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Bellefonte, Pa.,, March 18, 1927.
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NEWS ‘ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
—C. E. Robb, assistant cashier of
the First National bank, has joined
the army of automobile owners having
purchased a Studebaker “Big Six”
sedan.
——The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Centre County hospital asks the ladies
to keep in mind the annual rummage
sale when doing their spring house-
cleaning.
——Landlord M. A. Landsy has in-
vested in a new Buick sedan, and he
has already warned his friends to
keep out of the way when he starts
driving it.
Word has been received in
Bellefonte of the death of John Loch-
rie, a former student at the Bellefonte
Aeademy, at his home in Windber,
Somerset county.
——A nine pound son was born to
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Barlett, at the
Centre County hospital, last Thurs-
day night. Both mother and son are
getting along splendidly.
——We have a very useful Auto-
Strop. Safety razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case, to
give to everyone who sends or brings
a new subscription to the Watchman.
——Sunday was a veritable May
day, the temperature going up to
seventy. Automobilists were out in
force and south Water street was
crowded with strangers watching the
big, trout.
——DMiss Jane Miller, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, of north
Spring street, has accepted a position
in comptroller R. F. Smith’s office,
at State College, reporting for duty
last week.
——1It appears from the auditor’s
statement of the expenses of Centre
County for 1926 that $13,363.05 was
paid for bridges and $18,427.93 for
right of way damage claims; making
a total of $31,790.98.
——-Billy Rine, who now represents
an cut-door advertising agency, is
soliciting the patronage of all those
wanting their bills posted, heralds dis-
tributed or any advertising placed in
or about Bellefonte. Call him at the
Y. MC. A, Sn!
The room in the Bush house
block formerly occupied by the drug
store is being repaired and put in
shape to serve as a dining room for
the hotel while the regular dining
room is being thoroughly overhauled.
One of the improvements will be a new
hardwood floor.
——The deal by which Walter C.
€ohen and Max Kalin sought to ac-
quire the entire stock of the G. F.
Musser Co. wholesale grocery was de-
elared off last week, and the commit-
tee in charge of closing out the busi-
ness of the company will seek some
other means of disposing of the stock
on hand. ».* . °}
——More than one hundred garage
owners and gasoline supply station
proprietors in Pennsylvania are faec-
ing prosecution on the charge of mak-
ing false returns of gasoline tax to
the State. To the credit of Centre
county dealers not a name is included
.en the list. Blair county has four men
.on the list, Clinton county one and
Glearfield county two.
. —If you feel tired and depressed,
out of jspirits and over-worried, don’t
‘try “pink pills for pale people” but go
to the Scenic and watch the motion
picturés. The interesting programs
shown there will put a different view-
point en your outlook and you'll go
home ready for a good night of re-
““frogivie sleep. The pictures are not
. only interesting but educational, as
well. Be a regular and see them all.
At a bridge dinner given Thurs-
day evening by Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
.Smith, of Bayonne, N. J., announce-
ment; was made of the marriage of
their daughter, Pauline M. and John
A. Decker Jr. only son of Mr. and
‘Murs. Jack Decker, of Bellefonte, the
wedding having taken place at St.
Vincent de Pauls church, December
31, 1925. Jack is a graduate of Penn
State, class of 1924, and is now metal-
turgist for the Babcock and Wilcox
Boiler Co., of Bayonne, while Miss
Smit is private secretary to Mr. Pat-
rick, of the same company.
——Mrs. Mary K. Bowers, who was
transferred to Bellefonte from Ridg-
way a year ago as chief clerk in the
Keystone Power corporation office, has
been transferred to Pittsburgh as a
.clerk in the auditing department of
the West Penn company, and Miss
* Winifred M. Gates has been promoted
to, chief clerk in the Bellefonte office
of the Keystone corporation. Mrs.
Bowers, it will be recalled, had a fall
on the ice on New: Year’s day, break-
ing her right ankle, and it was not
until last week that she was able to
report for work at Pittsburgh.
~——The Keystone Power club held
its: annual banquet in the P. O. S. of
A. hall, in the Potter-Hoy block, on
Monday evening, and though the at-
tendance was not as large as anticipat-
ed the sixty or more men, women and
children who were there enjoyed the
feed and the few hours spent together
very much. The committee in charge
included Paul E. Miller, Gilbert S.
