| WE DO FINE | BOOK and JOB PRINTING 1 TRY US! | VOLUME II —No. 82 SEVERE STORM DOES DAMAGE Bridges Washed Away and Building! Struck by Lightning SOME CROPS RUINED A series of the most destruct ive wind, rain and electrical storms which ever visited . this county did heavy damage in the rural districts Monday afternoon. Bridges were washed out, corn fields were laid low, several build ings were struck by lightning and cattle standing under trees in the fields were killed by electric bolts. The storms were particularly vio lent in the northern section of the county and reports received indi cate that the damage will amount to thousands of dollars. The bridge crossing Penn Run. between the village of Greenville and Grace Church, was washed out, and another bridge on the Hiram. Gibson farm was swept away, crippling the rural mail service in that section of the coun ty. Wesley Ackerson. who had one of the largest corn fields in ('her ryhill township, may lose his en tire crop, as the corn was leveled by the heavy wind. Several small fai m buildings in the vicinity of Penn Run were damaged by wind and lightning and hogs were killed. A valuable colt belonging to Gharles Bell, of Davis, was killed by lightning as it stood in the field Two cows belonging to 1). -1. Ilelman, of Ravne township, were killed by a bolt that struck a tree under which they sought shelter. iual Company sells Laud The Buffalo £ Susquehanna Coal & Poke Company is said to have sold to Thomas Olson 110 ac res of land in the vicinity of South Mahoning township. The consid eration was $2,000. Back Bally Injured. James Ryan, of Brush valley, aged 64, was seriously injured when thrown from a horse at that place Monday afternoon. Mr. Ry an had bought a box of nails and was about to return home when the nails fell from his hand and lighted on the ground near the horse. The animal shied and he was thrown from its back, sus taining a serious inurv to his spine, Ilis recovery is expeetel. Homer Man Injured by Accidental Discharge ot a Revolver Louis Marrone, a foreigner of Homer Gitv. was injured on Fri day afternoon by the accidental discharge of a revolver while a customer in the store of the J. M. Stewart Hardware Po. Marrone had a revolver which he declared would not shoot and handed it to Walter Wiggins, one of the em ployes, of., the store. The weapon was discharged" accidentally, the bullet striking'-. .Marrone in the righ gPoi.tKi. Ife was taken to the hospital..- where it was found that the injury was not se rious. THE PATRIOT IS ONE YEAR OLD TODAY! EDISON AND DANIELS SELECT TEST BOARD. Photo copyright, 1915, by American Press Association. Thomas Alva Edison and Secretary of the Navy Daniels at conference at Llewellyn Park, N. J., over selection of inventors for new naval test board, of which Edison is now head. Weddings .Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin E. Cogs well announced the marriage of their daughter. Miss Edna Allan ; Cogswell, to Mr. Clarence Wen dell Otis, on Wednesday, August 4. 1915, at Ithaca, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Otis will be at home after ►September first at 1504 S. Eighth >treet. Te: re Ilaute. Indiana. .Miss Cogswell was. until the close of tae Spring term, a valued mem ber of the faculty of the Indiana ; Conservatory of Music. She was one of the most popular young people of Indiana and will be missed in social circles. Mr. Otis is a prominent business man of Terre Ilaute. Mr. Cogswell, this 1. !!. will assume the duties of su pervisor of music in the public schools of Washington. I). C. New ik'tei at Biairsviile Blairsville, Aug. 4—The new ho tel. the Fountain Inn. opened in this place Saturday night and is i one of the finest hostelries in this part of the state. The hotel occu pies the site of the old structure erected in 1820. Barn Struck Dy Lightning Fifteen pigs, a cow and consid erable grain and farming machin- j ery burned here Sunday night when a barn of Mrs. Sarah Wilson was struck by lightning and de-1 st roved. The storm was one of the t worst this section has experienced in years and considerable damage was done throughout the district. The loss suffered by Mrs. Wilson is partially covered by insurance it is said. ——————— "At Polazzo eight attacks by the Italians were repulsed, but the ninth attack resulted in the cap ture of several miles of newly-j constructed trenches. "The Italians have brought up more heavy guns against Gorizia. the systematic bombardment of which has begun. The Austrians are replying feebly.