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Bellefonte, Pa., January 18, 1929.
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THREE MEN ELECTROCUTED
AT ROCKVIEW MONDAY.
The strong arm of the law was vin-
dicated to the extent of three murder-
ers who were electrocuted at Rock-
view penitentiary in just nineteen
minutes on Monday morning. The
men were Tony Tucitti, of Washing-
ton county, who went to the chair at
7:01 and was pronounced dead at
7:05. Charles F. Mellor, of Philadel-
phia, was second at 7:08 and pro-
nounced dead at 7:13, while the third
man, Benjamin Damarowski, went to
the chair at 7:16 and was pronounc-
ed dead at 7.20. All the men were
accompanied to the chair by Rev.
Francis P. McCreesh, Catholic chap-
lain at the penitentiary, while Dr.
Asa Hickok was the physician in
charge. The bodies of Lucitti and
Damarowski were claimed while Mel-
lor was buried in the pentitentiary
cemetery.
Lucitti, who was 33 years old, was
convicted of the murder of Louis O.
Knapp and Paul B. Fox, two coal and
iron policemen on February 7th, 1927,
when the officers caught him in the
act of delivering a cargo of liquor to
miners.
Mellor was convicted of the murder
of Max T. Harrison, assistant mana-
ger of the Cross Keys theatre, Phila-
delphia, on the night of March 23rd,
1928, in an attempt to rob him of the
day’s receipts, and at the same time
inflicting a fatal wound on 17-year-
old Martha Yetter.
Damarowski killed his wife on the
night of April 23rd, 1928, left her
‘body lying on the kitchen floor and
fled the city. He was captured in De-
troit a month later, was taken back
to Philadelphia, tried and convicted.
somone.
Destructive Fire at Clarence On Tues-
day Night.
. About eleven o'clock on Tuesday
"night fire was discovered in the large
frame wareroom of the Frank Jerick
general store: at Clarence, and be-
fore the flames could be checked the
‘wareroom and all its contents were
‘destroyed, as well as a garage, stable,
“and several sheds and outbuildings.
‘The property at one time belonged
to Oscar Harm but was sold by him
to a party in Harrisburg. Mr. Jer-
ick was lessee of the property and
conducted a general store. The loss
on buildings and contents is estimat-
ed at $5000, or more, partly covered
by insurance.
When the fire was discovered it
had already assumed a dangerous
character and a call was sent to both
Philipsburg and Bellefonte for help.
One company from Philipsburg re-
sponded but their pumper froze on the
way and they returned home. The
Logans, of Bellefonte, went out with
their pumper and squad wagon. The
temperature at Clarence was fourteen
degrees blow zero and the men almost
perished with cold. By the time they
reached Clarence the big chemical
tank was frozen and could not be
used. There was no water there for
use of the pumper but by using the
hand chemicals the firemen helped to
save adjoining buildings that might
have burned.
On Wednesday forenoon the Lo-
gans received another call when fire
was discovered in one of Mr. Cold-
ren’s eating cars on the top of Nit-
tany mountain. But when the fire-
men reached Pleasant Gap they were
flagged and sent back as the fire had
been extinguished.
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Hi-Y Basket Ball Team Defeats Lew-
istown Vipers.
The Hi-Y club will hold a bake sale
on Saturday, January 19th, at the
Variety shop. The object of the sale
is te raise money with which to pur-
chase basket ball jerseys for the Hi-Y
team. -
Last Saturday the team journeyed
to Lewistown where they defeated the
fast Lewistown Vipers, their first de-
feat of the season. The game was
exceedingly close, the final score be-
ing 21 to 20 in favor of the Belle-
fonte boys. At the end of the first
half the score stood 12 to 8 in favor
of the Vipers, but after that the local
boys took the lead and were never
headed.
Th following Hi-Y members made
the trip by auto. Wane Morrow,
Jack Spangler, Dean Gettig, Dick
Baney, Joe Gingery, Paul Gallagher,
Vincent Bauer, Tom Caldwell, Harry
Peck, Phil Bicketts, Lyman Zimmer-
man and L. C. Heineman. Robert
(Red) Guisewhite, manager, was in
charge of the party.
The Hi-Y team includes Gettig and
Baney, forwards; Spangler, center,
and Gingery and Gallagher, guards.