Morgan and' E. Roy Scull, of Belle-
fonte; and Francis A. Miller, of State
Qollege. The first named was the
professional cook in charge and his
skill; was never better demonstrated
than it was at Monday evening's feed.
ESCAPED CONVICT
TRIES TO STEAL CAR.
Punches Driver in Face but Fails to
Make a Getaway.
An escaped convict from the Hunt-
inzdon reformatory created cousider-
able excitement in Centre county, on
Sunday, before he was finally captur-
ed and landed in the Centre county
jail. During the afternoon motorists
driving from Centre Hail to Potters
Mills were attracted by a young man
lying alongside the road near Old
Fort. Most of them kelieved him in-
toxicated and passed on, but quite a
number stopped and endeavored to
ascertain if he were sick but could get
but little satisfaction out of him.
Along about six o'clock a motor
party stopped and the men in the car
found the young man apparently un-
conscious and Dr. Morrow was sum-
moned from Centre Hall. In the mean-
time quite a crowd had gathered and
the doctor made a test that quickly
brought the young man to action and
the physician declared that he was all
right physically but might be hungry.
On being questioned as to where he
was going he stated that he wanted to
go to Philadelphia.
As it happened among the crowd
who had stopped was a man who gave
his name as Fred Coleman, a news-
paper man, who was on his way home
to Williamsport from a trip to Lewis-
town, and he volunteered to take the
wayfarer along to that place. The
man crawled into the car and Mr. Cole-
man drove over Nittany mountain and
down the back road to Zion. Near
that place the stranger asked Coleman
to stop a minute as he wanted to get
out, and when he got back into the car
Coleman recalls that he had something
in his hand but paid no attention to
what it was.
After they passed Hublersburg, just
opposite the L. H. Swartz farm, he
again asked the driver to stop, saying
he believed he would go back to Hub-
lershurg, get something to eat and
spend -the night. Coleman stopped the
car and the young man fussed with the
door and finally turned to Coleman to
open it. As the latter leaned over to
do so the stranger struck him a hard
blow in the face, at the same’ time
ordering him to get out of the car.
Somewhat dazed Coleman obeyed
when the young man attempted to
start the car and drive away.
When Coleman realized that the
man was going to make off with his
car he jumped on the running ‘board
and grabbed the stranger. The car
was already in motion and’in the
struggle it ran through the fence and
down into a swamp in the field. The
young man beat it across the field.
Coleman went to the Swartz home
and telephoned sheriff Taylor of the
attempted theft of his car and the
news quickly spread through Nittany
valley, with the result that John Zel-
lers, of Hecla; Earl Vonada; of Hub-
lersburg, and Elmer Weaver, of near
Bellefonte, started down the Nittany
valley road in a car. About a mile
below Hublersburg.they. overtook the
young man walking on the road and
stopping asked if he wanted a lift. He
promptly accepted, at the time re-
marking that the soles of his shoes
were a little thin and his feet pretty
tired. The three men told him they’d
soon fix that by geing back home and
getting him another pair of shoes.
Turning around they drove back and
reached the place of the holdup just as
the sheriff arrived on the scene, it
being then about eight o’clock.
Th sheriff brought the stranger to
Bellefonte and placed him in jail. On
Monday morning when interrogated
by the sheriff he gave his name as Joe
Cooper and his home Harrisburg. But
on being searched papers were found
or: him indicating that he had been in
the Huntingdon reformatory. Officials
of that institution were communicated
with and they identified the yitng
man as Mike Mansky, who escaped
from the reformatory on Saturday |
morning. He had evidently made his
way to Lewistown then crossed the
Seven mountains to Pennsvalley,
where he first came into the limelight
in Centre county. Mansky is seven-
teen years old and, according to re-
port, was sent to the reformatory irom
Philadelphia after having been con-
victed of manslaughter. On establish-
ing beyond doubt the identification of
the young man sheriff Taylor took him
back to the reformatory on Monday.
Keep Your Eye Open for the Dog
Catcher.
