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"Bellefonte, Pa., January 17, 1929
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
: Forty-one former Centre coun-
tians came to Bellefonte on the
Pennsylvania railroad excursion from
Philadelphia on Sunday.
The Catholic Daughters of
‘America will hold a card party in
their rooms this (Friday) evening.
The public is cordially invited.
A flue fire in Crider’'s Ex-
change called out the entire fire de-
partment, yesterday morning, but it
was put out without doing any dam-
age.
. — The big blizzard ‘which raged
throughout the west, last week, blew
itself out before it reached the east
and all we got of it was a rain storm
with a little sleet.
— Stockholders of the Bellefonte
Trust Co. will hold their annual
meeting on Tuesday, January 21st.
‘A luncheon to them will be served
at the Penn-Belle at noon.
——W. Harrison Walker has been
notified by the governor of the State
organization, Kiwanis International.
that he has been appointed chairman
of the State committee on the un-
derpriviledged child.
Wandering around in the dark
in his room in the Brockerhoff house,
Saturday night, landlord M. A.
Landsy stumped his toes on a chair
with the result that he was confin-
ed to his room several days.
——Rev. W. W. Moyer, who re-
cently resigned his pastorate on the
Boalsburg charge of the Reformed
church, has accepted the pastorate of
the New Mahoning charge, in Le-
high county, and will be stationed at
Lehighton. The change will take
place early in February.
— Among promotions and ap-
pointments in the Pennsylvania Na-
tional Guard, announced lat week by
Adjutant General Frank D. Beary
was ‘that of Charles W. Roberts to
the office .of second lieutenant of
Troop L, of Bellefonte. Mr. Roberts
is superintendent of State highways
for Centre county.
~——One of the most delightful
card parties held by the ladies of
St. Mary's Catholic church, at Snow
Shoe, was that of Thursday evening
of last week, and another equally
pleasant evening is promised to all
who ‘attend the one to be held next
Thursday evening. The party will
be one of a series being held during
the winter months and the individual
who leads in points-at the end of the
series will be awarded a grand prize.
——Mrs, Charles McClellan fell on
the stone walk in the yard at her
home on Curtin street, on Tuesday of
last week, and sustained a double
fracture of the bones in her left arm,
near the wrist, as well as a leg in-
fry. The arm swelled so quickly
at it was impossible to give sur-
gigs! treatment until Tuesday of this
igek, when she was taken to -the
tre County hospital,” an X-ray
ittue made and the Fotavel
es set in position. . will be broken for it as soon there-
bi ‘E___ While
jon the fact that when ‘the
Re closed on the evening of Decem-
gr 31st Prothonotary S.ClaudeHerr
a his efficient deputy, David R.
a had their year’s ‘business
fpsea up to the last scratch of a
Every entry that could be made
ge been done and every report made
Jip and sent off, This is a recordin
© ciency that could not be surpass-
in any other office.
Go In the case of Marcella Beals
vi. Centre county, an action to re-
«cover damages for land taken from
der farm near Julian for highway
purposes, and which when tried in
court resulted in a verdict for Mrs,
‘Beals for $661.30, Judge
Jas handed down an opinion and
«lecree in which he says the verdict.
was excessive in the sum of $161.30,
and if Mrs. Beals will consent to
accept
nade by appraisers, he will allow
i; to stand, otherwise the county's
‘motion for a new trial will be grant-
ed,
* — The new Methodist church at
‘Warriorsmark, built to take the
“place of the one destroyed by fire
on January 27th, 1929, has been built
of stone. quarried on Allegheny
‘mountain, ~ The architecture is Goth-
ic. of English design. It has been
finished in oak and the best furnish-
ings have been used. Ample provi-
sion has been made’ for graded
‘church school work, recreational and
social functions. The cost of the
church complete will be about $35,-
000, which includes a $4000 pipe or-
gan, but does not take into account
the vast amount of labor and mater-
dals donated ‘by church members.
The church will be dedicated March
2nd.
