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Items That Will Interest Our Readers
gV, DEOEMBER 18, 1924.
AUDITOR FILES OBJECTIONS
HEF SUMIMBY OF THE WEEK
i Paraaraphs OoBoeraiBf Ihe Oeiass
81 Oar Dora-ak  WW OetauBB
__flpMsBinHsiB Bats**.
L*$jeeline of silverware in
tecs sals. Barrett, tbe Jeweler.
rWm carry a nice lioe of all
*>f 'Jewelry and oau save
.Barrett, the Jeweler.
"tTftly met ting of the
§tijj$pheld af tbs boms
Wglfeosie Stiver on the  bill
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||SlBra*|p§|aeelet    watches,
a<MJBy3flfe;- men's  watches,
_fS^^.0<*.^|'jhi"-ing of
jjent  oo *ll watches.
Jwy l
Mohock was struck and
Wain at the tower west
jpSerougb.'   It #88 badly
[at*jfc|ha carcass wbb bar-
"leorupeection  men this morning.
ii>!*fierbert Singleton,   wbo en-
*3j|ftue navy a few   months
&*-rbw at the borne  of his
pr, having received an  ban-
5le discharge das   to   injuries
i;**jhile oa ' board a   shi p.
3lB.     a    Merry
p^appyj^ew .'Sear.
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f&tfh* fnlttrs
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J. B. Wilsea, Satis Tswaaklp
■aftaa Olal-assBd
Antis township road supervisors
are having a thorny path on
whioh to make their official
journey. Some time Sago,- on
petition of divers citizens and tsx
payers ef tbe township ouster
proceedings ware begum in ths
courts of Blair county. These
proceedings are as yet undetermined Testimony will bs tsken
at a later date in support of tbs
contention ot tbs petitioners th st
ths supervisors ars guilty of
neglect of duty.
Monday another step wss taken
whioh It may become necessary
for ths supervisors to explain.
At tbe close of the fiscal year, tbe
accounts of the supervisors, their
clerk aod treasurer were presented
to tba board of township auditors.
A report purporting to show tbs
receipts snd expenditures of the
township was made op, a copy
being pieced oa file in tba office
of ths clerk of the-common plaas
court at Hollidaysburg, another
being printed in Tbe Bellwood
Bulletin.
Bat two of tbs auditors concurred in ths report. J. Emerson
Wilson, ths senior auditor and
secretary of the board of auditors,
would not sign ths report, hot
instead bas prepared exceptions
to tbs report and bas placed tha
satue on record with .the clerk f
ot tbe courts at Hollidnyaborg.
Commenting upon hia.aetion,
|fr, Wlrs^efated tbafciAdfc'^li
REV MEMNEflT ACCEPTS
NO 4*1
****** F-aeft-ieri4^|jJg$i£
tilt WAGE WAR
Jbt
vit*?S
At a ccngragstioimJ
tha members of the Pt*eeb*j
church beld Dec. 10, Ifc.etiasii
ooa call was made tmtbm .^^
of Bev.   W.-ll** to*ttane-t£p§
pastor of tba Sdtim l^-fcfi™-
chnroh, Bastonsl^J^iS tfoset-g
wsa immediately   fefWarded
tbe  minister.   Toe^iuty-iofti
wee-*  the   elfytt ,of th*■■*oshiim\
Ralph F. Tayiofj, was *|ji
of a oommaofo-tion .WffiL
Memmert stating his Soespti
and he would enter **4*^|fe-_
in oor midst on tbe j&t^Saad*
in January.
Tba  PresbyteriaaSin' k^^
anxiously awattto£». i*epl^J*$u
Rev. Memmert, and now that,
baa acquiesced in becoming tl
pastor of the congregation j»|i
is a feeling of mboh satisfaction..^
Tba congregation has been - arifrM
oat a pastor since tbe deatit ofg
Bet. Barber last aiaV.
Rev. Memmert preached in* ti
church on two occasions, .first
Jane and on ths 7tb inst.
sermons   well   reoeived :by
congregation.
every
■slaaalst Ofeaiah letas
Tbe   Christmas progt**4^_**i
begin   in   tbe  Flnt  afL—
ebnreb oa Sunday morninjjjr
tbs Sunday sehool bonr tba nam
Christmas treat Wljl be  giya£||||
tbe children wbo ars mi
tha Sunday school.   At
the   mi
Pennsylvania Railrosd company,
who had aaaa off duty for tha past
fifteen months, due to illness, baa
aew recovered sufficient strength
aa to be able to report for duly.
—Daring tbe coming year ths
Pennsylvania Railroad company
will spent seven million dollars in
betterments and improvement in
and around Altoona, including
in whieh is a new station, whiob
ia greatly needed, a new round
houae and the lowering of tbe
Petersburg cut-oft tracks in the
«ty.
