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THE NEW POST OFFICE
AND THE WHITE BROTHERS.
Before us lies a copy of a long
communication which Bond C. and
Ray E. White, owners of the proper-
ty built specially for the post office
here, have just mailed to Congress-
man J. Mitchell Chase.
It is in the nature of a protest
against the erection of a new public
building in Bellefonte at this time
and sets forth the facts that the
Whites have a large investment in
the building they erected for the
government under ihe assurance that
it would be used as a post office for
the ten year term for which it was
leased, two years ago.
The White Bros. knew at the time
they entered into the contract with
the government that government
leases are all one-sided in that Un.
cle Sam can abrogate them when.
ever he pleases. However, they built
under the specifications of the Post
Office Department, equipped the
building with furniture approved by
it and made many other provisions
they would not have made had they
not been personally assured by post.
al inspectors that their building
would be occupied for the term of
the lease.
While to some the protest of the
White Brothers might look “like cry-
ing over spilt milk” we do not view
it in that way. They probably knew
at the time they started building
that Congress had already voted a
public building for Bellefonte. In the
face of such knowledge it is not to
be assumed that they went ahead
with their investment without pretty
strong personal assurance from some
good source to the effect that its
erection would be deferred at least
until the expiration of the contract
they entered into.
In any event, since they built the
building more to please the govern-
ment than with an eye to its adapt-
ability to succeeding tenants it ap-
pears to us that Uncle Sam would be
doing a very unfair thing by leaving
them “holding the bag.”
Bellefonte wants everything she
can get. But does she want a new
post office at this time at such a
sacrifice to two useful young busi.
ness men or under the contemptible
practice of condemnation that would
take homes away from people who
have every right to believe them in-
violable.
Ten years are a very short time.
When they have run in all probability
very much more desirable sites than
any so far offered will be available.
Rather than distress anyone the
Watchman feels that the spirit of
Bellefonte would be expressed better
by waiting than by oppressing. It
has no obligation to take up the
White Brothers plaint but since it
has always been fearless, frank and
fair it hesitates not to say that it
believes the government would be
giving them a dirty deal if it were
to do anything but live up to the
spirit of its contract with them, no
matter what the letter might be.
Since the above was written we
have been informed that the post
office here has received advice from
the Department that its agents will
not come back to Bellefonte to make
another survey of sites. They have
made two visits and since that is all
they do in any case the next move
is up to Bellefonte, itself.
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WORK STARTED MONDAY
ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY.
Work was started, on Monday
morning, by A. and J. B. Fogel and
the Granis Construction company on
the second half of the mountain
highway from Port Matilda to
Philipsburg, which includes that sec-
tion from the “Devil's Elbow" to the
Philipsburg borough line. The new
highway will uot follow the old
Halfmoon road for much of the way
but will be built on a new route
which will eliminate most of the
curves and shorten the distance ap-
preciably.
approximately six miles in length
and there will be two bridges.
The contractor will rush the work
as fast as possible and will use on |
the job eighteen trucks, four steam
shovels, four tractors, four bull-
dozers, a cement mixer and eight
steam rollers, as well as the smaller
equipment. When the job is rightly
under way about seventy-five men
will be employed, local labor to be
used as far as possible.
-——The Wolf and Gettig families
will hold their reunion at Hecla Park
on Sunday, August 16. It will be a
basket picnic and all members of
the friendschaft are most cordially
invited to be there.
The new road will be!
| HERRON.—James W. Herron, su-
perintendent of the Pennsylvania In-
| dustrial School, at Huntingdon, died
‘quite suddenly of a heart attack at
2.30 o'clock last Friday morning.
Apparently in the best of health he
played golf on Thursday afternoon,
on the course of the Huntingdon
Country club. At the seventeenth hole
he complained of feeling tired and
with several other men reclined on
the turf for a few minutes. He
completed the course, went to the
club house, took a shower bath and
ate a hearty dinner. At home, that
evening, he and Mrs. Herron enter-
tained company until well on to
eleven: o'clock and after the guests
had deported he remarked to his
wife that he never felt better
than he did at that time. Along
about two o'clock in the morning he
awoke with what he believed an at-
tack of indigestion and Mrs. Herron
gave him a glass of bicarbonate of
soda. It failed to bring relief and
as the pain rapidly became more in-
tense he asked his wife to call the
family physician. She did so but
the doctor being out on another case
she called another physician. She
walked to the window to watch for
his coming, and while standing there
her husband died.
