Demorraiiciial aly RUMBERGER.—News of the death
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Bellet . unary 1982. (of Harry Davis Rumberger, in the
ate, Pu, Jamis 2 103% irerer hospital, Scranton, at 5.30
o'clock last Friday evening, foliow-
ing ten day's illness with pneumo-
became void nia, was received at the Watchman
neces- Office with feelings of deep and sin-
|cere regret.
‘staunch and true, Harry at all times
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——-1931 dog licenses
‘last Friday. New ones are
Sary now.
——The Bellefonte High school
basket ball team was defeated at
Hun jon last week by the High ‘joy of a life well lived, not for him-
|self alone, but expressive of kind
team of that place by the score of 'o..) iness for those with whom he
36 to > Soc MG in VO associated, either in a business
—The ses arvey werein ,. social way.
Philipsburg, Tuesday night, where 4 son of George W. and Mar-
they plusspied Living DR gavet Ruiberger Be. Jus bora at
Fam tings . more on ovember , hy
‘ence in the High school auditorium. making his age 61 years, 2 months
——Mrs. William Bilger, of north and 7 days. While he was yet a
Spring street, who two weeks ago child his parents moved to Union-
underwent a serious operation at ville and it was there he grew to
the McGirk sanitarium, in Philips- manhood and received his education
burg, has made such a rapid recov- in the public schools. Before he
‘ery that she will be brought home was twenty years old he cut away
A personal friend,
personified to it's fullest extent the
| HARPSTER.—Ira Harpster, welll FOSTER Mrs. Emily Hartley
‘known farmer of west | Foster, wife of Dr. J. V. Foster, of
township, died at 11.30 o'clock last State College, passed away quite
‘Thursday night, at the home of
niece, Mrs. Alva Johnston, near
old Ross church, as the result of
| complication of diseases.
death of his
|lived alone in
‘stead at Gatesburg.
unexpectedly at Dr. Price's private
hospital, in Philadelphia, at 11
on Sunday night. She had
to the hospital two weeks
previous for observation and on Sun.
day morning underwent what was
regarded as a slight operation. Her
death was the result of secondary
shock.
Her maiden name was Emily
Hartley and she was born in Lan-
caster on April 25th, 1885, hence
was in her 47th year. She mar-
ried Dr. Foster twenty-seven years
ago and the first years of their
grew worse until the end. married life were spent at Centre
He was a son of Samuel and Hall. Fifteen years ago they mov-
Margaret Gates Harpster and was ed to State College and that had
horn at Gatesburg on August 5th, peen her home since. She was a
1869, hence was 62 years, 5 months member of the Presbyterian church
and 9 days old. He was one of a ang the Eastern Star and was quite
family of eight children, five boys gctive in both. !
‘and three girls, all of whom have guryiving her are her husband
passed away oxcept Samuel, now in nq gix children, Miss Helen, a
pital.
way home and his niece, learning of
his illness, had him removed to her
home and, though she
every care possible,
—Mrs. H. R. Curtin, of Curtin,
| gone to Downingtown, for her usual win-
ter visit with Mrs. M. C. Breese, of thut
place. | best known business men
—Mrs. H. C. Valentine, who has been fonte Wednesday
very ill since Christmas with what several hours with a few
threatened to be a double mastold, is | friends. With Mr. Pearce ;
| now slowly recovering. Pearce and their youngest daughte
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| _Miss Anna Miller, who has been here Ruth, whose time was spent in the shop
! from Salona. for two weeks, a guest of _Mr. BE. M. Hogge and his son Err
Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes, will be with Mrs. est Jr.
Hayes until sometime in February.
State convention of the grand council
Royal and Select Master Masons, at’
Scranton, the fore part of the week.
—Col. W. F. Reynolds, George P.
Bible and Hugh M. Quigley will repre-
sent St. John's Episcopal church at the
diocesan meeting to be held in Harris-
burg next week.
—Miss Bessie Thompson has been a
guest at the Presbyterian Manse, being
here for a visit with her brother, the
| Rev. William C. Thompsen, and the
| Thompson family. t
| —Mrs. Anna Hall Finch and Miss
the general lack of activity in realty
aemands little of his time now.
ing himself to other interests.
