VOL. XCVI. Centre County Bank Closes, {fhe Centre County Belie- fonte, on Saturday forenoon, closed its lank, in created The busi- doors to business. The incident little stir 1 institution no n the county seat, its Saturday opened doors for ness but about gain. At this by any of the been made, and the public ig not aware of the The rumors. as usual on morning, in an hour closed them a- writing no statement banking officials has bank's actual condition, rumors one The Years only Bank confidence hears are Centre County for many the of a of the county, and up to the time of sudden of the enjoyed large number citizens throughout Closing its doors, retained business of not a few customers in Penns Valley, although banking fa cilities been convenient had established much more The will be to them. Reporter able to and again open hopes the Institution satisfy its customers doors for business its Lutheran Charge Plenle of the the tepresentatives from all Sun- day schools, except one, in Penns Valley Lautheran of T. M. on Monday evening, to fix charge, met at the Miils, time home Gramiey, Spring a and place for It should be at convenience Widle, of the Orphans’ Home, so that his band could Lutheran charge that the annual picnic, was decided the time of Mr Loysville the superintendent be here, and place was left the lection of representatives of the Union, Spring Mills, and Georges Valley Si day-schools. , Remembers Orphans’ Home® Wilham Pealer, ago at Mills, phans’ who dled some years his lifelong residence in Sprin 5s remembered the Tressler Or- Home, at Loysville, in his will which instrument is now be x eX. cuted by his tor I Pealer James zell, was (o during h death amonsg estate after her dstributed and other rel was declared named above quests tate is several Fire at Potters Mills, Fire Tuesday wash hous Potters being done The on a inson, at fire. posite side of inson house dwelling The ago, George Shaffer and Jot was property early in the later by same purpose Importance of Life Insurance. The life American insurance policies held bY citizens total 3$45,000,000,000 Fort y- MINS is worth five billions of llars is an er sum, you tection for 105,000,000 wile. It about $100 for every child in the for the and some comment us until pr means man, woman $2.000 dwindles and about It under that country, or average family quite rapidly Now, then, consider holdings as Henry His two analysi such insu p million made Davison of him life there are other $2.- one heaviest buyers of insurance the country. Yet, 000,000 and million dollar risks quite a number f and half risks, while $100,000 That ons upon millions of people who have Life growing the million risks are common. means there are miil no contact with insurance to family roof over the insurance at all. with a important a4 man is just as ny heads of his brood Prize for All-Around Woman. Mrs. I. HL O'Hara, of Philadelphia, has offered an prize of $50 the young woman of the senior of Bucknell Universty, Lewisburg, who possesses the most desirable qual- ities in all woman, annual to class respects for an all-round The prize is to be known as the Margaret Tustin O'Hara prize and the committee of award will consist of Dean Liewelly Phillops, George 8. Mat- lack and Miss Eliza J. Martin. ————— Boom for Lewistown. The Viscose Company, manufacturers of artificial silk, are giving Lewistown its second great boom. The company has purchased one hundred and fifty acres of land from Dr. H.W. HSwelgert and will duplicate the plant erected there now. Work will begin on the first of June and will be completed within ten months. Two hundred dwelling houses will also be erected. fs LOST-<Automobile lcense tag No. 261-169. Finder please notity WwW. O. Heckman, Centre Hall, OLDER BOYS' CONFERENCE, Conference of Youths to Be Held at State College, May 26-25, Representatives State of Pennsylvania College, last Sunday, appeared Sunday-school in entre the of the nual Older Boys' Conference to be held in every county in interest first an at Pennsylvania State College, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 26, 27 and The i purpose to 28. theme is rural leadership and the inspire boys to leader ship, cle ife, and The auspices moral 1 AREressive inte tn Christian fellowship. rence held Depar A apps will be under the Extension tment of Penn Y. M The structors 3 S the various out the county was inducing the Sunday the conference from the Omes tame Lae ershi ship, the Leader broad his Keen underst ky ng 1 KNOW eu 8 rare humor his message must message as only he can present it For other information 134 East Pen Pa. Also same address write fo Av reg- Adams, ver ‘ollege, send igstrations thie to Every Sunda y-achool In our should be represented Boys who will attend: Some of the Sunday-schools made ippointments on Sunday, and those forwarded to this office ure as fol Hadl. Latheran: Fetterolf, Harold George Reib- lows Philip Durst, Centre Musser, Paul Paul Smith, Harold Evangelical: Reformed Keller, Newton or, James Irungart Crawford A —— Dad's Day at Penn State. Fathers of Pennsylvania State Col- lege students Saturday for- get that they are getting old, and find their way to the college campus where i royal good time has been planned for them by their sons and daughters It will be the annual celebration of “Father's Day” at State College, and the thousand or more Dads expected (most of whom never attended college) will be Initiated to the troubles and pleasures of am average day of college life. They will look in on® classes and laberatories in the morning, ses Hugo Bezdek's and Hans Wagner's State and Carnegie Tech baseball teams lash in the afternoon, and get a touch of “Penn State Spirit” at an mass meeting. will next evening The annual "TT. U Due Dues hea The Ww dia, SS: C was iturday Mra the or Io ganiz M attended. dent of presiding office: ner, was the most plea in a little stor} Miss the children, of 1 i Beneral dent on and Contracts Awarded | Summer Memorial Ce for Here's to th 11 make 10 the the FY Elks Club have as ur and Are Hrran Hecla ® £ at Park Henry and Pennsylvania p Lewisto G his home in March 24, berland Mr. Fosnot 1899 to which Sentinel.” 