I | | VOI. C111. | 1929, THREATENED LIFE OF WwWIT- NESS AGAINST Andrew J, Hi, Polleeman, Former Escapes OfMecers on ty Court. {From Iewistown Threatened n of Centre county bootlegeers unless he left the county ha was called before court to testify against them, Andrew J. Hil, former Lewistown policeman, escaped the cus- tody of Wednesday ing bathroom one Enst away Gazette] with death by ZTOUD and staved away local police even- through a of the Market window in apartments at and then got in ti while Harry J. Idmes, constable, waited in another room for him to drees, Constable Times had a warrant the arrest of Hill on a charge of con- tempt of court from the Centre county court, issued hen HII left the court at Bellefonte without waiting to con tinue his testimony when called fn a case against Centre county hootleggers. Hill had accompanied the officers tre raid and accordingly was subject of their hatred. The warrant was sent Boden, Centre county was slssued fo have HII returned Centre county to testify again Constable Limes went to the ment where Hill heen living his sister and it that he found 3m in bed. to go with Constable Limes permission to go to a hathr plcinon 5 Limes went to the bathroom and Hil haa window. for him on Lewistown unt? Kessinger Street, e darkness Ww on the here by detective, It to apart- has with was there Agreeing he asked Art] minutes later, Consta found om ng on st 5 Hla 18- few made his Although C/O watch wr al roads + out ly hour an ear day morning, no trace found, According to local of Tdm «¢ officere Hill 3] cams and Contre to Lewl got a county n dently thinking that h finished Honch me own + ti town short ime a He of the a job as a roofer leit the midst was room we of gers tossed around wh ie maver thre laft town LOCAL AND PERRONAL pan. one of the » } in Rebergsburg attended teachers’ dnstitute, Mrs Au ma Mrs tha n or siaters, n spent t John A Boal, here Mr. and Mrd E. wo time i 3 Heckman and Miss Mar M. Huyett last Thursday morning for Wenonsh, New Jersey, the home of their daughters Mrs. W. A. Magee and ‘Mrs, Harold O Alexander, with whom they will spend several weeks Mr. and Mrs. A. E day morning, left for home in St. Petersburg, Florida. The couple have been spending the last tiree or four winters in that city and are delighted to return each fall D. A. Boozhr and HA W, Dinges are the only orchard owners about here to have apples this Their orch- ards are located near the foot of Nite tany Mountain, and received considers able attentfon since blossoming time. Mre. J M. Coldron, Mrs. D.C. Mitter- Eng and latter's daughtér, Miss Miriam, on Friday made an auto tour that proved enjovable in the extreme The drive was ttrough the Brush Val- ley Narrows and then to Mifflinburg, across the ridge to Middleburg and Troxelville. Near the latter place the virgin pine forest owned by the State, was vidited, and then tha wns continued on to Lewistown, ahope ping center. and "home. . left Kerlin, on Tues- thelr winter Year the run a Picking apples in the Gihoney orch- ard, near Belleville, 8 completed, The crop was fine In quality and came up to the estimated figure of 6000 bush- els. Pickers this year picked 150 to 1890 bushels in a day. A car was loaded for the storage house with apples packed in baskets, In forty-five min: tutes, at an expenditure of ninety-five conts. Apples at the orchard, when not packed are selling at $2.00 to $225, for perfect fruit. . Mrs. Hugh M. Ralston and two small sons, of Miffiinburg. had been visiting among relatives here during the past week On last Thursday, the eldest gon, Gerald, aged eight years met with an accident while on the Bartges farm, . tenanted by Clarence Bilazier, brother fn-law of Mrs. Ralston. The youngster = following the wagon onto which the newly husked corn was being tirown, when in some manner he fell under the whee'!s, the wagon passing over hia body. While no bones were broken, his body was badly bruised. Churches Hold Services for Benefit of Forelgn Missions, The the Preshy of on last 8 the henefit The plan Huntingdon unday held serv. of Forelgn Mis used was gn exchange In furiough, churches etary wes for { stons by the ministers pulpits some where missionaries on or returned could be the slonary. The Centre Mrs much | { jon fs nissionaries pro cured, pulpits were filled hy a mis- churches of part Our churches the oa sung hy Hey Matilda tha same MeKendricks were group of which Hall