•—The Christmas vacation at
State college starts with tbe close
of classes Friday afternoon and
most of the local students will
reach borne by Saturday. Tboae
who are ia attendance irom
Bellwood *are aa follows: S. E.
Bell, R. R. Hunter, Miss Dorothy
J. Irwin, L, E. Irwin, Miss Rena
Lauver, D. C. Miller, C. A. Mills,
R. C. Skagerberg.
—Friday afternoon of last week
6. W. Wiley, executor of the estate of Mary J. Wiley, deceased,
disposed of tbe real estate of the
aaid decedent at public sale. The
Wiley homestead on North Cambria atreet waa sold to L. R. Kyper for $3300. H. W. Wiley was
the purchaser of tbe dwelling in
which he has lived tor a number
of years, wbich was kuocked off
st f 2400. Real estate dealer. H.
F. Cherry, purchased the building
lets in the Douglass extension to
the north section of Bellwood borough at five dollars eaeb.
—Frank M. Weaver, connected
with the P. R. R. round houae at
Punxsutawney, where be was
transferred from this place a few
moot hi ago, was painfully hurt
laat Friday night as be was in tbe
aot oi cranking bis automobile. It
appears %ket -ome ooe had turned
on tbs starter unaware to Mr.
Weaver, and aa ha cranked tbe
mscbine it suddenly started io the
direction ia whieh be was atand-
Lning and forced him against a
' btrnob. He wss painfully injured
aboat ths body and legs, and is
now # Ibe home ot his father-in-,
law, W. H. Freeburn on Orchard .
to c ill a public meating ot citiseos
at whioh the fiuaacial status of
the highway department ot the
township wilt be' discussed and.
renewed efforts made to have the
conrt take action on tbe ouster
proceedings aud to request the
court for the appointment of a
disinterested board of a uditors to
re-audit the accounts.
The exceptions filed by Wilson
follow:
" To tbs Honorable Thomas J.
Baldridge judge of tbe courts of
common pless of Blair county:
"In tbe matter of tha report ot
the auditors of the township of
Aotla Blair county Pa, of ths
receipts and expsnditares of .tbs
board ot road supervisors, composed of D. W. Irwin W. R.
Bush and B. R. West, filed in
the office of the clerk of year
honorable conrt and signed by
M. M. Corey and H. C. Bingman,
I beg leave to file tbe following
exceptions:
"Item     $1,866.35,   shown   as
permanent    bridge     repairs  is
misleading sa aame is for a bill o,
pipe.
"Item $598.52 cams in a lamp
sum snd does not show whst
these repairs wars for.
"Item on voucher for team hire
by D. W. Irwin as supervisor not
being permitted to use his own
team for road work.
"Item on voucher for sidewalk
work amount unknown, ahoald
bs surcharged to property owners.
"All voucher tor labor which
Slid not specifically state where
this work waa doee,
"Items for 9185 and $52.50,
total being $177.50, was for settlement of an injury to a Mrs.
Caber for broken ankle. This
accident was ths result ot gross
neglect of the supervisors in failing to perform thsir duties accord
ing to tbe township road law.
Oas or two loads of filling would
havs prevented this.
"In the account hied is also
shown cash collected la bulk
form and doea aot fife    items
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choir, ander the direction or
Ralph Wolfgang, of Tyrone, ***t$j
render a Christmas cantata eatf*.
tied, "Child Jesus." Tbe choir
has been working bard on this
snd promise a treat.
At six o'click Christmas moral
ing there will be a candle light
service in charge of the Epworth
League. At 7.30 io the evening
of Christmas there will be a
Christmas pageant rendered ea-j
titled, "The Nativity."
The purpose of all of these sot*
vices is to bring the spiritual mesr
sage of Christmas. All wbo cars'
to come are invited to share tbe
Christmas message and spirit.
—Christmas time is near. Now
is the time to save dollars by
baying at Barrett's. Diamond
rings, $29.00 to $150.00, a big
saving.
—Tbs hooting season tor all
kinds of game closed ia the Stats
laat Monday. It is aaid to lie
the moat auoeessful season for
large game since primitive daya,
wbsn ths denizens roamed the
woods in countless numbers. The
number of male deer hilled will
monnt into the thousands, while
a large number of bear and a tew
slk were also tsken by the hunter.
About fifteen deer were killed in
Logan Valley. Tbs exact kill
will not be announced until ths
hunters make their report to the
State Game Commission, whioh
they are now required to do
according te tbs lsw.