One of the provisions of the present
dog Jaw is that owners must not per-
mit them to run around loose and de-
stroy or damage gardens and flower
beds. Dogs must always be kept at
home or in leash while out. Dog li-
censes are also necessary.
Just at present there are a large
number of dogs running at large in
Bellefonte. Some of them wear tags
and others don’t. State College has
been infested with a lot of stray dogs
and a professional dog catcher is now
in the town gathering up the stray
canines. We have it on good author-
ity that when he completes his work
there he will come to Bellefonte and
make a cleanup here. Therefore, if you
have a dog that is not licensed better
get a tag at once, or if your pup is
permitted to roam at large, keep him
at home or have him in leash when
on the street.
——We have a very useful Auto-
Strop Safety razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case, to
give to everyone who sends or brings
a new subscription to the Watchman.
W. C. T. U. Institute.
A W. C. T. U. institute will be held
at Pleasant Gap, Wednesday, March
30th. Departmental work will be a
feature, with a short address on “How
to do the Work.” At one of the ses-
sions the Centre Hall Y. P. B. will
present a playlet. Box luncheon at
noon. All members are urged to be
present.
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——We have a very useful Auto-
Strop Safety razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case, to
give to everyone who sends or brings
a new subscription to the Watchman.
We're Going to See a Comet.
Rare as are days in June, a night
in June this year will be rarer, for
about midnight, on or about June 26,
mortal eye will see unaided what it
never saw before except through tele-
scopes, the Winnecke or Pons-Win-
necke comet.
The comet at present can be dis-
cerned only through the most power-
ful instruments of astronomers, ac-
cording to Prof. George Van Bies-
broeck, of Yerkes’ observatory of the
University of Chicago.
——>50 Ib. roll edge, 2 piece cotton
mattresses in fancy art ticking at
$6.50. For one week only, at W. R.
Brachbill’s furniture store. 11-1t
mere pee eeemee.
Bellefonte: Academy Boxers Defeated
by Penn State Fresh Mittmen.
The Bellefonte Academy boxing
team went up to State College, on
Saturday, and put on the mitts with
the State Freshmen, losing the tour-
ney 4 to 3. Mutzel, of the Academy,
and Strubel, of State, furnished the
headliner bout, each knocking the oth-
er down in the third period. Mutzel
won in the extra period. The sum-
maries follow:
115-pound class—Christopher, Penn State,
won decision over Bresm, Bellefonte.
25-pound class—Iby, State, won from
Adams, Bellefonte, by 2 technical knock-
out; third.
135-pound class—Cordoni, State won de-
cision over Johnson, Bellefonte.
145-pound class-—Hedges, Bellefonte, won
decision over Lewis, State.
160-pound class—Mutzel, Bellefonte, won
decision over Strubel, State, in extra
round. >
175-pound class—Decision for Miller,
State, over Dukanis, Bellefonte (disquali-
fication).
Heavyweight—Dreshar, Bellefonte,
decision over Gitterman, State.
won
——We have a very useful Aute-
Strop Safety razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case, to
give to everyone who sends or brings
a new subscription to the Watchman.
Poor Seed Corn. .
- The seed corn situation in Centre
county is very bad. A number of men
have tested their seed grown last year
and found it germinated anywhere
from 10 to:80%. Reports have been
received from: other counties which
show that similar conditions exist in
other sections of the State.
A test just completed by R. C.
Blaney, county agent, on a sample of
1926 corn, shows a germination of
35.8%. Several cribs ef 1925 corn
have been located and samples from
these cribs are on test. The results
made on cribs so far show they are all
right for planting, however, the Agri-
cultural Extension Association wishes
to issue the following warning: “Test
all seed corn before planting. If the
sample tests over 90% it is safe to
plant, but if not, either test every ear
or secure seed from a source that you
are sure-will grow.”
A list of names of men who have
seed corn that has been tested and
found safe to plant will be published
next week.
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——>501lb. roll edge, 2 piece cotton
mattresses in fancy art ticking at
$6.50. For one week only, at W, R.
Brachbill’s furniture store. 11-1t
Annual Meeting - of County Wool
Grower’s Association.
