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VOL. XXXVIII.
BELLWOOD, Pi
KJRSDAY, MAY 21, 1926.
LOCAL BB COLUMN
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est Our Readers
BRIEF SiiMMARYJIF THE WEEK
••ars* Paragrsphs Osaasralag th* Befogs
al Oar Boroagh—Th* OoIbjbb
Oar Sahsartbara Baloy.
•—Ths Aid society of the Pres-
byterian ohareh will hold a mar
k«*t ia the furniture store Friday
morning at 10 80 o'olook, May 29,
tb*a,***|draiitg before Memorial
day." jj
-—Tuesday evening ot next
week at tbe home of Mrs. Samael
Baker, tbe Methodist Foreign
Missionary society will hold the
regular monthly meeting. Tbe
members sre requested to be
present.
• —Mr?. Thomas Long of Clark
street, who baa been suffering
from a siege oi illness, haa abown
some improvement, aud is very
anxious to be down in tbe garden
to wtitcfj tbe onions grow.
—The Dr. Joseph F. Anderson
snd daughters, Miss Jessie aod
Mr-*. H. M. Cassidy, of Altoona,
and soo, Dr. G. R. Anderson, of
Barnesboro, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Ellen Anderson at Johnstown on Saturday afternoon.
—Mrs. Irene McCord, sine* re
turning from Florida, bas bad   a
lively   time   superintending   the
burldtog ot m 6am   oa her  farm
. near Berwludale.   The older o*»e
..which had beeo Jhe largest ocjtny
NO 11
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is tbe pnblio highway.
—The Antis township board of
school directors met on Saturday
after-eon and closed tba bu-iness
for tbe year. It was decided to
meat oo Jane 6 to elect teachers
and to bave a citizens meeting at
the P. R. R Y. M. C A. on June
20, to discuss tbe consolidation of
schools, ander the centralisation
plaa. 'Two speakers will come
from tbe state department at Harrisburg and Oonnty Superintendent Davis will present tbe plan.
—The members of Mrs. Allen
A. Prioe'a Sanday school class ot
tbe Methodist church, aloog
with tbe family of Mra. Harvey
Gregory of South First street,
enjoyed an outing one day last
week at tbe Kerbaugh reservoir,
near -the borough. An abundance of good things to eat bad
I beeo prepared and tbe day was
delightfully spent. Edward
Cannon, of Beech Grove sobool
boose, wbo bas been deprived oi
his eyesight tor a nam ber of
years, waa invited to join in the
outing arid gladly accepted the
invitation, and ha apent part of
the day Ashing tor chubs and
sunfish, at which be was quite
successful. Jf?;
—L. B. Bland, who porehaed
tba home of the late L. W. Irwin
at   the. sale conducted   by.-tbe
executors   a  few     weeks   ago,
moved iota his now possession on
Tuesday.   This home  is situate
on Maple avenne and is regarded
as tha finest residence   in   ths
boroagh.   It   is a    large   and
commodious stone building with
a commanding   view,   and  Mr.
Bland is to.be congratulated upon
coming into  possession   of  tbe
property.   The  dwelling  wbich
he feasted on Booth First street
[ has .been purchased by   H. W.
\ Schalles, cashier    of   tbe First
[ National   baok,    aad  with hia
I family,   bare    moved  iato ths
I same.   It too, is a desirble home,
I aad we troat Mr.  Schalles aed
te roil- will long remain with as.
HAVE PASSED TO THE BEYOND
Record of tteaths 1* Oar T*wa aat 0*fl*-
•aiialtT WilhiB Past Waah
.    WILLIAM R   BOSH
Stricken witb paialysis daring
the nigbt of May   18, and    remaining in a stato of soma until
11 o'clock Friday night  ot last
week, all that waa    mortal  of
William R. Bush   passed to tbe
beyond.   Becoming suddenly ill
while io bad Wednesday night of
last week, ha awakened his wife
snd after a  few   brief   worda be
lapsed   into unconsciousness  ia
whiob   condition    he   remained
aatll    death    conquered.     Hia
condition   was critical trom the
start and those who were near
to bim realised tbat it wbb bat a
few    hours   until  death   woold
ensue.   Born in Antis township
68 years ago, tbe greater part of
his life was spent in the immediate
community. Arriving at maturity
he assisted with the work on tha
farm    and   at one  period found
etnpioymeut   with  the   railroad
company.   He   was the  son  of
William L. and Mary Bush, both
deceased, the mother having met
a tragic death on   the   railroad,
near her home, maoy yeara  ago.
