VOL. LXXXVIII.
HALL, PA.
THURSDAY. JANU
“SEE NITTANY MOUNTAIN AND DIE’
Migsourign Bewalls The Timber Waste Un
Mountain and In Valley Where ss a
Youth He Rambled,
The following paragraphs will be
read with the greatest of pleasure by
many whose memories run back to the
time of the boyhood of men and
women now fifty and more. It will
recall to them the beautiful groves of
timber that studded every portion of
Penns Valley, and the long belt of
oaks, chestnuts, apd other sturdy
trees that formed the base of dear Old
Nittany.
The letter below is from a Potter
township product, one who left here
with empty bands, bat with a strong
heart and gray matter under his hat,
and for himself hewed out an ideal
citizenship in bis adopted btate.
GRrANT (171Y, Mo, Dec, 21, 1914,
Editor Reporter :
I was much interested in reading
your article in last week's Reporter
under the heading, “The Timber
Waste, 7’ It brought to my mind the
memories of Lhe long ago when I was
a boy. At that time Penns Valley
was set with many groves of heavy
timber, West from Centre Hall I re-
call that the timber extended from
the base line of Nittany Mountain be-
yond Linden Hall. At some places
clearings bad been made. Among
them were the Hofler farms, the
Lingle farme, the Bruss place, the
O:man, the Boozer, the Gregg, the
Neff, the Crotzer, the Potter, the
Leach and Boal farms. Along close
to the tase of the mountain were
numerous smaller homes, Io the val-
ley I recall the Alexander timber at
the Old Fort, the Gregg, the Neff, the
Rhope and Potter timber tracts. On
the latter campmeetings were held.
Nittany Mountain was covered with
heavy timber. Oa the south elope
stood giant rock oaks, with here and
tih-re a stunted pine and smaller trees
of other kinds. The north slope was
covered with more varieties of timber,
amouvpg them being stately white pines,
In my boyhood days I never realized
the beauty of the scenery along and on
top of old Nittany Mountain, When
I was baek there in 1901 I could not
help poticing the destruction that had
been wrought by the woodman’s sx.
The timber was all zone snd old Nit.
tany stood like a king whose power
and splendor had been wrested from
him by avarice and greed. Often as I
git in the gloamiog of wy western
home my mind wanders back tog old
Nittany Mountain on whose terraced
slopes and lofty top I often hunted the
wary fox aod fleet-footed rabbit. The
picture of the mountain is stamped on
my mind. Io summer time it was a
mass of besutiful green. But its rea)
beauty came in the fall alter Mother
Nature had kissed it with her frosty
b eath., There was such a harmonious
blendicg of brown oak and chestnut
leaves, green laurel and piok aod
crimson gum leaves, cones snd needles
forming the capopy on pine t{rees
whose tops reached up ss if to kiss Lhe
angels io the sky. I see it all as I
write these lines and it awakes in me
a desire to see it again. But it can
not be. The wasteful band of greed
has blotted it out forever except as it
lives in the minds of those who once
paw its ravishing beauty. * Hee Rome
and die,” hss come down to us
through the tradition of ages, When
in ils templed and prismatic besuty
one might with propriety have ssid :
“Hee Nittany Mountain and die.”
To stand on top of Nittany Mountain
where the Centre Hall aud Bellefonte
pike crosses it and take a pspnoramic
view of the valley below that stretches
from Linden Hall to Hpring Mills is to
inspire one the same as the prophet
was ipepired when standing on
Horeb’s rock.
E. B. GARVER.
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From Michigan State,
Please find inclosed money order for
$1 50 for which please credit my sub-
scription to the Centre Reporter for
another year, aa I should miss it very
much were it discontinued, The news
from my old home is very interesting
tome as well as to my associates of fifty
years ago who have left to reside in
other parts of the country, But one
of my old friends, W. A. Murray, of
Boslsburg, informs me thai the
names of Minnich, Harpster, Wolf,
Shannon, Osman, Nefl, Richard and
Lingle do not appear in the borough
directory and the writer would mise
them very much should he visit the
old home. :
Wishiog The Centre Reporter and
sll ite readers a happy snd prosperous
New Year, I remain, .
