THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. January 8, 1942. Echoes From the Past Fifty Years Ago On Monday morning the roof of the Henderson school house near Jacksonville caught fire and was so badly damaged that school was ad- Journed until the same could be re- paired, The Pennsylvania Rallroad and the authorities of Howard are at sword points, The boro people claim that a drain should be placed under the company’s road bed, to which they objected. The case was argued before Judge Furst on Wednesday The personal property of the Bellefonte Glass Works was sold at! Sherifl's sale last week. Phillp Gep~! hart was the purchaser Judge Furst and Charles P, Hewes, Esq. were confined to their homes on Linn street with grippe Emil Joseph savs the little stranger at his house is the nicest baby ever seen in Bellefonte—and they intend keep it. The Presbyterian congregation at Milesburg have their new house of worship completed and the dedica- tory services will take place next Sunday afternoon, The edifice is a handsome brick structure on the main street. It is of modery design and is complete, commodious comfortable In its arrangements Rev. Wright, the pastor, will be as- sisted by other ministers in the ex- ercises, The post office caused considerable bad blood at Philipsburg was effectually settled on last Wednesday by a telegraphic order from Washington to Postmas- ter Herd, ordering him to move the office to the Barnes block. Ac- cordingly on Wednesday Mr. Barnes set a crew of carpenters to work putting up the fixtures which were in readiness, and by Thursday morning the office was so far ready that Mr. Herd was able to open up and rent the boxes. Ellis Hosterman died this morning while sitting on a chair, at the home of Alfred Hosterman, near Centre Hill. He was an invalid for a num- ber of years and a school teacher by profession. His age was about 43 years On Monday of last week Mr. Isaac Hampton, who lives with his daughter, Mrs. Burdell of this place, and is some eighty years of age, fell down stairs and broke both legs and one am. On account of his age he may not survive the injuries received On Tuesday evening of last week Mrs. Noah Stover, of Aba- line, Kansas, started for her west- ern home after spending about three months visiting her mother Mrs Elizabeth Gephart Zion and other relatives throughout Centre county The ball given New Year Eve by the members of the Logan Steam Fire Company was a great success and surpassed {ormer occasions Zion band appeared early in evening and some time later masque parade to the Arcade build- ing occurred. There were costumes of every description imaginable in line and they created considerable muddle which of on the the amusement. At the hall an immense | crowd gathered to take part in the dance, or as sightseers. Everyihing was conducted in first class style and the best of order was maintained throughout the evening. Frank Deit. rick's orchestra of Bellefonte and there are few better ones, furnished the music for this occasion. A hand. to} and | The | the | | some sum was realized by the come { pany which will be turned over to | \ | the steamer fund | The county auditors held their [first session on Monday to examine {In Bellefonte organized a | | | | tine, Millmont, and Carrie L. Mo- Clellan, Spring Mills, Young people of various churches Sunday School Tewn Council with the fol- lowing officers: president, Isabelle Ward; secretary and treasurer, Doris Cobb The New Year's Day Lehigh fly- | er arrived in Bellefonte one hour late, It was made up returning to Penn State, When the train came to a stop the rear conch [the accounts of the various county |y..« opposite the match factory while { oMcials | be published about the second week {of February | | A real cold blizzard came upon us! on Sunday morning with a fall of several inches of snow since then [It looks as though we would have a spell of genuine winter weather, after all On Tuesday morning a Mr. Ertle, while at work in the Fifth Wheel | factory at Howard, was caught by a belt which resulted in a broken jaw {bone and other injuries which are | considered serious. Ed. Note: Does anyone remember what constituted a “fifth wheel” fifty vears ago? The Bellefonte Republican and | the Dally News have been leased by Messrs. Coho and Petit, two young men formerly employed on the Phil. adelphia Record. They took charge of the office on the first of January and are