May 8, 1941. Page Two — — — Echoes From The Past | Fifty Years Ago 8. T. Shuger, Is occasionally seen about town since hig return from Harrisburg, where he was quite ill] for several weeks, A camp of the P, O. 8S, of A. was organized at Milesburg on Satur- day, A number of delegates from neighboring camps were presant and after the organization wag af- fected a parade took place through the principal streets of the town. -— The Clinton County papers didn't like the idea of sending to Belle- fonte to obtain the services of Judge Orvis in the Cleary trial. They are harping about the fee paid and other little matters, all of which in. dicate considerable jealousy. The case was well tried and a just ver- dict was, without a doubt, render- ed. Naval Cadet Andrew J. Cruse, Jr left on Wednesday morning for An. napolis, Md., to reenter the naval academy. He starts In as a new student and will have to go over the same course of study he had when there before. That should enable him to stand at the head of his class and we insist upon him doing it. It is unnnecessary for us to warn him to keep out of all hazing scrapes Mrs. Charles P. Hewes and little daughter have gone to Erie for a short visit with Mrs. Kilpatrick Mrs. Hewes' mother. Charley says it is mighty lonely keeping bache- lor's hall... Master Harry Jack- son, son of George W. Jackson, banker, left on Saturday for Phil- adelphia, to go aboard the naval ship “Saratoga” used as a training vessel He has been on the ) one year, The finishing touches are bein put on the Brockerhoff House this week. The entrance is being paint- ed and it looks quite well The building is now one of the fines’ looking structures in Bellefonte and it only required the painter's brush and well selected colors to produce this effect. The Brockerhoffs are exceedingly proud of their new building, and the citizens of Belle- fonte appreciate their enterprise which we hope will be exiended also to the Conrad building Ex-Gov. Curtin appears enjoying good health since his turn from the southern states is active and full of his usual vigor and his fund of rich stories is 8s large as ever The stock of Kep- linger & Co. is being removed to th Ammerman block, on where the store will for the companies not been calc speckled beauties during two weeks. The cold weath low streams kept Many at h “Livonia” is the name of a new postoffice in Miles township miles east of Woil's store, Delong is the postmaster John F. Harter, of Millheim tending United States court at Pittsburgh, this week a juror Last week nearly all employes of the tailoring depart- ment of the Philadelphia Branch were laid off on account of the grippe Mr. Lewin's family had quite a siege as all were sick except himself, and he expects his turn will come soon. shi; to be re- He Twenty y= Ago LeRoy Welsh, 15, of Howard, lost the first two fingers of his left hand when he ignited the fuse of a dyna- mite cap he had found. He was taken to the Lock Haven hospital for treatment Homer Hess, of Philipsburg, bad purchased a 500-acre tract of tim- ber from the Christ Sharer estate near Port Matilda, and expecteq to begin cutting and marketing the same in the near future. At an enthusiastic meeting of Bellefonte citizens at the Court House, tentative plans were made fer purchasing and equipping the Beligfonte fire department with modern apparatus at a cost of ap- proximately $20,000 Lawrence Heltman, ville, claimed to have caught the largest trout caught in Central Pennsylvania so far during the sea- son. The fish was 18 inches in length and weighed nearly three pounds Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: Lester A Shreckengast and Haleda Keen, both of Millheim; James L. Krebs and Pearl L. Hull both of State College: Thomas E. Kelley ang Lil- lian V. Hassinger, both of Belle- fonte; Walter D. Johnston and Ar- vilia C. Bloom, both of State Coil- ege; Wesley J. Deitrich and Mary K. Smith, both of Hublersburg, Craig Grassmyer, was found lying along the road about halfway between Milesbury and Curtin, ang was taken to his home where he regained conscious- less under a physician's treatmen’ He sald he was walking home {rom the circus in Bellefonte where he became dizzy and fell over. Other opinions were that he was struck by an automobile, for his body bore 00 many cuts and bruises to have ABLE TO SLEEP of Mackey- 50, of Curtin, H. Brockerhoff & Co. is the name | of a new firm organized recently for | the purpose of dealing in groceries and wholesale