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Find out who wonthe knock-down,drag- outcompetitions inhigh school sportsthis past week. SeePage 13, 14, 15 and24.

Who hasschool spirit?Ready to

give up onlove? Thiscouple’s not.Read aboutthem onPage 3. Thensubmit yourslice ofamore.

Isn’t it romantic?

CLARKS SUMMIT- AbingtonHeights School District Superintend-ent of Schools Dr. Michael Mahon isworried about the consequences thatnew federal regulations may have onschool lunches.“I am very concerned on multiple

levels,” he said.According to Mahon, a letter from

the federal government is askingschools to be positive about the pros-pect of having healthy food in theircafeterias.“We are excited about the prospect

of healthy lunches,” he said. “Werecognize that childhood obesity is avery serious issue and we’re going towork hard to address it.”Although Mahon recognizes the

benefits of serving healthy food, he isconcerned about the possible reduc-tion in portion sizes in order to staywithin the minimum range of caloriesfor active students and those whoreceive free or reduced meals.“This aspect of the program really

Lunchpolicy aconcernBY ROBERT TOMKAVAGErtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com

See Lunch, Page 8

SOUTHABINGTONTWP. - Bap-tist Bible College and Seminary inSouth Abington Twp. announced lastweek its decision to indefinitely sus-pend the naming of the new studentrecreational center in honor of the lateWendell Kempton. The decision, af-firmed by a unanimous vote of theBoard of Trustees Sept. 4, follows thediscovery of “fresh concerns” aboutAssociation of Baptists forWorldEvangelism (ABWE) leaders’ re-sponses to “disturbing matters of sex-ual abuse of missionary children over-seas” during Kempton’s presidency atABWE in the 1980s, according to astatement released by Ken Knelly,Baptist Bible College Executive Direc-tor of Communications andMarket-ing.“This was added to previously re-

BBC mullsname changefor rec centerBY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERlbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com

See BBC, Page 12

E lbows on the table, please. Annabelle Demora, 7, only needed one hand to give the reigning ‘Champ’ arun at the arm wrestling title this past weekend in Dalton. Mascot Champ, representing the Scranton/Wilkes -Barre Yankees at the 45th Annual Our Lady of the Abingtons Fall Festival, can be contacted

for appearances at champ@swbyankees.com, but there is no guarantee he’ll arm wrestle.The festival was held Sept. 8 and 9 on Seminary Road. A pig roast and chicken barbecue catered to hungry

attendees throughout the weekend. “The Poets” and folk group Harmony Constant took to the stage and theevent featured an impromptu motorcycle show by the Iron Brethren Motorcycle Club and an Antique CarDisplay by the Car Cruisers.

A DAY FOR ‘CHAMPS’

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ALICE STUFFLE

RANSOM TWP.- At leastthree residents of Sunset Mo-bile Home Park, off of NewtonRansom Blvd., attended theRansom Township Board ofSupervisors meeting Sept. 4 tocomment on a neighborhooddispute which they said hasbeen ongoing since March.Neighbors Ed Johnston,

NancyWeinhardt and GuyChilcote each expressed frus-tration about a situation, whichwas first brought to the atten-tion of the supervisors by Offi-cer Thomas Kreidler duringhis report at last month’s meet-ing Aug. 15.Kreidler said at the August

meeting that police receivedreports July 20 of a resident“who apparently travels atnight picking up scrap metaland makes a lot of noise over-night.” He said the man hadallegedly been “harassing” and“terrorizing” the neighbors.Then after more complaintslater in the month of “obscenelanguage” during late nighthours and verbal threatsagainst the neighbors, he saidpolice responded and chargedthe responsible parties.”He said, “I believe that per-

son will be moving out of thetrailer park if he hasn’t al-ready.”But as of the September

Township meeting, accordingto the three residents, the manis still residing at the park andplays loud “heavy metal” mu-sic during late hours almost

Ransomresidentsvoice angerover disputeBY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERAbington Journal Correspondent

See Dispute, Page 12

Former Factoryville residentAndy Bower had lived in hisnew city for less than twomonths when forced to evacuatebecause of recent HurricaneIsaac.A 2008 graduate of Lacka-

wanna Trail Jr./Sr. High School,Bower had been assigned toteach high school math in NewOrleans for Teach for America,a national teaching corps.When the hurricane’s path was

projected to hit New Orleans,

Bower’s coworkers at the schoolurged him to evacuate.“As soon as the path changed,

they told me ‘make sure youhave an evacuation plan,’” hesaid.He contacted a college friend

in Texas, who agreed to letBower and a few friends stay in

Texas, away from the hurricane.The group of four, all new to

the city, departed New Orleansin the middle of the night, hesaid.“We knew evacuation traffic

would be crazy,” he said.

Rude welcome by IsaacBY GERARD E. NOLANAbington Journal Correspondent

See Isaac, Page 5

“As soon as the path changed, they told me‘make sure you have an evacuation plan.’”

Factoryville native Andy Bower, shown at left,On advice from his New Orleans co-workers about Hurricane Isaac

For Edward Borek, thethought of being a memberof the Abington Lions Clubwas something he did notwant to pursue. However, aLions Club sponsor persist-ed despite Borek’s protests.Finally, the sponsor suc-ceeded and Borek has hap-pily spent more than 40years reaching out to thosein need. And he shows nosigns of stopping.The President of the

Abington Lions Club hasmade touching lives in 209countries and 50 states apriority. Borek’s personalmission is to serve theneeds of the local and glob-al community.“With the economic

changes andthe needs ofthe less for-tunate, theblind and thedeaf contin-uing to grow

on a daily basis, I thinkwhat we do is more impor-tant than ever.”One major involvement of

the Lions Club is the over-all operations of BeaconLodge located in Lewis-burg. Borek explained it isa recreational and educa-tional site for children ages5 though 18 that features anadult village as well. There,members of their communi-ty can find educators whoteach the blind and the deaf.

MEET THE PRESIDENT

Reaching out to the worldBY KELLY MCDONOUGHAbington Journal Correspondent

See President, Page 12

Hello, History Chan-nel. Meet Waverly.Who would have

imagined, in a hamletwith a land area of just1.60 square miles:* There once lived both

a survivor of the Titanicand a survivor of theHindenburg?* The community was

once a safe haven forrunaway slaves on theUnderground Railroad.* A one- room school-

house in the township isfeatured as a relevantpiece of American historyin the Library of Con-gress?As part of the Waverly

Community House An-tiques Show and Sale, ahistoric walking tour willbe offered Sept. 15 at2:30 p.m.The public is invited to

come hear about:* A great fire in 1915

that destroyed most ofthe businesses in the bus-

tling village, opening upthe property on which theBelin family built theCommunity House, or,“The Comm”* Abington Road was

once named the Philadel-phia and Great Bend

COURTESY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESSA 1936 photo of Waverly’s one- room school house.

