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4 1 97 20 a 4 he BEDFORD GAZETTE VOLUME 117, No. 13. Library July 1932 wBEDFORD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921 ESTABLISHED State 1805 PERSONAL NOTES Arrivals and Departures of Residents and Visitors IN THE SOCIAL WORLD The Column Everybody Reads- Chat About Your Friends and bors--Here and There. The Gazette wishes a Merry Christmas to its readers and friends. Monday being a legal holiday, banks will be closed.

Miss Amanda Mann, of Wolfsburg was a Bedford visitor last Saturday. M. E. Kensinger, of Saxton, was Bedford this week. Jo W.

Tate left on Wednesday morning for Philadelphia where will spend Christmas with his sister, Prof. J. Russell Snyder, a former teacher in the High School, is visiting friends here. Ex-Sheriffs Cogan, of Yellow Creek, and Imler, of Osterburg, were Bedford visitors on Monday. William E.

Bowser, of Osterburg, vas a business visitor to Bedford the first of the week. James of Baker's Summit, transacted business here the first the week. Robert Prosser, of Pennsylvania State Nautical School, Philadelphia, is home for the Christmas vacation. Messrs. Fred Mowry, of Buffalo Mills, and J.

B. Hoover, of New Enterprise, were in town this week. William Mentzger, of Cove, visited at the home of Samuel Delancey yesterday. F. Abercrombie, of Altoona, former president of the P.

R. R. this is visiting friends here. Miss Sara Long is spending the vacation at her home Juliana Heights, The Sunday School of the Pleas'ant Hill church, of Imlertown, will render a contata on Christmas eve, December 24, at 7.30 p. m.

Joseph Kinsely and Squire W. A. McGregor, of Alum Bank, were business visitors to Bedford on Tuesday. Miss Alice Blackburn has arrived home to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. C. Blackburn. Misses Marie Litzenger, of Devon Manor, Devon, and Katherine, of Barnard University, New York, are spending the Holidays with their parents Mr. and Mrs.

Rush Litzenger. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ulery and Miss. Ellen Fletcher, of spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. H. G. Smith. Richard Feight is home from ucknell University, Lewisburg, spend his Christmas vacation with his mother, Mrs J.

Howard Miss Margaret Stiver, of New York, is spending the Holidays with her parents, County Commissioner and Mrs. R. A. Stiver. Mr.

Charles C. Irwin, who served efficiently for many years as P. R.I R. ticket agent at Bedford, spent Thursday among Bedford friends. Colvin and Austin Wright, of Haverford College, Philadelphia, are spending the holidays with their! parents, Prof and Mrs.

J. Anson Wright. Miss Lavinia Otto who has been! ill for some time was removed on! Monday evening to the Western Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, for treatment. Mrs. Charles Ling and George, and Mrs.

George Oldham and son, Fred, of Reynolds Dale were out-of-town shoppers here last Sat-! urday. Messrs Emory and W. Beegle, of Imler, Frank Beegle, of Cumber-, land, -and Mrs. Lottie Lingenfelter, of East Freedom, were transacting! legal business in Bedford last Sat-: urday. Mr.

George W. Gearinger, of Six Mile Run, a veteran school director nf 21 years service attended the' Directors' Convention on Wednes-: day. Robert Madore, of Dickinson Col-! lege, Carlisle, arrived home on Wedn'esday to spend the Holidays with his parents, Attorney and Mrs. B. Madore.

William Mann Irvine, presi-1 cent of Mercerburg Academy, has been elected president of the Associ-1 ation of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of America. Dr. Irvine is one' of Bedford's boys. Mr. Willard Summers has entered into partnership with Mr.

E. Toward Blackburn in the hardware business heretofore conducted by Mr. Blackburn alone. The present firm name, the Blackburn Hardware Company, will be retained. Levi Roudabush, of Osterburg, H.

Turner, of Mann's Choice, Route 1, J. H. Trusheim, of Buffalo Mills, and Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Barley and little son Junior and little Misses Bertha and Florence Brode, of Wolfsburg, were among the Bedford visitors on Wednesday. J. C. Turner, of New Buena Vista, three daughters, Violet, Dorothy, Edna and two sons, Jordan and Dan, Mr.

and Mrs. H. Holler and Miss Gertrude Oyler were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.