A brief notice in West Penn
Life, for January, announces the
transfer of Vincent H. Stevens from
Bellefonte to the purchasing depart-
ment of the company with headquar-
ters at Ridgway. Mr, Stevens, who
4s a brother of Dr. R. L. Stevens, the
dentist, was originally. storekeeper
for the company at State College,
«and was brought from there to Belle-
“fonte to take charge of the supply
department here, His work in that
position was so satisfactory that he
was sent to Ridgway to assist in the
purchasing department. During his
residence in Bellefonte Mr. Stevens
married Miss Twila Hoy and she ex-
pects to join her husband in Ridgway
as soon as he can find a place to
tive in.
it may be .a little late
iia cannot refrain from ‘commenting,
‘year.
Fleming |
$500, which was the award
BUSINESS CHANGES TO BE
MADE IN BELLEFONTE
With the advent of spring the
business map of Bellefonte will un-
dergo a most decided change. The
latest announcement is the retire-
ment from business of Sim, the
Clothier, whose big closing-out sale
opened . yesterday. Mr. Baum has
not been in good health, of late, and
this is assigned as his reason for
closing out. The room he now oc-
cupies in Temple Court has been
leased to the Penny 25c. to $1.00
store, a chain combination, which
. will take possession just as soon as
the room can be put in shape after
it is vacated by Mr. Baum,
The date for the moving of the
postoffice from its present location
in the Brockerhoff house block to the
new building erected on Spring
street by the White brothers, has
been set for January 21st, which will
be next Tuesday, providing nothing
happens to intervene. As soon as
the room in the Brockerhoff house
block is vacated it will be taken over
by the A. and P. store and fixed up
according to their own plans for the
enlargement of their store now lo-
cated in the room adjoining the
postoffice. According to the tenta-
tive plans of the A, and P. they will
sub-lease the front portion of their
present room, to a depth of about
fifteen feet tear out the partition in
the rear and connect it with the
present postoffice space. The space
they will sublet has not yet been
contracted for, although W. E. Cross-
ley is trying to get it for his jewelry
store,
The room Crossley now occupies
has been leased by the Western Un-
ion Telegraph company, their office
to be moved there from the Penn
Belle block.
As stated in the Watchman two
weeks ago the Eckman barber shop
and Davidson's candy store will be
moved into the basement rooms in
the old Valentine house, on the cor-
ner of High and Spring streets,
which is being remodeled by
the White brothers, and the room
now occupied by the candy shop, in
the Brachbill building, on High
street, has been leased by Charles
Tabel, of Halfmoon Gardens, who
will open a flower store there, He
will also keep on hand a full line of
gold fish, potted plants and garden
plants in season.
The White brothers have also
started work toward converting the
rooms on the west side of the first
floor of the Valenine building into a
store room, which, it is said hag al-
ready been rented, but to whom has
not been announced. Large, plate
glass windows will. be put in the
front and also on one side:
The basement of the postoffice
building will be converted into two
rooms, it is said, one for a rest room
for postoffice employees when they
are off duty and the other for rent,
but so far as known it has not yet
been assigned,
Announcement was made at Har-
risburg, last Friday, that the con-
tract for the erection of the new
armory for Troop L, of Bellefonte,
will be. awarded on February 21st,
and it ‘is quite likely that ground
after ‘as the weather will permit. 1
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TAX COLLECTORS WILL
“CONTINUE TO COLLEGE
An impression has gotten around
among some of the tax collectors of
Centre. county that a law passed by
the last Legislature abolished their
office and that hercarter all taxes
will be collected by the county treas-
u.er, This is a mistake, as no sch
law was passed.
For some years past there Yas
been considerable agitation in favor
of the enactment of such an act,
and bills to this effect have been be-
fore the Legislature but they have
never heen enacted into a law.
A bill ‘was passed, however, which
provides that tax collectors who are
unable to collect all taxes may turn
over the uncollected portion ‘of their
duplicate to the county commission-
ers who in turn will certify the same
to the county treasurer, whois then
empowered to advertise the list of
unpaid taxes in two county papers,
make sale of the properties and pro-
ceed to collect the taxes in much ‘he
same manner as heretofo:e provided
for unpaid taxes on unseated lands.
But on such taxes tho collector will
receive no commission,
OFFICIAL CHANGES IN
WEST PENN POWER CO.
Official announcement was made,
last Friday, of the promotion of
Kemp G. Fuller, manager of the
Keystone division of the West Penn
Power company, With headquarters
at Ridgway, to commercial manager
at Pittsburgh. He will have direct
charge of the six division managers
and the commercial department field
offices and organization. H, EK.