CHASE.—Lewis A. Chase, the only :
negro veteran of the Civil war in
Centre county, died at his home in
Philipsburg, on Friday night, as the
result of general debility. He was
born in slavery at Clear Spring, Md,
on September 6th, 1845, hence was
in his 84th year. When a small boy
his father was sold to another master
and in 1850 his mother was
voluntarily given her freedom and
allowed to keep her child. They
continud to live at Clear Spring un-
til the outbreak of the Civil war when
mother and son journeyed to Harris-
burg, Pa., where Lewis enlisted in the
143rd regiment Pennsylvania volun-
teers, serving until the close of the
war. He then returned to Clear
Spring where he married Caroline V.
Barnes and engaged in the butcher-
ing business.
Early in the seventies he came
north and located in Mount Union
where he worked at a tannery until
1877 where he moved to Philipsburg.
He worked in a tannery there until
1894 when he engaged in selling Bi-
bles and various religious books. He
traveled over Center and adjoining
counties and made frequent trips to
Bellefonte. He was a member of the
A. M. E. church, John W. Geary post
G. A. R. and the colored Odd Fellows.
His first wife died in 1913 and later
he married Mrs. Jennie Champ, who
survives but is also seriously ill. He
also leaves one son, Frank Chase, of
Philipsburg. Burial was made in the
Philipsburg cemetery on Monday af-
ternoon.
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YOUNG.—Mrs. Eliza Jane Young,
wife of Rev. Thomas W. Young, for
a bumber of years chaplain of Rock-
view penitentiary, passed away last
Friday night, at her home in Pitts-
burgh, as the result of an attack of
the grip and other complications. Her
maiden name was Eliza Jane Boyd
and she was 83 years old. Her early
married life was spent in Pittsburgh
where Rev. Young was pastor of the
Fifth United Presbyterian church.
Later they lived in Washington, Pa.,
coming to Rockview about 1914. Dur-
ing the ten or more years Rev. Young
was chaplain at Rockview they lived
in Bellefonte and many people here
remember Mrs. Young as a delightful
and lovely person. Since going
to Pittsburgh she had been a member
of the Sixth Presbyterian church.
She was also a member of the East-
ern Star.
She is survived by her aged hus-
band and two daughters, Mrs. W. B.
Epley and Miss Isabel” Young, both
of Pittsburgh. Funeral services were
held at her late home, in Pittsburgh, |
on Monday evening, and on Tuesday
morning the remains were taken to
Washington, Pa., for interment.
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DEITRICH:=F4cob A. Deitrich, a
retired farmer of Madisonburg, died '
of a heart attack, on January 5th,
while hauling a load of straw from
his farm to his stable in town. He
was found ‘on the wagon by a neigh-
bor as the team of horses were al-
most at his home.
He was a son of John and Sarah
Dunkle Deitrich and was born in
Walker township on September 29th,
1856, hence was 72 years, 3 months
and 6 days old. He followed farm-
ing most of his life. In 1882 he mar-
ried Miss Emma J. Roush who sur-
vives with two daughters, Alma, at
home, and Mrs. Boyd Hazel, of Mad-
isonburg. He also leaves two broth-
ers, Henry, of Hublersburg, and
Frank, of Bellefonte. Burial was
made at Madisonburg on Wednesday
of last week.
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DALE.—Horace Dale, a native of
Centre county, died quite suddenly,
last Wednesday night, at his home
in Rushville, Neb., following a brief
illness. He was a son of George and
Lena Musser Dale and was born at
Dale Summit over sixty-five years
ago. He graduated at State College
with the class of 1882. Some years
later he went west and located at
Rushville, Neb., where he engaged in
farming. He later became identified
with the Stockman’s National bank,
of which he was president for many
years. He married Mrs. M. A. Slat-
terfield, who died within a year but
surviving him are four sons, all in
Nebraska. He also leaves two broth-
ers, John S. Dale, of State College,
and Willard, of Bellefonte. Burial
was made at Rushville.
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McCULLOUGH.—Mrs. Lydia Kat-
urah McCullough, wife of James M.
