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Bellefonte, Pa., December 12, 1924.
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DEER HUNTING SEASON
WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY.
Many Bucks Slaughtered and a Num-
ber of Does Killed Illegally.
The “Watchman’s” prediction that
this would be a great year for bucks
has proven true by reports reaching
this office of the number killed so far.
Many hunting parties got the limit
during the first few days of the hunt
and while it is impossible at this time
to get an accurate report of the num-
ber of deer killed in the Centre coun-
ty mountains there is hardly any
doubt but that it will exceed last
year’s bag.
Of course with so many hunters in
the woods, several thousand of them,
at least, some deer were certain to be
killed illegally. Up to the time this
article was written fourteen does and
short horn bucks had been brought to
Bellefonte by game wardens. Four of
the number were sent to the Cottage
State hospital, at Philipsburg, on
Monday. The Centre County hospital
has been given all it can handle and
what will be done if any more are
brought in remains to be seen. At
that the number of deer killed ille-
gally is not as large as last year. This
is probably becaause the game war-
dens have been very active in patrol-
ling the woodlands and keeping an
eye on every hunting camp.
While it is impossible to give an ac-
count of all the deer killed we append
the following list of successful hunt-
ing parties:
HUNTING ON OLD TUSSEY WAS GOOD.
From our Pine Grove Mills corres-
pondent we learn that the Raymond
crowd set the pace for all hunters this
year, killing seven fine bucks in eight
hours the first day of the season. Of
course they had to surrender one to
the game warden but they were not
liable to a fine, as four of the deer
were killed on the last drive made.
The Modoc hunting club got their
limit of 6 deer.
The Lemont hunters 6.
The Tiger club 6.
The Fillmore hunting party 6.
The Fleetfoot club 6.
The Riley party, of Boalsburg, 6.
The Fisher party 5.
The Pine Grove Mills club 5.
The Rossman—Sunday party 5.
The Mattern crew 5.
The Roosevelt Jr. club 5.
The Dreiblebis party 3.
The State College Rifles 5.
The Pine Hall crowd 3.
The Old Munroe gang 4.
The Roaring Run club 4.
The Gearhart family 8.
The Shoemaker party 4.
The Bellwood Hunt club 3.
The Indiana club 3.
The Ben Everhart party 5.
The Baileyville Juniors 5.
Rev. J. W. McAlarney, an octoge-
narian and Civil war veteran, of Hol-
lidaysburg, came down for the open-
ing of the season and forty minutes
after he went to the woods brought
down a fine buck, carried it to his Tin
Lizzie and was on his way back to
Hollidaysburg.
Among the day hunters up in west
Ferguson who got their buck were
Fred Rossman, Charles Colobine, John
Harpster, E. C. McDowell, Hunt Mec-
Williams, John Gilliland, Roy Eyer,
Jacob Neidigh, Linn Grenoble, Roy
Snowfelter, J. D. Tanyer, William
Young and Melvin Peters.
A nice fat doe attempted to get
through a wire fence near the Glades
school house, one day last week, but
broke its neck instead. The carcass
was shipped to the Huntingdon hos-
pital.
Col. Bell and party, of West Vir-
ginia, spent the week at the Spruce
Creek club and the colonel happened
to shoot a buck with horns below the
legal status. He paid the fine.
Seven bear and twenty foxes were
also brought in during the week.
Bert Musser ,of Pine Grove Mills,
shot a buck in one of his fields on
Wednesday. Carey Shoemaker, of
Pine Grove, was another lone hunter,
who was in luck Wednesday. He got
a nice one on the mountain. The Corl
party, out for the day, also got a buck
near Pine Grove on Wednesday.
IN THE ALLEGHENIES.
Out in the Snow Shoe region the
Chambers party got 1.
A party from Philadelphia 1 deer
and a 400 pound bear.
The Redding party 1.
The Croyles, of Johnstown, 1.
Down at Howard the Weaver party,
hunting on the Alleghenies got 2, and
the Schenck party 2.
PLEASANT GAP HUNTERS LUCKY.
The Kerstetter party, of Pleasant
$1.50
Gap, came home on Saturday from
their camp back of Tusseyville with
6 deer.