is a MeKendrick with was served by Were and Hitle McKendrick and Unio 8h pleased mes the Florine song which was McKendrick, ved In the Port SOY Alle churches ™ of vears on the on © for a m Foretgn field and could hand Kirkpatrick occupied the Jelster of the Burn- churches, and State Districts joined nt State district superintendents, Miss Linn of Bellefonte, and Mrs Kirkpatrick, Hall, with the { Presbyterial superintendent Mrs, Mary Newlin, planned instruct program. Mrs 4 i lege, had charge devotions, different give their account first Rev. J M of Rev ham and Milroy The Missionary a pulpits Co holding The Mary Marie lellefonte logan in confarence Collegra of Centre nn very Crockett of of were brought very forcibly to the mind Mrs. Samuel Mrs. of Mra. Tor Ewing fvren ’ o nt a Col Four phases m fonary work of the hearers by the Tyrone | the First Chu Altoona rence, of Altoona: and Mrs | the Lewistown church, | Mra Holben State [| Mrs Harry Potter {rendered a beautiful solo !{ Mrs. Kirkp than larber j of church: Boor f of of Colleges, Hall and of Centre each 8 trick and Miss meeting eo St afternoon fF +3 Martin, of ate Sm Supervisors’ and Anditory’ Convention. & Arnis SCTE » Ff the Coy AMS Eastern Star Meetd at Heelan. meoeting « of East Star in Dis met Hecla Park house, Friday after noon and evening. The district is! omposed of following chapters: Centre Hall, Lock Haven, Renovo, Jersey Shore, Williamsport, (Mearfleld, Philipsburg and Bolle. All of the chapters were rep resented, Hall having had a representation of nineteen. The pro gram was concluded with a banquet at night. A orn f the chapters trict No. 108 at club the State College, fonta Centre EASY At) AUG Penn State Home Coming. Hundreds of Pennsylvania State Col: lege alumni and former students will gather at State College this week-end for the tenth annual Alumni! Home coming celebration. Activities begin Friday afternoon and close late Satur day night the annual alumni cider and smoker in the armory. Sat. urday Homecoming Day. A feature game of foot ball by the Idons and the Leopards, wits fa will be na a A MP APSA Poon Odd Fellows Install, Installation of officers ended the 100th annual encampment of the State Encampment of Odd Fellows in Read: ing. Officers installed are: Grand Pa- triarchy, Robert Mullen, Pittsburgh. succeeding Lous «. Schauble, of Erie: High Priest, Robert 1. Peters, Ship- rengburg: Senior Warden, Harry C. Stephens, Philadelphia: Junior Ware den, Albert BE, Montgomery, Scranton; scribes, George H. Banes, Philadelphia; Marshall, HL. EE. Robinson, Pittsburgh; inside sentinel, Henry 8. Voight, Pitts: burgh; outside sentinel, Willlam Cull, Philadelpl da, ———————— AI A AS Plekpockots at “Bean Soup” The fact that a number of pocket. books were found under a brush ple near MeClure 8 sald to be evidence that pickpockets worked during the Bean Soup and Homecoming held there recently. The pocketbooks had been rifled of money. Those identified by cards. «to, belonged to J. HL. Zesliman, Beavertown: Wm. A. Musser, Pree: burg: Charles W .Knepp, Id» D. Shrad. er, Mitfiinburg; John 8. Goss, McClure, R 1; John A. Hackeénberg, Beaver CANDIDATE MOSHANNON GINL SHOOTS HERSELF Gallagher Died In Centre County Hospital from Self. inflicted Wonnds Had Recently Quarreled With Boy Friend. ARG Be Th bed ¥ a g eT com abou shortly aftere: stairs mover) wWoery but t the shots, wiore they could invest! gute gir] staggered downstairs with the smoking weapon in her hand and walked to the table and laid Rt down, saying, “1 ave shot myself” over od a revolver, which 8s a .38 calibre, take her life, Hut it thought she had been brooding over a quarrel with a “boy friend.” An ambulance was and the girl, who had not sciousness, was rushed to HE that lost cone OF CENTRE COUNTY District Convention. ary 3 a hon dies’ Ald Boclety formed church lM SAA ¥ Child Drowns, Diliard Ardel Dinges, aged one year, six months and 20 days was acdden- tally drowned Monday at noon He was a son of Russell and Stella (Weav- er) Dingess, who Hye near Pine Creck Mills, where the drowning occurred Bettie and Catharine are surviving sisters of the deceased child Funeral services were teld this formed church, Rev, G. Fred Griesing tered her body just below the heart, The Gallagher family is well known in Bellefonte, having lived there before moving to Moshannon. ———————— To Start Miksburg-Rellefonte Road —————— ns A Sl. Hallowe'en Soelal, A Hallowe'en