Penn having bought Pennsylvania
from King Charles 11. his heirs were
obliged to buy it in from the
Indians. But it was not until 151
years ago that the northern half of
Centre county was purchased from
Indians at Fort Stanwix. Then the
surveyors got busy in that region,
most famous of them being Wil-
liam Maclay.
This is the 150th anniversary of
the survey of Milesburg by Peter
Grayhill. At that time the locality
was generally referred to as “Bald
Eagle Nest.”
Bald Eagle creek was named even
before Graybill got there.
The Indian trail from the “Nest”
up Buffalo run to Huntingdon was
well marked on Scull’s map made
in 1770.
Penn Creek—and where is a more
beautiful valley than that—had been
named by the first pioneers.
Griffith Gibbon surveyed the tract
where now stands Bellefonte, the
spring there having long been a
| rendezvous for red warriors out on
| hunting expeditions.
Bald Eagle Nest indicated that it
was the retreat for Indians from
the earliest recollection of the white
SO | man,
{ There was a noted Chief, Bald
Eagle, and Bald Eagle mountains are
of tour-
3 OF LOCAL HISTORY. - -
THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU
e publish below some scraps of
history that should prove in-
ting to those of our readers who
y want to know their Centre
ty. Some of it has never been
ished in form that is easily ac-
ble and for that reason such
»s should be saved for reference
10se who realize that future gen-
ons will know little if anything
ie traditions of the environment
heir ancestors unless all such
, are preserved in some one's
| or archives.
SE SKELETONS AT MILESBURG.
the latter part of September,
. the state highway contractors
were at work grading Water
t at Milesburg uncovered two
tons which ethnologists of the
isylvania State College proclaim-
» be those of Indians, At once
s accepted as a probability that
ocation might have been that of |
ndian burying ground, and
ight have been.
on after that find we received ! .
ser from J. L. Minnick, of Nar- 2 sight to delight the eye
, Pa, who was at the time at- | ee was honestly named
jung lo verify and rewrite 2 From Radnor, on the Main Line of
es of “Legends of the Jumiata | iy. Pennsy, Richard, Enos and
.y,” written by Rev. Cyrus Jef-| james Miles, with Abel Thomasand
o about 1873. Mr. Minnick | John Lewis, walked up through the
sd one of the legends to show ! forest to the Muncy Hills, on the
Gloria and Elizabeth Sterling, | Susquehanna, and thence across to
ier and sister, in and effort to
| the Bald Eagle Nest.
re possession of their elder Maclay was employed there as a
ier's estate in England, had |
surveyor by Colonel Samuel Miles,
| : .
, to this country in 1750, or | chief gf ‘the Miles clan.
: : In the Milesburg region among
er with the intent of abducting |the frst permanent settlers were
brother's only child, a minor | jonasand Daniel Davis. William
hter then living in Philadelphia | Lamb, Richard Malone and Andrew
deliver her into captivity among j Boggs.
ndians. Whether they succeeded A Centre sent many soldiers to the
sducting the girl or not we do | Revolution and one votorar, Jom
i 'C. Colby, who had deserte rom
snow but the Sterlings were, o' “ygodgans, became a noted
yd under arrest at a point near, . ... ter in after years.
e Tyrone now stands. They ef- |" yijsiting Bellefonte recently, Clark
d their escape after Elizabeth 1, Smith, of Leola, admired the
ing had stabbed the sheriff's war memorial which adorns that
ty, ome Marlow, and one of town. :
erson’s men, by name Johnson, Now the Lancaster countian writes
cath with a dagger. | me that he was surprised to see
lberson’s men pursued them | the names of 120 Revolutionary War
| the Bald Eagle creek to where | veterans on that monument and
wonders how a region then so
a When Shon sparsely populated could furnish
. Washington so many soldiers.
committed suicide, presum- , But there is no hocus about Cen-
by shooting, and both had fallen tre county's part in the battles for
ward with their feet resting on independence. Colonel John Patton
log on which they had been sit- may be classed as one of the lead-
ers from the general region of the
eir captors then removed their Eagle Nest who saw service in that
| war 150 years ago.,
sy and other valuables and bur- ot vet an independ-
hem, side by side, in a shallow in put neither Lori
e. According to Jefferies this inousands of square miles in Gen.
