—— VOL. CV. » Jy 1931. ROBERT F. HUNTER. “Candidate for Treasurer, Resident of Centre One of Community's Spirited Citizens. Is Life-Long County, and Mpst FPublic- community of virtually county, Known in Centre note forcedul the publi anoti every humorist in some as as as a where there Hunter's but is whi CeS8S8, surn who “Bob' Hun date for man 5 bility found stamped fi only are with Behind the hearty sa lutation, fi i TY nas broad smile and the gentle quip which } lies a mind that ever and reward from it. bu i 4 a community his inancial itual good reed and while this Mr. Hunt for Lhe ellowman., Many have refe as “philanthropist,” nay not be anapt one | of + £3 case. Decause the nature of 4 achievements, | it least has the foun- dation of Descending Cestors truth. vy al long lit of natives « om a were y Rs vy t enn Hunter who £ and neighboring townships, Mr was at what as Hunt- er's Park, five miles west of Bellef: on December 18363, while th vil War was at height. His father Benjamin F. Hunter, was a member the Legislature. together with Henry Meyer, of Mies the fir term of Govern His mother was Nancy who from a prom- fly in Benner towns Hunter his early in the public of township at the Armagast sch at of was admitted Pennsylvania State Penn in Cama teacher native gather in 1 tion fr mother the homestead. Wheh La. - Adamg and James B. Srolim were ed Hunter clerk, a born is known ante, " a C its of i iis Col- league, town- ship, durng or Pattison. Cor]; Hunter, inent f Mr. cation st came am im hip. received edu hools 3 > OOd, age is College, State Junior his in Year. schools death the The a township. 3 9 ym that position aswist 1} Hunter to 1:8 on George Goodhart, as County Commissioners, chosen he Commisaion filled until 1906. The records of the Commission- ers’ office for that period bear testi- mony to the neatness and precision of his clerical ability. While in the Com missioners’ office, the salary In days being rather meagre, Mr. unt. er sold typewriters at night. and {it was through his efforts in this direc tion that typewriters were Introduced for the first time in the offices at the Court House. and many business places in Bellefonte. Shortly before the turn of the cen- tury, he was united in marriage with Miss EmmA G. Butts of Bellefonte, and the expiration of the Commis sioners’ term in. 1006, having a wife and two small children. he secured the Central Pennsylvania Agency for New England Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston. previously held by Wilson I. Fleming, now of B He became active a tate broker, and in led a great deal of parts of the country. In the 1890's he joined the National Guard of Pennsylvania, was a private and non-commissioned officer in Co. B, ith Regiment. went into service during the Homestead riots In Pitts- burgh, and for meritorious service was promoted to Staff Sergeant on the Di- vison Staff of the State, under Major Genera] George R. Snowden, It was in this capacity that he went out with Niroopy at the outbreak of the Span- ish-American war. When Colonel H. 8, Taylor was made Colonel of the 6th Regiment, Sergeant Hunter was made its Adjutant with the rank of Cap tain of the same unit. Some years later, upon the reorganization of the National Guard. and the disbanding of the 6th Regiment, Captain Hunter be- «ame Captain and quarter-master of the 12th Regiment. with headquarters in Williamsport. When he reached the age limit for membership In the Na- tional Guard, he was retired with the rank of Captain, after 21 years of act: ive gervice. Older residents of the Bellefonte vi- cinity will remember Mr. Hunter as the organizer of the first Wheel Club in Centre county, as one of the first, if not the first, operator of a motors eycle, and in 1904 ag driver of what was post capably those at the Hefonte, real es- this capacity hand- real estate in all also ns A ——. ————— ———————— —— NO. 40 sm the first "horseless car county When automo- numerous, he first Auto Club, and interested in the interest he In ti instrumental of th Hall was probably in the became the activ ely riage” biles ganized more O= In - came good movement, has to this Wis rods an maintained day. iis con nection, 1 in abandons © largely claiming bullding d the or 1 turnpike Mil . 