He was united in marriage With
Mirs Ida Cberry on May 24,1898,
who survives with the following
children: Robert, of tbis boroagh;
Charles, at home; William L., oi
Pinecroft,  and Mabel at hom<;
ope brother,    Oharlea L.  Bush,
and  a sister,    Mrs.   Frank A.
Wesley_^f_jh of this place;
ML ANDERSON THE
SOCIAL VISIT
■***saarter memWr of the
Excelsior Fire company No. 1
of tbia boroagh, io which he took
ao active aod enthusiastic .part.
He wbb an exceptional useful
citizen and for mauy yeara waa a
member of tbe Antis board of
road supervisors, where he gave
much of bis time and efforts in
making batter highways.
The funeral Was held trom hia
late home last Monday afternoon,
the eervieos being in cbarge of
Rev. H. C. Dooley of tbe Baptist
church, assisted by Rev. G. P.
Sarvis, retired Methodist minister
Tbe services were largely
attended, and the member* of the
Excelsior Fire oompany were
present in a body. Interment
was made in Logan Valley
cemetery.
GEORGE F HENRT
George V. Heury died Friday
morning at tbe home ot G. W.
D*via ot North Bellwood. He
was born in Perry coanty, Oot, 2
1886 and was a son of Alfred and
Mary Henry, both deceased. He
is survived by throe brothers and
one sister, James, ot Grafton,
William, of Washington D. 0.,
Roy of Altooua and Miss Ethel
of Bellwood. Funeral service
were held in the TJflitsd Brethren
church Sunday afternoou at 2
o'clock. Interments was made in
Antis cemetery.
MBS   W   H FREEBURN
At her home corner Sooth
First and Orchard street, Melvina
wife of W. H. Freeboro died at
10 o'olook Monday morning. She
waa a daughter ot Samoel aod
Julian Leidy and waa born in
Perry county October 8, 1853
aod waa united ia marrisge to
Mr. Freeborn December 24, 1872
She had beeo a resident of
Bellwood for forty-lour yeara
and a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church daring all those
years Surviving are her husband,
tbree daughter* aad two sons,
her death being the first break la
tha immediate tamily oirolai Mis.
Haas Bav*  Beta Ossafjatai far
OheorvaBee si ■a-aartal Bay
The Memorial day sermon
bs preached in the Methodii
Episcopal church oo Sanday
morning, May 24, by the Rev. "fig
A. WelliiM&fLtAs, Memorial
day oration will be ds^pired
the Rev. J. F. A nderaoo, former
pastor in Bellwood aow a resident oftbe town.
The foregoing arrangements
for tha observance *££ the day
have beeo madeby the Commit! e
bave the matter in hand.- All
Grand '• Army veterans, veterans
of other wars ot the United States
and Sons of Veterans will assemble at the public boilding t<
march in a body to the ebon
on May 24. ___»
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, >Fi-*e
company, all   veterans, fraternal
organizations aud auxiliaries are
asked to be   ready to participate
ia   the   Memorial   day service.
The  committee  Woold  like to
hereof at leaat fifteen autos, te
convey Grand Amy awn,    War
Mothers, tbe chorus and speakers
also ministers to the   cemetery.
Cars will also ha needed tor' thi
trip to Tipton and Antis in tba
afternoon.   Tho    Tyrone   Shoe
band and 0. E.   Figard's chore*
will furnish music.
