January 19 1939. ew Page Five -e - a i Echoes From the Past Fifty Years Ago Spring Mills has a host of aspir- | ants for the postoffice. Among the named mentioned are: Billy Brown, Billy McClellan, and Billy Krape. At a meeting of the Board of Di- rectors of the Bald Eagle Valley Rail+ road Company, a semi-annual di- vidend of five per cent wag declared on the capital stock. Henry Lyons can now be found slicing beef steak at Sechler's meat market. Charles Beezer, the former employe, resigned the position and will open a meat market in the room vacated recently by the Eureka gro- cery. Editor Deininger, of the Millheim Journal, we are sorry to hear, Is improving in health and is unable to attend to his business and editorial work, R. A. Bumiller, the former editor, is again at work until Mr. Deininger's health improves. We are sorry to hear of the sudden filness of B. PF. Hunter, of Hunter's station. On Monday afternoon he was suddenly overcome by & para- lytic stroke and has been uncom- scious since. The attending physi clans entertain little hope for h covery. It is said that it became necessary on Saturday last to take Horace W Watkins, of WilHamsport, a young man about 18 years old, who was a clerk in the Dun Company Commer- cial Agency office, to the asylum at Danville. Cause of trouble, smoking cigareftes. (Ed note: Tsk! Tsk 1) W. A. Brown and Frank Ream, of Spring Mills, have ordered a lot of organs amd sewing machines and having rented W. A. Krise's room expect to open a music store in a few days. Hiram Grove is teach- ing for W. A. Krise while he is in Bellefonte attending to his d as county auditor. J. J. MeClinticks bank bam near uties Washington Furnace, Nittany Valley, | was destroyed by fire Monday after- pool. The barn is supposed to have been set on fire... Henry Davis, a flagman. on the Pennsylvania Rall- road, was killed at Gallitzir week. He was the oldest gon of the late W. C. Davis, of Philipsburg, was born in Bellefonte, and was married cnly a few years ago....James Pier pont and family, who took passage on the ocean swamer Umbria, rived safely in England week, the vessel having made the trip six days and two hours, the best time cn record....John Shunk, a Haines township charge for a number years, was buried on the Tth. aged 79 years....On the n of the inst. burglars broke into A. J. Camp- bell's grain house, at Coburn, and stole about two barrels of roller flour and geven or nine hams——last Sun- day morning, Mrs. James Armor, living on Linn Street, fell on the porch of her realdence and broke Ler arm... . Pranks Novelty store has moved into the room formerly oc- cupled by C. U, Hoffer on Allegheny Street... . Dr. W. A. Jacobs, of Centre Hall, was seriously ill last week, sul~ fering from neuralgia of the hears. Rev, Hammill who has been quite iil at his home in Lemont because of & wonchial allment, improvis siowly.... Mr. Sechler, the grocery- man, is erecting a large dwelling on Water Street. 1 last Al- psy in a a Pong IG. ig > id 4 o ° nos | store {any A Hungarian while riding on a {train at Collins’ works last Sunday ‘had his leg caught between the bumpers of the cars and the limb {will have to be amputated. | Bvery day adds to the traffic on | {the L. & T. rallroad. Trains grow to greater length almost dally. Nearly every day several carloads of ore from Lake Champlain arrive here for the Bellefonte furnaces, and other freight is increasing in volume, Joseph Smith, of Karthaus, lum- bering for Cochran Brothers on Big Moshannon, lost a very fine team of horses on the 4th inst. They were fworking on the slide when the logs ran away, jumped out and killed both {horses In addition to badly injuring the driver Mr. intelligence reaches that D. Cunningham, formerly of ne us F | this place 1s lying quite ill with ty- | phoid fever at Johnstown, where he | {s employed in a large hotel. Mrs Cunningham and child left on Mon- day evening to care for her husband at ‘that place The Till Family Concert Co., rock, bell and glass players, will