TracingHISTORYBY ADRIANE HEINEAbington Journal Correspondent

See History, Page 12

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August is a relaxed month.The summer is fading to anend and scouts will have to goback to school. There hasbeen a long year of campingfun. Now it is time to beginanother great one.August is the time when

trips are planned and prep-arations are made for futureevents. It is a very importanttime and no trip is impossible.In past years, we have goneon large trips and planning isvery important. Some tripstake years of planning. In thenext few months, we will begoing on two trips. One is toGettysburg, where we willhike around the battlefieldsand tour the area.Another trip will be to Bos-

ton. This trip will include theentire Northeastern Penn-sylvania council. It is a histor-ic traveling camporee.There are several historic

hikes on trails and around

town. Many camp-outs andevents took place throughoutthe year. However, no camp-outs occurred in August. In-stead the scouts were busyparking cars for the Our Ladyof Snow’s annual Countrybazaar. For all three nights ofthe bazaar, we parked carsfrom 5 to 8 p.m. The carswere parked in the grassyfield next to Red Barn Vil-lage. The process was effi-cient and went smoothly. Thescouts worked hard and after-ward were able to attend thebazaar. Community service isvery important to boy scouts.We are proud of the work thatwe do and perform it cheer-fully. Remember, a scout ishelpful.

Scouting SceneWith

Tyler VanGorder

Trips, camp-outs in the works

Tyler VanGorder has the rank ofEagle in Boy Scout Troop 160 fromClarks Summit. He is an eleventhgrade student at Abington HeightsHigh School. For more information,visit troop160bsa.org.

COURTESY TYLER VANGORDER

Another year of camping fun is ready to begin for Boy Scout Troop 160.

Unless laundry was a popular pastime at theturn of the century, even then Monday sym-bolized a rough start to the work week.

Though this little bear, as illustrated by artist “Wall”copyright 1906 by the Ullman Manufacturing Com-pany, seems to generate enthusiasm for his wringerwashtub. Pick up next Wednesday’s print edition tosee what Tuesday holds in the “Busy Bear” seven-postcard series.

THROUGH THEMONDAY WRINGER

COURTESY JACK HIDDLESTONE

Turnpike. It began as an Indiantrail and became the main route allthe way through the state from Phi-ladelphia to the New York border.Towns were dotted about 10 milesapart along the route, or about asfar as a horse could travel. Thismade Waverly an apt resting spotas slaves fled north. The First Bap-tist Church, which was built in1802 and still offers services today,was home to a strong abolitionistspirit, and many church membersharbored runaway slaves despite thelaw.The tour is narrated by Robert

Jaeger, a historian and native ofWaverly who has shared his ex-cursion with the public and educa-tors for years. He was raised in theJohn Stone house on CarbondaleRoad, which was built in the 1800s,and served on the Board of TheComm for 10 years, three as Presi-dent. In addition, he was involvedin the early movement to designateWaverly as a historic district.It turns out that the Waverly Gen-

eral Store was actually a generalstore long ago and the Waverly De-li was a market. The Comm oncesported a wading pool, paddle ten-nis courts, bowling alleys and audi-torium seating. The tour ends at theone- room schoolhouse on Abing-ton Road, built in 1830.“The one room Waverly School-

house was also called the FellsSchool,” said Mary Ellen D’An-drea, a member of the Neighbor-hood Preservation Alliance. “TheFells family donated the land tobuild the public school, which wasalso used as a meeting place. TheFells were active abolitionists andwelcomed blacks to utilize theschoolhouse for their religious ser-vices.” The Alliance is seeking topreserve and rehabilitate the histor-ic landmark.Jaeger recommended a visit to the

Hickory Grove Cemetery on MillerRoad, founded in 1807, for evenmore exploration of local history.The graves of many of the area’sfounders, freed slaves and theirdescendents and other important

Waverly residents can be seenthere.In addition to the tour, the An-

tiques Show will present the begin-ning of the Archiving Project at theComm. The project was taken on toorganize the wealth of historicalphotographs and documents foundat the Comm and other related lo-cations. For example, documentswere brought over from the now-closed Scranton Lace Mills, whichwas founded by a member of theBelin family, who built The Comm.The Archives will continue to grow,presenting historic artifacts in aspecially designated room at TheComm, and will be open to thepublic at designated times or byappointment.“Waverly is the only historic dis-

trict in all of Lackawanna Countythat is on the National HistoricRegister in Washington, D.C.,” said

Attorney Steven Saunders. Saunderslives in a house on The CommSquare that was built in 1848. Hedescribed some of the history ofhis home.In 1888, the house belonged to a

Dr. Mackey, who built an addition,seen to the left of the originalhouse. This was where the doctorsaw patients.His was the first home in Wa-

verly to get both a bathtub and atelephone, in 1895.“When the prior owner was doing

some expansion, they knockeddown a wall and found some veryold clothing and wooden bowls andspoons in the foundation under thekitchen, ” said Saunders. It was anodd place to find such items, lead-ing people to believe they may havebeen used as part of the Under-ground Railroad.Sue Houck lives next door to

Saunders. Her home was built asthe Presbyterian Church in 1859and was later used as a school-house. Saunders detailed howMackey purchased the home next tohis, fearing that the steeple mightfall on his house. He had the stee-ple removed and eventually movedhis practice next door.Those interested in the tour

should gather in the Scout Room ofthe Waverly Community House at2:30 p.m. Sept. 15. An AntiquesShow ticket is required and avail-able in the main lobby for $6. Thetour will be preceded by a shortfilm, “The Gift of Community,”produced by Thomas Curra andWVIA. The tour will proceed, rainor shine, and will last 30 minutes.A luncheon is available prior andrefreshments will be available after-ward.Antique Show hours are from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The publicis also invited to the Preview Partyand Archives Project debut Sept. 14from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., where therewill be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres,music and shopping. Cost for thePreview Party is $20 and RSVP issuggested but not required. Formore information, call570.586.8191, extension 2, or visitwww.waverlycomm.org.

