Bellwood Bulletin 1923-08-23

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VOL, XXXVI.
BELLWOOD. PA.,
NO 27
LOCAL IB COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
eet Our Readers
8BIEF SUMMARYOF THE WEEK
ffsrss Psrsgrapas Conoeralai tbs Deluge
•   sf Oar ata-sasa—Tie Oslssu
Oar Oaassrlksrs Bsjey.
—Trespass notices for sate at
tbie offioe, 10 cents each
—The Methodist Sunday school
Is contemplating taking a oolleo
Hon for tbe enforcement fond.
—Jobn P. Cornelius, ot Taylor
township, Is e candidate for the
nomination of director ot the poor
on the Republican tioket.
—Tuesday wsa the last day for
tbe filing <>! petitions by * candidates. Tbere waa a grand rush
Ot the olo**-* antl the ballot will be
a large one.
—Q die a number of B«*llwood
titisens t< ok in tba one dav ex-
cm ion to Atlantic City, leaving
Tuesday nit*bt and returned Wed
ne day night
—Alwaya a stanouli Republican
John F. Corneli'is of T.iylor township, wbo seeks tbe tiomiiiath n
for director of the po >r. re*.p<-ei foi*
ly solicits your snppor*.
Mrs. Mayine Stevenson, Mr*.
Dollie Neville end Mas Wealthy
Ft-star, all of Broad Top Citv ,«re
pleasant vUitors at tbe home of
tbeir cousin, Mra. Harry Burns
ebd family of Sou"b Second atreet.
.—-The many Bellwood friends
aJte|a_tJ6Ml**lMIS^^
01 WITH THE  SHW-DIB
Flrssisa WUl asks a-u-ry-Ut Jsyl*
Ths members of the Excelsior
Fire company No. 1 are planning
extensively for the anniversary
celebration on Friday evening.
Since its organixatioo the oompany hss dooe its work without
aoy com*iensation and its members have made many sacrifices to
protect property. The splendid
motor equipment is tbe marvel ot
visitors to the town. It >s not
quite paid for end tbe company is
hoping to Wipe ont the last dollar
of tbe debt oo Fridsy.
During tha day the truck will
travel the street^., and everybody
is asked to ball it with a contribution. Jut<t suppose it was coming
to answer a fire call and the gift
will be what it should be.
In the evening tbere will lie a
b'oi-k dance nn tba now paved
section ot Cambria street, between
Maiu street and tbe borough baild
ing. One of Altnonas leading
on-hestr.is will furnish musio.
Tbere will also le a demonstration of the truck
Hastla|otthe«.0. T. 0.
, Tuesday evening at tha home
ot Hta treasurer, Mrs. Rosiu Sriver
oo ih* bill Bi ction. the regular
monthly meeting of tbe Woman's
Christian Temperance Union met
and a spi uted meeting -*> as held.
After tbe business pert an exercise, "What a ill you give for enforcement." was given by Sarah
Glasgow,   Ruth   McCoy, Lavina
*mmmmp\\iWm1k
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22 D06 OWNERS ME FMEfl
Aiffssfs PSUsw ■lesiat Is loiussye-
b_n hy Mats Asthorltlss
Minimum fines and oosts
amounting to $8.50 wsre imposed
on each of twenty-two residents of
Hollidaysburg and vicinity Toes,
day morning wbo pleaded guilty
before Justice of the Peace G. L
Lewis to owning unlicensed dogs,
followiog an unexpected invasion
of the locality by representatives
of tbs Department of Agriculture.
Jamas G. Fox, of Harrisburt-;
Hi B. Keiter, of Spring City;
wood Parr, ot Philadelphia, ad
Penrose Boyer, of Altoona, state
agents, established temporary
quartets in Blair county and began rounding up unlicensed dogs
and their alleged owners.
The state men aay tbe raid is
tha result ot an unusual number
ot elaims for damages to sheep
aod poultry received from Blair
county, caused by dogs.
