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|WLetm I * 'S.e: , ac : ** . e Name j. Inrieyed VOL. XLIIV. BELLWOOD. PA., THUR9QAY, DECEMBER 28, 1033 "7 NO. 43 LOCAL m COLUMN Short Items That Wfll Interest Our Readers BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK Terse Paragraphs Concerning tha Doing of Oar Borough—Tha Col* ■mn Our Subscribor* Enjoy —All the members of the family Tead the Bulletin. —There are many persona nam* be red among tha sick in the borough —The snow-shoveling brigade . was in evidence Tuesday morning. —Old Jack Frost haS been very active in these regions during the week. —Business statisticians predict that 19S4 will witness a new dawn lifer better conditions. —Real winter weather prevailed I Tuesday morning, with a fall of * about seven inches of snow. —Now that we are nearing the ' and ef the year the remaining portion of tha winter will not seem so long. —The publie schools of the borough are closed this week ffa* the holiday vacation. Many iaf_i* teachers residing elsewhere have gone to their homes to enjoy tha .vacation among their friends. —The First National bank of Bellwood has received certificate of qualification aa a member of the temporary Federal depositing insu- rfatnce fund, certificate being* numb- jfeired 7400, and effective aa af Janu- :«ka, 1034. '"-Next Snuffy at midnight ia the dead line for use of 1933 auto- . mobile registration tags. If your 1934 tags have riot yet arrived toet- •tar let jsoux auM-stand in the av*®??** KIDDIES GET REAL TREAT A genuine Christmas spirit prevailed at the little Red School Houae Inn, last Thursday night, when a large number af childreen, whose parents et* unemployed were guests at a free Christmas party Riven, by Corey-Wertz Dairy and Burns* Coffee Shop. A whole pig which waa baked in the large oven at the Bellwood Bakery, through the co-operation of Guy Bowers, was served with all the trimmings by ladies of the Gradale Sorority, under the direction sf" Mrs. Molly Emrick. Bailers Bakery helped out by famishing a supply of bread. Santa Claus dropped in while the feast was in progress and needless to say the children were much excited over hia visit. The Ltons Club joined in by tttt- nishing money to supply each child with a candy treat. All the kiddies had plenty to eat and had a real enjoyable evening. It waa remarked by different onlookers how orderly they conducted themselves. There were approximately one hundred children taken care of beside a large number of spectators and all were agreed that the event waa a huge success and a credit to those whs staged it. The Little Red School House Inn ia one of the most popular places of entertainment along the state highway aad pa this occasion was profusely decorated, the decorations being highly appropriate. The Little Red School House bn waa used for many years by the school district of Antis township. It wss sold a few years "ago to the present owners when die consolidated building waa erected. It ia growing in popularity every day. WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE Instead of the regular 7.30 even lag preaching service at th* IsOgan WEDDED IN CHURCH At 10 o'clock Christmae morning in the Grace Lutheran church " on North Cambria street, Miss Mille- cent Lucille McCoy became tha bride of Mr. Jama* I. Gray of Stormstown. Rev. Russel P. Knoebel officiated, using the impressive ring ceremony. The young couple was attended by Miss Ruth McCoy, sister of the bride, and Mr. Howard W. Yohn. The bridal party entered to ths strains from Lohengrin's wadding march snd during the ceremony "Ah, Sweet Mystery of life" waa played softly. At the conclusion of the wedding, Mrs. R. P. Knoebel sang "At Dawning." Miss Mary Wertz was organist and Miss Olive Caldwell violinist. Tha bride is a daughter of Mrs. Florence Dengate McCoy et this borough. She ie a former Antis township teacher and for the past few ysars haa been teaching at, Stormstown, .Centre county. Mr. Gray is a son of the lata John I. Gray and is well known throughout his community, being active in local and civic affairs. The bride was attired in a gown of golden crepe. Present at the ceremony ware Mrs. June Rodgers and Mrs. J. C. Mattem, sister and aunt of the bridegroom. Immediate friends and relatives of the bride were also present. After enjoying a Christmas dinner at the home of tiie bride's' mother, tiie newly-weds left for Philadelphia and other eastern cities with the best wishes of their many friends. s •^ ^^Jj^SeWdgam which eweept tiujf^eCtion Tuesday night slowedljj((5 traffic in all parte of the w^d% Railroad traffic was also p#Wnewhat interfered with, as many of the passenger trains were running behind schedule. —Bellwood borough will not have a state liquor store, but those in our community who desire to buy will find a store conveniently located in the Wilson building on Eleventh avenue in Alton-. No doubt It will be the mecca for many thirsty Bellwood folks, provided they have the price. —Mr. John C. Tackitt, well known Bellwood division trainman, who has been a patient in the Altoona hospital for the past five weeks, hss shown marked signs of improvement within the past few day and bids fair to recover and be able to come to his home on the hill section of the borough soon. —The ladies in charge of the local Red Cross campaign for membership in this locality express their appreciation for the support they received. A total of $182.95 was collected and turned into the treasury of the Blair county chapter. These ladies deserve a great deal of credit for this work and other charitable work in whieh they have been almost constantly engaged in the