McCullough, of Milesburg: died at the
Centre county hospital, last Saturday,
as the result of a broken hip and in-
ternal injuries sustained in a fall at
her home a week previous. She was
68 years old and is survived by her
husband and three children, George
B. McCullough, of Milesburg; Miss
Edna and Claude at home. She al-
so leaves one sister and two brothers,
Mrs. J. D. Kanarr, of Milesburg; W.
C. Kreamer, of Berwick, and Robert
Kreamer, of Lock Haven. Burial was
made in the Bellefonte Union ceme-
tery on Tuesday.
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LINDSAY.—Mrs. Olive Lindsay,
wife of Irvin Lindsay, died at her
home at Blue Ball, Clearfield county,
on January 6th, following an illness
of two weeks. She was a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Straw and
was born at Julian 36 years ago. In
addition to her husband she is sur-
vived by one son, Melvin Lindsay, at
home. She also leaves four brothers
and four sisters. Burial was made
in the Mock cemetery, near Blue Ball,
on January 9th.
LEE.—Mrs. Emma Vianna Lee,
widow of the late Jeremiah Lee, died
on Sunday, at the home of her son
. Charles, near Nittany, as the result of
the grip, following one week’s illness.
She was a daughter of Adam and
Sarah Hoy Yearick and was born
‘near Jacksonville: her age at death
being 72 years, 10 months and 23 days.
Most of her married life had been
"spent in Walker township. Her hus-
| band died nineteen years ago but
' surviving her are two sons, Charles,
' at whose home she died, and Clyde,
| of Bellefonte R. D. She also leaves
' six sisters: Mrs. Sancta Dorman, Mrs.
Kate Weber and Mrs. Alice Holter,
i of Howard; Mrs. Susan Wetzel and
Mrs. Minnie Vonada, of Bellefonte,
| and Mrs. Adah Kline, of Nelson, Neb.
An elder sister» Mrs. Frank Wetzel,
died at her home at Akron, Ohio, on
December 18th last.
Mrs. Lee was a member of the Re-
formed church and Rev. Harry A.
Hartman had charge of the funeral
services which were held at ten
| o'clock on Wednesday morning, bur-
‘jal being made in the Hublersburg
cemetery.
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MINGLE.—David G. Mingle died at
his home at Woodward, on Tuesday
| of last week, after only four days
“illness with grip and other complica-
tions.
He was a son of Absalom and Sus-
‘an Rupp Mingle and was born at
_ Aaronsburg on September 8th, 1860,
| making his age 68 years and 4
i months. His entire life was spent in
| lower Pennsvalley and he was one of
| the charter members of Grace Evan-
i gelical church, at Woodward. He
| married Mrs. Lydia Vonada who sur-
| vives with one son, Ammon G. Min- |
| 2, of Roaring Spring. He also
{leaves the following step-children:
| Clayton W. Vonada, Cleve H. and
Mrs. Frank Breon, all of Woodward,
‘and Mrs. W. E. Breon, of near Mill-
‘heim, as well as one brother anda
sister, Calvin Mingle, of Howard, and
Mrs. Reuben E. Musser, of Burt,
North Dakota. )
Funeral services were held at his
late home, at 9:30 o’clock last Friday
morning, by Rev. H. C. Kleffel, bur-'
ial being made in the Woodward cem-
etery.
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DUCK.—Mrs. Anna Wise Duck,!
widow of Frank P. Duck, died at her
home in Madisonburg, on January
5th, following a brief illness, aged 66
years, 8 months and 20 days. She
was born in Madisonburg and was a
daughter of Samuel and Susan Wise. |
Her husband has been dead for some
years but surviving her are five sons
and one daughter, Norman Duck, of
Mifflinburg; Dallas and Charles, of
Madisonburg; Lloyd, of Hanover;
| Alvah ‘and «Carl Long, of Centre’
‘Hall. ~ She alsd leaves thiésé brothers |
and sisters: Mrs. Sarah Hartman, of
: Spring Mills; Mrs, Solomon Homan,
of Williamsport; Mrs Harvey Hagan,
of Farmer's Mills; William, in the
State of Washington; George, of Reb-
ersburg; Thomas, of Madisonburg,
and Charles, of Clyde, Ohio.
Funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church, at Madisonburg,
last Thursday, by Rev. L. V. Lesher,
burial being made in the Madison- |
burg cemetery.
