July 13, 1939. TE — — | Echoes From the Past "Fifty Years Ago Charles Noll, son of Mr. John Noll, of Bellefonte, is now operating tn the telephone office at Lock Ha- ven in place of Mr. Troxell, who re- cently was transferred to Willlams- port. Mrs. Harriet Pifer and her ac- complished daughter, Miss Mary, have concluded to make Philipsburg thelr home, and as soon as they san find a house will go to housekeeping They will be an addition to Phil- ipsburg’s society, The Bellefonte Band has ordered new umiforms for summer Wear The coats are short sacks, pure white in color and made of a good quality of linen. Small caps to match the coat and the regular blue pantaloons complete the uniforms which will be very attractive indeed We are now in the dog day season, which will last until August 22 Dog days were so called by the Egyptan astronomers from the fact that Sirius, the dog star, rose with the sun during that uniting its influence with that of the sun caused extreme sickness Dog days is the time when bolls come around and put people out of patience and in a bad humor One day recently the merchants | of Pleasant Gap received several barrels of bananas, and after un- packing them threw the grass in which they were packed in the back alley. Four cows, the property of Matthew Riddle, came that way and all of them ate of the grass The next day two of the cows died and the following day the other two succumbed. An examination dis- closed the fact that the grass had hardened the stomach and the re- sulting indigestion caused death There is some question whether it was the grass or the effect of poisonous matter from the green banana skins which the deaths A perfect nuisance--the dogs at Garman's stable.... The Bellefonte Cornet Band will accompany the Methodist picnic today... Jos, Folk is playing policeman this week while Willlam Garis is soldiering at Bedford... Huckleberries are plenty this season, but they sell at from eight to ten cents per quart at this place.... The family of C. U. Hof- fer will move to Philipsburg next month and expect to make that city their future home. ... Master “Bert” son of Col. George A. Bayard who wags bitten by a dog on July 5, is ly- ing very low at his home at this place with typhoid fever Picnic parties by hack are a common thing every Sunday from Bellefonte. On Friday another picnic will be held in Hunter's Grove. The Sons of Temperance, of Milesburg, will hold their picnic there and Invite | all them. Hunters Grove is quite | & popular resort for picnic excur- sicns.... Mr. John D. Risbel, of Philadelphia, formerly connected with Harris’ drug store, paid a fly- ing visit to Bellefonte on last Pri- day to see friends and scquaintan- ces. He left Saturday morning for Pittsburgh... .Ex-County Treasure; D. C. Keller was in town severasi days last week. Mr. Keller now re- sided on a farm several miles east of Centre Hall and devoles his time to farming and buying up cattle fcr sale in the eastern markets period and | now | casued | The Pennsylvania Rallroad has issued instructions to all baggage masters on the system east of Pittsburgh and Erie to receive and oarry free of charge in baggage cars, baby carriages when acocmpanied by thelr owners The editors of Grit, published at Williamsport, have been arrested for publishing obscene and lewd the same through the malls article appeared in the last issue, and is an attack upon George Keif- er, of Williamsport, The Bucktall Association will hold its annual reunion at Philips- burg, on August 21 to 23. This de- termination was arrived at last week at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association. The | Bucktails was one of the most cel- ebrated organizations of the war, and our friend, Mr. David Glenn, {of this city, is a bright and shining | member of the organization, i A very narrow escape occurred cn | the new trestle on the Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad, over Penn's | Creek, at Paddy Mountain tunnel | last Thursday. The flange on the front pony truck broke off on the