CaBttvet the Prtaa fWfc
Joha K. Bland, along
number    q|othey -Jmrnm
♦ofi-prl
r Sehool Wsrkssa Will tte st Lata-
sraa Ohareh Saaiay ARtrmos
the Men's Good Will Bible
i*of StPaul's Lutheran church
fbe Henry Baker Bible class
phe First Lutheran ohareh, Al-
s, on next Sanday will pay
i men's classes of tha Grace
jltfieran church of Bellwood a
i for the purpose of creating
^expanding a greater fellow-
1 between tbe county Lutheran
Si's classes. The above classes,
fQ in number, Will motor to Bell-
The servioe will be called
*j2.30 p. m. The men's classes
(Grace choroh promise a large
afloat to Welcome the Altoona
sis. The program, while not
Splete, bas thus been arranged
Hbm Altoona committee. Some
it ions may be mode:
jVQverture, orchestra; mass sing-
j*, Stand  Up,   Stand Up For
frae; prayer, Samael Mandorfi;
rets oi welcome, Joseph Laps'* song, sextet, Flrat Lutheran
|vcb;   barttbne   solo,   Musaer
sbe; talk oo ths day's lesson, E.
Dot; song, quartet,   Hawley
president Henry   Baker
|; bass solo, F. W. Peters, ao-
' _ snist, Fay L.   Peters;   three
Dttte talk, Elwood Brown; barif
polo, Eugene Wentzel; three
fate talk, Prof. F. A. Hamilton;
isingiog, Blest Be   the   Tie
I Bind-; benediction. .
6000   LAN WIS ENACTED
pastor
takoa
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Pish   Bssksts Bias Spssrs  aal sther
i&j.;      *Bsaaa Will a* Bsaa**
After January 1 next eel dams,
whieh have been a familiar sight
along the Soequebanna and
Juniata rivers and other st*saj***4
in Pennsylvania, wiH her36me a,
thiogofthe past, for wbich alj
sportsmen sboald givAeverlasti
praise. A few days' aio Govern
Pinchot signed toe< amendoieo
to the fish code, vv^hich bajj.
baskets, spears, gigs) and all otbjp
special devices tor fashing. ££#
Fishing from thatLdate QJ will
be limited to the bo«fc*md Has
exoept in angling, for bait fish,
altho the line may be attached to
a rod. In recent years special
fishing devices wero, limited.
License holders were required to
report their catch to the fish
department, bot a great maoy did
not, and fishery officials says that
was oaa of the reasons why the
law waa amended to bar special
devices.
This is a common sense measure and will meet with the
hearty approval of all true sportsmen, The eel baskets and -other
means permitted tor the taking
of fish from tbe streams ot the
streams resulted in unsportsmeu
fishermen taking everything in
Sight, not only fish tbat the law
permitted, bat-game fish aa well.
Tbe law should have been
'■tfmai f go. .but aloes, it i%
People Who Visit Here
Those Who Go Awe/.
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MOVEMENTS OF OUR CtTi
Oaaste Wh* Sn Batertalaai ay Better**! i
Mites  Fusiasls|salliB al Thaaa
Wh*Tr*v*IT* aa** Pre.
Mra. J. L Rightnour ot South
First, spent Sunday with friends
St Elbel.
Mre. Pool N. Jordon haa returned from a visit to friends at
McDonald, Pa.
Misa Adeline Barber ia spending a few days tbia week with
friends in Lewistown.
Miss   Elizabeth   Shannon,    of
Saxton, waa tbe guest last   week*
of Misa Jessie  Anderson at ber
home on Main atreet.
H. O. Lowther  and   wife,  of
Beaver, Pa., spent the   week-end .
at the home of Jas. W.  Lowther
and family on Martin atreet.
Mrs. J. L. Lowther,  of  Pitta-
burgh, waa the week-end guest at I
the home of Banker aad Mrs. J.
W. Lowther on Martin street.
Miaa Mary Cornmesser spent
tba week-end at Indiana State
Normal school, Indiana, Pa., aa
tbe guest of Miaaas Rath Irwin
and v elma Wolte.
Mre. John T. Leddy spent tha
week-ond at Clarendon, Va., visiting ber daughter, Mrs.Margaret
O'Brien, and also helped welcome
a   new-born baby girl.   .Mother
*a**^fe^4 l£M£*M^F*Ji__*
M<-*^&w5)^noe*'_^|j
Manchester,   -aft*.