Gregory, now Eastern division man-
ager with headquarters at Greens-
burg will succeed Mr. Fuller as
manager of the Keystone division.
P. H. Powers, former manager of
the Keystone division but of late
commercial manager in Pittsburgh,
has been promoted to a vice presi-
dent in charge of all commercial
functions, including the operation of
the company’s various division and
district offices.
~ Judge Fleming filed an opin-
ion and decree, on Monday, in the
case of the Commonwealth vs. Wil-
lard Eckel in which a new trial was
refused and the young man was or-
dered to report tomorrow for sen-
tence.
BELLEFONTE BANKS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Fifty-one stockholders
the employees of the Farmers
National Bank gathered at the Nit-
tany Country Club Tuesday after-
noon to hold their annual meeting
and enjoy the dinner that followed.
While the men were in the ma-
jority there were enough: women
stock-holders p:esent to give the
joint meeting and dinner more the
atmosphere of a pleasant party than
that of a cold business discussion.
and all of
President Reed O. Steely presid-
ed at the meeting and W. M.
Bottorf was the secretary... After
the statement of the bank's: condi-
tion was read president Steely ad-
dressed the stockholders on bank-
ing conditions in general and the
progress their institution had made
during the year. The facts reveal
ed were such as to inspire every
confidence and much hope of the
future of the flourishing young in-
stitution.
After the ballots had been cast
for the new board of directors and
while the tellers were doing the
counting a general discussion, a
sort of question and answer period,
was made the order of business. It
developed the fact that the stock-
holders of he Farmer's National
bank are an interested and earnest
lot of men and women who are
determined to help keep their in-
stitution on the sound basis it now
stands. A significant and impres-
sive substantiation of that spirit is
shown in the position the bank has
attained in only two years without
any high pressure exploitation what-
ever, It has moved forward con-
tinuously without any special ef-
fort to secure business.
The result of the ballot was the
re-election of all members of the
old board of directors.
Then the party retired to the
dining room and a most sumptuous
dinner was served. The food was
so good and the spirit of satisfac-
tion engendered at the meeting was
so apparent that the atmosphere
became that of a great family din-
ner. In fact it was so enjoyable
that the guests lingered at the
‘tables for an hour and a half and
many of them remained at the
club until well into the evening.
The First National held its annual
meeting in the directors room of the
institution with Charles M, McCurdy,
its president, presiding, As might
have heen expected his statement to
the stockholders revealed a satisfac-
tory condition of the affairs of this
splendid financial institution.
All of the old directors and officers
were re-elected,
BIG BANDIT SCARE
HERE ON WEDNESDAY.
Residents of Bellefonte were much
excited, Wednesday morning, when a
report got abroad that the four
bandits who: blew up the pay car
of the Glenn Alden Coal company,
in the mountains near Wilkes-Barre
on- Monday, had been in ‘Bellefonte,
on Tuesday, 'ate ‘their dinner at the
Brockerhoff house, inquired the way
to Clarion, ‘Pa., ‘and were arrested
there on Tuesday night, - Some :of
the stories were elaborated to the
effect that they had held up a‘gas
station in Bellefonte and robbed . it
of $2000.
Investigation revealed the fact
that four men, ‘all of whom were
of foreign parentage; stopped ‘atithe
Brockerhoff- house about 1:30 o'clock
on ‘Tuesday afternoon and - got
luncheon. They: were all: well -dress-
ed and registered from New. York.
After eating dinner one'of : the men,
who + did most of the" talking; : in-
quired where he could: buy ‘some
postcards and was directed to « the
Index. : He: went there, - got some
cards: and mailed them, The man
then: inquired: the road to Clarion
and was given explicit directions,
after which they paid their bill and
jeft.: =
During the afternoon State high-
way ‘patrolmen appeared at the
Brockerhoff “house and inquired re-
garding the four men. He was
furnished all information possible
and left. Wednesday morning word
reached Bellefonte that the men had
heen arrested in Clarion on Tues-
day night.
While ‘it is possible the men are
the bandits wanted it hardly sounds
plausible that they -are. On ‘their
brief stop in Bellefonte they made
no effort to cover up their trail
but left it as wide open as possible,
and one thing is certain, they did
not rob a Bellefonte ‘gas station of
two thousand dollars.