Bill Rossman, of the Gap, hunting
near the Lonebarger farm on Nittany
mountain, got a nice buck on Thurs-
day.
Yevsant Gap day hunters, forty in
number, on the opening day drove
Green’s valley and got a regular
whale of a buck. He had eight points
and is alleged to have weighed 350
pounds.
The Bradford party, of Centre Hall,
came in the latter part of the week
with 6.
The Yarnell party, of Hecla, hunt-
ing in Little Sugar valley, had four
up to Saturday night.
ON OLD TUSSEY.
Royal Miller, a Pine Grove Mills
day hunter, came in Wednesday after-
noon with a five point buck.
GAME WARDENS REPORT BIG KILL.
Forester William McKinney, who
has charge of the Seven mountain
district, reports a kill of 173 deer in
his territory. In the Bear Meadows
district game warden Robert G. Bai-
ley has reports of 756 deer killed.
Down in the Woodward district for-
est ranger C. D. Motz reports a kill
of 82 bucks, while in the Paddy
Mountain district L. D. Smith has a
record of 65. Down in the east end of
Centre county and the western part of
Union county forester R. B. Winters
reports 244 deer and 13 bear.
Houtz—Martz.—Edward R. Houtz,
son of Mrs. Lilly Houtz, of Lemont,
and Miss Pearl M. Martz, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Martz, of Lin-
den Hall, were married at the home
of the bride’s parents on November
26th by Rev. J. F. Bingman, of Cen-
tre Hall, the ring service being used.
About thirty guests were present to
witness the happy event. The attend-
ants were Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Hou-
ser, of Lemont, while Miss Beatrice
Shuey played the wedding march.
The young couple will make their
home at State College where the bride
has been engaged as Red Cross nurse
for nine months and will continue her
work for the present.
Whamond — Zettle. — Archie D.
Whamond, of Altoona, and Miss Isa-
bel R. Zettle, of Bellefonte, were mar-
ried at the Methodist parsonage in
Bellefonte, at four o’clock on Wednes-
day afternoon, by the pastor, Rev. E.
E. McKelvey. The ceremony was wit-
nessed by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Poor-
man, the latter being a sister of the
bride. Immediately following the cer-
emony Mr. and Mrs. Whamond left on
a brief wedding trip before locating in
Altoona, where the bridegroom is em-
ployed in the electric department of
the P. R. R. shops.
Hoy—Wilson.—Miles H. Hoy, of
Bellefonte, and Miss Marion Wilson, |
of Tyrone, were married at the Pres-
byterian parsonage in Hollidaysburg,
on Saturday, by the pastor, Rev. Sta-
cy Capers. The bride for a number of
years has been employed in the Penn-
sylvania railroad telephone exchange
in Tyrone, while the bridegroom is an
inspector in the signal department of
the Tyrone division P. R. R. The
young couple have already gone to
housekeeping in Tyrone.
Loveland—Irvin.—Fred H. Love-
land, of Williamsport, but formerly
of Bellefonte, and Miss Mary Kathe-
rine Irvin, of Lock Haven, were mar-
ried in the Methodist church at Wil-
liamspoxt, on Thursday afternoon of
last week, by the pastor, Rev. Elmer
E. Ilgenfritz. The bridegroom will be
remembered as the very gentlemanly
clerk in Keichline’s store a few years
ago, but is now in the employ of the
Dayton Shoe Co., at Williamsport.
Carey—Showalter.— William H. Ca-
rey, wireless operator at the Belle-
fonte aviation field, and Miss Joyce
Showalter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Showalter, of Bellefonte, slip-
ped away to Elkton, Md., last week
where they were married on Wednes-
day. For the present they will live
with the bride’s parents.
No Decision Yet in Bank Case.
Up to yesterday the United States
Supreme court had not handed down
a decision in the Centre County bank
case.
It had been thought that one would
be forthcoming last Monday morn-
ing, when the decrees for the week are
usually handed down. If one should
not come next Monday then the prob-
abilities are that it will not be hand-
ed down until the New Year as the
court will adjourn on that date until
January 5th, 1925.
With the Sick.