HISTORYContinued from Page 1

COURTESY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS“The one room Waverly Schoolhouse wasalso called the Fells School,” said Mary EllenD’Andrea, a member of the NeighborhoodPreservation Alliance. “The Fells family donat-ed the land to build the public school, whichwas also used as a meeting place. The Fellswere active abolitionists and welcomedblacks to utilize the schoolhouse for theirreligious services.” The Alliance is seeking topreserve and rehabilitate the historic land-mark, shown.

ported information fromABWE and others,” the state-ment continues. “We also re-ceived emails fromBBC&Salumni and friends, who askedus about the planned naming ofthe student recreational centerin honor ofWendell Kempton."According to Knelly, Kemp-

ton, who died in 2008, servedas ABWEpresident from1971

– 2000 andwas active at thecollege in the1960s and early1970s. Knelly said Kemptontook on a variety of roles inmany departments at the col-lege, including athletics, andwas involved inmoving thecollege fromNewYork toPennsylvania in1968.Knelly said in the statement,

“BBC&S intends to sortthrough facts with integrity asadditional information be-comes available. The lateWen-

dell Kemptonwas amanwitha deep legacy of service forJesus Christ. Any decision tohonor an individual throughnaming a building in theirhonor, though, will come aftera serious process of exam-ination of questions of para-mount importance.”He said he is unable to esti-

mate how long this processwill take and the college lead-ers and administration withhave to examine and deliberate

on related information as itbecomes available.“The prime issue we face at

this point,” he said, “is whetherto name a building after some-one or not.”He added that although the

ribbon-cutting and dedicationceremony previously plannedfor Oct. 13 is now cancelled,the open house planned for10a.m. that daywill still be heldand the center will then beopen for student use.

BBCContinued from Page 1

Music, crafts, swimming,singing, canoeing and trailhiking are part of the pro-gram. There blind and deafparticipants perform andshowcase talents. The lodgealso teaches blind attendeesabout what they have neverseen – like a sunflower. Orhelps the deaf learn to feelthe vibration of music.“It’s amazing. I hope to

continue this tradition andmake it grow. We have 100percent district participa-tion and that includes the19 Lions Club districts inthe Commonwealth ofPennsylvania. From GreatBend to Old Forge to theAbingtons and beyond, wehave what we call a fair-share program that givesto the Lions Club eye bankand Scranton School for theDeaf,” said Borek.Headquarters is located

in Chicago, Ill., and Boreksaid the Abington LionsClub sends relief such asmedication, housing andclothing. In the past theyhave donated food, waterand tools for renovation forthe victims of HurricaneKatrina in New Orleans andthe 2011 Tsunami in Japan.Another program of

which Borek is proud:Leader Dog. The organiza-tion trains puppies likeGolden Retrievers, GermanShepherds and Poodles, tolead a blind person. Thedogs complete a rigoroustraining program and thenare matched for compatibil-ity with blind people.“There’s also sight con-

servation and research thatwe support…medical re-search that we call the NE-PA Lions eye bank, ,” saidBorek.The Ransom Township

resident worked for theUnited States governmentat Tobyhanna and has morethan 1,000 hours on tech-

nical management trainingand is now retired. He hastraveled worldwide with theLions Club.Borek has a daughter,

Diann and three grand-children: Amber 21; Emma,15 and Cole, 8. Anyonewishing to donate eyeglass-es, hearing aids or funds tothe Lions can contact:Abington Lions Club, P.O.Box 273, Clarks Summit,PA 18411. To become amember of the, contactBorek at 570.587.2925.

PRESIDENTContinued from Page 1

Meet thePresidentInterests andHobbies: Golfing,traveling, collectinginternational merchandiseincluding Hummels, buyingand trading emeralds andrubies, the great outdoorsand gardening.Inspired by: Theknowledge that I have beenwith the Lions Club morethan 40 years to do gooddeeds for the unfortunate.Favorite Place In TheWorld: A small, quainttown in England, Stratford-upon-AvonFavorite Book: “BostonRed Sox,” by Ted WilliamsMy GreatestAchievement: I had totravel 54 hours to respondto an emergency for theDepartment of Defense inorder to give supportPerfect SaturdayAfternoon: I’m anoutdoor person, so gettingthe necessary tools for mylawn, flowers, garden andshrubs is my perfectSaturday afternoon.One Item I Can’tLeave Home Without:My Lions pin, to representglobal Lions and promoteinternational Lions.

every night.The noise and the personal

threats they claim he hasmade against them are nottheir only complaints.Residents said they have

seen him dismantling refriger-ators and other Freon-contain-ing equipment and dumpingthe chemical onto his rentedproperty. Because it is anenvironmental issue, they saidthey contacted the DEP forhelp, but without success.Supervisors said they also

were in contact with DEP, butwere told the problem is toosmall for the department tohandle. They said they wouldtry contacting them again.Township Zoning Officer

Bob Lukiewicz said at theSept. 4 meeting to that date hehad issued $6,000 in fines tothe individual, who still per-sists with the violations.“He just has no regard for

the law,” Weinhardt said.According to Township

Solicitor Edmund Scacchitti,the next step is an appearancebefore the magistrate. He saidthe date of the hearing hadnot yet been set.Also at the meeting:· The supervisors expressed

their gratitude toward SallyPrice, who filled in as tempo-rary township secretary afterthe abrupt resignation of for-mer Secretary-TreasurerKathy Zielinski. AlthoughPrice was not in attendance atthe meeting, Supervisor Wil-

liam “Bud” Brown read astatement in Price’s honor,saying she worked hard to“get the office up and runningagain.”He said, “It has been a dis-

tinct pleasure and privilegeworking with Sally.”Supervisor David Bird add-

ed, “She kept us afloat. Shedid a good job.”· Regarding the ongoing

forensic audit of townshipfinances, which was said atlast month’s meeting to havereached its initial cost limit of$7,500, Scacchitti said theSupervisors gave the account-ing firm the go-ahead to com-plete the audit for the additioncost.· During the road report,

Bird said work has begun tosecure the sliding bank onLedge Drive with stone do-nated by Alliance Landfill.· Scacchitti explained a

non-employee pension resolu-tion tabled last month by thesupervisors, and they voted toaccept it.· Other items discussed

included a problem with resi-dents putting their trash outtoo early; a township cleanupscheduled for Oct. 5; threeMS4 billboards ordered forthe township; a letter fromPPL Utilities regarding a newpolicy on sheds, swimmingpools and other obstructionsin the company’s electricaltransmissions right of way;various upcoming county-wide events and the police,treasury, recycling and roadreports.

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INSIDE

See who got creativewith quilt displaysduring an annualTunkhannock event.See Page 22.

ART orapparel?

Find out whoworelederhosen tothe inauguralAbingtonCommunityLibrary event.See Page 6.

