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COSTELLO, of Bradford For Representative in General Assembly ANDREW CURTIN THOMPSON, of Philipsburg A MILK ORDINANCE URGED FOR BELLEFONTE. Many Important Matters Before Bor- ough Council On Monday Evening. Every member of borough council was present at the regular session, on Monday evening, with the exception of W. J. Emerick, who is away on a month’s trip through the west. James R. Hughes was present to make a personal appeal to council to grant his request to erect ornamental signs on the streets pointing the way to the Bellefonte Academy. The mat- ter had been referred to the Street committee and Mr. Brouse stated that the committee had made no rec- ommendation because if the request is granted it might establish a prece- dent that others would seek to take advantage of. Mr. Hughes finally stated that he will give an agreement in writing to remove the signs if at any time they cause complications or trouble for the borough. The matter was referred back to the committee with instructions to work out a sat- isfactory arrangement with Mr. Hughes. Fire Marshall John J. Bower was present and handed over to the Fire and Police committee a check for $66.66, being two-thirds of $100 giv- en by the Clarence Fire Brick com- pany for responding to an appeal for assistance” at a fire at the plant on July 1st. Mr. Bower explained that at the time of the fire H. J. Frantz, superintendent of the company, ask- ed him what the charge was for the Logan’s work He told him no charge was made but if the company at any time saw fit to make a voluntary con- tribution it, of course, would be ac- ceptable. On the 2nd of July the committee soliciting contributions for the Logan picnic visited Snow Shoe and Clarence and Mr. Frantz gave them a check for $100. Mr. Bower stated that he felt certain he would not have given that amount had it not been for the Logan’s response at the fire, and such being the case the check was turned over to the Fire and Police committee for two-thirds of the amount. Property owners on south Alleghe- ny street were again present regard- ing the requested sewer extension, and Mr. Brouse, of the Street com- mittee, stated that council had been ordered to build no more sewers with- out permission from the State Sani- tary Board. Secretary Kelly read two communi- cations from the State Sanitary Board in which council was asked to furnish at once applications for permission to put down the Curtin street sewer extension, and notifying council that No more sewers were to be put down without first receiving a permit from the board. Secretary Kelly also presented a voluminous report on the milk situa- tion in Bellefonte, prepared and sub- mitted by Ralph E. Irwin, chief of milk control of the State Board of Health. Mr. Irwin spent some days in Bellefonte about a month ago mak- ing a personal investigation of all the dealers who supply Bellefonte with milk, and while his report, as present- ed to council on Monday evening, did not totally condemn any of the deal- ers none of them escaped criticism in some way. Mr. Irwin advocated the passing of a milk ordinance and the employment of a borough milk in- Spector to conform with the rules of the State Board of Health. The re- port was referred to the Sanitary committee, A notice was received from the State Association of Boroughs that the annual dues have been increased from ten to fifteen dollars. A communication was received from Orvis, Zerby & Dale notifying coun- cil that on Sunday afternoon Albert Hockenberry ruined a new automobile tire on east Curtin street, on sharp stones dug out of a sewer ditch and thrown on the street, without any caution signs to warn motorists of the danger. The tire cost $8.75 and a re- quest was made that the borough reimburse Mr, Hockenberry. Referred to the Street committee and borough solicitor. ( A communication was received from the Secretary of Internal Affairs stat- ing -that under a recent act of the Legislature boroughs and municipal- ities are required to submit to that department a statement of borough indebtedness, what it is composed of and what it was for, the sinking fund and of what it consists, ete., and sub- mitted blanks for furnishing the de- sired information. The matter was referred to the secretary and borough solicitor. The Secretary presented the bond of the Hartford Accident and Indem- nity company in the sum of $10,000, as presented by the Central Pennsyl- vania Gas company, to indemnify the borough in regard to the streets and alleys. The bond was approved and ordered filed. A lengthy communication was ve- ceived from John McCoy regarding his position in connection with his wish to purchase the Gamble mill property. The Street committee reported con- tinued progress on the Curtin street sewer as well as various repairs made on streets. The Water committee reported some minor repairs and the collection of one dollar on the 1925 water dupli- cate; $50.25 on the 1926 and $599.75 on the 1927. The Finance committee reported a balance in the hands of the borough treasurer and asked for the renewal of a note for $1000 and requested a new note for $9000 to meet