There are at present twenty-one
patients in the Centre County hospi-
tal. Those from Bellefonte include
Mrs. William Brown, Mrs.
Hartswick, Mrs. Sarah Heverly and
Miss Lida Morris.
Homer Barnes, among the sick of
the town, and who during the week
was thought to be seriously ill, is now
slowly recovering.
——While in Bellefonte on Satur-
day for the big farm products show
the forty or more members of the
junior farmer's association were tak-.
en on a sight-seeing trip to the silk
mill, the plant of the Federal Match
company, the creamery and the big
plant of the American Lime and
Stone company. In the afternoon they
were guests of T. Clayton Brown, at
the Scenic theatre.
John’
KELLY.—Thomas F. Kelly, a well
known coal operator of Central Penn-
sylvania, died at three o’clock on Sun-
day morning at the Jefferson hospital,
Philadelphia, as the result of uraemic
poisoning. He had not been in good
health for a year or more, being a vie-
tim of chronic neuritis and leakage of
spent several months undergoing
treatment at Hot Springs, Ark. Re-
cently, however, he was feeling con-
siderably improved but suddenly be-
came worse last week and on Friday
was taken to the Jefferson hospital
but died on Sunday morning.
He was a son of Thomas F. and
Mary Kelly and was born on Spring
creek forty-nine years ago last June.
moved to Snow Shoe and it was there
he grew to manhood. As a young
man he went to work for the railroad
company and for a number of years
was ticket agent at Clearfield. It was
while there that he conceived the idea
of going into the coal business and
organized the Cato Coal company.
After a number of years with that
company he disposed of his interests
chased a mine at Irvona,
county, which has been operated un-
der the name of the Irvona Coal com-
pany, of which he was president and
ber of Bellefonte people are interest-
ed.
Mr. Kelly married Miss Martha
Price, of Burnside township, who sur-
vives with nine children, Martha,
Margaret, Christine, Louise, Cathe-
rine, Paul, Francis, Thomas and Bil-
ly. He also leaves two brothers and
three sisters, Margaret, who made
her home with her brother; Joseph,
whose whereabouts could not be learn-
ed; John A., of Bellwood; Mrs. John
: P. Kelly and Mrs. Lawrence Redding,
of Snow Shoe.
The remains were brought from
Philadelphia and taken to Snow Shoe
on Tuesday and the funeral held in
St. Mary’s Catholic church at 9:30
o’clock on Wednesday morning. The
services were in charge of Rev. Fath-
er McKenna and burial was made in
St. Mary’s cemetery.
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MUSSER.—Doris Evelyn, the three
and a half year’s old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl C. Musser, of Belle-
in the throat and head. She had been
ill for eight weeks and her case was so
baffling to local physicians that she
was taken to the Methodist hospital,
| Philadelphia, but nothing could be
{done to save her life. She was a
‘bright and interesting child and had
{ always been in perfect health up un-
i til her fatal illness. In addition to
| her parents two sisters and two broth-
| ers survive, Mabel, Louise, Elmer and
Earl Jr. Funeral services were held
at the Musser home at two o’clock on
Sunday afternoon by Rev. W. P. Ard,
, after which the remains were taken
cemetery there.
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BRESSLER.—Mrs. Ella Elizabeth
Bressler, wife of Charles Bressler,
died at her home in Miles township on
Thursday night of last week follow-
ing a stroke of paralysis. She was 60
years, 7 months and 3 days old and
was a daughter of Nathaniel and
Catherine Bowersox. In addition to
her husband she is survived by five
children, John, Floyd, Mrs. Nora Web-
Rebersburg, and Wilmer, at home.
She also leaves her mother,
brothers and three sisters. Burial was
made in the Rebersburg cemetery on
Monday afternoon.
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OSMAN.—Alfred Osman, a well
railroad in Altoona, died quite sud-
denly on Monday following a brief iil-
ness. He was born at Boalsburg, Cen-
tre county, on October 20th, 1860,
hence was 64 years, 1 month and 18
days old. He married Miss Mary E.
Messinger, of Tusseyville, who sur-
vives with five children. Mr. Osman
was a member of the Reformed
church and Rev. Victor Jones had
charge of the funeral which was held
yesterday afternoon, burial being
made in the Rose Hill cemetery, Al-
toona.
