Bellwood Bulletin 1924-09-18

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VOL. XXXVII.
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BELLWOOD, PA.. TOti
LOCAL Wt\ COLUMN
Short heme That WUl Interest Our Readers
ItetEF SUMMARYOF THE WEEK
tine Farsfraaha O-anralBi IBs Bolags
i Bar BsrsBiB—Tfcs Polo-aa   -
Oar Ssksorlbars Bajay.
—Trespass notices for sa*e at
this office, 10 cents eaoh.
—-Typewriter paper for sale st
this office in any quanity.
—•Come ia and learn prices
** and save dollars at Barrett's the
jeweler.
—It is said that a number ot
hen roosts were recently raided in
the boroagh. *
—The corn crop promises to
average fairly well throughout
this part ol the county.
—Tbe farmers throughout
Antis township are preparing tha
ground for fall planting.
—Freeh Oysters at Henry
Brnnner's restaurant, near the
depot, on Friday morning.   ,
—Tba campaign is lingering
along at a snail's paue. With the
Advent of October soma pep will
likely ba injected into the race.
—My tall stook of Elgin
watches have arrived and are
priced from $12.60 up in filled
eases. Barret', the jeweler and
optomotirst. |
—Olivet Baptist church, Rev.
Jtdwin 0. Colbeck, pastor.   9.80
a^nm., Bible school; 10.46 a.  m.,
&j-e Reality of the Incarnation*"
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HONORS RIB Ml ABB UDY
V. C. T.O. Bsld* iBIsrssttai Bsothlr
Basstsa at Irs. Inrta's Baa*
Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Jennie Irwin on Sooth
Third street, the Women's Christian Temperance Union held tbe
regular monthly meeting and also
celebrated Mrs. Irwin's 89th
birthday. There present twenty-
eight members and fonr visitors.
Three members presented this
venerable lady with 89 asters, and
many more beautiful flowers were
showered npon her.
. Mrs. John Bechtol presented
the birthday cake with 89 candles
placed theron aud in lour attempts
Mn. Irwin blew out tha flame
whioh bad taken three hands to
light
In ths past yean Mrs. Irwin had
been an active and energetic woman.   Daring the Civil War and
after aha was a home missionary
in the south, working among tbe
negroes.   During the hard fight
ing she worked in Tennessee and
remained in the south, representing the Baptist ohurcb notb, until,
thirty-five years ago she came to
Bellwood as the bride of the late
Abram Irwin aud has since resided in tbe borne in   wbich Tuesday night's celebration was held.
One lady remarked, ."what a picture  with  the  white carls and
pleasant face Mrs.  Irwin made,"
reminding tbe guests ot the colonial days.
Mrs. Harrod, of Denver. Col., a
sister, hss, for tha east five years,
taken tba best care of Mrs. Irwin,
is at present  not enjo;
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Wa SEPTEMBER 18, 1924.
NO 28
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WB1I1IE BEYOND I HER El GAME SODOEHLTI PERSON AL PARAGRAPHS
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Asttsa gsms. Batata!
As a result olttiktriple sutomo
bile accident atVi-Jton on Banday
evening, 8epte*-H**r 7, ia which
seven persons* wa-ft injured alderman Charles A. Piper ef Altoooa
held Clayton Ramsey, of M44
Second avenue, mtoosi under;
$1,000 bail for coukp^i a charge
ot assaalt and battef$*   ' W
At the same tuft' John ii
Haberstroh, counsel on Ramsey m
had information tmttm* against
Danisl B. Desabate, ImWio also
figured in the accidsBt, on a
similar obarge.
Tha accident occurred when
the csr driven by Ra*j§sey was
returning to Altoona. " j
As tbe machine was Approaching the curve near the Meedway
it is said to bava been Bio-wiped
by an automobile operife^I by
Desabato, throwing the Ramsey
car, H Is claimed, into tkp -path
ot a third automobile driven by
Richard Eodress. Alt threee cars
were badly wreaked.
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'—When a horse leaped iuto an
automobile at Marion Centre, Ia
diana county, on Tuesday, Mrs.
Clark Bono, of Juneau, was killed whan the animal's head struck
her, resulting in her skull beiog
fractured.
t-Boroujth Assessor Benjamin
Boyer is bow engaged in making
the triennial assessment ot properties in tha town. lie will be
engaged tor several days with the
work and when tba lite has been
completed will be forwarded to
the coonty commissioners office ia
Hollidaysburg.
, — A second orop of cherries is
ths unique freak of nature that a
tree performed on tbe Irvin iarm
in Gospel Hollow. . It bloomed
tbe second time and not long
alter ripe red cherries appeared.
Saturday 'evening Miss Irvin
called at offloe and presented us
witb a nnmbsr of the cherries.
