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1 _ jpl !■$■ ^m% -tndeked VOL. LI I BELLWOOD, PA.. mSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1640 NO. LOCAL m COLUMN Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers pr?. ii »% BRIEF SUMfMRT BF THE WEEK These Paragraph. CeMaras-g- the Oeiag el Oer Boeemgh—The Col- ,$,?'; -ass- Our Snbacriber* Eajoy 'tJItvi ' * "*■ N*»-*~er Sale— Green and ivory Sunray gas range, left bead oven. SIS Eighth Avenue, Juniata, dial Altoona, 29678. '> —BeUwood's annual Hallowe'en parade ia scheduled te go on the streets of tiw towa next Tuesday night, where hundreds will be in Bt* tto* at march —Fer Sale— Large frame dwelling aad double garage, East 4th ' Street, Bellwood, S rooms and bath, IX, 000. 00. Inquire of William A. Dysart "or R. M. Dysart, post- master, Bellwood, Pa. —Williamsport Dickinson Junior college at Williamsport, wiU celebrate ita annual alumni homecoming this week end, October 24-27. Plans have been announced for eatartaining visiting alt-mini and Sf leads. •---•The stock and fixtures of the Peoples Merchandise company on South Second street will be offered at public sale by Paul Smith, Esq., who was appointed assignee of the company by the county court afew days ago. —Approximately 90,000 Pennsylvanians, out-of-state residents, saw Pennsylvania on their way to and from ttw National Dairy show held hs' Harrisburg last week. Every _M__ *be United States waa rap- an*-*r*frg^the vision and * ath-ue to ua* Main street aa a --pee-way, it will not be long until the authorities will he compelled to eraaade them. There ia too mucl) fast driving en this throughiare, particularly on the southern part. —Winter put In an early appearance last Saturday when this part of the state experienced ita first fall of snow. The snow descended Arna add forenoon until late at aight Early Sunday morning tha earth aaa covered with about an inch of the "beautiful" aad it aeon asade its disappearance under the warm rays of the aan. —Every now and then some motorists fail to observe the "thru atop sign" at the corner of Main .and South Cambria streets. Teeter- day morning about • *$0 o'clock a driver of an automobile) came down the street, running at about forty miles aa boar. Evidently he waa a ah eager ead eras not aware that the sign aaa on the sidewalk. •—The coat ef administering, maintaining and operating Pennsylvania's vast system of highways requires lea thaa fifty cento received hit* the motor fund, records of the Department of Highways show. The balance to available for capital improvements, such as construction, resurfacing and reconstruction of wet-out aad antiquated roads. —The Blair county tomato harvesting season eame to a close last week. Although the sesson was listed a* a poor one for tomato production and proper ripening, eneoateging reports have been received from away nearby gardener*. Das to the recent low temperatures and rain, a considerable amount of the crop was left in the fields and gardens. —With snow constantly falling making tha field very unfit for playing, leBaeud Antis High School foot ball team took Bigler township fade camp on the local gridiron last Saturday afternoon, before a huge crowd of admiring fans, to the ease ef 12-0. The visitors did wag "hava e look-in" from start to flake-. BeUweed plays r t Beaver- dele, Canrbria county next Saturday aHwiiiniii. when they will go up against a formidable opponent, the Jaavasdals etevaa having beea quite successful in winning from their umi n inasste The High School kppq-wgg ifluly eeeeeaJMiy tea FIRST FTA MEETING Ths first meeting of the BeUwood-Antis P. T. A. waa held ia the high school auditorium Tuesday evening, with Mr. Melvin Daugherty presiding. The stage was beautifully decorated witfa autumn leaves aad corn shocks which made a beautiful setting. X concert by the BeUwood- Antis High School band preceded the meeting. Invocation waa in charge of Rev. Eugene (£ Slep. A beautiful selection was rendered by the combined chorus under thej direction ef Mrs. Helen Metsler. Mrs. T. L. Mallam orf Altoona gave aa inspiring talk oa the "Aims Of P. T. A." The report of the membership comtnittee disclosed a membership of 489, and it te expected that thte number wiU be increased R*y additional members. The finance committee announced cash daya to be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26 to secure funds for the purchase of chairs and equipment fer the auditorium aad additional uniforms for the band. Teachers of the various buildings were introduced to