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CARPER Mrs. Annie E. Carper,
widow of the late Adam Carper, died
at her home at Stover’s Station, Blair
county, on Monday of last week. She
was seventy-seven years old and was
born in Buffalo Run valley, this coun-
ty. Her husband died eight years ago
but surviving her are nine children.
She also leaves three sisters, Mrs.
Martha Edminston, of State College;
Mrs. Rachel Hamer, of Warriorsmark,
and Mrs. Rose Roan, of Buffalo Run.
Burial was made in the Burket ceme-
tery, near Warriorsmark, last Friday.
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BEIGHTOL.—Jacob A. Beightol, of
Clearfield, died on Sunday while vis-
iting his daughter, Mrs. Clyde Bar-
ger, at Moshannon. He was 62 years
old and formerly lived in Burnside
township. He is survived by his wife,
two sons and two daughters, J. L.
Beightol and Mrs. W. M. Jones, of
Clearfield; E. L. Beightol, of Buffalo,
N. Y,, and Mrs. Barger, of Moshan-
non. The remains were taken to
Clearfield for burial on Wednesday.
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HALTON.—Norma Jane Halton,
two month’s old daughter of Robert
and Mary Burket Halton, died at the
family home at Unionville on Sunday
morning. The remains were taken to
Altoona where burial was made in the
Grandview cemetery on Monday
afternoon.
the heart and during the summer
When less than a year old his parents
and organized a company which pur-,
Clearfield.
general manager, and in which a num- !
fonte, passed away last Friday night |
as the result of sarcoma, or a tumor !
to Pine Grove Mills for burial in the!
er and Mrs. Harry Winkleblech, all of
four
known employee of the Pennsylvania |
ler, wife of Levi A. Miller, of Pleas-
ant Gap, passed away at her home in
that place at one o’clock last Saturday
morning of carcinoma of the liver and
other complications. Though she had
been confined to her bed only a few
weeks she had been an invalid for
many years. In fact some twenty-
five years ago while attending serv-
ices in the Knoxville Presbyterian
church, Pittsburgh, of which she was
a member, the church was struck by
lightning. Seventeen people were
more or less injured and Mrs. Miller
sustained a nervous shock from which
she never completely recovered. Ten
years previous to that time her moth-
er was lost in the Johnstown flood and
the two catastrophes left her a con-
firmed invalid. .
She was a daughter of John and
Mary Furey Sweeney and was born
at Pleasant Gap on May 19th, 1846,
hence had reached the age of 78 years,
5 months and 17 days. When a young
woman she married Mr. Miller and
their early married life was spent in
Bellefonte. Later they moved to
Pittsburgh where they lived many
years, and it was while residing in
that city that their only son, Harry
‘Miller, died of typhoid fever. Some
years ago, owing to Mrs. Miller's ill .
health, they returned to Centre coun- !
ty and took up their residence at
Pleasant Gap, which had been her
i home ever since. Her only survivors
‘are her husband and one sister, Mrs.
Eliza Miller, of Kansas City.
| Funeral services were held at the
| Miller home on Monday and burial
'made in the Bellefonte Union ceme-
, tery.
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| MOFFETT.—Mary Moffett died
‘last Thursday at the home of.her sis-
| ter, Mrs. James Gilliland, near Rock
| Springs, aged 69 years. She was a
| resident of Mooresville, Huntingdon
| county, but early in the fall went to
Rock Springs to visit her sister. She
‘became ill while there and died at the
‘time above stated. She was a life-
.long member of the Presbyterian
| church and a good christian woman.
Her survivors include a number of
i brothers and sisters. Rev. H. D. Flem-
ing had charge of the funeral services
‘which were held on Saturday at one
‘o’clock p. m., the remains being taken
to Mooresville for burial.
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MOTZ.—Thomas B. Motz died at
his home in Millheim last Thursday
morning as the result of a stroke of
| paralysis. He was a son of Samuel
‘and Phoebe Motz and was born in
Haines township a little over seven-
ty-six years ago. The early part of
his life was spent in the oil fields of
western Pennsylvania and in the west.