I —.The Junior League of tbe
Methodist Episcopal church is
planning for a corn boil at Ooreys
woods. Bear Root's Crossing, on
Ssturday morning. AH Juniors of
the filth school grade and above
are invited and may bring gueBt.
Each to bring his or out own
sandwiches, corn, knife and
drinking cap. Most ot ths crowd
-BiH hike to the picnic ground,
leaving the church at 7.80- Thoss
who cannot hike will take the
8.40 Bellwood branch train to
Root's Crossing.
—Talk about beautitul flowers!
Mrs. Mahlon Moffet of South
First street has tham. Taesdsy
evening Mr. Moffet brought to
tbis offloe one of the choicest bo-
quets of cultivated dahlias and
-sennias. Tbere were thirteen varieties of dahlias, one yellow-
tiagad with red was an intermix-
tare obtained by Mrs. Moffet's
grafting, which changed H from
1 Hb former state. As a Whole the
flowers were beautiful, whieh
•hows op the characteristic taste
of the lady who has these charm-
lB| blooms.
A white pin, the emblem of the
W. C. T. U., was pinned on Mrs.
Irwin, and for the honors ef tbe
evening shown her she was most
grateful. Refreshments were served by tbe ladies.
Oaaoat a Bi. Oaa
A. E. Barrett, the jeweler, on
Main street, was on a fishing trip
down along the Juniata rivar one
day last week. He hsd ao exciting time. He really osoght a big
ooe. For two hours he bad trolled in vain. In desperation be
turned to Hia shore tot the lsst
time. Scarcely had be started to
pull in his lioe, when—tog, a huge
flsh swallowed his hook. Tbe
whole boat lurched.
For two hours they fought, tbe
flsh aod tha man. He pulled this
way end that; the fish ran to tha
north, south, east and onderneath.
It wss terrific. The man's arms
tired rapidly, when he looked up
and perceived an island close hy.
"Hal" said the jeweler, triumphantly, and managed to get on
shore, where he tied the fisb to a
huge oak tree. WA
"I shall come back in the morning alter him."
Tbe next morning be went
back. The fish had palled the
island a mile to the northwest.
Batons Tsaaka
W. L. Hostler was one oi
P. R R. employes of the Cresson
division who were placed on ahe
"Honor Roll" the beginnioglof
the present month, and the %w
remaiciog employes of the division
presented him with an electric
lamp for his home. Mr. Hosd«*-<
dvsires throng tha fatyrwr* of jfc
HaiHstin to return his al
thanks to his msnT  jjjf—***
tbe cordially relations that exii
ia the past, aod  the a-sorance
that they will continue.
0. L Weaver's Stars BassaS
The store of O. L. Weaver on
Main street was entered and
robbed sometime between closing
time' Saturday -right and Monday
morning and looted ot aboat
$300,000 worth ot mechandise
principally electrical and radio
fixtures. The robbery wss not
discovered until Monday morning
whea tha proprietor opened fot
the day. Tha thieves left no
clue, but it is though tbe gnilty
do not reside lar from Bellwood.
Saalay School OsslarsBSS
The Seventh District Sunday
Sundey School association "will
a young peoples' conference in the
Methodist ohareh Friday evening,
Sept. 26, at 7 o'clock. A splendid
program bas been arranged. All
yonng people between the ages of
twelve and twenty-four and adults
interested in yonng peoples' work
are invited to attend. Registration, teu cents.
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—Fresh Oysters at Henry
Brnnner's restaurant, near the
depot, ee Friday morning.
—Railroad 21-'swel watches,
$48.60. Hamilton, South Bend,
Illinois and Elgin watches, a
saving of $8.60 Pay oash aad save.
Barrett, the Jeweler.
—The enthusiasts sre lining up
for the tall sport.
-—County fairs throughout tbe
state are now in fall swing.
—Our fishermen atate that the
weather this week has been just
right tor good bass fishing.
—Most any enterprising citizen
would like to see a permanent
grade established on Bellview
avenue. igl
—And it is said by tha weather-
wise that we will experience a
real, old-fashioned winter, which
is fust before us. I
—Tbe schools of tbe borough
are now getting well under way
and pronounced success is anticipated before they coma to a finish
next June.
—The eleotrio siren, to ba used
in sounding fire alarms, hss been
placed on the roof of Hie publio
building, and seems to be giving
satisfaction.
- -The foot ball season will ba
inaugurated on tbe Y. M. C. A.
Field next Saturday afternoon at
three o'clock whea the Tenth
Ward Janiors ot Altoona will
tussle with the Bellwood Oly mpic
—Yes, anxious inquirer, (he
season will go by without any
permanent improvements -eade
to the Btrests ef ike borough;
This is no fault oi tbe tow*";
council, but owing to a leek ef
funds,, jfpy?