on October 3, 1756, | tra] Pennsylvana which was then
the light of the above legend | thickly dotted with cabins of pio-
ight be possible that the skele- | neers.
found at Milesburg were those of |
Sterlings. The fact that one
ton was larger than the other
that no valuables or trinkets
found near them would seem
ve corroborative support to such
pposition.
eee —— A ———
UNIONVILLE
Mrs. C. K. Brugger is slowly im-
proving. i
Mrs. Mary Wright is on the sick
list. suffering from pleurisy.
Mrs. Mary Root, of Bellwood, is
| visiting at the home of Mrs. Frances
: | Hall.
1807 James Smith, Agron Hall is seriously ill at his
AS TO THE BIG SPRING
2 the year
of the proprietors of the town, pome near town, suffering from
eed to James Harris another of gripp and abscesses.
proprietors of the town, convey- Mrs. Earl Waite, of Stormstown,
J him and his heirs for the use | spent several days last week at the
e inhabitants of the borough of home of her brother, C. K. Brugger.
:fonte the right to use the wa-| The M. E. pulpit here was very
»f the Bellefonte Spring in such ably filled, on Sunday morning, by
tity as could be forced through a our much appreciated Rev. M. C.
>» inch pipe” , Piper. .
1 1823 James Harris executed a | Quite a number of folks from here
to the Council of this borough attended the M. E. quarterly meet-
eying the said right, as full and | ing at Milesburg last Wednesday
e as conveyed to him under deed evening. Rev. Crawford is having an
3 interesting series of revival meetings
ames Smith, of 1807, and under |v. now.
grant of 1823 this borough had |
right. to use only so much water | We pre miorheg gh pis Be 2
| . 1i ;
ould be forced through a three Wiidams hospital, Danville, stood
" > | Geisinger
pipe. The borough had by this the trip very well and is resting as
eyance a legal right to the wa-
‘well as can be expected, She is under
mown in law as an “easement.” | observation, the doctors not having
» no fee simple to the Spring or : fully diagnosed her case at this writ-
ground adjacent had passed by | ing.
grant” | Mrs. Rebie Kerchner, Miss Ruth
metime after 1823 Maj. William | Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McEl-
eynolds came into ownership of | wain, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Robison,
Smith grant to Harris, It is | Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fox. Mrs. Mary
mably ‘certain that when he | MeClelan and sotey Kho Back:
LIN viopery De lea | wood and Mr. and Mrs. Fredericks
aso ssession | gttended the baked ham supper at
e Spring, itself, for the consider- | Milesburg, Tuesday evening.
rt of § does not indi-| T : 3
ir Pre war Dine SOYNE | Er Bre gE. 13. 12
than the land adjacent to the post office for the “mail he felt he
1g. However, it is apparent that | was getting dizzy and requested the
w Maj. Reynolds not only own- | assistance of some of his friends who
he a but oo Yas ; ete, Dearly. They purse gat
ow © e Spring except what him into a car an conveyed him to
| be forced through a three inch | his home. A physician was called
who found he had suffered a stroke
order to endow the Borough Which Sbetod Die SSW 0 hdd
Th Deron ne » fie Sone Pwiti his friends as usual and on
oS ai s 8’ . | Sunday forenoon seemed very much
, 1879, delegated his attorney, | petter, but during the afternoon suf-
). Furst, to appear before the | fered another stroke in a more se-
council and in his name, pre- | vere form. He is reported better at
the Spring and ground adjacent | this writing.
ae borough in fee simple. The An important meeting of repre-
and accompanying draft con- | sentatives of the farm bureau with
d to the borough the Spring and | Union Grange will be held here in the
surrounding ground as was | Grange hall Tuesday, February 18th.
accepted as being part of the | The first session will be at 10 a. m.
erty. In addition to that, Maj. | 2nd also an afternoon session.
