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Herald of Nov. 17, 1899 From Nov. 14, 1974 and Nov. 18, 1999 Editions Burglars broke into the John R. Law clothing store for a second time within several months and stole a wagon load of clothing, boots and shoes amounting to $1,500. The Mines School closed after an outbreak of scarlet fever. Altoona was being flooded with counterfeit 25-cent pieces said to be of excellent workmanship. Ira Wineland of Huston Township was engaged in chopping and hewing railroad cross ties with his brother when the blade of his brother’s ax flew off the handle a...
Herald of Nov. 14, 1924 Taken from Nov. 18, 1999 Edition Improvements of the Piney Creek highway between Martinsburg and Williamsburg was the top subject before the Good Roads Association. The suggestion of building with state and county assistance was made, with emphasis on the importance the road would be to the area farmer. Cooperation came from more than 400 members, whose aim was to reach 1,000 enrollment, extending to Altoona. Robert Mock of Roaring Spring was badly scalded about the face and hands with acid while at work at the paper...
Herald of Nov. 17, 1949 Morrisons Cove farming is undergoing a small revolution. And it’s a turn for the better. Its effect is most easily seen at a new concrete and metal building at the highest point between Curryville and Martinsburg–the Cove Dehydrating Plant. The Plant was built to manufacture alfalfa meal. Now, however, it plays a major role in the Cove’s new grain exporting business. Hershberger Garage, Martinsburg, the largest automotive center in Morrisons Cove, this week completed an extensive modernization program in its repai...
Herald of Nov. 14, 1974 The Homewood Retirement Center at Martinsburg was almost filled to capacity now – a year after it was dedicated on Nov. 18, 1973. Now, a year after its dedication, there were 64 residents and three spaces promised. John M. Humberd, superintendent of the Spring Cove Schools, told the school directors this week that one of the persons arrested for the burglary of the junior high school cafeteria in September was an employee of the district for a brief period. The proposed Railroaders’ Museum to represent the con...
Herald of Nov. 18, 1999 Approximately 600 persons filled the auditorium at the Spring Cove Middle School Friday evening, Nov. 12, for a concert by the Air Force Band of Flight. Claysburg-Kimmel and Spring Cove School Districts have received state performance incentive awards totaling more than $60,000 for improved performance on the 1999 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Slick of Roaring Spring RD are the recipients of the Community Citizen Award for 1999. Melanie Clapper, Northern Bedford High School...
Herald of Nov. 13, 2014 Outgoing State Rep. Jerry Stern was honored with the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Agricultural Community Excellence (ACE) Award at the Farm-City Banquet at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park Thursday, Nov. 6. Madison Detwiler, a senior at Williamsburg High School, attended the “Cream of the Crop” showcase Nov. 9 at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Lancaster County. She was among 40 young women chosen to play in the event. Detwiler was named the Most Valuable Player and Most Outstanding Post Player for the a...
The past month has been challenging for the perennial fall garden. Usually it's the perfect time for planting because of cool daytime temperatures and steady-enough rain, giving plants enough time to establish roots before winter dormancy, and giving them a head start when spring arrives. This year, however, it's been unseasonably warm with no rain in sight, so even some established perennials are struggling. When lots of things are stressed in the garden, it puts a spotlight on the plants that...
Northern Bedford School Class of 1966 gathered for its 58th year reunion on Saturday, September 14, at the Woodbury Community Center. Classmates who attended included: Front from left, Karen (Foor) Foreman, Alice (Sell) Baldwin, Janis (Rodland) Slick, Winifred (Dodson) Hamilton, James Frederick, Cheryl (Guyer) Bassler, Dorcas (Replogle) Knutsen, Elaine (Replogle) Tressler, Linda (Burket) Kichman, Dixie (Jarrett) Ebersole, Paul Ebersole. Second row, from left, Roy O'Neal, Karen (Slick)...
On a recent cross-country RV trip, the Herald traveled with Ron Mountain to the Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site near Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada....
Herald of Nov. 10, 1899 From Nov. 7, 1974 and Nov. 10, 1999 Editions A young son of John Lingenfelter of Freedom Township had two fingers blown off his left hand by the accidental discharge of a rifle. He was about to climb over a fence and pushed the gun between the rails, butt end foremost, when the hammer struck a stone, discharging the load. The bullet severed two fingers. Dr. C.W. Fox of Roaring Spring dressed the wound. Burglars broke into the clothing store of John R. Law of Martinsburg and obtained a wagonload of merchandise valued at...