appear the Court House on January Ss 1s of the most novel unique concert companies either england or America, having sur- all others in the characters musical instruments, in ori- y, variety and tone. her one say that uniess will not be able to get In thelr stock of zs. Some lumbermen will not be able to get in timber unless a good Te prospects are that gtock of logs will : 50,000,000 the run of 1888 e Td t Baty Led reach by The more ring of the teleph at Mi in { been cen down by Supt Last year's contract had ex- pired SOM of the stockholders were unwilling to renew the ment. The wire to Coburn will up a week pending lusion shareholders ud 14 Mal and agree be 1 Pues i OC renew their On Wednesday ning Baird, of Mileshurg, left i Nall] Works n<ar Bel ald man of about 65 i almost deaf. As or 50, of to 54 a Joseph home “fonte mor Mr. Baird is yours of a was the horse knocked on 5 thrown s« hit inhuries e ADJUNCS Tuesday evening al about 10 p. m Allegheny Street had a sensation and a large crowd with no policeman until everything was over. The cause of the trouble was among the colored gentry of the town, who evi- dently had been indulging in too much firewater., No loss than hall a dozen desperate rounds were fought lin which a ferhale took an occasional hand and knocked over in the gireet for interfering. The distur- bance continued for almost an hour ar t was over and the crowd biue came agt de ‘coat and brass to the rescue. Twenty Years Ago Mrs. Jerome A. Meyers, of Rebers-! burg, suffered a fraciured arm In a {all on a sidewalk near her home. Bellefonte’s two oldest men were thie Rev, James P. Hughes, who was 01 on December 15, and John Wetzel who observed his 92nd. birthday on January 2. Martiage Ucenses were issued to the following couples: Charles E Pletcher and Lydia C. Schenck, botn of Howard: AlMrad H., Walker, Le- mont, and Maude E. Harshbarger, of Linden Hall. “According to figures released DY | the Registrars of vital statistics there were 1076 births and 946 deaths in Centre County during 1918, as com-~ pared with 1073 births and 683 deaths for 1017 The Pennsylvania Department of Health, realizing that the return of soldiers from war offered the possi- bility of a spread of social diseases, dnnounced a campaign of education throughout the gtate to familiarize citizens with preventive measures. | Clinics for treatment of infected per- sons were to be opened in the larger cities. While John lyons was traveling {rom his sawmill located on the cross road between Howard and Jackson- ville, he suddimly found himself! within ten feet of a huge wildcat which jumped from the brush onto in ail the road. The cat did not tarry but | crossed the road and disappeared in the brush. Hunters in that area had reported seeing several wild cats the first reported in the vicinity for any years. A serious coasting accident occur- red on Bishop Street Thursday night when a heavy culter struck a tree in front of Bt John's Catholic church, severely injuring a number of the coasters. The cutter, owned by Paul Eberhart, who was then in| France, was Joaned to a group of young folks by Paul's brother, Mah- jon. Thomas Anderson was guiding the big sled and had just reached the bottom of the hill when a horse and sleigh driven by Boyd Sampeeli of near Bellefonte, approached from | the opposite direction. The horse, | seeing the cutter, reared, and the cutter swung to the left and struck the tree. Riders of the cutter were scattered over the street and were pickéd up and taken to the Black- ford restaurant. Anderson suffered head injuries and torn ligaments in the left wrist; Willlam Winton, broken nose and left leg injured; Miss Leotte Shope, broken ankle, hrulses and lacerations; Miss Grace Lucas, torn ligaments, lacerations and bruises. Mrs, Roy H. Grove, ¢praing and brulses, and Harry ler, ligaments, bruises, and other rider, escaped with a TT an Miss Anne Nolan clerk in the offi- ces of Register Frank Sasserman, reported that in 1918 a total of 268 marriage licenses had been