Page Four THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. January 12, 1939. Over The County News |Centre County Hospital Notes Monday of Last Week — Elmer Duck, antomobile mechanic, of Millheim, has opened a service station for the sale of gas and oil, batteries, tires and tire service and mechanical service on cars at the former Breon stand on Penn street, On Christmas day, William B, | Fiedler, of Centre Hall one of the age@l gentlemen of that town, while | removing snow from the sidewalk of a neighbor, had the misfortune to! fall and crack the socket bone at the hipx He was taken to the Centre County Hospital the following day. The most famous U.S. Paslure Bx- periment Station east of the Missis- sippl, the Kylertown Siation, will be discontinued next year, after a dec- ade of important contributions. The experiments have gone as far as pos- sible. One section of the pasture ground treated with lime showed a | return of $71.78 per acre above the cost V. A. Auman of the milling firm of Bradford & Co. of Centre Hall, is nursing a severe burn at the base of the thumb on the right hand, which is the result of the immediate igni- tion of a box of “safely” matches He removed the first match, closed the box almost completely, but in some manner a spark set on fire the remaining matches, creating a hot flame before the burning mass couid be dropped A well was drilled on the Mrv Samuel Grove farm, formerly the C R. Neff farm, to the depth of 203 feet by Mr. Brown, an experienced drill- er from the eastern part of the state to improve the water supply on on» of the pretiiest farm homes in Penn Valley. The well was drilled on a prominence of sufficient to carry the water to the barn floors of the farm house by The new well was drilled close | old one that frequently failed during moderate droughts. The new open- ing has a promising outlook to bridge periods the old well failed in ing a flow of water height and gr giv- In a fall of about twenty Corman of Spring Mills, narrowly escaped serious injury. The inju- ries inflicted were a deep cut on one of his hands, a bruise on the of the face that was looked with misgivings immediately the accident, and a cut on Mr. Corman was engaged in decor- ating the gym at the Gregg Town- ship Vocational school for the almu- ni, and was atop a twenty-foot step ladder being steadied by a boy. The laiter scooted over the polished floor and threw him offf His condition at this time is quite favorable, and no permanent ill effects are antici-| pated. RE a I —————— leet side upon after the lip REMEMBER When You Want Anything In Lumber, Millwork, Doors, Sash, Roofing W. R. SHOPE BELLEFONTE, PA. Phone 432 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY DEAL IN EVERY PARTICULAR > C. Y. WAGNER & COMPANY / WAGNER'S Quality Flour A Hard Wheat Pat Flomr WAGNER'S Our Best Flour 59-58 Blend WAGNER'S Very Best Flour Winter Wheat, Wagner's 82% Dairy Feed Wagner's 20% Dairy Feed Wagner's Horse Feed Wagner's Pig Meal Wagner's Egg Mash Wagner's Chick Starter and Grower, Wagner's Turkey Starter and Grower. Wagner's Scratch Feed Wagner's Medium Scratch] Feed Wagner's Chick Feed Rydes Cream Calf Meal, Eshelman’s Dog Feed All kinds of high protein feeds for mixing with your own feed. Dealers in All Kinds of Grains ———) BELLEFONTE, PA. Discharged: Mrs. Earl J Neidigh, State College, R. D. 1; Mrs. Linn W. Miller, State College, R. D. 1 Admitted Monday, discharged on Thursday: Mrs. Stephem L. Chat- nick, Pine Grove Mills Tuesday of Last Week Admitted James A Pleasant Gap; Waldo E Boalsburg: Miss Isabelle Graham, Boalsburg. Admitted Tuesday, dis- charged Wednesday: Miss Jane Tal- helm, Julian; Master Mahlon Sprankle Bellefonte Admitted Tuesday, discharged Sunday: Clark R. McKinley, Milesburg. Admitied Tuesday, discharged Saturday: Har- old B. Bohn, Centre Hall. Births A son was born to Mi and Mrs Clarence J. Cox, Boalsburg, and a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs Merrill R. Fisher, Millesburg Wednesday of Last Week Admitted Mr Alma I Hoy State College; Joseph 1. Leathers, Howard R. D. 2 Thursday of Last Admitted: Lester Hall. R. D. 1: Mrs. James C. Kane Bellefonte. Discharged: Thomas D O'Neal. Bellefonte. Admitted Thurs- discharged Priday: Grant Av- Admitted Thursday day: John A. Mec- College John Bechtol, a private in the U. 8. Army for the past three years, was honovably discharged lag