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FEMALE PRISONERS
TO BE SENT TO THE
MIFFLIN COUNTY JANI
! Last June John L. Hanna, Stat
Secretary of Welfare, condemne
the Danville hospital. The three
teacher in the Canton, Pa., schools;
Helen Parsons were among those from
‘either this evening or tomorrow.
from the family rooftree and went.
——During 1931 the State Game !0 Philipsburg to work for his uncle,
‘Commission purchased 4,027.7 acres Davis Rumberger but was with him
of mountain land in Centre county. only a few months, when he accept-
The average price paid was $3.30
per acre. In all the Commission
purchased 82,667 acres during the!
year. It was paid for out of hunt-|
ing license fees.
——At a meeting of the stock-|
holders of the Sugar Valley Mutual |
Fire Insurance company, on Tues-|
day of last week, W. C. Smeltzer, of |
Bellefonte, was elected vice presi- |
dent and a member of the board of
directors, and W. A .Stover, of Mill-
heim, was chosen a director.
——The Willing Workers Sunday
school class of the Bellefonte Luth-|
eran church will serve a saur kraut
and baked bean supper in the social
room of the church from 5 to 8
‘o'clock on Thursday evening, Jan-
vary 28. Adults 50cts, children
25cts. Everybody is invited.
——The business office at
view penitentiary was closed, on!
‘Saturday, as most of the officials
‘and employees accompanied the Dr.
Hickok family to Meshoppen for the
funeral services and burial of their
‘daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hickok, so
brutally murdered by a trusty con- |
vict las. Wednesday morning.
——The C. D. of A. celebrated the |
eleventh installation of the Patrick
- McArdle court of Bellefonte, Mon-|
day night, at a card party held in!
their club rooms in the Lyon build-
ing. Mrs. Breth, grand regent of |
Altoona and district deputy, was the
.guest of honor and presided over
the meeting which preceded the card
party.
Rock- |
a position with the Denlinger
Bros. Oil company. When the Den:
lingers sold out to the Atlantic Re-
fining company Harry went along
as one of the biggest assets and so
well did he look after the business
of the company that about ten years
ago he was transferred to Scranton
as general manager of that district,
one of the most important in the
State. The success of the
pany's business there fully exempli-
fied the trust imposed in him and
the wisdom of his selection as man-
ager.
Uniting with the Presbyterian
church while yet a young man he
manifested the same interest in the
church that he Aid in his business
life.
church work, was superintendent of
the Sunday school and a general
religious leader. He also took a
great interest in the economic life’
of the city in which he made his
home and while he never aspired to
public office his wise
frequently sought by others.
On June 8th, 1910, Mr. Rumber-
ger married Miss Cora Pearce, of
Philipsburg, Rev. R. P. Miller per-
forming the ceremony. Their mar-
ried life was comparatively brief, as
Mrs. Rumberger died on January
19th, 1916, shortly after the birth of
a son. The boy was named Pearce
and was taken by his aunt, Miss
Laura Rumberger, of Unionville,
with whom he has made his home
ever since. In addition to his son
(three brothers and three sisters sur- oye,
com- |
younger boys, Daniel, Samuel and yg,retta. of Muncy; Emma Jane,
Ira, never married and after the ., home: John, a student at the
\death of their parents Ira took over yyniyersity of Pennsylvania; David,
the old farm and the three men liv. | of Williamsport, and Albert, at
(ed together, farmed the place and ,..,., She also leaves her mother,
kept bachelor's hall, with never a iMrs. M. B. Hartley, living in Lan-
‘woman around the house to lend the i... two sisters, : Miss Gertrude
feminine touch to their home. Their yi. 4100 of Lancaster, and Miss Lil-
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house was always open to friend OF | jian of Philadelphia. and one broth-
stranger and they were well known er, *folin Have of Wayne.
| throughout the western end of the
county. Ira had served as a school Funeral services were held at her
{director in Ferguson township a
| number of years.