UltiHB tbis season. P'lpB***j^
beauty and measured twenty-two
inches in length and weighed
three pounds and two ounces
dresaad. Wbeo placed on exhibition in tbe window of Bland
Bros., the meat merchants on
Main street, it was admired by
all who saw . it. This catch
entitles Mr. Blaud to the king of
the fishermen of tbe borongh.
Iterate! Oaa Weak
Mack-Murray Players, dramatic plays aod vaudeville, Sooth
Tuckahoe atreet, under tent. Admission 15c aod 30c. Doo't forgot tfc*a mdies'free ticket.
—There will be a special meeting of tbe Boy Scoots Sat urday
at 10 o'clock, at the scoot 'room
to practice marohiog for Memorial dav.
Frank M. Weaver, ot Bellwood;
Harry, ot Johnstown; William,
of Pittsburg; Mrs. Mary Bell
Stewart at home* Mra. Adam
Blaod, of Tipton. A sister and
two brothers survive; Mrs.
Naomi Ream; George L. Leidy,
of Newport; Lymon J. Leidy, of
Altoona, Funeral service wars
beld at her home Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'olook. Interment
waa made in Logan Valley
cemetery.
MBS ISABELLA ZIMMERMAN
Mrs. Isabella Zimmerman,
widow ot William Zimmerman,
died at tbe boms of har niece,
Mrs. O. V. Evans of Antis township at 9:30 o'olook yesterday
morning. She wbb seventy-four
years of age aod waa boro ia
Greenfield township where she
had resided until two years ago
when aha mads her borne with
Mrs. Evans. She is survived by
one Bister, Mrs. Catherine Bosh.
Sbe was a member of tbe Reformed chareh of Olaysburg
where iuneral services will be
held at 2:20 o'olook tomorrow
afternoon. Interment ia tha
Reformed cemetery at Olaysburg
Friends may view the remains
until 12 o'olook aooa oe Friday.
Vmdnot disappoint he,r hearers when she deliv-
e**efi.heifTecture on the subject,
""floe CroSs Roads of a Nation."
If at some future date sbe should
visit the county we know she
woald receive another hearty
greeting. Tbere were hity-e'ght
places filled at the apread and
tbere wore many remarks as to
tbe tasty viands. Mis. Charles
Warts favored the audience witb
a vocal solo, and a large number
of the members ot the Loyal Temperance Legion filled front pews
and had short exercises. After a
few weeks oi training they already
have shown advancement. Their
regular time ot meeting will be
coming Sunday afternoon in the
Evangelical obaroh. Mrs. John
Becbtol is tbeir efficient superintendent.
I*gr* Slaasr al ■slbodlst Choroh
Philip L. Pryor, negro singer
and Hymn writer ot Fairfax,
Virginia, will be present at the
evening service of the Methodist
ohareh on Sunday and will sing
several ot his own gospel hymns
aa wolf aa one or two negro
spirituals. Mr. Pryor for the paat
26 yeara bas been appearing in
aome of tbe largest churches over
the country and every year sings
at aome ooe or more annual conferences of the Methodist church.
Mr. Pryor is an ordained minister
and is very well informed about
the educational work being dooe
for his people. He will give a
brief address concerning this
work. The public is cordially
invited.
BafHat Ohareh S*rvte*a
Tba Baptist cburch, Rev. H. G.
Dooley, paator. Worship and
preaching at 10.45 a. m. aad 7.80
p. m. Morning subject, "The
Moat Imperative Enterprise of
today;" evening subject, "Incomparable Joy;" Sabbatb school 9.30;
midweek prayer and praise service Wednesday 7.M p. m.; young
peoplea' meeting Sanday 6.80 p.
m. Oa Sunday alter noon Rev.
Dooley will preach at Tipton in
the Baptist oimrob, subject, "The
FathsisLova."
Psrty at Saaayhrook Para
The Ladies Altar society of St.