trestle, the engine jumped the tracks and the wheels went off the trestle befor the train was stopped One foot more and it would have | been thrown into the creek and | would have resulted in a great loss {of life. A wreck train was sum- { moned from Sunbury | Old Francis Rote lying on a bed of suffering ever | since his mentally unbalanced son Dave riddled his body with bullets, an event that occurred about four weeks ago, died last week at his mountain home below Coburn | His shot wounds caused him much {pain and he was naturally very | restless and partly delirious. One day last week he was found lying on the floor whence he had fallen from his bed with the wounded arm broken by the fall and injured otherwise, This had happened in the forepart of the week and the last Aays of his life must have been like a purgatory to him and death came like a messenger of relief Jacob M., Kepler, of the Tionesta Herald, is unfortunately the owner of two fine farms near Pine Grove Mills, Centre County. His tenants have been purchasing farm imple- ments from a party dealing in those articles at Bellefonte For some reason they supposed that the owner of the farm was responsible for the purchases made by the ten- ants and in an effort to obtain their claims during a visit of the owner {of the farms, they were ejected with some force by the owner. They did not’ relish this treatment and se- cured a warrant for the arrest of the owner who was overhauled Sat- urday at Altoona and taken before Squire Taylor, who, after hearing the evidence, bound Mr. Kepler over | in the sum of $200 to appear and answer, The next train took the {high Sheriff of Centre County to | Alcona, who demanded larger ball { with a threat to re-arrest, but Kep- { being an editor and publisher {was not to be caught with such ichafl, and successfully defied the { officers of the law who has been ler, Twenty Years Ago Mrs. Earl Teaman of Bellefonte became an employe of the Key- stone Gazelle on July 5. While he was working around the bleaching plant at the Tyrone Paper Mill, Toner Metriman, of near Port Matilda, was painfully burned about the head and body. Charles Nelo and Victor Police had dissolved partnership in their in the Bush to contin- shoe repair business Arcade. Mr. Police was ue the business while Mr his own, Boyd Richards, aged 14, of Jullan was tossing a newly sharpened knife into the air in play when the sharp point struck him on the leg, severing an artery. a neighbor, quet to stop the flow of blood while the wound was being given medical | attention, At the wedding of Evans Glad- stone Valens and Miss Mabe] Graz- ler, at the home of H. A. Leilzell in Btate College, Lt. Anglin one of the alr mall pilots and a personal friersd of the bridegroom dropped flowers from his plane over the home while the ceremony was be- ing performed. Rev. J W. Long, | pastor of St. Pauls M. BE. Church, officiated at the wedding. ens was anh aviator in the U 8. Army service, The bride was a sister of Mrs, Leitzell, The smallest airplane ever to fly over Centre County landed at the Bellefonte avaiation field where it Was attracting much alttehilion The plane was one of a pair owned -by Captain R. FP. James, English flier, who was lost on a flight be- tween Boston and Atlantic City and who was thought to have per- ished in the gea. The plane which landed bere had been purchased by Kenneth M. Murray. The machine had a rotary engine had a wing spread of 26 feet, 11 inches, and a length of 19 feet. It had a speed of 130 miles an hour with its 150 a newspaper reporter wanted a job on the New York American, He offered to fly pictures of the Wil- lard-Dempsy Hight in Toledo to New York ahead of all competition in exchange for a job. Two other pewspapers had planes waiting to tush photog to New York, but one was damaged on a test fight and the other one suffered an ac- cident shorily after taking off for New York. Murray's plane went bad at Clearfield, and he went 0 Tyrone by car, boarding a fast train American beat rival newspapers by ¢ with photos and