Returning to Centre county he mar-
ried Miss Mary E. Stover in 1890 and
since that time had lived in Penn
township and Millheim. His wife is
“his only survivor. Burial was made
in the Millheim cemetery on Saturday
afternoon.
i ——“The Covered Wagon” stands
“out as a genuine example of the mo-
tion picture at its best. 49-1t
| Elks Annual Memorial Services.
The annual memorial services of the
Bellefonte Lodge of Elks were held in
Petrikin hall on Sunday afternoon.
Exalted ruler Arthur C. Dale presid-
ed and the program included music by
selected quartettes with Mrs. R. Rus-
sell Blair presiding at the piano. The
address was delivered by Rev. Dr. E.
H. Romig, of State College. Ten
members of the Bellefonte lodge have
“crossed the bar” during the past
year and since the organization of the
| lodge an even fifty have passed away.
' The total roll is as follows:
Joseph S. Barnes Charles W. Tripple
John G. Love Wells L. Daggett
| Jenkin David George B. Uzzle
| Philip S. Fisher Emanuel Noll
: Siegmund Joseph John S. McCarger
i Richard S. Brouse Harry C. Valentine
{ Christian J. Stover William Burnside
Edward A. Nolan
Maurice A. Jackson
Samuel J. Thomas
George P. Runkle
D. F. Judge
John Noll
D. Allison Irwin
Edward H. Richard
Thomas E. Glenn
Jacob Lyon
John M. Shugert
William C. Taylor
i Earl C. Tuten
| J. Robert Cole
, Lewis P. Lonsberry
| Robert Cooper
William D. O’Brien
| William J. Walker
| Thos. A. Shoemaker
James Toner
| Martin Reese
P. J. McDonnell
{ Arthur B. Kimport
{ J. Harris Green
| Lewis H. McQuistion Charles R. Kurtz
{ Jos. L. Montgomery Philip L. Beezer
| Luther N. Walzer Frank E. Naginey
| Chas. Moerschbacher Edward T. Kinne
J. Will Conley Charles 0. Witmer
| William H. Blauser Henry C. Quigley
——Polycrome bridge lamps, com-
i plete with silk shades, at $11.50.—W.
ba Brachbill’s Furniture Store. 49-1t
‘ Dr. Kurtz Still in Sericus Condition.
Dr. Walter Kurtz, of Howard, who
underwent an operation for removal
of a tumor at the base of the skull,
Thursday morning of last week, is
still in a serious condition.
The first operation was only pre-
paratory to a major one that will
probably be performed next week.
Word from his bedside in the Univer-
sity hospital, Philadelphia, Wednes-
day night, was to the effect that he is
suffering intense pain, hut those with
him are very hopeful of his ultimate
recovery.
——Good, sturdy, folding card ta-
bles, at $3.560.—W. R. Brachbill. 49-1t
——The Centre County Credit As-
sociation has opened an office in the
Odd Fellows building, over the Ole-
wine hardware store, with Mrs. John
Woods in charge. John W. Jacobs, of
Williamsport, who oragnized the as-
sociation, is the managing head of the
concern and will spend at least one
day a week in Bellefonte looking after
the interests of the organization.
MILLER.—Mrs. Ruth Furey Mil-
In memory of the seven young
women and men, former pupils of the
Bellefonte High school, who have died
of tuberculosis during the past five
years, and to show your interest in
the fight against the white plague, the
' tuberculosis committee asks you to
put a tuberculosis Christmas seal on
every letter and parcel sent out to-
morrow, December 13th. Seals are on
sale at Parrish’s, the Variety Shop,
Montgomery & Co., Hazel’s dry
goods, Mott’s and Clevenstine’s. Also
in the postoffice all day.
Investigation has shown that it
costs about six times as much to cure
tuberculosis as to prevent the dis-
ease.
i The heart of this preventive effort
‘is the Christmas seal. The seal car-
ries the lessons of wholesome food,
fresh air and proper sleep. One of
the fine things about the Christmas
| seal is that while carrying happiness
"and cheer at the Christmas season, it
provides funds for carrying on this
preventive work all through the year.