Last year 7,018 dogn were licensed io Blair oounty and up to
August I this year, 7,840 hceuses |
were issued. Io 1922 the slate
it-sued 855,000 dog hceo-.es and
np to Augnst 1 this year there
had beeu a total of 485,000 issued.
Foraor Resllsat 01*s te C-Uferaia
Word has just been received tit;
Bellwood   of the death of _jp|
M. EI. Fagley, which occured «
Los Angeles, Cal,, on Jaly 8.9p|
wes the widow eQL H. Jf
e Civil war j*
ved three
missionar
WkVmm
Will B
Bay
'the  new Altoona speedway
wig oot be given the baptism of
hided that has marked tbe open
{-fwof other noted racing bowls
I OfIbe coon try.   Every precaution
■ beiog mods that the opening
fjafeic Labor Day be run without j
qkeecideot
«|ack Priaoe, constructor of all
*0at saucers, declared that every
ird of tbe 8,000,000 feet nsed in
f speedway hss been inspected
prevent flaws similar to those
new were in part responsible for
'tragic deeth of Series, when
was burned alive at tbe open-
i*of the Kansas Oity track, snd
ie double tragedy in 1917 whan
is <<ETniontown bowl, now abandoned, was inaugurated.
(The forty*five degree banks oo
wide turns of tbe mile and a
inter track have been braced
th heavier timbers than  those
_._er   used   bifore, and massive
guard rails have beea erected  to
S#erve skidding racers  back on
:mjsfifty-foot racing deck.
Sjieede ay officials have made
provision for every ioeb ot the
ji to be secured insofar as pos-
jy-^against 'crashes from  cars
iding together after the first
laps ot tbe 200-mile champion
Hjdessic have bathed the new
in castor oil from the   ex-
Elliot, Eddie Heme,
He and others will ai*\
Main-unary speed trials
*to&iMjkimK&39kk
h^e^tJoI^*mp&'W
suffering trom ed   attact of dis-
betet.
—The Nations I Bteel Construct
too oompany, ooe of the prom-
iringjpdustries of our town, made
a nkeaxhibltai tbe Blair oounty
tair last week. Moving pictu'es
added to the exhibit. Tbe company slso made a demonstration
ot electric welding. Tbe exhibit
was nicely arranged .and received
much favorable comment.
•—Monday Mrs. W. A. Love,
at ber bome on Orchard
street, hsd tba misfortune to bave
one of ber hands come between
tbe rollers ot an electric wringer,
mangling the member which required five stitches trom the doctor's baud. The injury wes quits
painful. Mr. Loye bas just recovered from an infected band.
—The fifth   annual   outing of
the Central Pennsylvania Dental
society, compot-etfot Blair, Cambria, Somerset, Bedford,  Centre,
Huntingdon and Mifflin counties
wsa beld at the athletic field at
Tyrooe on Afonday aod was very
successful snd largely attended.
Caterer Howard Walker, who resides near   oor borough, served
(   luncheon and dinner in tbe cate.
torts. This was one of the features
of tha day that pleased all.
—Every  living   person bss a
birthday  and  Tuesday  of   this
week was  Miss Lillian Jeftries'
natal day.   Her sister Mrs. Jennie
MeCraeken does big things, and
in honor of the occasion  a wonderful dinner was prepared.   The
cake had tho usual number ot candles end tbe chickens wsre raised
In tbe beck yard, while tbe vegetables eame from tha home's never-tailing gardeu.   Those present
were Miss Lillian Jeftries, Samuel
Mclntyre, en uncle, of Pittsburgh;
Percy D.  Mulhollem,  wife  and
00e William,' of St Petersburg,
Florida;  two nephews, Howard
end  Lucian Jeftries, and niece,
Mai tbs   Jeftries, ef Pittsburgh;
end Mis. Jennie MoOrackan.
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tniidti pledgi-dHny dollars enforcement money, of this $41.40 is raised, the latest dollar being sent in
by Dr. W. H. Morrow.