borough and Antis township. —Olivet Baptist church, Rev. Levi H. Goehring, pastor. Lord's day services: Bible school 9-30; morning worship, eubject of message "Rover of God's Grace"; Young People's meeting 6.30, junior, intermediate and senior groups; evening worship 7.30, message appropriate for New Year'e Eve; Wednesday evening 7.80, praise and prayer service; Friday evening, 7.30, Happy Hour. All children invited. An hour of singing choruses, Bible verses and Bible lesson. ' —Last Saturday was one of the most delightful days of the winter, the thermometer having registered about 60 degrees and made top coats unbearable. However, there was a decided drop Sunday morning, the weather being cool and bracing, making us step lively. And then when we arose Tuesday morning the ground waa covered with the "beautiful" snd whan tha snow ceased coming down about noon it measured at least seven inches on the level. Wa surely do have changeable weather ia thia climate. the church will assemble at the' church at 10.30 and enjoy social Christian fellowship for 30 minutes. From 11.00 to 12.00 o'clock a helpful wacth-night service will be conducted by tha pastor, Rev. H. G. Dooley, with music and sermon. The last five minutes of the hour will be devoted to meditation prayer and consecration aa the old yeex makes ita exit and the new year is ushered in. Tha public is invited. —The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, met last Saturday at the home of their president, Miss Blanche Houston, and from there traveled to Cresson where 'they distributed Christmas baskets in the Sanitarium. —The First National bank and the postoffice will observe New Year's day as a holiday. The bank will remain closed all day, while the usual holiday hours will prevail at the post office. Most all places of business in the borough will also close in observance of the holiday. —Services in the Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. J. M. Brennan pastor, will all be suited to the passing of the Old Year and the coming of the New Year. The pastor will preach at the 10.45 service and at 9 p. m. a watch night service will be held. The first hour will be given to a song service, with special numbers. "The Story of the Other Wise Man" will be dramatized in'the second hour. In the last hour of 1933 there will be a sermon by the pastor, testimony meeting and consecration service. Other services of the day as usual. —Monday will be inauguration day in councilmaniac affairs. The old council will meet early in the evening, close up all business as far as possible and then adjourn sjni die. Immediately thereafter the new council will organize. Mr. Charles F. Wertz, elected chief burgess at the last election, will enter upon hia new 'duties, succeeding, Mr.- George E. Fuoss, who has very acceptaby filled the position during the past four years. The new members of council will be Messrs. Wertz, Crosser, Dougherty and Colabine. The last three named will be new members, while Mr. Wertz will succeed himself, having been re-elected st the November election There will be much to occupy the attention of the aew council after tt gate ta working order. SPORTSMEN AMD SCOUTS WILL FEED GAME Members ■ of the -Bellwood - Sportsmen's association and theS Bellwood Boy Scouts who are hono* rary members of the assoeiatio_" will meet Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, at Conu-eSser* Hardware store, where they will organize into jroi__u8S__&: leave-tor the ;_!___ for the game. The recent heavy snowfall will inflict severe hardships on the wild life and this feeding will be of great benefit, especially to the turkeys. The organisation has a dozen turkey feeders that were preserved from last year. State Game Protectee C .C. Brenneka, has arranged to furnish the feed. Distribution of feed was carried on last year by the organization and it was thought that good results were obtained in helping to increase the gams in this section, eo in order to continue the good work, a large turn-out is requested for Saturday. JWE I. j MM IS DEAD RMr of WUl Known Bellwood Citisen Die* at Mt. Union Hen. I. Newton Taylor, prominent resident of Mt. Union for many yeam died at hia home Saturday even|ng, Dec. 28, at 10 o'clock. 31 followed an illness of two from complications. He wae at Ottumwa, la., on May 24, 188J4 a son of John and Ann (Appleby) Taylor. His early years ware spetjl in the wast and in 1866 Mr. Tatfmr came with his parents and members of his family to tylvania, taking ap residence iade Gap. education waa received in ublic schools and later at Miln- academy. Preparing jh*jmself aching, he followed thte occu- m for seven years. Three of years he spent in the Mount M schools. In 1884 Mr. Taylor entired the Pennsylvania freight Se in Mount Union as a clerk, ntinued in thi sdepartment for _1 years. served seventeen years as aster commissioned under Pres William McKinley, Theodore velt and William Howard Taft wing which he became assistant iter, -serving under Alonso ones and J. K. Wiley, in the . m adm|nistratioi- Mir. Taylor waff appointed associate judge of thelcourts of Huntingdon county and' served in that capacity from lfkit to 1982. Deceased united very early in swith tiie Presbyterian church served ae superintendent of tile try department in the First (yterian church of Mount Uni- S number of years and later jacher of a class of women in Same Sunday school. Ha served elder in (his church for many and at the time of his death • senior elder. Mr. Taylor tizen who waa devoted to the CWA WORK PROGRESSING The CWA work in tite borough haa made a good start and a goodly number of men received pay