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BARER LAr Ais Catherine
Baker, widow of Henry J. Baker, died
on January 6th, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph A. Martin, in
Lock Haven, following a long illness |
with a complication of diseases. Her
maiden name was Anna Markle oe
she was born near Bellefonte 63 years
ago The greater part of her married |
life, however, was spent in Nittany
valley. |
She is survived by the following
children: Edna M. Baker, Mrs. D.|
M. Myers, William and E. R. Baker,
all of Lock Haven; H. R. Baker and |
and Mrs. Orvis Rhine, of Nittany. .
She also leaves six brothers and one
sister, William Markle, of Akron,
Ohio; Nathan, of Harrisburg; John, |
of Altoona; Samuel, of State College; i
Wallace and Daniel, of Bellefonte, and
Mrs. Fred Tillman, of Lock Haven. |
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nesday of last week, burial being |
made in Mt. Bethel cemetery, near
Funeral services were held on Wed- |
GESSNER.—Miss Katherine Gess: | LIMESTONE INDUSTRIES
ner died at six o’clock on Wednesday
evening, at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Thomas Rishel, on Willowbank
street, following an illness of eight
months as the result of a stroke of
paralysis.
She was a daughter of Joseph and
Anna Fusser Gessner and was born
in Bellefonte on September 9th. 1872,
hence was 56 years, 4 months and
7 days old. Practically all her life
was spent in Bellefonte and at the
family home in Coleville. She was a
devout member of St. John’s Catho-
lic church and until sticken with ill-
ness always a regular attendant.
She is survived by three sisters
and two brothers, Mrs. Thomas Rishel
and Mrs. Edward Rine, of Bellefonte,
Mrs. Louis Batt, of McKeesport;
Joseph, of Okmulgee: Okla, and
Lawrence, of Jeannette. Mrs. Batt
‘and Lawrence arrived in Bellefonte
in time to see their sister before she
passed away.
The funeral services will be held
in St. John’s church at ten o’clock
Saturday morning, by Rev. Father
. Downes, burial to be made in the
Catholic cemetery.
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MARTIN._Daniel H. Martin died
at the Centre County hospital, on
Wednesday morning, following a long |
illness with a complication of dis-
He was a son of Patrick ani.
Ann Martin and was 61 years old.’
married Miss Elby Martin, who
eases.
He
survives with the following children:
Harry and Mrs. George Tate, of
Bellefonte; Allison, of Pleasant Gap;
Hassel, in the U. 8S. army, and
Charles, at home. Burial will be made
in the Union cemetery this afternoon.
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KELLEY.—Victor Henry Kelley,
two year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Kelley, of Milesburg, died on:
‘Saturday following two week's ill-
ness as the result of an attack of the
flu. In addition to the parents two
sisters survive, Mary Dolores and
Rejean. Funeral services were held
at the Catholic church on Monday
morning, burial being made in the
Catholic cemetery. |
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Football Team |
Members of the Bellefonte Acad- |
emy football team. guests of Mine
Bellefonte Academy
Dines with Kiwanians.
‘Host M. A. Landsy, were entertained
at dinner at the Brockerhoff house: !
Tuesday evening, with the Bellefonte
' Kiwanians.
Every member of the
team was personally introduced by !
| headmaster James R. Hughes who, |
as a climax, claimed. for them the
prep school championship of the Unit-
ed States. Half a dozen other strang-
ers were present as guests of Ki-
wanis. WEL OE, :
. President. . W. . Harrison Walker
stated that during the past year the
Bellefonte club had spent almost five
hundred dollars in various commun-
ity activities. Committees for the’
current year were also appointed and
announcement was made that the
next meeting would be in the form of
niversary of Kiwanis International. |
J. Kennedy Johnston will be the
speaker.
President Walker gave a brief ac- |
count of the State meeting held at!
Harrisburg on January 14th. Other |
brief talks were made by several !
members while the Academy boys en- |
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tertained with music and dancing. {
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Two Bellefonters Celebrate.
Thomas B. Hamilton was 91 years
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old on Sunday and while he had nc
special celebration of the event, be- |
cause he has had so many birthdays |
that he is now taking them as a mat-
ter of course, a number of friends
called to extend congratulations.
The next day James H. Potter cel-
ebrated his 74th birthday anniversary
and just two days later he and Mrs.