The eleotion ol officers resulted
io the following: President, Mrs,
Alice Colburn; vice president, Mrs.
J. M. Bechtol; recording secretary,
Mia. Emma Sitman; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Nellie Moore;
treasurer, Mrs. Rosie Stiver.
Tbe past year's administration
has been very.* successful. Tbere
bas been a gain of twenty-four
oew members and at a stated time
a reception will be held in their
booor. The society was very anxious to retain the former officers
who h&ve beeo so satisfactory.
will be wall remembered by many ]1h*_Wt :M* "sibe, Earl Cooper,
of our oldest citizens, having beeo
a resident ot the borough tor a
long period of years previous to
locating in California.
Three daughters, Miss LaDessa
Fagley, Mrs. W.  J.  Smith and
Mrs. J. M. Ronson of Los Angeles
were at the bedside when tha end
came, but Mrs. S. J. Clarke, oi.
Washington, D. O,, Daniel D. and I
R. W. Fagley,ot Pittsburg, who]
were called across the continent
by their mother's illness, did not
arrive there until after ber death.
One son, Rolfs, died in Pittsburg April 80 ot tbis year.
The body of Mrs.  Fagley  wes
cremated.
I tartan Fengler and others et
the noted entry list completing
pre -visions for headquarters et tbe
bo* vl.
£ ieat sales for the graod opening
Lai "tor Day have sorpessed any
thi ig held before in this distriot.
lot] tnries have reached here trom
points more than 1,000 miles away
Moire than 75,000 are expected.
Ja-ses A Killer, Altera row Weeks
ssss, Mai Lsst Baaisy
Jsmes A. Miller, all ot bis life
a resident of this community,
died at his home on South Took*
shoe street last Sunday at noon.
He bad beet, ill for two or three
weeks suffering from uremic
poisoning. He Was among the
early employes pf the Bell's Gep
railroad when tbe 11m was opened
to Ihe crest of tbe Allegheny
mountaen In 1872, snd continued
along this Una ot activity after
the road was merged aod extended. Meoy years ago while io tbe
discharge of his duties he met
with an accident whereby ooe
foot was painfully injured whieh
ever afterward hindered in walking. Thirty-five years ago be wss
engsged tn business, but disposed
ot tho same and engaged lo other
activities. He wss a Republican
and wss much interested in politics at one period of his lite, snd
was borough assessor for a few
terms. Witblo recent years be
hed been engaged sa a carpenter.
He was a son of William and
Mary Jane Miller and was born
September 21,1864. Forty seven
years ago he wss married to Miss
Mary Erb, who. survives him with
tbe following children: William,
of Toledo, O; Harry, of Figart;
Frank, Mrs. Chester Wolf, Mrs.
L E. Wbittaker, et Altoooa} Mrs.
J. F. Maxwell, of Pittsburg; Mrs.
William Mclotyre, of Juniata;
Mrs. P. J. Irwin of Tyrone; Miss
Elizabeth, of Toledo. His oldest
nn.John, was killtid.^en mbi
ri, til *fp\K&Kee-m*V^ '
foar weeks sgo. Ftaetieaflf
bia file had beea spent in this vicinity and bis circle of triends
of friends was large. He was an
attendant at tbe United Brethren
church. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at S
oclock at the home, in charge of
Rev. O. H. Rhodes. Ioterment
wss made in Logan Valley cemetery.
PERSONAURARAllRAPHS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go Away.
M0VEMENT5~QF0UR CITIZENS
Oassts Wsa Ata Katartslaal Sy
Hssti   Fsrssasl Maatiea si TSoeo
WIm Travel Te sai fla.
Miss Maede Pelter Is spending
the week with friends at Lewis-
town.
Mrs. Kay Irvin end two children, of Washington, have joined
Mr. Irvin, wbo is working here,
for a visit et the  home  ot J. J.
Irvio.