checks for Christmas, Fifty men have been employed on the new water pipe line running from the reservoir inlet to tha old Logan Valley line and eight more men have ben engaged ia renovating the borough school buildings. The work on tiie pipe line was temporarily suspended until the pips arrives, but should be resumed in a few days. Two other projects have been approved, one which means the construction of - concrete breast to replace the wooden structure at the borough reservoir.' The other project te repaying end repairing some of the streets in town. The borough Engineer te marking off the streets for thte work now and although ail the men wild not begin work at once on this street work it te expected that sbout seventy men will be used before the job ie finished. Still another project whjfch comes under the water improvement but te handled by altogether different men te the cutting* of brush along the boroughs pipe lino course which will require the services of ten men and a foreman. These additional projects should enable considerable, more men to get work and thus help the town's financial condition. PERSONALJlnGRAPHS People Who Visit Here end Those Who Go Away. MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZENS DIED ON MAIN STREET Andrew Jackson Klohe, a life time resident of the borough, died at hia home on South Main street, at aa early hour Tuesday morning, after an illness of many months from complications, during the greater part of thte time being confined to hia home. The deceased was born at Cambria Mills, Pa., a son of Sebastian and Elizabeth (Glasgow) Klohe, who will be remembered by af our older_c.itisens.a on April aevouKi w ai» nM rf mr ^m citi_en8 on April r***^f.7*«»»4ys a social •J&litieal and reVYgi^*"^ — ~~■ JOHN W. PRICE DEAD After a lingering illness whieh kept him confined for the past two months, John W. Price, a highly esteemed citizen of the borough, died at hia home on Boyles street, this afternoon at one o'clock. A more extended obituary will appear in our next issue. —Intermediate and Junior Epworth Leaguers will hold their Christmas party at the Methodist Episcopal church Friday, 2 to 4 p. m. Games, a voluntary program and refreshments will constitute the entertainment. —Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Moffet, of,, South First street, received a message informing them that they are now grand parents, tiieir son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Moffet, of Pittsburgh, became the proud parents of an 8 and one- half pound baby boy, Tuesday, December, 26. —The Bellwood Firemen showed some real civic pride when they trimmed up the municipal building for Christmas. The red and green lights and the large electric star on top of the tower gave the town something new in Christmas atmos- I phere and must have been an inspi- | ration to many of the other residents of the borough judging, fromi the large number of homes with ' exterior decorations. —Catherine Sargent «Faull, aged 16 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Horace Faull, died at the home of her parents, December 26, in Cambridge, Mass. The mother of the deceased young girl will be remembered by many of our citizens at tiie daughter of the late C. F. Sargent and wife, long time, highly esteemed citizens of the borough. Our time friends hero will sympathize :_ith tba parents in their loss. standpoint. In 1887 he was married to Miss Viola Fuller, eldest daughter of W. W. Fuller, who survives, together with the fallowing children: Ralph Taylor of Bellwood, Ruth, wife of Dr. William S. Delp of Lansdale; Helen, wife of H. B. Hollingshead of Mount Union; Jane, a teacher in the Reading schools, and I, Newton Taylor, a practicing lawyer of Mount Union. He ia also, survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Taylor McCarthy of Pasadeno, Calif., and by eight grand children. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, in charge of hia pastor, Rev. Frederick C. Fowler, assisted by Rev. R. S. Burns, a fonmer poster, now of Columbus, O. Interment was made in the family plot in I. O. O. F. cemetery at Mount Union. «i» ■ Y. M. C. A. AUXILIARY borough many years ago. He was married oa April 17, 1906, to Bessie Wyland. The wife survives, along with a daughter, Miss Ruth, at home.' He was the laat member of his immediate family. He held membership in tha Logan Valley Baptist church for the past forty years and was a trustee of this congregation. Funeral services were conducted at the Logan Valley Baptist church at 2.80 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Interment was made in Logan Valley cemetery. FINE ORGANIZATION One of the finest ladies organi- zatiosn in Bellwood te the ladies auxiliary to the Y. M C. A. The group is available at all times to serve suppers of banquets for any organization, while its assistance to the Y. M. C. A., in the last year, has been one of the vital helps that have kept the association intact despite the distressing financial problems of the "Y" movement- Mrs. Sara Epler, who takes an active part in most community projects, is president and she is to a great extent, responsible for the commendable work the organization is accomplishing. The other well known ladies who are members are: Helen Burkholder, Ida Barrett, Cora Cherry, Rosanna Cherry, Mildred Coady, Edna Sheriff, Bessie Cherry, Idnnie Deremjer, Grace Doutrich, Helen Frye, Pearl Goss, Lena Goss, Ella Henry, Laura Karl, Daisy Houston, Grace Hommer, Naomi lindemuth, Alice Millar, Nell Near- fief, Elva Ross, Stella Steele, Nora JtHler, Mary Schmidt, Viola Sit- aan, Margaret Schmittle, Ella W-ltz, Alma Wertz, Mary