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E. C. McFeaters Given Another Term
Bellefonte, Pa., January 25, 1929.
of Five to Ten Years in
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Penitentiary.
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NEWS Sov? TOWN 4D © { E. C. McFeaters, the Pittsburgh
— Representative J. Laird Holmes "bond salesman, who in 1922 swindled
introduced a bill in the Legislature, on the First National bank of Spring
Tuesday, providing for a total appro- Mills out of a considerable sum of
priation of $6,211,000 to State Col- money, appeared in open _court, last
lege. | Friday afternoon, plead guilty to the
——1In federal court, at Lewisburg charge and was sentenced by Judge
on Tuesday, Judge Johnson sentenced Fleming to pay a fine of fifty dollars,
Frank S. Miller, of Rebersburg, to costs of the prosecution and undergo
fifteen days in jail for violation of the ; imprisonment in the western peniten-
liquor law. | ary for not less i te) yosts. =
a ; a; 14 : the court pronounced s -
le lat le Featers slumped into his chair and
ill with an attack of scarlet fever, | wept, his sobs being audible through-
and the family home on west Lamb Out the court room.
_| McFeaters is the man directly re-
Jrrost has. been placed wnder quaran sponsible for a lot of costly litigation
in th famous Spring Mills bank
——Deputy sheriff Sinie Hoy mot- in ihe how pring
: case against S. G. Walker, who at the
ored down to Harrisburg, on Tuesday time of the swindle was cashier of
afternoon, to get Robert Knisley, who the bank. For fifteen years prior to
was arrested there on a warrant from
: : 2 1922 he had been a salesman for a
State College charging him with for-! pittoproh bond house and was one of
gery.
the best on the road. According to
——Four inches of snow fell on
statements made in court, on Friday,
Tuesday afternoon, the most we have | he made good money, but was not
had in this section of the State this | content to live within his income. For
winter. At that it would have been | five or six months he indulged in a
deeper had it not turned to rain in | regular orgie of selling bogus bonds,
the evening. forgery and ctheer swindling opera-
——Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Shives, of | tions which netted him approximately
Clarence, take this means of express- | $238,000. Like the prodigal son he
ing their appreciation to all those | also induged in riotous living and at
who assisted in saving their home at | One time owned five automobiles, one
the time of the destructive fire at
or more of them being cars costing
Clarence on Monday night last week.
five thousand dollars.
He purchased a home for his father
and mother in the Squirrel Hill dis-
trict, Pittsburgh, paying part cash
——Three negro murderers of Erie
county, who were scheduled to go to
the electric chair at Rockview peni-
tentiary next Monday morning, have
been granted a respite by Governor
Fisher until February 25th to enable
their case to be heard by the Board
of Pardons. #
He also bought for the old
a $3500 player
ance.
folks
operations were detected McFeaters
——During the year 1928 exactly |ed and taken to Blair county where he
102 residents of Centre county were
patients at the Geisinger hospital,
Danville. State College headed the
list with 56, Bellefonte 23, Centre
Hall 9, Rebersburg 4, Millheim and
Spring Mills, 3, and Boalsburg, Sny-
dertown, Snow Shoe and Moshannon
one each.
——Both Mrs. Andrew J. Cook and
Mrs. A. Wilsen Norris celebrated
their eighty-fifth birthday, this week,
Mrs. Cook with an informal neighboz-
hood reception yesterday afternoon
Thomas Baldridge. He was given a
sentence of five to ten years in the
western penitentiary.
He was a model prisoner and a por-
tion of his term was served at Rock-
view. His minimum term expired on
January 7th and as he was released
from the penitentiary he was met at
the door by sheriff Harry E. Dunlap,
with a detainer warrant, who brought
him back to Centre county to answer
for his swindling operations here.