The annual meeting of the Centre
county Wool Grower’s association was
held in the court house last Friday
afternoon. President R. P. Compbell,
of Penn's Cave, presided and a favor-
able report of the 1926 pool was made
by W. C. Smeltzer, secretary and
treasurer. He stated that the wool
sold through the 1926 pool was in bet-
ter condition than in any )revious
year, there being only five per cent.
rejections compared to twenty per
cent. in 1925.
A summary of the lamb feeding
club was given by W. B. Connell, sheep
extension specialist of State College.
He stated that all of the ten members
exhibited their lambs at the State farm
products show, at Harrisburg, in Janu-
ary, and members of the association
were in favor of supporting another
club this year.
P. C. McKenzie, of State Coliege,
gave a talk on sheep management,
after which the association re-elected
R. P. Campbell president, and W. C.
Smeltzer secretary and treasurer.
———We have a very useful Auto-
Strop Safety razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case, to
give to everyone who sends or brings
a new subscription to the Watchman.
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——>50 1b. roll edge, 2 piece cotton
mattresses in fancy art ticking at
$6.50. For one week only, at W. R.
Brachbill’s furniture store. 11-1t
Centre County Hospital Renders Ef-
ficient Service at Small Cost. |
The business management of the
Centre County hospital has just made
public a most interesting report of
the activities of the hospital for the
month of February. A total of sev-
enty six patients received treatment
during the month, and forty seven
were released from the hospital entire-
ly sound, or well on the way to re-
covery. The new cases numbered
thirty three, and in fact the reports
for several years past show that con-
siderably more than an average of one
citizen of Centre county every day
finds it necessary to partake of the
advantages of this splendid little in-
stitution, where he is assured that his
malady will be given the most care-
ful surveilance and masterly treat-
ment until he regains his normal
health. At this rate of turnover, it
is easy to see, that in the course of
ten years the hospital will reach in its
beneficent service a portion of our
population equivalent to the people
living in a borough the size of Belle-
fonte or State College, and sooner or
later, will touch directly or indirectly
practically every home in the section
of county to which it administers. No
individual ean know when this insti-
tution will be the chief agency in sav-
ing his own life or the life of one of
his loved ones. These actual contacts
dispensed in such an efficiznt manner,
are swiftly building up a large circle
of admirers who will bend every ef-
fort to aid the good people who are
back of the movement when they thus |
learn, first hand, about its spelndid |
equipment and ability to serve the!
public.
The report for February shows that
out of the large number treated dur-
ing the month, there were only five
deaths, which is a remarkably low
mortality for a hospital; and one is
led to wonder how many more of the
seventy six patients would have suc-
cumbed if they had not gone to the
hospital. There are many ardent
home lovers who will not go to a hos-
pital until every facility for a cure at
home has been exhausted, and it is
then often too late for the hospital to
effect a cure. The constant, unremit-
ting attention of trained nurses and
skilled physicians together with ab-
solutely sanitary surroundirigs and a
studied dietary, usually enhances the
prospects of recovery in the hospital
rather than in the home.
Another feature worthy of special
mention in this report is the nominal
expense for such efficient treatment.
The average cost for a private room in
a large hospital is from six to ten dol-
lars per day, but we are shown in this
report that the total cost for each pa-
tient was only $3.66 per day. It must
be remembered that this cost covers
the laundry, food, heat, care of nurse,
necessary medication and many other
expenses. Room and board in the
average hotel would probably cost at
least $4.50 per day; but here we have
the services of an efficient group of
nurses, operating room “expense, lab-
oratory fees, for eighty .four cents
less than you would have to pay for
food and lodging in a commercially
operated hotel. The explanation is,
of course, that the hospital is not con-
ducted for a profit, but for the con- |
venience and welfare of the unfor-
tunate sick, and all the management
wants in the way of remuneration is
enough to actually pay expenses, and
to imerease the facilities of the hos-
pital from time to time for better ser-
vice. ’
The report shows that the receipts
do not cover the expenses by quite a
figure. The seventy six patients
spent. a total of 872 days in the hos-
pital, or an average of eleven days
each, and they paid for this service
a total of $2258.85. But the total ex-
pense of caring for them amounted to
$3,200.00, making a net loss to the
hospital of $958.85 or an average of
$12.63 per patient. In other words it
cost. an average of $3.66 to care fer
each patient per day and he paid for
this service only $2.59 with a loss to
the management of $1.09 on each pa-
tient every day he spent at the hos-
pital. It is understood that this is a
common experience in the manage-
ment of hospitals of this character,
and were it not for the financial as-
sistance given by the State and the 1ib-
erality of some ef our public mind-
ed citizens the institution could not
centinue its service.