1 Directors o Motor y Y 1 tar County Some years ago he 1 Seconmo in St to property and of the bria Company ested limestone later on Mid: of and Coburn. They finally him to gotiate for the purchase of the tract he submitted, comprising about 1100 acres and an consummated into that the farmers their farms at falo Valley, to the attention Company a at Millheim, Jo large a reage Aaronsburg, commissioned Tie after entire tha community sumims which r's work. turned $150, use «( deal, about having the nomina) rental. money paid there being largely mental in many handlsome which av Millhelm past ten It with the which Indu gate the Perdtentiary, of yO 5 still f and the instru- home 11 an ne @ within graced years, Mr, in Western § Hunter's correspondence h Warden ‘enitentiary at Pittsburg, Mr, Franics § present was Francis I ced ¢ Of 1 Jo! then of to inves Rocky in bel mater selection. it Site ne his were and efforts this ation very respons its final statement based He original is on actuml d organizatior Belief plants of ts kind in the renders material assistan 1 of ¢} the ad onte, nov company at wns » leader reganize the Si mite Pleas Lemont. Stat, ‘alle i Hall. This expenditure o Be, AN Centre ed venture noecessitat. the rier f almost three ale laughed Boston million “ is fuced Philadelphia ik " Re of dollars, rut and the citizens though ¢ were at at. he § capital i without asking the 4 hi ne i sts to undertake vent » : § pegs ure O thess reapective to contribute a dollar, the Ww single At ore of the noe mi World art who atiicu outbreak th 18 perhaps took and wil theriff Yar active JERI od except leg ood 3 n position. At the same ti on as a member of the War Transpor- Board He had relin. quish the duties of food administrator, not hone 4 aa most gtryir } postage, fies minis to f cr tor y % ntra 1 me, he carried tation finally to there work be he earning too much but the service, to because wns 18641 itt too " and remuneration. i HM itn cause had to some his own livelihood. Mr. Hunter has always been an thuslastic supporter of aviation in gen- eral, and of air mall service in partic ular. While not responsible for the first planes dropping into town on trial fiights he certainly has been the chief factor, through his cultivation of close acqualrtances in the personnel of the air mall service, In not only retaining the local airport at Bellefonte. but al- 0 in having the facilities improved and enlarged, and increasing the in- vestments of the Government, the Na tional Air Transport company. and the United Air Lines. This is confirmed by very recent correspondence with head officials of these companies shown to the writer, In appreciation of Mr.Hunter's many varied, unselfish offorts to promote the of the community, and furnish employment for many hundreds of his fellow citizens, on January 2. 1929 than two hundred business and professional men of Bellefonte and sur- rounding communitiés, tendered a tes. timonial banquet at the Penn Pelle Hotel, presenting him as a slight tok- en of their esteem, a gold watch. This occasion will be recalled by most read. ers of this newspaper. Surveying Mr. Hunter's life as out. lined above, one is forced to the con: clusion that few men have been able to crowd into their lives s0 much of practical, useful effort in behaly of the welfare of their fellowmen as he has done. Most of the accomplishments resulting from his efforts have been without financial reward. and in con- sequence at an age when most men are contemplating retiring from active life, We find him plugging every day to earn a livelihood. In our interview with Mr Hunter, he warned us not to minimize in the slightest degree the very staunch and loyal support he has had from those good public-spirited oitizens who have gone along hand-in-hand with him in his many enterprises, nor to say any- thing witich might