Yours truly,
HExry DAsurn
Kalamaziw, Mich,
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AL a meeting of the Centre county
gommissioners held recently in thelr
office in the court house, A. Luken-
bach, of Bellefonte, was appointed
matcanitle appraiser for the year 1915,
CYRUS 8, URUVE A BENEDIOTY,
Native of Potter Township and Now super.
intendeut of Schools of nstephensoa
County, lilinols, Married Hecentiy,
Cyrus Stover Giove, county superine.
tendent of echools of Stephenson coun.
ty, Illinois, a native of Potter town-
ship and well known to many of the
readers of this paper, and Miss Ermina
Louisa Barnds were married at noon
Monday, December 28th, at the home
of the bride's father, William H.
Barnds, at Orangeville, the service be-
ing performed by the Rev, G. W. Re-
bert of the Reformed church, All
formality was dispensed with, in me-
cordance with the wishes of the con-
tracting parties.
The following account is taken from
the Freeport Bulletin :
The wedding comes as a surprise to
all, as not even the closest friends of
the couple were aware that the nup-
tials would be at this time, and the
prominence of Mr. and Mrs. Grove
lends additional interest. The license
was secured at the court house at the
close of business Saturday, through a
prearranged plan with Fred ©. Held,
deputy county clerk, who jssued the
necessary document. Mr. Grove se-
creted it from the gaze of any person
who might have had an inkling ss to
the purpose of his visit to the matri-
monial buresu of the county clerk’s
office,
The service brought congratulations
from a wide circle of sequaintances to
the newly married pair, They are
widely known in educational circles of
the community, Mr. Grove through
his long serviceas county superin-
tendent of schools and previously as s
teacher, and his bride as a teacher in
the Oneco and Orangeville schools.
The bride is a woman of marked
talent and as a member of the tesch.
ing corps of the counly she has been
in the fore rank. The Barnds family
are plopeers in the county and her
father has served as a member of the
board of supervisors. Religious snd
philanthropic work have found in
Mrs. Grove a strong supporter and
whose work was always in behalf of
uplifting those with whom she come
in contact,
Mr. Grove has been superintendent
of the schools of Stephenson county
since 1802 His service has brought
the schools to the high point of effici-
ency which has been attained, and so
ably bas he filled the duties of superin-
tendent that each election has given
bim an iveressed mr jority. He has
given all of his time to the public
echool system and has shown a per.
sonal iuterest in each school,
Mr, Grove is a pative of Pennasyl-
vania, coming to this community
from Centre county. He completed
the public school course in his native
state sud prepared himself for teach.
ing by attendance at normal schools
and scademies, supplemented by a
course at the University of Wisconsin.
He taught in Pennsylvania for several
years, his last work there being as
principal of the Madisonburg school
He bas tsught in Stephenson county
at Mill Grove, Mount Pleasant, EI.
dorado snd Orangeville. He was
principal of the Otangeville school for
ten years, when he was elected county
superintendent. He has been promi-
nent in educational work throughout
the state and was prominently men-
tioned for nomination for state super-
intendent of public instruction, which
he declined in order to continue his
work ilo this community, He has
been president of thé Northern Iili-
noise Teacher's mssocistion and fs
prominently identified with the State
Teschers’ association, He is at pree-
ent a member of the state examining
board, the state course of study board,
and the state pupils readiog circle
board, Mr. Grove ls identified with
the Masons and Odd Fellows.
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Branch Telephone Companies Liset OfMgars
At a meetiog of the stockholders of
the Pine Blump Rural Telephone Co,
at the home of W, E Tate, Monday
afternoon, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, W. KE. Tate; vice president, J.
A. Heckman ; secretary, J. 1. Potter ;
treasurer, W. 8. Brooks ; agent, W, E,
late ; director, Central Co., W. E,
Tate; loca! directors, W, 8B, Wslker
and Bamuel Gingrich,
The Centre Hall-Linden Hall Teles
phone Co. met at the home of Hon. L.
Rhone Monday evening and elected
the following officers : President, ©.
B. Neff ; vice president, F, E. Wie
land ; secretary, Edward Durst ; treas-
urer, Richard Brooke; director to
Central Uo, D, L. Bartges,
A AA MPAA.