social will be held by evening, The presence of all mem- field, who were awarded to build the concrete road between Miesburg and Bellefonte borough line, a distance of 1.60 miles, were ordered to begin construction work at by the State Highway The contract figure is $125.384.18 Wil Repeat Play. Owing to the sucoess of the presen tation of thik comedy drama, “The Com ical Country Cousin,” given on Com- munity Day at Spring Mille by a cast of eleven giris of G. JT. V. school, the play will be repeated Saturday night of this week fn the Grange hall at Spring Mills, at 8 o'dlock. Admission, 10¢ and 20c. A I MEA A AO. Phitép FH. Johnson is a young man, of course, but he is also a young man of ability. Age Is no special qualifioa- tion neccesary for the office of district attorney. During the past fifty years tiie attorneys elected to this office In Centre county, with but a few excep tions, have been young men, and there was never a protest against the prac tie, Bo now we have Myr. Johnston fitted to the position in both age and ability. SD aA town; J. Carl Fultz, Milroy: RB. J. Treaster, Milroy; and David Stimiey, Lewistown, R. D. Mra. Paul Crove, of Spring Mills, was a brief caller hore on Saturday. > DaleHoy. Hugh CC. Dale, son of Mr. and Mm Charles M. Dale, of College townsiip, and Miss Mary Hoy, of Perguson town ship, were united fn marriage at Ridgway, a week ago. The bride is a popiilar school teacher, and the groom is one of the rising farmers in his dis. trict. ———— ol mA A Wholesale Gas Depot Here, While it i» denied that ft is a cer tainty, %t is safe to say that a whole sale gas depot will be established at the Centre Hall railroad station. A section of a track. east of the cattle yards, leading to the stone quarry, has been raised for this purpose The parties interested In the project and the name of the gas proposed to be distributed are being withheld for the present. ‘ A —————— AGM SS hi, P. 0. 8. of A, Paiviotie Spectacle, The Patriotic Order Sons of America will conduct a huge and stupendous Patriotic Pageant and spectacle at Reading, "Wilk Williamsport, Altoona, Harrisburg, Pottsville, and Philadelphia, betwean now and Novem ber 4th, in an effort to raise funds for the Patriotic Temple at 1317-19 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, and for the establlstiment of a State Camp Home and Orphanage Fund. WARNING TO HUNTERS, State Game Commission Advice Tesnes Timely to Army of Nimrods, Om LOO Oi November 1st to fields an armyof from 100,000 hunters take to will ands in in quest of pheasant of t Fi eos wi Each hunter oar me back safe and sound depending upon the dog tune they To ay not the woods 3 dend should ould auto hunt in groups: and loaded guns in thelr It is merely a case of 1th they sh not carry ‘ mobiles ing with de : 1f shells throug a fence you or be cmb a fence remov “break” your And abov ad} what vou gun. sure you know are nt It is 80 easy to mistake the move. nient of a the brush for a for instance, and always shooting hunter In gquirrel or turkey result vou might have fellow hu as un to remember a for life wants thie hands shooting either orip- pled or even killed. No f of a 1 And wounding, ono ortsman for ng =a creat. Blox ellow st » penalty or on his the 1. 1st His wild fine at person in mistake for any $100 to $1,000 from one to five ture is from mpris- onment for vears, and FOVOW at On of for to vention ds h an But dJdespi there llcenne An Pour your from one ten MAIS ou of i JO pre tea theese and ings BOCIIN Al many accidents occur ng hunters oapocially 149 3 A328, when Heavy Fines Bovine Tuberenlosis Test, Five ing Riate men are at present test cattle In Centre county to asoer- tuber. the the the number to react tn the {ent will tain eulonte Every animal in he tested half of one per cent in two hundred. or lesa be defined as a “mod. filed area” no tests will need be made for years The five veterinarians are various sections of the county, and are given assistance In performing the work by persons. same as when previous tests were made tn MA Approve Plans for New State Military Post at Bellefonte, Officers of Troop I. 108d Cavalry, of Bellefonte wera formally notified that the State Armory Board had ape proved plans for the new military post to be located on the Harry Lutz farm. just enst of Bellefonta The announce: ment also contained the Information that the State Armory Board would arrange immediately for the