issued. The total for 1917 was 301, and for 19186, 315 Fred Thompson, of Bellefonte, who isome time previously was ousted the Brumbaugh adm from his post as custodian of committee rooms was reappointed to that position bv Vincent Kane, a well known Belle. forite boy, defeated Mr. Clearwater three times champion pocket bil 'liard player of the United States, by {the score of 100 to 17 at the old Moerschbacher Billlard Parlor, on High Street. Mr. A. T. Boggs had resigned as pastmaster at Milesburg and Wilbur | Miles was acting in the office unth | a new appointment was made. Mr. | Boggs gave up the position because ‘of Ll health and because the finan- i cial returns were small, The Central Railroad of Pennsyl- | vania sold Hecla Park to Sheriff George H. Yarnell, the consideration being $4600. The deal included 27 acres of land, the dancing pavilion, ! the various stands, the big red mill with its contents and equipment, and i the large ice house. Sheriff Yarnell planned to operate the park as a go ing concern. James 1. McClure, Bellefonte gad- dler, returned from | where he had visited his sons, J. | Harvey MoClure and Charles Mc- Clure, while undergoing treatment iat a Philadelphia hospital for the removal of a troublesome growth ion his left hand. While repairing | i harness at Rockview penitentiary, i Mr. MoClure had plerced the growth {with an awl causing an Irritation which required expert treatment. Mrs. Pred Musser was slowly re- overing from the effects of a ner- {vous Wreakdown which for a time had threatened her NWe-Dr. J. W. Clark, Windber physician, was {spending a few days in Bellefonte | {locking after his estate and making | arrangements for his son, a World | War veteran, to re-enter the Penn- | isylvania State College Daggett was making arrangements to move his family (0 Pittsburgh {where he had secured a position as {resident manager of the distribution department of the Non-Alco Com- pany. ... Misses Ruth Bertram, Mario | Couaghan and Elizabeth Rosen- i hoover, three popular Bellefonte | girls, had made arrangements to en- iter the nurses training school of the i Waterville (Pennsylvania) Hospital | Delegates from Centre County to the WD.. A. R. cotiference in Harrisburg : Mrs. Harry C. Valentine, Mrs. , and Mrs. Jain I, Ole- B of Bellefonte, and Mrs. BE. |, Sparks, of Statg College. Philadelphia ! | feet, | Theodore ©. Jackson, succeed the late D, H. Grosby as cashier of the Moshannon National | Bank, Philipsburg Toner Alkey, of Bast Launb Street, | lan employe of the Chemical Lime Company, was injured when a belt on a crusher broke, striking him on the left side and arm. No bones were broken, but he was painfully cut and bruised. He was taken home in | | Robert Roan's car, many years “servant” Beaver, dropped dead while Spencer Thornton, employed at the Beaver residnece, was taking Mrs. Beaver home in a sleigh. “Joe” was aged about 30 years, | To avert a collision with the H, P. Harris and Frank Shillings funeral, car, W. H. Macker swung his car into the porch of the William P Humes residence on North Allegheny iStreet. Both porch and car were damaged, but Mr. Macker, a prison- er and another person in his machine at the time escaped injury, | [DO YOU KNOW basis against George of Italian France? 1. What the territorial claim How old Shaw? 3. Is London New York? 4. How often conferences held? 5. What would be the legal effect a Senate resolution, declaring against a third term for any Presl- dent? 6. Have Japan? 7. What proportion of pi belong to the American Medic: sociation? 8. Where ginate? 9 When will the F manoeuvre in the Atlant 10. How many states mens in legislative bodies? 11. Who conirol arms factory? 12. When war begin? 13. When did Germany and Greal Britain sign a naval treaty? 