Another thing which commends the
seal to every person is that it costs
each individual little. One can place
a Christmas seal on each of his or her
letters and packages at the holidays
,at an expense not exceeding what
; might be spent to see a motion pic-
| ture or the price of several cigars.
, Bellefonte Has Direct Telephone Con-
nection with Philadelphia.
Bellefonte has direct connection
to Philadelphia over a new Bell cir-
i cuit recently placed in operation. In
the past it has been necessary for the
| Belle operator to “build up” a circuit
when calling Philadelphia. She called
a city between here and Philadelphia
| and asked the operator at that place
{to give her Philadelphia. Now the
| Bellefonte operator will get the Phil-
adelphia operator direct, which will
-mean quicker and better service.
I Bell engineers are constantly study-
ing “traffic” conditions, that is the |
| number of telephone calls between
various points. When the business
grows to the point of warranting the
expense of an exclusive circuit, the
wires are connected up. This new
service is a tangible evidence of
Bellefonte’s growing business rela-
tions with Philadelphia. Already this
circuit is being used to more than six-
ty per cent. of its capacity, and as
knowledge spreads of the improved
service doubtless it will be carrying a
full load.
When the United Evangelical
church is finally completed it will con-
tain a beautifully designed window,
which will be put there with money
collected by James Krape for the sale
of old papers and in doing odd jobs
around town. James started out to
raise a fund of one hundred dollars
and though it was slow work he perse-
vered, and last week had the satis-
faction of reaching his goal and turn-
ed the money over to the church treas-
urer for the purchase of the window.
——The Mountain League basket
ball season will open next Friday
when the Bellefonte High school team
will play at Hollidaysburg. The fol-
lowing night Bellefonte will play at
Juniata. The nine teams composing
the league are from the High schools
of Bellefonte, Lewistown, Hunting-
don, Mount Union, Hollidaysburg,
Juniata, Philipsburg, Houtzdale and
Lock Haven.
Don’t follow the crowd to see
“The Covered Wagon” at the Moose
Temple theatre this Friday and Sat-
urday. Get in ahead of it. Two
shows each evening, 6:30 and 8:30.
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——Arthur C. Dale Esq., closed a
deal, last Saturday, for the purchase
of the old Orvis residence on east
Linn street, to which place he moved
on Tuesday. .
To Broadcast Service for Woodrow
Wilson.
Memorial services for former Pres-
ident Woodrow Wilson in the House
chamber next Monday will be broad-
cast by radio. ’
Stations which will pick up the pro-
gram are: WRC, Washington; WJZ,
New York; WEAF, New York, and
WGY, Schenectady. Other stations
may be included later. The capitol
will be closed to all except those to
whom invitations have been extended
under the joint resolution of Congress
and to those holding tickets to the
| galleries. ,
The Marine band will be in attend-
ance and the assembly will include
President Coolidge and members of
his official family, members of the Su-
preme court, Ambassadors and Min-
isters, officers of the army and navy,
invited guests and members of the
Senate and House.
——26x50 inch hit and miss rag
‘rugs, 69¢c. at W. R. Brachbhill’s. 49-1t
Ask Limiting of - Fishing Devices to
Rod and Line.
Representatives of nearly 100 fish-
ermen’s associations throughout the
State at a meeting before N. R. Bul-
ler, Commissioner of Fisheries, and
the State board in control of the de-
partment of fisheries, at the capitol
last week, voted unanimously to ask
the Legislature to forbid the issuing
of special device permits for spear or
gig, fish basket or eel rack, outline,
burr hook, loop or snare, fyke net or
dipnet, or other device of the kind
within the waters of Pennsylvania.
The sportsmen also voted to ask
the Legislature to provide that all
persons over 16 fishing in the waters
of the State be required to take out a
license, and in the event of this fail-
ing of approval in the Legislature to
raise the license fee from $1 to $1.25
for those above the age of 18.