THE MOTHER'S CLUB
IN INTERESTING SESSION
The Bellefonte Mothers’ Club met
at the home of Mrs. Earl Hoffer, on
east High street, last Monday even-
ing and enjoyed a most Interesting
session.
There were fifteen members pres-
ent to hear the papers that were
read and enter the open forum that
followed. Mrs. Ralph Blaney discus-
sed the subject of “Habit,” Mrs, Earl
Musser followed with a’ thesis on
“Correcting Bad Habits in Children”
and Mrs. Samuel Shallcross’ contri-
bution was a paper on “Fear.” All of
them were timely and exceedingly in-
teresting.
Following the formal meeting the
hostess served refreshments and the
balance of the evening was spent in
a social way.
——There 'is no occasion for anx-
jety about a candidate for Governor
this year. There's plenty of good
timber to choose from.
ACADEMY MITT MEN
TO MEET LEWISTOWN Y.
The Bellefonte Academy’s impres-
sive boxing team will swing into ac-
tion again this (Friday) evening
when they meet the scrappy Lewis-
town Y. M, C. A. boxers. The bouts
will be held in the centrally located
Y. M. C. A. building and accommo-
dations are being arranged to seat
a capacity crowd. The bouts will
start promptly at 8:30 p. m.
Alex Morris, local youth, and up-
+ holder of the Academy's -115 1b.
class, will return to the ring much to
the delight of local ring followers.
Morris ' will meet Sailor George of ' the
opposing team, and a real battle
should result. : Alex is showing plen-
ty of speed and punching power in
his daily workouts, and should he un-
cork his right hand, the bout may
end inside of the three rounds,
There will be two bouts in the 125
1b. class, Paul Buckley and “Chic”
O'Day, stars of the Academy in that
class, will meet Rubens Hackenberry
and Mickey Thomas, respectively, of
the Lewistown “Y”. Both Academy
boys are pleasing performers in the
ring, ard there are plenty of thrills
awaiting the fans in these two bouts.
In the 135 1b. class, Dan McCabe's
ability and punch will be pitted
against Paul Stump, of the visiting
team, The Academy boxer has had
plenty of experience in amateur cir-
cles and carries a hard wallop. This
bout should stand on a par with any
other bout on the card.
Another local youth will be seen in
action in his first ring encounter.
Phil Taylor, former High school lad,
now attending the Academy, will
tackle young Tangle, of the visitors,
in the 145 1b class. Phil is a natur-
al fighter and is no novice when it
comes to hitting ability. Should he
unleash his mitts, tonight, there will
be a new ring star for local fans to
talk about,
Another bout in the 145 lb class
brings “Duke” Ducanis, popular
leather pusher, into the ring. “Duke”
will oppose Jimmy Schmit, of the
visitors, and expects to win impres-
sively, as he has been training con-
scientiously since the close of the
football season.
In the seventh and last bout on the
card, Lou Procino, 160 1b upholder of
the Academy's colors, will meet
“Bill” Haines, of the neighboring
“Y” Lou is a fastand clever fight-
er and always assures the fans
plenty of action.
With such a strong aggregation
as the Lewistown Y. M, C, A. com-
ing to oppose the local battlers, fans
are assured of seven bouts of real
action. The price of admission will
be $1.00. :
The meet will start on the minute
at 8:30, Ladies are welcome and will
find boxing an interesting sport.
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TO PERPETUATE MEMORY
OF PENN STATE SCIENTIST
“Frear Hall” the name decided
upon for the new dormitory for men
at the Pennsylvania State College,
makes of it both a monument to
William Frear and a graceful ac-
knowledgment to the dozen or more
agiicultural groups which contribut-
ed a part of the funds for its erec-
tion.
For Dr. Frear. as , yice-director and
chief chemists of the Pennsylvania
Agr icultural Experiment Station at
State College from its organization
in’ 1887 to his deah in 1922, rose to
a ‘commanding position in the United
States in his profession. In his 37
years of service at the college ‘he
became an authority on questions
involving food - chemistry, fertilizers,
lime, and tobacco. Being one of the
pioneers on food standards and in
pure food legislation, he was select-
ed as chairman of the committee on
food standards for the U, S.Depart-
ment of Agriculture by Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley when that branch was or-
ganized, and also helped to frame
the pure food laws of Pennsylvania,
FARMERS’ MUTU AL
"ELECTS OLD OFFICERS
At the annual meeting of the
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance
company, held in Bellefonte on Mon-
day, all the old officers were re-
elected for the ensuing year. The
ieport of the secretary, Frank M.