turning out a clean and newsy dally paper. We hope they will do well in the venture During the past week some very serious rumors have beep afloat in jregard to a death near Tusseyville, jon Sunday after Christmas, A man and his wife and infant child lived at Collyers sawmill, near there, and on that Sunday their child died and was buried soon afterwards. Rumors have been afloat in that neighbor hood to the effect that the father a fit of anger, caused by the child's crying, struck it, causing its death This is only rumor and may be a great injustice to the parents. On Wednesday afternoon, at the in- stance of the District Attorney, ‘Squire J. 8. Houseman, of Tussey- { ville, and Dr. Chas. Emerick. of Cen- tre Hall, held a post mortem exam- ination upon the body of the child, the result of which will be more definite Marriage licenses the following couples: 8. Gray Mat- tern, Buffalo Run, and Pannle Ar- dell, Julian; Jacob F. Gates, Clear- field, and Minnie FF. Holt, Union- ville; J. C. Schrader, Troxeyville, and Lizzie R. Rearick, Beavertown: Har- ry 8picer and Bertha E. Emenhizer, both of Bellefonte: W. J. Finkle and Katie McCool, both of Spring Mills Samuel C. Kelly and Trissy A. Hue: both of Benner township: wW. H. Hol- ter and Maggie M. Mevers both of Blanchard; John M. Wamard wd Clara Eungh, both of Sandy Ridge Leslie McClincy and Marv F, Walk- er, both of Milesburg: Levi Brilhart Union county and Della Dresher Centre Hall; John E. Miles, Miles- burg Hannah E. Hull, Union- ville H. Wilson and Mollie M both of Spring town- ship: John H. Strouse and Maggie A. Lutz, both of Fillmore: J A C. Rearick and Amanda Breon, both of Union township; Edward 8 Moore and Maggie Marts, both of Pine Grove Mills; Charles A. Bot- dorf and Lillie M. Doebler, both of Rebersburg; Allen M. Bower and Annie I. Keister, both of Haines township; Thomas Babiag and Cath- erine Zigruondonia, both of Snow Shoe; H. Clinton Stricker, Beaver- town, and Annie E Mowery Aar- onsburg ” n were issued to 2 nh and and James Hunter, 8 Twenty Years Ago While carrying coal into the home of Harry Shope, on Bishop street, William Keeler, an employe of the Bellefonte Puel & Supply Co. fell and fractured his left arm. The in- Jury was reduced by a physician Mrs. Cyrus Gearhart, residing near the Titan Metal Company plant, suffered a fracture of the left leg below the knee, Christmas eve, wh she slipped and fell on the ice front of the Benner home on West High street Roy Chambers of Clarence, was appointed mercantile appraiser of | Centre county, succeeding Howard Miles of Union township. Mr. Cham- bers was a son of David Chambers of Clarence, abd for some time was associated with his father in the coal business, Effective January 1, the Pennsyl- vania Rallroad agency at Curtin was discontinued and in the future that station was to be a flag stop only Time was when Curtin was a flour- ishing community, when the char- coal furnace at that place was in full blast While returning to Bellefonte from Snow Shoe in his Ford touring car the night before Christmas, Roland Ickoff escaped injury when the ear 16ft the road and plunged over an embankment ts descent over the mountainside was halted by several large trees State Trooper David K. Hughes aided by Sheriff Harry Dukeman and other local police officers, con- ducted raids on four Bellefonte bus- iness ‘establishments Wed nesday night and in each instance arrested the proprietor on charges of main- taining punchboards and similar de- vices Emanuel Noll, prominent Belle fonte citizen and Civil War veteran died at his home on North Allegheny street the day before Christmas had been retired in 1918 after 37 years of service with the Pennsyl. vania Railroad, most of them in the position of baggage master at the Bellefonte station, He was survived by three children: Mrs. W. C. Rowe, at home: Mrs. C. F. York, of De- troit, Mich. and John L., of Juniata, Robbers broke through a window in the rear of the Chester Pringle store at Port Matilda on Christmas eve, looted the cash drawer of a considerable sum and took merchan- dise valued at several hundred dol lars. During the night members of the Pringle family, who lived on the second floor of the building, were awakened by a crash, but they be- lieved it had been caused by ice falling from the roof. The robbery was discovered Christmas morning and several persons were under suse picion, He | hip Mr Mrs. Harry Strubl near