14. Can glass be made invisible? How many workers are on the WB 2 € Barnard older much ¢ han are Pan-American ¢ Os piancs raided Chinese sicians Al As lave wo- A the Ad Lhe 1 inecme ? i NCCI 17. Is there a wheat surph 8.7 # Or Oi Foon What Is the National (1410 t born? Fe Ppt iN —— made in 1§ i A realy, i Italy's entrance nec with the war aguinst Germany 1 8 yeary oil 3. london mean December tem- peralice is 3 degrées higher New York's 35 degroes 4. Every five yearn 5. whatever 6 February Chinese planes were Formosa, 7. 110000 cut « 8. In Mexico 8. Prom January 18 until March. i0 states; 137 out of ¢ tinated 3.000 members. Technically the Caecho-8ioe government In the summer of 1906 In 1936 Yeu, by Processes At the end of 1938, 3,170 000, $81,100 000000 in 1009 Yes; 435000000 bushels It iz conducting apn inquiry the entire economic JOT1 than Ea None ast TOA reporicd over 1 3 hak a 5 00 ££ 3 . i an es- a wi two newly discovered Antinn's nation s The Treasury denies the report, 20. In the sixth or seventh year before the Christian era. a Deparunent octane — LO. OF. PAST GRANDS MEET IN BOALSDURG The Centre County Past Orands Association met with Boalsburg IL O 0, F. Lodge No. 804 on Thursday evening, January 12 President Willis E Wion, Belle- fonte, announced committees for the year with the following chairmen: membership, W. 8. Jackson, State College: memorial, C. ¥. Hoy, Belle- fonte: publicity, E. MM. Rolirbeck, State College: batquet, L. A. Stover, ellofonte; auditing CG. B. Way Belleforvie, entertainment, H. W Lonberger, State College; and Christmas party, V. A. Auman, Cen- re Hall Lodges at Bellefonte, Boalsburg, Centre Hall, and State College were represented at the meeting by 15 association members and 19 visitors Edgar Grove, Centre Lodge No. 1563, | was elected a member of the assoc- tion. The committee on meetings an- nounced the following schedule: Febreuary 7, al Bald Eagle No. 410, | Milesburg: March 4, Penns Valley No. 276, Pine Grove Mills; April 7, Port Matlida No, 733. May 2, Mill- helm No. 956; June 2, Snow Shoe No 226; September 11, Blanchard No. 1427; October 2, State College No. 1032; November 2. Centre No. 163, Bellefonte; December 7, Centre Hall (No. 885; and January 3, 190, Lick Run Ne. 211, Howard. i om — NASAL ALARM CLOCK Thousands of lives have been | snuffed out by a coffee pot or a tea kettle boiling over and extinguishing the gas flame, allowing the fumes to fill the room unnoticed. But now, according to a report by the American Petroleum Industries Committee at Rockefeller Center. a | strongly odorous substance is being made from petroleum by-products that acts as a waming alarm clock to the nose. If the coffee pot boils | over or a leak develops in the gas | meter, the pungent and penetrating | odor carried by the escaping gas Is | sure to be noticed. One d of the | substance will scent 30,000,000 cubic | ® “Joe,” the faithful horse who spent | in the service of the | Gephart family, and later became a | n the family of General | WARNS OF GAS LEAKS op — Sunday School Lesson PETER DENIES HIS LORD ——— tial sinfulness of his nature, Peter (fell back on his inherent faith and tional Sunday School Lesson Interna for January 22, 1930. | GOLDEN TEXT: “let him that thinketh he stanhdeth take heed lest he fall'"—1 Corinthi- ans 10:12, Lesson Text: Luke 22:31-34, 54-62 Peter had been foremost among the disciples in recognizing Jesus He was first to proclaim him the Messiah, he realized his righteous. ness on one occasion and the unfit- ness of his own society, he trusted his power as he started across the stormy waters of Galilee, and he pro tested his loyally unto death even il all others abandoned him, but he was to experience the bitter disap |pointment of discovering how un- | equal he was 10 be in a time of great peril and testing. There however his favorable lights. broke int the peace of the Garden sedze h master, it was Peter who played the part of courage as he saw it and In the fi unequal number sword to defend Jesus wit {de are, along fallure certain When Lhe soldiers to \O of ar hi Peter followed but { i within range nt The bearin ( compicte v » prayer kept: close 1 ence afterward Legal Notices CAUTION NOTICE Chariotia Ny i board w) Li not be responsible for & Way