Murray He stopped in Belle ays later while flying from Cleveland after the had been’ repaired. Nelo was | contemplating opening a shop of | Edward Myers, | discovered the boy's plight and rapidly made a tourni- | Mr. Val- | | | Orvis M. Shull, of Millheim, had the small toe of hig right foot bad- ly crushed when he was trampled by his father's horse Miss Bessie Tobin, of Williams- port, a former Snow Shoe girl, had | a narrow escape from drowning | while attending a picnic. Caught by a swift current while swimming in a river she was swept away, and only ‘through the prompt and ef- fective work of her companions wis she drawn out of the water, While getting out of her father's car at a festival in Blanchard, Miss | Hazel Clark lost a ten-dollar bill, She didn't discover the loss until the following day. Miss Clark re- turned to the scene and after brushing away the dust churned up by the many automobiles which visited the festival grounds, found the missing ten-spot. Many rural districts in Centre County had an abundance of su- mac, which had always ‘been con- sidered as being valuless,. The Bu- reat of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, had dis- covered thal tanners and dye man- ufacturers could use the plant with profit and an effort was being made {to interest Centre Countians in gathering and curing the weed for i such purposes While several dozen persons were crowding over the bridge leading to i the carnival grounds on the Gamble i Island, they received a thrill which ‘was not on the program. Rains had go softened the ground around { the bridge supports that the struc- iture began to settle under the | heavy load. After dropping a short | distance the supports struck solid | {ground and the bridge remained | above the water level [Ata meeting of the Bellefonte | Borough Council James D. Seibert | | was appointed as borough manager. { Col. W. Pred Reynolds appeared to {inform council that he had an op- | portunity to dispose of the Phoenix i Mill property to C. Y. Wagner for 1825000. No action wad taken on ithe offer. Mrs. Rella Dawson no- | tifiedk Council that she was opposed [to the erection of the proposed | Academy memorial gates, | man Opera House with the option matter in thelr paper and sending | The | : Harry L. Davis, of Pittsburgh, ob- | ‘tained on six-year lease on the CGar- | | of ptirchasing the place at thie end | N° Nae How Scvdte, This Setans | THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Thred — — PORT MATILDA Mr, and Mrs. Ceorge Harpster and Mrs. | and daughter, Pearl | | and son, Jackie, Mr | Charles Barr ine, spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs, Jake Moyer in Indiana Co, | visitors at the home of Recent Mrs. Ira S8hobert were Mr, and Mrs, Ralph Lewis of Lakemont and Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Beck of Al- toona Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Johugon and daughter Margarete spent sév- eral days visiting in Baltimore, Md Mr, and Mrs. Marion Bennett and daughter Gladys and Mrs, E M. Woodring were shopping in Al- toona on Thursday Mr. D. L. Ross, who has been on the sick list, we are glad to report is improving Mrs. J. B. Miles entertained the | there is no ash tray Members of the Baptist Missionary | society on Tuesday evening. Mem- bers present were: Mra, A. B, Wil- llams, Mrs, Chester Smith, Mrs Quay Williams Mrs. C. M Mrs. Alice Harshberger, Mrs Williams, Mrs. Grace Bish Mrs, Blowers Woodring, Mr. and Mrs, Maurer and family are moving in their new home this week Mr 8 and H and Mrs. William Myers and family of Philadelphia, spent the Fourth with Mrs. Myers' parents Mr, and Mrs, J 8 Williams Te remains of Dr. Lykens were brought here from his home In Janesville and buried {n the Pres- byterian cemetery, Wednesday af- ternoon Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kelly are the proud grandparents of a baby girl arrived last week, at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs Woodring at Harrisburg Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Richards