In court last Friday afternoon,
and giving a mortgage for the bal- |
piano on the
installment plan. When his swindling |
left the State but was finally captur-
was tried and convicted before Judge :
MAN WHO KILLED SEVEN
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Paul Jawarski, man killer of three
States, bandit chief and confessed
killer of seven men, paid the penalty
of his numerous crimes by forfeiting
his life in the electric chair at Rock-
view on Monday morning. The one
time church cheir singer showed his
criminal instincts to the last when he
refused to accept the services of a
minister during his last hour - on
earth and to accompany him to the
death chair. Without a wozd of fare-
well, and with an apparent grim de-
termination to die game he walked to
the chair without a tremor. The
straps were quickly adjusted and at
7:02 o’clock exccutioner Robert Elliott
pushed the switch which sent 2000
volts of electricity coursing through
Jawarski’s body. Only one contact
was necessary and at 7:06 Jawarski
was declared dead by Drs. J. V.
Foster, of State College, and Asa L.
Hickok, prison physician.
Two minutes later Calvir E. James,
of Bucks county, was placed in the
chair. Two contacts were given him,
cne at 7:10 and another at 7:12, and
at 7:14 he was pronounced dead.
Jawarski, who was 382 years old,
was born near Detroit, Mich., and half
“his life had been given to a criminal
career. Burglaries and murders were
committed in Detroit, Mich., Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa. In
the latter place he became the leader
of the noted Flathead band of holdup
bandits which made a specialty of
payroll robberies. He was the princi-
: pal figure in the holdup of the Pitts-
burgh Terminal Coal company’s pay
'roll truck at Mollenauer on December
'23rd, 1925, at which time the guard,
I. L. Gump, was killed. In due time
Jawarski was arrested tried and con-
victed, the death penalty being rec-
ommended. In August, 1927, in com-
pany with Jack Vashbinder, he shot
his way out of the Allegheny county
‘jail and escaped. Later he killed
| Vashbinder.
Last September Jawarski was lo-
cated in Cleveland, Ohio, and when
i officers attempted his arrest he killed
one of them and was himself shot
twice but recoverd. He was taken
‘back to Pittsburgh in October. Ap-
“peals to the Supreme court and the
board of pardons were made in vain
‘and Jawarski finally paid the penalty.
{His body was unclaimed and was
!buried in the penitentiary cemetery.
James went to the chair for the
murder, on April 15th, 1928, of Wil-
BOROUGH COUNCIL ENACTS
Other Business Transacted at the terday.
|
Meeting Monday Night.
Just six members were present at
the regular meeting of borough coun-
cil, on Monday evening, the absentees
being Messrs. Reynolds, Kline and
Cobb. A communication was received
from J. M. Keichline offering to car-
ry the insurance on borough property
for twenty per cent. less than any
other agent can place it. The com-
muication was placed on file.
A communication was received from
John J. Bower making application for
re-election as fire marshall. On mo-
tion of Mr. Cunningham he was re-
elected.
The Street committee presented a
PURE MILK ORDINANCE.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL
—Merchant Jerry Glenn, of Curtin, was
among the business visitors in town yes-
—Horton 8. Ray was called to New
"York, Tuesday, by the death of his moth-
routine report of work done on wvari-
ous streets. .
The Water committee reported
some minor repairs and the collection
of $6.00 on the 1925 duplicate, $24.00
on the 1926, $63.75 on the 1927 and
$406.25 cn the 1928, a total of $500.
The Finance committee reported
receipt of a check for $376.64
from Ivan Walker, trustee, on account
of the borough deposit in the Centre
County bank. The committee also re-
ported a balance of $719.78 in the
hands of the borough treasurer and
requested the renewal of two notes
aggregating $3300.
The Fire and Police committee
recommended the election of the fol-
lowing drivers for the two pumpers:
For the Logans, Arthur Boob, Robert |
Garman, James Bower, Earl Custer
and Miles Steele.
George Carpeneto, Albert Knisely,
For the Undines, '
Basil Doll, Charles Saxion and Ralph
Moerschbacher.
All other business having been dis-
posed of the much talked of pure milk
ordinance was taken up and read for
the second time by secretary W. T.
Kelley. At the conclusion of the
reading Mr. Mignot made a motion
that it be passed as read and the mo-
tion was seconded by Mr. Brouse. On
er, Mrs. Sarah Ray.
—C. G. Decker, head of the Decker Chev-
rolet Co., here has been a patient this
week, in the Geisinger hospital, at Dan-
ville.
—W. C. Coxey, the Bishop street groe-
er, went out to Elwood City on Sunday;
having been called there by the death of
his sister, Mrs. William Fortney.