Juniata Aerie No, 419, Fraternal
Order of Esgles, has purchased a plot
of ground on Chestout street, Lewis
town, facing the Five Poluts, in Abe
heart of the business district, for
$10,000, on which it will erect =»
$20,000 home,
afternoon,
Frogioas Grange Kleots OfMloers,
At a meeting of Progress Grange
held December 26, the following offi-
cers were elected: Master, J. Cloyd
Brooks ; lecturer, E. Clayton Wagner
aseistant steward, Roy Dutrow ; treas-
urer, G. W. Gingrich; gate keeper,
Hugh Ralston ; pomona, Mary
Whiteman ; Indy assistant steward,
Mamie Brooks: overseer, Alfred
Crawford; steward, Ralph Luse;
chaplain, Dr. W, H, Bchuyler ; secre-
tary, C. D. Keller; ceres, Anna
Dutrow ; flora, Lizzie Fetterolf ; insur-
ance director, D, K. Keller,
Iostallation of officers will take
plsce on Baturday, January 9, at 1:30
P.M,
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The First Electrocation,
* Governor Tener, last week, fixed
the time for the first electrocution in
Pennsylvania He signed the death
warrant for John Talap, of Montgom-
ery county, who murdered Mary Ta.
lar, fixing the date for the week be-
ginning February 22
Murderers, who committed their
deeds prior to the time of the passage
of the electrocution act will be hang-
ed ; those that committed their deeds
afier the passage of the sect will be
electrocuted. ' The electrocution will
be done in the death house in the new
penitentiary at Rockview, Centre
county.
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1.O OO F, Buliding at Berwick Barned,
Fire totally destroyed the handsome
25000 1.O. O F. building st Ber-
wick early Tuesday morning of last
week. Bix lodges tepanted the build.
ing and all iost heavily in parspher-
oalis and equipment. The building
was insured for only half of ita value.
It was the second time that the Ber
wick lodge lost ils bullding by fire,
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Reception for Pastor,
Luke's Evan.
church, at Centre
Hall, tendered a reception to their
pastor, Rev. D. HB. Kuriz, Baturday
evening, in the Buunday-school room
The silair was an informal one and
was largely attended, Ics cream and
cake were served.
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LOCALS
Miss Ruth Homan of Blate College
is paying ® short visit at the H. E.
Homsn home,
The members of Bt.
gelieal Lutheran
Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Weaver spent a
week in Altoona as guests of the lat.
ter's brothers, Roy and Ira Btover.
Dr. G. W. Hosterman returned Mon-
day rom a ten day visit to the home
of his son, 8. V. Hosterman, E«q., in
Lancaster,
B. HA Emerick and Newton E,
Emerick sttended the faneral of their
nephew, Bruce Emerick, at Penn
Hall, Monday.
A vamber of young people from
Centre Hall attended a dance held io
the Grange hail at Bpring Mills, Wed.
nesday evening.
On Monday evening, 18'h Inst, the
citizens of State College will endeavor
to formulate plana for the erection of
& public library building and support
for it, ’
B. H. Arpey installed a hot air
beatiog plant in his home Monday of
Inst week and the nextefep in modern.
ization will be the installing of bath
room fixtures,
Dr. H H. Longwell purchased a
horse from Daniel Dsaup, which,
hitched to a naw sleigh, is taking the
pince of his Krit roadster until the
brown earth again shows itself,
John F. Ziegler of Altoons spent a
few days Inst week at the home of his
sister, Mrs. C. R. Neff, and also with
relatives in Boalsburg Mr. Ziegler
was looking sbout for a farm with a
view to investment.