Bt* audience by Prof. Paul Kurts. The hospitality eomt- mittee served refreshments of Cider and ginger cookies at the close of the meeting. The next regular meeting is scheduled to be held Thursday, November 14th. PLEASANTLY SURPRISED Mr. Charles L. McElwain, residing on North Third • street, was given a pleasant surprise on hte fifty-eighth birthday, last Friday, when be received eighty-six birthday greetings from hte numeroirs friends. He also received a birthday cake from a friend I* Detroit, Mich., as well as many beautiful flowers from other friends. A number of his children from a distance, Among 'them, being Charles McEl- wain and wife trora Jersey City, occasion amd Joined in the mart ties. '^F Mr. McElwain is one of our well known snd highly esteemed citisens and throughout hto resident in But borough, which embraces many yeara, he had been active in the affairs ofthe Methodist church, where ho was a regular attendant until he became incapacitated. A year or miore ago one of his limbs became afflicted and amputation was necessary, since which time he has been crippled. He haa been confined to bed since July and to unable to leave hto room. In hto affliction ha haa the sincere sympathy of hto many friends. BIG PARADE TUESDAY Under the direction of the chief burgess of the borough, Edgar McKinney, ia which tbe members of the Excelsior Fire company ax* cooperating, a mammoth Hallowe'en parade wiU be held in. the borough neat Tuesday evening, in which several hundred will participate, dressed in grotesque costumes. The parade will atart about 7:30 o'clock and the line of march wiU be over tbe principal streets of tiw town. The affair will be largely in the hand* of the members of tiw fire company, who are now making plana lor the affair. A number of prizes will be given to persons most gaily attired aad a treat wul be made to tha children taking part, at tiw fire hall immediately after the parade. The firemen's committee in whose hands the plans have been placed are: Fred Miller, ct-au-man; Robert Wiser, Howard Pelter, Peal Carroll, R. C. Visk. m m <m* VOTE ON SUNDAY MOVIES Whea you go to the polls on November 6, you will receive a ballot aaking for your vote for of against tiw referendum establishing Sunday afternoon movies tot BeUwood. This saaw question will aaaa* up for action ia a *w-Bihar of other communities in the county. Hare in Bellwood th* proposition wiU be ridigly opposed by the Bellwood Ministerium and aU other Christian citisens. From present indications tt to likely that the referendum wiU be defeated la our borough, aa many of oar citisens , cannot aee tiw necessity of having the Iheatrri open Sunday afternoon. 11 ase HAPPENIHSS_3fl_ TORS ACTIVITIES OF OUR Oil THREE DECADES AGO From tho BeUwood Bulletin, 26th, 1914. Geo. P. Oberiy aad bride arrived home from their trip and wiU tab* up a •or. Boyle street- Misses Janet Laird and Wentsel, are home for their giving vacation, they being |at Stat* College. Miss Ethel Rider to spend week with Mra Ambrose and tar, Miss Florence at Pun and her grandmother, Mr*. Olanta. Just heard of a feUow a sett-to with hto wife, ber that she had Toot and disease. Proof of the was that aha talked quite a had corns. Among the jurors drawn, during ths month of 'e% tar the grand jury, Robert" for the traverse jury, ~jjtg Kendree, A. B. Fouta Bower, petit jury, H. messer. ' The annual bunting trip, Bellwood Hunting crab* heff an end with the Miner, one deer and G. W. Sawyer one deer,. Hetrick oae deer. Se and a number of bagged. On Thanksgiving Day*^ becca Loucks whe with the butchering hadi fingers caught ia grinder, results wss be amputated at tiw & H. McCuUough- have moved to McOullougb has RECORD OFJRE DEPARTED THOSE WHO HAVE PAST FROM TIME TO ETERNAL REST Mrs. Martha J. Morris Death came to Mrs. Martha J. Morris, a ferawr weU known lady the borough, at ber home in Baltimore, Md., last Sunday after- b, after an illness of eighteen nths, the greatai portion of tide * being confined to ber bed. wee the widow of the late ob Morris, aad thirty years ago were citisens of the borough War* weU. known and held in h regard by a large number of laintances. The husband located Baltimore about a quarter of a itury ago, where for a long time was successfully engaged • in up until the time of hto be. Morris was bora in Bellwood I 19, 1864, the daughter of der Burns and wife, the r being a well known CivU soldier, and who was active in affairs up untU he died, many ago. | iving members of the family de two brothers and three , -David Burns and Mrs. Sadie