VOL. XCIII1I. FLOYD WALKER LOSES LEG IN QUARRY ACCIDENT. Young Man Fails Thirty Feet and Is Crushed by Heavy Rock.—Leg Amputated Above Knee. Flovd O. Walker was the victim of a distressing accident Thursday afternoon of last week, just a half hour before quitting time, in the stone quarries of the Oak Hall Lime & Stone Co,, at Oak Hall. A blast had been put off a short time previously and Walker was work- ing well up toward the top of the quarry and with a crowbar was prying apart the loosened rack. Suddenly an im- mense stone let go and in its descent carried the young man with it to the bottom of the quarry, a distance of about thirty feet. Unfortunately the rock fell on him and it required the strength of several fellow workmen to remove it. It was at once seen that his right leg was ba ily crushed and he was rushed to the Bellefonte hospital and an amputation made Thursday night at g o'clock. The leg was taken off three inches above the knee. It was feared that he had sustain- d fatal internal injuries, but his pros. pects for recovery are bright, thanks to his excellent physical condition. Floyd Walker is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Walker, of near Centre Hall. He is twenty-four years of age and is married to Miss Anna Mary Houser. They have one child. Prior to their moving to Linden Hall, last fall, they lived in Centre Hall, Mr, Walker hav- ing been employed in the Bradford mil as fireman. s——————— E. Conference at Harrisburg, o March 17. The Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet in Steven's Memorial church, Har- risburg, on Wednesday, March 17th. Methodist preachers are appointed for one year only to a charge, but may be reappointed from year to year indefinite- ly, the time limit having been removed. In the pioneer days of the church, a minister was allowed to serve the charge but one year. Then the time was extended to two years. A little later the time was fixed at three years, then at five years. But the time limit was regarded as a disadvantage to churches and ministers alike and a few years ago was abolished altogether. minist€rs throughout the area of the Central Penn- sylvania Conference are busy these days preparing for this anoual event, M. same Methodist Automobile Licenses Breaking All Records. Receipts of the automobile registra- tion bureau, at Harrisburg, for the £ two months of 1920 were $4 391,256, or $1 330,180 higher than in the similiar period of last year when all records were broken, according to report sent to the state highway department by Rogis- trar Eynon. To March 1 there had been 286,068 licenses issued for 1920 to pueu- matic tired machines and 37 475 tired vehicles. The pneumatic tired chines licensed go far in 1920 number al- most 30,000 more § two months and more than 9.000 in soli Thus far there have been and 9.475 dealers’ licenses issued first to solid ma than last year's there 63 561 drivers’ a ——— POTTERS MILLS. (Received too late for last week) Mrs. Marcellus Sankey spent a week at her father’s home at Millheim, Jobo Hoar purchased the blacksmith property from the Allisons, Eari Smith and family visited the Smith families at Spring Mills a day last week, Mr. and Mrs. George McCormick went to Aaronsburg on Monday, returss Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and nept - ew, Richard Slack, spent Sunday at the Miller home, pear Linden Hall, Perry Koonsman moved from the Emauuel Smith house to Frank Royer's house at Sprucetown. Witmer E. Lee moved into the Lough- ner | cuse on Thursday and Mr, Noll, of Red Mill. moved onto the farm vacated by Lee. oo on A a AA ——— H. P. Shaeffer, the hardware mes- chant of Bellefonte, has a timely ad. in this issue. Be sure to read it, F'WO FARMS FOR SALE, Will sell at private sale, farm of 6o acres, located near Centre Hill, in high state of cultivation ; good improvements Another farm of 100 acres, more or less, 1 1-2 miles west of Potters Mills ; run- ning water at house and barn. — T. A. HOSTERMAN. Centre Hall, Pa. R. F. D. No. 1 3tpa, PLAN ACETYLENE LIGHT FOR SALE.—~The undersigned offefs for sale his Aogtylete light plant, guar- anteed to be in first-class working order, and consisting of 25 gallon Pilot genera- tor, 2 portable lamps. 1 out-door lamp 6 double lights, 7 single lights, and cel. lar light ; also 3-hole hot plate—two 5- burners and one 7.burner, Reason for selling, will install electric light, This plant would prove very deri ble for some one removed from the electric line, and will ve an ideal light,—1]. H. WEBER. Centre Hall, Pa, gat 5 lk vk if a | To the Ministers of Pennsylvania. At a recent meeting of the State Sur. vey Council of the Interchurch World Movement, composed of representatives { of the denominations functioning in the State, the Secretary was instructed to issue to all ministers, thru the press, an appeal for prompt cooperation in bring- ing the Town and Country Survey to a rapid and successful conclusion, This survey includes all territory ex- cept places with more than 5.000 popu- lation, and will, when completed, be made available to