Mr. Herron was a son of George
and Martha Cordilla Potter Herron,
and was born in Pittsburgh on June
30th, 1883, hence was 48 years and
one month old. He was educated
in the public schools of Pittsburgh,
graduating at the High school in
1901. Shortly thereafter he went
to work for the Westinghouse Elec-
tric company but relinquished that
job to accept a position in the office
of the city engineer in Pittsburgh.
At the same time he attended night
school at the Carnegie Institute of
Technology, majoring in the civil
engineering course, and in June,
1912, he was awarded the degree of
Bachelor of Science.
In July of the same year John
Francies offered him the position of
chief engineer of construction of the
new western penitentiary buildings,
at Rockview and he accepted, com-
ing to Centre county. He remain-
ed there over ten years and had
complete charge of the engineering
work on the construction of all of
the first buildings erected at that
institution. About eight years ago,
following the death of T. B. Patton,
he was appointed superintendent of
the Industrial School, at Huntingdon,
more generally known as the
Huntingdon reformatory, and on tak-
ing charge he promptly instituted
various changes and reforms which
have brought that institution to a
high plane of usefulness in reform-
ing the criminal tendencies of youth.
His engineering ability was also
manifested in the remodeling of
most of the old buildirs as well as
ORVIS.—Fullowing an illness with
an affection
dated back to last November Mrs.
Mary L. Orvis, wife of former Judge
Ellis L. Orvis, passed away at her
home on Curtin street, Bellefonte,
at 7 o'clock last Friday morning.
Her maiden name was Mary Low-
rie Lyon. A daughter of S. Stew-
art and Ann Valentine Lyon she was
born at the family farm homestead,
“Hazelwood,” on September 19th,
1863, hence was not quite 68 years
old. While yet a girl her father
built the house, on Curtin street,
Bellefonte, now occupied by Mrs.
John Porter Lyon, and moved his
family here, and Mrs. Orvis was
educated at the Bellefonte Academy.
Evincing a talent for vocal music
she took a course in the Laefson
Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia,
and for many years was among the
leaders in vocal music in Bellefonte.
She was a member of the Presby-
terian church and the Woman's
Club, of Bellefonte. Her greatest
efforts, however, were concentrated
in her home life.
On Christmas day, 1884, she mar-
ried Ellis L. Orvis, at that time a
young lawyer but who later became
Judge of Centre county. He sur-
vives with one daughter, Mrs. A. B.
Driscoll, at home An elder daugh-
ter, Anna Valentine Orvis, married
Capt. Clarence Lemont Arnold, of
the United States navy, but she pass-
ed away about eight years ago.
The Orvis’ also raised from child-
hood Marjorie and Ann Lyon, chil-
dren of Mrs. Orvis’ only brother,
John Lyon. Both are married, Mar-
jorie to Lawrence Barnard. now liv.
ing at Glenn Allyn. Ill, and Ann to
Samuel H. Gray, now living at West
Chester. Mrs. Orvis also leaves two
sisters, Misses Ann and Rebekah
Lyon, both of Coatesville.
Funeral services were held at her
late home, at 2.30 o'clock on Mon-
day afternoon, by Rev. W. C. Thomp-
son, burial being made in the Union
cemetery.
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BATCHELER.— Frederick Batche-
ler, a native of Philipsburg, died
quite suddenly, at his home in
Chicago, Ill, on Tuesday of last
week, of a heart attack.
He was a son of the late Simler
B. and Mary B. Batcheler and was
born at Philipsburg on April 15th,
1890, hence was in his 42nd year.
He was a graduate of the Philips-
‘burg High school and the Pennsyl-
vania State College, class of 1912in
electrical engineering. About a year
!after his graduation he located in
Michigan and six years ago moved
‘to Chicago, where he since had
‘been employed as an electrical en-
gineer.
In December, 1912, he married
| Miss Lenetta Thompson, a daughter
of Hon. and Mrs. John K. Thompson,
of the heart which
STOVER, MEYER AND MGYFR
Stover-Meyer (or Moyer) families
of Central Pennsylvania was held, at
the Woodward Cave park on Satur-
day, August 1, at which time and
place about 300 persons, descendants
of the early Stover-Meyer pioneers
and their families, spent the day in
social friendship and reunion.
During the day the Aaronsburg
band, whose membership is largely
of Stover and Meyer lineage, play-
ed a number of excellent selections
from their repertoire of band music.