Sampling theseason’s flavor

RANSOM TWP. - Questions regard-ing the alleged theft of Ransom Town-ship funds by former Ransom TownshipSecretary-Treasurer Kathy Zielinskiwere in abundance from residents inattendance at the regular Board of Su-pervisors meeting held Oct. 1 at MountDewey Community Center.According to the Ransom Township

Forensic Audit Report, Zielinski hadallegedly spent more than $98,000 ofRansom Township funds for personalexpenses. Zielinski, 60, of SouthAbington Township, who was chargedSept. 25 with one second -degree felonycount of theft by unlawful taking,waived a preliminary hearing scheduledfor Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. in Central Courtat the Lackawanna County Courthouse,Scranton.At the Oct. 1 meeting, resident Bill

Auriemma asked regarding the legalproceedings, “Who’s representing therest of the people here?”Solicitor Edmund Scacchitti said the

District Attorney’s office is representingthe people of the township, and Au-riemma asked whether the townshipwill have any input in the case or in thepossible sentencing.“We will have an opportunity to sub-

mit a victim’s impact statement prior tosentencing,” said Scacchitti, “and in itwe are going to ask for restitution. So,

Residentsangry overtheft case

See theft, Page 6

Former Ransom Twp. Secretary-TreasurerKathy Zielinski was recently chargedwith a second degree felony count oftheft by unlawful taking

BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERlbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com

TheHeritageBaptistChurchand theAbingtonBusiness andProfessionalAssociation haveteamed to provide the commu-nitywith a day of free familyfun. Spend a day celebratingthe season at the upcomingFallFunDayOct. 20, beginning at11a.m. atHeritageBaptist

Church, 415VenardRoad,Clarks Summit.RobHammaker, Pastor of

AdultMinistries,HeritageBaptistChurch said, “Heritagehas enjoyed sponsoring thisevent for the past nine yearsandwe look forward to anothergreatweekendof fun and food

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ JOAN MEAD-MATSUIKenny and Hannah James decorate their scarecrow’s shirt at Heri-tage Baptist Church in 2011.

Ten days to funBY JOAN MEAD- MATSUIAbington Journal Correspondent

See Fall, Page 6

biggest fundraiser, the SoupSale, will take place for the13thyear in November. Fifty to 60restaurants donate one of theirsignature soups for sale.Cooper’s Seafood lobster

bisque and Patsel’s noodleswith clam chowder have beentwo of the most popular soupsover the years, according to

Meals onWheels of North-eastern PA is in need of volun-teers for several of the tasks inthe organization. They are alsodealing with cutbacks in fund-ing.“We have seen an increase in

the number of people using theservice over the years, but thebiggest issue right now is thecuts in state funding everyyear,”Meals onWheels ofNortheastern PABoard ChairLindsey Loss said. “We have adeficit on everymeal producedof 50 cents to $1.”According to Loss, they aver-

age approximately1,000mealsper day. Close to 800meals aredelivered to home bound resi-dents and 400 to senior centers.According to Loss, their

Loss.“They have both been ex-

tremely generous,” she said.According to Loss, next year

the organization will face an-other hurdle when fundingfrom the Area on Aging is cut,along with rising gas and foodcosts.For more than 40 years,

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLERAdele Bianchi and Lenora Takach of Dalton prepare meals at the Abing-ton Senior Center.

Meals on Wheels seeks help

See Help, Page 13

Chair: ‘We have a deficit onevery meal produced of 50cents to $1.’

BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGErtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com

CLARKSSUMMIT-TheAbingtonHeights SchoolBoardpicked updiscussionsOct. 3 thatbeganmonths ago regarding themerits of gradeweighting.AbingtonHeightsAssistantSuperintendent of SchoolsDr.ThomasQuinn presented theboardwith his thoughts on howhe thinks the district shouldmove forward.“Last spring,wehad anun-

derlying feeling that a change ingradeweighting is somethingthatwewant to do to encouragean increase in rigor in our highschool curriculum,”Quinn said.“With that inmind, I had a two-part proposition. The first partof the propositionwas to look atthe extraweight given toAPandhonors courses andhow to dif-ferentiate between the two. Ithink part of themotivationwasifwehave someonewho is ableto go either honors orAPandwedifferentiate between the two,andmake theAPmore valuable,maybewe could encourage

Districtconcernedwith scoresAbington Heightsadministration plans tomonitor classes, talk withstudents

BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGErtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com

See Scores, Page 5

A stroll through two of Wa-verly’s historic cemeteriesreveals headstones of Revolu-

tionary War veterans, former slavesand early settlers, among others.Whether preserved by vigilant care-takers or salvaged by a congrega-tion, the markers share stories withthose who seek them.

Hickory Grove CemeteryOn Miller Road, this cemetery has

been a final resting place for thedead since 1807. Its 12 acres arelovingly tended by brothers Pauland Bob Webb. The pair has beenworking the grounds for more than40 years and they have witnessedmuch during that time.“Henry used to call us the ency-

clopedia,” Bob Webb said about hisformer boss, Henry Belin, the presi-dent of the cemetery. The brotherspointed out Belin’s gravestone.“He was a really good man, a

good friend,” he added.The Belin family built the Wa-

verly Community House as a gift tothe community. Many Belins arelaid to rest in the cemetery.

Hickory Grove Cemetery has

three entrances from MillerRoad. The main entrance is theclosest to Carbondale Road. Atthat entrance are the historic mark-er signs. Turning in there, one is onthe northernmost driveway. Drivingall the way back to the woods, onecomes to the most northwesternpoint, an apt start for a walking tour.

Chasing spiritsBY ADRIANE HEINEAbington Journal Correspondent

ABINGTONJOURNALPHOTOS/ADRIANE

HEINE

Headstoneof JohnPhillips,Revolu-tionary Warveteran andWaverlysettler atthe HickoryGroveCemetery.

A walk through Waverly’sHistoric graveyards

See Spirits, Page 12

LackawannaTrail Jr./Sr.HighSchool hosted itsannual homecomingbonfireOct. 3. The eventfeaturedmusical performances and stunts from

the cheerleaders. For results of the football game, seePage15 andphotos of other activities, Page 7.

PHOTOS COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE

Richard Pollock delivers a spirited performance on saxophone.

Lindsey Bergey and other Lackawanna Trail cheerleadersignite a spark of enthusiasm.

FIERYtune

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experienced singers and it’sfree. For more information,please call 570.836.8595.