every denomination, All denominations will have the benefit and use of the most extensive survey of religious conditions ever made in the State, Consequently, fhe larger the percentage of ministers who cooperate, and the more complete and accurate the information given, the greater value the survey will be to all Some denomjnations do not desire to cooperate in the full program of the In terchurch World Movement, and for this reason, ministers of these denomi- nations sometimes feel that information concerning their churches is not desir- ed. This is incorrect. The Survey De- partment desires to study all work now under way by every agency, in order that whatever programizing may done, will give full consideration every agency at work, No minister need have any hesitancy C { be to in giving personal information, This is er used in an individual manner but in percentages and are needed in y nev : only which churches to make certain read] which all admit are imperative. Hundreds of busy ministers, averages, the tim stimu lating ¥ as well as laymen and laywomen. are giving days to the making of this survey, causs they feel the great r be- importance ¥ i and value of the undertaking. for They re- their work, actual ex to v ceive no compensation ot being rei penses incur attention 5 £ ne requests county urvey | m will elir cessary travel |° 1d waste of ardly fair to those reyors to ask them + f trips i« : ge all ministers to | € ¥ one survey ur ; possible in Ninety-five DOW Organize counties are completed s if Fir reyevyest lor bit promptly, t tically so. eve ly completed each of could then give to communily, as w leaders every. denomioation result ip which they gram commer Deer State Survey Super 10 South Market S Harrisburg, Pe ————— a ——] Man and Wife Flu Victims. Mrs :T An DAN Hoste expert breeder of known Amish farmer home near - tv 1 were buried si urday morning ick several weeks ago with the flu last Wednesday. in His wife car. d the disease and As f y old son lay at at the point ¢ the parents. ied Thursday eveniog ix mouths i death dur. ing the funeral of s————————— Fall Kills a County Official. Martin Lut Mc at the Lewistown Thursday from an dintic, 66 years old, ier died hospital last attack of heart dis- vr, 2 Yer all R aes ced by « fall on ani ease, :uperin payment sev v ral four years as treasur He served of Mifflin county, year weeks ago. er stepping from that offic as C office he held at : into a four term aunty Commissioner, ich ¢ time of his death. f wh th scsi State Buys Big Forest Tract. f i orest land adjacent to state forest reserves in Ly- coming, Clinton and Tioga counties, were beught on Friday by the state for- Twenty thousand acres of ’ est commission at price of $45 000 and orders issued fora s ey of adjoining state lands in Jofferson coyn- ty. Bre ure 2 2 $00 acres HAA tri sss Sandy Ridge Man Asks Heavy Dam- ages of P. R. R. for Timber Loss. Ralph Smith, of Sandy Ridge, through counsel, has filed suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. for $300,000 for damage done to timber land in Rush Township by fire which it is contended was caused by sparks from locomotive owned and operated by the defendant. This damage, it is asserted, resulted during a period of five years prior to the time the railroads were tak. en.over by the federal government. An additional suit for $2600 has been filed by Mr. Smith against the Director General of Railroads for damage caused in a similiar manner by the same rails road compay, The cases are scheduled to come up at the May term of court, Similar suits have been filed by Smith against the same defendants in the Clearfield county court, Krebs & Liveright, Clearfield, attor. retained by Smith to RL # wpe FORD PLANT IN DETROIT. F. C. Hettinger Making Good in Hen- ry Ford's Factory.—3800 Fords a Day's Output, and 65,000 Men on Payroll. Detroit, Mich, Feb. 29, 1920 Editor Reporter : Please find enclosed the usual check t t have automobiles, to have Ford had make that 1 to I am sorry you In the fall of 1918 1 decided to ome to the great auto city but on leav- Indiana, Pa., after landed here 1 the armistice to work for rr iving too late to that I still work After making several 3} le*ermined attempts, I was told when me. Sol waited, but as time was g¢ the 1 til hired I worked 1919, when | I Hotel where u and 1 biel SUCK 1, willingness where howed my to work a out three moath probat that n a After yariod y wages w taken into the acco time ; | y from t VAS tment, working on UBT LIR08 me ever since, im en 1919 ) A fous a four nent, Since March 17. n salary with better positions We are now making 3800 cars per day. lepartments work three shifts sixty five thousand men on il. Itis estimated fo ave ot every factory the most wonderful swwerything systematized along to or SOITY Must cl amazement, ' i you tT Paests i» i more about it a Y ot fru irs tru Fraxx C. Her PLEASANT GAP. Ward Showers purchased a new © 5 ntly Walter Dunkiebarger has started usiness Miss Myra Kimport has returned {ron $ ISINESS 10 § New Hampsl eo. Le. Gramley gettiog as far as Milih , where he stayed ur urning to Pleasant Gap Saturday even T. lawn, Beaver cour ing his step-son, in-law, Mrs “i Mr. Noll in Woodlawn, hence the 1 sister a. WOH business and pleasure, Mrs. Ellery Brown and Mrs. Russell Wolf and two children, formerly of Mill i Ar m OF Mrs, m, are visiting at the Ida Houser, for a few leaving for their new home in Ohio, where Mr Brown Mr hei home b fore Akron, Wolf weeks and . both have good jobs --- Two Railroad Men Die of Injuries. E C Pine, a Penasy brakeman, fatally injured in an accident in the rails road yards at Lock Haven last Wednes.