Bellefonte, were the parent twins, a boy and a girl who had been named Ralph and Ruth Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Punk wer» re- joicing over the birth of a daughter at the Bellefonte hospital Christ mas morning. The litle va named Carrol Christina ' Boise Penrose, senior senator from Pennsylvania, long a Republican leader in the State, died suddenly at his hotel apartment in Washing- ton, D. C., of pulmonary thrombosis, The first of a series of new art windows to be placed in 8t John's | Reformed church, Bellefonte, was dedicated Sunday morning. The window was the gilt of Mr. and Mrs H. E. Clevenstine E. J. Eckenroth, Bellefonte painter and paper hanger, waz awarded a brand new Ford touring car as the climax of the “How Come the Give Away One” contest conducted by Charles Beatty, local FPord agent Judge Henry C. Quigley was head of the committee which named the winner and of J Oi girl Bini This paragraph appeared In the local column: “With anthracite sell. ing around £14 a ton, many a Belle! fonte householder would gladly wel- come back the extinct Bellefonte {Steam Heat Co. Today everyone would cheerfully pay the monthly rate without 3 protest, It was a con- venience that many failed to fully appreciate.” Ear] Hoffer and A. C. Heverly, em- ployes of the A C. Mingle shoe [ters in connection |store, purchased the Mingle prop- | (erty on East High street, opposite {the Court House, from their em- ployer. They expected to move their respective families into the double house about April first. Tenants of the building were Charles Harrison | and Harry Meyer Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: Miles E. Bil- iger, Pleasant Gap, and Ruth I Bartges, Centre Hall: Dorsey Bax- | ter and Rosie Perko, both of South | Philipsburg; Ebon P. Stover and {Orace P. Stover, both of Aarons- ‘burg. Willis H. Geissinger, Bethle- ‘hem, and Helen I. Rote, Bellefonte; John M. Boob, Millheim, and Mary iM. Weaver, Madisonburg; Adolph | Fauble and Mary E. McGovern, both jof Bellefonte; i Hamsport, and Christena M. Kerlin, iMoshannon; Homer I. Quick and Bellefonte, and William non; Feron Lyons, Grace A. Lucas, Howard: iJ. Ellick, Pittsburgh, IV. Miles, Port Matilda; Frank J. Bnavely, Millheim, and Cora B, Uhl, Madisonburg; John Snyder, Sr. H R. 8. May, Wil-| Virgie E. Walker, both of Moshan-' and Zenovia | The annual statement will {the jocomotive was opposite the side entrance to the Potter-Hoy hard- ware warehouse State Trooper David K. Hughes was confined to his home because of an attack of diphtheria “Buck” Taylor of State College, famous In- dian scout and veteran of Buffalo Bill's Circus, was a visitor in Belle- fonte while enroute to Huntingdon where he was to settle up legal mat. with the sale of The farm Wasson his farm near Boalsbhuryg had been sold to 8. B Lemont HOUSERVILLE (From Last Week) Shuey fell off a horse while horseback riding horse became f[rightened and ran away, throwing the little girl. 8he landed on her head and ig still in & serious condition. We hope for her a speedy recovery Christmas guests at the Packer home were Mr. and Mis Wilson Packer, Coatesville, Mr, and Mrs. Elwood Packer and son Eddie Laurel, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cain and daughter Hannah Mary of Bellefonte, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hook and children, Lois Jean and Charles of Houserville And in the evening visitors were Mr and Mrs. Doyle Packer and child- ren Woodrow, Mollie Lou, Nancy Lee and Robert, of Rockview Miss Pauline Snyder, who has been employed at the Roy Wirtz home, returned to work after spend. ing over Christmas with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Keller Snyder and family at Rebersburg Myrle Packer accompanied his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- son Packer on Bunday to their home In Coatesville, where he will spend several days Mr. and Mrs children Shamokin Ray Wirtz father, John of Sat- 1 he Betty urday Charles Marvin Lee and two spent over the weekend in Ald son Wirtz Elwood Packer wed Sunday to Mr. Packer Mrs returt and son Eddie el, Md. wh employed Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hook and t hildren spent Christmas evening with Mr. Hook's mother, Mr: Hook and family at Pott Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Bro% daughter { Altoona Christmas Brown's ents, Mr Robert Wh and family Mrs. Harry Fike spent Christma with her son