Then Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3p.m., Beatles scholar KennethWomack will be at the Die-trich for an audio and video-oriented discussion that willbring the story of the Beatlesvividly to life. We will tracethe group from their begin-nings to the twilight of theircareer. We will also discus theorigins of the group’s compo-sitions as well as their song-writing and recording practic-es. Admission is free thanksto funding from the Penn-sylvania Humanities Council.For reservations, please call usat 570.996.1500. We hope tosee you there.

As you can see the Dietrichis so much more than themovies.

DIETRICHContinued from Page 11

After Thursday’s full day of baking, this bearprobably had a lot of crumbs to clean, as illustratedby artist “Wall” copyright 1906 by the Ullman Man-ufacturing Company. Pick up next week’s printedition to see what Saturday holds in the “BusyBear” seven-postcard series.

COURTESY JACK HIDDLESTONE

Clean sweep

Maloney, 17, is a senior atAbington Heights HighSchool who participates inan event at least once eachyear. She said she enjoysbeing a part of Queen Victo-ria’s Court because she likeswearing the clothing.

“They are so elegant andclassy,” said Maloney of theVictorian dresses. She alsothoroughly enjoys the fingerfood at the events.

When she is not time -trav-eling back to the Victoriantime period, Maloney enjoysphotography. The SouthAbington Twp. resident alsosaid that she and her grand-mother enjoy having teatogether.

“We also go to a lot ofantique shops.”

Maloney will study SportsManagement next fall. She is

still undecided about whatcollege she will attend.

Messana said of her grand-daughter, Chloe, “She is afree-spirit and she loves it[Queen Victoria’s Court].”

Finding the dresses andaccessories is “a job in it-self,” said Messana. Mem-bers buy their dresses, hats,jewelry and other accessoriesfrom auctions in Philadel-phia, on eBay and in antiqueshops.

Messana said it is impor-tant to match all pieces ofthe outfits . She added thatmixing pieces from differenttime periods does not workwell because it is obvious thepieces do not belong togeth-er.

Queen Victoria’s Courtwill host its event Nov. 11 at1 p.m. at POSH, 404 N.Washington Avenue. Thecost to attend is $30 and allproceeds will benefit the

American Cancer Society.For more information or toregister, contact MargaretMessana at 570.587.5264.

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When she is not time -travelingback to the Victorian time period,Chloe Maloney enjoys photog-raphy. The South Abington Twp.resident said she and her grand-mother Margaret Messana havetea together and visit antiqueshops.

Zumafilmz, an Abilene,Texas-based docu-mentary production

company, is returning toClarks Summit Oct. 9 through14 for its second trip to Pa. thisyear as it seeks to documentlife in small American towns.

According to a Zumafilmzpress release, the company isrequesting anyone who has oldphotographs or memorabiliarelating to the area in oraround Clarks Summit tobring it to Everything Natural,426 S. State Street, ClarksSummit, Oct. 9 through12,between1and 5 p.m. Thosewilling to have their materialused in the film will be askedto wait while it is scanned andcopied.

Barry Kaplan, of Every-thing Natural and President ofthe Abington Business andProfessional Association, saidhe is excited about the crew’supcoming visit and the film’sfocus on Clarks Summit.

“We love the project itself,”Kaplan said, adding that one ofhis favorite aspects of the filmis that it aims to show howindividuals create community.

He said he believes it alsobrings positive attention to thecommunity of Clarks Summitand features local businessesas an important part.

Zumafilmz Owner CarolWindham, Producer RickyLong and Cameraman PhilFulton will be recordingaround the Abington area, as

well as conducting scheduledinterviews while in town,according to the press release.Kaplan said the crew will filmat Everything Natural duringthe Clarks Summit SecondFriday Art Walk Oct.12.

Clarks Summit is one of sixsmall towns featured in thedocumentary, “My Place onthe Planet,” which accordingto Windham, will be a shortdocumentary covering differ-ent aspects of small town lifeover various areas, ethnicitiesand economic levels. It willplace an emphasis on the sig-nificance of small towns toAmerican culture. It will alsofeature the towns: Clyde, Tex-as, Greensburg, Kan., SocialCircle, Ga., Anthony N.M. andPort Townsend, Wash. “I be-lieve small towns feed cre-ativity into the culture,” Wind-ham said during Zumafilmz’sClarks Summit visit in Febru-ary. She then added that shefound plenty of creativity,patriotism and growth inClarks Summit, and wasamazed at the variety of skillsdisplayed by its residents, fromartists, to musicians to athletes.

“There’s just people every-where who do interestingthings in this town,” she said.

According to Windham, theZumafilmz plans to enter thedocumentary into film festiv-als and hopes to eventuallyhave it aired on a travel orhistory channel. It also plans tohave showings in each of thesix towns featured sometime atthe end of next year.

Zumafilmz returns,requests memorabiliaBY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERlbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com

ABINGTON JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

Zumafilmz, afilm companyfrom Abilene,Texas, during aFebruary visit toClarks Summit.From left: RickyLong, of Zuma-filmz; BarryKaplan, ofEverythingNatural; JohnnyBraz, of ClarksGreen andCarol Windham,of Zumafilmz.

In the section furthest back there lies:* Reverend W. Fletcher Burgette Sr.

Burgette passed away in 1974. He de-scended from Thomas Burgette, whoescaped slavery and settled in Waverly.Thomas’ last name had been Sumners,but he changed it in Burkettown, Mary-land while fleeing his master, to increasehis odds of escape.

“The Reverend was a really nice guy,”said Paul Webb. “He had a congregationin Scranton and came here often.”

* Behind Burgette’s grave, in thegrassy area bordering the woods iswhere many escaped slaves are thoughtto be buried. There are no gravestones,probably due to the people’s economicsituation at the time.

The second section from the woods isthe oldest. There one will find:

* Susanna Hall Stone’s grave, theoldest in the cemetery, dated 1807. Shewas the 20-year -old sister-in-law ofJohn Miller, a settler of Waverly andfirst pastor of the First Baptist Church,which still stands. When she died, Mill-er realized there was nowhere to buryBaptist residents, so he donated the landfor that purpose.

* The Stone family, early settlers ofWaverly, who show their affinity forinteresting names on their gravestones.According to the names listed, there wasmore than one Pardon Stone and she hadrelatives Welcome Stone and ThankfulStone.

* The Potter family plot, which pro-vides comic relief in their epitaphs:“Husband, Gone but Not Forgotten,”states one. And next to it, simply “Wife,Gone.”

* The grave of two former slaves,husband and wife. It’s easy to locatewith its veteran flag. The epitaph ontheir shared stone states, “Ann Matilda,wife of Edward Smith, died January1886. Forty years in slavery, now safein the arms of Jesus.” Her husband isdecorated as a Civil War veteran.