Fisher, showed a decided increase in
business during 1929 over that of
1928, and that the company now has
close to six million dollars worth of
business in force.
The Farmers’ Mutual was estab-
lished in 1857, almost three-quarters
of a century ago, and never was re-
quired to undergo a State examina-
tion until last year, which was made
obligatory by a law enacted at the
last session of the Legislature. The
examination was made in October,
when three examiners went thor-
oughly into the affairs of the com-
pany. When they had completed
their work they stated that it was
one of the best managed, and gave
it one of the highest financial ratings
of any company in the State.
JACOB MARKS LEAVES
ESTATE VALUED AT $20,000
The will of the late Jacob Marks
was filed for probate by the Belle-
fonte Trust company, executor, on
Tuesday morning, While no exact
figures are given on the value of the
estate it is estimated at $20,000.
After directing that any and all
indebtedness be paid the will makes
one specific bequest, for $2000 to the
testator’s .niece, Goldie Scottneck,
of New York city. The residue of
the estate. goes to other nieces and
nephews, some nine or ten in num-
ber.
been assessor in
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
"—Both Mrs. H. E. Fenlon and Dr. Jo-
seph Brockerhoff are patients, under
treatment, . in the Centre county hospital.
—Mrs. Lenore V. Burd has closed her
house in Millheim and is now with her
sister, Mrs. Ebon Bower, on Howard
street, expecting to be in’ Bellefonte until
Spring.
—W. S. Williams, the well known build-
ing contractor in Bellefonte, for some
years, has moved to McElhattan, Pa.,
where he expects to make his home in
the future.
.,.—Mrs. Elsie Rankin. Helliwell and her
sister, Miss Mary Rankin, drove to Har-
risburg, Wednesday, for a day in the
shops and an overnight visit with their
brother, Walter Rankin and his family.
Byron Blackford returned to Belle-
fonte, Wednesday, from Alliance, Ohio,
and is now preparing to open an antique
shop in the old Strickland house, on
Bishop street. Byron will both buy and
sell all kinds of antiques.
—The Rev. M. DePui Maynard, of
Ridgway, former rector of St. John’s
Episcopal church, was in Bellefonte for
an over night visit last week, being a
house guest during his stay of Mrs. E.
H. Richard, on Allegheny street.
—I. O. Hoffer was up from Valley
Forge recently, for a visit with his son
®arl, and his family, and with his sis-
ters, Mrs. A. C. Mingle and Miss Fan-
nie Hoffer. While in Bellefonte Mr.
Hoffer was
Mrs. Earl Hoffer,
High street.
—After spending a week with relatives
in Jersey Shore, Mrs. Harry Garber re-
turned to Bellefonte, Wednesday. In the
party of women who drove up with Mrs.
at their home on east
Garber were Mrs. Bertrand, Mrs. Trump.
and Mrs. Nearing. Mrs. Garber will be
for the present with her Sister. Mrs.
George B. Thompson.
—Mrs. Samuel Rine, who makes her
home with her younger daughter, in Al-
tobna, is spending several weeks in Cen-
tre county, visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Fisher, in Boalsburg, and with
friends in Belldfonte. While here, Mrs.
Rine has been a guest of her niece, Miss
Grace Rine, of west High street.
—Mrs. Sarah Lemon, who is teaching
the school at Yarnell this year, was in
town, Saturday, on her way for a week
end vigit with relatives and friends at
State College and at Rock Springs. She
said she is enjoying her school work out
there very much but is frightened nearly
to death every time she has to drive her
car over ‘‘The Divide.” That hill is a
high one, especially to one who hasn't
done much traveling in ‘‘the Ridges.”
—Frank M. Fisher, of Centre Hall, was
in Bellefonte, Monday, in attendance to
his duty as secretary of the Farmer's Mu- |
tual Fire Insurance Co., that met here
that day. Mr. Fisher retired from active
business some years ago, at least that is
what he thought he was doing, but as he
is one of the kind of gentlemen who takes
an interest in everything and lends a
helping hand everywhere he sometimes
finds himself much busier than he was
when he was actually in business.