Owing to unavoidable circumstan-
ces several of the speakers were un-
able to be present, but an excellent
address, “The Spirit of the Pioneer,”
was delivered by Herbert E. Stover
A. M, principal of the Lewisburg
schools, after which a sumptuous
dinner was partaken by all.
In the afternoon a number of con-
tests and awarding of prizes was
conducted by Mrs. Randall W. Mey-
er, of Coburn.
The registered attendance this
year was the largest yet recorded,
but could have been much larger
considering the number of descend-
ants of these two clans, a number
estimated at from 1200 to 1500 in-
dividuals living in the central part
of this State, The attendance was,
of course, from Centre and adjoin-
ing ccunties, but several of the clan
from the State of Ohio were pres-
ent.
The intermarriage of these two
families can hardly be equalled in
this or any other State. members of
the clan being found in practically
all the avocations of life.
Two children, Louise and John
Slack Jr., represented the eighth
generation from the original Meyer
who emigrated from Germany about
two hundred years ago. They also
represent the Stover lineage by mar-
riage, and are also the youngest of
‘a living five generation group from
the intermarriage of the Stover and
Meyer families.
The time and plac: of the next
reunion will be at Woodward Cave,
jon Saturday, August 6th, 1932.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, Herb-
ert J. Stover, Coburn; vice president,
Robert W. Meyer, Rebersburg; Sec-
‘retary, I. A. Meyer, Coburn; treas-
‘urer, A. S. Stover, Aaronsburg; Stov-
‘er historian, Rev. J. J. Weaver, Pen- |
brook; Meyer historian, Mary Meyer
, Abbott, Rebersburg
Following is a brief synopsis of the
(two clans:
+ The paternal ancestor of the Stov-
er families emigrated from Alsace-
Loraine early in the eighteenth cen-
‘tury and settled in Lykens valley,
from whence he later took up lands
'in the eastern end of Centre county
in the construction of new .in the 0 Philipsburg, but now of DuBois, for his sons, who thus became set-
‘end that the institution is now a
model one in every respect.
Mr. Herron was a member of the
Presbyterian church, a member of
the Huntingdon Rotary club, Hunt-
ingdon Country club, Nittany Coun-
try club, the Homewood lodge, No.
635, F. and A. M., the Scottish
Rites, Pittsburgh consistory and
Syria Temple Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Altoona
On October 4th, 1911, he married
Miss Catherine Clare Ihmsen, of
Pittsburgh, who survives with five
children, Jean C., James W. Jr,
Christian I, Catherine and Clara.
He also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Charles J. Porter, of Pittsburgh, and
Mrs. James Meigs, of Boston, Mass.
He had a large number of friends in
Bellefonte and Centre county who
deeply deplore his sudden and un-
timely death.
At an early hour, Saturday morn-
ing, A. B. Sutherland, assistant su-
perintendent at the reformatory, no-
tified State Secretary of Welfare,
John L Hanna of the death of su-
perintendent Herron and he was au-
thorized to assume charge and also
represent the State in funeral ar-
rangements.
Institutional memorial services
were held at the institution at 1.45
o'clock on Sunday afternoon by the
chaplain, Rev. W. A. B. Holmes.
The funeral services were held at
the Herron home at 7.30 o'clock Sun-
day evening, by Rev. R. A. Dauben-
speck, of the Presbyterian church,
and on Monday morning the remains
were taken to Pittsburgh for burial.
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MEEKER.—William H. Meeker,
for many years a well known resi-
dent of Burnside township, died at
his home at Pine Glen, last Fri-
day, following a long illness.
He was a son of Henry and An-
geline Meeker and was born at Pine
Glen on September 8th, 1861, hence
was not quite 70 years old. He
(was a laborer by occupation and a |
‘good citizen. In December, 1883, he ried man, with no children. He is
married Miss Carrie Force, who sur. & graduate of Susquehanna Univer-
children: sity and attended the summer ses-
VanDorn Meeker, of Spring Mills; sion at State College which closed
vives with the following
Harry and Martin Meeker, Mrs. Wil-
liam Hoover and Mrs. J. R. Askey,
all of Pine Glen He also leaves two
brothers and one sister, Eugene
Meeker, of Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs.
Sarah Baker, of Cornell, N. Y., and
Winfield Meeker, of Clarence. He
was a member of the Advent church
{and the Odd Fellows.
| Funeral services were held in the
| Methodist church, at Pine Glen, at
|2.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon,
|by Rev. H. H. Sherman, burial be
|ing made in the Advent cemetery,
in Burnside township.