E. Struckman, of Mann's Choice on Sunday. Misses Edith Blackburn, of Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, Eleanor, of Dickinson College, Carlisle, and Evelyn, of Virginia ColJage, Roanoke, are home to Ind the Christmas holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

D. Blackburn. sal 03 07 NEW HOTEL TO BE ERECTED IN BEDFORD Starting right after the first of the year, work is to be begun on a big new hotel to be crected on the property between Metzger Hardware and the Bedford Garage, with a frontage of 92 fleet on East Pitt and ample depth for all purposes. This is ore of the best locations in Bedford for a hotel, being in the center of town, right on the Lincoln Highway, and only half a block from the intersection of the road from Altoona to Cumberland which connects with three great east to west Highways: the National, the Lincoln and the William The need of another hotel here has been felt the past two or three summers as great numbers of people have been sent into private homes by the commodations, hotels because of lack of and Bedford's location with relation to the cross-country highways, in all directions, will bring increasing numbers of tourists here every year, in addition to many who come because of the advantages of climate during the heated term. The plans now in the hands of the Building Committee call for a four story building about 75x100 feet, including a front porch about 16 feet wide and sixty feet long, and a Dining Porch of approximately the same dimensions, with exterior tion of the main building of hollow tile, brick veneered.

The building' will be set back some distance from, the street, with grass plots and flower beds to beautify the front and! side parkway, onto which the Dining Rooms and Parlors will open. It is proposed to have a first class, Cafe in connection, with direct, entrance from the street, as well as from the hotel, so that people from the town and surrounding country may be served at popular prices at all hours This Cafe will be directly, connected with the kitchen, so that' servide will be available to the same extent as in the Dining Room Space for main and private Dining Rooms and Parlors will be exceptionally large, and will be so arranged that it can be thrown practically into one room when necessary in connection with conventions, banquets, public gatherings, entertainments, 'dances, and yet all this space will be used for various purposes when not required for such occasions. The pan calls for a Lobby 30x50 feet; Elevator service; Ladies Rest' Room, with toilet facilities, which will be accessible from the Cafe, as well as from th'e Lobby: Barber Shon, Refrigerating Plant; etc Seventy-six Bed Rooms are provided for, each room with private or connecting bath. about a third of them boing double rooms, and the r'est large enough to accomodate an ex-' tra cot or bed in an emergency. With I the advantages the hotel will enjoy 111 its location, cafe, Pte, it 1s pro-' to make it a year round propo-' sition, rather than a seasonable one While the capilization has not been definitely determined, it will ly b'e fixed at $125,000, $90.000 of which has already peen subscribed by a number of local men, including, A C.

Blackburn, Chas Longenecker, Jere West, J. Frank Rus-' sell, E. Shoemaker, Ira Powell, Arthur Russell, C. F. Espenschade, L.

D. Blackwelder, Fred'k A. Metzger, W. Holler, C. L.

Holler, Fred Sammel and others The remaining Preferred Stock will doubtless b'e subscribed in the near future, for the whole project has been with remarkable rapidity and enthu-' siasm, and a number of others have definitely indicated their desire to! have a part in financing this public improvement, which promises to be a most profitable investment. One interesting and exceptional feature of the financial plan is the fact that no fee of any kind is being paid for promotion or underwriting, every dollar paid for stocks and bonds going into actual 100 per cent. value on basis of cash value, including the property, which the owners have agreed to sell for this purpose at lower prices than they have been asking for it. HOME FROM GOUCHER COLLEGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Among the Goucher College girls returning home for the holidays are' the Misses Mary Armstrong, of S. fuliana Street and Anna Espenschade of Juliana Street.

They have been taking an active part in Goucher's campaign for al $6,000,000 fund, the greater part of which is to be devoted to moving the college from its old location in the heart of Baltimore to a recently acquired campus of 421 acres at the suburb of Towson, just six miles north of the present site. ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES WILL NOT BE RAISED The Bedford Electric Light, Heat and Power Company, furnishing electric service in Bedford Borough, and Bedford Township adjacent, thereto, has filed with The Public! Service Commission a cancellation supplement to its tariff P. S. -Pa. i No.

5, offective December 15, 1921. This cancellation has the effect of containing in force without change, I the rates published in tariff P. S. Pa. No.

4. SIXTY SIXTH ANNUAL TEACHERS' IN- 4 1 Our Greetings In the Meaning of Christmas TN THE true spirit of the occasion and with due appreciation of all it implies, we extend Christmas greetings to the readers of this publication. Christmas has a meaning possessed by no other holiday throughout the world. America has its national and special days, other countries have theirs; Christmas is the only one alike in spirit and celebrated in all Christian lands. So pure is its principle that it commands respect and admiration among people who worship their Creator in different ways from ours.