I Beak le Ban Title Fas Badaesd aai
>. Uesaae Redooed
j," Organized motorists of Pennsy-
vattia, through their represents-
">at"Harrisburg, will not only
'li determined fight against
^increase in taxes or charges
ifljjit motor vehicle owners dur
Pfftbe coming legislative session-
lit.t$ll also use every endeavor
satraro substantial   reductions
tjjj0|de of tbe  present  charges.
This was  decided upon at a
eial joint meeting of the, ex-
Bt,ive and legislative committeee
T»; Pennsylvania Motor Fed-
jgj. These committees repre
iM§} active motor clubs, with
nbined membership approxi
l 100,000, affiliated through
-Federation with the American
jmpobile Association.
§>-Waa   definitely   decided to
''\W9. abolition   of    the one
**$■"* lee tor operator's license
fevjt sud a reduction in tbe fee
[£r ;'tUle   certificates   from   the
jt$2 to fifty cents. There »
ffication for either of these
I, in opinion of theFedera-
Sssfficials and the reductions
^amended    will   save
|| $2.50 psr year-1**
extra   one cent  tax on
levied   by    the    last
to make up a general
("JF*  will wsjufbmatically
jBpr the coming Legisla-
LJfotiag   indications   of a
i dertaio qnajtejrs on .the
Im^mn^M^hn^imwtii.
President Robert P. Hooper oi
Philadelphia, in a statement after
tbe meeting, voiced tbe policy of
tbe Federation as "strenuosly
opposing any kind of increase in
taxes on motor ists for any
purpose whatsoever."
■sties le Dellflqasst Taxablss
The time is getting short in
which to make payment of aohool
taxes and those knowing themselves delinquent ere hereby notified to call and settle before Jan.
1,1925. After January first, all
who have failed to settle in tall
the amount tbey owe, tbe aame
will be placed in the handa of
Constable F. 8. Hetrick tor settlement, wbich will entail additional
costs. Now is the time to save
money and pay what you owe.
W. I. Davis,
Collector School Taxes.
ND ISSUE NEXT WEEK   .
Ths holiday .season is now about
due and in order to get a brief
respite from duty for all employees, tbe Bulletin will not be issued next week. However, tbs
offioe will be opeu part of tbe time
tor ths transaction of business.
We take tbis opportunity to wish
all oar readers a Merry Christmas aod a Happy New Year.
where aaid money came from.
The road roller waa rented out
for $8 per day and they paid $2
per hour for hire of a tractor
at a ioaa to the township,
bb aaid roller was purchased for
tbe purpose that ssid motor
tractor was bird for.
,•1 object to said* audit and
claim there should bee surcharge
to the board of road supervisors
above named.
"Respectfully submitted
••J.B. WnjoN,
"♦Minority
—Altoona still continues to be
tbe mecca for automobile thieves
and tbey ply their trade with
impunity, escaping in almost
every instance.
—In a note from J. A. Boyd,
who is aow wintering in Braden-
town, Florida, with bis family,
among other things he says:
"Bradentown will be my address
until May first. Tbis certainly
is s beautiful place, the temperature ranging around 84 degrees in
the shade ever since we arrived.
There is lots of good fishing.
The Manatee river flows about
8Q0 test from oar cottage and is
a mile wide at thia point. Caugh
tW -ties flsh this morning.'*
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Will Bs Establltbed Is Iks OeaunuUIr
Darias Ike loath ot Jaaaary
For   months  tbere  haa been
planning  by    the   7th District
Sunday   school   executive committee a way tbat will  more definitely meet  tbe needs ot our
community in the preparation of
teachers of onr Sanday schools
for tbeir  work.    Tbe  cry .has
always   been that   tbe Sunday
schools   have   located teachers.
To   be'p   supply   the necessary
equipmeut'for tbe proper teaching
of the Bible in  tbe  school, the
teachers bavs been  given several
courses   by tbe     State Sunday
School convention aa well as tbe
various   boards   of  the   church
denominations. For several yeara
tbis work has been taken in band
by the different churches of our
community, with varyingsucceaa.
It has been thought wise at this
point,   however,    to   vary   tbe
proceedings   and give,  perhapp,
more advantages along extended
courses in teacher training.
The school for teachers will be
held for the coming year, at the
Baptist church on Monday evenings. Those Monday evenings in
which suoh as tbs revival season,
tbe teachers or prospective
teachers, cannot come at 7.80 tbe
school will be held for one hour
beginning 4,15,theschool meeting
for it's first session tbe first
Monday in the month of January.
There sre tbree courses will
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ry UIU"UUIIIJ   i^RVKUUbn.    TBIS
course will be in cbarge of Mrs.
