MUSIC MOUNTAIN: “”My dad used to talk about a place called Music
Mountain. Does anyone know where this is and how the name
developed?””[neWLine]

That’s our question of the day posed by Martha Gould McCabe. Our
memory provides us with some information but no details. If you can
answer her questions, please let us know.[neWLine][neWLine]

PROGRESS?: That’s what we have to ask ourselves whenever we see
an item in the Era of 100 years ago that employs words that might
send many running to their dictionaries today. Without the Internet
and 24-hour cable TV, people back then had to use words to paint
pictures. An example from the Nov. 13, 1905, Era bears this
out:[neWLine]

“”At Degolia, a charcoal plant is said to be haunted. Barrels
and pails belonging therein fly through the circumambient air with
the greatest of ease and sometimes dash through solid walls and
leave no opening. Strange sounds have been heard in the mill during
the silent watches of the night. And a bulletin received yesterday
stated that on Saturday night, a tall, thin ghastly ghost, clad in
sepulchral habiliments, walked in and around the plant and then
disappeared in a puff of smoke. The people of Degolia are viewing
the developments in the case with alarm, and it has been proposed
to employ a committee of Bradford mediums to endeavor to
communicate with the wraith of the mill.””[neWLine][neWLine]

MORE INPUT: A couple of our readers have taken us to task for
alleged errors:[neWLine]

Jill Moore writes: “”Please, could the writers there begin
spelling Tibbitts Avenue correctly? T-I-B-B-I-T-T-S. That’s how it
was spelled on the old city map of our neighborhood, and that is
the spelling on the sign for the street. Thank you very
much.””[neWLine]

Jill ought to know; She lives on Tibbitts Avenue.[neWLine]

And Gary Miller Sr., also of Bradford, had this to say about our
recent story on the annual autumn invasion of those pesky
“”ladybugs””: “”I believe the article in the paper about lady bug
infestation is incorrect. I was told that they are Asian Beetles.
P/S unlike a lady bug, these beetles will
bite.””[neWLine][neWLine]

WATCH OUT: A reader reminds motorists about a hazardous
intersection in East Bradford – where Euclid, Homestead and Fisher
avenues come together. Since Euclid and Homestead both have stop
signs, but Fisher does not, it has lead to some close calls. Pay
attention!