- day evening and died within a half hour He was found by a fellow workman, following the switching of a car, be- was low the knees and several bruises about the chest, He had evidentally fallen from the cars. lle was a resident of Flemington, and was married, Guy Brickley, a brakenfan in the em- ploy of the N. Y. Central in the yards at Avis, died in the Jersey Shore hospital Thursday morning ftom injuries sustain- ed when he was struck by the passenger train about 8 30 the evening before. Mr. Brickley was working on the night shift and was engaged in his duties at the time he was struck by the passenger. Brickley was walking across the track from the office when be was caught by the train and hurled about ten feet away from the tracks. He was picked up in an unconscious condition, Changes Made in U, Ev. Charges. The Williamsport district of the Cen- tral Pennsylvania conference in the United Evangelical church will have sev- en charges added to it as the result of the decision of the conference in session at Williamsport, last week, to discontinue one of the five districts, the Centre, and to divide the charges among the other districts of the state, According to the action taken Satur. day morning the following changes are made : Williamsport district will be extended to include Sonestown, Nittany, Belle- fonte, State College, Bellwood, Altoona and Juniata, Lewisburg district will be increased by the addition of Millheim, Millmont, Hummels Wharf, Winfield, Rebersbnr Spring Mills and g Centre Hall. To the Carlisle district will be added Burpham, Lewistown, Grace and Lewis- y. Liverpool, Mexico, Mid iflin, McClure, Newport, Port Treverton and Penns Creek. dieburg, INCREASE IN SALARIES Among other transacted on 3 AGO business was the important Saturday morning 1 of a recommendati fron the i J recommendation from the that the Under the for an ordained be increased Sr ——— Ao The Near East Relief. Centre Hall and P owns! Fae - a House Near Lemont Fire. Destroyed by bricklayer home at ughter were the had of house and they Birt cles 1300s UES the occur Sents carried will be a was of 1158 OES frame prey to the * unknown, is that is ion i crossed or defective wire hed light in the house. AM cs ——— e Millheim Journal. Items from th Mr and Mr 0. Brown and daugh- R 1 Wolfe, and children, de- ter, Mrs. Russe day for their parted last Fr P new home at A Kron, QO Harter Bros.’ ublic sale at the Valley Coburn, on Monday, nded, in spite of the he Jersey cattle” did as many persons thought , the highest price being only rw farm, | Vie ! { was largely alte cold weather, ‘1 - not sell as high $s | $a proceeds of the sale amount. {ed to 88. 016 | 23. Paul Musser, the professional baseball pitcher, Saturday morning departed for Des Moines, Ia. Musser has been sold to Seattle, Wash , by the Boston Ameri can club, but has been dickering on the matter of a contract and when he left Miliheim he was not sure where he would play during the coming season. F. Q. Hartman, of Danville, head of the Centre County Silk Mill at Millheim, arrived in Milibeim on Monday evening i to look ‘after the work being done. This was Mr, Hartman's ~first visit tere for several months, he having suffered from a bad fall, and later underwent a siege of pleuro-pneumonia. He 1s now getting about with the aid of crutches, A AANA The Galbriath Brothers, who come here Saturday night with a refined en. tertainment, are to-night (Tharsday) scheduled to appear in the Lutheran church at Yeagertown. They have been there before and delighted their sudience en a | a ‘Centre County Sales and Some Inter- esting Figures. A writer in the Philadelphia Sunday Press asks you to imagine if you can 713 horses, 1984 cattle, 1697 hogs, 405 sheep, nineteen mules all in one enclosure sur rounded by a high board fence, and on top of the fence enough chickens to reach entirely around the field, and you wi have by a pretty accurate count the above animals as well as the number of poultry that will be offered at public sale by farmers of Centre county this spring, the big bulk of which will be sold during the month of March, Figuring upon the basis of $150 per head for the horses, these animals alone will aggregate in value $106,950 : cattle at 860 per head, $119,040 : at $12 eachy $4860; $25 455, and mules at or a total of $259,155 hogs at ¥ Anc counting the chickens, and as 3 are pretty high these days they will doubtedly bring several thousand more. And fact must be } considered that the prices given above are