of New Brighton were Monday even- ing dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs EM. Woodring Mrs. Boyd W Ullams is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs Charles Cannon at Alexandra Mrs. Gertie Beckwith visited this week with her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs, Wittle at Philadelphia The Wittie's brought her home on Saturday and are going to spend a week visiting relatives here The following persons motored WO Philipsburg on the Fourth to see the parade: Mr. and Mims, J. B Miles, Mr. and Mrs. E M. Wood- ring, Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap and family, Miss Dorothy Funk and Taft Frantz Mrs Clara Bennett Is some time with her son and family at Claysburg The Methodist Missionary Soclely met at the home of Mrs ET Spotts on Wednesday evening Members present were: Mrs. Om Shobert. Mrs. Elgar Williams, Miss Mabel Williams, Mrs Maud Cow- her, and Mrs. Sowers wn——————" PLEASANT VIEW (From last week) On Friday evening Mrx Wirtz entertained members Women Missionary Association the U. B. Church of Houserville Those present were: Mrs. Marvin Lee, Mrs. William Schreck, Mrs James Schreck, Mra, Ruth Beaver of Lemont: Miss Adeline Shuey Mrs. Paul Shuey, Mrs. Howard Nefl Mrs, Robert Waltes, Miss Mary Walters, Mrs. Ralph Hook Miss ina Packer, Misg Dorothy Coble Miss Berlin Chilcoat and Mrs. Vin- cent Hoover Mr. and Mrs children were the Alfred evening Mr. and Mrs W. D. Wolfe and son Robert and Charles Shearer re- turmed home Thursday evening from a week's visit with relatives in Bellevue Ohio, and vicinity. Mr Shearer met hig brother who he has not seen for nearly thirty years He also was the guest of honor al a birthday surprise party given by his sister, Mrs. Ida Oasteire at her home in Bellevue, he received nice and useful gifts. Those present were: William Shearer 8r., Mr. and Mrs. William Shearer Jr, and son of Lindsey Ohio, Mr. and Mr W D. Wolfe and son Robert. Mrs Ida Casteire and children Margare?, Ralph and Henry Nelson and Doro- thea Gasteire and Lynn Heltman Miss Edna Packer and nephew Charles Hook and Myrle and Clair Packer were callers on Sunday at Charles Shearers Mr. and Mrs William 8. Neidigh and sons James and Ronald left on Saturday for Ohio, where they | spent the Fourth of July season visiting with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Adams. Mr. and Mrz Alvin Krebs and chidbren Julletta ang David at- tended the picnic supper held on Monday evening, June 28, by the “Friendship Circle” at Brownies in the Seven Mountains, | Mrs. Ralph Hook and children Lois and Charles and her sister Miss Edna Packer, who is spending a couple of weeks with her, spent Bunday with the Charles Packer family. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Packer, who moved to this section recently from Oak Hall, spent Sunday evening at Oak Hall with the Harry Garbrick family. Mr, and Mrs, Robert Knoflfsinger and children Freddie and Charles Budd at Pleasant Gap gpent Friday evening at the Alvin Krebs home. spending Wilmer Roy the of of Arthur Loesch and supper guests with Lyle family on Sunday When two or three young wives get together, while their husbands are attending a lodge meeting, the iears of the latter are more than (apt to bun. am—— i A —————— Pringle, | . Modern Etiquette | given in nome moth 1. When an affalr Is honor of a debutante, in her should she receive with het er? 2. When invited to dinner party in a restaurant or hotel doe one have the privilege of choosing his own meal? 3. 8hould children be allowed to wear nall polish? . 4. Just how should a man lft a stiff hat when tipping it Ww & WO man? 5. When one {8 smoking al table, in a public dining room, and is it all right i“ the to use his plate or a saucer for his ashes? f Her How should full name her husband? 7. Is it good taste for a woman employee in an office to wear eye hadow or mascara? 8 Is It all right for a bride to wear a vell if her wedding is to be very small? 8. Is it proper to say, “Mrs, Hud- Bon, meet Mrs, Gibson?” 10. 