current bills, both of which were authorized. Mr. Cobb, of the Special committee, made a report of a meeting of the committee with the various insurance agents in Bellefonte relative to a re- duction of insurance rates. Accord- ing to the way the committee has ir figured out if the borough spends ap- proximately $5000 to meet all the re- quirements of the Underwriters’ As- sociation it will mean a reduction of about eight cents on a hundred dol- lars. The committee also had an iness men in Bellefonte in which they agreed to pay over to the borough the amount they would save in one year on their insurance premiums, which figured out about $8000. On paper the report looked quite attractive and on motion it was laid on the table un- til next meeting of council to enable crete facts. mittee, called the attention of council side of the island should be cleaned out. Mr. Cunningham stated that he was glad Mr. Mignot had called at- tention to that fact as the work had heretofore been done under the super- vision of the Sanitary committee, and as Mr. Mignot was the chairman of that committee he could oversee it. The matter was referred to the com- mittee, with power. : r. Brouse stated that the Bell Telephone company would like to have permission to move three poles on Spring street, between High and inside the curb. As the borough haz no control of the ground inside the curb council decided that no got permission from property to make the change. Mr. Cobb made complaint about the owners intersection of west High and Thom- as streets, turn around and drive back up town, claiming it is a nuisance and ought to be stopped. He stated that during the Sunday evening serv- ices in the United Brethren church he counted fourteen automobiles that were turned there, the drivers honk- ing, honking and making about as much noise as possible. President Walker admitted that he didn’t know what could be done to stop it, but re- ferred the complaint to the Street committee. Borough Solicitor N. B. Spangler was present and made a report of what had been done in connection with council’s proposition to purchase the Gamble Mill property. Bills totaling $6250 were approved for payment after which council ad- journed after being in session over two hours, to meet next Monday evening. —— gc AT District Kiwanis Meeting at Centre Hall Last Thursday Evening. About one hundred and twenty-five Kiwanians from Huntingdon, Lewis. town, Tyrene, Altoona, Lock Haven, State College and Bellefonte held a district meeting in the Grange hall, at Centre Hall, last Thursday even- ing. The Bellefonte club was repre- sented by forty members. The wo- men of the Centre Hall Grange serv- | ed a delicious supper to the visitors. The speakers of the evening included | Governor Swaney, of the State or- ganization; Lieutenant Governor Ir- win, ex-Lieutenant Governor Wallace and district secretary Wells. Undine Fire Company Carnival and Fair. The Undine Fire company will hold a big carnival and fair on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, August 14th and 15th, on the Imperial filling station park, between the Undine building and Haag hotel, on Bishop street. A large line of amusements is being arranged which will furnish plenty of fun and amusements, Wetz- ler’s Junior band will furnish the music both nights. Keep the dates in mind and give the fire laddies a big boost. to the fact that the creek on the east ! agreement signed by most of the bus- | the committee to present more con- Mr. Mignot, of the Sanitary com- * Altoona; Game Commission Decides in Favor of Antlerless Deer. Notwithstanding the State-wide protest that has been made by sports- men’s associations and hunters gener- ally against the State Game Com- mission’s ruling that only antlerless deer may be killed this year the Com- mission, on Monday, decided to stick to its ruling. However, the ruling has been moderated from the original plan by requiring special licenses to be issued, effective only in the coun ty of issue, and the number of licen- ses issued will be prorated in propor- tion to the number of bucks killed last year in the several counties. Each licensed hunter may kill one deer, without visible antlers and weighing not less than fifty pounds, in the season. Hunting parties are allowed to kill one doe for each mem- ber of the party. A fine of $100 will be imposed for violation of the visible antlers regulation. Hunters may not kill bucks this year. Curious to know if the deer situa- tion is as bad as reported the writer personally asked several farmers, this week, who live right in the heart of the deer country, if it is true that the deer are being driven onto the farms because of lack of feed in the moun- tains. One farmer, a resident of Gregg township, averred that only last Sunday he made a trip into the mountains and found acres of lush ' grass, knee high, that had not even been touched by the deer. He admit- \ NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. * 'r' KREAMER.