contnos FRANK NYMAN Howard, LD. 2, ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE t » Ww 4 demands present them : Lemme 2 WILLIAM wl Ait & Carmgobhail | HAINES EXECUTORS NOTICE w Molter ¢ E Tight, late Coury, Pa. de Lotiers testamentary slats having deen groans undersigned, sil persons he sald estnte are req payment, and those present the satne duly delay to EARL M. BA} H Spring Mills, Pa "4S Llre runed EXECUTRIX NOTICE In the Matter of the Bente of Hugh laird Curtin, late of Boggs Townehip, cenitre County, deceased. Letters testamentary in the estate having geen granted uncdemigned, all persons indebied the sald estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims 0 present the same duly proven, wilde out delay to THOMAZ DE H. CURTIN, Exeoutrix, Howuyd R. P. D. 1, Spang. ler & Campbell, Attorneys . * * ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE In the Matter of the Eames of Enma Graham lastence, late of Beliefonte Borough, Centre Co, deceased Letiors of asdaministration on sald estate having teen granted the ull- dersigned, ali pervons indebied there to are requested to (nake itnunediale payments, and those having clalins Or demands against the same, will pre sent them without delay for settles ment to HELEN J HA , Admin Istratrix, ¢. + a. Baliefonte, Pa x ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE In the Matter of the Estate of Dalla May Btaniey, late of Boges Fownanip, Centre County, Pa. deceased. Letters of administration on sald esinte having been granted the Ube dersigned, all persons indebted therels are requested to make Inanediate payments, and those having cialis or demands against the same, will present them without delay ror wet. tiement to CLARENCE W. STANLEY Administrator, 423 Oarfield Ov Tyrone, Pa NOTICE i Matter of 8 Satisfaction of | a mom e given by James Bustier WO Jacob Pletcher, in the Court of Com- mon Pleas of Centre County, No. | In the | Pobeuary Tern, 1000, To Jacob Pletcher, his wife, thelr | heirs, legal representatives, or SHOs0- ever may be the legal holder or holders of the : hereinafter described. Take notice that on the tergh day of January 1039, Eimer D. Hall pre. sented his petition to She above Court averring thet he i the owner of al that certain plece, 4 land situate In ! rd, Cou of Peunsvivwan Beginning at the uth corner of Franklin Baker's lot; thence glong the { cornet, public road one hundred (100) 16085000 or Benjamin Howdesh Hey, thence along alley two hundred and seventeen and four-NSths (217 4-5) feet to an he foot aioy: thence along the same 0 Prank Baker's lot: thence along same to the place of beginning. Cone Ba Rv wg utier hs Pletcher, on August | 1821 which mortgage was duly record ed In the office of the or of Deed of Centre "3 mgs Rook " t the said satisfied of recoed Bg nia Bf pe Br due and Interest whe and preying on w ¥ | On belief to see ahead the possiblities of hope and atoning service Peter's repentance was genuine and has a great spiritual slgnifi- cance for all those who aspire to ideals impossible for human hearts Henry Drummond points out four characteristics: “(1) It 6 a divine thing. It began with God. Pete: did not turn, But the Lord turne and looked upon Peter, (2) It very sinsitive thing. A look did it It is a very iniénse thing, Peter iw out and wept bitterly. 4) It 5 a very lonely thing. Peter went nt-and out into the quiet n 4 is a 3 wel ght wu be alone with his son and God.” The comrast between the bearit if Jesus while on trial for ind Pet merely suspected our } ng been a follower, ; effort to add weight to false- and deception, Peler Ix rantic heated, cursing his bewlidered the stent accusation Je of truth ad uch J ¢ i r is very su 1 a f ml ’ [ERa TH Nearing in DET us, full resort He faced Wl calmness aimeelf that eventually tr 10 Ww QOU DL and faith righteotsnes umph wi Peter i 10 adopt COrTe wer nation TR trovert Ww and Immemori J Ded requested to make in SIA, RN those 3 ds. aEalnst ihe same, will 3 8 Wut without delay for wt - ment to RERBOCA