olds conveyed the channel car- | Speakers who are well informed on
farm problems will be present, also
; the overflow from the Spring | Miss Lovelace of the home economics
a strip 20 feet wide, on the department, whose part at the af-
sern side and clear to Water | ternoon session for the ladies will be
t, “beyond its present limits.” interesting and instructive, All|
gi. | farmers of Union and Huston town- |
IRARD'S TALK OF THE DAY. | ships, with their wives, sons and
| daughters, who are interested in
rard, in his column, “Girard’s!farmin i
5 1, g are cordially invited to at-
of the Day,” published as a |tend. Union Grange will furnish free
wre in the Philadelphia Inquirer, | junch.
the following facts about Miles- er ee
! nan can fool a man.
| when they found it filled with friends
- PINE GROVE MENTION.
Joseph E. Johnston is acting as
chauffeur for Dr. G."H. Woods. ’
G. F. Mitch and wife spent the mid-
dle of the week in the mountain city.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Bodle visited
friends in Millheim the late end - of
the week.
Samuel Marks of State College spent
the Sabbath day with his son W.
and family.
Miss Helen Cleaver is visiting her
sisted, Mrs. John Hesse, and family at
Roanoke, Va.
George Kuhn, wife and children
and Miss Ruth Lytle spent Sunday
in the mountain city.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lytle are
spending a week with Gilbert Watts
and family at Bellwood. .
Rev. C. W. Rishell is conducting
protracted meetings at present at
Meeks church, Fairbrook.
Mr. and Mrs. Diemer Pierce had as
their guest on Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Pierce of Cleavfizid.
Wm. B. Fry, who is holding a good
position in the mountain city, spent
Sunday with his family in town
Our grain merchant, J. D. Neidigh,
loaded and shipped two cars of $1.14
wheat from Struble station last
Thursday.
John Irvin Markle, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis last November, is
improving and able to take short
walks about the house.
Walter Weaver is having his saw-
mill put in shape for the sawing of
lumber of different sizes before he
moves his mill elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall Bottorf have
as their guests their son Irvin of the
ML. Alto Forestry School, who is tak-
ing his mid-winter vacatien.
J. M. Campbell, director of the Far-
mers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
pany, braved the blizzard on Monday
looking up insurance risks.
Miss Hattie Kellar, who was under
the knife in the Clearfield hospital,
was discharged and is convalescing
nicely at her home on Water street.
After spending a WoO weeks’ vaca-
tion among home folks in Indiana,
Miss Gertrude Miller returned to her
position as nurse to Dr. R. M. Krebs.
Homer N. Walker and family visit-
ed their son, Harold, who is a surgical
patient in the Centre County hospital,
on Sunady and found him doing well.
Evidently the wood chuck has been
fast asleep. We are having daily
snow flurries and real winter weath-
er. Many farmers are carting water.
The Margaret Reed sale on Satur-
day was well attended and most ar-
ticles brought fair prices. The sale
totaled $250. The real estate was not
offered.
Charles Campbell accompanied his
sister, Mrs. Mildred Black, to her
home at Alentown after having visit-
ed her many friends in Centre county
during the past month.
Hon. John T. McCormick, accom-
panied by N. C. Hess, spent some time
in town Saturday p. m. on a business
mission and made short calls on old |
chums of their youth in Ferguson |
township. i
The blizzard and stormy weather |
has filled the byways with drifts and |
travel through fields is necessary at |
some places. The State highway is |
being kept clear for traffic by the!
steam scrapers. |
The States sale on Thursday brought
out a good crowd of slow bidders. |
Most articles brought fair prices. The
highest price paid for a horse . was
$124 and the highest price for a cow
was $134. The sale totaled $1600. |
John Dodard, a Penn State student !
in dairying and agriculture, spent the
latter part of the recent vacation tak-
ing practical work in dairying on the
C. M. Dale farm on the Branch. He:
is enrolled from Montgomery county. |
The many friends of Max Ward will
be pleased to know of his discharge
from the Centre County hospital Mon-
day, after a four months’ treatment
for gunshot wounds in the leg. He is |
abe to move about with the aid of
crutches.