Friday ‘and has returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Bech- tol, at Fiedler. His last station had been at Fort Baker {| Mrs P. V. O. Houstnan, of Mill! heim, who took ill about three weeks ago, after having recovered from her previous illness of last summer, 1s bedfast at this time, the cause of her illness being a heart attack and & recurrence of her former ailment W. P. Breon, who suffered a nasty fall down a fight of steps at the rear of his home at Fiedler, Is up and about again but still suffers some pains due to the fact that severa] of his ribs were broken, one of which punctured through the flesh near the stomach McGarry, Homan, plate glass window in the beauty parlor in the Decker building on was broken one an apparently in- Arrangements to the window have 12 to local police A large Lilae Marge basement of the West High Sireet night recently by ebriated person pay for replacing been accordir Week Auman, Centre made Paul Cummings, caretaker on the Miles township section of Centre county highways, has purchased W. FP. Bierly Meat Market ing the real estate incidental there- to, which takes in the Blerly home in West Rebersburg. IL Is expected hat he will take er business within the next several months. The amount involved has been made public On Monday Ix Kreamer caretaker for ownship tion of state resigned his position with the way Department to accept a with the D A Kessler Contracting Company, of Mt. Carmel. He began i in s on 24th of December commirte to the location of loyment day ery, Bellefonte discharged Satur Cormick, Sta the nelud- te Friday Admitted F Miss riday Bett: ov the urday College not Saturday Admitted Master Car ander Wilbur Bellefonte mitted Saturd charged Si hiv oe Lawren Milesburg. Expir Mr Beezer, Bellefonte embe no im Haines —__ highway High- Lie “Ad LY sec Sunday Admitted thy 4 Nas Cain and Ir D. Expired Hospital Contributions received by The hon Masor Contributions Centr » Tempis week Walter Corbin a Carpe State College, was released from th Ue jail last week after there »0 a charge of violati the liquor law He was rred to remain outside of thi county. Corbin was ordered semt {the Danville State hospital but be- cause of some doubt as to whether Center or Huntingdon county would be responsible for the costs of keep- ing him there the hospital would not admit him and he was returned to jal] here. His brothers from Hunt- ingdon county came and took him home with them John Taylor now resident on the H. O. Beahm farm in Penns Valley suffered a serious injury to his leg early last week. While doing some work In one of the fields, he turned uddenly and unaccountable manner his knee was throsn out of Joint Unable to walk. he called bi wife for assistance and lay in field for some minutes before came to his relief. The knee was put back into place with Herculean efforts on the part of both Mr, and Ars. Taylor, and the limb is now & ;Tather touchy spot of his anatomy Taylor expects to occupy the vi las Wise farm al Madisonburg in the near future y Children® Stricker, Aare cards hildren rom H C of greeting ward e- Ire COUN for ng # ca box PORT MATILDA R.D. NOI to over : Mrs. M. L. Woomer of Tyrone a Sunday visitor at the home of sister, Mrs. A J. Collett Mrs. Wilmina Snyder owner of the Pet shop at Bald Eagle, proudly an- nounces that she 8 a great-great grandmother. Five generations, all living and all girls. Her great-grand daughter of Pittsburgh gave birth to a big baby girl Mrs. Sarah M. Walk, life-long resident of Fowler, Pa. passed peace fully away Saturday morning at 1:05 Full account of ner death notice will be found In the obituary column Mrs. Homer Veloski of Clearfield visited with her aunt Mrs. Arma Duey Joseph Duey, son of Mr. and Mr Arma Duey. of Dix, and Miss Thelma Weaver of Tyrone were united In marriage Monday Jan. 8th. 1839 al Tyrone Mrs. J T. Beckwith who has been on the sick list for a couple weeks is able to be around again. Mrs. Ralph Waite and son David of Mt. Union visited with her sister Mrs. Lizzie Acker, Mrs. Milford Walker who hag been in the Philipsburg Hospital for momhs, is #til] In a critical condi- tion. She had another blood trans- fusion last week Her friends wish her a speedy recovery. Miss Fannie Coden of Atlanta, Is visiting with her aunt. Mrs. A. Duey Misses Betty Dayton and Margue- rite Kerin visited with Mrs. Harry Elder of Tyrone illiam Urban