WERTZ, Adminis. ihalrix, Bellefonte, Pa. 2. P. D. Joho. & Jahoston, AVOrney Lf having ADMINISTRATOR'S NOt In the Maller the Pat FE. Davidson, late of Boggs a La tery astate havis designed - . : of ¢ Of las Tos ne of JAMES J. DAVIDSON Wingate, Po, Johnston Alor pers ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE the Matter of the Bata Win Racha, ate of Bgwir Letters of esdmisistration on AOVe esinie having been grant We undersighed, ail Persons od 10 mld eetate are reguesiod payment ta the undersigied, and te g olalma present the aome ut delay, to FRANK RACHAC trator, West Migh Street, Bollefonte, Pa. Arshiur C. Dile, Belse- fonte, Pa. Attorney for Estate 26 0 make g 3s 0 TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE In the Distros Court of the Uni Gtates for the Western Iotrict Pennsylvania In the Matfer of Ellen Ward, Sarah Marcelene Ward rupts No. 19.019 In Bankruptcy. No. 10.02 \ Bankriuptoy, Pursuant to an onder and deere J. Calvin lang, Jr. Referee in Ban rupley. the undersigned trustee of 1h above pamed bankrupt, will expose mle al public auction at the Oo House, siieforyte, Pennsylvania fn TUESDAY. JANUARY 24TH, 1930 at 2:00 nn. mm. the following deseribed MHI estate. Jamie In Snow Bhoe Township, Centre County, Pennsyiva- nis PURPART NO. 1 Being the Mineml only in all that oerinip tract of and described an follows: inning at a post on the Une of a mot of land surveyed in the name of James Tomp- ns, themes West 210 perches 0 stones oni the line of tract surveyed to Sharp Delaney; thente North 80 per ches sald tract of Sharp Dee laney and tract of Mind surveyed in the peane of Willian MoPhirson, thence Bat 210 perches along land of Eiwood Kelley 10 a post gn the line of James ins survey; thence South along the Une of the maid James itis survey to the place of be- ginning. Containing 101 acres strict memsire PURPART NO. 2 Beginning at a past, thence Sotth 80 perches along a bir of land surveyed in the make of am hic? hniatil to a poet; theboe Past along land E. C. Burton 140 Perches Ed thence Noth along nds of el Mayes 80 perches 10 a Wiiite Oak: thefice West along lands of John Mays M0 verches 10 the place | of beginning. Oo fing 70 pores. " thereout “a cortaln layer, canal, coal. | Beginning at the | , thence East along | oll BO per Bouwih corner, thenoe Nathan Ide 40 perches Fe] of CGenevieve Bank Nort hwost hes to a slong lands 0a thenoe North Whiteman 40 the beginning. Oontaining twenty Acres more Or Jess. & nig above, begin. | ut Stamp, thence | aj Andrew Whiteman Bas | sixtecn to 8 out, thence slong Jands of Mary T. Walker, 40 ning at a {the Bast by what THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. com? « & assistant | | {cashier of the Mrst. National Bank | of Huntingdon, had bees, named to | trv! s known ns Waller Sait ot al, tract, on the South by Lite Mestatihon Creek snd on 4} West v1y Seartinld Cond Cutapaly et Cone jundrod siEvy (10%) CL Olona Mowhnt by tart No Vidsie Law Tory non All of tiv Ww. » of TrRME Al # NO tA od aed 4 SALE STARTS TODRY | AND ENDS SAT. JAN.2] AT JO PM CLOSING gro = | 79 PLATE mm “a {43 « HARDENED § 14:16) Y PLLA ’ Pig. Cc. dd i] Face Sellen VALUE! | $7 Pda TE; pr i 7 AL { =e, pra! Her STOCK — SWAY LITE, FOR RODDED : i SHFETY \ SWINGS ON FLEXO SPRING v PHIPP - | we | | ————— Mey 1 PUICTEM of thw male by pier Cot and of the Er p 1 he crecUtion "n'y amd The Gil ids on Lite to tine : BH. CIRUSTY, Tras n. Pag, Bellefonte, Ms Ay and wie 1 ALVTHUI wondirmnation United States Diese end trustee Tomerves Lhe night Lg 18 and Ww wd journ oe dren, Bog. Atoora, Pe — ——T ER MERCHANDISE! OSING OUT ALL WINTER ACCESSORIES AND PARTS AT COST AND LESS THAN COST TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW SPRING MERCHAN DIS E yd Dia aa’ 4 h 4 hd — 5 Bh NS x 1 TWIN SPEED MOTORS RUBBER BLADES ) ‘PACK RGE OF a0 1ardwo ¢ SS. EASILY REMOVES | Uipre GREASE & GRIME | £ [5 RED GREEN OR AMBER 3¢ WA eq. 5¢ | 2fn5t 7 REE. S100) iS aie BELLEFONTE, PENNA,
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