1s it possible for a person to avercome self «consciousness? 11 May fried chicken be eaten with the fingers? 12. What would be suitable for # girl to wear to a club dance dur- ng July or August? 8 woman write after the death of Answers 84 botlom of eolumam, Sunday School Lesson a. REHOBOAM: A MAN WHO MADE A FOOLISH CHOICE International Sunday School Lesson for July 16, 183% A nim GOLDEN TEXT pride shall bring Proverbs 20:23 Lesson Text: 1 Kings 12:1-28, Solomon Naa- 1 Am- FOreign Reared in the court of his father, under the mah, his mother, who was monitess of the women whom Solomon U very early his reign was whit we would say tocay and without the sirengll character necessary to cessful sovereign, Coddied heathen mother spoiled many female slaves, it | that this boy grew up tw i thinking only of himsel! and z the ability care of At “we § one many 3 x to wile in Rehoboan soft” made © ing LO make d himself Thus, when the throne Rehoboam was children of Israel who demanded some re burdens imposed omon, Rehoboam | to turn someone ! tling this momentous First he turned u who had been his They, knowing upan elt to or I pease the | the young king ' A pol his regin Whether these old men advice because they ga were 3 with sympathy toward the blurdged, or whether they so added ' people at 8 matter of advice would peGple Rehoboam wa 5 Liat Seifish, hot-headed he ) of being anyone's he care In to these { 80 ing of the older group of had grown up wit] of his father Apparently were § political poli the the 1 DeOD refus the Justice of the people and careless their advice. They orm to be “hard wow his power ition before request of the of the effects of advised Reho- on the people, Lo and tw flaunt his them Therefore when, after a three- the people gathered tw what the king had decided oboam disregirded the counsel the older men and answered according as the young men ad advised. He declared, "My fath- er made your yoke heavy, but 1 will d to your yoke: my father chas- Used you with whips, but 1 will islise you with scorpions he nd probably period tem O 1 : is inoonceivadly : 8B all the 80 because | L represent any certainly adeq nte “ion and offended guide for alway mistakes A whip, attracts a If Rehoboam had wish- kingdom better mise of tyranny Laren more definite Inten- was backed to carry it ou and by ree ’ f dignity are conduct the he couls ave found no wedge Diustering pr Alexander Ma Foolish man! is selfish lust t him kingdom. J had foretold, Rehoboum Jo } | kingdom i DOs ial greater r when the fre was to x the unjust part ten tr s learned tha no hope of respite and t which had been them formally took their departure and t Ww Pe srel irs * Foy Hey ¥ I it its vision, and lack some- thing of the eagerness and energy of youth. But age has a wisdom urct a higher price having stiffered mucl aed at and sometimes of age is i the een " . most likely flanger of age is to But for all the youth the advice of h & high price {or We have to | ourselves 1 too much that y 1 difficult situation ho scorns is elders kely to experience Pay own many things for — Answers to Modern Etiquette 1. Yes. 8he should not join her {riends until all guests have arriv- od. unless one 0 riwo are particy- jarly late. Then she sh be watchful and ready at 20 be introduced to a late speak to one who is jeaving 2. No; the host or hostess orders the meal in advance and the guest eat what is placed before them, the tame a2 al a dinner in someones home 3. No. Buch indications of van- ity at an early age should be dis- couraged 4. The hat the brim directly enough to escape then brought forward a few 6 It is much beter to ask wuld all times guest, OF " n should be taken by {in front, lifted the head slightly inches the | walter for an ash tray 6. The same as always; Mn Paul Wilson, or Martha Brown Wil- ON 7. No. I she considers these artificalities to be alluring. she should reserve them for her social engagements, 8. Yes; a vell may be worn at any wedding unless it is a civil or a second marriage. $. No. Say, “Mrs fs Mrs. Gibson.” 