be construed into in his devote son time OTe good more too much assumption of responsibility (Continued on next column) DE em sim lO scall s r NRRAS ORION The twelfth annual reunion th Wagner 1 of the late DD and Phoebe Wagner, of Max Furn: wis held the September 26th, at the H. f Of daughters John week-end f 34 105 home « Spring Millis, in ¢ above sister's home n Smith sisters, seve th n num- meeting, 1 i Bey advance fry health, so it and pleasur © Ho presen of sisters and Varner, the yrent them seven among T™ Mary Gingery, nie Of { P Mrs. of Woodland; Jeon Mrs, Belle Weaver, Annle Smith, Margaret Mertle Richards, of and Virgtl Ad- Satur- : a presen Isenberg Altoona Mills; id: Mrs Furnare of Spring erly of Martha of Wore 8 2t Clear Mrs ams Bilger. Others present g { da FRY Sarah 1, E Corman, Windom aurice M. Overly. E Mrs orman, Mrs. Guy of Spring CC. Gram of Wea » . SESSIONS cot OPENS MONDAY, QUARTE} NOV, Grand Convenes Wednesday, No- th; Also, Trial Domestic Relations and Ap- Jury vember Equity Conrt, peals Not Requiring Jury November 6th, ure will hree weeks In general eslection falling on i jury ostpones the meeting until Wedenaday trial time requiring Equity COure the penis anne Domes not sundry matters Tr 6th, f the month £ for two wooeks Inborer farmer Chibert. carpenter James Haines farmer W. B. Hackman, farmer Peter Houser, miner Vera Hummel, clerk Wm. Machello. clerk T. Malone, farmer I Myers, carpenter , St John C tearick, aborer Charles Reese, farmer Mrs. James Snyder. hk Joges Clalr Stover, miner.... Tush Robert J. Smith, janitor. .State College John A farmer..... Harry S8navely, farmer ... 8. E. Ward mechanic ....State College TRAVERSE JURORS First week: Mary Austin. Roy Adams, John Barnes, D. FP Thomas Mra. Pearl Loretta Frank, Ferguson Samuey Harris Valker Snow Philipsburg lush Bhoe H, 8, Boggs ate College Walker censs Taylor Slack, hk salesman laborer Bulle salesman Brian, gentleman Brown. hk... Barger. hk........ Iowis Brungart Lenora Burns, hk Ferd, Beezor, 8r., laborer Ph'h'g Harvey Barnhart. farmer Boggs Wm. Chambers retired. .... Bellefonte | H. E, Corman, laborer......,...Benner| Sue Curry, seamstress.......Bellefonte | Jos. Daughenbach, laborer ....Howard : Charles Frazier, farmer ....Milesburg Charles Fowler, laborer ....Belisfonte! J. Martin Fry, ex-wkr....8tate College | W. L. Grove, labaorer ........College | W. O. Gray, laborer ............Curtin | H. R Gilbert............8tate College vous oo Miloshufrg Spring . Npring « State College Rush Bellefonte Shoe Curtin tush - (Continued from previous column) for Improvements in Belleforste and Centre county. In fact, he demurred when we asked him to give us a re- sume of his life since coming to Belle fonte and if anything has been over stated, we assume the responsibility thereof. ‘ Mr. Hunter's life Is an open book, presented to the voters of this county for commideration. Somehow or other, we feel that if he were elected Treas- urer of Centre county, he would add to that office some of the same spirit of improvement that has characterized everything to which he has turned his attention during an undeniably useful career, we Se gn a Boggs Sansa Miles Ferguson 3ellefonte Penin Potter Earl Kauff iaborer Ie carpenter Kidder, Lae Mattern, « : _ & it D k sare Hays 1 » I). Mark, eran f F Musser MoKean, MoClure ort, = Armer David laborer supt 15 SAerty {ialre Curtin Ida Ornd hk Haines ey Margaret ames Robison # Peters J jaborer Orwen Resides borer The 54 $A y Pan Rider sush PhiBsturg book -keoper lellefonte ’ i 3 contractor. State College Bhadey, teaumster Liberty orn laborer Thompson, Chester Twigg, agent Rev. J. B, Thomas |. Walter Talhelm, J. Bos Mrs ® Fort of Pi...... Huston . Walker k..8tate Coll faborer, .Bnow Shoe farmer... Huston Waterberg. painter. State College T. C. Weaver, pilasterer........Haines H. O. Yarnell, mall-carrier.... Walker A. E. Zeigler State Collegs E. H. Zimmerman, lumberman Millheim TRAVERSE JURORS Second weelk: | Wallace Breon. farmer...........Penn Miss Ann Badger, hk........Bellefonte { John H Breon, laborer......Ferguson i Charies 8. Bartges. clerk «Gregg ‘Eva Clemson, hik.... Patton IB. PF. Carmack. laborer... Philipstafre | Howard Callahan, laborer. 