—Miss Mary Saylor is in Wheeling, W.
Va. for ap indefinite stay, having gone
down on account of illmess in the family
of her brother-in-law, Elmer Burchey.
—Samuel Hart was here from New York
last week, for a two day's visit with his
sisters.
Hart, at their home on Spring street.
—Mrs. Harvey Wetzel, who is at her
former home at Bethlehem, wént down
unexpectedly last week, called there by
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Hummel
Vaite.
—Miss Emma Long, a member of the
Stewart family of west Linn street, re-
turned to Bellefonte, Sunday, following a
three week's visit at her former home, in
Philipsburg.
—-Miss Iimily Crider is among those
from Bellefonte now in Philadelphia, hav-
ing gone down the early part of the week
to be under the cahe of her physician for
a short time.
—Mrs. Louise Van Tries Harris has had
a3 a house guest this week, Mr. Harris
daughter, Mrs. McClure, of Philadelphia,
as a house guest this week. Mr. Harris’
have become a custom.
—Mr. and Mrs. Horatio 8S. Moore are
planning to spend the month of February
at Atlantic City, expecting to leave this
vveek for the shore where they will be at
Galen Hall during their stay.
—Mr. Mrs. Ralph T.
and Smith, Mr.
"and Mrs. Clarence Williams and Mr. and
an aye and nay vote the six council- !
men present voted in favor of the
ordinance and it was declared legally
passed.
Mr. Emerick then stated that in re-
gard to the publication of the ordi-
nance Charles E. Dorworth had offer-
ed to give the entire cost for same to
. Monday, for a day’s visit with his many |
the Bellefonte hospital if it were given
to the Bellefonte Republican for pub--
lication, and he made a motion that
it be given to that paper. Mr. Brouse
Mrs. Robert Willard, motored up to St.
Mary's, on Sunday, for a brief visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rhinesmith.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Flemng with their
son, Judge M. Ward Fleming and
Fleming, drove to Williamsport, Tuesday,
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Eugene 4.
Fleming, a sister-in-law of W. I. Fleming.
-—In contemplation of entering the U.
S. Army Cadet Flying school, William T.
Iieinle left yesterday for Washington, D.
C., to take his entrance examination. Wil-
ilam has been with the Central Pennsyl-
vaunia Gas company of Bellefonte.
—James Krape, a former resident of
Bellefonte, came up from Spring Mills,
friends about town. James, spce leaving
here, has been with J. Gross Shook, on
his dairy farm near Spring Mills.
—Mrs. Frank Bradford came over from
the Misses Harriet and Elizabeth :
Mops. |
and Mrs. Norris at a dinner given by
Mrs. Beach and Miss Blanchard
Wednesday evening, at their home on
Linn strect.
——Governor Fisher, on Monday,
submitted his budget to the members’
of the General Assembly and in it
he designated an appropriation of
$2,250,000 for new construction work
at State College. This will be in ad-
dition to the usual appropriation for
support. In the budget is also an in-
crease of almost five million dollars
for support and construction work at
the State's penal institutions.
——This has been a bad season for
transplanting young trout from State
hatcheries to the various trout
streams. All the streams have been
unusually low and during the past
month some of them frozen dry, so
that planting trout was out of the
question. The result is that there is
a good stock of trout in the Bellefonte
hatchery to put out in the spring be-
fore the opening of the fishing sea-
son.
——The Centre county Woman's
Auxiliary of the Centre County hospi-
tal will hold its annual meeting at the
hospital next Monday, at one o'clock,
with a luncheon. Almost forty ac-
by the committee in charge. Dr. M.
J. Locke, Miss Eckert and Miss Hars-
man will be speakers at the luncheon.
It is hoped that the luncheon-meet-
ing will result in renewed interest in
the instituticn among the women of
Centre county generally.
According to health officer
George Glenn there are forty cases
of measles among the school children
of Bellefonte. There is also one case
of diphtheria, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Nepp, in the Richelieu
apartments, and a case of scarlet
fever at the Hartsock home, on Bish-
op street. The latter is the sixteen
year old son, who contracted the dis-
ease while helping to care for a
younger brother, who also had the
fever but has recovered.
