From a Watertown Daily Times clipping found in the “Pierce-Putnam” Scrapbook. Unfortunately, the clipping was not dated.

Theresa, June 3. -- The Misses Helen and Anna Bearup have received from Willis S. White, Hudson Falls, the model of the locomotive, “Pioneer,“ the first engine used on the old Black River and Morristown railroad of which their father, the late David Bearup, was the president.

The model, of wood, is built to scale, has a tender and the drive wheels turn as the connecting rods work back and forth.

Mr. White wrote (a) description of the old locomotives and of his home in Philadelphia near the track and the high trestle, where as a boy he was interested in the road building.

The Misses Helen and Anna Bearup have placed the model locomotive, which is nearly two feet long, on display with some of their other pioneer railroad keep-sakes. They have in a frame the first printed card of the new road to give the time schedule between Philadelphia and Theresa. At that time trains left Theresa for Philadelphia at 8:10 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. and Philadelphia for Theresa at 9:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. One of the first tickets issued is in this frame and printed on the ticket is the name: “D. Bearup, president.” Mr. Bearup was elected president April 18, 1870, and the first train reached Theresa, Dec. 9, 1872.

In his letter, Mr. White states that he is about to begin work carving a model of the old Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg engine, “Antwerp.” He has carved (unclear) all about 15 models of early locomotives, a pastime since he became retired from active work.