8tate College DeCoursey, laborer College {Grace Dubbs, Spring | Thomas Decker, mechanicState College | Wesley Emenhizer. lab........Curtin > H, Evans, car fnsp vs nee « Rh Anton Ericson, jab...............Rush Willis Flack, laborer. . Boggs James Heaton, laborer,.... Milesburg James Haworth. agent . Rush A. R. Hosterman, auto dealer.8t. Coll Frank Hazel, laborer sess ve Bpring C. 8, Harter, laborer............Haines John Jacobs, laborer............. Roses Mrs. Frances Knoll. hk. State College Mrs, Minnie Kirk. hk... Bellefonte Myles Lucas, laborer...........Curtin Mrs. Carrie Lynn, hK............ Rush Edgar Lutz, farmer ..,.........8pring L. Mattern, farmer ..........Patton Rev. Samuel Martin... State College Daniel Markie, laborer......Bellefonte Wm. Maurer, mgr........c...... Rush Earl Musser, supt...........Bellefonte J. D. Messmer, lab... ....0000 00 BOERS N., B. Martz. farmer vo von s «HArris James Norris, painter......Philipsbrug Margaret McDowell, hk .......Huston Claude Poorman, laborer... Bellefonte George Pattetwon, mechani. , , .College C. H. Pennigton. farmer......Collage BE. M. Porter, laborer... State College John Quinn, farmer......... Ferguson C. H. Reese, laborer. .....Port Matilda Mrs, W. H. Reish, hk... .Btate College Wm. Rowe, clerk" ..............8pring Roy Roles, salesman. ....... Philipsburg James Btickler, tailor. ......Bellefonte Wm, Sweeney, laborer .........Potter Jerome Spigelmyre, merch... Millheim B.C, Strom, farmer ..........Benner Lowis 8mith, carpenter. ........Spring C. E, Blutterbeck, farmer. ...... Potter Harry Bmith, farmer.......... Bpring A i Tresslor Emma Usle, Wilson, farmer Thompson, h James Br. John H, G clerk € es . GREGG TOWNSHIP ENJOYED BY sso FAIR GOOD CROWD The Community Of the at Spring Buturday w fourteenth annual Fair Twp dire« Gregg held under the Vocational Friday and sful, tion Twp Mills last iH Most BO School (6 Weath- condi Wore ing the Gra folks prams Music on Mills band g.%7Y ning were enjoy The athletic o« wu : Saturday af- 7. B, girls 8. giris dodge ball the E T. boys defeating 1-0. Bw cessfug one Interest | and the the from 8 growing success it fine spirit children, bt and others tow? due to 184 - school farmers in of prize the A partial inners is giv- en below Winners of School Prizes— ize of $1 Winners of Special Prizes— Boys' Poultry ™ Judging Contest— “1 LE 3 rie t ‘ Winners of H, 8, Class Prizes 5 An pris oi] eed” i {lnse 16% y 9 4 of Adult Poultry © . 411 Winners Judging— H Al i = ist Hennlgh: pri & * guvet Graden: A. Hennl Senlor Project Prizes § 3 « 4 re ro 1st 1 Beigh Harold 4 1 vo, 4 Steidard i 3rd tearick, Miscellaneous: Ind Duck ; Junior Projeets— 1st prize. Vegetables : Ellzabeth Uhl Dairy: 1st, Jean Rishel; 2nd, Bugene Klinefeltef: 3rd, John Breon. Poultry: 1st. Inez Zettle; 2nd, Grace Gingerich. Swine: Ist J. 1st, Guy 3rd: Samuel Wise Ss oH 2nd, 1st, Gerald Johnson: 5 and Adam Condo; 2nd, B Ellsworth Stover: 3, Vesta Rachau Miscellaneous: Ist, Richard Felten berger; 2rd, Norman Rossman; 3rd. Miriam Zerby. Farm Shop Myers: 2nd, Samuel Wise. Farm Shob noth Johnson: John Zulbder, AS UA Loeal High Ties In Soccer With “State” Hall High school played the ate College High school team n tie, Friday afternoon. The defensive of botp teams was outstand- ing, while the offensive work was not up to par, especially with the locals, The game was marked by the loss of Rickert for a few weeks due to a sprained ankle. —————— A —————— On November 3 every voter will have an opporturtty to register his or her protest against the extravagances prac: ticed in Centre county. If you desire economy in the conduct of the affairs of Centre county, vote for the men who will practice it when in office men like Spearly and Brungart, the Democratic candidates for commis. sioner, Ardell ard. (Appliances): Ist, Kenneth Eungard; (Furniture): 1st. Ken- end, Samuel Wise; 3rd, Centre strong St =1 fio 