Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, May 11, 1939, Image 14

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    Page Six
Over The County News
Mrs. Robert Heckman, of Spring
Mills, last week while cleaning house
had the misfortune to fall from a
chair. She received bruises and 4%
slight cut on the head. No serious
results have followed
Mrs. Esther Minnich of Philips-
burg, took part in the opening of the
New York World's Pair last Sunday
as Centre county's official represen
tative there. During part of the
duration of the Fair she will act as
hostess
Eight students of East Penns Val-
ley high school and Bandmaster P
F. Bartges, participated in the Sus
quehanpa University All- Master
High School band festival held last
Friday and Saturday at Selinsgrove
The students, selected among the
175 representative young musician
from 30 central Penacylvania high
schools, are Dick Bartges, Anna
Hosterman, Betty Stover Pearl
Stover, Jensen Mingle, Dean Wink
Ieblech, Glenn Vonada and Guerne)
Beran
Bud Caldwell of East Bishop
Street, who was angling for trout
in the swift waters ¢f Spring Creek
fust below the Lamb street bridge
was quite surprised one day Iasi
week when he hooked and landed #
14-inch bass. The remarkable part
about the catch that up tw thai
time no one has been known to have?
ever seen anything resembling a bass
in Spring Creek. Since the bass sea-
son does nog come in until July 1
the angler tossed his catch back
into the stream after he had showed
it to a number of other nearby
fishermen. Bud caught the bass
2 minnow
While motoring last Sunday al-
ternoon on the road leading from
Howard to Hublersburg flash of
lightning struck a large tree gnd iit
erally tore it to pieces, close to a cal
operated by William Kerlin
1s
on
Ji
and carrying Mrs. Kerlin and Harvey
Flink as passengers. Andther car
was immediately opposite and closer
to the tree than the Kerlin car, and
for some utaccountable reason if
stopped dead the instant the flash
came. The Kerlin car drew up to
the other car to ascertain whether
any one was injured but the driver
could give no reason for the car’
making the sudden stop. There
was but one flash of lightning, and
it came without a bit of warning
—
an
COMPENSATION
AUTOMOBILE & FIRE
INSURANCE
ED L. KEICHLINE
BELLEFONTE
Temple Court Phone 196
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N
KELVINATORS
PHILCO RADIOS
MELROY'S
Phone 9599-K-1
FLEABANT GAP, Pa
ABC and YOSS
WASHERS
BENDIX HOME LAUNDRY
ELECTRIC STOVES
—_—
C. Y. WAGNER
& COMPANY
WAGNER'S
Quality Flour
6 Bard Whest Pai Flom
WAGNER'S
Our Best Flour
4-60 Blend
WAGNER'S
Very Best Flour
Winter Wheat
Wagner's 32% 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 Berateh
Feed.
Wagner's Chick Feed
Hydes Cream Calf Meal
a——
Eshelman’s Dog Feed
All kinds of high protein
feeds for mixing with yow
awn feed.