Bob Webb explained why the stone isdifficult to read.

“It’s made of marble, which doesn’tlast. Those made of granite stand the testof time.”

It is thought that the grassy area in thesame row as the Smiths’ stone is wheremore former slaves are buried in un-marked graves.

The third section from the woods isthe second oldest. There is located:

* The designated veterans’ areawhere the flagpole stands. A number ofhighly decorated veterans are buriedthere; however, the exclusion of wivesand other family makes it less appealingfor some as a final resting place.

* The older section for veterans. Therecan be found the grave of James Stone,Revolutionary War veteran.

* John Phillips, another soldier inthe Revolutionary War, has a gravebearing the flag of a veteran. It showsthat he was born in 1752 and lived to theripe old age of 94 years, eight months.He and his family had survived the Brit-ish massacre of 360 colonial settlers inthe Wyoming Valley in 1778. He went onto become a Baptist Deacon, Justice ofthe Peace for Luzerne county and Wa-verly settler. His epitaph speaks to histime at war:

Here rests Deacon John PhillipsA Soldier of the revolutionServant of God, well doneRest from my loved employ;The battles fought, the victory wonEnter thy Master’s joy.Hickory Grove is the final resting

place to countless prominent familiesand founding fathers of Waverly.

In addition, there lie at least two vic-

tims of murder, one a young nurse shotby her jealous husband in the 1980s andanother young woman whose body wasfound on a beach in 1962.

“That was a big funeral,” Paul Webbdescribed. “Among the mourners wereseveral detectives. They watched every-one. I didn’t hear if that was eversolved.”

Like every other body in the cemetery,they were laid to rest facing east.

The freshest dirt lies over a grave lessthan two weeks old.

“She was brought in from a funeralhome in State College,” Bob Webb ex-plained. “The driver of the hearse said hehad driven Joe Paterno in that same car.”

Waverly United Methodist ChurchCemetery

Coming back into town from the coun-try, there is another historic cemetery,though smaller in size. The WaverlyUnited Methodist Church, bordering theCommunity House, hosts a small burialground behind it. Unfortunately, it didnot receive the care and maintenancethat Hickory Grove did over its nearly140 years of existence. Some notableheadstones:

* Catherine Weidman, born in 1780,who lived through a portion of the Revo-lutionary War and the entire Civil War.

* Martin Colvin, a 24 -year -old sol-dier who died during the Civil War.

* George Keyes, an escaped slave,blacksmith and then soldier in the Col-ored Regiment of the Union Army,whose stone is decorated with the Veter-ans flag.

“There was a vault in the cemetery,”Pastor Barbara Snyder, leader of thecongregation for the past five years,said. “It belonged to the founding pastorand his family. The vault fell into dis-repair in the 1950s. Neighborhood chil-dren were removing bones from it. Par-ents were finding skulls in their chil-dren’s bedrooms. At that time, thechurch trustees voted to demolish thevault.

“They buried the bones and bulldozedthe vault,” Snyder continued, “At aboutthe same time, the story goes that thethen-pastor cleared the whole cemetery,knocked down the stones and threwthem over the stone wall.”

In recent years the congregation hastaken this on as an ongoing project. Thestones are raised carefully, in order notto break them, and returned to their orig-inal place. Members of the congregationrepair and piece them back together withplaster.

“Steve and Hank from Young’s FuneralHome have come out to help us. Someof the more fragile, marble stones aredifficult to lift. We want to do everythingpossible to preserve them, to give theirfinal resting place the respect it de-serves.”

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Oldest headstone inHickory Grove Ceme-tery, shown, belongsto Susanna Hall, dated1807. She was the20-year -old sister-in-law of John Miller, asettler of Waverly andthe first pastor of theFirst Baptist Church,which still stands.When she passedaway, Miller realizedthere was nowhere tobury Baptist people,so he donated theland for that purpose.

In recent years the congregation at the Wa-verly United Methodist Church has taken itscemetery on as a project. Overturned head-stones are raised carefully and returned totheir original place. Members of the congrega-tion repair them.

Credit to “Echoes in the Hills” by Anne DavisonLewis for additional background information onthe buried.

“That was a bigfuneral. Amongthe mournerswere severaldetectives. They

watched everyone. ”Paul Webb, caretaker at Hickory Grove Cemetery

On gravesite of young woman whose body wasfound on a beach in 1962

“Henry used tocall us theencyclopedia.He was a reallygood man, a

good friend.”Bob Webb, caretaker at Hickory Grove CemeteryAbout former boss, the late Henry Belin, onetime

president of the cemetery

The Abington Heights School District winter sports phys-icals are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 25, at the HighSchool Field House. The cost is $15 per student.

Physical exams will take place as follows: 2:30 to 4 p.m. –junior high and 4 to 6:30 p.m. – grades 9 to 12.

AHSD sets date for physicals

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held a HolidayMarketplacefeaturing manyseasonal items?See Page 3.

HolidayTREATS

From a project’s beginning to end, glassblowingfor Kyle Lavery is relaxing. The 26-year-oldbecame interested in blowing glass after he vis-ited the Corning Museum of Glass, in NewYork, while he was attending Lakeland Junior-

Senior High School.“I enjoy working with the material,” he said. “From start

to finish you’re working with gravity and heat, along withyour tools, to create something that started from a 2100degree molten mass in the furnace. It’s a pretty rewardingfeeling every time you make something that turns out theway you had envisioned it.”Lavery, interested in art as long as he can remember,

attended Keystone College in La Plume. There, his courseload ran the gamut from drawing and painting to sculpture,

but his focus was glass.“Glass is my medium because it takes a lot of skill to do

it. It takes years to learn the basics. When you’re workingwith glass you have to keep it hot enough so it doesn’tcrack, but you can’t get it too hot that it’s uncontrollable. Itis very difficult when you’re first starting out,” he ex-plained.Lavery’s glass, including ornaments, paperweights,

pumpkins, sea shells, drinking glasses, bowls and vaseswith prices beginning at $15, will be available for purchaseat theWaverly Community House Artisans’ Marketplace tobe held Nov. 17 and 18.For those curious to know how a favorite glass vase re-

ceived its elegant curves or narrow neck, Lavery explainedthe basics of glass blowing.

ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/JOAN MEAD-MATSUI

Glassblower Kyle Lavery enjoys the sense of satisfaction he gets from finishing a project. “It’s a pretty rewarding feeling every timeyou make something that comes out the way you had envisioned it,” he said.