Brief funeral services were held at
| the Johnston home, at 1.30 o'clock on
‘day afternoon, by Rev. Louis V.
Barber, of Benton, Pa. assisted by
Rev. Samuel Martin, burial being
‘late home, at 3 o'clock on Wednes-
| out-of-town here, Saturday, having come the Centre county jail as unfit fo
down from Unionville to spend several | the detention of female prisoner
hours in the shops. and ordered that until some bette
—Miss Mary Hill, who is here from provision was made all women sen
St. Davids, making her vacation visit | tenced for any crime were to b
back home with her friends in Bellefonte, sent to the Mifflin county jail.
has been a guest at Mrs. Hannah Kel-' No action was taken in the mat
ley's during her stay. ter until Thursda !
A y of last wee
~—Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Hodges have ming
moved from Bala-Cynwyd to Greenville, | yy en = apni i
| Pa., where Mr. Hodges is now engaged |
lin business. Mrs. Hodges was former. tution as the place where any wom
ly Miss Catherine Curtin, of Curtin. {an who might be sentenced in th
—Miss Anna Muffy and Miss Lulu | Centre county court in the futur
Shank, the latter a primary teacher in | Will be sent until such time as th
the schools of Howard, spent a part of County Commissioners make prop
Saturday afternoon in Bellefonte, in the er provision for their detention i
shops and looking after some business.
He was active in all phases of |
counsel was
Sunday afternoon, by Rev. J. S.
English, after which the remains
were taken to the Lutheran church,
at Gatesburg, of which he was a
member, where additional services
were held. Burial was made in the
church cemetery.
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MASDEN.—Mrs. Albina Masden
died on Saturday evening, at the
home of her son Edgar, near Beech
Creek, as the result of general de-
bility. She was 85 years old and
was a native of Maine. She mar-
ried Alexander Masden and came to
Centre county over sixty years ago,
locating at Blanchard where she liv-
ed for more than fifty years, or un-
til the death of her husband ten
years ago, since which time she
made her home with her son Edgar.
She had been a member of the
Church of Christ, at Blanchard, for
many
She is survived by two sons and
two daughters, Harry Masden, of
Cherry Tree; Mrs. George Peters
'and Mrs. Joseph Gunsullas, of Beech
and Edgar Masden, with
— The January meeting of the Vive, namely: John E. Rumberger, of pom che made her home. She
Bellefonte Woman's Civic club will
be held next Monday, January 25, at
the home of Mrs. Robert Mills
Beach, on Linn street. The
meeting at 8, when Miss Grace D. |
‘Mitchell will talk on “George Wash-
ington.” ‘The public is cordially |
‘wited to attend. |
—— Appointments of seventy new
‘State employees and dismissal of
«ight was announced by the Gover-
‘mor's office, in Harrisburg, last Fri-|
‘day. It might be interesting to the
‘public to know that the combined '
salaries of the eight men dismissed
amounted to $17,300, while the pay
-roll for the seventy new appointees
“Will be over $100,000.
~The dinner and theatre party,
- Monday night, at which, the Misses
Elizabeth and May Toner, Rebecca
‘Yeager, Nina Lamb, Mary Rankin,
. Mrs. Eleanor McDowell, Mrs. Ruth
Fridgen and Mrs. Sue Eyer, were
guests, was originated and planned
‘by the party. After the chicken
‘and waffle dinner served at Pleasant
“Gap, the women drove back to town
“to see Marie Dressler in “Emma.”
——Last Thursday evening as
Mrs. Fred Weaver was in the act
‘of crossing the State highway in
.Milesburg, from the Presbyterian
‘church to her home, she was struck
‘and knocked down by an automobile
driven by David Casper, of Belle-
‘fonte. She was brought to the
‘Centre County hospital but fortu-
‘mately suffered no serious injuries.
“The driver of the car was exoner-
ated of blame for the accident as
Mrs. Weaver stepped right in front
«of it.
——-The Bellefonte Academy is on
%he new list of preparatory schools
#n ‘the State entitled to college en-
“trance of students on certificate.