Herald of Nov. 7, 1924 From Nov. 10, 1999 Edition Many features of entertainment were planned for Roaring Spring’s Armistice Day celebration. Trap shooting matches and football games filled the daytime. A combined patriotic, civic and mummers parade began the evening events. Music of eight bands kept the marchers in step, with the top attraction being “Fish” Pote’s Darktown Band. General committee chairman was L.W. (Casey) Green. His helpers were J.R. Wike, F.J. Wood, Frank Stonerook, L.O. Burket, Frank McDermitt, A.D. Mingle, S.H. Garber,...
Herald of Nov. 10, 1949 In Martinsburg, voters upset tradition by electing the first Democratic burgess in memory and the first woman school director in the history of the borough. The most serious hunting accident reported in Morrisons Cove this season resulted in the injury of Landis (Pete) Dell of Henrietta, Saturday. He suffered a gunshot injury when a charge hit Dell in the left arm and some of the pellets struck his face, one near the nose. Some of the shots were too deep in the arm to remove, it was reported. A detour was established...
Herald of Nov. 7, 1974 Martinsburg Borough has given up its two-year battle to annex several sections of North Woodbury Township that adjoin the borough. Incumbents won four of the five posts that were to be filled in Tuesday’s general election. Roaring Spring Borough Council stated at its meeting Monday evening that it will undertake proceedings to amend a borough ordinance that would set curfew for young people up to the age of 18 at 10 p.m. A Martinsburg contractor is volunteering a period of service to manage construction of homes in h...
Herald of Nov. 10, 1999 The Central High School Marching Band and Dance Team continued its winning tradition with an outstanding performance at the Chapter XI Tournament of Bands championships held on Saturday, Nov. 6. The Martinsburg Police Department is once again kicking off its annual “Toys for Kids” program. Northern Bedford Middle School students are learning a chapter in history by talking with their parents and grandparents about the wars in which family members have fought. Two employees, Dale Zook and Richard Kaminski, at the Mar...
Herald of Nov. 6, 2014 Tuesday’s general election was historic in Blair County as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Judith F. Ward’s victory over Jason D. Lynn for the seat in 80th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives makes her the first female representative in the history of Blair County. Ward, a Republican, received 10,664 votes to Lynn’s 5,146. Lynn ran as an Independent. Trick-or-Treat was held Thursday, Oct. 30, in most of Blair County. Love of home, history and honor has come together in a “living project...
This is part five of a continuing series of articles about people who have called the Cove home. This week's article features Dave Burket and The Burket Falls Farm. In the rural area of Blair County, known as Greenfield Township, in a section known as Pole Cat Hollow, is Burket Falls Farm. This farm is known worldwide for the registered Holstein dairy cattle with the polled (naturally hornless) and red hair coat genes that they have developed and bred. Today, over two-thirds of all polled...
Pictured here are Brynn Lee Boyd, Adelin Baker and Harper Boyd at the The New Enterprise Church of the Brethren and the Southern Cove Ambulance and Fire Company Trick or Treat event. Photo by Judith Ott...
This is part three of a series on twins written by Herald intern Miranda Madden. When twins grow up, they usually grow up within the same proximity. They spend most, if not all, of their time together, and they learn and grow as a pair. As a result, with absorbing all this new information together, they begin to communicate with each other in a language that is unknown to surrounding people. Cryptophasia is a phenomenon in which a language is created by twins and understood only by them. This phenomenon is also known as “twin speak” or “twin la...
Herald of Nov. 3, 1899 From Nov. 4, 1999 Edition A dog owned by Peter Empfield of Drab contracted hydrophobia after being bitten by another dog in Clappertown. The Empfield dog became mad and bit Mrs. Empfield on the hand. It also bit three cows. Within several weeks, all three had to be killed. One had been bumping her head against trees, etc., until she had severed one eye from its socket and also one side of her head was bumped away. Mrs. Empfield suffered much pain for a few days but was reported to be getting along nicely. Elder Stouffer...
Herald of Oct. 31, 1924 From Oct. 31, 1974 and Nov. 4, 1999 Editions After more than a year’s negotiations and investigations, the Morrisons Cove Telephone Co. purchased all rights, property and franchises of Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania in Williamsburg, Roaring Spring and adjacent rural lines, assuming exclusive control of the entire Cove territory and Catharine Township. Some new poles, lines and about 75 miles of copper wire were being replaced from Martinsburg to Williamsburg. The effective purchase date was Dec. 1. The ill health of D...