Mis Sarah Grove, of Allenville,
Mifflin oounty, was a recent guest
et tba bome of Samuel Mundorft
and wife of North First street.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Dawson,
ot Orlando, Florida, are being entertained at the home of J. L
Rightnour end wife oa South
First street.
Don Vandevande hss returned
homs trom Denver, Colorado,
where he spent two weeks sa tbe
representative of tbe local aerie of
Essies. He wes accompanied by
O. E. Kellermao.
John T. Oriswell, Esq., returned
home Wednesday afternoon from
a visit of a week with his son
George, of Johnstown. He taws
accompanied to Bellwood by his
son, who will remain here until
Friday,
gevJL_ K. Bower, pastor Ot tte
Miss Mildred Fuoss bss returned home from a week's camping
at Crystal Springs.
—JohnF. Cornelius is one ot
"the progressive farmers of Taylor
township and a candidate for director of  the  poor.   He solicits
yonr vote.
Wm. Howard Moore, wite and
son, Jerome, will leave Friday
morning for a trip to Erie aod
Cleveland, Ohio. While at tbe
former place they will, visit Mrs.
Moore's brother and family.
—Tbe Blair Connty W. 0. T.
U. pionie will be held Friday si*
leruoon at Lakemont park. The
Hollidaysburg union wilt furnish
coffee snd eseb one Is to supply
themselves with a drinking mng.
Many of tbe ladies will leave Ball-
wood on ths first oar atter two
o'olook. Come snd have a pleasant time.
—Monday evening the second
youngest child of William A Dysart and wite, abont three years
of age, was playing under e oatal-
pe tees, hsd the painful misfortune, by ths dropping ot a pod to
have ooe ot his eyas cut. The
child was taken to an eye specialist st 'Hollidaysburg, wbo pronounced it a serious case Witb no
assurance of saving tbe sight
witt
Tbe
Orsaie  grog-raw
Logan's   Valley   grange
meet on Saturday evening,
lollowin literary program^will be
rendered:    Song No.   90; recitation, Evelyn Carr, roll oall, mem-
ben to respond by answering the
question, "What good did you receive at the Blair couuty fair?"
"What is a good granger?" H. R.
Gwin end E. W. Sbaner," Should
Farm Woman Help With Farm
Work Outride the bome?"   Mesdames W. H. Hooper, Ida Oswald
and E. W. Steele; reading, Marie
Taylor; song by all patrons whose
birthdays occur in tbe month of
Angus';   Wbat National conditions sre people most concerned
witb? Alfred Cherry and Ella Cox;
question box; remarks from those
who attended Pomona; song, No.
146.	
Dssth st Hiss JoUs lysrs
At the home of her niece, Mn.
C. L. Bush, 804 it/ain street, Bellwood, Miss Julia Myers died   at
10:35 Wednesday morning after
ae Illness of nearly three weeks of
paralysis. Miss Myers was a daughter of the late Abraham aod Mary
Myers and was born at Fostoria,
July 5, \JJB51.   Tbere she grew to
womanhood and made her home
caring for ber sged parents   until
their death.   Tben she came to
Bellwood and   resided   with her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Lawrence,
nntil both went to the home of
Mrs. Lawrence's   daughter. Mrs.
Bush.   One   brother,  Theodore
Myers, of Carnegie, survives, and
a large circle ot nieces and'nephews, by whom she was greatly
beloved.   She bas been a member of tbe  Methodist Episcopal
church since childhood.   Funeral
serines wiil bo beld at her late
home Saturday  afternoon at 2
o'olock, conducted by her pastor,
Bev. F.   T.   Bell.   Interment in
Logan Valley oemetery.
Miss Marie Stienbronn, of Pittsburgh, and Paul Bonnet and wife
of Oil City, are visitors at tbe
home ot Roy Tbompsoo aud wife
of North First street.
Mies Nancy Bullions bas returned to her home at Swissvale.