Skillful creationsBY JOAN MEAD-MATSUIAbington Journal Correspondent

See Creations, Page 9

The streets ofWaverly’shistoric district are linedwith beautiful homes that

were built to last. None hasstood the test of time better thanthe landmark homewhich facestheWaverlyCommunityHouse.TheGreekRevival-style homewas built between1826 and1828 by the young physician,Dr.AndrewPhelpsBedford. Itwas the fourth homebuilt inWaverly, but the oldest stillstanding.Gerry andValCalpin pur-

chased the home in 2004 after ithad stood vacant for six years.The couple,who share an appre-ciation for historic homes, havespent the past eight years pains-takingly restoring it.“It’s an ongoingmission,we

take one project at a time,”Valexplained. “Our goal is to getback to the originalwheneverpossible.”Somenotable facts about the

house:* Itwas home to the (then-

named)OldAbington PostOffice.Dr. Bedford served asthe secondPostmaster from1832 until1853. It appears that,what is presently the garagewasthe location of the PostOffice.There is evidenceof a stove forheat and it contains a spiralstaircase into a vaulted attic.* There is a trap door under

the kitchen floorwhich leads toa crawl space.Dr. Bedford’sclose associationwith passion-ate abolitionists led to the beliefthismay have been used to hiderunaway slaves.* The support beams, visible

More thanmedicine

BY ADRIANE HEINEAbington Journal Correspondent

Couplerestoringoldesthome inWaverly

See Medicine, Page 9

It was eight or nineyears ago when Paul An-geloni of Waverly stoppedby the estate sale at thebeautiful old home builtby Dr. Andrew PhelpsBedford. That’s when hesaw it: the doctor’s logbooks from 1829. Thecovers were long gone butthe pages were intact andperfectly legible. Yellowedwith time, page edgesslightly frayed, the bookswere sewn together withthread that still holds. Hebought it for $25.“I wanted the book to

stay in Waverly,” Angelonisaid. “It belongs here. Ididn’t want it auctionedoff to possibly end up inanother state.”The title page features,

“Abington, AD 1829- A.Bedford,” in beautifulscript, and then the entriesbegin. Each of the 47used pages of what ap-pears to be three separatebooks, lists approximately20 entries. Each entrystates the date, name ofindividual, service per-formed and/or medicationdispensed and fee applied.In almost every case, evenobstetrics, the namelogged is the male house-hold member.

A sampling of entriesincludes:* Jan. 9, Philip Stone,

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ADRIANE HEINEPages from the 1829 log booksfrom Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford,Waverly.

The doctor’slog book

See Doctor’s, Page 9

AClarks Summitmanwas chargedwith twoseparate accounts of aggravated assault, simpleassault and reckless endangering another person,after firing a shotgun at a local hunter, accordingto a Pa. State Police report.According to the report, Joseph James Taft, 22,

of Clarks Summit, confessed to firing the shot atHenryKrieg, 41, of Scranton. Taft said hewasmad at Krieg because hewas hunting “theirDeer.”The report states onNov.10 at 7:30 a.m. the Pa.

State Police at Dunmore received a phone callfromKrieg, who informed them hewas huntingat 2651RansomRd, RansomTwp, when hewas

Police: C.S. manconfesses toshooting hunter

See Hunter, Page 5

VFW Post #7069Commander SteuartJ. Bailey, along withthe Post color guard,presented a programat Clarks SummitElementary SchoolNov. 12. Shown:Bailey, right, an-swers a questionfrom student CaseyAmes, 8, left.

For additionalimages of VeteransDay observations,see Page 9.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

Visitofhonor

CLARKSSUMMIT-TheBoroughofClarksSummitCouncil voted unanimously atitsNov. 7meeting to contribute$200 to assist the newly-formed coalitionS.T.O.P.(ScrantonTaxingOurPeople)in opposing theCity of Scran-ton’s commuter tax, a one per-

cent tax rate hike onnonresi-dentworkers’ earned incomes.Councilmembers also dis-

cussed the possibility of impos-ing a similar tax onScrantonresidentsworking inClarksSummit, although theyweredoubtful such a taxwould bepossible.BoroughSolicitor PatRogan said hewould look intothematter.

In other business,BoroughManagerVirginiaKehoe an-nounced that a newbudget isready for preliminary review,and although she said it is ex-tremely tight, it is completewithout increasing taxes.During public comment,

residentTheresaBarrett lodged

C.S. supports S.T.O.P.BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERlbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com

See S.T.O.P., Page 4

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012 THE ABINGTON JOURNAL♦CLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 9A

Honoring the fallen and payinghomage to all brethren, a crowdgathered Sunday evening, Nov. 11at a Veterans Day Memorial Ser-vice at Clarks Summit UnitedMethodist Church.The local VFW Post #7069

includes more than 1,000 mem-bers—approximately 250 lifetime.The morning of Nov. 12, Post

Commander Steuart J. Bailey,along with the Post color guard,

presented a program at ClarksSummit Elementary School.Commander Bailey then visited

his daughter Jacklyn’s secondgrade classroom where all threesecond grade classes heard themeaning of Veterans Day and theflag. Students were then presentedwith an American flag.At Lackawanna Trail High

School Nov. 9, Veterans Day wasobserved with services.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/DANIELLE ANTONELLO-SMOLLEYVeterans share a moment of silence at a Sunday evening ceremony at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church organized by Post7069.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/DANIELLE ANTONELLO-SMOLLEYArmy Veteran Terry Kresge of Ransom bows his head in silence ata Sunday evening ceremony at Clarks Summit United MethodistChurch organized by Post 7069.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTERVFW Post #7069 Commander Steuart J. Bailey shakes hands with special guestJohn Austin, of Factoryville, 95, a US Marines veteran of WWII.

PHOTOS COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE

ABOVE: David Gohsler, Commander ofPost 953 at a Lackawanna Trail HighSchool Veterans Day observance Nov.9.AT LEFT: Boy scouts at a LackawannaTrail service display the proper foldingof an American flag.