——Quite a number of people made
a hurried trip out to the aviation field,
last Saturday morning, by the report
that Col. Charles Lindberg was head-
ed this way and would probably come
down on the Bellefonte field. But
while he flew from Cleveland to New
York he didn’t stop in Bellefonte nor
come near enough for his plane to be
seen. On Saturday afternoon two of
the big Ford passenger ships came
down at the Bellefonte field and re-
mained until Sunday, when they con-
tinued on their way east.
——According to gossip on the
streets yesterday it will not be sur-
prising if the present receivers of the
Centre County Banking Co., are re-
lieved of their duties very shortly and
the settlement of affairs taken back
into the Federal courts. In such an
event the creditors will be called to-
gether to choose a new receiver or re-
ceivers. The case of George R. Meek,
alledged partner, on the merits of the
question as to whether he is or is not
a partner, has been docketed for a
hearing in Scranton at the March
term of the U. 8. District court.
McFeaters was represented by former | liam Howard Dunstan, a pharmacist
Judge James C. Furst, who as district | of Doylestown, because he claimed the
attorney in 1922 had prepared the in- | latter refused to pay him a bill of
His case,’
dictment against McFeaters. Array- | $139 for bootleg whiskey.
ed against him were district attorney
John G. Love, N. B. Spangler and S.
D. Gettig. In behalf of McFeaters
Mr. Furst told the court that when he
was sentenced by Judge Baldridge, in
Blair county, the court had taken into
account the total sum of his swindling
operations and now he did not think
it consistent to require him to under-
go additional punishment. He fur-
ther stated that during his term in the
penitentiary his mother had died, his
father was old and crippled and Me-
Feater’s assistance was badly needed
for his care and that of an aged aunt.
On these grounds he asked for a sus-
pended sentence.
Mr. Spangler opposed giving Me-
[eaters a suspended sentence on the
ground that his various - swindling
operations had caused much suffer-
ing to a number of Centre county peo-
ple and costly litigation which is
still in the courts. In pronouncing
sentence Judge [Ileming said he
could not condone the man’s crime
by giving him a suspended sentence.
That if there are goed grounds for
4 5 Lim having been sufficiently punished
ceptances have already been received | z xD
the Board of Pardons is the proper
place to go. He further stated that
while he would not assist in any inter-
cession for a pardon, neither would
he present any opposition.
Prior to taking up the McFeaters
case Charles Williams, of Philipsburg,
who plead guilty to a violation of the
liquor law, was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 and undergo imprisonment
in the Allegheny county work house
for not less than eighteen months nor
more than three years.
Howard Chambers, of Snow Shoe,
convicted at the September term of
court on the charge of aggravated
assault and battery, and for whom a
new trial was refused, was sentenced
to pay a fine of $50 and serve three
months in the county jail.
Williams was taken to the Alle-
gheny county work house on Saturday
and McFeaters to the western peni-
tentiary at Pittsburgh on Monday.
Catholic Daughters Install Officers
and Observe Anniversary.
A double significance marked the
regular meeting of the Catholic
Daughters of America, held in their
club rooms in the Lyon building, last
Thursday night. It was the annual
installation of officers for the ensuing
vear and a banquet in celébration of
the 9th anniversary of the institution
of the chapter. Official guests pres-
ent included Miss Frances Maher, of
Kane, State regent and vice supreme
regent of the order, and Miss Helen
Merritt, of Tyrone, district deputy.
Officers installed were as follows:
Grand regent, Mrs. G. Oscar Gray;
vice regent, Mrs. Heverly; prophetess,
Mary Woods; monitor, Mrs. Richard
Brouse; financial secretary, Agnes
Hartle; treasurer, Ethel Carpeneto;
sentinel, Adaline Anderson; trustees,
Mrs. Waite and Mrs, Catherine Gar-
brick. :
| also, was taken to the Supreme court
and the board of pardons but without
l avail. James’ body was claimed and
| was shipped to Doylestown for bur:
“ial.
| Eight newspaper men from Pitts-
burgh, Cleveland, Detroit and New
| York witnessed the electrocution, at-
character of Jawarski, who had al-
ways maintained that he would find
some way to cheat the electric chair,
and there was always a suspicion
{that at the last minute he might at-
i tempt suicide, but such was not the
case.