quantities Their store room will be located In the Brockerhof! building, on Bishop Street, this place, and they intend to carry a full and complete assort- ment of everything in that line, The meanest man on record 1s! sald to live in Centre County, He sold his son-in-law one-half of a cow, and then refused to divide the milk maintaining that he sold the front half. ‘The buyer was required to provide what the cow consumed, and compelled to carry water to her three times a day. Recently the cow horned the old man, and now he is suing his son-in-law for dam- ages On Monday operated by Axe Mann, down for several months. mand for axes is not as present as would warrant keeping the works In This firm has been idle very little in recent years and it is to be hoped that trade will soon improve and give the men © mtinued employ- ment Marriage licenses the following couples: George Hol- lobaugh Moshannon, and Ellen Daughenbach Port Matilda; Harry E. Eckenroth, Unionville, and Sarah J. Hinton, Snow Shoe; Martin Yan- osko and Mary Minanck, both of Snow Shoe; Robert J MceCanor Johnstown, and Miss Laura G, Mu- brose, Philipsburg; Andy Battom- ley and Annie Sackett, both of Phil- ipsburg; Ira C. M. Ellenberger and Mary M. Hastings, both of Gates- burg; James Quick and Miss Maggie Fye, both of Moshannon; PF, J. Moore, Howard, and Miss Mary Bartholomew Hublersburg, Mike Roopert and Annie Palus, both of Philipsburg: R. C. Leathers, Mt Eagle, and Fannle D. Gardner Howard Wednesday had a serio tirely the large axe works J. Fearon Mann, a! near this place, closed The de- large at them in operation were issued to morning Bellefonte conflagration that en- consumed Moore's photograpn gallery, and left Keplinger's drug store a total ruin, and water soaked and badly damaged H. A. McKee? & Bros’ lar rhe hardware house The total loss is estimated at from $15.- 000 $20,000 Mr. Moore had arisen about 1 a m. 16 get some medicine was not feeling ince he wel yassing through a dodr- to the laboratory the door and wand. It smashed A bottle of colio- amp ou his and rh n ited and in a short » ntire Maboratory was in Fire spread through a ven- tilator to the attic where dry tim- ber caught fire and soon the rool was a mass of flames. Logan and Undine fire companies responded to an 1 and the Logan steamer treams with Firemen believe would have been it been available Moore had his whiskers badly ged and his hands were slightly > Mr. and Mrs Joseph Ce- dars won the excels tha “a 1 ing 04 the steamer n thanks of the firemen them hot coffee and ustained them in a mere fall it was believed Frank V. Goodhart, Centre Hall undertaker and furniture dealer, hag decided to erect a two-story bullding on the lot where his home was situa‘ed and was to begin con- struction in the near future, R M Smith was to saw the lumber for the building George Luse, 12. son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry H, Luse, of Centre Hall, was recovering from a severe attack of Idbar Commissioner George Yarnell was busy getting Hecla Park in condi- tion for the picnic season. A nym- ber of improvements were being made at the park. L. E Stover, of Millheim, accom- panied his son, Franklin, to» Phila- delphia to consult a specialist in regard to a nervous ailment from which the boy suffered. They re- turned home considerably encour- aged, for a brace which was to be made for the son would correct the eondition, it was believed. Metro Torsell returned United nine years in his native Italy, and had re-opened his shoe shop across | the P. R. R tracks in Bellefonte. | Mr. Torsell, upon leaving for Italy, expected to stay only a few months, to the but was drafted in the Italian Army | and served during the war. The burglar alarm shannon National Bank in Philips- | burg gave residents of that town 2a scare about 10:30 o'clock one night | when the bell rang for 15 minutes Policeman, bank officials ang scores of citizens gathered at the scene | expecting to find the place looted by burglars ed everything , & mystery - WORK BETTER WITH RHEUMATIC PAINS RELIEVED WITH RUX COMPOUND Because it has brought such grati- fying relief to s0 many your neighbors—-becalse you have ig ea 80 much about It and heard such ending praise for RUX Compound, don't you think you owe if to your. self to try this splendid medicine for quick and pleasant relief from matic, neuritic and neuralgic ? Mr. L. E. Miller, 2387 St. Williamsport, Pa., relates: “Rheu- matic-like pains have given me a lot of discomfort, so