of Pittsburgh, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Adamitz of State College, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Vera Urban Misses Madeline and Eileen Weav- ier and Clarence Beckwith visited on {Priday, Mr. and Mrs Harry Etters (of Altoona Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Kerin spent Monday at Greenwood visiting Mr and Mrs. Roy Spangle Mr. and Mrs Harry Etters and daughter Ardis of Altoona, spent Sunday at the Weaver homestead MARTHA i (From last week) Don't forget SBunday School next harton Weller butchered a fine | Sunday morning at 9:30 and Ep- hog on Thursday. The butchers be- | worth League Sunday evening at 6: 45 | ing Willlam Richards and Mrs, D land preaching Sunday evening at! R. Richards 17:30, Callers at the Lundy Steele home The chicken and waffle supper on Friday evening were: Mr. and Sat was planned for Jan. 20 has Mrs A. C. Spackman and son Olif- been changed to Jan. 27. It will be | ford: Mr. and Mrs Joe Williams; Iheld at the Edward Smeltzer home Mrs. Boyd Gensimore; Mrs. John and it is 25¢ for children and 50c| Bailey and daughters Peg and {for adults. Serve from 6 till 8. | Gwennie, JULIAN ! (From last week), Clarence Hull has been on the sick | list the past week but is better at this | Jerry and Billy Plack galled on writing. | Mrs. Elsie Gabel in Howard recently. | Adeline Garner spent Sunday at! Mr and Mrs. John Flack and son | the Roy Breon home, Nelson of Port Matilda and Clarence | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spearly and pack of Julian, and Mrs. Eisie family spent Sunday with relatives cane! spent Bunday with Jerry and at State College on Sunday. Bill Flack. Dont forget a Sighs ana waffle | supper to be held at Bdward Plan Midget Ships Smeltzer home on Friday eveming. | p i understood that next year's Jan. 27 serving from § until 8 o'clock. | naval estimates for the British Ad- miralty provides for one and possibly | las of midget destroyers of The admission is 25¢ for children and | pivais yom War tonnage to guard British 80c for adults. The money is for lens paying the expenses for putting a shipping in the event of hostilities. The midget ships would be equipped | basement in the Fillmore church, with up-to-the-minute engines and | also anti-craft and anti-submarine | equipment. - ir N 1 an fs 38 she Bruce Schaeffer, 10, son of Mr. and | Mrs. Thomas Schaeffer, tenants on {the Daup farm in Georges Valley, cut several deep gashes in his forehead {over the right eve, when the coaster he was operating failed to respond to the youth's maneuvers and dashed (Into a barbed wire fence. Six or leight metal clamps were required to bring together a gaping wound Another Potter township youth to receive injuries was Richard Brouse {aged eight years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brouse of Tusseyville, who while coasting struck the stump of a tree was sufficient force to shatter the femur in the left leg. The In- Jury was of a character requiring careful handling of the youth, con- sequently the Centre County ambu- lance was used in transporting him FILLMORE | Mrs. Merrill Johnstonbaugh ha been on the sick lst for the past ‘week bul is better at this writing. Mrs. W. D. Marshall visited at the | Kephart home one day last week i Mr. and Mrs, Walter Corman and {son of Bellefonte, also Mr. and Mrs | Majesli: Taylor of Bush Addition {visited at the Edward Taylor home one day last week Mr. and Mrs. Tomeo and family of { Stormstown, visited at the Charles Harshberger home on Monday of last week. i What has become of the old-fash- ioned man who always carried an wmbrellad A ———— aH —— Hfonte Methodist a The Hanging of Seeley Hopkins (Continued from page one) ——— chwreh, and mem~| The Jury selected to witness the bers of the Y. M. C. A, called during | hanging were: 1. N. Cirdon, W. P the evening and held a short service | Reynolds and Wil lam Houser, Belle of prayer. Hopkins declared he was | fonte; Dr. Dunwiddie, Philipsburg; prepared to meet his God and seem- |D. H. Rhule, Spring Mills; Cephas ed anxious to “travel the last mile.’ Gramiey, Rebersburg: D. B. Kines, He retired at 12 o'clock and glept |Blanchard; W. E, Landon, Philips- soundly until 4a. m (burg: J. 8. Barton, Fleming: J. P ‘ | Sebring. Loveville; Samuel! Benton Prisaners Last ' Day. fand Samuel Aley, both of Walker Hopkins arose early and carefully | yownship dressed himself. He was served with | As Hopkins marched along he wa breakfast at 6 o'clock, which was| eady and firm and when they shared by Allred Andrews, another reached the scaffold he made a prisoner in the county Jal availing motion to Rev. Sarvis to proceed and execution at a later date. While the | yopking walked up the steps without two men ate Andrews spoke concerns faltering ing the execution with considerable | tenderness and feeling and was ad- vised by Hopking to repent make his peace with God At 7 o'clock the sherifl took all the inmates of the jail in to see Hopkins | wand and bid him a farewell. His brother, | friends,’ Bert Hopkins, and George Baker “I have called about 8 o'clock and Hopkins leave this smoked with them, saying wag his God has forgiv clgar and he enjoye very | crime Then He gave his broths erifl Cooke whi one side of which came forward ribed “Feb. 20 1890." There # another A half hour later the sh 1 an to speak of her official sport that h the death abou town ed al Speaks From the Scaffold which gymen, stepped fore kind VOICH Following a brief prayer in Hopking knelt with cler the doomed man arose and “Farewell he uttered in a firm malice towards any I without an enem re my terrible epped back and pered m. He agall and ald: thing and thy PO¥L no world en last he much yn on +} ¥ Sh 0 uJ gold before § entered F's iconiin ladie calweq Na mena Yi neavern Rope Breaks at First Plunge Final Meal of Turkey Honk Hopk it £)] Hopkins Dons His Burial Clothes naemned man 13 rothier an was lod r ie EX n a black cut FES Lb Patent On 1} ad a beaut The con garmens Magy before rem fee! he samme mained sa vedding ik Beeley to Pil edhe Ww WO Year: Hopkiz Ife extinct wa Barvia am nt Yirasani Mother Ignorant of Sen's Fate, d feature of the Hopkins af that Mrs. Hopkins man, was in ! her son's crime onment: and ion, Bhs was quite aged and for months had been confined to bed with a seriou Deputy appeared and an- lliness Her lidren thought it nounced that: the time had come. best to keep the news from ber as it The procession started with Sheriff | might has instant death Cooke leading. followed by Sheriff Bur Hopkins, of Rochester, N. Y Leahy of Lock Haven. then came wd George Baker, a brother-in-law Capt. Clark of Philipsburg and De- | of the doomed man, arrived in Belle- puty Clem Bamford: after them fonte a few days before and remaine two ministers with Hopkins ed uniil after the execution. They th he jury and took charge of the body and accom pan to Rochester {or interment nd read » GOoOmed of execu! March to the Ga doun At 10:07 o'clock Sherifl Cooke and ve caused her came the between Deputy Wi " . them MOT) tod 14 > Recollections of a Newspaper Reporter. (Continued from page one) Mr. Hughes still seated claimed: "Say. Mr. Hughes, arent you coming along?” and remarked Oh. no. Seeley. I bave no morbid curiosity hanged. 1 to say good-bye here Imagine Hughes’ surprise when Hopkins rel TH I'm afraid needn't be So Hopkins lows which had been The Sheriff had given ith tier to watch story at the time Andrews wis Karthaus her cell door Seeing at the table he ex- the to Mr not atier see YOU prefer quickly rted you the Sheriff to side of the jail yard the Inmates of the cells in with mirrors. At least that fearlessly ted on the permission to the execution proceeded the gal- ere the so was the Another prisoner cell with Hopkins. He the murder of a girl at exceedingly fond of each of Mr. Hughes relates by name to be hanged The occupied the double three months later for two prisoners had become had by Mr him that a few minutes after Hopkin his cell, Andrews suddenly became hysterical and knelt cot. praying to God to have mercy on Hopkins' soul naturally alarmed, rushed to hig side and ssked was troubling him Andrews in shrieking do you know?” was Mr oners say 50." Andrews cult time in his attempt the thought that when the and practically dead. It ed twice that day It was common belief. according to Mr. Hughes, that no Cen- tre county jury would have even brought in the first degree mur- der verdict if Hopkins had not killed his mother-in-law. The un- faithful conduct of Mrs Hopkins, explained Mr. Hughes won sympathy for her husband but the murder of his wife's mother justified the death penait: left his Hughes what tones shouted: “The rope broke ™ “How Hughes’ reply. "Why, 1 beard the pris- fairly shouted. Mr. Hughes had a