Bell, Mrs i Ofccar Berkstresser, Mre. Ernest j Cilnpbell, Mrs. M. Gibboney, Mre. KHinton, Mrs. W. A. Love, Mrs. Ralph Laird, Mrs. T. A. McCaully, _g|. David Miller, Mrs. A. C. Per- Mre. George Rumbarger, Mrs. ih Struble, Mrs. Clark Wallace, R, C. Vandevander aad Mrs, IBS. They meet on the third of each month. I Sheridan Bland spent Christmas with friends in Blairsville. Mr. J. E. Beard, having been in Steubenville, for some time is spend ing a few days with his family. Mrs. C. A. Campbell of North First street, was the guest of her sister in Harrisburg on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Seiber, of Steubenville, Ohio, were Christmas guests of Mrs. Seiber's mother, Mrs. Julia Beard on North Fourth street Geeorge Rogers, a member of this year's varsity foot ball team at Susquehanna . University, is spending the holidays at the home of his parents on Cambria street. Robert Goshorn, of Philadelphia, and Ruth and Charlotte Goshorn, of New York city, were Yuletide visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Port Goshorn on North Second street. Mr. and Mrs. Don Cook and little son, of State College, wtcre Christmas visitors at the homes of their respective parents, Mt . and Mrs. J. M Cook in Gospel Hollow and Mr. and Mrs. Norris Watters on East Fourth street. —Monday of next week will be inauguration day at tha county seat, when all the officials elected at the November election will enter upon duties. Mr. John B. Elliott, of Hollidaysburg, elected prothonotary of the county at the recent election, will be duly inducted into office, while Mr. George Wolf, of Altoona, will be the new Sheriff. He has chosen Mr. John Harvey, of Bellwood, as his first deputy, and Mr. William Setwita, of Altoona, as second deputy, who will take office on Monday. The new directors of the poor will also enter upon their duties. The newly elected alderman and I justices of the peace of the county .will receive their commissions on , no———r» Quels Who Are Entertained by Ball. Wood Hosts—Personal Mention ef Theee Who VUU To and Pre Mr. L. Willard Irwin, of Pitcairn, is a visitor at the home of his mother on Mapel avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McCord, of Washington, D. C, were Christmas visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs Scott Mulhollem on Boyles street. Mrs. Laura Williamson and daughter Mise Kathryne, are in Cleveland, Ohio, where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Williamson. Mr. Albert Vtek, of Philadelphia, was a Christmas visator at the home of hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Visk on North Second street- Wiggens Thorn, who is employed by the government at one of the reforestation camps, spent the holidays with his mother Mrs. Mollie Thorn. Ed. Wiley, former Bellwood resident, now located at Akron, O., is spending the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiley oa Martin street. Mr. Leonard H. Bland of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent the Christmas holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Bland, returning early Tuesday morning.' Mrs. J. N. Burchfield of Stewart * street, has gone to Erie, Pa., where she te the guest of friends. Before returning home she will visit friends in Buffalo, N. Y. Horses Cleon Moffit, manager of tin Pittsburgh h—w^St** of the Swart Brent Company, made a Christmas call at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Moffit on South First street. Miss Maude Turley of Blossburg, spent Christmae with her father, George W. Turley, who has been spending the winter months at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. B. Bland, on Maple avenue. Mrs. George W. Glasgow of Punxsutawney, who has been visiting at the homes of G. H. Lehrsch and Ira Estep left for North East, Pa., where she will spend the winter months with her daughter Mrs. H. H. Hileman. Mr. and Mrs D. B. Hill, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mr, ond Mrs. Joseph Holliday and children of Detroit, Mich., are visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holliday at the Holliday farm near Tipton, having come east to enjoy Christmas and the Yuletide season at home. Mr. and Mrs. Hill were callers at our office Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alton P. Cameron of Norfolk, Va., former residents o,f thisg community, are spending the holidays with their parents and friends. Mr. Cameron is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Cameron of Tipton and is a chief elcntrician ia the United States navy. His wife formerly May Lehrsch is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lehrsch of Bellwood. Prior to going to Norfolk they were stationed in the Hawaiian Islands and in San Diego, Calif. They will return to Norfolk early in January. Mr. and Mrs. William Houston, daughters Misses Elizabeth, Katherine, Irma, and Dorothy, of. Ma- lone, N. Y., far up in the Adirondack mountains, were .entertained over the Yuletide season at the home of Mrs. Daisy Houston on Main street, mother of tiie first named. Mr. Houston was a fonmer citizen of the borough and will be remembered' hy many citizens especially in railroad circles, when he was employed on the Bellwood division. He left here and secured employment on the New York Cen- trol ruilroad and has since been engaged as an engneer, running from Malone to Montreal, Canada. When here he was a caller at our office .and said the weather during the 1 early part of the winter was quite cold to bis section, the thermometer at one period having registered 19 degrees below sera* m „ •■ '-■■hi.V :<;- ■.^,. .■'.;■ '■-Vrf'■ rfA.j.a^^ejKa^d.-.^.