transfer of the ‘present armory to the Belle. fonte School It is expected that actual construction of the military post will get under way sometime next month Members of Troop 1. finished bufid- ing their 200.yard rifle range and pistol range on land leased on the Harry A. Corman farm, just east of the pro posed military post. The range ocon- tains six sappearing targets and is very well constructed county and should reactors He animal will and three ane or one the county in focnted loon Joard HALLOWE'EN NOTICE. Notice fs given that pranks ous tomary here for some years at Hal lowe'sn time will no longer be tol- vrated, Special attention ds called to the removal of machinery, ete, from alleys and lota and stacking on the diamond; smearing windows with any substance; disturbing au- tomobiles in any manner, and the destruction of any kind of property. Parents are warned to caution thelr children on tie subject so that no unpleasantness follows the ap- proaching Hallowe'en season, J. H. BPANGLER. Centre Hall, Burgess, Oct, 21, 1929, NO. 42 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERES? FROM ALL PARTS, Goodyear down turday. Ohio, iasgh- ier, for sin of Ben gus J H (COTE Robertson, Hourtford, Conn., are tere with their futher B have arrived by auto of D. Bristin, last Wes, Lafayette are shed on the Penn Stats The leopards and intoerest Penn uled to paly footbal State fiid on Bat Lions © ight { HAY ngiy. It might be well for the Hallowe'en gown as to be some not 0 take notice of the town bude There appears the notice, #0 “11 all A huge joke backing to ties warning. A Cen n confereru tre © men's Clubs of Held at Picasang beginning announcement sayw Wi 3 oe ¥ “9 wr z, Keller, of China Grove, in Centre Hall week, visiting his Teds week Rev. Mr. attending sessions of his the Potomas t ' Was f tr 4 wr g Te 4 ior a 1 ays ia brothers and s Keller Synod top thie H. BE WwW. Mow more tan tended a birthe 2 Gardnet Springs on last Georges healtn, She , Phil Wagner, gives aged mother her HAsO ghter of the { the Luthe beet ard as n High wused by th. to the the East Milloeim, wing to ald be forming princtpal OF iia by ArZOnA. this at light ful and # time cad hed uk for n" at “Re Wa ing of a week ec ote stood for framework before se- eather of Mr. and of town, Wednesday ding on & onto mked corn was being thrown father and others and for some unaccountable reason fell from it, a wheel of tne wagon passing eft leg between the knee and Dr. Morrow was called and re” fracture Jolin Vonada, who Eves on the farm purchased from his father, A. F. Voor ada, in Georges Valley, will move only the Robert Finkle farm new owned by Mrs. Russell Condo, next spring. The change is made with a view of have ing more acres to cultivate, Mr Vone ada is giving attention to dairying and is a successful producer of milk. The elder Mr. Vonada will, of course. age company the son to the Finkle farm. Daniel § Daup, assistant cashice of thelocal First National Bank. is pack from his vacation which was spent In eastern part of the State and in Jersey. In company with Mrs thelr son, William, Mrs M BE. Earl Fragier and son Kenneth, Mr, Daup drove to Scrafe ton, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Strohm: then to Stroudsburg where Mr, and Mrs. Ammon R. Burkholder were visited; then to Trenon, the home of Mr and Mrs. A, E Person, and Atlantic City, which furnised a day of real pleasure. The party was gone for the greater part of a week, returns ing home Timursday evening. About fifty members of the Associa tion of Burgeons of the Pennaylvaniey Railroad Company and thelr wives ate tended the annual meeting of the ase sociation held at Virginia Beach, Vire ginta, Dr. Hugh Morrowa member of the association, and Mrs Morrow wenf from hers by train to Philadephia. from where a special train carried thems to Cape Charles, and from there WwW year Weaver a broken leg on The iad which was r week by his over the ankie duced the the New Daup, Strohm, and Mrs boat. The last step was covered By busses to the convention hotel, Cavalier, Among the noted who addressed the convention were John B. Deaver and Henry Jumpe Philadelphia, and William BE. Lower, Cleveland, Ohio, The last day of the convention period was spent in taking a trip to Yorktown and other Vieginig® historical places, the transportation ote, having been provided by the Po R. R Company’
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