amount of press matter sent out from
Bellefonte in the four days from the
time Jawarski
death house until after his execution
totaled 40,000 words, not counting
several thousand by telephone.
exceeded by over 5000 the amount
sent out at the time of the electrocu-
{ 35,000 words were the total, and was
second only to the press matter dis-
i patched in October, 1926, when pilot
! Charles Ames crashed to his death on
Nittany mountain, when the total was
47,000 words. :
Woman’s Club Meeting
The regular January meeting of the
Woman's club of Bellefonte will be
held in the auditorium of the High
school building next Monday evening,
January 28. Mrs. Bertha Lee Broyles,
of State College, who was to have
been at the November meeting, will
be present and address the audience on
the subject. “Peace.” We hope she
will be greeted by a large attendance
of members and friends.
MRS. D. A. GROVE.
Academy Boxing Bout This Evening.
The Bellefonte Academy boxing
team will have their first home bout
in the local armory at 8:30 o’clock
this (Friday) evening, with the fistic
battlers of the Shamokin High school.
The Academy team this year has a
number of clever glove artists and it
is a treat to see them in action. Ring-
side seats for the bout will be $1.00,
with general admission 50 cents. Ev-
ery man and woman interested in this
manly sport should be on hand early.
During the past week deposi-
tors of the defunct Centre County
Banking company received from Ivan
Walker, trustee of the estate of Mary
C. Harris, a ten per cent. dividend of
their claims against the company
which, added to a fifteen per cent.
dividend received almost two years
ago makes a total of 25 per cent. It
is understood that the trustees ap-
pointed by Judge Dale have in their
possession funds sufficient to justify
another distribution of 15 per cent.
but their authority for making a dis-
tribution has been in doubt pending
litigation in the federal courts.
tracted there because of the notorious !
With eight writers on hand the
was brought to the!
This |
tion of the Four Horsemen of Phila-
delphia, on January 7th, 1927, when
| Centre Hall, Friday morning, in the train,
{ on one of her occasional visits to Belle-
fonte, spent the greater part of the day
in the shops, then returned home in her
car, which came for her during the late
afternoon.
—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Healy are both
home from Baltimore. Mrs. Healy, who
seconded the motion and it was pass-
ed without a dissenting vote.
The new ordinance, by the way,
provides for the abolition of a local
board of health and its health officer
and the appointment of a man to act
jointly as milk inspector and health
Lofficer. The ordinance will become ef- 4 entered the Johns Hopkins hospital for
{fective the first of April. a slight operation, at the time Mr. Healy
Bills totaling $622.50 were approv- was discharged, having joined the family
ed for payment after which council | Saturday. Mr. Healy had been a patient
“adjourned. {in the hospital since November.
| —Mrs. Elmer E. Sager was up from
' Philadelphia the forepart of the week,
looking after her property interests on
{non Thomas street. Mrs. Sager return-
: {ed home Wednesday, to prepare to ac-
Ever mindful of the fact that a ' company Mr. Sager on a trip to Florida,
i community is judged by the quality of where they anticipate spending the re-
the young people which it turns out mainder of the winter.
into the world, Bellefonte Y. M. C. A,,! —Rev. Dr. A, M. Schmidt came up
is daily endeavoring to solve the from Philadelphia, on Sunday, to assist
yDrotioms and mest fhe etds of the Rr Roe
youth in this vicinity. Clean and ‘day afternoon. Once in Bellefonte he na-
wholesome recreation is the aim and i turally remained over until Tuesday in
full and happy lives the goal. order to have an opportunity to see as
Sports tend to develop character, many of his friends as possible.
self-reliance, self-assurance, coopera- |
ney : : -—Mr. and Mrs. John Sommerville, who
tion and manliness. With these things in be in New York for . an indefinite
|
Clean, Wholesome Recreation Offered
at the Y. M. C. A.
(in view, teams have been chosen in time, left Bellefonte, Saturday and went
the different classes, giving an intra- to Mrs. Sommerville’s former home in !
mural tournament in .each of the di- Milton. After a day's visit there, Mr.