A DAY OF REMEMBERENCE, GRATITUDE

“The glass blowing startswith a hollow stainless steeltube called a blow pipe. Onone end is where the glass isgathered and on the other endis where you blow the air intothe pipe to inflate the glass tothe size that is desired.”He added that the shaping of

the glass is done by the gaffer,a person in charge of the glassbeing made.“Once the gaffer decides that

the work is finished on theblow pipe, it is time to flip theglass around 180 degrees soyou can finish the other side ofthe vessel. This is done byattaching the bottom of thevessel to another stainless steelrod called a puntie. A smallamount of glass is gathered onthe end of the rod and will actas temporary glue, so the gaff-er will be able to work on theother side of the vessel. Oncethe piece is attached to thepuntie and broken free fromthe blowpipe, the gaffer willfinish shaping the vessel untilthe piece is finished. Once thepiece is finished with just afew taps on the steel rod, thevessel will be broken free fromthe puntie and put in an anneal-er (oven) to slowly cool downfor about 12 hours.”Simple? Not remotely. How-

ever, Laver said this process isused for just about all glass-blowing.Regionally, his glass is avail-

able at the Corning Museum of

Glass market place in Corning,N.Y.; at Tingley Glass, Dick-son City and once a year at theElectric City Tattoo Conven-tion in Scranton.Artisans’ Marketplace show

times in Waverly this weekendare Saturday from10 a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday from11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $6 andcover admission to the show onboth days. All proceeds benefitthe Waverly CommunityHouse. For more informationon the Marketplace, visitwww.waverlycomm.org or callthe Comm at 586.8191, exten-sion 5. TheWaverly Commu-nity House is located at 1115North Abington Road.

CREATIONSContinued from Page 1

‘Doors of Waverly’to premiereVisitors to the Artisans’Marketplace at the WaverlyCommunity House will havethe opportunity to purchase“The Doors of Waverly” ¯unique, limited edition,posters (some framed),prints and notecardsfeaturing 25 doors selectedin the community. Theposter is the brainchild ofphotographer Paul Funke,one of the more than 30vendors at the Marketplace.Items featuring “The Doorsof Waverly” are onlyavailable for purchase atthe Hearth Booth in theComm lobby during showhours. All proceeds benefitthe Waverly CommunityHouse .

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JOAN MEAD-MATSUIKyle Lavery, a Keystone graduate and Glass Artist, and Facilities Coordinatorat The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, offered college students andonlookers an opportunity to watch a glassblowing demonstration.

throughout the basement, areoriginal and still covered inbark. Theymost likely camefrom the site of the home, for itwas forest before itwas clearedfor the purpose of building thehouse.*The homewas builtwith

post and beamconstruction.Instead of using nails, notcheswere cut in logs and logswerelaid into the notches.Dr.Bedfordwas born in1800.

His parentswere early settlers intheWyomingValley and survi-vors of themassacre there dur-ing theRevolutionaryWar.HeattendedYaleUniversity andanswered the call to set up apractice inWaverly. The onlydoctor in townhaddied un-expectedly and the growingpopulation created a great de-mand for his services.Hepur-chased10 acres ofwoodlandsonboth sides ofAbingtonRoad(then calledMainStreet) fromJohnMiller and had the proper-ty cleared and a homebuilt.Herewas amandedicated to

progress inmanyways. Someareas he ventured into outside ofmedicine included:*Opening a general store in

1849with his close friend, Leo-nardBatchelor.*Opening a drug store in

1853,whichwould becomehisson, Sterling’s, business.*Opening theWaverlyMan-

ufacturingCompany in1867, afoundrywhichmade agricultu-ral tools. The foundry existed in

the alley betweenClintonStreetandChurchStreet, in a barnownedby the doctor. The storewas located onMainStreet,facing his house.*Opening a hotelwith

friends based on temperance(abstinence fromalcohol)which stoodon the corner of theCommSquarewhere there nowsits a bench. Itwas calledTheWaverlyHouse.*Traveling toHarrisburg

many times to advocate for therailroad to come throughWa-verly.Heproposed that railtravelwould overtake the stagecoach eventually andwanted histown to benefit from it. Thesteepness ofWaverly’s hills,however, led the train to gothroughDalton andGlenburn.* Joiningwith other promi-

nent residents to purchase12acres and then donate it to therailroad for theGlenburn trainstation site.*Being one ofWaverly’s first

elected officers in1880.

Dr.Bedfordmedical practicetreated patients over a 200squaremile area of heavilywooded terrain.However, he could only be

summonedbypatients in needviamessengers on horseback.He traveled through all kinds ofweather on horseback, loadedupwith saddlebags full ofmed-icines and tools, aswagonscould not reachmost of thescattered settlements.Notmuch about his descend-

entswas recorded, but a trip totheHickoryGroveCemeteryprovidesmany clues.Bedfordshares a headstonewith twowomen, oneHannah, desig-nated as hiswife,whodied atthe age of 39, the sameyear inwhich a child,Andrew Jr.,wasborn.Other children of his firstmarriage includeWilliam,Theodore andSterling.The secondwomannoted on

the sameheadstone isMaryPorterBedford. Shewas16years younger than the doctor.A son, John, born in1854, pre-sumably toMary, only lived tothe age of two.Also laid to rest inHickory

Grove are the doctor’s agedparents,whomust have fol-lowed their successful son toWaverly.Born in1762 and1773, Jacob andDeborah livedto 87 and96, respectively. Thedoctor lived to age 89, sur-roundedby family, friends andcolleagues in the beautifulhouse in the town that he helpedto build.

An aerial view of the home of Gerry and Val Calpin, built between1826 and 1828 by young physician, Dr. Andrew Phelps Bedford.

MEDICINEContinued from Page 1

Vestiges from another time at the Waverly home of Gerry and ValCalpin.

Credit to ‘Echoes in the Hills’ byAnne Davison Lewis and ‘This IsWaverly’ by Mildred Mumford.

Ob case, $3.50* Jan. 14, John North-

rop, Elixir Asthma, $ .20* Jan. 17, Samuel Miller

for child, proalgesic, $2.50* Jan. 20, Daniel B.

Green, Ob case. Do orderfor 1¼ bushel corn, ½ bush-el salt, credit by work.* March 11, Samuel

Stone son, dressingwound, $1* March 13, George

Clarke, ext. 2 teeth, $.50Treatments noted in-

clude:Bitters $.25Linaments $.13Fracture dressing $2Camphor oil $.18Sulphur $.13Pills $.13Ointment $.25Gin Opium $.13Cathartic $.13Opening Abscess $1.25Ipecac $.13Tooth extractions $.25

each

Delivery of a baby $3.50Dr. Bedford often deliv-

ered more than one babyin a day and several in aweek. He had a flexiblepayment plan, noting par-tial payments, payments bygoods and services andwork done for one patientand paid for by another.“There is talk of the

Little School House be-coming some kind of amuseum or library,” Ange-loni said. “Maybe thebook could be displayed

there. I just want it to behere for the family and forthe people to look at. It’sa piece of history.”

DOCTOR’SContinued from Page 1

The title page from the 1829 logbooks from Dr. Andrew PhelpsBedford, Waverly.