Bellwood Bulletin 1922-09-14

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BELLWOOD, PA., THUI-^SDAY, SEPTEMBER  14, 1022.
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NO 30
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN s. w. bevan on retireo ust
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARY QF THE WEEK
Vsrss Paragraphs CoDcaralag ths Doing*
sf Oar Beroaih—The OoIbbib
Oar Saaacrlbsra Bafsy.
—Boy Scout** will meet Friday
evening at *7 o'clock.
—Trespass notices for sale at
this office, ten cents each.
—Every woman wants every
man to know '* What No Man
Knows.
—For Bale—Desirable dwelling
with all modern improvements;
hot water heat, bath, lights, eto.
Address this office. 28 31
—Bruce Watters, son of Nor-
ris Watters and Wife, has gone
to Lancaster, Pa., where he has
become a student in the Bowman
technical schoO*.
—Mother of ten children.. Mrs,
William C. Shtiman, residing
near Newport, ia dead of typhoid
fever. Her husband and lour
other niembeas of ber family are
still down with tbe disease.
—George P. Orris of North
-Fji-et street, has become ths possessor of a new Nash, five passenger touring car, which he purchased tl.rough the Harry W.
Wiley agenoy.
■—Evangelical ohareb, R. H.
Dick, paator. 9.80 Sunday school;
10.45 preaching,- subject, ''Faith
Measuring Up to God's Ideal ;*'
6.46 K. L. C. E. and Junior Lea-
^gS-. 7.3t^WM^-*->?*  "SglTiilMttt
Pinecroft 2.80 p. m.
—The Democratic spell binder*, candidates lor slate, congressional and other offices, will visit
Blair county today. Tbey will be
ia BeUwood st 4 o'clock and Mr.
McSparran,"candidate for governor, will make an address.
—The Ladies Bible class of the
United Evangelical Church will
hold a porch festival st the borne
of Harry Miller, oorner of North
"Third and Tuckahoe streets, on
Friday evening. Home made
iee cream, cakes and candy will
be sold.
—Rev. Samuel Burber, the vice
president of the school board, will
speak in tbs Presbyterian church
next Banday evening on '-Religion and Edncation." The directors, teachers and patrons and .tbe
pupils of the high school are especially invited to be present.
—Lemuel B. Wharton, tbs
well known draymen, of Clark
street, wbo had been incapacitated
for the past tew months due to a
severe attact ot rheumatism, has
about rally reeovered. and daily
he oan be seen drawing tbe lines
over old Dobbin as be passes
along the streets. Mr. Wharton
was afflicted in both bands and
was .oft duty tbe greater part of
tbe summer. HU many friends
note bis improvement witb
pleasure and hops it will be permanent.
—The Birmingham sohool for
girls will open its sixty sixth year
on Wednesday, September 27,
with ths largest enrollment in its
history. Although it bas been the
belief of tbe management tbat tbe
namber of students should be limited to one hundred, it seemed
osst tor tbe coming year to make
room for a doseu or fifteen more,
by the u*e of additional spsoe in
new Jolly ball, erected two years
ago under the most eareful sapor-
vision. All available accommodations will be taken up by the
students, representing at least fifteen different states.
Altar Thirty Tars Tsars sa Passsagsr
Trala Sew aa Bsasr Ball
George W. Bevan, who on tbe
first of the month was retired and
placed on tbe honor roll of tbe
Pennsylvania Railroad oompany,
was one of the oldest, in point ef
service, and faithful employes on
tbe Bellwood branch-of*fhe Ores
son division.
Mr. Bevan was born at Will-
ism's Corner, Chester county,
July 20,1856. At tbe age of 19
he entered the employ tJf the
Philadelphia and Reading railway as a car inspector. In 1876,
when traffic was greatly augmented due to the Centennial at Phila
delphia, be was placed in the
switching service, alter this entering tbe freight train service and
remaining until April, 1880, when
he severed his connections with
that company and accepted a position with the Baldwin Locorao
tive works in Philadelphia.
He remained in tb*t position
antil Jan. 1,1884, and two weeks
later came to Bell's Mill", uow
Bellwood, and engaged as an en
gineer on tbe old Bell's Gap rail
road, uow tbe Bellwood   branch.
After fourteen months, Mr.
Bevan decided to return east
where he speut the next two aud
one-half years as a stationary engineer and with the Baldwin Locomotive works. On Sept. 1,1887,
he came back to Bell's Mills and
re-enterel the employ of the Bell's
Gap railroad as an engineer where
be remained, tbe last thirty-two
j ears being exclusively in the
•passenger service.  ^
Daring thie
saw tbe road extended tu lNaeaJP
tey, when it became known as the
Clearfield and Jefferson railroad,
and later when it was extended to
a few miles beyond Punxsutawney wben tbe name was ebangod
to the Pennsylvania and Northwestern railroad.