Pennsylvania now requires non-res-
idents to pay $5 for the privilege of
fishing in Pennsylvania.
men voted in favor of a reciprocal li-
cense, making the fee for the fisher-
man from another State the same as
the non-residence fee in his own State,
provided that the minimum shall be
$2.50, and that for non-resident aliens,
persons from other countries visiting
Pennsylvania, be granted a special
permit to fish for a period of two
weeks. Aliens are absolutely forbid-
den to fish under the present law,
which is designed to keep foreign pot-
fishermen from looting the streams.
The delegates voted in favor of
shortening the trout season so that it.
shall begin May 1 instead of April 15,
as at present, and some of those pres-
ent would have gone further and cut
it off July 15 instead of July 31.
WOULD SHORTEN SEASON.
The fishing season for all kinds of
bass, pike, perch, or Susquehanna sal-
mon, pickerel and muscallonge, it was
recommended, shall be shortened one
month, beginning as at present July 1
and ending November 30, instead of
December 31.
The Board of Fish Commissioners,
which suggested most of these chang-
es, also recommended the removal of
the size limit on all kinds of game
fish, on the theory that most of the
| fish caught will die anyway and that
the supply actually would be increas-
ed rather than diminished by this plan,
but the proposal was voted down and
the Board will ask the Legislature to
let the present limits stand.
The bag limits were fixed as fol-
lows in the bill that will be present-
oc: Trout, 15 for one day; white bass,
rock bass, crapple, strawberry or cal-
ico bass, 15; small or large mouth
bass, 10; pike, perch or Susquehanna.
salmon, 5; pickerel, 15; muscallonge,.
3; yellow perch, 25; sunfish, 25, and
catfish, 25.
fifteen for Susquehanna salmon, but
the delegates cut it to five.
One rod and one line,
two, or one hand line, with no more
i than three books attached, may be
| used in game fishing, but for food fish
two rods and two lines would be per-
mitted.
The formulation of this program
was preceded by much discussion in
which Governor Pinchot took part as
a fisherman, urging for the improve-
ment in fishing a shorter season,
more vigorous enforcement and the
opening of waters to all fishermen, as
opposed to tying them up in private
clubs. He said the passage of the
$25,000,000 forest bond issue would
result in the opening of countless
streams for all time to the public.
The board will also consider a pro-
posal by a number of sportsmen pro-
viding for the closing of streams after
the manner in which districts are now
closed to hunting for short periods to
increase the supply.
BIRTHS.
Horner—On November 11, to Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie C. Horner, of Pleas-
ant Gap, a daughter, Charlotte Elsie.
Grove—On November 30, to Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Grove, of Benner town-
ship, a son, William Paul.
Krape—On November 21, to Mr..
and Mrs. Boyd Krape, a daughter,
Evely Arlene.
Eckman—On November 22, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Eckman, of Bellefonte,.
a son.
Mrs. C. D. Casebeer, of Belle-
fonte, is mourning the death of her
mother, Mrs. J. R. Walter, who pass-
ed away at her home in Somerset last
Friday morning. She was past nine-
ty years of age and had been in feeble
health for some time.
BOALSBURG.
Mrs. Gertrude - Wagner and John
Hess, of Altoona, were visitors in town
recently. 3
Mrs. James Irvin, who has been suf-
fering with a badly sprained ankle, is
improving slowly.
Cyrus Wagner, of Altoona, was
home on Tuesday to assist his par-
ents at butchering.
Nathan Dale, of Butler, visited at
the home of his uncle, Austin Dale,.
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The teacher and pupils of the town
schools attended the funeral of Mad-
aline Close, a pupil in the grammar
grade, on Friday.
After spending some time at the
Rockey home, at Tusseyville, Mi. and
Mrs. Lester Brouse have opened their
home on Main street.
Christian Meyer, of Medina, N. Y.,.
enjoyed a visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Meyer, coming to
Pennsylvania with a party of friends,
to hunt deer.
George Lonebarger, William © Dal-
zell and Russell Bohn took advantage
of the excursion to Washington, D.
C., visiting friends as well as enjoy-
ing the sights of the city.
Rev. and Mrs. Moyer, formerly of
Steelton, arrived in town Wednesday
and are comfortably settled in the Re-
formed parsonage. Rev. Moyer con-
ducted his first regular church serv-
ices on Sunday evening.
The fisher- -
The Commission advised a limit of
instead of