Mies M. Elolee Behuyler and Miss
Velma Bimkins the former a student
in the University of Pennsylvania and
the latter a promising artist operating
a studio in Philadelphia, are spending
brief vacations at the Presbyterian
manse,
Jossting on a steep hill near Phil
ipsburg Monday of Inst week resulted
in the death of Archie Moran, s lad of
ten years, when hie sled collided with
a trolley car. His arm was severed
from his body and he was badly
crushed, death resulting in a bait
hour,
D. Earl Fleming, who was the head
of a branch of the New York Auditing
Compsny, at Soranton, bas beep
transferred to Baltimore to an office of
more importance. Mr, Fleming was
in Centra Hall over the Christmas pea
#00, and was greeted by his many ag-
quaintances and companions of his
youth,
A six on your label indicates thst
your suber iption is well paid in ad.
vance. That numeral Is becoming
very popular, and to supply the
mau for the sixes the stcok was
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To Ho Loonted Nenr Money Station, Lye.
coming Connty, on 500-Acre Tract,
The selection of a site for the
Industrial Home for Women has been
practically settled, a 500-acre tract of
land having been designated for that
purpose, the same lying back of
Muuney Station and connecting with
the state forest reserve on Bald Eagle
Mountain.
The home will be built under an act
of July 25, 1918, the original sppro-
priation being $850 000, $250,000 of
which is pow available, The entire
cost of the site and buildings is limited
to $500,000.
The object of the home is the re‘or.
mation of young women convicts of
étate and county prisons and such
other women ae may be sentenced to
the home between the ages of sixteen
and thirty years, Mentences to the
institution shall be merely genersl,
that ls, the duration shall not be fixed,
but the terms shall not exceed three
years, except where the minimum
term fixed by law for any offense shall
be greater than that period,
The bome is to have & woman su-
perintendent. When a woman is sen-
tenced the clerk of any court imposing
such sentence is directed to forthwith
notify the superintendent of the home
to receive the prisoner at the county
jail and transport her to the home,
An inmate of the industrial home
may be literated after giving sstisfac
tory evidence of improvement as the
result o: treatment at the institution.
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Burkholdsr-Dale,
s
Buarkbolder and Mies
Laura Dale, both of Ingram, were
married Wednesday, December
23rd. The groom is a Poller town.
ahilp product, having beea raised at
Centre Hill. He #8 a8 graduste
Pennsylvania Bilate College and since
bis graduation bas been employed by
the Pennsyivania Railroad Company
as pn electrical engineer,
The heppy young couple arrived at
the home of the groom's brother,
Morrie A. Burkholder, nesr Centre
Hill on Thursday preceding Christ-
mas and erjiyed their Christmas din.
per at the home of Mr, and Mrs. B.
W. Ripka latter being a sister of
the groom. On the following Fun
day the bridal couple, together with
Wilbur Burkholder of Bellefonte,
ard Mr.and Mra. B. W. Ripka were
eutertained at the hom Morrie A,
Barkhoelder,
Mr. and Mrs
mence bousekee pit
spring.
Harry PF.
on
of
s Lhe
oe of
Batkholder wiil coms.
Z io Iogram in the
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A MA
Mii'er-Hoekey
At the Reformed parsonage, by Rev,
BR. R. Jopes, ov Basturday sfliernocon,
Decewcber 26 b, ut three o'clock, there
were united in the bonds of holy wed.
lock Elmer Miller and Misa Mym
Rockey, both of Tusseyviile. The
bride is the second dsughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W, F. Rockey and is both a
beaulifal and agreeable young woman.
The groom is a son of Mr, snd Mre,
Roy Miller and is one of Potter town.
ship's most estimable young men,
For several years he has taught school
and is at present the efficient iustruo-
tor of the Potters Mills grammar
school. They have a host of friends
in the community in which they live
who extend to them their best wishes
for a long and prosperous life. >
Coado-Long,
At the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mra, J. A. Long, at Spring
Mills, John W. Condo and Mies
Martha E, Long, were united in mar.
risge by Rev, D. 8. Kariz of the Luth-
eran church, on Christmas eve,
27 Hunters Killed In Sate,
Figures gathered by wardens for
the Biate Game Commission were
tabulated recently and show that 27
deaths occurred through hunting se.
cidents in Pennsylvania during the
1914 sesson. This is san increase of
two over lest year and the mejority
are shown to have been of rabbit
hunters, some of whom were killed by
discharge of their guns while olimbing
favoes.