While bars sbe enjoyed the entertainment of her uuole and aunt,
Jobn W. Prioe end wite*on Boyles
street Nancy is glad to get to
Bellwood during roasting ear
time.
•"-•Typewriter paper for sale at
this office in any quanity.
Mrs. Joseph Mundorft, of St.
Petersburg, Fla., is a guest at tbe
Samuel Mundorft home oo North
First street.
Daniel D. Fagley, of Pittsburg,
wbere be is employed ss a train
man oo ooa ot tha railroads centering in that city, spent a tew
days ot last week ou the Nelson
farm in Antis township.   He was
. Mrs. Matilda Price of Boyles
street is spending a tew dsys with
Cloyd Beatty and family at Niles,
Ohio.
J. D. S'itt and wife spent Set.
urday picnicing and renewing old
acquaintances round about Shade
Gap and vicinity.
Frank Wertz and wife enjoyed
ten days trip to eastern oities and
the seashore.
Dr. George Gross, Finley
Strunk snd Carl Kustaborder motored to Atlantic City to spend
the week eod. Messers, Strunk
and Kustaborder came home by
train.
Miss Bertha Wentsel, who hss
been spending some time with her
mother, lett on Saturday for Kansas City.   She was accompanied
by Miss Ethel Wray,   wbo   will
visit there. Miss Katharine Wray
went witb them ns tar as Akron,
where she will visit friends.   Mrs.
Howard Wenizel went to Johnstown,   accompanying   tha  party
tbat far.
W. W. Wottring, ot Prospect,
Obio, wbere he has besa engaged
sa a jewler for a number of years,
arrived bere the beginning of the
wesk and is a guest at tbe home
ot J. J. Irwin end wife on Sonth
First street.   Mr. Wottring will
be remembered by many ot onr
oitizens, having been an employe
of tbe Kerbaugh plant when it
was in operation.   He  bee beea
identified with the business inter
ests ot Prospect for ten   years or
m la Antis township.   He was   ^~     _„4 fa Maa(Jt ^^ g]m&
*ltar at this office and stated       . ^     _J . .   , _!»._.
f$wyJlibU"that ho might to know that h« is meeting with
to tfrs section
I success.
time with friends at Ly  ^^^^^^
Va,  the former homo of -KK
Bower.
Miss Susan Boyd, wno bed been
in training for soma time psst tor
a nurse in one ot tbe Pittsburg
hospitals, has received her diploma. Miss Boyd's meoy friends
extend congratulations aud wish
her mncb suooess in her chosen
profession.
• Mrs. Beatrice Kuntz,ot Greensburg, is enjoying a visit at tbo
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Boyd on Main street.
Mrs. Kuntz has been in delicate
bealth for many months, bnt it is
gratifying to ber many friends to
know tbat she bas made marked
improvement.
Roy Thompson, wite nod son
Rnssel, Hayes Cherry and Freda
Hunch of tills place, and Mr. and
Mrs. Si ever of San Jose California
who were visiting at the home of
Mr. Thompson, have returned
bome from an automobile trip of
a week spent at Oil City, Butler
and other points in the northwest-
ean part ot the state.
A.    M.  Vandevander,  A J.
Rowbottom and P. W. Rowbot-
tom, with thsir wives, ot Pitts-
berg, spent part of Wednesday
and Thursday at tbe bome of
Horace A. Vandevander on East
First street   They are enjoying ',
a motor trip  snd have toured
through the cities of Erie, Buffalo
Niagara Falls, Dunkirk and otber
points of interest.   They left tbto
morning  tor home,  going via
Cumberland Md.
Barber J. W. Wyland has re
turned from Denver, Colo., wbere
he hsd  spent two  weeks es a
state representative to tho annual
convention of tbe F. O. E.   He
was accompanied   as for Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, by bis wife and
yonng   son, where tbey visited
Mends.   While at Rock Island
I tbe lad wes so unfortunate ss to
treed upon e rusty nail and pro*
I duosd a painful injurv,   ^..";   .
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