A fact often averlooked by the
casual observer is that a hospital is
a school of vital importance to the!
community in general. A patient who
spends a peried of time under the
care of trained nurses and scientific
physicians, ever afterwards has a bet-
ter knowledge of health measures of
various kinds than he had before.
This knowledge is gradually becoming
general information and increases the
health of the people. Our hospital is
also a training school for nurses.
Eighteen wide awake and energetic
young ladies are in constant attend-
ance at this school, learning the art
of sanitation by becoming acquainted
with the bacteriologocal origin of sup-
perition, erysipelas, and septicaemia,
with their practical applications in
the details of antiseptic and aseptic
surgery, and obstetrics. They also
learn the technique and utility of
dietetics and practical nursing. Upon
graduation from this school these
young ladies go out into the commun-
ity well equipped to continue the art
of nursing or to establish homes of
their own where the practical knowl-
edge thus acquired is of the utmost
importance in rearing children and
caing for the household. : ARK
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—George Austin came up from Lancaster
and spent Sunday with his wife and little
son, Richard.
—MTrs. A. Wilson Norris, of Linn street,
is making her annual Lenten visit with
friends at her former home in Harrisburg.
—Miss Bess Rhinesmith has sold her
household goods and gone to Clearfield to
make her home with her brother Daniel
and his family.
—Mrs. M. A. Kirk went to Harrisburg,
yesterday, to spend a week with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Young, and the
three grand-children.
—Miss Cecelia Moerschbacher went out to
Pittsburgh yesterday, to be a guest of
friends, while there to attend some mid-
winter social functions.
—Rev. Nicholls, of Lock Haven, was a
visitor in Bellefonte ,last Friday, having
come up to take charge of the evening
service in St. John’s Episcopal church.
—Judge and Mrs. Arthur C. Dale and
their son, Arthur Jr., drove to Johnstown,
Saturday, for a week-end visit at Mrs.
Dale's former home, as guests of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. O'Neal.
—DMrs. Frank Warfield and her grand-
son, Billy Craig Jr., are in Pittsburgh hav-
ing gone out Wednesday to have the child's
tonsils removed, expecting to visit there
with relatives during his convalescence.
—Twenty or twenty-five members of the
Foreign and Home Missionary societies of
the Methodist church will drive to Lock
Haven, today, to attend the conference
missionary meeting to be held there this
afternoon.
—Following a week’s visit at his home
in this place Mahlon Robb, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson E. Robb, returned to Phila-
delphia, on Sunday, where he has accepted
a position in a branch bank of the Phila-
delphia Fidelity and Trust company.
—Mrs. Jack Decker went to New Jersey,
Saturday, to attend the bridge dinner last
night given by Mr and Mrs. F. J. Smith,
of Bayonne, at which announcement wus
made of the marriage of their daughter
Pauline and Jack Decker Jr.. of Belle-
fonte.
—Miss Marilla Williams, with two motor
guests, drove here from Harrisburg, Sun-
day, in her car, took dinner at the Brock-
erhoff house and spent several hours with
friends in Bellefonte. Miss Williams is at
the head of one of the departments of the
State Highway work.
—Mr. and Mrs.. Thomas Hamilton and
Clarence Hamilton, of New York; Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Broderick and their two chil-
dren, of State College, and Col. James A.
McClain, of Spangler, have heen in Belle-
fonte this week, called here by the death
of the late Thaddeus R. Hamilton.
—Richard Bossart, a former Academy
student, and Jack Naylor, both of Mount
Pleasant, Westmoreland county, were
ameng the week-end visitors in Bellefonte.
The young men motored in on Saturday
for a visit with Miss Jean Knox and were
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Homer C.