Herald of Nov. 3, 1949 The first anniversary of the Business and Professional Women’s club of Martinsburg was celebrated Oct. 20, at a chicken and waffle dinner served in the dining room of the Penn Mar Coffee Shoppe. The new two-manual Electronic Wurlitzer Organ Series 50, recently installed at Mt. Pleasant Evangelical and Reformed Church will be dedicated next Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Service. Martinsburg firemen were called out between 2 and 3 o’clock Monday morning to the home of Ted Zook on South Market street where they found the couch in...
Herald of Oct. 31, 1974 Northern Bedford School officials Tuesday night showed residents of the district how the school board plans to enlarge the vocational shops and provide a temporary solution to overcrowded conditions in both the elementary and secondary schools. The Martinsburg Mennonite Church Sunday honored three Mennonite bishops who each served 50 years of ordinance to the ministry in Allegheny Mennonite Conference. IBrent Gates, who saw a lot of action for the Central High gridder squad in the Central-Bellwood game Friday night was...
Herald of Nov. 4, 1999 All three Blair County Commissioners were reelected Tuesday. The only surprises were that Commissioner John J. Ebersole led the voting and that a third party candidate made a respectable showing. Murray-Appleman American Legion Post 147, Legion Auxiliary 147 and Squadron 147, Sons of the American Legion, will host a Veteran’s Day banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Roaring Spring Fire Hall. The Blair County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling is inviting all Blair County students and teachers to p...
Herald of Oct. 30, 2014 Tonight is Trick-or-Treat night for most of Blair County. Expect ghosts and goblins in the streets from 6 to 8 p.m. Williamsburg will hold treat-or-treat on Halloween, Oct. 31., from 6 to 8 p.m. In an effort to increase patronage, the Morrisons Cove Memorial Park is considering allowing patrons to bring their own alcohol to certain events. For many Cove residents and visitors, the holiday season kicks off with a visit to Kathy’s Country Cricket Christmas Show on Potter Creek Road, Woodbury. The Spring Cove School D...
Herald of Oct. 27, 1899 From Oct. 24, 1974 and Oct. 28, 1999 Editions The engine of a freight train ran over the right leg of William S. Dent in Milford Center, Ohio, 28 miles west of Columbus. The leg had to be amputated. Dent was well known in the Cove, having served as brakeman on trains serving the local branch at the same time his father was conductor, leading passengers to refer to the train as “Dent’s Train.” His brother, Thomas J. Dent of Henrietta, a fireman on the branch train, was notified by telegram and left immediately for Ohio....
Herald of Oct. 24, 1924 From Oct. 24, 1974 and Oct. 28, 1999 Editions Mrs. D.B. Teeter of Lafayetteville enjoyed a trip to Detroit with relatives and a tour of the Ford factory. At the same time, the Prince of Wales was there, as a visitor, and was presented two cars, a large one and a solid nickel Ford, to take back home as gifts from the manufacturer. Wedding bells rang for Elmer Ferry and Minnie Kauffman of Roaring Spring, married at the Reformed parsonage at Curryville. William and Martha (Benson) Brumbaugh celebrated their golden...
Herald of Oct. 27, 1949 Martinsburg’s efforts for community improvement moved forward this week when more than 100 Oriental Plane trees were planted. A very impressive service was held at New Enterprise on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, when the congregation of the Church of the Brethren laid the cornerstone for their new house of worship, construction of which has been in progress for some time. Letters explaining the purpose of “Career Day” and forms listing more than 50 occupations will be submitted to juniors and seniors at the Morrison Cove...
Herald of Oct. 24, 1974 Ghosts, goblins and assorted Halloween creatures will have a chance to show off their holiday costumes in a community party at Martinsburg and in parades at Roaring Spring and Williamsburg. Workmen from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation were busy this week erecting snow fences along the highways of Northern Bedford County. The Rev. Mark B. Michael will be installed as pastor of the Greenfield Charge of the United Church of Christ in a special service at Grace Church Claysburg, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27....
Herald of Oct. 28, 1999 The Roaring Spring industrial neighbors of New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. were joined by approximately a dozen residential neighbors in urging the Department of Environmental Protection to deny a mining permit revision that would allow NES&L to dig 50 feet deeper in its Roaring Spring dolomite quarry. Voters in Blair County will see only one contest for countrywide office when they go to the polls next Thursday, while voters in Bedford County will need to decide five contests for courthouse row offices. A fast-moving...