Dealers in All Kinds
of Grains
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Johnny Oskewitz, of Sunnyside,
near Bellefonte, was bitten by =
copperhead snake one day recently
The lad was on his way to school
when the shake bit him. He was
taken to the office of a Bellefonte
physician where he received the
usual snake-bite treatment
F. M. Pisher, of Centre Hall, Is
patiently waiting on a new Dodge
car marooned in an ice floe on Lake
Erie. The car was ordered shipped
from Detroit to Buffalo by boat by
the Dodge dealer, and was so ship-
ped, but the port was DOL reached
for the reason stated The oar
seaplane green WAS purchased
through the R 8S. Haagen agency
Centre Hall
Joseph Myers, of Pleasant Gab
caught a brook trout 18 inches long
and weighing 2% pounds last Thurs-
morning while fishing with an
minnow in Spring Creek
mt, an unusually well propor-
exceptionally
and attracted
fishermen
briefly at
and Harold
Bellefonte
da}
artificial
The 1
tioned specimen was
large 1
the
nr that sj
mn { many
was displ
laved
Poorman 's
eCies
atrentic
when
Sam
Pp
garage
station
Spicher’s service
C. M. Smith, of Miibeim, has re-
signed from the sales department of
the Andrews Stove company which
represented number
W accep sales
Maou-
he for a ol
JETER EE TE §)
Majestic
Qt
YERI Ss a a
supervisor for the
turing C« Mo
makers of the Majestic range. Mi
Smith, who will begin his new work
this week in a territory consisting of
Pennsylvania and New York, was in
Loui
Lh UE
of Louis
fag
=e
Si
last week gelling acquaint
new JOO
Hawk, of Mo
Irwin, of Snow
court on $5040 ball ea
oq ire
in Bellefonte last
ving while
ftillam hannon
and Donald Shoe
we
{ i
Harold
Monday on
intoxicated
Hawk was
» held tor wil
hearing before
SOW
or
charges of dri
lrwin
whale
Dal
to and 8 Now
next term
ted Saturda)
township
Fin
Dy
furnistied
awaiting Lhe Of
court Both were
Hawk in Snow Shoe
liceman GW
B townsiup
fai®
in Jal
alre
state
Irwin
man
Pe
Ml
J. J
Ralph Brand!
man, retur
nesday [ter an
RES pole
Mignos na
Millheim business
ned 10 hig hame
luntary
Ralph |
companied Bethard Keller gn
expe
itl 1 a
ane ol
y Staten
Lo & Hospital
eastward t
When
very
his tri}
Island, in
rived
a big truch
De
vot rire trod
ne
there he i
Al Al-
taken Lo a
ittempted
lentown, however, he wa
hospital where he received reat
ment and remained until lass Tue
on. Having a diabetic
L CK Nat
vered at this
Wa A VETY
lly re
tiry
ine
Marshals {rom Coviug
Kentucky, transported four
prisoners to the Pederal Penitentiary
(at Lewisburg and passing
through Centre Hall took '& noon
lunch at the Coldron restaurant
The priconers were coupled by pairs
Garage a stop was
the prisoners LOing
On returning the
ne of them displayed a cuff-
left wrist to the Marshal
grinning and informing him
was a “back d * The slip-
Ping of the uf created a chuckle
among the grows Before leaving
uf! wis unlocked and replaced
tightly, specilators g ime
Two U. 8
Lon
O00
on
tne Hagan
for was
t w LOLet 10
i
Large
there x
Lhe
nGTe
Two per were injured last
Saturday morning in a crash two
miles west of Miflinburg when the
sedan operated by Rev. 1. A Wag-
of Ce ¢ Hall, and the truck
of Thurlow Strickler of Welkert, col
ded. Rev. Wagner suffered lacer-
ations of the chin and chest brulses
and Miss Lena Petterolf, also of
left eye. ‘Their sedan was following
Centre Hall, suffered a cut over the
the truck, which attetnpted to turn
left off the highway at the same
time the Centre Hall operator was
attempting to pass. The right side
of the sedan collided with the left
side of the truck, forcing it into a
: culvert. Damage 10 the sedan was
estimated at about $175 and to the
truck about $25
There is one 275-acre tract of land
in Central Penna. that, typographi-
tally speaking looks as if it might
have been lifted bodily from Sen
