THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT. BELLEFONTE, PA. March 7, 1940, Page Two & Echoes From the Past Fifty Years Ago FIRE AT PINE GROVE MILLS Fire visited the town of Pine Grove Mills on Tuesday evening and swepi away ErbAs genpral sore, Jacob Keller's residence and the residence of Mr. Harper. At about 8 p. m, four or five men were {n the store when the hanging lamp fell to the floor and broke and the oil, which escaped, ignited and ran under the counters and into the partitions ol the building Every effort was made to extinguish the flames but they were of no avail and soon the building was doomed. 80 rapid was the spread of the fire that nothing whatever was saved. Their atten- tion was then turned to save the household goods of Mr, Jacob Ke:- ler who owned the building and occupied part of it as a residence. The building was soon a INass flames, and the residence of Mr. Harper, next it, caught and was burned to the ground. The furni- ture and household goods were sav- ed. We have not learned the es- timated loss or amount insur- ance Mr. J. D. Emery has made appli- cation for a position as; mail car- fer in the event the free delivery em is adopted. His application signed by the business men of town and it now remains to be whether the claims of the col- gentleman will be recognized Fiedler. There rumors afloat that a confession was about to be made by Jonathan Auman but that he was stopped by his attorney who arrived ] on the scene. Any attorney ilty of such a charge should be chown up before the people ani we are only awaiting the facts and we wili do it On Wednesday eveni last week Mr. W. H. Youngman, one ol Millheim’'s most prominent business men died from effects of dread disease “La Grippe.” Youngman suffered for some fgom disorder which worse and finally ¢ spinal meningitis cause death ol to r LL} Was the seen cred b; are ney [3 ng oi the of his Millheim tao ye chased J. W. Shook's st Joyed a prosperous paironage Last Saturday Mr. W. R year presi and House Messrs nd ho ior mit hos severed his con Daggett & Elliot, t men of New Mr. Teller from the ODLIZIiNng Mr Perry in skinning wd and u iday was engaged fe Last Fr Laowdae! beef, the him in penetrated th several bone. U in the bam managed Wal When discovered near the house by ASL with soaked his wile ted him blood and - and filled Ar i was bandaged nd he SOON J leep from blood. A physician wa for and attended his Injuries at the point knife was } considerab'e the that there behind it artery was WARS Fortunately not severed ing force main An effort is being made by citi- zens of Karthaus and vicinity to erect a monument to the memory ol Clara Price who was so foully killed by Alfred Andrews in her noble effort to protect her home, Any subscriptions intended for that pur- | J. Gilli- Hecken- of Kar- to E J. A router, pose should be sent Inad, Pottersdale, of bom or Willlam B thau Mr. Naginey el, paid our the furniture deal- sanctum a visit th week He {8 successor to the firm o Camp & Naginey who enjoyed « large in the line of furniture at this past few years Frank is man trade place the a young thing {n his line for terms are in need of any he can furnish it most satisfactory Prof. Richey, of Philipsburg, reg- istered at the Brockerhoff House on Thursday and remained in town until Saturday morning. The Prof is Principal of the public school it that place and an energetic and progressive young man in that position. The object o to Bellefonte was to study adopted in our schools and such points as may meet with favor. Although a man he is eminently qualified for his | adop® Mie } young r Geanie Ass0- twenty-five acres about one hundred the Centre Hall de- along the rail d, at a figure an act round Lu the summit of the railroad, is an open field is located between he railroad and Centre Hall The 1 he - sh ¥ 115 and ground will pl gr of af The wi'l be a snad Association on the Course years rove on benefit almost who are a Alaryr el or and disgraer The law known y come warming be Open on Saurday The "Grea: Roller Skat- will give exhibitions Mr. Osc came engaged more ave a bit » the weaiher on moderating of his even ng Cres loca'ed at |]: 5 Dow 4 RS A COr- osoanired Orgaured wourg Band Ses issued Albert W Marriage the following loesch, State Coliége, and Helen M. Patrick, Erie: John B. Frank- enberger, Centre Hall, and Cather- ine A. Corman, Bellefonie Mrs, Bamuel Meyer, of lewis- town, former resident of Bellefonte who had been totally blind in the left eye for 22 years as the result of being uck by a sled on which some Bellefonte boys were coast was overjoyed when sight suddeni) returned to the blind eye were couples any The Henry Sents home, two-and- a-half miles south of Lemont along the Branch Road, was destroyed in a fire of undetermined origin. Mrs Sents and daughter were alone in the house at the time and they barely had time to gather a few articies clothing before flames forced them out of the building The family carried no insurance on the loss William Lester Katharine Knisely, fonte, were married by the Baptist minister in that city The bride was a daughler of Mr and Mrs. Jacob Knisely, while M-. Musser was a son of Mr, and Mrs William J. Musser, all of Bellefonte Mr. Musser was a World War vel- eran and for several years had been employed as clerk at the Bush House A number of Centre Hall hunters out for foxes, discovered the print of a strange animal in the snow on Nittany mountain, a short distance below Centre Hall. Prom the large catfike tracks the animal made and the length of its leap in clear- ing a fence, the men were of the opinion that a panther or mountain Hon was lurking in the vicinity, and possibly had its lair in the Oreens Valley woods, Thomas Welch, operator of the elevator in the Temple Court Building, Bellefonte, made a mis- step while adjusting the elevator cable and fell to the bottom of the elevator shaft, a distance of about fifteen feet, He landed on the large drum over which the cables passed, and was found to have suffered several fractured ribs in addition to bruises and other injuries. To add to his troubles, he also suffering from the prevalent influ- enza. of Musser and Miss both Belle- in Johnstown of Twenty Years Ago Was | The whaclesale supply G R. Dannenhower & Son. Bellefoute bad disposed of its business and the fulure the establishment was be known as “The G. F. Musser Company.” Mr. Mi originally origanized the business and man- aged it successfully for a number of years Superintendent R. H. Thomas, the Bellefonte Central Railroad, r ported more show and serious drifts along the right of way during the current winter than mere ever known. Monday traing had great difficulty in getting through, but then schedules had been without any trouble The Centre County Commission- ers issued a detailed statement re- garding the financial condition of the county, and fixing the tax rate for 1920 at 8 mills. The commis- sioners stated that in order to ob- tain sufficient funds to wipe out the entire county debt during the year it would be necessary {o levy a tax of 10 and 1-7 mills, which they feit would be unduly burdensome Dr. G. G ence department 8tate College conferred with contractors at Nor- thumberland relative to moving the famous Dr, Joseph Priestly home along the north bank of the Sus- Susquehanna River to State College where it was to be re-erecled on the College campus as a memorial to the discoverer of oxygen. The bullding was of log construction house of io or aihce mainiained of Somelime Sunday afternoon while H. 8. Ray, Brockerhoff House, was absent from 850 was taken from the cash box in the sale. Whoever secured the money either picked the jock or had a duplicate key. Employes of the hotel. who were in the building at the time, were questioned closely. but the robbery remained unsolved. Three loaded cars got out of con- trol on the Bellefonte Central Rail- road siding at the Centre County Lime Company, and coasted down grade at high speed to the junc- tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Bellefonte. There the runaways ran into several empty cars, sending them some distance down the I'ne. The impact checked the joaded cers, but one of them, loaded with lime, was wrecked with lots of | push and pluck in him and if Yon] you at th2| O5i~ | Pond, head of the sci-| proprietor of the] office in the lobby of the hotel. | | The old tavern at Boalsburg was | to reopen on April 1 under the | management of John A. Jacobs. | The hotel was one of the most his- | toric Inns in this section, first been opened in 1819, | Mrs, John K¥fine, of Bellefonte, | underwent an