most conservative, 150 i i ch rin no the as all kinds of ling stock are now sell Ti1104 1g muck the price figured, Over a quarter of a farm stock alone is thus tised for public sale And this is really less th in Centre alone, he total of everythin The total number of sales neighborhood of $100.000 10t be considered nery wi ] invariauy rule that prices are realizes sales than can not be sex aie and io many instanc has been sold for more than § f it was or 1 niri gi especially | gipally before the i: years and is stil The INK year. st ihat many pew men Ts Jus y magn ame kind embark in the farming game, ever of them anxious to reap the = f a harvest that those who are quitting have reaped t ped ti just here it might a ie past few years. be remarked that a large percen of farmers sons who served i gl tage the men wi 3 war and having retursed in married the girl they left 1} sow settling down to reap 1 from the soil, Country sales in olden days like a Summer piceic for the young ple. They always gathered at the due by t all roundabout, and sparking was as brisk bidding on a favo ven he score from the country rit e horse, attractions as i th $s toy the big & the One : count sak ry by o # will dul n ne 18 Som ow sale days were a regular prepare hun lore were slaughtere that ctioneer, the clerk of the white collared gentry whose pres five WAS and ana sCrven several ence at every sale was as sure as the annual visits of the tax collector, Any ordinary sale will run u 200010 8 aod it can be at one per cent. the auctioneer get as his share from $20 to $25. But the majority of sales run over $3000, and the really big ones up to $7000, and itis on these that the auctioneer makes his big money. Bu. he's got to work hard for it, It is very rarely that a sale is postponed and rain or shire, cold or hot, the auc tioneer must be on the job, always in p to ¥ foen ron from 1590, that will * DD good humor, pitting his knowledge of stock against that of the bidder, without any letup until the last horse, the last cow, pig. chicken, bed or bedding is sold and the hammer falls to tell the assemb led crowd that the sale is over and all that remains is to get to the clerk and settle up. And settling up these days means about fifty per cent of the aggre. gate amounts of the sale paid in cash and the balance in yearly notes. AAA New County Farm Agent. Mr. Robinson, of Mercer county, has been appointed Farm Bureau Agent for Centre county, succeeding R. H. Olm. stead who has resigned and will leave April 1st for Susquehanna county to en. gage in farming. Mr, Robinson is a graduate of Penn State and comes high. ly recommended. He arrived in Belle. fonte this week to familiarize himself with his new duties before Mr. Olmstead | goes away. A ——— A SP ———— ' Ounly three more days of iy three more days of ground hog a ip . TOWN AND COUNTY HEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Ounly a little over a week until the ening of the spring season. 01 : Yo The Corman sale, on the Fisher farm at Peon Hall, last T totaled . bursday, &/ 2300.00, 1 1 was eonfined 10 bed of William Bradforc for several days last week on account a heavy cold, Mr. and srange week, Je hn M, Colar 4 its above ti vacate the Presbyterian manse Ap il 18t for his new H, plant quarters. Weber { { his acetylene ht his issue, Mr, Weber we T 3 But 5 «wy wii + Layighl savin wi or me effective in March 29th and ext Aa linance rst reading, endit or providiag believed ili be passed Monday night by the bel onte business men ployees are in fav Arber ] he laroe y LOC jarge van £1.11 Ladi Cu who resides on Linden is office last Fri i Mr, many farmers who has found the handling of a large I'ries farm, th wal near , Was a caller at lay to have sale bills winted, ‘cummings is one of the farm burdevsome without the necessary help. The Fisher farm at Penn Hall, where Mr. Cummings will move, will prove easier for him to handle with lim- ited help The remains of William Messi-ger, son of Mr. and Mrs, H. A. * essinger, of Watsontown, who was killed in an air- plane accident near Salisbury, Eogland, May 14th, 1918, while serving in the U, 8. army, arrived on the train Thursday morning. The members of the Clyde F, Mowrer Post, American Legion, met the train in a Yody and escorted the body to the home of his parents, from which place funeral services were hgld on Sat. urday. Last week, Luther Smith, the Belle. fonte blacksmith, and a brother of W. J, and T. L. Smith, of Centre Hall, pur. chased from Elmer Straub, the James Alexander farm located along the moun. tain north of the American Lime & Stone Co, operations, near Bellefonte, Price paid was $6000. It is the purpose of Mr, Smith to retire trom blacksmith. ing and go to farming in earnest, He isu young man, and being close to the lime industry, he should be able to put ihe land in the very best shape for pro. ducing good crops. He will devote part of his time to raising chickens, turkeys and all kinds of vegetables. He will move there April 1st. The farm con. tains gq acres, iow
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