Hen, -of Baltimore, Md- Mra. a Dively, of Altoona, Mrs. Fierier of North Cambria t, tids borough,, and James P of Welch, Weat Vir. That was brought to the Frazier oa North Cambria street. *ig. -telly, had wtth Mr. Eng. Cf.l this place. Miss Ada Van Scoyoe pasaerl away last Sunday at Gary, bid.,' after an operation for appendicitis, foUowed by peritonitis. Miss Van Scoyoe grew up in Bellwood and taught for a year or two ia the schools of this place. She was very popular and was of aa exceptionally refined disposition. It waa a great shock and source of deep regret to her many friends to receive this sad news. Her passing away occurred at the hospital at the above place where her parents, A. J. Van Scoyoe aad wife have moved after residing here for some years. G. M. Weaver aad Chas. Moffttt will leave next weak for Bartow, Florida, where Mr. Weaver has several acres of orange groves. Mr. Moffitt's trip to one of pleasure. Miss Florence Reigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reigh, left Tuesday for Goldsborro, Md., to spend several weeks with friends. She was accompanied by Miss Alma Cherry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cherry of tiw north side. The friends of Miss Sara Bait ett* and Edward BeU, who both Uve oa Main street, are much concerned aa to their illness which to near the serious stage, but hoping for a complete recovery. citisen should- he a sab- |REPUBLICANS WIU. RALLY Tuesday evening, October 29, at 7:80 o'clock, a Republican rally wUl be held ia the RepubUcan headquarters on Main street. Many prominent out of team Republicans wiU ba present, and the meeting will be addressed by two or three outstanding Republicans. The meeting te open to all citisens. —Everybody enjoys reading fhe Bulletin. -—The Woman's division of Christian Service sf tiw Methodist Church, wttl tn|eet In regular session oa Monday evening, Oct. 28th, at the church, at 7:80. •—The chief burgess has again requested us ta remind parents of children that they should keep them under control ia celebrating Hallowe'en. Rowdyism aad wilful destruction at property wiH aot be tolerated. Tha energetic citisena of the town wiB feovldo amide entertainment for aU e* thte occasion by staging a parade next Tuesday evening, which should peerlda *B*r MST HOME DONATIONS 62 Methodist churches in nUiamsport district of the Pennsylvania conference, lir annual booth festival at Bitot Home for the Aged »ne tn Saturday, over $3,200 and cash being contributed home. ■D capita contribution. Other prises were awarded as follows: moat attractive arrangement of exhibit, Jersey Shore; congregation coming the largest distance, Jersey Shore; ehurch not on circuit having largest per capita contribution, Philpa Canal; church on circuit with highest per capita contribution, Bumside church of the Cherry Tree charge. The program, held ia connection with the festival la the chapel ef the home was in charge of Eva M. Hooper, Williamsport, president af tiw Young Peoples' division. The address of the afternoon was aaada by Rev. J. Wallace Cummings, of Howard. «jr, ' i CHANCE TO ENLIST A splendid opportunity to now offered by the National guard units of the 110th infantry at Altoona. Men between the age of 18 and 45 wbo are single and without dependents, can now avail themselves of this opportunity without waiting to be drafted. For those who prefer the infantry, application can be made for service in either Regimental Headquarter* Company or 2nd Batallion Headquarters Detachment Company G, at Howard avenue and 10th street In Altoona, any evening during the week from! 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. Thia gives local men an opportunity to serve with a unit from their own county. The following vacancies have a specialist rating and" carry better pay than a private would receive if drafted: Radio operator, telephone operator, switchboard operator, truck driver, chauffer, combat intelligence man, automatic rifleman, and cooks. —Is yonr subscription to the Bulletin paid to date? —Don't fail to take in the big Hallowe'en parade next Tuesday evening. t—The Bellwood-Antis Parents Teachers will stage a cash day on Friday and Saturday of thte week. , The derirved from the cash day wiH be used to defray tiia aapenses of the parent teachers association and two uniforms for the majorettes of tiw school band, aad equipment for tha auditorium. Envelopes wiU be distributed to the homes of th* borough and Antis ttarnship. Get ready to make • Uberal eaa- .MM**- _>._*«._ FARM SROWJER IDE TOP ANNUAL