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Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1933-12-28 |
Masthead | Bellwood Bulletin, December 28, 1933, Volume 43 Number 43 |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 43 |
Description | Weekly newspaper printed about Bellwood Borough, Antis Township and Blair County Pennsylvania |
Publisher | W.F. Balsach |
Date | 1933-12-28 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Blair County; Bellwood |
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Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1933-12-28 |
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Full Text | |WLetm I * 'S.e: , ac : ** . e Name j. Inrieyed VOL. XLIIV. BELLWOOD. PA., THUR9QAY, DECEMBER 28, 1033 "7 NO. 43 LOCAL m COLUMN Short Items That Wfll Interest Our Readers BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK Terse Paragraphs Concerning tha Doing of Oar Borough—Tha Col* ■mn Our Subscribor* Enjoy —All the members of the family Tead the Bulletin. —There are many persona nam* be red among tha sick in the borough —The snow-shoveling brigade . was in evidence Tuesday morning. —Old Jack Frost haS been very active in these regions during the week. —Business statisticians predict that 19S4 will witness a new dawn lifer better conditions. —Real winter weather prevailed I Tuesday morning, with a fall of * about seven inches of snow. —Now that we are nearing the ' and ef the year the remaining portion of tha winter will not seem so long. —The publie schools of the borough are closed this week ffa* the holiday vacation. Many iaf_i* teachers residing elsewhere have gone to their homes to enjoy tha .vacation among their friends. —The First National bank of Bellwood has received certificate of qualification aa a member of the temporary Federal depositing insu- rfatnce fund, certificate being* numb- jfeired 7400, and effective aa af Janu- :«ka, 1034. '"-Next Snuffy at midnight ia the dead line for use of 1933 auto- . mobile registration tags. If your 1934 tags have riot yet arrived toet- •tar let jsoux auM-stand in the av*®??** KIDDIES GET REAL TREAT A genuine Christmas spirit prevailed at the little Red School Houae Inn, last Thursday night, when a large number af childreen, whose parents et* unemployed were guests at a free Christmas party Riven, by Corey-Wertz Dairy and Burns* Coffee Shop. A whole pig which waa baked in the large oven at the Bellwood Bakery, through the co-operation of Guy Bowers, was served with all the trimmings by ladies of the Gradale Sorority, under the direction sf" Mrs. Molly Emrick. Bailers Bakery helped out by famishing a supply of bread. Santa Claus dropped in while the feast was in progress and needless to say the children were much excited over hia visit. The Ltons Club joined in by tttt- nishing money to supply each child with a candy treat. All the kiddies had plenty to eat and had a real enjoyable evening. It waa remarked by different onlookers how orderly they conducted themselves. There were approximately one hundred children taken care of beside a large number of spectators and all were agreed that the event waa a huge success and a credit to those whs staged it. The Little Red School House Inn ia one of the most popular places of entertainment along the state highway aad pa this occasion was profusely decorated, the decorations being highly appropriate. The Little Red School House bn waa used for many years by the school district of Antis township. It wss sold a few years "ago to the present owners when die consolidated building waa erected. It ia growing in popularity every day. WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE Instead of the regular 7.30 even lag preaching service at th* IsOgan WEDDED IN CHURCH At 10 o'clock Christmae morning in the Grace Lutheran church " on North Cambria street, Miss Mille- cent Lucille McCoy became tha bride of Mr. Jama* I. Gray of Stormstown. Rev. Russel P. Knoebel officiated, using the impressive ring ceremony. The young couple was attended by Miss Ruth McCoy, sister of the bride, and Mr. Howard W. Yohn. The bridal party entered to ths strains from Lohengrin's wadding march snd during the ceremony "Ah, Sweet Mystery of life" waa played softly. At the conclusion of the wedding, Mrs. R. P. Knoebel sang "At Dawning." Miss Mary Wertz was organist and Miss Olive Caldwell violinist. Tha bride is a daughter of Mrs. Florence Dengate McCoy et this borough. She ie a former Antis township teacher and for the past few ysars haa been teaching at, Stormstown, .Centre county. Mr. Gray is a son of the lata John I. Gray and is well known throughout his community, being active in local and civic affairs. The bride was attired in a gown of golden crepe. Present at the ceremony ware Mrs. June Rodgers and Mrs. J. C. Mattem, sister and aunt of the bridegroom. Immediate friends and relatives of the bride were also present. After enjoying a Christmas dinner at the home of tiie bride's' mother, tiie newly-weds left for Philadelphia and other eastern cities with the best wishes of their many friends. s •^ ^^Jj^SeWdgam which eweept tiujf^eCtion Tuesday night slowedljj((5 traffic in all parte of the w^d% Railroad traffic was also p#Wnewhat interfered with, as many of the passenger trains were running behind schedule. —Bellwood borough will not have a state liquor store, but those in our community who desire to buy will find a store conveniently located in the Wilson building on Eleventh avenue in Alton-. No doubt It will be the mecca for many thirsty Bellwood folks, provided they have the price. —Mr. John C. Tackitt, well known Bellwood division trainman, who has been a patient in the Altoona hospital for the past five weeks, hss shown marked signs of improvement within the past few day and bids fair to recover and