Joseph's Catholie choroh held
their'mouthly neeting on Wednesday eveniag of last weak at th e
home ot Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fox
at Sunny brook farm. After the
business of the evening was over
a general social time followed.
The hostess, Mrs. Fox, celebrated
her birthday also on Wednesday
and the pleasant time spent by
tbe gathering was a fitting close
to to the day. Splendid refreshments were served by Mr. and
Mrs. Fox. The party were eon
veyed to and from tbe farm by
traok. The following persons
were present. Mrs. Ed. Wiley,
Mrs. Daisy Huston, Mrs. Henry
Brunner, Mrs. E. Schmidt, Mrs.
A. O. Peraing, Mrs. Clara Lewis,
Mrs. William Powers, Mre. Fred
Hoover, Mrs. H. B. Schneider,
Misses Fannie Daugherty, Rutb
O'Neil, Katherine Fisher, Nora
Carroll, Margaret Schmidt, Mary
Schmidt, Agues Powers, Flore nee
O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Fox and
daughters, ' Marian, Rath and
Martha all of Bellwood, and
guest from Altoona included Mrs
Shaner, Mrs. Kane, Miss 8. Ergler
Miss Mae Schwenk, Miss Mae
O'Brien and Mr. and Mrs.
Eimmel.
3§JaWght«f;   W l S-eBaoes^!
were over Saaday visitors st tmT
home of J. F. Gilmore and  wife
on Railroad street.
Herman W. Tweed, of Washington,   D.   O., where   he   haa
been employed tor tbe  paat  few
years by tbe goverment, dropped
into town Monday afternoon and
gave   bis   friends   an   agreeable
surprise.   Twenty five yeara ago
Mr. Tweed   waa  employed aa a
olerk in tbe  railroad   offices ia
this borough, but left here and
and     found    employment    ia
Brownsville.    When   a  resident
of the borough he took a lively
interest   in athletics aod  social
affairs, and his many friends were
glad to meet him again.
Written at E-njer Apartment
At 11 o'clock Monday morning
at tbe L. R. Kyper home Henry
G. Davidson of Bellwood and
Miss Rath May Morrissey,
daughter ot Frank Morrissey and
wife, of Tyrone, were united in
wedlock by Rev. Harry N.
Walker ot the- Grace Lutheran
church. They were attended by
Joseph Davidson and Mrs.
Catherine Wippo ot Tyrone,
brother and sister of tbe bridegroom. The bridegroom is a
brother of Mrs. L. R. Kyper and
is proprietor of ths Kyper confectionery atore on Main street.
They will reside in apartments in
tho Kyper boilding where tbsy
will be at home to their many
friends.
Stealing Farm Property IsLarosny
The Norton hill whioh declares
it to be larceny to steal property
growing oo the land of another
has been signed by Governor
Pinchot. The act states that 1
if any person not being the
present owner thereof aball
wilfully and unlawfully steal,
take or carry away, or be engaged
in stealing taking or carrying
away any kind of property
whatsoever, growing or being oa
the land of aootber, every such
person so offending shall npon
conviction thereof be guilty of
larceny aud be sentenced to pay
a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500) and to undergo
imprisonment by separate or
solitary confinement at labor aot
execding three years."
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Snndsy larvless ta Pnshyteriaa Ohareh
Logan Valley Presbyterian
church, Rev. Wilfred R. Mem]
mert, B. D., pastor.
You bave, oo doubt, otten asked yourself the question, "How
and where can I spend oast Saaday so that it will be moat profitable and pleasant for me V Let
ob suggest that yoo spend tha
copping Sabbath with us. Wa
most cordially invite yoa to attend tbe following services and
assure you tbat yoa will agree
yoor day has been well apent t
Sabbath school 9.80 a.m.; morning worship 10.46, theme, "A
Great Taak and Why It Was Accomplished ;" Y. P. 8. C. E. 6.30
p. m., topic, "Christian Traits
Worth Striving For," leader Miaa
Virginia Simons; evening seirka
-7.80 p. m., tbeme, "Feeding oa
"Husks*" ohuroh nigbt oo Wednea-
da-f at 780.