2 a “na —— AM Claude 8. Herr will receive many complimentary votes from outside the political party that placed him in nom- ination for the office of prothonetary, because of the many favors extended during his first term. First, he is cap- able, also, obliging and gentlemanly. Hoiner Thorapson, chauffer. Bellefonte Calvin J. Vonada, Iaborer........Potter Frank Viehdorfer, laborer.. Snow Shoe Frank Williams, laborer..... Howard A. H. Walker, carpenter........Harris Charles Zeigler, farmer. ....... Walker Jonnle Ziegler: hK.....ivive000 Milos Robert Walters, farmer. ..... Benner (Continued at foot of next column) a a tart we TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. Se — n HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALLPA T8 torn £t on the Yéc ently at and not x horse to the of hers Harry Hanna, bots h From and } vy Mills relativ father, J. Oho, es and of last Mills is the former home and her father. rer R of Youngstown, Were Potters i A y friends for tha greater par week of Potters Mrs. From Veterinarian Cates . located tn at Mil a Course to furthe profession meantime Howare eim during the past, ia at Corgell Unt er himesel hin or ty. It} Vers improve ¢ 1 In ing ir Aang in or the 4 oy Gates is liv selocted tha Mrs As Bruce Hettinger distrot in the Hoy Valley, bone in a car, He fo on the to per. mehool in upper Brush i upper Brush who some time a 3 Lenoew unems nt oved list ¥ res omitted last the photos hampion base by W. booster and the rood retu rned company aughter Me, Mrs. Alice at the Shoop on Bat owe eve. home nd wife Mr. and his daughter, Misy Dan Ire wheel of the ex 19% panied to his ct hor Hensyl Packer and the latter's friend the with Pittshureh MIrg J th 8. Rickenbach I. & T 1 1 all cluttered up with an mai mail from Hall been keeps the past September and records much nearer than In with some of more im offices in Centre county. Lutheran church of Mif. a -double annie 1st, which date anniversary of the William M. Reariok, 26th anniversary of the of the Elias church, which erected by the Lutheran and Re formed congregations in 1806 on © reports the on the branct excess of mal Outgoing the Centre office has pace with October ing the cas the The First flinburg, wil} observe November the 25th of Dr Ste Versary marks pastorate and dedication was also the : A. M. Riegel, of town and two of his friends—Samuel Tate and Ward Tate, of Salona, withessed the AH game of the world's series, at Philge delphia, between the Athletics and the Cardinals Wednesday of last week. They had good seats close to the thing base bag, and got a real thrill watohe ing the champion ball clubs fighting it to a finish Mr. and Mrs daughter Agnes, T. F. Delaney and on Sunday, motored to Salona and took with them Mrs. Delaney's brother. Henry M. Hoy, and wife, to Renovo, where they visited the Iatter couple's son, Dean 8 Hoy, and family, On their return home the Dew laney family stopped at the Lock Have en hospital to visit a cousin, Mrs, Chars les Wentzel, who is a patient there. Monday morntng D. A. Boomer, In company with Guy Brooks, left here by auto for Philadelphia to attend the 200th annlersary of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania, and the latter to take his little son, Lewis. to the University hospita; for further examination. It will be recalled that Lewis js the lad who has been spending much time fn hospitals to correct the results of have ing drunk water from an abandoned Iye can he found somewhere about his home, The Senlor Service class in the Lae theran church here is indebted to Ruf us Roearick for the use of the I dining room in the Foust Inn, Mountains, on Friday evening. at which place and time It held one of ite regular monthly meetings. The gathering was attended by some thirty, members and their friends brought in, play by pay, the the sixth game In the World's and broadeasts were made ature “mike” that carried over the of Bunday-school workers for Hazel MoCloskey, hk......... Howard 1 than a mile, ;
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