‘Many High schools in the State are
‘also on the list, though none of the
‘Centre county schools are included.
"But this does not mean that gradu-
‘ates of Bellefonte High will be un-
‘able to enter college in the future as
‘they have in the past, as it's ab-
‘sence from the list may have been
due to failure to apply for a place
‘thereon.
—While helping to unload feed at
‘the merit house, about seven o'clock
-on Monday evening, George Powell
‘took advantage of the darkness to
‘dodge out of sight and make his
‘g¢scape from Rockview penitentiary.
"Powell, who is 25 years old, white
‘and weighs 188 pounds, was sent
up from Lackawanna county for five
to ten years after being convicted
of criminal assualt. Powell's liberty
was brief, however, as he was cap-
“tured near Lemont, at 245 o'clock
«on Tuesday afternoon, where he was
‘seen by Mr. and Mrs. Whitehill, who
‘motified penitentiary authorities.
Deputy warden McFarland and as-
sistant deputy C. C. Rhoads went up
| DuBois; Allen S. of Tyrone;
Wwil-
liam H., of Philipsburg; Mrs. J. E.
Mr. Rumberger was prominent in
Masonic circles, having been a mem-
ber of Moshannon lodge, the Clear-
field Chapter, Moshannon command-
ery Knights Templar, Williamsport
consistory and Jaffa Temple, of Al-
The remains were taken to Phil.
home of his brother-in-law, KE. M.
Griest, where they were viewed by
many sorrowing friends. Funeral
Presby- |
services were held in the
terian church, in that place, at 2.30
o'clock on Monday afternoon, by
Rev. H. E. Oakwood, of Milesburg,
assisted by Revs. Ralph Illingworth
and R. P. Miller, burial being made
in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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DEITRICH.—Following an illness
of about two weeks with heart trou.
ble and other complications Benja-
min Franklin Deitrich, the well
known painter and paper hanger,
of Bellefonte, died at his home on
east Bishop street, at 9.45 o'clock
on Sunday morning.
He was a son of John H. and
Sarah Ann Dunkle Deitrich and was
born in Walker township on Decem-
ber 4th, 1859, hence was 72 years,
1 month ' and 13 days old. As a
a painter and paper hanger, an oc-
cupation he followed all his life.
He came to Bellefonte from Walker
township 40 years ago and this had
been his home ever since. He was
a member of St. John's Reformed
church and a good citizen.
He married Miss Emma Jane
Dugan who survives with four chil-
dren, Mrs. Charles F. Snyder, of
Sunbury; Carl F., at home; Clair
J., of Bellefonte, and Mrs. David
Peck, of Indianapolis, Ind. He also
leaves one brother, Henry F. Dei-
trich, of Walker township.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 1.30 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon, by Rev. Robert
Thena, burial being made in the
Union cemetery.
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KELLER.—Mrs. Eretta Keller,
wife of Adam Keller, died at her
home in Altoona, on Saturday morn.
ing, foilowing an illness of eight
months with a complication of dis-
eases.
She was a daughter of William
and Susan Shope and was born in
Bellefonte on March 4th, 1862, hence
was almost 70 years old. In No-
vember, 1800, she married Adam
Keller who survives with three
daughters. She also leaves two
brothers. She was a member of the
First Church of the Brethren, in Al-
toona, where funeral services were
held on Monday afternoon, burial
being made in the Oak Ridge ceme-
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Wo Lemont and got him.
tery.
young man he learned the trade of
|also leaves two sisters, Mrs, Elvira
| Confer, of Beech Creek, and Mrs.
Brugger and Miss Laura, of Union: mmma Ober, of Dent's Run.. A sad
busi- | ville, and Mrs. Marian Halderman, geatyre of the aged lady's death at
ness meeting at 7:30 and the open Of Huntingdon.
this time is that her son Edgar is
lying seriously ill in the Lock Ha-
ven hospital with typhoid fever, con-
{tracted while hunting for deer in
he Allegheny mountains in Decem-
r.