. Sommerville went on to New York, where
his wife will join him at the end of this
week, with no plans as to the length of
their stay in the city.
visions of gymnasium periods.
On January 1st the first round of
. these tournaments closed and as a re-
, ward to the winning team in each | —Dr. Edith Schad, who is here from
class, the three losing teams gave a Toledo, Ohio, came in Saturday, for a
banquet to the winners. These ban-- | {isit of several weeks with her sister,
quets were held in the Association ars. Frank Warfield and her daughter,
building as follows:
| Mrs. James Craig and her family, all of
Grade school Girls.—Winning team whom have been ill, during the recent
the Pansies, Capt. Cleta Beck. At- cpidemic, which has been sweeping over
tendance 32. Banqueted by the Lilies, (he country. Dr. Schad’s stay, following
Violets and Roses. ; her usual custom, will be indefinite.
Cadet Boys.—Winning team the! —Among those in Bellefonte for the fun-
Wildcats, Capt. James Decker. At- poral of the late Miss Helen Mingle, on Mon-
tendance 24. Banqueted by Bears, Say : i a. a Serensed;
> . : Gros y » . . Mr.
Lm s.—Winning team ! Mingle was born and grew to manhood at
: , Centre Hall and before going east spent
Vassar, Capt. Irma Sloop. Attend- | a few years in business in Bellefonte. He
ance 33. Banqueted by Bryn Mawr, is now in business in Philadelpha but
Wellesley and Drexel. {lives in New Jersey commuting morning
Junior Boys.—Winning team Army, (and evening via the bus route.
Capt. Homer Knox Jr. Attendance —John Knox and Miss Blanche Filson,
39. Banqueted by Notre Dame, Yale drove up from Harrisburg, Sunday, to
and Southern California. | spena the day at the parsonage, where a
These banquets were enjoyable af- | family dinner was given in celebration of
fairs, provided in the covered dish (Mrs. Knox's birthday, the immediate
style. Thanks are tendered the moth- | mRTmbers wr me famly being do un
i : + ' guests. ile here John, the est 8
ers who aided the boys and girls in ;of the Rev. and Mrs. Knox, announced
making them a success by their gen- | that according to present plans, he and
erous help at home.
| Miss Filson will be married at Easter.
The second round of tournaments | ;
—Deputy Sheriff, 8. H. Hoy, accom-
tarte : 1
has heen s 4, Jew teams being ! panied by Mrs. Hoy and their daughter-
chosen. Names of the teams and (in-law, Mrs. Harry Hoy, of Wilkinsburg,
captains are: . drove to Harrisburg, Tuesday on official
Cadet Boys.—Princeton, Elwood j,giness and experienced quite a bit of
Furst, captain; Dartmouth, Blaine giscomfort on the return trip, by Being
Mabus; Harvard, Edward Maloy; caught in the snow storm of that after-
Bucknell, Richard Gray. | noon. Mrs. Harry Hoy came in Sunday
Junior Boys.—Yellow Jackets, Ken- and will be with Mr. Hoy’s parents, until
neth Miller; Celtics, Paul Beck; All- 'he drives in tomorrow to join her and
Americans, Robert Morris; Swedes | fake her home Sunday.
H. Rossman. —Capt. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove Mills,
High School Girls.—Navy, L. Mor- \ accompanied his son, G. Mac Fry, on a
gan; Army, M. Baum; Marines, 1. motor trip to Bellefonte last Saturday
: : : : w_ | afternoon, and while the latter was at-
Pola Southern California, Sis Cur | tending to some business matters the
n.
. . . 4, ' captain made calls on some of his friends.
Grade Girls—Robins, L. Ulrich; , Between caring for the sick during the
Larks, H. Woomer; Wrens, M. Wil- day and attending banquets at night he
son; Orioles, J. Cohen. | has been kept pretty busy of late, but it
These tournaments will end about doesn’t seem to affect his health as he is
April 20th, when the winners will be looking better than he has for several
banqueted by the losers. years.
| —Mrs. George Kerstetter, of Harrisburg,
‘was here for an over Sunday visit with
her sisters, Mrs. Geisinger and Mrs. H. C.
