Evening journal., 1921-03-14
J. B. BELL, STAR
FOUNDER, DEAD
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tus OF tho Every Evening. bought the
Weekly Gazette from Caleb p John
son. on May 1, 1882 and the pubii-
cation was turned into the Daily Ga
zette The venture was soon aban-
doned. however. and Mr.. Bell re-
turned to the Every Evening. In
1891, he started publishing The Sun
day Star. one Of the first Sunday
papers published in this country and
for years was business manager, cir
culation manager and editor Of the
paper.
MIR. Bell shortly afterwards re-
signed from the Every Evening. al
though for number Of years
the Sunday Star was printed
by the Every Evening plant
During the time he was establishing
the Star and for many years he was
a contributor to many publications.
including the Evening Journal, Every
Evening The Morning News. the
Record Public Ledger, the Times,
Philadelphia; ST. Nicholas, Puck,
Judge. Life. the Continental Maga-
zine. New York; the Pilot, the Tran
script. Boston; the Journal, Milwau-
kee: the Leader. Cleveland: St
Louis Magazine, the Gazette. Mon
treal; the Chronicle. the Times,
London; the Guardian. Manchester,
and others.
In 1883 the Sunday Star Com
pany was Incorporated. with Mr.
Bell as chief owner, until he finally
disposed OF his holdings in 1912.
He never held political office. al
though he was a member of the
Board of Park Commissioners.
where he served faithfully and
creditably for several years. He
had a wide circle of acquaintance
throughout the city and State. ant
numbered among his friends men in
every walk OF life.
For a time after he disposed OF his
interests in the Sunday Star he re-
mained with that paper as editor
but finally severed all connections
and retired.
After his retirement, Mr. Bel
wrote and published two books OF
verses that attracted considerable
attention. One OF these was en-.
titled "A Harvest Of Years in Poem
and Verse"
He became seriously in while or
visit to friends in New York City
in 1913, and while he afterwards ap.
parently recovered, he was never
really well again. The past sever
years, Mr.. Bell had been living will
his daughter. Mrs. James L. Ferre
bee, IN Milwaukee. Mr.. Ferrebee q
city engineer there and was former
| ~ connected with the city engineer
ing department here.
His illness became so aggravated
/ however that for some months h'
had been in a sanitarium in Nil
waukee, where he died YESTERDAY
morning.
Mr.. Bells wife, who was Emma I
Campbell. died some years ago. He q
survived by three children-Jerom'
b. Bell. Jr., general superintendent
Of Canadian Explosives Co., Ltd.
Montreal, Canada; Harrie I. Bell
formerly with the Sunday Star. bu
now with the Holmes Press in Phil
adolphia; and his daughter. Mrs
Ferrebee. Of Milwaukee. Anothe
daughter was the wife OF Rober
Wier. She died some years age
Robert Wier. Jr., Herbert Wler an
Miss Elizabeth Wier are children o
his deceased daughter.
Mr.. Bells remains will be brough
here, and the funeral will be hel
Wednesday afternoon at the Wi
mington and Brandywine cemeter!
with services in the chapel at
O'Clock. The body will be vie'
there from 10 o'clock until 3 Re-
Frederick NJ. Kirkus rector Of Trir
ity p. e. Church. an old friend of NJ
Bells. will oniciate.