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and has it right.
“who survives with two chil
Marion and Frederick, both at home.
He also leaves his mother, living in
Philipsburg, three brothers and one
sister, Harry, of Chicago, Ill.; Frank,
of Tyrone; John, of Philipsburg, and
Miss Nell, at home.
The remains were taken to Philips-
burg where funeral services were
held and burial made last Friday
afternoon.
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PETERS.— Betty Jane Peters,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Peters, of Flemington, Clinton coun-
ty, but formerly of Wingate, died
on Friday evening, July 24th, fol-
lowing a week's illness with diph-
theria. She was born June 26th,
1924, hence was 7 years and 28
days old. In addiiton to her par-
ents the following brothers and sis:
ters survive: Miss Florence, of Win-
gate; Margaret, Dorothy, Frank,
Joseph and Kenneth, all at home.
Funeral services were held July
25th by Rev. M. C. Piper, of Miles-
burg, burial being made in the Union
| cemetery, Bellefonte.
NEW PRINCIPAL CHOSEN
FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.
At a regular meeting of the Belle-
fonte school board, on Monday eve-
‘ning, Orville Sollenberger, of Hughes-
‘ville, was elected principal of the
‘Bellefonte High school to succeed E.
K. Stock, promoted to supervising
principal following the resignation
of Arthur H. Sloop. The election
was made with the proviso that
| Mr. Sollenberger would be given a
(release of his contract as supervis-
ing principal of the schools at
Hughesville, Lycoming county. While
the Hughesville school board was
loath to dispense with his services
they did not wish to stand in the
(way of his advancement and grant.
ed the release.
| Mr. Sollenberger is a young mar-
| yesterday. One more year's work,
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during the Summer mr the COCE® lead sheathed aerial telephone the program. The tickets will be of tne Centre County Motor C
[cable in certain sections of the 35 cents. They can be purchased wij] be held at the
land he will obtain his master's de-
gree. He will come to Bellefonte
| highly recommended by the school
(board as well as patrons of the
| Hughesville schools.
——Members of the Methodist con.
gregation had good cause for rejoic-
| amazement of the congregation, that
the debt fund had been reduced
|from $1800, the figures of a yehr
ing in interest of $23.00.
,tlers on these lands and whose de.
|scendants to the number of several
hundred live in this part of the
State.
From historical data we find that
this Jacob Stover, or Stober, was
the father of the follwing six chil-
dren: Jacob Stover Jr., married
Anna M. Weaver, and settled the
north lands; John Stover married
(do not know whom) and settled
the central lands; Adam Stover mar-
ried Pauline Troutner and settled
the south lands; Frederick Stover
married Annie Hetzle and settled
near Woodward; Michael Stover
moved to Maryland, and another son
moved to Canada.
The paternal anecstor of the Meyer,
or Moyer, families was Christopher
Moyer, who emigrated from Muhl-
bach in the Palatinate, Germany,
early in the eighteenth century and
settled in what is now a part of
Lebanon county, had four sons and
one or two daughters, of whom John,
the oldest, was probably born in the
old country. Jacob, the second son,
rsettled in what is now part of
Snyder county, Michael was never
‘married. Christopher Jr. the young-
est son of the family, married Anna
Maria Shaffer. They were the par-
ents of nine children, six sons and
‘three daughters, whose descendants
are found principally in Lebanon,
| Snyder and Centre counties. The
| sons, then married, left the old home-
(stead and located as follows: Henry
Meyer married Elizabeth Hurst and
located near Boalsburg, in 1823;
‘John Meyer married Esther Burk-
| holder and located near Freeburg, in
11801; Michael Meyer married Eliz-
|abeth Derstine and located at Spring
| Bank, Brush vailey, 1834; Jacob
| Meyer married Anna Sheller and lo-
(cated west of Millheim, in 1828;
| Christopher Meyer married Beckie
'Howeter and located at Freeburg, in
11800; George Meyer married Cather-
|ine Meyer and located at Pine Creek
| Mills, near Coburn, in 1827.
BELL TEL. COMPANY
TO STRING LONG CABLE
| Construction of nearly 9,500 feel
Bellefonte central office area, to
| provide adequate facilities to care
|for the anticipated increase in the
ANNUAL CLAN REUNION
The tenth annual reunion of the
COUNCIL DISPOSES OF
ROUTINE BUSINESS ONLY.
Seven members were present at
the regular meeting of borough
council, on Monday evening. George
Weaver, a resident of Burrows street,
appeared in person to ask that the
street be oiled. The Street com-
mittee explained that the supply of
oil for this year has all been used.