Yeager, at the latter's home on Spring
| Street.
—After spending the Holiday season,
and making an after Christmas visit with
her uncle and brother Dr. Joseph and
Henry Brockerhoff, Miss Margaret Brock-
erhoff is planning to return to Philadelphia
the first of February.
—John G. Dauberman, well known Cen-
tre Hall buiness man and farmer, was in
town yesterday; having come over to at-
tend the meetings of the school director's
j association of the county. Mr. Dauberman
‘said that while the question of the water
supply in Centre Hall has given them
some concern, the situation is not nearly as
serious as is the case in some other towns
where the supply has been effected by the
prolonged dry weather.
—Miss Mildred Wieland, an instructor
in the schools of Altoona, came over home
yesterday morning, called here by the jll-
ness of her mother, Mrs. Frank BE. Wie-
land, of Linden Hall, who is a patient in
the Centre County hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
; Wieland and their daughter, only recent-
ly returned from their Christmas visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brouse, at Norris-
town, where Mrs. Wieland had been with
; her elder daughter, since the birth of Mrs.
, Brouse second son in November.
ALTOONA TO CELEBRATE
GREATER POPULATION.
i On January seven of this year, the
‘ city of Altoona officially annexed sur-
{ rounding territory of such size as to
double the size of the city and in-
‘creased the population to almost 90,
{ 000, making it the seventh largest
city in the State. :
| Members of the Altoona Booster
: Association are going to feature a
big trade event in celebration of the
| expansion of their city. The event
has been termed A Greater Altoona
Day and will be held on next Wed-
nesday, January 30.
| As stated in the advertisement of
' the Booster Association appearing in
this issue, the Booster merchants are
going to offer extraordinary values
and they mention the fact that the
sale is for all of the people in Central
Pennsylvania, as well as for Altoona
people and all are invited to attend
“and share in the good values.
| Altoona Booster merchants firmly
i believe in the trade at home policy
and suggest that people give their
local merchants first consideration at
: all times depending on Booster Stores
{ for the things their home stores can-
not supply. “Greater Altoona Day,”
next Wednesday, will be a good time
to shop for the home and personal
needs that cannot be had in the home
town stores.
Big Basket Ball Schedule at Y To-
morrow Night.
Saturday evening, January 26, will
bring the Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. bas-
ket ball team into the middle of its
28-29 season. The Y quintette will
meet, on its own court, the fast Hill-
top Y Red Birds, of Pittsburgh. This
team is the representative team of L.
C. Heineman’s former post, Hilltop
Young Men’s Christian Association,
of Pittsburgh. It has the reputation
of being a fast moving and clean
playing team and should give the lo-
cals a great game.
As preliminaries to this game the
Junior Five, of Tyrone, will meet the
Hi-Y Five. This should be interest-
ing as the Hi-Y boys are in the pink
of condition and have, one of the
fastest and smoothest teams repre-
senting their club in many years.
As another attraction the girls are
endeavoring to bring a team to Belle-
fonte. This will be a test game as
i the girls have not been in action yet
this season, but have shown their
ability to make baskets and play a
fast game in their practices.
Saturday evening will no doubt be
basketball night for the fans of Belle-
fonte. The first game will begin at
8:15, the main attraction beginning
9:45. This should give the business’
men a chance to see one of the finest
games this season.
——Centre county trappers realiz-
ed $701 in bounties for their work
during the month of December, the
largest amount paid to any county in
the State, according to a report from
Harrisburg. Thus it will be seen that
this county not only ranks among the
highest in its quota of game animals
and birds but also high in its fur-
bearing animals. With $701 received
as bounties Centre county trappers
will probably realize three or four
times that amount for their pelts,
which is not a bad month’s return,
and the trapping season is not half
over.
——If you have not yet bought a
ticket for the High school play, “Go-
ing Up,” which will be given in the
Richelieu theatre next Tuesday even-
ing, you should do so at once. It is
reported as being one of the best at-
tractions ever offered by the High
school.
I —————— ee ———
——Russell Rider has purchased
the pool room and cigar store in the
basement of the Richelieu theatre
from Robert F. Hood, and will have
charge of same in the future. The
young man has been a clerk in the
store for several months.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
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