when I discovered fleasure to want to be more active, | to sleep better, and $0 enjoy my work more. From m my OWN exper nee I recommend RUX Compound others.” When such praise is volurigrily given there must be a reason. If suffer, ie, Neuritic or ha | ralgic Pains, get RUX Compound You may be glad you did, for It has | helped $0 many and is so econo- | », Just came Into our some —<3 convenient | north pneumonia. . . . .Courty States alter having spent | at the Mo- | An investigation show- | i in order and wha’ had caused the alarm to sound was | ———— | On the opening day at the Brock [erhoff Hotel, M. A. Landsey, the proprietor, was stricken with gn at- tack of acute indigestion, and for a time his condition was regarded as being serious. Later in the day, | however, he rallied, William Parks, son young thumb and first two fingers of his left hand blown off by the explo- | sion of a dynamite cap while play- ing in the back yard of his home on Potter Street, He was under treat. | ment at the Bellefonte Hospital. Mrs. James Blerly and two chil- dren, of Mlilesburg, suffered minor injuries when their horse became | frightened near the McCoy's Works and In prancing about the road threw the occupants out of the buggy. The horse, blind, wa frightened by a passing oar The car was driven by Centre Farm Agent J. N. Robinson, of Bellafonte, who stopped immedi- ately and rendered assistance The Walter L. Main circus which | appeared in Bellefonte was gener- | ally conceded to have been one of | the best circuses ever to visit Belle- fonte and the attendance was be- Hleved to have set a new local re- cord. Circus attendants sald that there were 3200 paid admissions for the afternoon performance and 1300 at the evening show. Many persons were obliged to stand because of a shortage in seating accommoda- tions Struck by an automobile as sh was leaving the old fair grounds of Bellefonte, after attend- ing a circus there, Helen Shuey 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Shuey, of Lemont, wi fatally Sted. She died a short time later al » Bellefonte Hospi! al. Her mother was injured by the car, but was able to leave the hospital the same day. Harry Struble, of Lemont who was at the scene at the time, placed the in- jured persons in the car of Freder- ick Schad, of Bellefonte who brought them to the hospital Persons at the Bellefonte station | got a real thrill] when the while horse owned by Harry Rearick, one of the local rural mall carriers, tore down High Street at a mad gallop after being [rightened by a boy on a wagon. In of Express office the horse slipped and fell sliding about 20 feet. Before any- one reached side i: got to ity feet and continued its dash, turning left into Poller Street past the Cen- tre County Junk and Puel Co buildings. The horse was finally Opt 1 Half Moon Hill and was we minor ] also front the its BENNER TWP. f home of Ira Ben on Sunday were wife of Hollidays Guests at the ner this week S. H. Garman and burg, James Rider, wife ang daugh ters Lydia and Venice and son George all of Tyrone; Harold Fau- wey and John Blair of Buffalo Run Willlam BEmberton fram Klondike Frances Benner family Gienn Glasgow Robert Kilinelelter al from Maryland, George McKinle Daniel McKinley ire and mm and parental Buffalo Run wile Paul rsited at Jahn Blairs of day evening Evert Fawey Blair home on supper there peopie George visited at Sunday wiih and toox thelr young McKinleys have bought what 8 known as the Zimmerman property at Mlilesburg and they ar papering and painting it all throu; at present The roads Rotk are bad the ruts and gutters need filling up Ira Benner, Jessie Witherile at- tended a stock sale at State Coliege this week and they say stock is still g at high prices Frank Dugan has gone to work at the Titan Metal plant this week Earl Crus is Kept busy with Ris truck hauling for the farmers. He alsm hatuls loads of stock for the farmers to Centre Hal to be sold at Reigel sale barn, Farmers say the grain and hay will be short on the straw on ac- count of the dry weather All people having lots at the Myers Cemetery are asked to plase make their payments for the clean- ing of the lots before Memoria] day, as the cemetery must all be cleansed before that time. The money for the rayment of the jots is to be paid to Earl Crust along the Buffalo Run road at Fillmore Ollie Johnson from State Col- {Jege is helping his son Clarence | with his farming this spring | Russell Glasgow and family have come back from