Knox, at the parsonage, during their stay.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Laurie, of
Houtzdale, with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gala-
gher as driving guests, motored to State
College Sunday, drove on to Belefomte for
evening service in the Presbyterian church
and then en home, after spending a short
time with seme of their friends. Mr. and
Mrs. Laurie were former residenis of Belle-
fonte.
—Richard 8. Brouse left for New York,
yesterday, te join his brother-in-law, F. W.
Topelt and a party of men, for a trip to
the Bermudas. The party, all employees of
the New York Stock exchange, expeets to
sail tomorrow to spend a two week’s va-
cation, given them in recognition of their
work during the exchange’s very trying
winter.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shields and their
two children arrived in Bellefonte from
Mississippi, a week ago, stopping here
for a short visit with the Shields and Gal-
braith families, enroute to their new home
in Reading. Mr. Shields will continue his
work with the White Motor Co., in Read-
ing, where he will be located for the pres-
ent.
—DMrs. John Little, of Rutherford, NJ,
who had been ealled to Centre Hall owing
to the illness of her uncle, Henry Potter,
drove to Bellefante, Thursday of last week,
to spend the day with triends here. Mrs.
Little will be remembered here by mary as
Miss Mary Potter, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John . Potter, who were for many
years residents of the town.
—Mrs. D. I. Willard returned to Belle-
fonte, Thursday of last week, after spend-
ing the winter with her brother and seme
of her childrem Upon leaving here im the
fall Mrs. Willard went to Union City and
from there to €anada, then came baek to
Pennsylvania te her daughter, Mrs. D. G.
‘Whalley, at Erie, and from there visited
with other members of her family.
—N. A. Staples and Miss Anne Straub,
Charles Cruse and Miss Mary Shelton, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Storch and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Kline, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Regenold
and Mr and Mrs. John Smith, Paul Dubbs,
Miss Angeline, Miss Rose and James Car-
peneto wera among the Bellefonters who
motored to Altoona, on Monday evening, to
see the play, “Rose Marie,” at the Mishler
theatre.
—Mr. and Mrs. David Washburn went to
Youngstown, Ohio, Saturday, where they
spent Sunday and the early part of this
week. Mr. Washburn was there on busi-
ness for the American Lime and Stone Co.,
while Mrs. Washburn visited during their
stay with the former Miss Swope and Miss
Gerginski, the three women having been
associates at the Bellefonte hospital, when
taking their nurses training.
—The bottom having dropped out of the
contracting as well as real estate business
in Florida Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bradley
and Mr. and Mrs. John Harnish returned
to Bellefonte last Thursday evening after
spending eighteen months in that State.
They are all through with Florida and on
Monday Mr. and Mrs. Bradley motored to
Buffalo, N. Y., to look over the prospects
of making that city their permanent home.
— A nse.
$9:90 buys a 50lb, 2 piece layer
cotton-felt mattress, roll edge, fancy
art ticking. One week only, at W. R.
Brachbill’s furniture store. 11-3t
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——We have a very useful Auto-
Strap Saftey razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case,
to give to everyone who sends or
brings a new subscription to the
Watchman.
How the Telephone Service Has Been
Improved.
A total of about $23,800 has been
and is being spent by the Bell Tele-
phone company of Pennsylvania in re-
building the old Penn State Telephone
company’s lines, which were taken ov-
er by the Bell not long ago. Other
parts of the total have gone into the
building of additional toll lines and
into the expanding of the telephone
plant in Bellefonte.
Five miles of line have been rebuilt
from Bellefonte to Zion at a cost of
about $1,500; 16 miles have been re-
built between Bellefonte and Snow
Shoz at a cost of $3,000; rebuilding of
five miles from Snow Shoe to Moshan-
non and of seven miles from Moshan-
non to Karthaus cost $1,700.
In Bellefonte proper, the following
aerial cable has been added to the
telephone plant at a cost of about $2,-
000: 960 feet in Decatur alley; over
800 feet on east Logan street; 1,200
feet on south Spring street; 800 feet
on High street to Thomas; about 2,-
000 feet from Bellefonte to Coleville;
1,200 feet on east Bishop street; 1,000
feet from Bellefonte to Milesburg.