Christmas typifies all that is best in mankind. It is the i dwelling culmination upon of the the human wonders and mind mysteries throughout of the existence, ages turning to a reverence for God and His tive on earth. It expresses the ascendency of spirit, the realization of men of their interdependency and their duty to one another; and so it is marked by the bestowal of gifts and other sentiments of benevolence and well wishing. The makers of newspapers, concerned as they are with the doings, manifestations and thoughts of their respective communities and the world at large, and recording them in their more important aspects for the information, mayhap the education of readers, are 1 brought, into an intimate sense of the spirit and meaning of Christmas. Would that we could express to you all the good that we see in the hearts of men and the increased brilliancy behind a few shadows of the light which has upheld the world for so many centuries.

In the happy auguries we see for the future, there is every reason to be merry. Our Yuletide thoughts go out to the people of this comME munity and our thanks are due the patrons and kind friends who have given us practical support or extended encouragement during the year. May this be the best Christmas you have ever spent, IS our wish to all. THE PUBLISHERS (Copynght, 1921) The December session of Argument Court was held on Tuesday, of this week. All Judges were present.

Estate of Regina Miller, deceased; return of sale filed. Estate of Quitman Bowser, deceased; widow's inventory filed. Estate of Rachel McDonald, deceased; return of sale filed. Estate of Harrison Fetter, deceased; return of sale filed. Estate of George T.

Beegle, petition for guardian. Ross Reed appointed. Estate of D. B. Daugherty, feeble minded person; return of sale filed.

Harry Bender vs Catharine Rodgers elion for rule tring Estate of George A. Dull, deceased; widow's inventory filed. Petition of citizens of East Providence Township for removal of supervisors for non performance of H. Smith vs Arthur Ickes; S. R.

Longenecker, appointed auditor to ascertain creditors. Commonwealth vs Wm. Smith; continued. Commonwealth vs Chester Chamberlain, Charles Stella and Edward McKnight, larceny; defendants plead guilty and were directed by the Court to pay costs of prosecution, a fine of $50.00 and serve four months in jail. Commonwealth VS Elmer Mills, larceny; same sentence as above case.

Commonwealth vs Roy Hasting, Chauncey Winfield, -Fred Garlock and Arch McKnight, larceny; defen9 (au guilty and were tenced by the court to pay costs, a' fine of $30.00 and serve four months in jail. Conmonwealth VS I arl Shim defendant paroled in custody of her husband. STITUTE ASSEMBLES Record Enrollment of TeachergStrong Lecture Program, Splendid Evening Entertainment. land. TUESDAY MORNING Opening song and devotional exercises by Rev.

Eyler. Prof. Hinkle, County Superintendent announced address of welcome that all exdept four of the teacherg of the county had enrolled present at the its institute at opening session. In his splendid address h'e struck the keynote of the institute- -that we are assembled to to do better the work that has been assigned to us, that we must all do our best to help to carry out the great work that has been lined for us, and that outto carry out the great work that has been outlined for us, and that we put forth every effort to bring our schools up to the modern standards of preparing all our boys and girls for the duties of citizenship. The lecturers of the institute are: Dr.

Lincoln Hulley, President of the John B. Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. Dr. W. D.

Head of the University Extension Demartment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Dr F. H. Green, Head Master of the Pennington School for Boys, Pennington, N. J. Prof Thomas L.

Gibson, Supervisor of Music for the state of Mary- COURT NOTES Estate of Maggie A. Waltz, deceased; report of E. D. Claar, auditor filed. Commonwealth VS Watson Williams, lardeny; plead guilty and was sentenced by Court to pay costs, a fine of $50.00 and serve four months in jail.

H. S. Smith vs Dewey Black, debt; exemptions sustained and case dismissed. Estate of Margaret Beck, deceas-' ed, order of sale awarded. B.

Fetter vs Estate of Harrison Fetter; new trial refused. E. M. Pennell VS Annie Smouse; new trial refused. Edyth S.

Beals vs Charles Beals, i in divorce; decree of divorce award-' ed. Emory D. Claar appointed auditor to audit the accounts of H. Pleacher, Prothonotary, and the ac-, counts of W. B.

Mock deceased and Ella M. Stewart, Register and Recorder. L. T. L.