The secretary read a notice of
the application of L. M. and C. M.
Tice for a certificate of public con-
venience to operate a motor bus
line for the transportation of pas-
sengers between Bellefonte an. Ty-
rone.
The Big Spring Motor company
presented the written permission of
Mrs. Sallie M. Hayes granting the
company the right to erect a signin
the alley at the corner of the Eagle
biock, and council concurred.
The Street committee reported va-
rious repairs and receipt of $10
from J. B. Rossman for work on a
private driveway at his home on
Bishop street.
The Water committee reported
repairs to several fireplugs and the
collection of $500 on water taxes.
The Finance committee reported
a balance of $1028.05 in the borough
fund and $1592.79 in the water
fund. A note for $500 was renewed
and a new borough note for $2000
authorized to meet current bills.
The Sanitary committee presented
the monthly report of the borough
health officer.
Mr Badger called attention to the
fact that there are several trees in
town, outside the curb limits, that
are so badly rotted that they are a
menace to adjoining properties.
and their removal was referred to
the Street committee.
A motion was passed authorizing
the placing of a light on Burnside
street.
Mr. Emerick made a verbal re-
port of the meeting of councils held
at State College last Wednesday
evening.
President Walker appointed
Thomas Beaver as a member of the
committee to work with the Ameri-
can Legion in arranging for a suit-
able celebration of the bi-centennial
of the birth of Washington in 1932.
Mr. Jodon called attention to the
dangerous condition of traffic on
south Water and Willowbank streets
and the matter was referred to the
| Street committee.
Borough bills totaling $2750 and
water bills for $225.77 were approv-
ed for payment, after which council
adjourned.
THRIFT CORPORATION
WAITING FOR CHARTER.
Application has been made to the
State Department of Banking, by
James C. Furst Esq. for a charter
(for the Centre County Thrift Corpo-
ration and as soom. as it is received
a meeting will be held to form a per-
manent organization, elect officers
and get things in shape for opening
a business establishment. Those in
‘charge believe that this can be ac-
complished in the next six weeks or
two months. Permanent quarters
have not been selected, although sev-
eral locations are under consideration.
Sufficient stock has been sub.
scribed to assure ample operating
capital, and this naturally is taken
as assurance of success of the new
institution. The first office will be
‘opened in Bellefonte to be followed
later with one at State College.
Much of the credit for the organi-
zation of the Thrift Corporation is
due to Miss Helen Farrar, formerly
of Pittsburg but now of Bellefonte,
who inspired the movement in the
beginning and has worked assidu-
ously with others in boosting the sale
of stock in the corporation.
CHILD FATALLY INJURED
BY A VICIOUS BULL.
Eugene Louck, small son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Louck, farmers in
Lancaster county, died, last Friday,
from injuries sustained the previous
day when he was attacked by a vi-
cious bull. The child, 3 years old,
was born at Pine Grove Mills, this
county, the family moving to Lan-
caster county in April of this year.
In addition to the parents one broth-
er, Charles, eight years old, survives.
| The remains were taken to the home
(of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Louck, at
|Struble Station, where funeral serv- |
ices were held on Monday afternoon
by Rev. H. C. Kerns, burial being
'made in the Pine Hall cemetery. !
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HOME TALENT MUSICALE
IN PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL.
A home talent |
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musicale will be
given in the Presbyterian chapel
| Tuesday evening, August 18th, at
18.15 o'clock, for the benefit of the
| Woman's Missionary Society of the |
church. Four of Bellefonte's prom- |
ising young musicians will figure in
(at Hunter's book store or from |
|any member of the Missionary So-!
ciety, and will entitle the holder to
traffic on the street.
SPRING CREEK SEWER
STILL HANGING FIRE.
For a year or more Bellefonte
council has had under consideration
the laying of a sewer down Spring
creek, from a point just below the
big spring to several hundred feet
below the Lamb street bridge.
Early last spring council had bor-
ough engineer Shattuck draw plans
for the sewer which were submitted
to the State Board of Health as well
as the Water and Power Resources
Board, and at the time they com-
mended the project but suggested
some changes in the plans. The
changes were made but up to this
time a permit to lay the sewer has
not been granted.
On Tuesday afternoon district
engineer M. J. Barrick, of Williams-
port, with a man from the Harris-
burg office, was in Bellefonte and
went over the plans in detail with
most of the councilmen. They ap-
prove the laying of the sewer but
suggested that it be laid under Wa-
ter street instead of in the creek.
