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Noll, on
east Howard street, where funeral
services were held at 2:30 o’clock on
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Wilson
Potter Ard, of the Lutheran church.
A squad of Troop B attended the fun-
eral and full military honors were ac-
corded the dead soldier at the burial
in the Pleasant Gap cemetery.
Carload of Berkshires to be Fed at
State College.
Pennsylvania Berkshire breeders
are out to capture the “bacon” again
at the International, Livestock show
at Chicago this fall, and have sent a
carload of Berkshire barrows to the
Pennsylvania State College to be fed
for the car-lot classes.
The carload collected last year from
sixty farms in all sections of the
State and fitted by the swine depart-
ment of the College, captured second
place in a large class of choice bar-
rows at the 1923 International. The
barrows sold for $10.25 per hundred
following the judging. This was the
third highest price brought by the
carload lots shown at the fat stock
show and was within a dollar of the
price paid for the grand champion
carload. 2
Seventy-three carefully selected
pigs have been sent to the college this
year from forty-nine different breed-
ers in fifteen counties. The college
swine men state that the pigs this
year are more uniform and typey than
those fed last year. This project is
fostered by the Pennsylvania Berk-
shire Association as a part of a swine
improvement program in Pennsylva-
nia.
Jefferson county heads the list of
counties sending barrows with twen-
ty-two breeders represented. Six men
from Berks county sent pigs; four
from Lancaster and Adams; three
from Bucks, and one each from Mif-
flin, Cumberland, Chester, Montgom-
ery, Clarion, York, Columbia, Centre,
Elk and Lebanon.
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——Gen. Albert J. Logan, of Pitts-
burgh, inspector for the National
Guard, was in Bellefonte on Tuesday
looking over the local armory and in-
timated that he might recommend an
entire remodeling of the structure.
Bellefonte friends. of Miss
Grace Marvin, who is now located at
Culver City, Cal., will be interested in
learning that she was married on Au-
rust 6th to Donald J. Hays, a well
known resident of that city.
——Just forty-five degrees above
zero on Tuesday morning, within sev-
en degrees of the frost line, was pret-
ty cool weather for the 19th day of
August.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. Claude Cook is at Warren, having
gone there Tuesday for a visit with her
sister.
—Mrs. Robert Walker, with her two
sons; and Mrs. Workheiser, of Philadel-
phia, will occupy a cottage at Ocean City
for the two first weeks of September.
—Miss Sara Love, one of the operators:
of the United Telephone, returned home
Wednesday from a week's visit with rela-
tives in Altoona, a part of her summer va~
cation.
—Miss LaRue Schaeffer was hostess at a
party of the younger set given Tuesday at
the Schaeffer bungalow up Spring creek,
at which Maragret Rees, of Franklin, Pa.,
was guest of honor.
—Included in Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Hartswick’s guests the past week, were
Mr. and Mrs, C. E. McCalmont and their
son, of Philadelphia, and Martin L. Harts~
wick, of Baden, Pa.
—Former sheriff Cyrus Brungard and
David K. Keller, president of the Penns-
valley Banking Co., are prominent Centre
Hall citizens: who were in Bellefonte for
an hour or so on Tuesday morning.
—Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy, who have
been occupying their new house on Cur-
tin street, for the past six weeks, have
been entertaining Mrs. McCoy’s sister and
brother, Mrs. John Van Pelt, of Johns-
town, and George D. Harris, of Baltimore.
—Miss Katherine McGowan and Miss
Agnes Shields left yesterday to spend their
vacation in New York State and Canada,
expecting to divide the time between To-
ronto, Niagara Falls and Rochester. Miss
McGowan has for a number of years gone
to Canada for her vacation at this season.
Granger’s Picnic Date Drawing Near..
Two weeks more of earnest work to
make of the 51st annual Grange en-
campment and fair the biggest and
best in its history.
The tent list is about completed and
tents will soon be erected, but it is
the desire of the committee not to ad-
mit campers until Thursday, August
28. Tent rents remain $6.00 and $7.00,
according to size. Campers are urged
to bring oil stoves. Oil can be pur-
chased on the ground; also straw for
those desiring it. At camper’s re-
quest, electric light is placed in tents.
The concession department promis-
es to fill more space than ever with
clean amusements and wholesome sup-
plies of all kinds of food. All shows
of questionable character, and gam-
bling devices will be refused entrance
to Grange park, in accordance with re-
cent rules governing agricultural
fairs.
The machinery and automobile ex-
hibit will be of wider scope and more
diversified type than usual. Many
kinds of farm machinery and makes
of automobiles and tractors will be on
exhibition. Heating and lighting
plants for farm homes will be shown.
Water systems and many improve-
ments and conveniences to homes and
farms will be found on the park.
The breeders of pure bred stock are
planning to fill the stables with the
biggest and finest exhibit of stock ever
shown in Centre county. A poultry
show is being arranged for by those
interested in and familiar with the
various features of this industry.
Two wings of the exhibit building
will be filled with products of farm,
garden and orchard and, while the
payment of 10 cents for each meritor-
ious article has been discontinued,
premiums have been increased in num-
ber and amounts paid. In many class-
es 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th prizes being
given. :
The west wing reserved for home
economics and modern needlework.
The antique exhibit will be discontin-
ued for this year. Ten cents will be
paid for each article of modern nee-
dlework not before exhibited, as in
past years.
The east wing is reserved for voca-
tional school and extension depart-
ment. Pennsylvania State College
will again have an exhibit of plants
and flowers.
Speakers of State and National
prominence will be heard on Wednes-
day and Thursday. Wednesday, as
the day the Centre County Veterans’
club hold their reunion, and an edu-
cational program, beginning at 3:30
in the afternoon. Thursday, as Grange
day, will bring many noted Grange
leaders.
Bands will be present Wednesday
and Thursday and furnish plenty of
music. All trains stop at Grange
park the entire week. Special trains
on Thursday, September 4th. 50 cents
admission, good for week. Under 14
years, admission free. 50 cents for
auto parking, good for the week.
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——Late Wednesday afternoon as
sheriff E. R. Taylor was returning
from a trip down Nittany valley he
noticed a young man in the road out
beyond the aviation field who acted
rather suspiciously. Stopping his
car he hailed the youth but instead of
answering he took to his heels. The
sheriff gave chase and had no trouble
in catching him. When a search of
the young man’s clothing was made at
the jail the sheriff found seven checks,
all on the Columbia bank, New York,
drawn to the order of Rudolph Bowen
and signed by Max Bernstein. They
ranged in amounts from $5.00 to
$15.95. The youth maintained that
he was Bowen and that Bernstein had
given him the checks in payment for
work done. The checks, however, all
bore earmarks of having been forged
by the young man, but if so, he didn’t
get an opportunity to attempt to pass
any of them in Bellefonte.
——Harry Slegle, seventeen year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sle-
gle, of Madisonburg, was brought to
the Bellefonte hospital last Friday
suffering with gunshot wounds in both
legs as the result of being shot by
nineteen year old Andrew Rishel, a
son of Mrs. Emma Rishel, while the
boys were out hunting groundhogs.