operation in the Pres- i byterian Hospital, Philadelphia, for a complication of ailments, and ac- cording to her daughter, Mary, who had returned home, the patient was | recuperating nicely Physicians and Bellefonte school teachers reported there mas no seri ous influenza epidemic in town, While a number of persons were suffering from colds, Influenza and grippe, there were no indicating of an epidemic, it was reported The return of the railroads by the | government to the original owners produced no change in the person- nel at Bellefonte. A few Lralns were jate the first day, but sucn {things were to be expected until readjustments had been completed Miss Margaret Boitorf, of Hall Bottorf, of Lemont, under went an operation in the Glen: Lospital at Boalsburg, for the cor- rection of a condition which had been troubling her for some time Her condition was reporied to be satisfactory. The James R, Alexander estate farm in Spring township, was sold to Luther L. Smith, of East Bishop Street, the consideration of about | $6,000 including livestock and ma- chinery. The property was known as the Sunnyside Farm had been operated for some by Elmer Straub, son-in-law late James R Alexander Smith was conduct the farm It addition to his blacksmith shop al the of the Undine Hose House REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS { | and YCArs of 10 Fear 1 M. Shearer Port atid] of poly AWD. Swires Hue of $i Chapman burg: BENNER P. we roads are terribi td Rock can hardly travel on them. The sides are banked up P with snow, the middie of the roads some places #6 a gutter of ice whine r places in the road is near water Jaroug Cars ag and Dugar Hospi! RG 3 rank neck Lover and {rom Beiic fonte and Jerry Owens and from Axe Mann, visited at ¢ h william Emberton Stovers on Sunday fami me and he Sori Wo note John Long of Bellefonte Benner, who was buried Meyers cemetery on Friday Mra. John Clark is fex weeks in Johnstown York with friends and John Lee building i wise atl Houserville, He on inte Charies here Glenn Glasgow spent dave here at the Ira Benner *ith Francis Benners fami Wilbur Orndorfs family spending a few days at Calvin Hulls at Centre Hall Leroy Davis from Philadelphia a traveling salesman was around through here this week geting sub- criptions for the pouliry magazine which will be a help to farmer 0 raise good healthy chickens Ira Benner is care taker Meyers cemetery and to graves in the cemetery acral new and New relatives HS himself the evera nome ars the ¢ ol r Gig { —— a... HOUSERVILLE Evangelistic services in the U. B church will start March 10 and wil continue for two weeks. It will be led by the Misses Hall and Studder On Wednesday March 6th the Willing Workers Sunday School Class will hold their monthly meet- { ing in the church basement. There «ill be prayer service and bible | study. | The Star will hold their mon | ing Saturday evening, {at the Mrs. Paul Shuey Those who attended the | cream supper held at the Roy | Wirtz home Friday evening were: | Mr. and Mrs, Howard Neff, Mr, and | Mrs. Robert Walters, Mr. and Mr: | George Dyke, Mr, and Mrs. Keller { Snyder, the Misses Mary Walters | Pauline and Geraldine Snyder and | lols Jean Dyke, Eddie Dyke and | Roy Griffin | Miss Edna Packer has gone (o Centre Hall to spend several davs with her brother Doyle and family i and help take care of the sick. We are giad to report that Riche | lard Wirtz. who was suffering from a severe cold, Is much improved. Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Hook and] { two children Lois Jean and Charles | { spent Sunday with his mother, | {| Mrs, June Hook at Potters Mills, | also at Mr. Hook's brother and | family home, Mr. and Mrs. Robert | Hook. then Sunday evening at the Doyle Packer home, Sunday School class hly class meet- March home th n ice | lias ! Cars Collide { A car driven by Robert DeBllver, | Penn State student, and a taxi driven by J. R. Gross collided on | | West College avenue, State College, about 12:45 o'clock Friday after. {noon, entailing slight damage to { both machines. Girls’ Winning Basket Ball Team having daughter THREE TIME CHAMPIONS OF GREGG TOWNSHIP VOCATIONAL SCHOOL above wre shown School championship name Barbara 3 v y Mal Zetiie ' re Lie Leng Zubler HISTORY OF THE TEAM 1937-38 First Season wat 4 . ' 62 I'd for Lhe