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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,
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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.
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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.
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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’