EVENT ATTENDED BY MANY HUNDREDS The eighth annual Community Show held at the BeUwood-Antis High School last week was a pronounced succeaa despite the inclement weather whieh attended it. Entries in farm crops were not aa large as in previous years due to the unfavorable season, but the goods displayed were of the finest quality. The show maiked the opening of the newly completed auditorium to the public and many "visitors ox- pressed their admiration for the fine building Which will serve to add much to tiie value of our community. The auditorium waa used principally for farm and commercial exhibits aad many attractive (booths displaying products of local businesses ware points of interest. The flower show proved to be a highlight of the . show. Due to early frosts a low registration was expected, but tt was surprising to note that 85 * people entered over 100 individual emtries including roses, marigolds, chrysanthemums, and other flowering types aa well as ferns and house plants. The exhibit of water colors and oils in the main hall drew much attention from the visitors. This exhibit will continue until October 29th. The dog Aow held under the auspices of the BeUwood Sportsmen's Association wa* most successful. The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils supplied the thrill of Saturday afternoon when they upset Bigler Township, which some local dopest- ers had favored to win. The game ended 12-0 to, tiw local lad's favor and some classy playing' made the l in"'n Inifiifr l)ij wm iiml the afternoon. FOREST FIRE CARELESSNESS Man to responsible for 99% of tbe forest fires tiwt occur in Pennsylvania, according to George H. Wirt, Chief of the Division of Protection in the Department of Forests and Waters. , The common cause of forest fire is carelessness. During the autumn season when deciduous trees are bare and the ground is covered with leaves, a forest firs is easily started and sometimes difficult to control. As a result of the cool days ia autumn, campers and hikers have a tendency to build a fire at lunch time and then too often' neglect to extinguish it. The careful camper or hiker will select a place for hto campfire when it will not get out of bounds, such as near a stream or a road or on some spot that is bare of vegetation. After the fire has served its purpose every spark should be thoroughly extinguished. A campfire should never be built at th* base of a tree. rj^5 ■*; The destruction of standing timber aad the loss of life and property are not the only major effects of forest fires. Forest fires are fatal to young animals of aU kinds and it to not infrequent to find the charred remains of game animals among the debris of forest fires. | Bird life, so valuable to agriculture and forestry, is sometimes entirely eliminated and conditions so altered that birds seek sanctuary elsewhere. (Fish life also is seriously affected by forest fires. The leaching from wood ashes are poisonous to the State's native fish and many are often killed because of rises of .water temperatures during fires. Stream flow becomes irregular when forests are destroyed and the natural stream bank conditions give way to eroding gaUies and the fish food to destroyed. » —Type writer paper fer aato at the Bulletin office In aay quaatty desired. —The presidential election is fast drawing te a close, only* few days remains in which tiw spellbinders will have the opportunity bo shoot th* praises of their respective PERSONAL PARA6I People Who Visit Hi Thoao Who Go Away. MOVEMENTSTTOUR CHI Cnest* Who Are Entertained by 1 Wood Hosts—Personal MseliiB Theee Wbb Visit To aad Fee Miss Edna McElwain of No Third street spent the week end Ne|w York city visiting her be end sisters, Mrs. William Tue Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Love and Jet. McElwain in New Jersey. David and Mrs. Dickson, William Esch bach. Rev. aat' James Woomer, Mrs. Alfred and Pearl Rote, all of Ty were Sunday visitors at the Ua Brethren parsonage on North Fe tli street. Congressman James E. Tea Zai who to the able representative the House from the 23d dii was in Bellwood Tuesday fe interviewing the votes. He piloted about the borough by Burgess Edgar McKinney, while hare Congierrsman Van Zaatj |was a caller at our office. I Mr. aad Mrs. James A. Eds of Long Branch, N. J- spent days ia the borough daring week as guests of Mr. aad Glenn Schenck on North street. The New Jersey folks returning from Chicago, where bad been guests for two weeks their son-in-law and daughter, and Mrs. Austin J. Brogan. in town Mr. Edmiston