A (OR
“Riack Forest Scavenire
Hardly have we [faished one vol.
ume of interesting stories from the
pen of Henry W. Shoemaker, suthor
of “ Pennsylvania Mountain Stories,"
then enother cqually ss ioteresting
appears“ Black Forest Fouvenirs
ia the latest work of this talented
young suthrr, banker, and naturalist,
It 1a » collection of eighteen short
#toties or Jegends concerning the folk
Nore and traditions of ths common
fyople in the erunties of borthern
in flay fvanie, ineindiog Centre, Clear.
field, Potter, Mifflin, Cloton and
othr counties, Mr, M or loves
to mingle with these classes and hae
many a legend as told by sn Ja
who bas sivce
would "HR Bk CI
ver. iE
ARY "1 1915.
1
The death of Daniel Luse occurred
at his home in Ceutre Hall the night
before Christmas, after an illoess of
but a week, Death was due to pleu-
risy and enlargement of the heart.
Interment was made the following
Monday at Centre Hsll, the body hav-
ing been laid beside that of his first
wife, who before marriage was Miss
Ballis Orndorf. A second wife sur-
vives; her maiden name was Miss
Martha Gramley.
Mr. Lure located in Centre Hall
when a young man, and before mar-
ringe learned the painting trade.
About the time of his first marrisge,
or shortly thereafter, he erected for
himself a dwelling house in Centre
Hall, and since lived ip it continuous.
ly. When erected—about 1870—it
was the most “ down town” property.
Being a painter, as above stated, Mr.
Luse kept his house well painted, and
today it has the appearance of a struc-
ture erected in the twentieth century
rather than near the middle of the
past century.
For wuany years Mr. Luse was con-
pected with the Centre Hall water
company io capacity of general mans.
ger, and was eecretary of the Centre
Hall fire insurance company also or-
ganized many years ago. Bocislly be
was identified with the orders of Ip,
dependent Order of Odd Fellows and
Patrons of Husbandry ; religiously, a
Lutberan ; and politically, a Demo-
crat
Although pot having had the sp-
pearance of 8 robust man, Mr. Luse
was ill but very little daring the
sevenly seven years, four months and
twenty-one days which represents his
sage,
Three ball-brothers survive
Luse, namely, Perry H. Luse,
Hall ; Lioyd Luse,
Lause, Johnstown,
Mr.
Centre
Coburp ; Malcolm
Bruce Emerick, son of Mr, and Mrs,
Frank Emsiick, of near Penn Hall,
died Thureday afternoon of last week
from a complication of diseases. The
young man, whose sge was twenty-four
years, was etuployed as a farm laborer
in Nittany Valley and about two
months ago contracted typhoid fever.
He returned to his home and ap
parently was on a fair way to complete
recovery when complications devel.
oped which terminated in his death.
Funeral services were hela in the
Union eburch st Farmers Mills Mon.
dsy and interment followed in the
esmnelery at that place, Rev. D. RB,
Kuriz of the Latheran church officiat-
iog. Besides his parents be is sur.
vived by five sisters and one brother,
Blair Taylor died at the home of
David IL. Geary, near Red Mill,
Thursday preceding Christmas, from
preumonia resulting from a short ill
nese with measles. The young man,
whose age was about twenty years,
was 8 township charge and for a nom-
ber of years made his home with Mr,
Geary. Funeral services were held
Haturday sfternoon by Rev. A, F.
Bierly and interment was made in
the cemetery connected with the U.
Ev. charch, near Tasseyville,. He is
survived by his father, Jokn Taylor,
of Tuseeyville and several brothers
and sisters,
Auvdrew Bwartz, Jr., of Freeport,
Itlinois, fell dead while shoveling
snow from the walk where he lived,
He had been in his usasl health up to
the time of his death. Mr. Bwariz
was never married, snd was the son of
the late Andrew Swartz, a native of
Penns Valley, He was a cousin of
County Saperintendent Cyrus 8,
Grove and the two lived together for
a number of years, both at Orangeville
and Freeport, where he lived since last
September. He wae aged almost six-
ty-two years,
The two-weeks-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. OC. Page, living with
Hugh Runkle on the W. G. Rankle
farm near Zion, died on New Year's
day after a short illness brought aboat
by a bad cold, The little ohild was
Inid to rest the following day.
AA APA SRBC.