rOAvS Secomd Season i ree gam home the 40 ana schedule SEASON Itabelle Musser or thw tea Lie to Marie Long f for the anii- ne Henry entered A a o of during ib treatment badi a steel wedge flew in Millhein resident is again able and about, aller being ¢ her bed for several davs fallen on the porch of street home, but suffered no ous injury T. A. Hosterman, prop: Centre Hall Clover Farm s5l0 add a very popular department his well-kept s.ore in the very hear future Reference made to frosted f(oods—vegetiables meats, eic., which are held in ab- solute freshness by the frosted pro- cess. Howewives who have this class of foods are more pleased with them injured some 3 {0 De UD ietor of the re Ril fruits, tried than (Bellefonte) that collid- Millheim Coming street hil Two of the Kofman trucks were the vehicles ed at the diamend at about noon last. Monday down the West Main | one truck kept a trifle too close to the other and when No. 1 threw on the brakes (0 stop for the traffic light, No _ 2, crashed into it and got some few damaged paris. The drivers were unhurt. Both ve- hicles were taken back to Belle. fente The case of Elgic W. Tobin, 49. {| vear old former Penn State College football star, was referred to the probation department alter a De | troit, Mich. circuit court jury found him guilty of leasing the scene of a traffic accident in which one man was killed. Tobin's automobile struck and killed Isadore Merrow on November 1. 1939. He (old po- lice he returned to the scene seve eral times but could not muster | enough courage to identify himself A Ford {wo-door sedan belonging’ to Bd Vogt of Centre Hall took fire { inside the car while It was parked near the Merrill Meyer home, Pri- day morning. Mr, Vogt and Mr | Meyer had returned only a short time before from a trip to Wilkes Barre. The supposiidon is that a discarded cigarette stub startes] lead fel jown, only in wali, Donald skates ai Hecla Park rign Mariene Coldron, daughte: and Mrs. Bud Coldron, danc- modeled children’s cio own Y. M. C. A bulid- rch 9 during Viscose Ray- week. The fashion show wa id during the alternoon and g. Miss Ccidron though no! years old, has been appear- public performances 3 years oid hire aang on since J. Lamb, labor editor of it sburgh Press and brother of Joseph A. Parrish, of Belie- was honored at a banquet Pittsburgh on Saturday night when he was presented with a check for $100 and a medal in recognition of his outstanding work in tha! field of reporting during 1939. A series of articles written by Mr Lamb and another Scripps-How- ard s.aff member on the high build- ing costs in the Pittsburgh area jed to an investigation and indict ment of several building trades union leaders in that district, COLE'S COLD-BREAKERS posi will iM Free the System from the the Fever and Fortify Against Further Attacks sl Quickly Cold Germs, Reduce QUICK and DEPENDABLE | | Betty McCool, Devalia Emphfield A daughter was born last Th day afternoon to Mr, and Mr; ers Ripka, at their home in heim. The baby weighed elgh one-half Ibs, at birin named Isabelle Marie fifth gurl in the family Centre County have delayed approving priation of $2400 for a mi project In Centre Count they are not alone, In the counties district only 1iwo signified thelr willingness t thelr allotment $26 000 There are 63 mine [ on the list to be them in Rush township Speaking for “Oh! Doctor March 20 by the student Inder Donald 8 week lead By M Comm issi ah 1 n of a sealed ot, pa nope ra ford wale! "re Homan ip: Dea: Homan peaking i Ifa Bitnes Bradford Jean Smi Foust Gilibert Ralst Reish Ar V Runkle Knart be da Emi Mary Bob Rainbow. Other ts are’ Pau Ellen Br (3lory Smith Al Lthony ™ - Ernest The Information—Please Trial of men for the theft ree Danville few Sunday School Lesson ——— MASTER 85 BUSINESS COUPE Other models slightly higher TRIUMPH THROUGH SURRENDER, “choo! Le 1940 Sunday March International for Kon 10 swoon Text Matl, 26:56 Gets B i'z Pob-(3 Eye lt. -Tny lt. - Buy It! All models priced at Flint, Michigan. Transpor- tation based on rail rates, state and local taxes (if any), optional equipment and accessories — extra. Prices subject to chonge without notice. COUNTY CHEVROLET CO. Corner Allegheny and Bishop Streets Phone 315 “We Do Care” Bellefonte, Pa.
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