1850, at county went the later became The “Dwi in 1863, paper Mr. time of his death He by son, Walter, present of the Sentinel edit established of which in survived You can have perfect digestion sleep hy Pharmacy, A Thursday of last Bo market—-$1.46% top figure, s Social, the Sox id ial by in Grange Arca- Ww, and was isher is presi- thi Gard- ion and rs. Frank was D ince instructor, her of presi- ending the benefit “ia Rhoads, organization, spoke the temperance wm nes temper or State Highway ¢ Ph Sehool, | "Annual tests to June roe The A riculture i ‘revmon les, ddies, e Ki hx movement Kiddies future noid a near s—— poner i prinfer ublisher, died at He Springs, Cum- wh was born ren in Democrat,” to Lewistown “True the “Democrat and iy Bentinel” was editor ot the senior Fosnot was the his wife and one business manager splendid appetites, restful Hall sound, week wheat made having been the aii Madan RUA i work. th jon he inter commitiee about for the room. The by section of The ns foreman. Po Pomona held, ent. Be H ‘ th Farm far iring foot, ™ eld at State for College, Du- a rural under the Bureau and the fcultural Extensi in important factor of share the county f Of the in the f our Pennsylvy the past few he work t H rom the center lls heavy building of a space between gingle rail finely of oe The MODs. many tons VOY tes rete work week to frame of rem the is b ve uilt outside bank the which and wim will be spaciou building building will provide directors’ the vault concrete ——— J be held at Lee the fore. be The usual High The commencement Nehool Commencement, exercises with the Hall standard connected of the Centre High were up to the There eleven graduates, n Musser, Daniel imnely : Philip John Smith Mary Daup Crawford Vion Helber was off ered by yy ie benediction rumm most delightfu A Naughty Cock Robin, 181 Wie K ed —10 AN school nire & les to G1 mm er raImmar the Tab Th Hall und sweet wy from home fonte off to no team the used three pitch- ers to ward heavy artillery of our boys but avail. Beliefonte's left field, young Mr Left Isky™ emul: best in material behind the bat, Mensch occupy was found and in the to fy catcher, bigger boys off the too ing death mound, balls; fielder was was the ed the taking lot peppery who in bat, his manner of and he had a Little boy Mensch of a pitcher, but best by far of the three pitchers Centre Hall's line-up was as follows: BHI Slick, catcher; Frank Gross, pitch- John Meeker, Relber, second ‘om in say, was a midget the er; first base; Curtis Byers Ripka, third base; Wilbur. Me- Smith, right base ; Raiph Martz, Lutz, left field; center field; Paul short stop; George iellan, field. er Deposits Increase 26 Millons, Deposits in the 823 banking insti. tutions coming under the supervision of the state banking department are shown to have rsen to $1.674.443.540 by the summary of results of the call for statements as of April 4, Just is- sued by Acting Commissioned of Bank- John W. Morrison. Captain Mor A gain of more than $25,000,000 since the December 31 report. ‘In the sme period, the number of depositors rose from 3,600,062 to 4,425,777. Profit by the Hen. Profit by the HEN. Worm or worm, she scratches. Business or no usiness TISE, no ADVER- Beor~. ary. NO. 20_ TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Musser Coldron has opened his of Nittany mountain. be opened Day Wii Heoecla May Park + 2643 “ - public sith—Memorial i rominent i mines themselves Hall Centre inciement Audit« SX per cent The the erected bonds modern apartment lege on Bast Cs oilege A ne was purchased by Mills Millheim Albert x “ Ww 12- sar Spring Hosterman Mr to ugh & acompanied Stover, agents Shy H carioad of tr Biover grove, where a been unloaded, and drove one —— James Solt, land, 8S J of Frederick accompanied by Dr of the same making his annual fishing trip to Cen- tre county, and for brief ped Centre Hall, his former home. The party fished the various trout streams in the valiey and also followed the went City, Mary- nd in Harner a Newoomer, place, a time stop- at in to the banks of the stream leading fish hatchery. From here they to Mifflin county em ‘Squire Cyrus Brungart the other Wednesday number held court heard a of witnesses a dispute bes tween George H. Emerick, a local ime plement dealer, and Clarence Miller, a young Potter township farmer. The dispute was about a gang plow Mr. Emerick claims Mr. Millar purchased unconditionally, while Mr. Miller claimed the plow was not purchased and the implement did not work sate isfactorily. From the testimony pro- duced it appears this particular plow had been sold twice previously. The first purchaser, John D. Homan, how- ever, stated it was not returned be. cause of its fallure to work. The sec ond purchaser was a Mr. Bund, of Aa- ronsburg, who condemned the imple ment. The justice reserved decision for ten days. Mr. Emerick was rep resented by Attorney N. B. Spangler, and Mr. Miller by Attorney Samus! D. and in Gettig. BE Re eae seg sel
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