—Mrs. Emma Belle | : ——— ! —Mrs. C. D. Tanner is on a ten days trip to Detroit, Mich. —Louis Schad, of the First National Bank, with Mrs. Schad, left Sunday morn- ing to spend the former's vacation of two weeks, at Ocean City, N.J. —Mrs. J. T. Keathley and Mr. and Mrs. Huddle, of Scottdale, spent Saturday with friends in Bellefonte. Mrs. Keathley will be remembered as Miss Ada Dolan. —=Sheriff and Mrs. Harry E. Dunlap’s week-end guests included, Misses Florence Magargel and Harold Ibbotson, of Phila- delphia, the latter being a friend of long standing of Sheriff Dunlap’s —Mrs. David Dale and her daughter Anne, left last week to join Miss Hitner ‘of Gettysburg, for a boat trip to Halifax and up the St. Lawrence river. On the . way back Mrs. Dale and Anne will ston in New England for a visit with one of Mrs. Dale's brothers. —The Rev. Sylvester Beach D. D., was an overnight visitor at the Bush House, Wednesday, stopping in Bellefonte for a short visit with Mrs. Beach’s relatives, ou his way back to Princeton, from a west- ern trip. an instructor at the Bellefonte Academy and married into one of Bellefonte’s rep- resentative families. After leaving here he became an eminent minister of the Presbyterian church and later gained quite a bit of notoriety by officiating at the wedding of President Wilson and Mrs. Gault and also that of Mr. McAdoo and Miss Wilson, at the White House in Washington. How a Porcupine Shed Itself of a Big Blacksnake. ted that the deer do come out of the ' mountains onto the farms, but not be- cause they are driven to do so for something to eat. About ten days ago he saw two deer in his truck patch but so far as he could discover they hadn’t eaten a thing, but they did trample down some of his garden stuff. Farmers living in the Alle- ghenies also admit that deer are ver plentiful but contend that there is plenty of feed in the mountains for them. At their meeting, on Monday, the Commissioners also announced a re- duction in the open season for rab- bits. Rabbits may not be killed rn Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdavs from November 1st to December 1st, but on six days each week from De- cember 1st to December 15th. The day’s total for rabbits is five and the season total thirty. Golf Tournament at Huntingdon Nexi Week. The annual tournament of the Cen- tral Counties Golf asociation will be held at the Huntingdon Country club next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 16th, 17th and 18th. Nine clubs are included in the association, namely: The Altoona Cricket club. Blairmont Country club, i Hollidaysburg; Centre Hills Country ‘club, State College; Clearfield Bishop, from the street to positions | i objec- | i tions would be made if the company { an i 1 t | | i Coun- try club, Clearfield; Clinton Country club, Lock Haven; Nittany Country club, Bellefonte; Philipsburg Coun- try club, Philipsburg; Tyrone Golf club, Tyrone, and the Huntingdon : Country club. More than one hundred contestants 11 be entered in the preliminaries specify that golfers to be eligible for the tion cup for season play the past three years, and will make an effort this year to hold it. Native Centre Countian Celebrated 102nd Anniversary. Down at Norristown, last Saturday, Miss Mary A. Knapp celebrated her 102nd birthday anniversary and the fact is of interest to Watchman read- ers because of the fact that she is a native of Centre county and a de- scendant of one of the pioneer fami- lies in Ferguson township. She was born on a farm, four miles from Baileyville, on August 4th, 1826. When she was but nine years old, ‘however, her father bought a large farm, in Montgomery county, and that had been the family home ever since. Miss Knapp is the last direct descend- ant of an old Welsh family which came to Pennsylvania in 1632, and a number of whom were long lived. Miss Knapp’s mother, Mrs. Mary W. Knapp, lived to the age of 96; one of Miss Knapp’s sisters lived to the age of 100 years and 11 months, and Miss Knapp’s brother Charles died at the age of 96. District Sunday School Picnic, at Hecla Park, August 16th. Sunday schools in the ninth dis- trict, composed of State College and surrounding territory, will picnic at Hecla park on Thursday week, August 16th. For the boys and girls there will be potato races, fifty yard go and return race, fifty yard dash, thirty yard dash, wheel-barrow race, shoe and sack race, twenty-five yard crab race, a peanut race, boat and swimming races, and for married men and women an egg race. A baseball game between State College and Boalsburg, horse shoe pitching and other amusements make up a full day’s program. Prizes will be given all winners. The public is invited. ——Col. James A. McClain is again ; ill at his home at very seriously Spangler. —Get your job work done here. d finals. The rules and regulations ' annual tournament must have | competed in at least one inter-club match prior to the tournament. The : of next: The crew of workmen engaged in building the State highway from Lock Haven to Renovo are having some exciting experiences with the snakes which infest that mountanious region. Rattlers, copperheads and blacksnakes are there in large num- bers. The two first mentioned are, of course, always to be feared, but little attention is paid the blacksnake because of its non-venomous charac- | ter. Dr. Beach many years ago was i years he