William E. Borah's state, idaho, gnd
set down again near Nefl’s Mills,
| Shavers Creek Velley, Huntingdon
county. This is the stock ranch of
| Wm. Gregory Moore, author-ranch-
er. where western ranch methods are
followed almost exclusively. Last
season BO head of eatile ranged ove:
this ranch from spring until fall
The owner follows the custom of
pasturing young cattle from the
herds of Central Penna, dairymen
which are supervised closely along
i with the animals belonging to him
Nearly all of his 275 acre tract .s
well-caught in bluegrass. A saddle
{horse is available for round-ups
Much of the hay is stacked In the
fields western style. When a young
man the Shavers Creek Valley writer
Apert a year on cattle ranches in the
West, observing first-hand’ the
methods in vogue there. One speci
ality followed at the ranch is the
production of veal on a wholesale
Plan
res
Ons
ner
| Dynamite Used
To Wreck Porch
————
(Continued from Page 1)
ed. A charge of dynamite caved the
whole drift mouth In
i Investigation revealed that sever-
ial cars came down the road from
{ the mine shortly after the blasts
{ ahd were seeti hy u passerby. A
| plece of dynamite paber Wis found
! outside the mine
| Family members reported that
| the mine had not beéens Operating
| the previous two weeks
mm a— DL ————"
Ome of these days we hope that
the flow of money will exceed the
| output of checks and thus enable Us
| to maintaifi a respectable balance
:
:
i
{where 4 rb. ought to be main- |
| tained,
———
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,
Waldo BE. Homan, et ux, to Edward
D. Zong, et ux, of Oak Hall, tract in
| Harris Twp. $1
A. F Bower, to M. M. Bower, of
Aaronsbwrg, tract In Halnes Twp,
$50
A. F. Bower, et ux, to Michael M
Bower, of Aaronsburg, tract in
Haines Twp.; $1,000
Michael M. Bower, to
Musser, of Coburn trac
Twp. 81
Grace M. Musser, to M. M. Bower
et ux, of Aaronsburg, tract in Haines
Twp. §l
M. M. Bower
Bower, of Aaronsburg,
Haines Twp.; $1
Mabel R. Bowel
et ux, of Aaronsburg
Twp.; $1
M. M Bowe:
of Aaronsbuhg
$l
Michael
Bower of
Hales Twp
Mabel R
et In,
Haines Twp. ,
J. F. Gates
Jellefonte
I'wp.; $1
Adella D. Sy
of Centre Hall
I Twp $!
s¢ MeGlirk. to
4 ux, of Po
Philipsburg: $1800
Jeanette Wilkinson
Fry. et ux, of Bellefonte
i ges Twp. $50
Elsle K. Wall, to A J
ix of Stormstown
Moan Twp £85
Barbara Kutches
Jurinich bar, ol
D. tract in Spring Twp. $20
Calvin C. Coble, 10 Bessie A Cobie
{ Oak Hall, tract ln Coliege Tw}
]
Cirace M
in Haines
to Mable R
tract in
el ux
to M
tract
M. Bowel
in Miles
Mable R Bower
in Milles Twp
10
tract
R
in
Mabel
tract
M. Bower, to
Aawondoury
$1
Bower to M
Adronsburg
$l
to
tract
M. Bower
wakt in
Elsie K. Walle, of
Mi Hall Moon
FP Raine
tract in Pot
angler to C
RD. 1
Andrew L. Ben
son, et DUrg, tract mn
Hp
to Samuel J
RD. tract
Tomco, ¢
Hall
tract wu
to Ruby
R
et
¢
Dat
el Bellefonte
t
Welland to
ichreffier, of Howard Twp
‘alker Twp. $560
Allo Holmes to Paul
ol ux, of Ferguson Twp
uson Twp, 81
John LL. Holmes, ot
Kern, et ux State College
in Perguson Twp: $400
Curtls Neidigh ux. §
Elizabeth Kern State Coll
tract in Ferguson Twp. $860
George BR. Meek, ot gl
Union church, Spring Twp
ring Twp. $i
Eva D Luse et al, to TU
1X. of State Cx
liege, 35.500
Rocfing Co. to Lil
Tyrone, tract in Tayl
Mary D
tract in
al, 10 Chars
of tralt
Mars
eye
~ Q
of
Porge
rag
to
L $41
Buri
Spri
Wmas C
wuege, Ia
it al. to Katye M
Wp. tracy in State
E Keller
Wa
to Ray
Manchester, Mass
oliege: $1
County H
of Bellefonte
$2260
Shirk
of
$1500
ale
Centre
Yakici 1 al
Patton Twp
Samuel P
Young, et al
Union Twp.
Merle F. Homan, et
D. Wagner, ot al. of
tract in College Twp
American Lime ang
Alvin J. Fisher, et al
tract in Spring Twp
Alvin J. Pisher et
Willams, of
wp. $800
Jennie
Juilan,
to
B®
al. to Cyrus
State College
$!
