Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-03-11


Thomas Dsrsey Besll died yesterday |
morning at Broad Oak Farm. Bedford
City. Va after lingering illness that
did not. however. eonfine him to his
bed until the last.
Tom Beall was one Of the best known
and most highly esteemed residents and
business men Of the Park Slope. As
editor Of The Item for eight years prior
to November, 1918. he was known to
every man. and many Of the woman and
children Of the section. and known with
an affection that was demonstrated
throughout the district in the constant
query What do you hear about Tom
Beall. He was coed fellow-I hope
he will be back among Us soon.
Asa newspaper man he was one Of
the best as man he stood among the
finest that the country has produced.
Always ready and willing to help either
the individual or the organisation. or
i the community in which he lived, he
was found invariably among the hard
workers for the betterment Of con-
ditions and in the lead where there was
hard work to be done in the interest OF
some worthy cause. Probably no htt-
ter epitaph could be written of Thomas
D. Beall than is contsined in the words
of the man who was editor OF rival
newspaper who said: Tenn BeaIl was
always good fellow Ia good fighter,
but square and above board man
through and through
During the eight years that Beallwas
editor of The Item he made host If
i friends smorg the best known men of
the district He was known by all and
/ was welcome guest at every function
and in the homes Of the best families in
the Park Slope section. Hewss close
personal friend of Congressman Viii
liam NJ Calder. who looked uron him
Il as clever adviser ard WAS in close
touch with all the aft airs OF the South
4 Brooklyn sectio~, esp, c:ally political.
He was highly esteem by both Re-
publican ard Democrat.
i Although a Democrat of staunch con-
\ yictions, was III VALUED fri, nd and con
fident of john ]. Rsffertv. 'es der If
] he Republican forces # The Twelfth
Asse mbly District, as well as the per
J sonal friend and highly esteemed advis
: er of the County Clerk Charles s. De-
/ -. 49,.
J voy and John T. Feiinera leaders of the
4 Seventh Assembly District Republican
I Club. When told of TIE death of Mr..
Beall Yesterday al Of these men ex-
press ed deep regret, and in each case
made use. Q mos as though pr arrarg-
ed. of the words. Too bad, he was q
prince of coed fellows most lovable
I fellow-a man whose word given was
always Kept ard who, if he he said he
: would do thing or would not do it
! never flied to mike good. "
u Probably no better evidence of the
esteem in which Beall was held by the
. people of the Park Slope can be found
than in the simple words of The R4v.
Z Father d mol o., RI ctur Of St. Thomas
) Aqninas Church, Four avtnne and
Ninth s'ree.. who was close peri onal
j, friend, through aid because of hi.
! newspaper wurks in behalf Of the $. !
: Ecial activities of the ctiun, who said,
when told of the death: To bad,
He was beautiful character
i f,2,ce;,, ,,,k.7 .ansr>t.wx, ri
tn Sou h prook Il II B ard of Tes de. and
q who become active in civic work because
q of "rcm" Beall, tells the following it,
y cident.
my first association with Tom
. Beall came when / decided 10 take ar
q ac i've interest in the civic work OIL
South BROOKLYN Ny first impression
! was that his interest in such was purely
! because of his newspaper, but this was
: dispelled, for quickly fourd that NJ
8 man among US had thesinterest of Soutf
Brooklyn more at heart. Perculiarl,
!, was he in crested when the welfare Of
:. the children was concerned, andro mar
did more to make our Fourth of July
: celebrations the success thatthey were
than Tom Beal ! remember dis
tinctly some three years ago, when tn,
Q suggestion was made that we abandon
: the Fourth of July celebrat on becaus,
! of an apparent lack of financial assist
ance, that Tom Beall one night stoot
up before the committee and with tb,
7 peculiar earnestness which go chacter
r lied him he stated: Gentlemen yol
q seem to feel that you cannot carry thi
/ through Let me tell You that it cal
be carried through and will be carrie,
a through. if ! have to do it myself
b Needless to say the celebration was /;
1 success. That was Tom Beall. TIL,
i editor was always subordinated to tb,
public worker, and when the roster o
South Brooklyn is written of those VIII
have worked unselishly for lis good
Tom BealPs name. friend and advise
s of all, will be written among the mos
t prominent. Politically, he was the con
!. fident of Mitchael E. Butler. and highl,
# esteemed as an adviser and friend b!
/ the then leader Of the Democrats 0
. the Twelfth. =
9 When in November, 1918. Mr.. Beal
J. decided to sever his connections will
9 The Item and make his home on Broa,
/ Oak Farm. giving up his career as
\ newspaper man. because of in health
y the many friends Of the district mad,
:. him their guest of homer at Dime
q given at the Press Club in New York
I Iof which he had long been member