Funeral services for Mrs. Masden
were held in the Church of Christ,
‘at Blanchard, at 2.30 o'clock on
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{ipsburg, on Sunday afternoon, to the myesqay afternoon, by Rev. David
‘Neilson, burial being made in the
Disciple cemetery, at Blanchard.
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GRAY.—John I. Gray, a well
(known farmer of Halfmoon valley,
‘died at 12.45 o'clock on Saturday af-
ternoon, at his farm home, “Gray-
'hurst,” following two week's illness
with influenza.
He was a son of John W. and
Nancy Stine Gray and was born in
11863, hence was not quite 60 years
old. Like his father before him
Mr. Gray stuck to tilling the soil
and farmed the old homestead in
which he was quite successful. On
|May 20th, 1897, he married Miss
| Nancy Woodring who died ten years
ago. Surviving him, however, are
five children, James I Gray, of New
York city; Mrs. J. H.B. Rumberger,
{of Warriorsmark; S. P. Gray, Miss
Jessie W. Gray and Mrs. June Rog-
ers, at home. He also leaves one
brother and two sisters, S. P. Gray,
of Warriorsmark; Mrs. John Stover,
lof Tyrone, and Miss Anna J. Gray,
at home.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 2.30 o'clock on Tues-
day afternoon, burial being made in
Gray's cemetery.
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MOTHERSBAUGH.—Mrs. Amanda
8S. Mothershaugh, a native of Cen-
tre county, died on Wednesday of
last week, at the home of her neph-
lew, M. M. Hartswick, in Altoona,
| following an illness of a number of
weeks with a complication of dis-
| eases.
She was a daughter of Daniel and
Eleanor Mothersbaugh and was born
near Centre Hall 75 years ago. She
was a graduate of the Lock Haven
State Normal school and followed
teaching a number of years. She
then took a course in nursing and
became superintendent of the Mary
M. Packer hospital, at Sunbury.
On leaving there she went to Pitts-
burgh where she was located until
about three years ago when she
went to Altoona and had since made
‘her home with her nephew,
| She was a member of the Presby-
'terian church and Rev. John Francis
had charge of the funeral services
which were held at two o'clock on
ing taken to Fergusom township for
burial in Meeks cemetery.
Halfmoon valley on January 31st, | day
Saturday afternoon, the remains be- Boggs
| made in the Branch cemetery.
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MEEK.—Mrs. Margaret Keichline
Meck, widow of Henry Meek, died
at three o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ross Gilliford, Eleventh street,
| Altoona, as the result of a stroke of
| paralysis sustained about twenty-
four hours previous.
She was a daughter of Peter and
Sarah Long Keichline and was born
|at Boalsburg on January 27th, 1841,
hence was within seven days of be-
ing 91 years old.
| 3rd, 1862, she married Henry Mee
and for thirty years they lived ona
farm in Ferguson township. Inthe
early nineties they quit the farm and
moved to Oil City but were there
when they
morning, following an illness of al-
most four years. She was a daugh-
was born at Hecla Park over sixty
years ago. As a young woman she
went to Lock Haven where she liv-
ed until four years ago when she
went to Altoona and had
her home with her sister,
Krell. She is survived
ters and a brother, Mrs.
by an adopted son, Harry
Zion. . She also leaves
Mrs. Foster Shearer, of Zion,
Mrs. Nevin Kuhn, of Boalsburg,
well as two half-brothers, Oscar
Stine, of State College, and Foster
Stine, of Detroit, Mich.
She was a member of the Evan-
gelical church all of her life and
funeral services were held in the
church, at Zion, on Tuesday after-
noon, at 2.30 o'clock, by Rev. W. E.
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ZEIGLER.—Mrs. Alma Zeigler,
wife of F. P. Zeigler, of State Col-
held in the Disciple church by Rev.
Paul Mackey, burial being made in
the Schenck cemetery.
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——At a session of federal court,
in Lewisburg, on Tuesday, Judge
Johnson sentenced Michael Furl, of
township, Centre county, to
thirty days In jail for alleged viola-
tion of the prohibition laws.
, lon Wednesday.
—Mrs. J. Will Conley has completed
arrangements for taking possession of
her home on Logan street, the first of
April, expecting by that time to have it
made into a dupiex, the first floor of
which she will occupy herself.