After a number of years it oame
under control of the P. R. R. as
Ibe Bellwood division. Daring
his career Mr. JJevan bad the distinction ot hauling tbe first coal
over tbis road from the Punxsutawney region, and during his
passenger servioe it was always
pretty sate to set a watch by tbe
arrival of his train. Many triends
wish him much happiness and
pie sant recreation af'er so many
years of activity.
Fanasr Joaa Is 65
John B. Riddle, former
warden of Blair county a
prominent farmer whose ta
located ill Scotch valley/at the
foot ot Brush mountain, reached
the 65th milestone on his job
uey down life's trad .on Tuesday.
The years set lightly on the genial John, wbo is still very agile
and able to travel over the rugged
mountains in the night time in
pursuit of the f-stive ri ng'tail, coon
banting always having been bis
favorite sport. Jobn was the
champion dancer iu tbe good old
days, at tbe harvest home picnics
beld iu Turkey valley and is still
able to shake a leg in a very live
ly manner snd enjoys tripping the
l|gbt fantastic toe as much ss ever.
He spent his natal day working
on his tarm and received a poet
card sbower and messages of congratulation by phone. All hail
to John, the merry country gen-
leman.
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■ —The Democratic women ot
Cambria county will open their
campaign next Satarday.
—Its puzaling millions, "What
No Man Knows," yet- yon will
know soon. *
PARKINS MITOS NEsfi FIDES
S*sm raetsThat WUIBe ollatsrsstto
Owasrs sf aaHsasMUs
A law" passed by the legislature
at the sessiou of 1921 makes it a
misdemeanor to park automobiles
within 1000 teet of a tire and
makes other provisions ot vital
importance to the drivers and
owners oi automobiles. It has
frequently occured in email
towns and no donbt in cities, in
in tbe past tbat when a fire was
raging it was customary for owners of automobiles to proceed to
tbe scene and get aa close to the
biaze as possible, in many instances hampering the firemen in
tbeir work. To correct this
abase at the last session of the
legislator a law was passed imposing a penalty upon violators.
For the bene.lt of the public tne
law is herewith published in
full:
"See. 1. Be it enacted &c,
Tbat it shall be unlawful tor any
person, except a person connected
with a duly constituted fire de
partment, to drive at an excessive
rate of epeed to any fire or to
race with any fire apparatus to
any fire. It shall be unlawful for
any person to park any motor
vehicle within one thousand feet
on the same street of any fire,
other than such motor vehicle as
may btlong to any fire department or as may be used by any
person connected witb any fire
department. It shall be unlawful
ior any person to drive any mot**
or vehicle over line ot fire bono
which tor the time being is   be-.
a^^s^p^Mpppptvf^
motor veh»e1e^np|i»*|_a«a»rili|p'i^
approach oi any fire' appaninHr
from either direction, to immediately bring bis motor vehicle to a
standstill on his or her right side
of tbe road or street, and to remain standing until such apparatus has passed his or her motor
vehicle, i Thie act shall uot apply
to any ambulance or police patrol. Nor shall any person be
beld to have violated the provisions of this act witb regard to
parking if the act of. parking is
done prior to this commencement
of such fire.
"Any person Violating the provisions of   this .act  shall, upon
conviction ia a summary proceed
ing before a justice ot the peace
or  Aldermao,   be   sentence I to
pay a fine ot twenty five dollars.
SJIsgaa\salo Thlal Captured at Piaaerolt
Sargeanta William Johnson and
William V. Casey snd Officer
Paul/Tust, at the Middle division
a department, and Officer
Bui kholder, of Antis township*;
on Sunday captured Harry Mayo,
charged with the larceny of a
Ford automobile owned by -Roy'
Miller, af Lewistown Junction,
the arrest beiug made at a vacant
house in Piuecrolt. Tbe auto is
said to bave been stolen on August 18.
Sergeant Casey got a line on tba
missing osr oa Friday, having
been recovered near tbe line of log
houses at Pinecroft. It was also
ascertained that the alleged thief
waa biding in the vicinity and
Sunday the officers surrounded it,
several ot tbera coming up from
the' rear wbere they surprised
Mayo biding Is tbe bushes back
of the boose and he ran into Officer Burkholder'* arms. He wss
taken to Lewistown.