Potter had a joint celebration of their
golden wedding anniversary. Only
immediate members of the Potter
family were present at both the cel-
ebrations.
——Boyd A. Sampsell, who has
been managing and operating the big
for
"Academy July 1, 1929, this vacancy
having been created by the resigna-
Humes farm just east of Bellefonte
Lamar. |
i sro) 5 | for the last fourteen years, is going
WERT.—Mrs. Chestie Wert died on | to make a change in the spring. He
January 5th, at the home of her |eypects to have sale of his excess
daughter, Mrs. Catherine Seigel, in| stock and equipment and will move
Williamsport, of general debility, | onto the Harry Lutz farm nearby.
aged 83 years, 9 months and 21 days. There he will continue his dairying
She was a native of Miles township pusiness and farm operations. The
and most of her life was spent at! [ytzs will move into the tenant house
Rebersburg. She was twice married, | on the farm until they complete the
her first husband having been Simon | ow home they are planning to build
Smull, who died 42 years ago. Later
she married Jesse Wert, of Aarons-
burg, who died in 1900. She is sur-
vived by seven children, Joseph, Har-
old and Edwin Smull and Mrs. Seigel, |
all of Williamsport; Herbert, of Re-
bersburg; George, of Columbus, Ohio,
and Mrs. Hettie Sauers, of State Col-
lege. Burial was made at Madison-
burg on Tuesday of last week.
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DELIGE.—Walter K. Delige, ne-
gro, died on Sunday afternoon, at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas John-
son, in Tyrone, as the result of a
heart attack. He was a son of John |
and Christina Delige and was born
in Bellefonte on July 80th, 1883, hence
was in his 46th year. He was a mem- |
ber of the Bellefonte A. M. E. church. |
If you get nothing out of “Ink Slings”
Surviving him are three brothers and
two sisters, Harry Delige, of Olean,
N. Y.; George, of Vandegrift; Budd, ,
Nora Collins, of |
Charleroi, and Mrs. Johnson, of Ty-
of Altoona; Mrs.
rone. Burial was made in Tyrone on
Tuesday afternoon.
on their lot on Bishop street.
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Dr. Frank Clifford Whitmore,
head of the department of chemistry
at Northwestern University, and
ranked as one of the leading research
| chemists in the country, has been ap-
pointed dean of the School of Chem-
istry and Physics at the Pennsyl-
vania State College, according to an
| announcemet by Dr. Ralph D. Hetzel,
| president of the college. The new
' chemistry dean will assume his duties
at State College next July.
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Friend D. F. Runkle, of Spring
' Mills, sent us word: on Monday,
! through county auditor R. D. Musser,
to “go slow on the hexing business.”
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this week blame it on Mr. Dunkle.
His message started us thinking of
the darned thing again and thoughts
came so fast we just couldn’t go slow.
| Subscribe for the Watchman.
HOLD SAFETY MEETING.
Thiee hundred officials and em-
| ployees of the American Lime and
| Stone company, the Whiterock Quar-
| ries and the Chemical Lime company
| attended a joint safety meeting held
iin the High school auditorium on
| Tuesday evening, under the direction
| of Thomas J. Quigley, chief of the
! mines and quarry section of the State
| Department of Labor and Industry.
Two reels of motion pictures illus-
trating the advantage and necessity
!of at all times practicing “Safety
| first” were shown after which Mr.
| Quigley gave an interesting talk on
[he accident prevention work being
| done by the department at Harris-
[igs He complimented officials of the
| Bellefonte industries as being among
| the leaders in the safety movement. In
| fact the first safety meeting held in
the State was in the Moose theatre
two years 2go.
| Following Mr. Quigley’s talk brief
“speeches were made by S. M. Shall-
| cross, representing the American
Lime and Stone company; Ray Noll,
{ of the Whiterock Quarries, and Swen-
! gel Smith. of the Chemical Lime com-
pany. The meeting closed with the
showing of another motion picture.
Civil Service Examination for Cadet
to West Point.
Congressman J. Mitchell Chase an-
nounces that arrangements have been
“made for the U. S. Civil Service Com-
mission to hold a preliminary com-
petitive examination on February 9,
1929, for the selection of one cadet
admission to TU. S. Military
tion of a cadet now in the Academy,
credited to this district. Owing to
the large number of applicants, Con-
gressman Chase has decided that this
is the fairest plan, as it will give
every candidate an .equal chance.