-—Eugene Gray Mattern, son of Mrs.
Belle Gray Mattern, of Half Moon valley,
was in Bellefonte, Saturday afternoon,
looking after some business pertaining to
the renting of his mother's farm along
the highway above Unionville.
~Herbert Bilger, a member of the
| State highway engineering corps, re-
| William Bilger, on Spring street.
| —Dr. and Mrs. 8. M. Nissley, with W.
Hays Mattern, cashier of the Farmer's
Natonal bank and W. M. Bottorf as
driving guests, motored to Harrisburg,
They spent the day
viewing the exhibits at the State farm
show.
—Hardman P. Harris drove to Harris-
burg, Tuesday for an overnight visit with
| his brother John Touner Harris and his
sister Mrs. Galway before she left for
her home at Radford, Va. Mrs, Gal-
way had been north with her brothers
since “before Christmas.
—Mrs. Burd, who has been here from
Millheim with her sister, Mrs. Ebon
Bower, since the early winter, expects to
be in Bellefonte until the opening of the
, millinery season when she will resume
her business for the summer in Mill.
heim.
—Miss Helen E. C. Overton, who has
been with relatives at Wilkes-Barre and
| Atlantic City, since leaving Bellefonte in
the fall, is now with a niece at 1523
{ Roselyn street, Philadelphia, expecting
to be there indefinitely. Although very
‘much improved in health Miss Overton
will not be able to resume her work
this year.
| —Mrs. S. S. McCormick went to Pitts-
burgh, in the fall, intending to spend
the winter there with her daughter, Mrs.
* | Zechman, but returned to Bellefonte at
| Christmas time and will now be with
| her daughter, Mrs. Lewis R. Lenhart. of
| the Petrikin hall apartment, until going
to Hublersburg in the spring, to open
her own home for the summer.
—Mrs. Ella Resides, John Paul Jones
and William Hendershot were in Ty-
rone, Sunday, where they were dinner
guests of Mrs. Resides niece, Mrs.
Charles Hastings. The dinner had been
arranged as a special surprise for Paul,
whose birthday anniversary occurred on
Monday; and it is hardly necessary to
add that he did full justice to the elab-
orate spread set before him.
—Mrs. Frank Gardner, of State College,
and Mrs. Edward Harris, of Snow Shoe,
tended the January meeting, held in the
court house Wednesday. The three
Bellefonte members, Miss Linn, Mrs,
Walker and Mrs. Sommerville, were all
present. Forty mothers and their chil-
dren, residents of Centre county, are now
‘getting assistance from this committee.
~The Misses Blanche and Mary Mc-
Garvey have spent some time in Philips-
burg, during the past two weeks, in the
interest of the living pictures they stag-
not and Mrs. John Anderson. Mr. Bigle-
man's work, which takes him to all
parts of the United Seates, allows him
time for only occasional visits with his
sisters. During his present stay here
he has been a house guest of Mrs. John
Mignot, at the Mignot home on east
High street.
—Mr. and Mrs. Byron Denny were in
Bellefonte, over night Monday, stopping
here to see Mrs. Denny's aunt, Miss An-
nie Parker and Mrs. Charles Larimer,
and the latter's family, enroute from
New Brunswick to Madison, Wisconsin,
where Mr. Denny will enter the Univ-
ersity for two years medical work. Mrs.
Denny, who was formerly Miss Emily
Parker, daughter of Mrs. G. Ross Park-
er, of New Brunswick, accompanied her
husband expecting to make their home
in Madison, while Mr. Denny is work-
ing at the Yniversity.
{the Centre county jail.
| The rule also stipulates that th
‘per diem sum for the keep of pris
oners in the Mifflin county priso
shall not exceed $1.09, the averag
cost in that county during 193(
unless the Mifflin County Commis
| sioners can show that it costs more
and enter into an agreement wit
the Centre County Commissioners o!
the exact sum to be paid. Th
court also specified that the Sherif
{of Centre county and any constabl
who might be called upon to trans
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