was in the employ of the ! One of the foremen on the job is | ‘Roy Shope, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cy- ‘rus Shope, of Boggs township, and he tells of the following incident he witnessed a few days ago. Working at a point where the mountain was fairly well covered with underbrush he was surprised to see a porcupine struggle out onto the dug out road- way completely enveloped in the folds of a large blacksnake. At the side of the road lay some eight inch drain pipe and the porcupine stopped close ' to the end of one of the pipes. ! The little animal, from which the breath was being squeezed by the deadly coils of the snake, halted but a few seconds then dragged itself to the end of the pipe and crawled in. Curious to see what would happen Mr. Shope walked closer but a minute | later the porcupine came out of the! other end of the pipe and the black- snake, instead of being master of “he situation, was writhing With several vigorous shakes of its body the porcupine rid itself of the snake which had been punctured with quills from its head to tail. After halting a few seconds to get its breath the porcupine ambled off into the woods while the snake was killed. Miss Emma Cross, State Nurse, Speaker at Kiwanian Luncheon. Guests present at the Kiwanian luncheon, at the Brockerhoff house, on Tuseday, included Stuart Laird, of Anoka, Minn., a former Bellefonte i boy; Fred Warner and Ralph Dins- ; more, of Wilmington, N. J., Rev. Reed O. Steely, of Milton; Frank V. Good- hart, of Centre Hall, a new member I of the club, and Donald Markley, one ‘of the boys who has been greatly benefitted by the treatment he receiv- ed at the’ State clinic in Philipsburg. Miss Emma Cross, State nurse, who soon leaves Bellefonte for a wider field of labor, was introduced as the speaker of the day. She expressed her appreciation of the generous aid extended to her in her work here by the Kiwanis. Through their efforts cars had been provided for the chest clinic and the orthopedic clinic. Eleven pa- tients were taken over to Philipsburg for examination and treatment. i Twenty-two tonsil cases have been successfully taken care of at the Cen- tre County hospital. She expressed appreciation of the courtesy extend- ed her and cooperation of manager W. H. Brown, at the hospital, and Miss Eckert, superintendent, and that the local physicians had cheerfully assisted her in her work. She told how promptly Kiwanis i responded when she expressed the need of a car and also their generos- ity in looking after the underprivileg- ed child. Miss Cross expressed re- gret at leaving Bellefonte and ex- plained that she was doing so only because of being sent to a larger field. i Marriage I.icenses. Robert M. Rodes, of New York city, and Dorothy Dyer, of Douglas. Georgia. | Philip P. Saylor, of Bellefonte, and ' Kathryn M. Hoy, of Howard. Samuel E. Lucas, of Howard, and Pearl S. Cupp, of Rock Forge. Gilbert Donald Rumberger and i Mary Elizabeth Almond, both of Phil- ipsburg. ——With the thermometer hover- ing between 93 and 96 over the week- end and Sunday, with rarely a drop below seventy at night, Centre coun- tians had no need to complain from lack of warmth. But it was splendid weather for the farmers, and especial- ly for corn and potatoes. NER in agony. N { | | : i Kreamer, wife of Robert H. Kream- er, died at her home in Lock Haven, on Saturday, as the result of a stroke of paralysis sustained two years ago. Her maiden name was Emma Shope and she was born in Milesburg on May 5th, 1865, hence was in her 64th year. The Kreamer family at one time lived in Bellefonte, moving from here to Altoona and later to Lock Ha- ven. Surviving her are her husband and four children, Mrs. H. E. Workman, of Altoona; Mrs Mabel V. Geddis and Oscar P. Kreamer, of Lock Haven, | and Mrs. H. E. Imler, of Osterburg. | She also leaves two brothers and two | sisters, Clayton Shope, of Bellefonte; Fred, of Lock Haven; Mrs. L. Wy- | land, of Williamsport, and Mrs. Dora | Emerick, of Johnstown. | Funeral services were held at her | late home in Lock Haven, at two ! o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, burial being made at Curtin. a i i i PLETCHER.—Edward L. Pletcher, a native of Howard township, Cen- tre county, but who has been a resi- dent of Dayton, Ohio, for many years, died in a private hospital, Lock Hav- en, on Saturday morning, following a brief illness. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Pletcher and was born in Howard township about sixty years ago. i As a young man he went to Day- | ton, Ohio, where for a number of National Cash Register company. During the past three or four years | he had been city clerk in Dayton. He was a member of the Methodist | church and the Masonic fraternity. Funeral services were held at the home of his cousin, B. F. Pletcher, in Lock Haven, at 9:30 o’clock on Tues- ! day morning, by Rev. J. Merrill Wil- liams, and burial was made in the Schenck cemetery, near Howard. Il Ji WOODS.—Mrs. Matilda Woods, widow of the late James Woods, of Bellefonte, died last Saturday night following an illness of some months with a complication of diseases. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- | liam Smoyer and was born in Boggs township seventy-seven years ago. Her husband has been dead for some years but surviving her is one daugh- ter, Mrs. William Lewis, of Canton, Ohio. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: James Smoyer, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Mary Shank, of Mt. Eagle; Mrs. Dora Rine, of Belle- fonte, and Mrs. Alice Yerger, of Jer- sey Shore. Burial was made in the Union cemetery on Tuesday after- noon. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OTICE.—Notice is hereby given that ' application has 'been made to The blic’ Service *Commiission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the provisions of the Public Service Law, by | The New York Central Railroad Company, a corporation of the State of New York, having its principal place of busi- ness in New York City, New York, for a certificate of Public Convenience ev- idencing the Commission’s requisite ap- proval of the abandonment and discontin- uance of its station at Forge Run, Centre County, and that application for the ap- | proval thereof is on file in the office of the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Appli- cation Docket No. A. 19169-28. - A public hearing upon this application will be held in the Commission Building, 112 Market street, Harrisburg, Pa., on the 23rd day of August 1928 at 9:30 A. M. | o'clock, Standard Time, when and where | all persons in interest may appear and be heard, if they so desire. i THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY i i JAS. P. 0. O'LAUGHLIN, Attorney 110 South Third Street Clearfield, Pa. 73-31-2t HERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of a S writ of Levari Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, to me directed will be ex- posed to public sale at the Court House in the Borough of Bellefonte on FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1928, i The Following Property: { All that certain parcel or piece of land situate in Rush Township, Centre county, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows : BEGINNING at a post om the Tyrone Turnpike, at the most Easterly corner of lot of No. 389, thence along said Turnpike South 43 degrees East 189 feet to the cor- ner of “B” Street; thence aong same South 43% degrees West 182 feet to an alley ; thence along same North 43 degrees East 86 feet to the corner of lot No. 389; thence along same North 47 degrees East 150 feet to the place of Beginning. Being the same premises as were form- erly given in Mortgage to the Citizens Building and Loan Association by Mort- gagers, herein by Mortgage dated August ! 1, 1924, and recorded in Bellefonte, Pa., in Mortgage Book Vol. 49, page 276. Terms of sale cash. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Francis J. Schrot and Amelia Schrot. Sale to commence at 1:40 o'clock p. m. of said day. H. E. DUNLAP, Sheriff. Sheriff’s Office, Bellefonte, Pa., | August 7th, 1928. 73-31-3t Public Sale! One Car Load of t.b. tested! DAIRY COWS Holsteins, Jerseys, Guernseys Grades and Pure Breds, fresh and close springers. At the GEORGE E. LONG FARM HOWARD, PA Thursday, August 16 at one o'clock, sharp | | ! This is a choice load of big | milking cows that show lots of con- | dition. Also four Stock Bulls. LOUIS KENDRICK NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.—Notice is hereby giv- en that an application will be made to the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County on Saturday, the First day of September, A. D. 1928 at ten o'clock A. M., under the provisions of the Corporation Act of 1874, its amendments ments thereto, for a charter for an in- tended corporation to be called ‘The Bellefonte Realty Company,” the character and object of which are the purchasing, selling and leasing of real estate without and supple- . profit, and for that purpose to have, pos- sess an enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges conferred by the said Act, its amendments and supplements thereto. 3 STANOLER. & WALKER, Solicitors. 73-31-3t Wednesday August 15 WILL BE DOLLAR DAY AN Suburban Day IN Altoona Booster | Stores IT WILL BE a Day of Sensational Values As Booster Merchants have been planning for the event for months, buying great quantities of new de- pendable and seasonable merchan- dise to sell at Special DOLLAR DAY Prices as well as reducing prices on many regular lines to be offered for this Outstanding Trade Event! It will be Altoona Booster Stores Greatest Dollar Day! Goods of all kinds for home and personal use will be offered at DOL- LAR DAY Prices. Buy for present and future needs! Arrange to Spend the Entire Day Shopping in Booster Stores and . take lunch in a Booster Restaurant. The More you Buy on DOLLAR DAY, the greater will be your Sav- ings! BOOSTER STORE Are Closed THURSDAY AFTERNOONS During August to give the employes a Weekly Half Holiday. Open other days from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Satur- days until 9 p. m. Altoona Booster Asso. Strand Theatre ALTOONA, PA. ONE WEEK Starting Saturday, August 11 RICHARD DIX “Easy Come - Easy Go” 3 Vitaphone Acts Wellsboro, Pa. Comedy - Cartoon - News Reel - Orchestra