To this, of course, council demurred.
To lay a sewer pipe from the spring
to the Lamb street bridge under
Water street would be a most cost-
ly undertaking because of the depth
the pipe would have to be put; and
it would also badly interfere with
Engineer Bar-
rick, however, agreed to take the
matter up with the board in Harris-
burg and see if a permit will be
granted to lay the sewer in the
creek.
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LOCAL POLITICIANS
SLOW IN FILING PAPERS.
Next Tuesday will be the last day
for the filing of nominating petitions
for county and district offices and
up to yesterday there was a woeful
lack of aspirants for at least one
important office in Bellefonte, that
of borough councilman. So far only
one petition has been filed, that of
M. M. Cobb to succeed himself ip
the West ward. In addition to Mr
Cobb councilmen whose terms wil
expire are John S. Walker, in the
North ward, and Harry Badger anc
Robert Kline, in the South. Mr
| Kline, it is understood will not be ¢
candidate for another term.
Mrs. Helen Broderick is the only
candidate so far for school director
though two are to be elected.
Charles L. Gates and M. W. Wil
liams have filed petitions for bor
ough auditor.
J. M. Keichline is the only candi
date, so far to succeed himself a
justice of the peace in the Sout!
and West wards.
Six men are after
the office o
‘overseer of the poor, Alexander Mor
rison, Thomas Fleming, Edwar
Klinger and August Emel, Republi
cans; Thomas Howley and D. Pau
Fourtney, Democrats.
In the North ward there is
scramble on for assessor, three car
didates having filed petions, Elwoo
L. Johnso., Mary E. Kelly and Les
ter Musser, while it is rumored ther
will be two or three others.
——W. J. Emerick has taken ove
the management of the Johnsto
Motor Bus Line in an attempt t
‘put it on a better paying basis. M
Emerick started the first bus lir
operating out of Bellefonte. Rw
ning between Bellefonte and Sta:
College it virtually killed all pa
senger traffic on the Bellefonte Ce:
tral railroad. Service was the
inaugurated between Bellefonte ax
Lock Haven and the busses const
tuted a large factor in the clo
ing and scrapping of the old Centr
Railroad of Pennsylvania. Of cour
bus traffic was then deemed in li
with the march of progress and f
a number of years did a big bus
ness. But every year more m
bought cars for their own use u
til now most every Tom, Dick a
Harry at all the cross roads in t
county and in between have the
own cars and they have killed b
traffic just as the busses deplet
travel by rail. And now we wond
how long it will be until the indivi
ual and family airplane supplar
the automobile.
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——On Wednesday a woman's :
‘cial day was held at the Nitta
| Country Club.
It was the occasi
of the last interclub golf play
the women of the Philipsburg,
toona, Lock Haven and Bellefo:
clubs and their friends. One
dred and eleven women were the
for golf, bridge games and dinn
For the third successive year |
Philipsburg club won the trophy &
Mrs. Bates won the individual «
and a silver platter.
——Twenty-two autos and tru
were lined up at the curb mark
Wednesday morning, and about eve
thing in season was there a pler
~The regular monthly meet
Nittany L
hotel this, Friday, evening at 6:1
—More than 700,000 trout r
| number of subscribers, is planned by refreshments which will be served jn the hatcheries will be distribu
the Bell Telephone company of
| Pennsylvania at a cost of $10,000.
|In making this announcement J. H.
days and completed by December.
When the proposed cable is placed
|in service, a short section of smaller
moved.
after the concert. i
———— A ————— {
—-—On Sunday and Monday 225
‘will be transferred. Most of them, in
due time, will move their families to |
| the New York city, which will re. |
ulation of Jersey Shore. |
to the streams of the State dur
the fall.
ing, Sunday morning. Following the Caum, manager for the company, New York Central railroad shopmen TREE MAKES CAR OF LUMB)
rendition of “Ave Maria” as a violin said that work on the project is left Jersey Shore for Albany, N. Y.
|solo the pastor reported, to the scheduled to be started in a few All told between 400 and 500 men
A cypress tree, probably 1,
years old, cut on the Amite ri
swamp, in Louisiana, produced
carload of lumber, 16,175 board f
The swamp giant had a total len
—The Watchman has all the news ago, to $694.50, which means a sav- [sized cable now in use will be re- sult in quite a reduction in the pop- of 80 feet and the stump diam:
was 92 inches.
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