be able to come to his home on the hill section of the borough soon. —The ladies in charge of the local Red Cross campaign for membership in this locality express their appreciation for the support they received. A total of $182.95 was collected and turned into the treasury of the Blair county chapter. These ladies deserve a great deal of credit for this work and other charitable work in whieh they have been almost constantly engaged in the borough and Antis township. —Olivet Baptist church, Rev. Levi H. Goehring, pastor. Lord's day services: Bible school 9-30; morning worship, eubject of message "Rover of God's Grace"; Young People's meeting 6.30, junior, intermediate and senior groups; evening worship 7.30, message appropriate for New Year'e Eve; Wednesday evening 7.80, praise and prayer service; Friday evening, 7.30, Happy Hour. All children invited. An hour of singing choruses, Bible verses and Bible lesson. ' —Last Saturday was one of the most delightful days of the winter, the thermometer having registered about 60 degrees and made top coats unbearable. However, there was a decided drop Sunday morning, the weather being cool and bracing, making us step lively. And then when we arose Tuesday morning the ground waa covered with the "beautiful" snd whan tha snow ceased coming down about noon it measured at least seven inches on the level. Wa surely do have changeable weather ia thia climate. the church will assemble at the' church at 10.30 and enjoy social Christian fellowship for 30 minutes. From 11.00 to 12.00 o'clock a helpful wacth-night service will be conducted by tha pastor, Rev. H. G. Dooley, with music and sermon. The last five minutes of the hour will be devoted to meditation prayer and consecration aa the old yeex makes ita exit and the new year is ushered in. Tha public is invited. —The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, met last Saturday at the home of their president, Miss Blanche Houston, and from there traveled to Cresson where 'they distributed Christmas baskets in the Sanitarium. —The First National bank and the postoffice will observe New Year's day as a holiday. The bank will remain closed all day, while the usual holiday hours will prevail at the post office. Most all places of business in the borough will also close in observance of the holiday. —Services in the Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. J. M. Brennan pastor, will all be suited to the passing of the Old Year and the coming of the New Year. The pastor will preach at the 10.45 service and at 9 p. m. a watch night service will be held. The first hour will be given to a song service, with special numbers. "The Story of the Other Wise Man" will be dramatized in'the second hour. In the last hour of 1933 there will be a sermon by the pastor, testimony meeting and consecration service. Other services of the day as usual. —Monday will be inauguration day in councilmaniac affairs. The old council will meet early in the evening, close up all business as far as possible and then adjourn sjni die. Immediately thereafter the new council will organize. Mr. Charles F. Wertz, elected chief burgess at the last election, will enter upon hia new 'duties, succeeding, Mr.- George E. Fuoss, who has very acceptaby filled the position during the past four years. The new members of council will be Messrs. Wertz, Crosser, Dougherty and Colabine. The last three named will be new members, while Mr. Wertz will succeed himself, having been re-elected st the November election There will be much to occupy the attention of the aew council after tt gate ta working order. SPORTSMEN AMD SCOUTS WILL FEED GAME Members ■ of the -Bellwood - Sportsmen's association and theS Bellwood Boy Scouts who are hono* rary members of the assoeiatio_" will meet Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, at Conu-eSser* Hardware store, where they will organize into jroi__u8S__&: leave-tor the ;_!___ for the game. The recent heavy snowfall will inflict severe hardships on the wild life and this feeding will be of great benefit, especially to the turkeys. The organisation has a dozen turkey feeders that were preserved from last year. State Game Protectee C .C. Brenneka, has arranged to furnish the feed. Distribution of feed was carried on last year by the organization and it was thought that good results were obtained in helping to increase the gams in this section, eo in order to continue the good work, a large turn-out is requested for Saturday. JWE I. j MM IS DEAD RMr of WUl Known Bellwood Citisen Die* at Mt. Union Hen. I. Newton Taylor, prominent resident of Mt. Union for many yeam died at hia home Saturday even|ng, Dec. 28, at 10 o'clock. 31 followed an illness of two from complications. He wae at Ottumwa, la., on May 24, 188J4 a son of John and Ann (Appleby) Taylor. His early years ware spetjl in the wast and in 1866 Mr. Tatfmr came with his parents and members of his family to tylvania, taking ap residence iade Gap. education waa received in ublic schools and later at Miln- academy. Preparing jh*jmself aching, he followed thte occu- m for seven years. Three of years he spent in the Mount M schools. In 1884 Mr. Taylor entired the Pennsylvania freight Se in Mount Union as a clerk, ntinued in thi sdepartment for _1 years. served seventeen years as aster commissioned under Pres William McKinley, Theodore velt and William Howard Taft wing which he became assistant iter, -serving under Alonso ones and J. K. Wiley, in the . m adm|nistratioi- Mir. Taylor waff appointed associate judge of thelcourts of Huntingdon county and' served in that capacity from lfkit to 1982. Deceased united very early in swith tiie Presbyterian church served ae superintendent of tile try department in the First (yterian church of Mount Uni- S number of years and later jacher