Maryland where Russell worked this winter. Now he is going to work on his job driv- | ing team at State College where he | worked last summer and they will be back oh their own home at | Woody Crest. Florence Brennen from State | College visited with her daughter's | family Harry Spearly's this week. Mrs. Roy Crust and Roy Tressler | ang 2 moved from Mrs Crusts | farm to Boalsburg, her son Guyer | will till the soil on the farm at Bul. falo Run. through very lot of young cattie this spring. ———— ——— KENNEDY Caliers at the Guy Lucas home {were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lucas | and children, of Fairview, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Peters and baby. The members of the Three Point hunting camp and their families | All report having had a fine time, Mrs. H. E. Leathers is improved At this writing, her many friends! for her a speedy recovery back ith. Mrs. J. F. McCartney and Evelyn to { Mrs. Mollle Ledthers also Mrs. H | Alkey on Thursday of last week. | Mr. and Mrs. Bombay spent the | weekend with friends at Williams- s. Guy Lucas and children were | PR supper guesis at Romola at i | | break-in of candy and chewing gum County | of | James Parks, of Bellefonte, had the | sets of $1113, EB. Morris, State Barl Orust has been buying up a | EE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, ame PA. Lo Over The County News =] Listing llabilities of $2700 and as. College merchant, last week filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in | the U. 8. District Court at Scran- ton. Morris conducted the Codner Room Store at State College. Rockview police investignted a theft of $1.15 and an attempted machines in the Centre Hall-Potter High Schoo] Tuesday night of last] week. The office of J FPF. Wet zel, | supervising principal, was entered | by removing glass from a door The money was taken from an en velope In a desk Joan Vogt, daughter of Mr. and * Mrs. Fred Vogt of Lock Haven, and | 4 niece of George A. Kelly of the Forge House, Bellefonte, was ane of the prize winners in the annual] Pennsylvania Newspaper Publis h- | ers Assn, contest for high school re- porters announced at the higa| school press conference at State) College. Joan was one of four cash | winners, chosen for excellence n school munity news re- | and scholarship. totalling $25 were] Metal Co, em- suggestion submitted during the! The 13 sugges | from a total of | vrize nd « ’ i acter i ra | yarting Cash award Riv ployes ys for which they month of March tions were selected over 70, and t winners were sub- mitted by the following employees Eugene Gentzel, Harold Bennet! Edward Hull Wayne York Ira prankle Ellwood Way Edwin Zimmerman, Taylor Billett Thoma Miller Marion Stere, Don Ray and Malcolm Bathurst (2) Three or four REO James McKean of Second aw State College, received an orna pottery flower baskey from mother Untill a few months ag the vase held flowers and served In a purely utilitarian way in her home One day Mrs. McKean decided thal black deposit on the bottom of the vase should be removed. Aller A great deal of scrubbing, there ap- peared on the boilom a date 1TH before n Ru en An ety ne Year en on her the J2 year volution vealed bnusual brow: Kean HH gran dfather Rev. Benson an earl) resident « Creenwond JFurnaoe Experts say that it is of a desig never mag Kyle Helgh's were Ay evening wi Robert Bailey of Len Alexander and Mn rihood friend and Mrs. Allan hier Marie 3 Wednesday M Alexander i ege ane guests on and Mrs Mrs were gi Mr daugt were the Neidi Wiles wee r onal pins A went teachers "M Walter Weaver the John Kuhns « were dinner guests er's daughter ang and Mrs. J H Mite Mrs. Roy Decker and daughter Mary of State College, and Mr, and Mrs, Allen Wiley and daughter Ma- rie. were callers Thursiay evening at Charles Shearers The end of the second term of th HOWARD Miss Lauretla Weber and friend Mizz Martha Shook of Clearfield stent the weekend at Miss Weber home Mr. and Mrs John Bowes of sey ouore called on relalives Howard, Saturday The grade schools closed Friday of last week. They gave an inter esting program, the same evening in the auditoriom : Miss Eleanor Leathers visited In Brookville from Friday until Sun- day, at the home of her uncle, Mr L. A. Leathers Mr. and Mrs, David Meyer and | children of Mifflinburg spent Bun- | day at the home of Mrs. Meyers’ | parents, Mr. and Mrs, Chancey | Pletcher A group of women from the Evan- | gelioal and Reformed church a'- | tended the organization meeting