diffi- to console the distraught Andrews with rope broke Hopkins was unconscious true, however, that Hopkins was hang- mn ie ms nn" oe ——— - Ss 1 HOLTS HOLLOW latives at Gum Stump on Monday Mrs ith Burd called at the John Mrs. Agnes Shawley of Mileshury Peas. Be home in Coleville recently called at the Roy Leather: home Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Watson and also at the Orvis Watson home on sons spent Sunday afternoon at the Thursday home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross MoClin- Mr. and Mrs. Art Burd of Miles. ‘ic and family in Moose Run burg, Mrs. Edith Burd and son Mon-| Mrs. Lee Johnson called at roe, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. | Clyde Watson home in Milesburg on Milford Burd and family at Pleasant Friday evening. Gap { Quite a number of young folks Mr. Tressler of Bellefonte fied | from this place are atiending re- on friends at this place on Monday {vival services at Runviile. We hope Sunday callers at home were Mrs. Walter Sweitzer and | COmmunity. daughter and Joanne Rhoades ol { Bellefonte, Aaron McKinle le Mr or Jimny nd * Machine That Talks two children. i tl hoy will be Meld meer SHOWN fo Scientists [home of Edith Burd on Jan. 17 al (Continued from page one) Marie Johnson spent the weekend | exactly human, others new. As the | {with relatives at Gum Siump | operators develop skill the voloe | Nevin ‘Watson was a dinner guest | becomes more human. at the home of Mr. and Mrs, George] A near-perfect “Mississippi” wl Margargel Jr, at Pleasaat Gap on easy to say. Ohio and Towa are very | | Sunday. difficult. You are likely to say “slip” | Charles Lucas visited his mother | when you want to say “ship.” Voder | at the Ira Lucas home at Axe Mann does a fine Bronx cheer. jon Saturday. Ios by V is possi Mrs. John Kelly and children of np ging yy der a The ie, Dut Moose Run were Sunday visitors af | figure success would be as difficult |the Orvis Watson home, as making a prima donna. Milford Fetzer of Feloertown and Elizabeth Walker of Beech Creek | German and Malian cannon have jeaied og friends at this place on [Been doing deadly work for the cause | turday evening. Spanish liberty during ihe pest Fond 0d Nevin Walon tisied re! Sani. | Wa — — a the | the Wat for a wonderful revival in the entire | a | children CAUTION NOTICR My wife, Charlotte Nyman, has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation. 1 hereby caution the [aioli not to harbor or trust her as will not be responsible for any detas she may contract WOODWARD Mrs, Carrie Pultz in company with Russell Kessinger spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mrs Pultz's dsughter and son-in-law Mr, and Mrs. John Hassinger, They had an enjoyable time Isaiah Boob, who had been on sick list last week for a lew days, Is very much improved. Mr. Boob Is one of the oldest persons in this community NM health continues he of will be elghty-nine years of age on IE a Rohe. inden Where the thirtieth of this coming July. | ou. nents und those Davin cies He is a fresh looking old gentleman | demands agninst the same, will ‘ and still moves along quite briskly, sent them kh. thout ddlay fo vl " Since the installing of the clectro ltr r E Huan iF ginivn p Adm Hers in the new public school butid- ree —— - - ing last week one day, the rooms ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICY sent a beautiful appear The |, Ihe Ass Of 42 p wh varnishing the woodwork just cy tre County P ¢ or od finely brings view nadral Letters of aomlrdstration graining of the wood beautiful having been drinking fountain mas galled | eTstned fais in the hall of which ever justiy be FRANK NYMAN Howard, B.D. 2, Pa ADMININTRATRIX NOTICE In the Matter of the Estate of Binme Cran Lawrence, ate of Bellefonte Borough, Centre Co. deceased Letters of sdmintetration on having DOS granied the une wd, ali | ¥ Lae tin )d Late pre ANCE In ple of Dolls of the A 80 Ns 84) ae re Pe ese ments rid DOG can and proud des wo CLAS RENG ¥ ni iF 5 OG Two ol ra " ha " Harry C1 Kreame; Ler Branch pet The: ager in - ADMINISTRATOR'S we Matter of the } won, late of Box woe) NOTICH Fat WOOO tacted AMEDITOR'S NOTICH Legal Notices FAECUTOR w MM NOTCH EXECTLUTRIX NOTICE Le il ~ ater of ¢ Palate « { Bog Ee WHEN WINDS GET ROUGH A Windstorm Policy Protects You » TH HOMAZ Dik H Howard BR. 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