Herald of Oct. 23, 2014 The Blair County Tea Party is sponsoring a debate between the two candidates for the 80th District. The debate will be between the two candidates who hope to fill the office currently held by Jerry Stern (R). Stern is retiring at the end of this term. The candidates are Judy Ward of Frankstown Township and Jason Lynn of Bellwood. Ward, 55, is running as a Republican and Lynn, 28, as an independent. Twenty officers recently took part in a patrol rifle instructor course hosted by the Martinsburg and Allegheny Township...
The ancient Celtic people celebrated Samhain to mark the end of harvest season. It was a time when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred, as ghosts visited earth. After the Roman Empire conquered the Celtic people, their festivals of Feralia (in which the the Romans honored the passing of the dead) and a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees, were combined with Samhain. Taking place on November 1, the Catholic holiday of All Saints’ Day (All Hallows’ Day) also contributes to Hal...
This is part four of a continuing series about notable people who have at one time or another called the Cove home. This week's article features musician/promoter Steve Aungst. Aungst was the founder of the regional touring group The Vicksburg Quartet. He was the founder and organizer of The Pennsylvania State Singing Convention held annually in Martinsburg. If that wasn't enough, he was also a booking agent for local and regional music and variety acts and founder and director of The Meister...
Maintenance workers from the Morrisons Cove Memorial Park rake up leaves on Monday morning....
Evening temps have dropped and the days grow shorter. It's October, after all, and one of the markers of the season besides finding stink bugs and beetles tucked away in warm corners of the house is the harvest of apples and hickory nuts from yards, orchards, and at field edges. If you come upon a Shagbark Hickory tree, check the ground for thick, quartered, brownish, green husks containing pale, hard nuts. This resilient, native tree produces large amounts of tasty fruit/nuts every few years,...
Gemma, a Golden Retriever from MEJIMO Kennels in Woodbury Township, won the most elaborate costume at Fogels Training Center Dog Halloween party. She is dressed in her pink Flamingo costume. Gemma is owned by Robyn Mills....
Actress Joan Bennett once sent Hedda Hopper a $435 valentine. The $35 went for a skunk which carried a note, “Won’t you be my valentine? Nobody else will. I stink and so do you.” That is just an example of the type of relationships she had with the stars of the day. Blair County native Hopper was born Elda Furry on May 2, 1885 in Hollidaysburg. Her family moved to Altoona when she was three. According to Linda Barnes, a distant cousin of Hopper’s, Hopper also had ties to the Curryvi...
Beckham Jessic, 9, of Hollidaysburg, a student at Hoover Martial Arts Center in Martinsburg, participated in the Blair County Karate Championships held at the Hollidaysburg High School on Saturday, Sept. 14. In his first competition ever, he placed third in the Empty Hand Kata Division for children’s yellow belt participants. Photo Provided...
This is part two of a series on twins written by Herald intern Miranda Madden. I’ve been a twin for most of my life (give or take a couple minutes), and when it comes to being a twin, many theories have been created because of the close bond and connection we have with each other. Going through various beliefs about twins’ alleged abilities, I’ll see whether they’re true or not based on my own experiences. Twin Telepathy Can twins really read each other’s minds? This belief, that twins have extrasensory perception (also known as “twintuit...
Herald of Oct. 16, 2014 On Sept. 15, Donald Bookhammer of Roaring Spring attached a bronze plaque at the front door of Royer Mansion designating it as being on the National Register of Historic Places. The Claysburg-Kimmel School Board named a 10-year veteran high school math teacher, Matt Hall, as its new elementary principal during the Oct. 8 meeting. On Monday, Oct. 20, Homewood will be one of four county businesses inducted into the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Hall of Fame. Blair County has effectively received an i...
Herald of Oct. 21, 1999 The U.S. Air Force Band will present a concert Nov. 12 Roaring Spring. Over 200 people turned out to hear ghost stories and to search for spooks lingering in the woods at Royer Mansion on Saturday evening, Oct. 16, south of Williamsburg. Since buying her first two market hogs at livestock market in 1993, Nichole Over has turned her supervised agriculture experience into a self-sustaining mini-ag business. The Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Company will host Octoberfest ’99 Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24. C...
Herald of Oct. 17, 1974 A warning that a bomb would be exploded in the factory of the Martinsburg Shoe Company at Martinsburg resulted in the building being cleared for a time shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, while police and firemen searched for explosives. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Bechtel and sons Jerry, Gary, and Dale of Curryville were named the 1974 Blair County Farm Family. It will cost between $3.2 million and $5.4 million to solve the Spring Cove School District’s building problems, according to estimates prepared by consultants who have c...