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MRS. M. L. WENTZEL
M.     L.    Wentxel,   a
liter of  the lets James S.
fcen   and     Mrs    Gertrude
*n, of Tyrone, died  st tba
rterian hospital Allegheny,
-day  evening      at 6.20
following   an   illness  of
I weeks.
Wentzel,   wbo    will   be
iberod to Tyrone people as
Isry Gillmau, wss born at
>rs   Mark, on September
Wben bnt two years of
be went with her parents to
M where she resided uatil
fine ot her marriage with
t .Wentzel, April 26, 1906,
[they removed to Bellwood,
they   resided until 1917,
.taking   up    residence  in
inrg.
[viving   •are ber husband,
iese children: Ira Q., James
|rt and  Elizabeth,   all at
She is also survived by
Cither, Mrs. Gertrude Gill-
|tad one sister, Mrs. W. S.
.both of Tyrone.
Wentzel wss a member of
Episcopal   church   ot
and   for a number of
MB the  organist   at  thst
|s attended tbe Tyrone
jEjjjfBd  later studied
m^tbe    Mtp* Aloysius
SiaaW^SSSOB.
HfciwJ*ought to
tfsiag   aud
tleRev. E. M. Morgan, assisted
by the Rtv. Hoover, Was held at
tbe homo of ber mother on
Linooln avenue Tyrone Tuesday
afternoon at 2.80 Interment wis
made in Eastlawn cemetery.
SAMUEL   OTTO
At bis home north ot Tipton,
Sam aal Oito, aged 86 years and
a   life-long    resident   of Blair
county died at 7 o'clock Sunday
evening. Bs was a veteran of the
Civil war, baring Been a member
ol Company E. 104th regiment,
Pennsylvania     Volunteers.    By
trade be was a  black-smitb. For
thirty-one years he had resided
Tipton, where he was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal cburch
Mr. Otto was a son of Abraham
and Susan Hainley Otto and was
born at Leamersville, August 18,
838. He is   survived by   these
children: Edward B., of Bellwood
David W., of Grazierville; Harry
HofTiptoo; Mrs. Harry Reigh,
ot   Williamsburg;  Mrs.   J. W.
Fogle, of Altooos;   Samuel E.
Junes E. and Miss Dors, at home.
A. brother, Jacob Otto, aod a
sister, Mrs. Maggie Blslr, both of
Altoona, also survive.   He wss
married on   April  16,   1863, to
Miss Frances  Kuhn,   who  died
Jsnuary 27, 1915. Funeral service
were bald at his home north of
Tipton Wednesday afternoon at
1.80. It was  conducted by the
Rev. W.   A- Dysart,   his pastor,
assisted by the Rev. H. K. Bower.
Interment was  msde in Carson
Valley cemetery.
• —Foot ball is now agitating
the minds of the sports and will
continue to occupy their attention
until Thanksgiving day.
.  —Judge Thomas J. Baldrige
arrived home last Saturday from
a European trip ot several weeks,
embracing a number of principal
'xmntries.   He    occupied     the
beach   Monday   morning   and
disposed of a Bomber ef matters
that had accumulated daring his
efcsenee.
Vstt gases Lsiy Di*s SI Bsr Boot* sa
Sasth SseosllMrasI
Death came suddenly Wednesday morning between eight and
nine o'clock to Myrtle Dells, wite
ot Engineer Ezra Reed, at her
home on South Second street, |
being tbe result of chronic
nephitts. Born in Indiana county,
she csme with her husband to
Bellwood about ten years ago
and soon won the acquaintance of
many warm friends in our
community, and 'her sudden
death was a great shock to tbem.
Mrs. Reed was a daughter of
Ell and Ada Miller and was born
June 80,1876. She was united in
marriage on Msy 18, 1897, to
Esra S. Reed, who survives ber,
with two son and a daughter—
James Arthur, ot Bellwood;
Donald, ot Tyrone; Mist Margaret at home.'Two brothers and
six sisters -also survive—A. C
Smyers, of DuBoie; William
Miller, of Coon Rapids, Iowa;
Mra. O. C. Kauft'man, ot Des
Moines, Iowa; Mrs. M. K. Lewis,
Smicksburg; Mrs. C. J. Smith, of
Toledo, O.*, Mrs. James Davidson,
ot Braddock; Mrs. G. O. Shaffer
ot Cleveland, O.; Mrs. J. O.'
Smouse, ot Lothersburg. Mrs.
Reed wss a member of tha Devers
Indiana county, Methodist Episcopal church end of the Bellwood
Methodist Ladies' Aid society.
Funeral service will ha beld at
held at the home at 1:30 Ssturday
afternoon. Interment in Logan
^He^oameterj.,^tJ|i|| l^LL
pn?P o&SS^^vi*? ree-wSryWRIT
his  old-time friend, Rev. G. P.
Sarvis   at his   home on Sonth
Main street.