of | West Susquehanna Regional Wo- | man's Guild at State College on Wednesday, May the th. The clemeniary grades held their annual pienic at Hecla Park Mon- day i Rev, John R, Gulick and family | spent last week at the home of Mrs, wit} FON hell on Sunday r Jer in | Gulick’s parents in New Jersey : and some friends had clean up gay. | Panama, a government i The following women spent Tues- | day in Roaring Springs, Miss Nelle Weber and mother, Mrs. Arthur Wensel Mis. Maggie Kane and Peggy Wolf. { Mrs. Amanda Onardner hag been | confined to her bed for the past! week. Miss Florence Gardner, of nurse caring for her mother, Mr. and . Harry Masden, daughters Dofbthy and Josephine, | sons Donald, Robert and Clarje: | McCartney of Monument, called on spent the weekend at Norristown a® the home of Mr. and Mrs James } McCreary. i Mr. ani Mrs, Sheldon Schenck ; {mre the proud parents of a lit] | | daughter born in the Lock Haven Hospital this past week. Mr. and Mrs, Hewilt Confer are rejoicing over the arrival of 4 son. Tuesday. They have named hifi Gene Arthur, : Mi. and Mrs, George Regal and | tournament al the Bellefonte | C | by | under fi js 3 R, H "Mickey" Adams, Pleasant Cap, sales engineer for the Metal Co., entertained members of the Bellefonte Rotary Club las! Monday night with a program of magic which kept his audience in a state of bewilderment from start to finish Mist Pear] Viehdorfer, a nurse at the Oentre County Hospital, won the Woman's Bowling Champlon- ship for the 194] season when she defeated Mrs. Vertle Gibboney In the Annals of the annual women YM announced of the it wis manager werk Bressler A. last Andy YY" alley: According to ah item In the Mit fiinburg Telegraph, Or, T. G, M« Queen, Miflinburg physician, spok: over radio station WKOK, Sunbury last Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock the auspices of the Union unit, Woman's Pleld Army American BSoclety the of Canger Dr formerly resided at Mlillhe Orrin Kels of Mr. and Mr F. W. Keister Aaronsburg wh now resides in Akron, Ohio, was ad mitted to the Peoples Hospital there cently, suflering second degree burng of the arms and face Mg rmation received by relatives. It appears that Kelster was che Aning a garage with gasoline the flu gnited, with re County of the Control for McoQueen an lar, son of fo Inf when the above A group of Aaronsburg « ed Churel atiena SIONary conver Relor: ed, Pri vened the Beaver Spring attending the meet) Charlies A. Smith, Mi ningham, Mrs, C 8 David Orwig. Mrs. G_ A of Aaronsburg and Mrs MeCormick, of Millheim Tho were Mr Lots Cut Bower, Mus F Gricsing Dorothy 3 ’ an " hich ended in right 00 wedie whic flesh for many 3 wad three pleces the meantime Mr i] for a time TY slowly recovering Kylie M Alexander daughter Harriet and BEd Kit t Sunday evening callers ies Shearers The most of the recent frogig have nol been mere {rosts but freezes Even the apple blossoms turned brown after thawing, and stil ater bad joe fully one-eighth inch th oF nday mornin ware Ch Nal I ou oo Mrs. Harry Masden at Jersey Shore at Mr: Nannie Wagner M—— - spent Tuesday the home of defense business becomes when the average citizen has open the family wallet to keep wheels of industry turning Th the FULFILL HER DREAMS OF A REAL HOME FOR MOTHER'S DAY You ean give her a home plan- ned around her individual needs . «+ 8 home with al those thoughtful details like built-in conveniences—roemy closets—and a delightful open porch! Tt costs just 85.12 a month. For friendly, honest advice and help plans, financing and quality ma terials, come to 0. W. HOUTS! ! Get Our List of Responsible Lodal Contractors Today! 0. W. HOUTS LUMBER CO. N. Buckout St. Phone 703 STATE COLLEGE, PA. - — REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Sunday Schocl Lesson Titan | Port Matilda, 3 et Halne Ani ne Bellefonte Stover OG line Milthein wi ward J. Fryer, et R Ant Howard ) Mr ese Twp: E 1 ( T MeDivitt to A. B. Bennet! ANI tract In Worth Twp tober THE HOME to Thoma t In Ru Mae Halnley of Rush Twp, u $300 H. Mw ux, of for May ™ wer, to Roy H I'EX'] Akron Twp.; $1800 mM, Cunningham Turner Bellefonte tract Ward; 87 KEK. ob ux Uu Millhe im Mu Oho, tra tn Cather of West sno Deut Famms d 10 Bowser $25 iam R of 4 ner ol v toy Fil of Cent Hal Twp... $150 Hoover, to J. K. Thor Lemont ract ux 4) act In Potler D ty a L Howard Bor $! Jepkin Merril ux, of Howard to $l omas M Ait) vi ’ Lambert, « bar. of ee $800 wl ot $! 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