of a class of women in Same Sunday school. Ha served elder in (his church for many and at the time of his death • senior elder. Mr. Taylor tizen who waa devoted to the CWA WORK PROGRESSING The CWA work in tite borough haa made a good start and a goodly number of men received pay checks for Christmas, Fifty men have been employed on the new water pipe line running from the reservoir inlet to tha old Logan Valley line and eight more men have ben engaged ia renovating the borough school buildings. The work on tiie pipe line was temporarily suspended until the pips arrives, but should be resumed in a few days. Two other projects have been approved, one which means the construction of - concrete breast to replace the wooden structure at the borough reservoir.' The other project te repaying end repairing some of the streets in town. The borough Engineer te marking off the streets for thte work now and although ail the men wild not begin work at once on this street work it te expected that sbout seventy men will be used before the job ie finished. Still another project whjfch comes under the water improvement but te handled by altogether different men te the cutting* of brush along the boroughs pipe lino course which will require the services of ten men and a foreman. These additional projects should enable considerable, more men to get work and thus help the town's financial condition. PERSONALJlnGRAPHS People Who Visit Here end Those Who Go Away. MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZENS DIED ON MAIN STREET Andrew Jackson Klohe, a life time resident of the borough, died at hia home on South Main street, at aa early hour Tuesday morning, after an illness of many months from complications, during the greater part of thte time being confined to hia home. The deceased was born at Cambria Mills, Pa., a son of Sebastian and Elizabeth (Glasgow) Klohe, who will be remembered by af our older_c.itisens.a on April aevouKi w ai» nM rf mr ^m citi_en8 on April r***^f.7*«»»4ys a social •J&litieal and reVYgi^*"^ — ~~■ JOHN W. PRICE DEAD After a lingering illness whieh kept him confined for the past two months, John W. Price, a highly esteemed citizen of the borough, died at hia home on Boyles street, this afternoon at one o'clock. A more extended obituary will appear in our next issue. —Intermediate and Junior Epworth Leaguers will hold their Christmas party at the Methodist Episcopal church Friday, 2 to 4 p. m. Games, a voluntary program and refreshments will constitute the entertainment. —Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Moffet, of,, South First street, received a message informing them that they are now grand parents, tiieir son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Moffet, of Pittsburgh, became the proud parents of an 8 and one- half pound baby boy, Tuesday, December, 26. —The Bellwood Firemen showed some real civic pride when they trimmed up the municipal building for Christmas. The red and green lights and the large electric star on top of the tower gave the town something new in Christmas atmos- I phere and must have been an inspi- | ration to many of the other residents of the borough judging, fromi the large number of homes with ' exterior decorations. —Catherine Sargent «Faull, aged 16 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Horace Faull, died at the home of her parents, December 26, in Cambridge, Mass. The mother of the deceased young girl will be remembered by many of our citizens at tiie daughter of the late C. F. Sargent and wife, long time, highly esteemed citizens of the borough. Our time friends hero will sympathize :_ith tba parents in their loss. standpoint. In 1887 he was married to Miss Viola Fuller, eldest daughter of W. W. Fuller, who survives, together with the fallowing children: Ralph Taylor of Bellwood, Ruth, wife of Dr. William S. Delp of Lansdale; Helen, wife of H. B. Hollingshead of Mount Union; Jane, a teacher in the Reading schools, and I, Newton Taylor, a practicing lawyer of Mount Union. He ia also, survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Taylor McCarthy of Pasadeno, Calif., and by eight grand children. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, in charge of hia pastor, Rev. Frederick C. Fowler, assisted by Rev. R. S. Burns, a fonmer poster, now of Columbus, O. Interment was made in the family plot in I. O. O. F. cemetery at Mount Union. «i» ■ Y. M. C. A. AUXILIARY borough many years ago. He was married oa April 17, 1906, to Bessie Wyland. The wife survives, along with a daughter, Miss Ruth, at home.' He was the laat member of his immediate family. He held membership in tha Logan Valley Baptist church for the past forty years and was a trustee of this congregation. Funeral services were conducted at the Logan Valley Baptist church at 2.80 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Interment was made in Logan Valley cemetery. FINE ORGANIZATION One of the finest ladies organi- zatiosn in Bellwood te the ladies auxiliary to the Y. M C. A. The group is available at all times to serve suppers of banquets for any organization, while its assistance to the Y. M. C. A., in the last year, has been one of the vital helps that have kept the association intact despite the distressing financial problems of the "Y" movement- Mrs. Sara Epler, who takes an active part in most community projects, is president and she is to a great extent, responsible for the commendable work the organization is accomplishing. The other well known ladies who are members are: Helen Burkholder, Ida Barrett, Cora Cherry, Rosanna Cherry, Mildred Coady, Edna Sheriff, Bessie Cherry, Idnnie Deremjer, Grace Doutrich, Helen Frye, Pearl Goss, Lena Goss, Ella Henry, Laura Karl, Daisy Houston, Grace Hommer, Naomi lindemuth, Alice Millar, Nell Near- fief, Elva