E. S. Glasgow, ot Scottdale,
wbere he is engaged in the coal
and ice business, greeted old-time
friends in tha borough Saturday
and Sunday.
John Ripka, wife and little
danghter,-of Greenwood, motored
here on Sanday and were guests
at the home of J.'E. Kustaborder
and wife on Clark atreet. ' ,
Mn. Harry Baker, ot Huntingdon, accompanied by her sister,
Mra. Ada Edmuudson, of Tyrone,
spent last Friday very pleasantly
at the home of Mra. J. E. Kustaborder on Clark street.
—Dr. Roy Goshorn, wbo bas
completed his medical course snd
work as an interne, has decided
to locate at Blsndburg and has
opened an office. There bas been
a dearth of doctors at tbe moan-
tain top, Bellwood doctors beiog
being frequently called npon. Dr.
Goshorn will find opportunity for
large service.
—A fine of $5 to $10 awaits tbe
motorist, who honks his motor
oar horn as a sign of impatience
at the manner io whieh officers
are directing traffic in Oonnells-
ville. Officials tbere have decided that such honking ot horns is
a sign ot disrespect to the officers
and charges of "interference" are
to he placed against offenders of
this order.
—Suggestions of friends tbat
bee stings might cure a severe
attack of rheumatism, led Collins
Bower, a farmer near Bloomsburg
to enter the bee business soma
years ago with the resold that it
now provides bis livelihood. He
declared that while the bee sting
failed to cure him tbey did give
him some relief. Bower hss about
70 colonies of bees and takes
great pride in tbem. He devotes
several hours eaoh week to the
study of bee culture and is constantly at work seeking to improve the colonies.'
People Who Visit Here and
Thoae Who Go Away;
MQVEWEHTS OF PUB CITIZEHS
j Bsssta Win in BatartslasS by BsOweel
Boati Ntssasl MsaUss al TBsss
WkeTrsvolTe sal Prs.
Miss Martha Dickson hi visiting
her friend Helen Bell Stringer at
Scottdale..
Mrs. Palmer Bullions, of Swiss-
val, is visiting at Hie home of
John W. Pries and wife on Boyles
street.
Dr. Don Kyper, of Altoona,was
seen driving an automobile over
the streets of the borough Wednesday morning.
Dean Dickson, of Valparaiso,
Ind., is at the home ot his parents
Engineer Charles Dickson and
wife on Cambria street.'
Mrs. C. W. Emeigh, of Altoona, was B pleasant gueBt at the
home ot Mrs. Mahlon Moffet on
South First street on Sunday.
Mrs. Tripplet, formerly of Bedford county, visited Sunday and
Monday at borne of W. I. Davis ,
and wife on South First street.
Clyde Sobrum, ot Oley, Be-ka
county, sutoed to Bellwood antl
returned home oa Tuesday, egg!
companied by his wife and fsthjj^
who had visited friends h$g
lsst week.
•John T. Criswell, j|«
wkt i ?ve!erenv ■•oom ijt.£|
y Wi*,' r*>leK'*^>*Prsaae*'ct>a''
week from Miflftntowtt^
bad been visiting    triends   totw\
number of weeks.
Lloyd Mulhollem, wife and two
childreu, of Fort Wayne, Ind., arrived in Bellwood this weak for a
visit among thsir many friends.
Coming overland, they made the
journey in two days end nights.
James Irvin, wife and yonng
'son, after a two weeks' visit, left
by auto on Sunday for their home
in Philapelphia. Mrs. Irvin*
drove the auto from and to their ■
oity home. While hare they were
guests ot J. J. Irvin aod wife.
A. Blair Foutz returoed last
night from a trip ot a week wbich
included Baltimore and other
eastern cities. He came home
hy way of Harper's Ferry and*
Cumberland, and had an enjoyable time while away.
A. M. Vandavaader, wife and
son-in-law Curt McCuteheon, I
with his arits and children, of
Pittsburg, while traveling overland in an automobile through
the state, spent a few days last
wask st the Horace Vandevander I
home on East First street.
Miss Catharine Harley Grant
wbo has been tbe guest of her I
parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Great
tor a week, has ' returned to
Philadelphia. Baa will enter :
Miss Bra ley's sohool for girls oa
September 22. Later she will
open her studio at 2206 Walnut
street, Philadelphia.
W. Y. Bland and R H. Hursch '
were in Hairisbury one day last
weak as   witnesses before   tha
State Public Service Commission
for    Henry    Meyer, of    State
College, who now holds a certificate for conducting a bas line'
from  State College  to Tyrone,
and who   desires    to have' the
privilege extended to include the ;
oity of Altoooa,-via the Logan
Valley.   Should  tbe  permission
prayed  tor be grsnted It will
prove a giaat convenience to the.-
1 traveling publio,
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