Those receiving the highest grades,
‘as certified to Congressman Chase
by the Civil Service Commission, will
be designated by him to take the fin-
al examination to be held by the War
Department in March.
Candidates must be of good moral
character, residents of the 23rd Penn-
sylvania Congressional district, phys-
ically sound, and not under 17 or over
22 years of age on date of admission,
and not less than 5 feet 4 inches in
height.
The examination may be taken on
the above date, either at the post
office at Clearfield, Pa., or Bradford,
Pa, at 9 a. m. As the Civil Service
Commission must be notified prompt-
ly as to the number of prospective
candidates, it is requested that all
candidates, notify Congressman Chase
at an early date, when they will be
furnished with further information.
When writing, give date of birth.
. Please be sure to state whether you
expect to take the examination at
Clearfield or Bradford. Address all
communications to Congressman J.
Mitchell Chase, House of Representa-
'a celebration of the fourteenth an- tives, Washington, D. C.
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Osceola Mills Man Fatally Injured by
Minister’s Car.
Thomas Holmes, of Osceola Mills,
died at the Philipsburg State hos-
pital, last Wednesday morning, of
injuries sustained on Tuesday night
when he was knocked down on the
road between Osceola Mills and
Houtzdale by a car driven by Rev.
J. 0. C. McCracken, of Juniata, but
formerly of Ferguson township.
Holmes and his brother William had
started on a motor trip to Houtzdale.
On the way they stopped to fix a tire,
running their car to the right side of
the road. Another car was parked
Rev. McCracken came along in his
car and saw the one car parked there
but did not see the Holmes car and
was standing in the road examining
a tire. Holmes was knocked down
and in addition to other injuries sus-
tained a fractured skull.
Rev. McCracken stopped his car
and with the assistance of the brother
placed the injured man in his machine
regaining consciousness. He was 29
years old and unmarried. Rev. Me-
Cracken was absolved from all blame
for the accident by coroner’s inquests
held in both Centre and Clearfield
counties.
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New Armory Fund Nearing the Goal
Line.
The fund for completing the pur-
for Bellefonte was boosted $112 dur-
goal line. In fact only a little over
two hundred dollars are needed to
complete the fund. Several days ago
a check for $25 was received from B.
L. Weaver, of Harrisburg, to apply
to the fund, evidencing the fact that
although he has gone from the town
physically his heart is still in the
right place. Additional contributions
received during the week are as fol-
lows:
Previously acknowledged ....... $2185.00
B. 1. WEAVE ..ut. .vsvsnnniis. on 25.00
Farmers National Bank ........ 25.00
James R. Hughes .............. 10.00
|W. CQ. Crossley. ...:ccessssrionsse 12.00
i Harry A. Rossman ............. 10.00
PW. 'B, Ranldn .......c.. eeesveae 10.00
i Henry 8S. Linn ......oocviiiiinns 10.00
{| American Legion Auxiliary ...... 10.00
Motal .....cocisvevvsrarenrin $2297.00
nearby, also on the right of the road.
struck young Holmes as the latter’
and took him to the Philipsburg hos-
pital. Holmes died, however, without
chase of the site for a new armory 4. coco
ing the week and is now nearing the |
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"BELLEFONTE HIGH DRIBBLERS
LOSE THREE IN SUCCESSION.
Mt. Union Wins Twice from the Red
and White and Lewistown
Takes the Third.
Coach Taylor's basketball team
from Mt. Union came back in a five
minute extra period to break a tie
and beat Bellefonte’s crack basket-
ball team, in a closely fought game
held at Bellefonte in the Armory last
Friday night.
First Half—The game opened with
Montgomery getting the tipoff and
Bellefonte’s forwards taking the ball
down the floor. Soon we saw the ball
sail through the basket, Montgomery
being the tosser. Mt. Union soon tied
the score by getting a field goal.
Then the visitors got a foul, follow-
ed by two field goals. On the center
jump, Minick, of Mt. Union, got the
tip-off. Montgomery got the next
field goal. About this time, Mt. Un-
ion again stepped to the foreground
and got a foul and two field goals,
followed by another foul. Montgomery
got a field goal and the half ended
with the score standing 11-10 in fav-
or of Mt. Union.