WORK OF THE BRIM REAPER
Thaa* Vha Bars Bass Called To Jots
lh* Steal Balority
l JUIX1E ALBERT CLARK 8TKCK
jfrfad at the home of his daughter^ Mrs. Moss'Smith, Ottumwa,
LieVs, at 9.80 a. m. Friday, Sept.
8,, »f a heart affection atter a
b-j if illnes ol a tew days, according to word received by his sister,
sifjs. C. F. Moore of this borough.
Defeased was born in Li giooier
W-jjatniorelund county and was
ag« 70 years. In early life he
be<Jime one of tbe noted criminal
law^ei-s uf the middle west. He
Wat&'twice married, both wives
baling proceeded bim to the
grave. The first wife was Miss
Adj-. Washburn ot Ottumwa, and
to this uniou two children were
bora! Mrs. Moss Smith at whose
home he died, and Daniel Steck
district attorney at Ottumwa.
The] second time be was united
in marriage with Miss Rebecca
Srajfih, a daughter of Dr. George
Siqiih ol Hollidaysburg, and one
daijFkhter was born, Miss Eliaa
Snt^ih Steck of Hollidaysburg,
who survives. Judge Steck was
very well known throughout
BUfii- couuty, where many will
grieve over his death, and especially in Bellwood, where it
was always his pleasure to spend
some time each summer at tbe
home ot his sister, Mrs. C. F.
Mopfe. Deceased was a member
of tlie Episcopal ohareb. Tbe
funeral was held and interment
was,-rude in Ottumwa.
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MBS. CJJRIftlNK H. RICKABAUOH
jSiflHtH Rp^rffease, *8*1l#wi
toei^^weeTpHltdona, it Tores'
o'clock Tuesday morning-, death
beingrdue toa complication ot dis.
eases.- She was born August 9,
1850, at Fostoria, a daughter ot
Samuel and Louisa Henshey,both
deceased. In 1870 she wss mar
ried to Albert C. Rickabar.gb,
wbo died ten years ago. She had
resided in Blsir county all ber
life and wae a charter member ot
tbe Fourth Lutheran ehureh aud
the Womeu's Missionary 'society
of Altooaa. She leaves a sod,
Cbaries, ot Altoona, and three
daughters—Mrs. Louisa Lloyd, ot
Eldorado; Mrs. Harry Marts,of
Duncansville, and Miss Laura, at
home, sud by two brothers, W.
W. Henshey, ot Kittanuing, and
James Henshey, of Trenton, Mo.,
snd one sister, Mrs* L. W. Irwin
of this place. The funeral took
plaoe Wednesday afternoon at 2.80
o'clock, witb private services and
interment in Fairview cemetery in
ona.
—Type writer pa
tained at this offl
—What do yon
•-What No Maa Knows."
oan be oh
125.00 BswarS
Mhe members of John Wes
lei Colobine post No. 348, Vet
e*|n? of Foreign Wars, will pay a
ard of twenty-five dollars for
rmation that will lead to tbe
t and conviction of the per-
or persons who have been
y of removing markers from
Haass of deceased comrades
ogan Valley cemetery. With-
}tt|the recent past a number ot
Ihpse markers, as well ss those of
Jgrii was. veterans, have been re-
ved and in an effort to correct
nefarious practiee the above
ed reward will be given for
information, and the guilty
y will be prosecuted to the
extent ef tbe law.
THIS WEEK IN JEILWOOD
■lasr Bspssalais   Dot-lag   Iks Psst
SevM  Bsvs
—Everybody's trying to find
out "What No Man Knows."
—Tuesday evening Frank J.
Wertz and wife entertained at
their home on North Third street
the teachers of tbe junior department ot the Methodist Sunday
school. After some important
business transaction a social hour,
with delicious refreshments was
enjoyed.
•—Dorsey R. DeReaioer, who
had conducted the Ideal* bakery
on Main atreet for tbe past six
months, has disposed ot bis interest to" C. L. McElwain, who
hss taken possession. The name
of tbe bakery in tbe future will
be known us tbe Bellwood bakery, and everybody is hopiug
tbat tbe new proprietor will
meet with success.
-Thomas Loug one ot our
town's tew remaining survivors
of the Civil war, quietly celebrated ihe eighty fifth anniversary of
his birth at his comfortable home
on Clark street, Friday of last
week. Although able to be around
recently be baa been much affect
ed with rheumatism, and bis eyesight has also become maoh impaired. His friends congratulate
him upon rounding oat another
anniversary.
—James Sherry,-one of **Piuey"
Wyland's skilled manipulators of
the raxor aud shears, took a prise
offered by tbe. Blair County,
-yj-aeocie-
*tr0B%- HHS watersdl^hree
|*tTh%""run in Bedford county, a
brook  front    whieh   measured
eleven and one-fourth inches.