*' (Political Advertisement) For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. (Non-Partisan) J. X. LANG HAM. Of Indiana Borough. Subject to the decision ct* the vot ers of the Fortieth Judicial District (Indiana County) at the Primary Election to he held on Tuesday, Sep tember 21, 1915. THE PA TRIOT INDIANA, PA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6. 1015 TWO GUARDSMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES Somerset Boy Shot While Cleaning Gun \\ liile he was cleaning his gun • n the porch of his home prepara tory to going to camp with Tenth Infantry, X. Cf. I\, in Indiana William 11. Traup, of Somerset, aged -15, a member of Company C. that regiment, accidentally shot and killed himself at Somerset on Monday evening. The bullet en tered the side of his head above the right eye. passed through the head and struck the second floor of the residence of John Staub. ! across the street. A second tragedy and one that brought sorrow to another com pany in the National Guard, oc curred Thursday morning at 1 :30 o'clock, when Private Jno Lynch, a member of the advance detail of Co. H, Eighteenth Infantry, fell from the special train a short dis tance from Latrobe and was ground to pieces. Lynch in company with two other men were enjoying a quiet little race from car to car. Be | tween two of the cars there was quite a wide space and Lynch mis calculated the distance and fell, being caught by his leg on the coupler. He screamed for help and one of the corporals lying down reached out his hand and 'grabbed Lynches wrist. lie was slowly drawing him up to safety, when Lynch, already badly frightened, wrenched his hand loose and fell under the wheels ' being ground to pieces. It was some time before the members of the company could convince the railroad men that the death was not a joke and the train was ten miles away from scene j of the tragedy before they stopped while the conductor telephoned to Derrv. A track walker meanwhile had made the gruesome discovery and notified the Derry authorities.. Undertaker Nicholson, of Derrv. was called and gathered up the, nieces of the body and prepared the body for burial. Lynch was about 22 years old and had been a member of the National Guard for several years, being one of the most popular members. lie was unmarried and lived with his aprents in Nor mandville. Advertise in the Patriot PENN-MARY COMPANY REPAIRING HOUSES i Ileilwood, Aug. 4—The Penn- Mary Coal Company of I lei 1 wood is contemplating the placing of new roofs on all its houses and painting them. The work will re quire several weeks time and will be a big improvement. Will We celebrate ! Our Anniversary? ' The Indiana Chamber of Com merce is contemplating the hold ing of a celebration in lbl(> in hon j or of the one hundredth anniver isary of the birth of the town. The 'plan is to have an old home week. Rilled on Aes! Peui . V illiam A lawson, a son of the l late William Clawson, of Burrell j township, v, a:.-; killed at Dornecks roint on tiie West Penn railroad Saturday night, the body being found along the tracks Sunday morning. He was a brakeman on the road, and formerly resided in jßlaekliek township and later in North Blairsville. Tried to Jump Train; Lost His Foot Sanford Shaffer, aged 33 years, a son of Christy Shaffer, of Black lick, lost his right foot Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to jump a Buffalo. Rohestr A Pittsburgh freight train. Shafted wanted to ride from Josephine to Scott Glen a short distance away, and in try ing to board the approaching I train he made a mis-step. His right foot was ground off just above the ankle. He was brought to the Indiana hospital. Italian Artillery Fires Train Geneva. Aug. 5—A dispatch to the Tribune from Laibac-h says: • "Shells from the Italian artil ' lery set tire to two trains on the Borgo-Levico railroad while they were on their way to Rovereto. The first train was filled with troops, of whom 500 were burned to death. The second was carry ing ammunition, and eight cars of it exploded. Workmen are draining the wa-j ter out of the Sample Run mines, which were put out of commission by the cloudburst Monday, and' the plant will be in operation be- j fore long. NATIONAL GUARD EN | CAMPMENT OPENED TODAY Prepartions Being Made to