AND Y. P. B. CHRISTMAS EXERCISES THIS EVENING At 6.30 o'clock this (Friday) evening Christmas exercises will be held in the Loyal Temperance Legion room, Moorehead building. There will be Christmas tree attractions.

The usual Christmas pie offering will be received for Legion purposes. A "Dues Social" will also be a feature of the evening's program, The newly elected officers for the year follow: President, George Powell; Vice President, Wineman Hartley; Recording Secretary, Margaret Colwell; Corresponding Secretary, Jane Weisel; Treasurer, Miss Mary Minnich and Dale Guyer. Miss Helen Corboy is home from Virginia to spend her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Corboy.

SUSPECTS CONFESS TO ROBBERY Hiding Place of Loot Still Mystery. Wednesday night of last week the four men taken as suspects in the Claysburg bank robbery confessed to the crime before District Attorney Marion D. Patterson at Holidays-1 burg but so far authorities have been unable to obtain any information as to the whereabouts of the stolen securities, the men saying that the loot was to have been divided in Johnstown and they do not know where it is hidden. A few i after their days confession several of the young men attempted to repudiate; it but Joseph Blackburn insisted that they had committed the robbery. Tuesday officials working on the case went to Claysburg taking with them one of the party who said he, had remained in the car during the robbery and together they went over, all the details of the robbery with the result that everything the young men told in their confession was confirmed It is believed that there is! still another party to the robbery! and officials are bending all their, energies in his direction, believing that if he is intercepted the hiding place of the bonds and securities will be made known.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Ralph Gilmore Fetter, of Alum Bank. and Luella Blackburn, of New Paris. Albert Nevin Berkey, of Shanksville, and Iva May Shull, of Point. Franklin H. Manges and Veda Mowry, both of Harrison Township E.

Shoemaker, of Colerain Township and Laura M. Shoemaker, of Harrison Township. Lorenza Dow Black, of Newgreds and Veda S. Thomas, of S12 Mile Run. Dr Hulley-Subject: The Old Colonial Days.

"Why is it that we are not listening to these lectures with Spanish ears? The early developments in this country were directed entirely by the Spanish people. South America was discovered in its entirety by the Spanish, and South America is a large country. Columbia alone is ten times the size of the state of New York. If Chile were placed on the map of U. S.

it would reach from New York City to Salt Lake City. The other South American States are of comparative size with Brazil and Argentina very very much larger. The Spaniards extended their control over the Southern part of North America, Mexico, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Now Mexico, Arizona, California, etc. Why 19 it that we are not speaking Spanish? Again--Why are we not speaking French? The French extended their control from their settlements on the Niagra to the Great Lakes, the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys down to New Orleans. All along this entire couse we still have great I many French names.

Between Wrence and Spain practically all of North and South America was ruled. Why do we not speak French? The third question--Why is it that we are speaking English? The destiny of the Americas, especially the United States was decidled in Europe. It was the outcome of family warfare in Europe. Because of the aspiration of the ruling families the good colonists were driven from Euprope and it so happened that the English people who were persecuted and who came to America came to find God. The clash resulting in the victory of England and Germany over France, Austria and Spain and ending in 1763 gave to England by sweeping demands all of Canada, all of the U.

east of the Mississippi except Florida. The rest of the Americas were given to Spain which country was already decaying so that after the United States were established it was easy to ex-tend control westward." Mr. Principles of Class Work." We are using various standards of achievement and we find out by exact measures what our pupils are able to do But after all we come into the personality of pupils, into a something that defies measurements. The fault is not with standards. 1 Agsign the lessons with care, is the first fundamental principle.

It is not a question as to how much time should be devoted to the assignment or when it ghould be made. The assignments must be made in accordance with the subject under consideration, and the entire responsibility rests right with the teacher. Don't make it entirely a text-book affair. Throw the subject into the lives of the pupils so that they will think about it. Make everything real to the pupils Make the assignment reasonable and make it with care.

2 Study the lesson Plan the campaign carefully. By so doing you will avoid embarrassment. 3 Recite the lesson yourself. Out line for recitation the work that is assigned, and when it is time for the recitation, then ask the questions that are assigned. 4, Adjust recitations and assignmont so as to touch the brightest pupils, average or normal, and poor pupils.

Mr Green-Mistakes I have made in Teaching." 1. Mistakes made in relation to neighborhood. 2. Mistakes made toward schools in general. 3.

Mistakes made toward pupils in particular. (Continued on page Eight) 03 07.