10. Yes: #£ has been dong by thousands of people The only way 8 to forget about one's self thie Wiis Hudson, | The self-conscious person is always | | DRIVE OUT . RHEUMATIC AGONY | of that time, Mr. Davis began work | at once on remodeling and modern. izing the vided, the building wus extended | back to the alley and the stage en- | structure, New seals | were installed; a new entrance pro- | TH TAR CAPSULES perform thelr seientifie {ments made. The theatre was to | Mood of § dies, and vaudeville all sharing on the mpgram. Admission wag to range from 25 cents to one dollar, be open six nights a week, with mo- | tow pictures, operas, musical come- | rig By worth ones Sow be | rice 80 and $1.50 per package ai drags | 2G, Luebert, PD, Contasville, Pa, work and | ar rheumatic pain, i LUEBERT'S NOX "EM TABLETS AND I SS SB a Tree thinking about how his hands are placed, whether his tie is straight whether people are looking at him Forget yourself” the only aolu- ticn 11. This is all right at a picnic, but at the dinner table knie and fork should be used 12. A semi-formal frock gandie, cotton-lace, or print is y wit FLOWERING VULTURE PLANTS ARE SHOWN Beautiful flowering plants made of vulture’'s feathers and horse's hair, have just been placed on pub- lic exhibition at Pedac, the House of Homes, in Rockefeller Center New York The flowers, fluffy white cotion ball-ilke plants, are made from the downy under feathers of a vultures wing. Even the green leaves of the plants are made with these feath- ers. The horses’ hair used is dyed lavender to make realistic thistle blossoms, and cellophane is em- ployed for the petals of dogwood and tiger lilies with pearl centers, Auto Kills Conductor Albert Rohler, 82-year-old Penn- syivania Rallroad conductor, was instantly killed Saturday night when struck by an aufomobile at a busy street Intersection in Altoona The widow, a gon, daughter and one brother survive. Ph AN — J. M. Keichline Insurance Agency ANN W. KEICHLINE, Agent. Temple Court em ie Phone 190 lend SER RET I eR Used Truck Headquarters DECKER MOTOR (O. BELLEFONTE, PA, SOUTH SPRING STREET dale} WYE Fally From Load of Hay Bruce Fritz, 50, is a patient inthe Bloomwburg Hospital, for treal- ment of injuries of the head and neck, received when he fell 14 feet to the highway from a load of hay. way from the field wo the furrows the fire to small vice and around flames field were plowed confining the portion of the Fire Burns Wheat Field Fire, believed to have been start. ed from a carelessly tossed cigar- ette or match burned over between two and three acres of wheat at the Ad. Knorr farm Numidia Near Bunbury. Members of the family hwrriedly pressed a tractor into ser Phipps Boys a re om A co——— The average public knows ohe man who can really good speech speaker make on ils barn <\ \ 7 / Hrrgaannd oY LT STRAW HATS MEN AND BOYS A COOL AND CoMPMRABUL » f ye 5 CAL 4 SALE “3 - RESULTING FROM BROKEN and WORN OUT TIRES STOP BLOW OUTS ENJOY YOUR NEW PHIPPS 78 FAIR TRIP 50 -R po wir sd.aa NEW TIRES 580 ~- 17 $5.55 AIT PEIN] EL ey eI) Wamy Wibes or Bapser Grey 475-19 02: ‘sa.88 $2.66 D 25 FULL MONTHS INNER TUBES 450-21 525-8 88/99: 6.00- 41. = - a PUNCH and CHISEL SETS RELL EL Ge mE ES LS a aN LTR LT STR ER RR Le Law COMPASS SAWS cnt” a © — TRE YORKTOWNE \ , QUALITY STEEL 18¢ MARBLES sr {OSES OF 2 CHISELS | TAPER PowcH | CENTER Pgh ON SALE APY S38 -. LL At Bey, LARGE BAG AS SORTA ENT" OF BRIGHT COLORS SA] . Ld “hte, FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES 2c each Steel FISHING tog: STRONG ~- DURABLE ASSORTED COLORS EVERY MAN SHOULD MADE MAVE ONE 2¢ hs [y ApYV-€20 eq RADIATORS SALE FOR MOST POPULAR CARS (Bramd Hew COOL RUNNING Foros 94.59. CHEVROLET $993. PLYMOUTH $141.55 Tak atoe Smessssvantvisem BIKE HORNS EVERY BIKE SHOULD RIVE mE WELL Her and WORK SHI FULLY SIZES FROM 4 10 17 RAE “ya pL AF FEL LS MSE Sed itd I oe ELAR ERS SEE. ABN AY san mv we. acm,» SRA SLL ane | Dean Ph Our New Address i 28 SOUTH ALLEGHENY ST. *%cone. "8 SE OEY Jed algo vaama oa facts
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