Arthur Whitmer recently became the |
owner of the farm on the Branch
which he tenanted for several years.
In addition to general farming he. ex-
pects to engage in the 9Yumbering
business, having a sawmill on the
south side of his plantation.
Harold, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer N. Walker, complained of
illness Saturday morning. Dr. Woods |
diagnosed his ailment as appendicitis
and the lad was taken to the Centre
County hospital, where he underwent
the knife at 3 P. M. Late reports say
that he is doing well. !
Our mutual friend J. D. Neidigh
has decided to quit farming in the
spring, when his son, Clayton, will take |
over
try his luck in growing bumper crops
and fancy stock. Mr. Neidigh and
wife will retire to Millbrook for a well
earned rest for himself and wife on
“Rasy street”.
It has again been proven that a wo-
On last Friday
evening George C. Wieland passed his |
19th milestone on life's journey. He
was repairing his “Henry” in his gar-
age. At eight o'clock in the evening
he and a chum went to the home
who hoisted him to the ceiling before
he realized what it was all about.
George soon regained his composure
and joined in the pleasures of the
evening. Mr. Wieland received many |
gifts which he so well deserved, for he
is a sober, industrious young man. |
Major Hugh Probst of Penn State
R. T. C., with his wife and two inter-
esting little daughers, Bettie and Mar- |
garet, were callers at the C. M. Dale |
home on the Branch Thursday even- |
ing, getting acquainted with the lay |
of the land in Pennsvalley and also to |
form new acquaintances. The Major |
was over seas during the World war, |
and after the close was engaged in
R. O. C. T. work at the National Capi- |
tal, being ordered to Penn State last |
fall. The Major and his wife are na- |
tives of West Virginia and we hope
they will not regret the change to |
|
Penn State.
The third annual banquet of No. 620
P. O. S. of A. Camp will be held on
February 21st at 7:30 in the I. O. O.
F. hall. The following committees |
have been appointed: Invitation, Har- |
the Eagle's Nest, Bald Eagle | Lonesome Little Louise—“Nobody
other incidents of local history, |loves me, and my hands are cold.” |
-al months ago. { Hard-Hearted Henry—“Well, God
rom. John I. Suoll. I learn that |1oves you, and you can sit on your
sodies of two Indians were un. hands.”
ied at Milesburg, Centre coun-
1
“Your face, my thane, would |
nce his query:. “What about make a clock stop.”
Eagle ‘Valley and the early| “And yours, my lord, would make
ars here ?” |one run.”
| Williams, Paul Myers.
old Albright; Entertainment, Alfred
Albright and wife, Paul Sunday and |
wife, Clair Dearmit and wife; Fin- |
ance, John Neidigh and Ralph Al-
bright; reception, Harold Albright, H.
S. Elder, Milton Barto; table, Chas.
Rudy, Wm. Gummo, Hugh C. Fry; |
waiters, LeRoy Bloom, Geo. Burwell, |
Geo. Musser, Ernest Gilliland, Harold |
The menu will
be oysters and the delicacies that go |
with them. !
the stock and implements and |
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
~ Friday evening, ‘at 7:30, Miss
Gaynell Ardell, of Tyrone, will give
a stereopticon lecture in the church
entitled, “Opportunity and the
Christian.” The offering will be giv-
en to Miss Ardell to remunerate her
for the splendid service she is ren-
s. | dering in the Children’s work this
week.
Sunday morning, begining at 9:30,
there will be a combined Sunday
school and church service at which
time Miss Ardell will bring a mes-
sage on “The Master Teacher,”
demonstrating different methods of
teaching by various object lessons,
such as African villages (miniature),
etc, and Sunday evening, at 7:30
she will deliver a missionary mes-
sage, giving her experiences in
Chinatown, Chicago, showing various
Chinese curios and singing in Chi-
nese. The public is invited, to all of
these services,
Rev. W. M. Snyder, Pastor
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
9:30 A. M., Bible school.