Ross, Stella Steele, Nora JtHler, Mary Schmidt, Viola Sit- aan, Margaret Schmittle, Ella W-ltz, Alma Wertz, Mary Bell, Mrs i Ofccar Berkstresser, Mre. Ernest j Cilnpbell, Mrs. M. Gibboney, Mre. KHinton, Mrs. W. A. Love, Mrs. Ralph Laird, Mrs. T. A. McCaully, _g|. David Miller, Mrs. A. C. Per- Mre. George Rumbarger, Mrs. ih Struble, Mrs. Clark Wallace, R, C. Vandevander aad Mrs, IBS. They meet on the third of each month. I Sheridan Bland spent Christmas with friends in Blairsville. Mr. J. E. Beard, having been in Steubenville, for some time is spend ing a few days with his family. Mrs. C. A. Campbell of North First street, was the guest of her sister in Harrisburg on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Seiber, of Steubenville, Ohio, were Christmas guests of Mrs. Seiber's mother, Mrs. Julia Beard on North Fourth street Geeorge Rogers, a member of this year's varsity foot ball team at Susquehanna . University, is spending the holidays at the home of his parents on Cambria street. Robert Goshorn, of Philadelphia, and Ruth and Charlotte Goshorn, of New York city, were Yuletide visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Port Goshorn on North Second street. Mr. and Mrs. Don Cook and little son, of State College, wtcre Christmas visitors at the homes of their respective parents, Mt . and Mrs. J. M Cook in Gospel Hollow and Mr. and Mrs. Norris Watters on East Fourth street. —Monday of next week will be inauguration day at tha county seat, when all the officials elected at the November election will enter upon duties. Mr. John B. Elliott, of Hollidaysburg, elected prothonotary of the county at the recent election, will be duly inducted into office, while Mr. George Wolf, of Altoona, will be the new Sheriff. He has chosen Mr. John Harvey, of Bellwood, as his first deputy, and Mr. William Setwita, of Altoona, as second deputy, who will take office on Monday. The new directors of the poor will also enter upon their duties. The newly elected alderman and I justices of the peace of the county .will receive their commissions on , no———r» Quels Who Are Entertained by Ball. Wood Hosts—Personal Mention ef Theee Who VUU To and Pre Mr. L. Willard Irwin, of Pitcairn, is a visitor at the home of his mother on Mapel avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McCord, of Washington, D. C, were Christmas visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs Scott Mulhollem on Boyles street. Mrs. Laura Williamson and daughter Mise Kathryne, are in Cleveland, Ohio, where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Williamson. Mr. Albert Vtek, of Philadelphia, was a Christmas visator at the home of hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Visk on North Second street- Wiggens Thorn, who is employed by the government at one of the reforestation camps, spent the holidays with his mother Mrs. Mollie Thorn. Ed. Wiley, former Bellwood resident, now located at Akron, O., is spending the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiley oa Martin street. Mr. Leonard H. Bland of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent the Christmas holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Bland, returning early Tuesday morning.' Mrs. J. N. Burchfield of Stewart * street, has gone to Erie, Pa., where she te the guest of friends. Before returning home she will visit friends in Buffalo, N. Y. Horses Cleon Moffit, manager of tin Pittsburgh h—w^St** of the Swart Brent Company, made a Christmas call at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Moffit on South First street. Miss Maude Turley of Blossburg, spent Christmae with her father, George W. Turley, who has been spending the winter months at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. B. Bland, on Maple avenue. Mrs. George W. Glasgow of Punxsutawney, who has been visiting at the homes of G. H. Lehrsch and Ira Estep left for North East, Pa., where she will spend the winter months with her daughter Mrs. H. H. Hileman. Mr. and Mrs D. B. Hill, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mr, ond Mrs. Joseph Holliday and children of Detroit, Mich., are visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holliday at the Holliday farm near Tipton, having come east to enjoy Christmas and the Yuletide season at home. Mr. and Mrs. Hill were callers at our office Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alton P. Cameron of Norfolk, Va., former residents o,f thisg community, are spending the holidays with their parents and friends. Mr. Cameron is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Cameron of Tipton and is a chief elcntrician ia the United States navy. His wife formerly May Lehrsch is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lehrsch of Bellwood. Prior to going to Norfolk they were stationed in the Hawaiian Islands and in San Diego, Calif. They will return to Norfolk early in January. Mr. and Mrs. William Houston, daughters Misses Elizabeth, Katherine, Irma, and Dorothy, of. Ma- lone, N. Y., far up in the Adirondack mountains, were .entertained over the Yuletide season at the home of Mrs. Daisy Houston on Main street, mother of tiie first named. Mr. Houston was a fonmer citizen of the borough and will be remembered' hy many citizens especially in railroad circles, when he was employed on the Bellwood division. He left here and secured employment on the New York Cen- trol ruilroad and has since been engaged as an engneer, running from Malone to Montreal, Canada. When here he was a caller at our office .and said the weather during the 1 early part of the winter was quite cold to bis section, the thermometer at one period having registered 19 degrees below sera* m „ •■ '-■■hi.V :<;- ■.^,. .■'.;■ '■-Vrf'■ rfA.j.a^^ejKa^d.-.^. |
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