Stotie CO
of Bellefonte
$950
ai
Julian, tract
Ethel May Hill to Milford W. Cox
et al, of Bellefomte, tract Marion
Twp: $1 000
IL. M Narehood. +t al to
Hahn, et &l. of Moshannon
in Burnside Twp. $20
if
Noah
tract
-
Forest Fires Keep
Wardens on Jump
(Continued from pegs oue)
Deen 44 fires in the nil
Forest District reports District For-
ester Hogeland, burning over about
1100 acres of Hmberland
Philipsburg and nearby territory's
dry woods made ideal tinder as six
forest fires peppered the landscape
over Saturday and Bunday
All day Sunday fire crews and
members of COC camps re uggied
to keep fires under control. Fire
towers Monday morning stated all
fires had been extinguished
Fears were expressed for the lives
of fire fighters in the Black Bear
section at 8ix Mile Run Bunday af-
ternoon when the area's worst fire
licked up scrub pine trees there and
raced across 250 acres of dry woods
Several times fire fighting crews
from Philipsburg battled their way
to safety when the fire threatened
to encircle them
Another serious fire broke out in
Cabbage Hollow on the upper end
of Cold Stream. First reported to be
in the Bandy Ridge arez the fire
was finally located above Cold
Stream. Nearly one hundred acres
were destroyed in the blaze
Nearby territories all had a taste
of forest fires. A blaze broke out
in the Aliport-Morrisdale section
Sunday while Saturday afternoon
al Phoenix near Osceola, CCC crews
fought a fire on the hills there A
small fire was reported near Gear-
hartville while Pleasant Hill was the
scene of a slight fire which broke
out near the Meese mine tipple
Wr a
forest Spr
SUNBURY WOMAN, #2,
HEROINE ON BOAT MISHAP
An 82-year-old Sunbury woman
is still receiving the plaudits of
traveling companions for in song
keeping up the spirits of scores of
passengers on a ferryboat lost in
Long Island Sound. Bunday night
The boat, ferrying between Mam-
aroneck and the World's Fair went
aground near Execution Rock near
New Rochelle and then lost
bearings
Aware of the situation, Mrs. Jea-
nette Bmith, began leading the pas-
sengers in singing “Smile, Bmile,
Smile,” and similar songs
Mrs. James R. Thompson, Mr,
{ Thompsoni, and Mr. and Mrs. Pred-
erick Eber, all of Bunbury.
The boat anchored until dawn
and then proceeded to the fair
Not every pocket book bulges with
| mcney.
its |
Others |
in Mrs. Smith's party were her niece |
THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA,
Further Adventures
of Lewis
(Continued from Page 1)
when, in an unguarded moment he
passed some Spurious notes in pay
ment for a horse which he had
bought from General Root, who had
invited him to crack a bottle of
wine and drink 10 Lhe succes of
Governor Tompkins
The worthless characte:
money being discovered, Lewls was
arrested and confined in the Troy
jail, from which he made his escape
through the connivance of the jai)
daughter and another young
woman whom he designated a
an intimate friend’ of the
but who had become ensmored
Lewis and was frequently
to his cell
of
the
ers
Other
ol
admilled
Tews now assumed the name
Peter Van Buren, and the
who sccompanied him, that
linda. ‘They in a few
Albany where Marri
The
wile |
Joined
thieves
thelr
just
of #
went any
they were
heard of Lewis and
York City, where
vy
aividend st
next
in New
oath-bound
declared a
[Lad]
who
rendezvous every
as Lhe COCK Eave
FOWw
Having been severely beater
evelrlng ny
cused Lim
uabie aoe
abstracted
ni
of
which he
CLAD Pa Laon wh
COLCP RIE OT
clalme
in a store from
vet bag of Mi John Jacob
he Jeft New York wile hil
jowrneyed to New Brunswick, whe
mall house in
week
1 fe wl
thie ve
Aslor
wile
wl
he renied a
inte
8 Ifw
a daughter
Lewis finally fow
Pennsylvania again
landed In Bedford |
charge of ounter
ey. He
entenced
wai ha w
sid event
aso
passing « Teit
tried, IK
tel yours
Was und gut
wo i Lhe
| 5
u 1
ler
by
ern Penltentialy, b
A Vest WAS pardoned
ernol
Het
} reCovel
had lormerly
but the bank official
to honor his check
again reduced to Aisisz
“It thi
Lewis met Connells
name Rumbaugh
Hanson, 9%
SOME INODey
to Bedford nh
money
uiniing
some of the
deposited
w
Was On OCR BON
first whose re
and snoths
rk
wis
man named
about to get
A Mr McClellan happened
pping in Bedford He was
om Pittsburgh to
and it was nolsed
large sun of money
Lewis i
ie
way |
phila sarod
he had &
POs seRs oT ang 4
determine
sid COnCceRiing hens ¢
wi Ae
{ri ups t
TENG IPI Ca, i
it where UM ’
g dense forest
Mr
£136 tive
RINDOUTILGS
ad pa
they
McC
io &
throug
rised and
INCHES
McClellan
AFMNE &
rotibed I
!