—Jasper R. Brungart, of Rebersburg, '
treasurer of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire
Insurance company, and who is now
well along toward eighty years of age,
is away on a trip around the world.
He left home on January 6th and does
not expect to return until about the
first of June. Before he left he stated
that as a boy at school he had always
been taught that the world was round
but never had time to investigate it un-
tii now so was taking the trip to find
out for himself if it really is.
—John S. Rowe, of Centre Hall, was
a Bellefonte visitor last Friday and fa-
vored the Watchman with a very pleas-
ant call. Mr. Rowe is Centre Hall's
plumber and as a side line has been act-
ing very satisfactorily as assessor over
there for some four or five years. Form-
erly he had been a salesman for stone
crushing machines, but met with an acci-
dent that so handicapped him physically
that he was compelled to give up travel-
ing. Besides his other accomplishments
Mr. Rowe is a Democrat of Democrats.
—Former County Commissioner,. James
W. Swabb and Frank Wieland drove
down from Linden . Hall, Monday morn-
ing. Mr. Wieland came to attend, the
annual meeting of the Farmer's Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., of which he is a
director, while Mr. Swabb merely came
along to have a few hours with friends
in town. And as might have heen ex-
pected he devoted most of them to
talking politics with friends. Jim thinks
the Democrats will have a great chance
in Pennsylvania this fall if they get
together and stick together.
—H. C. Angell, of Rush
was a Watchman office visitor, on Tues-
day, having come to Bellefonte to make
his annaul returns as assessor to the
county commissioners. Mr. Angell has
Rush
township for
eighteen years and the fact that he
never has to put up a fight for the
office speaks for itself in the matter of
placing a fair valuation on .properties.
Mr. Angell has covered Rush township
so many times in pursuance of his |
work that he knows almost ever stone
in it, and there’s quite a number of
them there.
—The Watchman office was favored, on
Tuesday morning, with a pleasant call by |
Mrs. Tur-
Mrs. J. H. Turner, of Julian.
ner is a daughter of Mrs. E. G. Irwin,
widow of Daniel Irwin, who is now nine-
ty years of age with a mind and intellect
almost as clear as a young woman cf
forty. Notwithstanding the fact that she
is four score and ten years old she is
a great reader and every morning goes
through the columns of the Philadelphia |
Record and every Friday morning looks
forward to the arrival of the Watchman
which she has religiously perused for |
more than fifty years without a break.
—.J. Milo Campbell, of State College,
spent Monday in Bellefonte; having
come down for the annual meeting of
the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance
Co.. of which he is a director. In talk-
ing of the farm situation Mr. Campbell
expressed views that sounded rather |
pessimistic, but when we countered with |
the suggestion that certainly farms |
must pay some else he couldn't have |
retired to a fine home at the College
he replied that in any other line of en-
deavor, if he had put in the same ener-
gy and study as he did on the farm he
would have expected to be just as well
situated as he finds himself today. And
that, we should say, is the gist of the
farm situation. If a man has the will to
farm and the intelligence to direct that
will to the most profitable branches of
farming the chances are he will not
land in the poor house.
entertained by Mr. and
township,
—Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Baum, Mr
and Mrs. Claude Aikens and Mr. anc
Mrs. H. L. Stuart, of State College
left last Saturday, on a several week’
excursion to Texas.
—Mrs. Frederick Daggett and he
small son are home from a two week’
visit with Mrs. Daggett's sister, Mrs
A. W. J. Woche and Mr. Woche, at thei
home at West New York, N. J.
—Stuart Hoy, his wife and their tw:
sons, Frank and Don, are here {fron
Lewistown with Mr. Hoy's parents, Mr
and Mrs. Jacob Hoy spending a part o
the two week's vacation Mr. Hoy wa
given on ‘account of ill health.
—Mrs. Arthur Harper, of Brooklyn
and Mrs. Violet B. Morris, of New Yor!
City, were called to Bellefonte within th
week, on account of the serious condi
tion of their father, J. Willard Barnhart
Mr. Barnhart has been ill for severa
years.