10:45 A. M., Morning service; Ser-
mon: “Spiritual Knowledge Through
Obedience.”
7:30 P. M., Evening service; Ser-
mon: “Defective Spiritual Eyesight.”
Clarence E. Arnold, Pastor
DIX RUN
The Holy Communion service will
be celebrated in the Dix Run Bap-
tist church on Sunday evening,
February 16 at 7:30 o'clock. Every-
body is invited to be present at this
very helpful service.
C. C. Shuey, Pastor
THE ADVENT CHURCH
Holy Communion service will be
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
XECUTOR'S NOTICE.—The under-
signed executrix of the estate of
Charles C. Cochran, late of State College
borough, Centre county, Pa., hereby noti-
fies all persons having claims against said
estate to present them, properly authen-
ticated, for payment, and Lond knowing
themselves indebted thereto are notified
to make immediate settlement of such
indebtedness.
MRS. MARY E. COCHRAN
W. Harrison Walker, Atty. Executrix
Bellefonte, Pa. ’ "State College, Pa.
75-7-6t
{N. THE CHURCHES ON SUNDAY.
celebrated ‘at the Advent church on
Sunday morning, February 16, at
11 o'clock. Everybody is invited to S AFE BE FOR SALE —Small office safe in
be present for the benefits of this |. Son leto wil Botze 5s
: service.
' C. C. Shuey, Pastor. OR SALE.—10 shares of the stock of
James C. Furst,
— F the Bellefonte Trust Co. Apply ta
SER en J. Kennedy Johnston, High _
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Bellefonte, Pa. 75-7
TA large bunch of ke;
XECUTOR’S NOTICE. Letters testa- OS dar Will please notify Dr. 5
mentary upon the estate of J. Kilpatrick, in Temple Court,
Margaret Louise McManus, late of | Bellefonte. 75-7-1t
Baliazonte ® Doreugh. decease d, faving
een grante o the undersi ; 2
persons knowing themselves indebted. to OR RENT OR SALE.—Seven Joom
said estate are requested to make prompt house, on Howard gt Bo m td
payment, and those having claims conveniences. Apply to
against the same must present them, Harrison.
duly authenticated, for settlement. ;
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK SALE.—'‘12”
YPEWRITER FOR ;
C. Smith T ter, in excel
condition. Sap for quick
Phone Bellefonte, 333-R. T4-
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Atty. Executor
76-7-6t.
sous
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UBONFATTO'S BARGAINS!
Friday and Saturday
Until further notice I am going to make Friday and Saturday of each week
Special Days.
can’t afford to miss—I am going to offer such low prices as
Bananas .. 25c. to 3oc. per Doz
To make them Special Days in reality—days you
Oranges
1 Doz
Bush Arcade
Remember —These are Special Prices for Friday and Saturday only.
G. Bonfatto
BELLEFONTE, PA.
RICHELIEU
Showing 2--7 and 9 P. M.
Western Electric Vitaphone Equipment
Continuous Saturday 2 to 11 P. M.
Showing Friday 14th
Clara Bow, James Hall and
Jean Arthur in an All-Talking
Paramount production
The
Saturday Night
Kid
Saturday
One Day Only
Real
Dramatic
Human
A Sensational Tale
of the Undersea Men
ents
Next Week
Cooper’s First Starring Role
More Dashing
More Attractive than Ever
Hear his ‘Virginian’ Drawl
Wednesday, Thursday,
The Greatest Fox Movietone
All-Talking Thriller Ever Produced
Friday and Saturday-—Next Week
“THE SKY HAWK?”
Showing 7 and 9 p. m.
STATE
Now Showing All Week
An All-Talking and Singing Fox Movietone presentation
of Zane Grey’s Picturesque and Romantic Novel—
“LONE STAR RANGER”
with Sue Carol and George O’Brien.
Admissions—Children 10c., Adults, Balcony 25c., Main Floor 35¢.
Mon. and Tues. Next Week
Wednes. and Thurs. Belle Bennett in
a Talking Production—
“My Lady’s Past”
Ricardo Cortez in
“New Orleans”
Vitaphone Acts