Love of Orchard Btreet. Anybody wanting to take this course
will please asad in tbeir names to
her at once. The Standard Coarse
recognized as standard by all
denominations and swarded tbe
fall diploma ot tbe State convention is a tbree years study in a
regular curriculum, or a number
of books. Tbe course is in advaoc
of the short course, and a high
school education will be very use
ful in taking it, may not be
necessary This oourse will be in
cbarge of the Rev Welliver,
pastor of M. E. Cburoh. All* who
wish this course pleaas notify him
An advanced couise, known as
tbe seal course, open to thoss
holding diplomas ot the standard
course and certificates of the short
course, whether Hurlbut or
Oliver, will elect the study they
desire to pursue at the first meeting of the class tbe first Monday.
A number of studies is available,
all of them attractive and will be
ia charge of Rev. Bower of .tbe
Baptist chnroh. Please send your
names to him it yon are available
tor that work.
The sessions of the teachers
school will begin with five
minute chapel exercise, in cbarge
of a different person each week.
We hope to get considerable
talent for tbis purpose.
Will the various Bible school
superintendents please take tbis
in hand and use it to the advantage of their schools?
PERSOlaALJPARAGRAf
People Who Visit Here ai
Theee Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUB CITIZENS!
taeata Whs Are Entertsiaed fey
laala  Pwasaal ■e-rtlea sf Tha
Wko Travel To aad Fla.
Bear Hall Op Trolley
Tuesday afternoon the  trolley
das st this place from Tyrone at
8.20 o'clock, was   compelled to
come to a atop at  Buena  Vista,
where a drove  of about fifteen
deer hsd taken possession of the
right of way.   It was necessary
tor the crew and some of tbe passengers to get out of the car aad
drive away tbe deer  before   tbe
oar could   proceed.   It was tbe
largest drove ot deer   seen in this
neck of the woods since tbe days
of the tall timber.
Wilfred    W.   McDermitt,   of||
Wilmerding,   was    a Bellwood
visitor the beginning of the week.
Mrs. Wallace Worts snd sosk
Eenoetb, of the north side, ere ia]
lows, where tbey srs visiting'
friends. =_______-___-____
Rev. C. L. Welch, pastor ot tbi||
New Florence TJ. B. ohareh spent
a few days last week  as the guest I
of  Allen   Hagerty and wife  at'
tbeir home on North 4tn street.
Ira Ramsey, wife and daughter!
Marion, ot Baratow, Calif., were
guests at the home of Allen Hagerty and wife on North Fourth
street a tew days last week. Mr.
Ramsey ia yardmastsr ot ths Santa Fe railway at Baratow.
CoauBoa Seass SI Brads Oraaaiass
"Not least among the problema
encountered in the effort to reduce \
antomobile accidents is that of
tbe railroad grade crossing withti
its annual toil* of approximately;!
2,000 lives and   some 6,000 noa*
fatal casualities," says  Insuraaett
jf-fold, .     •.., ^t^O^- •]
Common serjse esould cooaasji
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unlawful to cross a track witbouf
coming to a dead Step. This
would certainly be a humanitarian
piece ot legislation and would be
no expense to tbe taxpayers. Aaa
a matter ot fact it would be a
money maker for publio treasures
due to fiues collected for failure
to obey the law. Moat of all, the
lives of many persons would be
saved who would otherwise car-
elessly cross ths track.
—We are in receipt of a card
from A. J. VanScoyoc, formerly
ot the borough, but for the past
few years living in Gary, Indiana,
requesting us to forward tlm
Bulletin to Houston, Texas,
where he will be located nntil
next May.
—Olivet Baptist church, Rev,
Alfred J. Lewis, pastor. Bible
school at 9.80. Rev. M. B. Davis
will preach both morning and.,
evening, morning service at 10.50,
aubject, "Leadership;" evening
service at 7.80, subject, "No Room
in the Ian."
—>Jame8 A. Miles, tor thirty-;
four years.foreman of tbe P. R,
R. round house at Punxsutawney,
died at hi* home ia thst borough
on Sanday. He was well known
to many of the railrosd men ot
this place. Hs wss a foil cousio
of Civil war veteran George Miles
ot East First street.
—Tbe Januaryqearter sessions J
court will convene in Hollidaya- ]
burg    early    ia   Jaaaary.   The-
grand jury*- will meet Monday,
January 5, to inquire ioto indict- j
ments tbat  may be     presented.
Among tbe names of the grand
jurors from this   section of tba
county who have been drawn are.
as follows:  J. M. Igon, Joseph
Hlmss, Antis township.   Those j
who will serve on the petit jury >
are W. B.    Hollinger of   thia
borough, and George C. Bland,
of Antis township. C. 8. Weight,
Bellwood, aad Alfred Cherry, et
Antis   township,   will serve as
traverse jurors.    A large nam ber
ef indiotments will bs prsssaled
ter the consideration of tniQpeM