These additions, Mr. Richards says,
will care for the growth which is mak-
ing itself shown at the present time,
and provide the needed facilities for
future development.
Three multi-party lines from Belle-
fonte to Nigh Bank have been rebuilt
at a cost of $1,500. These will give
telephone users in that vicinity more
facilities for telephone service. One
of the most expensive jobs of the pro-
gram has just been started, and is a
new toll telephone circuit extending
from Bellefonte through Howard and
Lock Haven to Jersey Shore, which
will cost about $9,700 when it is com-
pleted. This will give residents of
towns and country districts through
which it passes a more direct and
speedier telephone service to out-of-
town pcints. Additional toll circuits
in the territory will cost approxi-
mately $3000.
The dismantling of the former Penn
State Telephone company equipment
in and around Bellefonte has been go-
ing on sinee October 1st. In some sec-
tions there is still some of the old ca-
ble to be removed, while other sections
have been cared for and only one set
of cables now feed the telephone lines
of subscribers. One of the largest
jobs of dismantling the old plant was
the taking down of the Penn State
line between Bellefonte and State
College, a distance of thirteen miles.
Two construction crews of five men
each were required for this job.
With the activity which has been
going on recently P. I. Young, plant
wire chief at Bellefonte, has kept his
crews of men very busy. The build-
ing of the new circuit from Bellefonte
to Jersey Shore is one of the biggest
jobs under way at present. :
Work "in the State College and
Bellefonte central offices accounts for
nearly $1,400, completing the total
amount of $23,800.
Boy’s
boots, $3.75.
Bellefonte, Pa.
“Storm King” fishing
Nittany Shoe Store,
——$9.90 buys a 501b, 2 piece layer
cotton-felt mattress, roll edge, fancy
art ticking. One week only, at W. R.
Brachbill’s furniture store. 11-1t
—————ere—
——A certain Bellefonter who
sticks pretty close to the business sec-
tion of the town was considerably sur-
prised, a few days ago, to count
twelve new houses, most of them.of
the bungalow type, on east Bishop
street, all of them having been erect-
ed within the past eighteen months.
Boy’s “Storm Xing” fishing
boots, $3.75. Nittany Shoe Store,
Bellefonte, Pa. i
——————— et t—————
——3$9.90 buys a 50lb, 2 piece layer
cotton-felt mattress, roll edge, fancy
art ticking. One week only, at W. R.
Brachbill’s furniture store. 11-1t
reese pe eee
——The home of Mrs. Harry Jack-
son on Pine street, was quarantined
Wednesday for diphtheria, her nephew,
Michael Shields Jr., who makes his
home with his aunt, being the victim.
Michael is eighteen years old and a
student at Penn State.
——DMen’s
King”—$4.50.
Bellefonte, Pa.
fishing boats—“Storm
Nittany Shoe Store,
11-1t
Sale Register.
March 21—Monday—on the Dr. L. E.
Kidder farm, 2 miles east of Boalsburg, W.
E. Kline will sell farm implements, 6
horses, 1 colt, 17 cows, 18 head cattle, 22
sheep, 30 hogs, chickens, house hold goods,
etc. A clean up sale. Cattle are t. b.
tested. Sale starts at 10 a. m. L. F. Mayes,
auctioneer.
Saturday, March 26.—At residence of
Elmet BE. Rider, Gatesburg, 8 miles east of
Warriorsmark, 2 horses, 3 mules, 9 cows, 3
sows, 11 shoats and full line of farm im-
Dlsments. Sale at 10 a. m. Lester Harpster,
uc.
PUBLIC SALE
Saturday, March 26, Mrs. Frank Mayer,
will offer the following household goods at
public sale at her residence, 221 east Bishop
street, Bellefonte: Bedroom sets, 3 single
beds, dining room suit, Davenport suit,
Sellers Kitchen cabinet, large Othollo range,
with hot water reservoir, phonograph,
rugs, chairs, sewing machine, ete. Sale at
10 o'clock, a. m. 72-11-2t
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co.
Wheat - - - - - - - $1.25
Bye. vw. = = ww .« wi = 50
Oats - - - - - - - 40
Corn - - - - - - - 0
Barley - - = - wile 10
Buckwheat - =~ = = = 90