—C. Edward Robb, of the First Na
tional: bank, is on a trip to New Yor
city,” having gone over early in the wee
with Raymond Green, a former residen
of Bellefonte. Mr. Green was here fo
a short visit with friends before sailing
Thursday, on a trip around the world.
—Miss Rose Haupt has recovered suf
ficiently from her accident of six week
ago, to be discharged from the Centr
county hospital and is now at her hom
in. Milesburg. It is hoped Miss Haup
will soon be able to resume her work a
supervising operator at the local Be
Telephone exchange.
—Mrs. Harry Jackson went over t
; Tyrone, Monday, to spend the day ther
with "Miss Annie McLaughlin, who ha
been so seriously ill there since Christ
mas that it was thought she would nc
live through the day, Sunday. Miss Mc
Laughlin is at the home of her niece
with whom she has been spending th
winter.
—Walter Muffly, with his wife an
four children, came in from Washingto
last week for a visit with the former
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Muffly,
Howard. Walter has been on the paci:
ic coast for some years. In fact, soo
after his graduation from State he wer
out there to become a fruit grower an
has been very successful. With a thirt
acre apple orchard he is netting eac
year four or five times as much as
big and fertile Centre county far:
would under the most favorable seasor
al and market conditions. While in tk
east he expects to attend the Washing
ton conference on Co-operative marketin;
He doesn’t favor the project, howeve
because he thinks, and probably correctl:
that too complete centralization of Suc
projects eventually lands control in po
itics, whereas it should be solely in tt}
hands of those who produce the produc
to be marketed. .
re lp mee
THE BROUSE STORES JOIN
CLOVER FARMS STORES C(
‘The R. S. Brouse store on Hig
street and the City Cash Grocer
on Allegheny both under the mai
agement of William 8S. and Richa
| Brouse, respectively, have joined tk
Clover Farms Stores Co. and are bx
ing remodeled to meet with the i1
trior plans that are the same in a
of the three thousand stores in tt
Clover Farms combination, -
It isn’t exactly a chain. All ti
individual stores remain .in contr
of their local owners, but their sal
methods and general conduct is suj
ervised by the co-operative. Ar
the buying is all co-operative. Th
is the great advantage of the pla
for commodities can be bought :
as great quantities as the regul:
chain stores buy and selling, ther
for, can ‘be done as low.
~The fronts of all.the stores in ti
country are the same. A distinctiv
green with the name “Clover Farn
Stores Co.” in large gold letters :
the top.
eer Sern
Ey Markie Himter The * home
Mr. and © Mrs, Riley K. Hunter, :
Pine Hall, was the scene of a pret:
wedding, at 7 o'clock last Thursde
evening, when their daughter, Mi
Dorothy Emma Hunter, was units
in marriage with James Fred Ma
kle, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jam
Markle, The double ring servi
was used by Rev. J. S. English
performing the ceremony The a
tendants were Miss Helen Hunte
sister of the bride, and Thompst
| Dale, a cousin of the bridegroom.
Following the ceremony a weddil
dinner was served after which tl
‘young couple left on a wedding tr
south. Only members of the imm
diate families constituted the gues
‘present. The bride is an accor
‘plished young woman and is an acti
worker in the Pine Hall Luther:
church. She is. also organist in ti
! Sunday school. The bridegroom
'a graduate of State College a
holds the position of farm manag
for Shoemaker and Nixon, the pota
| culturists. The young couple Ww
‘live in Pine Hall ¥
etree ee.
At the suggestion of Burge
Harris, Supt. Russel, now in char;
of the B. E. V. R. R.,, has direct
that the old lighting of the groun
surrounding’ the passenger station
‘his place be restored. The spotlig
mounted atop the pole at the watc
|er's box has not been at all wh
is was expected to be and will
taken down. Orders have issued
| make the station lights go on a
| off with the regular street lightii
of the borough.
— James .H. Potter, head of t
Potter-Hoy Hardware Co., celebrat
his seventy-fifth birthday, Tuesds
|at his place of business and at }
{apartment at the Penn Belle recei
{ing the good wishes of his hosts
friends who called upon him at bo
| places.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & (
WWROAL ...occinsinrisirssmsrmusitosseninsmesonesarasssrvases ee 9%
| Corn .. 1
Oats
Rye
Barley .........
Buckwheat