K. 6 E, Eleot Offloerr,
Ibe loeal lodge K. G. E, No. 365,
elected officers at & regular meeting
held on the first Friday night in De
cember. Friday night of next week
instalistion services will be held,
Joseph Relfenyder of Millheim, Die.
triot Grand Chief, being the insialling
offiuer. The elected officers who will
be inducted into their respective chairs
are me follows: Fert caiei, H., GQ.
Paul E. Bradford ; sit herald, Boyd E,
hae | Potter ; veberable hermit, RIL
Hmith ; mester of
Bradford ;
tarts) Nougat of msg, ao
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Robert Meyer was home from State
College on Chiistmas.
To date the 1914 1015 winter has
shown itself to be the real thing.
Prof. L. O, Packer was at his home
during the close of Pittsburgh's
schools over the holidays,
1916 wes ushered In Thursday st
midnight by the ringing of several
church bells and firing of guns.
Herry Kuhn snd Ralph Rockey of
Boslsburg atfended the big dance in
Grange EHsll Friday night,
Lycoming county's mercantile ape
praiser is 8 native of Millheim—J. W.
Miller by pame—a son of the late
Henry Miller,
Beveral pigs and a faithful dog are
kpown to hav: frozen to death in
Potter township during the extreme
cold period about Christmas time.
J. T. Potter snd daughter, Miss
Mary Delinda Potter, Wednesday of
Inst week, went to Lock Haven where
they remained with friends over New
Year day.
Mr. snd Mrs. Harry F. Hubler of
Lock Haven spent a few days follow
ing Christmas at the home of the
former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. W,
Cook Hubler,
A. C. MeClintick of Mill Hall is
the first to announce his candidacy for
office in Clinton county for next yesr,
He aspires to the Republican nomi.
nation for sheriff,
The public service commission ob-
liged the Millheim water company to
sdopt a uniform rate for water rental,
To do this the company raised the
rates of many of their customers.
Beveral schools in the township are
still closed owing to the epidemic of
messles. Eaeg Hill school, which was
sorely sfflicted, opened its doors Mon-
day of last week with a full attend.
ance,
If any one in this community bor-
rowed one or more pipe wrenches from
Al. Krape and forgot to return them
they will surely do 80 when they learn
that Mr, Krape needs them badly. Of
course, this notice is meant to convey
that information.
A score or more of Tasseyville
mummers appeared on the streets of
Centre Hall on New Year's day in
variegated colors sud bizarre costumes,
They were ou their way to Spring
Mills where they joined a similar. .
group and delighted the onlookers iu a
parade
It is the same old story, we peed
more houses in Centre Hail. This
town's population wants to grow, and
it onght not to be hampered. Homes
io Cenire Hall have been ready sale at
satisfactory prices for a number of
years, and that makes building a safe
proposition.
Mr. aud Mrs. John SBwariz and four
children of near Mifllinburg were all
more or less irjured by the sled in
which they were seated being struck
by aspeciai traiz on the LL. & T., at
a crossing sbove Mifflinburg. The
rear of the sled was struck by the en-
give and was thrown over san embank-
ment. All the irjared will recover.
The mountainside was thick with
coasters during the two weeks vaca
tion from school and the excellent
condition of the road caused the
“bobs” to run with the speed of an
express train. No accidents occurred,
but the frequency with which we read
of serious injury befalliog some young
person while pursuing this winter
paetime should cause everyone indalg-
ing in that sport to exercise the ut-
most care on old Nittany which has
many dangerous spots,
Cslvin Lingle, uineteen-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lingle,
who reside on the Brockerhofl' farm
below Centre Hall, mot with a painfal
accident Thursday sfterncon while ase
sisting to saw wood for Cleveland
Eungard, on the Zabler farm, near
Spring Mills, The young man was
feeding the saw which was run by a
greolive engine when the back of his
left hand came in contact with the
fast-revolving saw, severiog the lead.
erd of the index snd second fingers
Dr. H., 8. Braucht sewed up the
wound which is healing nicely.
The Lock Haven Daily Democrat,
January let, contsined this item: J,
T. Potter aud daughter, Mra. Alfred
Krape snd dsught t, all of Centre
Hall, are visitors at vhe home of Haye