Wss a aat caller et our office. SS. 600, 000 SEEDLINGS Completed iavaa-sai*HJ|| State County, County, Mont Attn, Franklin and Potters Mills, Coatee ' show a total of 66,600,000 lings and transplants. ( Approximately 17,600,000 lings and transplants are af for shipment during the fatt ing season -and for next spi according to W. E. Montgoim Chief of Forest Management. Ten kinds of trees are aval for shipment. Theee include pine, white pine, Norway sprue] white spruce, Scotch. pine, pine, pitch pine, Japanese black walnut aad black locust. A total of 1,250,000 seedli and transplants will bo plant this fall. This number, togeth; with the 16,500,000 trees pku this spring, brings the total at ber of trees planted diuring 1* to 17,750,000. More seedlings * transplants were produced in State Forest nurseries this yl than in any previous year. Montgomery states that 2J bushels of various kinds of Pennsylvania tree seeds wiU collected this fall for planting the State Forest tree nurseries. AMERICA CONSCIOUS The members of John F. An*) son Post No. 4S4, American are sponsoring an effort to in every homie in tiw borough Antis township a "Pledge to Flag." It is a beautiful piece] printed matter with the Aaw flag in colors at the top. It "I pledge allegaiance to tiw of tiw United States of Ami and to the Republic for stands, one Nation indivisible Liberty and Justice for aU." eaat of arm* to alao at the _ of the picture. The pledge grace every home ia America. Tb* Gradale society of borough will canvass tiw the borough and Antis offering the pledge for very price within th* a "anybody. Wha* the young call at your home please The funds are far use of 1 Anderson Poet, American Dont fail to buy the should ha fa* your home. —The Bellwood aad Antia ship Republican dab wttl tiie Republican headq evening at 7*80. A f*H to desired sett to ea
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Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1940-10-24 |
Masthead | Bellwood Bulletin, October 24, 1940, Volume 52 Number 34 |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 34 |
Description | Weekly newspaper printed about Bellwood Borough, Antis Township and Blair County Pennsylvania |
Publisher | W.F. Balsach |
Date | 1940-10-24 |
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VOL. LI I
BELLWOOD, PA..
mSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1640
NO.
LOCAL m COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
pr?.
ii
»%
BRIEF SUMfMRT BF THE WEEK
These Paragraph. CeMaras-g- the
Oeiag el Oer Boeemgh—The Col-
,$,?'; -ass- Our Snbacriber* Eajoy
'tJItvi ' *
"*■ N*»-*~er Sale— Green and ivory
Sunray gas range, left bead oven.
SIS Eighth Avenue, Juniata, dial
Altoona, 29678.
'> —BeUwood's annual Hallowe'en
parade ia scheduled te go on the
streets of tiw towa next Tuesday
night, where hundreds will be in
Bt* tto* at march
—Fer Sale— Large frame dwelling aad double garage, East 4th
' Street, Bellwood, S rooms and bath,
IX, 000. 00. Inquire of William A.
Dysart "or R. M. Dysart, post-
master, Bellwood, Pa.
—Williamsport Dickinson Junior
college at Williamsport, wiU celebrate ita annual alumni homecoming this week end, October 24-27.
Plans have been announced for
eatartaining visiting alt-mini and
Sf leads.
•---•The stock and fixtures of the
Peoples Merchandise company on
South Second street will be offered
at public sale by Paul Smith, Esq.,
who was appointed assignee of the
company by the county court afew
days ago.
—Approximately 90,000 Pennsylvanians, out-of-state residents, saw
Pennsylvania on their way to and
from ttw National Dairy show held
hs' Harrisburg last week. Every
_M__ *be United States waa rap-
an*-*r*frg^the vision and
* ath-ue to ua* Main street
aa a --pee-way, it will not be long
until the authorities will he compelled to eraaade them. There ia
too mucl) fast driving en this
throughiare, particularly on the
southern part.
—Winter put In an early appearance last Saturday when this part
of the state experienced ita first
fall of snow. The snow descended
Arna add forenoon until late at
aight Early Sunday morning tha
earth aaa covered with about an
inch of the "beautiful" aad it aeon
asade its disappearance under the
warm rays of the aan.
—Every now and then some
motorists fail to observe the "thru
atop sign" at the corner of Main
.and South Cambria streets. Teeter-
day morning about • *$0 o'clock a
driver of an automobile) came down
the street, running at about forty
miles aa boar. Evidently he waa a
ah eager ead eras not aware that
the sign aaa on the sidewalk.