affair wae
man vent
y Lewis and Connelly were ¢
narrate hem in
poe LHLiRD A LHe
would spare
182
where
Their last exploit was
the Seven Mountains
by McGuire, they robbed
gs of Hammond & Page
mercant
on
aided
ther
¥
Ww BREOL
30:1 "we 5
GUILE
Bells
8 RIES
Hite were
Mars
maxing
of Lewis
we ’
"e v v
ip the Mi
nosed 1 Le
mot
ne home
While engag
fhe toen §
were surprised Ly
there Ly the ascendil
arrested
manage
followed the &
ood brace. which 1
#
They
to the Drills
A ended i f ITIVE ARN
tH, where
shooting
hous of Samuel Bm
halted to withess a
contest in which a Gumber
and boys were taking part
In the meantime MoGhes
Jonn Hammond WHllam Am
Paul Lebo, Peter Dysell and Joss
Putier. citizens of Ba&liefonte, had
started in pursuit & the robbers
How they were captured has
related before in these columns
“In the conflict which ensued
Lewis was shot twice Connelly
reached the brink of
and when in the act of plunging o
was struck in the abdomen the
wound beibg 30 large that the «
trails protruded and caused
death on the 2nd dav of August
‘Lewis was conveyed 10 the Belle
fonte jail, where, refusing to |
hit arm amputated, be died on th
12th day of August, 1820. His re.
mains were buried In the Bap
cemetery at Milesburg
“Lewis’ mother, who was know
by the early settlers as "Granns
Leathers.” previous to going to Si
nemaboning had found her way
Clearfield and occupied a sma
building on the east bank of
Susquehanna, which was
wards used by A. B. Reed. Enq. a
a spring house, bit was destroyed
by fire in 1850 8he wis represented
as a mild and kind old lady. and it
was a matter of regret that the clos.
ing vears of her life were clouded
by the sad end of her wayward son
In the summer of 1803 #t was
rumored around that David lewis
during the latter part of his life
had concealed $62.000 of his {ll-got
fen gains in & cave near “"Woll's
Rocks,” in a wild glen six or eight
miles east of Philipsburg Many
persons were drawn there,
openly, others stealthily, in search
of the money, but none was found
“Lewis had a comparatively short
but colorful career. He did not
sess the instincts of a killer—on the
contrary, on several! Sccasions
prevented his companions
Jame
Deen
the sMrean
MY
ihe
after.