—<*Howard F. Cox, worthy
master ot the Blair oonnty grange
aud a live wire farmer of Antis
township, wae iu our office last
Friday aud said be waa engaged
in preparing his ground for fall
seeding aad tbat it was dry furrow deep. Never in his experience* in farming and that embraces a long period of years, bas
he ever witnessed such a condition. He said wben moving
over tbe fields with the plow
and tractor a great cloud of dust
would arise, which was almost
unbearable. The rain Mondsy
has made a great improvement
in the situation, yet the ground is
far from being thoroughly drenched.
Bala *f Great  Bsasllt
Suffering humanity and parched
vegetation were greatly  relieved
by   the  refreshing   rain   storm
Monday afternoon and evening.
Tbe tresh pure rain laden air was
a great treat  after  inhaling  the
dust laden air so long.     The co-
.ptons shower   washed   tbe   dirt
from the streets and freshened
the grass and otber growing things
and was wo**th its weight ip gold.
The thunder was very mild, witb
the exception ot one crack that
was so load and aame so suddenly
tbat it almost startled the inhabitants out of their seven senses.
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Vanuaa Ib Seaassa*
lurning of leaves, papers, etc.
prohibited eaoh afternoon after
Mode.   After that time keep
lwoo,d   fireproof.     By order
H. C. Kbpner,
Fire Patrol.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
People Wko Vieit Here and
Those Wbo Go Away.
MOVEMENTSi O^OUR CITIZENS
Sassts Vks Ar* Balertalaea* fey Bethr****
Boats—Pai-aeaal Meatiea *i Tfcos*
Wbo Travel To sal Pr*.
Wednesday morning Mrs. Chas.
Wertz left fer a visit with Brownsville friends.
J. W. Rice, weighmaster in
the local yards, accompanied by
Mrs. Rice, are enjoying a vacation, among the Thousand Islands.
Miss Katberine Grant, who recently returned trom a visit to
Pittsburg and Sewickley, has
gone to Philadelphia where the
winter will be passed.
Joseph M Lupfer and wife, ac
companied by their grandson, left
Tuesday via the overland route
for Philadelphia, where they will
visit their son Robert Lupter and
wife for a week or ten days.
Cashier James W. Lowther of
the Bellwood bank, with his wife
and family spent the week end as
the guests of William G. Creighf*
on and family at Mackeyville,
Clinton coanty.
Miss Mildred Keatley and Clarence Ham men, bava returned to
their bome in Canton, Ohio, after
spending two weeks' vacation at
the residence ot Abe Goss on
North SUUh street and other rela-
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oompainriaal^ssipaf.
l^satMBvia-fe^wa-Ple
awet^tSd^Say visitor at the home
ot his pareuts, O. 8. Fleming and
wife on Sooth Second, street.
Mrs. Guy-Bower and baby boy
left a few days ago for Florida,
where, tbey expect to remain for a
couple months* Mrs. Bower accompanied ber parents, Van
Smith and wife, to the sonny
southland and the trip was made
via the automobile route.
Miss Mary Cornmesser, after
having spent the summer vacation at home, haa returned to tbe
Indiana Normal school for the
fall aud winter terms, and hopes
to complete the coarse next Jnue.
Miss Mary is a bright young
lady snd has made rapid progress
in her studies,.
Leo Houston recently returned
from Sesttle, Washington, where
be spent ten days attending the
annual encampment ot Veterans
ot Foreign Wars' being tbe representative of Johb W. Colobine
Poet N >. 343 of this plaoe. Leo
reports a delightful as well as a
profitable time and is greatly impressed with the west.
. Mrs. Gertrude McCloskey, of
Cleveland Ohio, where sbe has
been engaged as a city nurse tor
tbe past few years,-1 and ber
daughter, Miss Gertrude McCloskey of Germantown, where
she is taking a course in nursing
have been welcome guests at tbe
bome,of William Hostler and
wile oa North Cambria street for
the past ten days.
—Be patient, you'll aoon know
"What No Man Knows."
—A, Somerset couoty termer
awoke one morning to find that
30 ot bis finest chickens had been
carried oft by an individual, who
left behind bim a pocket book
containing $900. The fallow returned and made himself known
to the farmer, who has compromised with him.
—TuBsday evening the W. C.
T. U. met at the home ot Mrs.
Charles Rotheoberger. A large
assembly was present and the
year's work under the new president, Mrs. Alios Colburu, will be
prosperous. Alter a busy program tasty refreshments ware
served, Misses Helen aad Esther.
R« tbenberger gave two muaical
nombers on the piano.
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