•—The coat ef administering, maintaining and operating Pennsylvania's vast system of highways requires lea thaa fifty cento received
hit* the motor fund, records of the
Department of Highways show. The
balance to available for capital improvements, such as construction,
resurfacing and reconstruction of
wet-out aad antiquated roads.
—The Blair county tomato harvesting season eame to a close
last week. Although the sesson was
listed a* a poor one for tomato
production and proper ripening,
eneoateging reports have been received from away nearby gardener*. Das to the recent low temperatures and rain, a considerable
amount of the crop was left in
the fields and gardens.
—With snow constantly falling
making tha field very unfit for
playing, leBaeud Antis High School
foot ball team took Bigler township fade camp on the local gridiron
last Saturday afternoon, before a
huge crowd of admiring fans, to
the ease ef 12-0. The visitors did
wag "hava e look-in" from start to
flake-. BeUweed plays r t Beaver-
dele, Canrbria county next Saturday
aHwiiiniii. when they will go up
against a formidable opponent, the
Jaavasdals etevaa having beea
quite successful in winning from
their umi n inasste The High School
kppq-wgg ifluly eeeeeaJMiy tea
FIRST FTA MEETING
Ths first meeting of the BeUwood-Antis P. T. A. waa held ia
the high school auditorium Tuesday
evening, with Mr. Melvin Daugherty
presiding. The stage was beautifully
decorated witfa autumn leaves aad
corn shocks which made a beautiful
setting. X concert by the BeUwood-
Antis High School band preceded
the meeting. Invocation waa in
charge of Rev. Eugene (£ Slep.
A beautiful selection was rendered
by the combined chorus under thej
direction ef Mrs. Helen Metsler.
Mrs. T. L. Mallam orf Altoona gave
aa inspiring talk oa the "Aims Of
P. T. A." The report of the membership comtnittee disclosed a membership of 489, and it te expected
that thte number wiU be increased
R*y additional members. The finance
committee announced cash daya to
be held Friday and Saturday, Oct.
25 and 26 to secure funds for the
purchase of chairs and equipment
fer the auditorium aad additional
uniforms for the band. Teachers
of the various buildings were introduced to Bt* audience by Prof.
Paul Kurts. The hospitality eomt-
mittee served refreshments of Cider
and ginger cookies at the close of
the meeting. The next regular
meeting is scheduled to be held
Thursday, November 14th.
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
Mr. Charles L. McElwain, residing on North Third • street, was
given a pleasant surprise on hte
fifty-eighth birthday, last Friday,
when be received eighty-six birthday greetings from hte numeroirs
friends. He also received a birthday
cake from a friend I* Detroit,
Mich., as well as many beautiful
flowers from other friends. A number of his children from a distance,
Among 'them, being Charles McEl-
wain and wife trora Jersey City,
occasion amd Joined in the mart
ties. '^F
Mr. McElwain is one of our
well known snd highly esteemed
citisens and throughout hto resident
in But borough, which embraces
many yeara, he had been active in
the affairs ofthe Methodist church,
where ho was a regular attendant
until he became incapacitated. A
year or miore ago one of his limbs
became afflicted and amputation
was necessary, since which time
he has been crippled. He haa been
confined to bed since July and to
unable to leave hto room. In hto
affliction ha haa the sincere sympathy of hto many friends.
BIG PARADE TUESDAY
Under the direction of the chief
burgess of the borough, Edgar McKinney, ia which tbe members of
the Excelsior Fire company ax* cooperating, a mammoth Hallowe'en
parade wiU be held in. the borough
neat Tuesday evening, in which
several hundred will participate,
dressed in grotesque costumes. The
parade will atart about 7:30 o'clock
and the line of march wiU be over
tbe principal streets of tiw town.
The affair will be largely in the
hand* of the members of tiw fire
company, who are now making
plana lor the affair. A number of
prizes will be given to persons
most gaily attired aad a treat wul
be made to tha children taking
part, at tiw fire hall immediately
after the parade.
The firemen's committee in
whose hands the plans have been
placed are: Fred Miller, ct-au-man;
Robert Wiser, Howard Pelter, Peal
Carroll, R. C. Visk.
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