from
the
WOMEN'S CLUB CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN POCONOS
This year Pennsylvania Clubwom-
en have chosen Lhe Pex
ono Mountains the the
1936 state convention 24
and 25. Delegates and guests will
have Aan opportunity of seeing
spring in the Poconos when the con
vention opens at the lun Buck
Hill Falls
The
beautiful
for
“»
FA]
seene
Muay
aul
in was planned
for just such a purpose and |
quale in every Aside from
Joy of seeing nature at its best, Lhe
committee has to it that the
convenlion program is 0 be worth
the time every  clubwoman
Junior and Senjor. Each department
of state work will be represented on
the formal program, in addition w
conferences in private group
sided over by state officer:
state department chairmen
time Ison
idens will be given for ali ph ol
bullt and
ade
Way the
er
of
“nnd
Ample
Hd exchanges
for disc of
IUD WOIK
date nor tempting
Fhe
inte
will
cidbwome;
PUT [Ge
I pent
A
wii
CAUSE
CONINTIONS
SEES LANGUAGE
OF WORLD
he must
bombing
Irabue said
When &
PAL 8 Dew
OTEaniees a
manufact
product
CampaEn
agveri
Lage 4 newLpa per
(EY WTiling
Wi
RL OW
§
th
MITGQLEND
ianguage
ial cement
Woman Killed In
Leap From Auto
(Continued fron page one)
Enown
visited ber Thursday
If her condition continues 1
Prove Abe may be brought
flock Haven hospital for
treatment
i
Ata.
NEXT SUNDAY...
MOTHER'S DAY...
o>,
ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME!
By train . . . by plane . . . by
sutomaobile . . . millions of
people will go home this
Sunday to spend the day
me |
PO8- |
he |
committing murder on their victims |
{to him in early youth the story of
Cain and Abel, and he was always
{impressed by the lesson ™
San s————
Trade Union for Jobless Rovalty
who has invited 77 other ouster yl.
(ers to band together for better
{ breaks and bigger pensions. lly.
trated story In the May 21st isons
{of The American Weekly, distrib.
led with the Baltimore Sunday
| American. On sale ut all news.
stands,
The story of a pathetic old queen i
He declared that his mother related
REDUCED
NIGHT RATES
WILL BE IN EFFECT ON
MOST LONG DISTANCE CALLS
| ALL DAY MOTHER'S DAY!
| gMA PALL TELEPHONE COMPANY |
’ OF PENNSYLVANIA
Legal Notices
EXECUTRIX NOTUE $47 114% ud
In the Matter of the B } { ! ree
Charles Garfield bel at ol t t aiid yh
College Boroug
Letters test
estate having
dersigund
said
payment
present 1
out dels
Executrix
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
In the Matter of Adis L. Ardery
of Worth Township, deceased
Laetters of administration on sid es
Lhe ier
22. TDDIROS. The first and final
sccount of Estella M. Parsons, execrx
of etc, of Hannah M. 1ddings, iste of
Unjonvilie Borough deceased
. h 23. JOHNSTON I'he frst and
debied ’ ’ ruial account I B. Johnston
nein te a -
mined y Att oa } Belle Job late
inte
ng eel granted
Perso
sted 10 make
decreased
Ww! OO BC anand gain Lh
1 witho :
i. BE. ARDEILY
Matin, Pa
elite ar rey | ' k 2
REGISTERS NOTICES
following ‘ it
en clay 1 tie KEN
Ad weount of
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[re ir § {
Lid
MOSER
ADMINISTHATRIN
the Muller Gl
NOTH)
in \
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deceased
Las
tals
rhea
mre req
ment
demand
sent th
he nut
EXECUTRIN'S NOTCH
In the Matter o ¢ ¥ 1
an
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MILAN
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nite, ® OU
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ADM
TRATOR
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’
BIssOLLTION NOTH
« "
REMEMBER
When You Want
REQUESTING BIDS h Gi Ihe § a 3 Anything In Lumber,
y Department. oftce of te 55 Sadie Girerer. Wate of Critie ¥ Millwork, Doors,
Sash, Roofing
W. R. SHOPE
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Phone 432
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
IN EVERY DEAL
IN EVERY PARTICULAR
dee $
VER he
Euner (
TIN
"
“GUESS
AGAIN/”
TQLECTRIC CO!
15 Lint LALCIRIC
RY LLL
% STYLED BY EXPERTS ON KITCHEN BEAUTY.
n DESIGNED TO SAVE TIME, WORK AND TO
COOK BETTER.
% PRICED WITHIN THE MEANS OF ANY FAMILY.
fast, clean, flameless