Second Half—Derstine got the first
goal in the second half. Jack got the
tip-off and soon he received the ball
under the basket and placed it neatly
through the ring. Mt. Union got a
field goal and a foul and the second
boy ood with the score standing
Coach Watson and Coach Taylor
agreed to play a five minute extra
period in order to play off the tie.
Mt. Union seemed to be bolstered up
by several substitutes and they man-
aged to get through Bellefonte’s de-
fense and get two field goals placing
them in the lead by four points. The
game ended with the score standing
18-14 in favor of Mt. Union.
Last Saturday night Bellefonte:
took the floor against the Lewistown
quintet.
The first quarter Bellefonte held
Lewistown to a decent score. Every
member played as well as could be:
expected. Shots that would have
been called goals were stopped by
hitting the low ceiling of Lewistown’s
floor. “Lank” Clelan, center for Lew--
istown, scored six points for his team
and the quarter ended with the score
7-0 in their favor.
Snappy passes to their center Cle-
lan, who stood under their basket,
helped Lewistown greatly in drub-
bing Bellefonte in this quarter. Cle-
lan practically scored all the oppo-
nents points by well timed shooting.
Confer and Derstine again repeated
their actions of the evening before
and very few shots were made in
their area. Derstine dropped a low
arched goal from the center of the
floor. Norb got a hand; this, how-
ever, was recalled wehn Norb acci-
dentally sent Reynolds, their left for-
ward, against the wall.
The half ended 37-2 in favor of’
Lewistown. i nl !
Due to Confer’s and Derstine’s fast
cutting Montgomery was enabled to
make three goals. The scoring was
scant during the remainder of the
third quarter Clelan’s shooting was
still the feature of the game.
In the last quarter Lewistown was
no better than the Red and White.
Derstine dropped another pretty bas-
‘ket along with Kelleher. The condi-
tion of Bellefonte’s team was better
than that of Lewistown’s team. Con-
fer and Montgomery, were thrown
out of the game on personal fouls.
The game ended with Lewistown the
victor. Score 50-25. The cheers ov-
er there were greatest when the
team weakened, the students and citi-
zens both joined in encouraging
cheers, giving their team as much as-
sistance as possible.
As large a crowd as could pack the:
gymnasium of the Mt. Union Junior
High school was present to see the
game between Bellefonte and Mt.
Union.
The members, of the band consist-
ing of approximately twenty pieces,
were displaying their new uniforms.
Cheers and music filled the gymn
as the two teams came on the floor.
, Cheers were given for both Mt. Union
and Bellefonte.
A blast of the referee’s whistle and
the game was on. Both teams dis-
played pretty passing basket ball;
but Mt. Union seemed to have gained
the edge as the quarter wore on.
| Easy shots were missed by the Red
and White, and consequently Mt.
Union took possession of the game
from that time on. The quarter end-
ed with the score standing 7-0 in Mt.
Union’s favor.
| Witmer, as center, replaced Mont-
! gomery, who was taken out just be-
{fore the quarter ended
In the second quarter the Gold and
Blue of Mt. Union seemed to be crush-
ing the Red and White. The zero
| would have been set down for Belle-
| fonte at half had it not been for the
| fouls made by Confer and Witmer.
{ The score at the half was 20-2 in
favor of our opponents.
The same team that started the
game for the Red and White started
nd half, Montgomery replac-
ing Witmer. The Red and White
were easily the equals of the Blue and
Gold this quarter. Thal sunk a bas-
ket, making Bellefonte’s first tally.
! Confer did some pretty cutting to
| Montgomery who made three succes-
| sive goals. Confer’s good passing
{was a big factor in this. Derstine
i sunk a pretty score from his side of
‘the floor. The game had become in-
| teresting and the Mt. Union rooters
| started to encourage their team by
| deafening cheers. The only answer
to this was another goal made by
Confer from a difficult angle.
The fourth and final quarter was
very hard to judge as to who held
| the superior hand. Two fouls were
|made by “Bud” Kelleher. Then, Mt.
Union, who had a safe lead on the
game, started to freeze the ball. They
were successful for a while and just
as this was broken up the gun roared
its warning of the end of the game
, with a score of 38-15.