Herald of Oct. 20, 1949 There is just a possibility that there may be a second coyote wandering among the farms in the Cove, we have learned since one was accidentally run over last week. Martinsburg Community Fund volunteer workers have turned in more than 40 percent of the $4,600 goal, Chairman Kenton R. Miller reported this week. The body of Lieut. Clayton Paul Graybill, who was reported missing in action in the Pacific April 8, 1944, will arrive in Martinsburg today. The gigantic operations of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in...
Herald of Oct. 17, 1924 From Oct. 17, 1974 and Oct. 21, 1999 Editions Paul Leroy Carper, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carper of Taylor Township, died at Nason Hospital, two minutes after submission, after being struck and run over by a car on Woodbury Pike. In company with an uncle and cousin, D.M. Kensinger and son, Carl, and his father, the group had stopped at the Kensinger farm to view a house under construction. The boys darted to cross the highway from behind the car into the path of a south-bound machine that he failed to...
Herald of Oct. 20, 1899 From Oct. 21, 1999 Edition There were nine cases of typhoid fever reported in the Canoe Creek vicinity. Mertie Dibert, 16, of Claysburg, died of typhoid. Civic leaders in Williamsburg were discussing the installation of an electric light plant. Samuel C. Kagarise of Loysburg enlisted in the 47th volunteer regular infantry forming at Camp Meade for service in the Orient. A large barn on the D.K. Ramey farm a half mile east of Blair Furnace, occupied by John Diehl, burned with all its contents, including four horses, 12...
Mornings in the Cove have had a different feel to them recently – the air is crisp and cool with heavy fog blanketing the landscape during early hours. Fall weather has certainly arrived, bringing with it shorter days and bright spots of color as the trees start to flaunt their autumn hues. For the farmers in the Cove, these changes signal harvest season – the time of year when countless hours are spent in tractors, choppers, trucks, and other equipment, working when Mother Nature allows, to...
Central High School's Morrison's Cove Rotary Student of the Month for October is Kira Trexler. Parents: Randy and Rhonda Trexler Hometown: Martinsburg School Activities: Varsity Soccer Team, National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and swimming. I love hanging out with friends and family, playing pickleball and traveling to new places. Honors/Awards Received: All-State Nominee (Junior Year), League/Conference MVP...
Herald of Oct. 13, 1899 From Oct. 10, 1974 and Oct. 14, 1999 Editions It was reported that Saxton would be lighted with electricity within 60 days. The Huntingdon & Broad Top Railroad closed a contract for a 60 arch and incandescent plant to furnish light for its shops, offices and yards and for the streets, business houses and residence of town. Chestnuts were reported to be ripe, but the crop was small. Farmer Crissman and assistant Henry Stoudnour picked 200 bushels of winter apples in 10-½ hours. John Stoudnour Jr. picked an apple in...
Herald of Oct. 10, 1924 From Oct. 10, 1974 and Oct. 14, 1999 Editions The police of Martinsburg received numerous complaints of disorderly conduct on town streets at late night hours. If not stopped, the indulging parties were to be arrested and fined. Late loafers would be liable to arrest as suspicious characters or nuisances. Nason Hospital had its first baccalaureate and commencement exercises for a five-member class. Cove nurses were Verna Elizaebeth Leidy from Martinsburg and Carrie Dunkle, New Enterprise. G.F. Ritchey, Huston Township...
Herald of Oct. 13, 1949 The Fairview Church of the Brethren, in the Clover Creek section of the Cove, near Williamsburg, will hold a homecoming service in honor of their 75th anniversary Sunday, Oct. 23. There will be services morning, afternoon and evening. Time is fast approaching for the annual Morrisons Cove Community Fair, which will be held next week, Oct. 19-20-21. A banquet was held Wednesday evening by the Martinsburg school board and the teachers of the Martinsburg High school and grade schools, in honor of Miss Della C. Lykens, a...
Herald of Oct. 10, 1974 Six-year-old Merle Robert Glass, lost on Tussey Mountain for the second time in a little more than a year, has a cold and a few scratches but otherwise he is in good shape. His dog, Whitey, the pet which accompanied him on his two-day expedition, has a few more burdock caught in his long fur, but he is fine too. The Herald sells everything for the modern office – from paper clips to typewriters, from pencils to desks. The New Enterprise Stone & Line Co., Inc., is observing its 50th anniversary this year. In honor of t...