Entertain 35,000 Guests Here Sunday Interesting Ceremonies Attended The annual encampment of the I Second Brigade. X. G. P.. opened at the model camp grounds just I south of Indiana today. Saturday, morning. Advance details from the various commands arrived on Thursday and the camp has been i placed in reception for the main I body of troops which arrived Fri day. The encampment promises to I be one of the most successful in the history of the brigade. In ad dition to the regular routine work . of the soldiers there will be a number of athletic contests and daily concerts by the regimental bands. Governor's Day will be Thurs- Confessed to Robbing Mails Joseph A. Bell, of Presson. 80 years old, yesterday confessed to postoffice inspectors in this city that lie was guilty of rifling the mails and had been stealing mon ey from letters for "several months. Bell has been employed since January T. 1913, as the only mail clerk on the train between Presson and Indiana byway of the Blacklick valley. United States Commissioner Robert P. Iloerle held Bell in $l - bail for the September term of federal court at Erie. Bell is president of the parent-teacher as sociation at Presson and assistant superintendent of the Presbyter ian Sunday school at that place. Indiana Street Gar Struck by Train at Clymer DROWNED IN BALD EAGLE CREEK .Miss Erma Buterbaugli. aged 14 years, of Cherry Tree, this coun ty, was drowned in Bald Eagle creek, at Flemington. Clinton county, 011 Saturday, with three girl companions who were wading hand in hand. The other girls who lost their lives at the same time were Esther Fisher, aged 20. and Tlielma Floruss. of Fleming ton. and Marion Bower, of Monu ment. The Lucerne Coal Company is contemplating the construction of a swimming pool for its employes. The company is to pay a portion of the expense and the remainder of the cost will be shouldered by the miners. Work on New Post Office Will Start at Once It is said that work on the new federal building here will begin in a short time. The local post office is badly in need of more tioor space and no time will be lost by the postal authorities in provid ing the new plant. ▲AAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA W W W W W W 'Fw IP V W w V V V V w'^WV | CIRCULATION | | BOOKS OPEN TO ALL | ADVERTISERS | ' ™ • " w ▼ V F • F V F V F'fPFw FwFw Raising of the Colors. day, August 12, when the entire brigade will be reviewed by Gov. Mart ill (1. Brumbaugh and his staff at 5:00 o'clock that even ing. The annual governor's ball will be held in the Auditorium in the evening. In addition to being here on the day he reviews the rroops Gov. Brumbaugh is plan ning to spend several days at the camp and arrangements have been made by the ordnance depart ment for the erection of special canvass for his use. There will be many things of interest to be seen here encamp ment week an Indiana county residents should arrange to spend one or more days from August 7 to 14 on the grounds. (His friends there when notified of his plight last evening failed to come to his rescue and he was forced to remain at the central po lice station over night. lie has been married eight years and lias three young children, 2 boys and a girl. Since .January 1 ( t this year he had been receiving ri.dOd a year salary, his rating previous to that date having been *1)00 a year. The rules of the past office department prohibits em ployes from holding down other jobs in their spare hours. An in ference drawn is that Bell had i been rifling the mails as a means t ,(<!' getting money for a 16-day va | cation which the government al lowed him in -Julv. _ * George Wyncoop was killed and lb others slightly injured when a New York Central train struck an Indiana county street railway car I near Clymer Thursday afternoon. Wyncoop, with both legs fractur ed and internally injurejd, was taken to the Dixonville hospital, where he died that night. The train rounded a sharp curve just as the street car started to cross the railway tracks. The street car was wrecked. Anti-Soffragettes Active The anti-suffragists are becom ing active in this section and the i ladies announce that they will have booths during the Indiana ] county fair. Some noted speak ers are also to be secured, among them being Miss Clara E. Mark | son, of New York City. I GETTING READY FORTHE FAIR Officials of the Indiana County Fair Association are getting the grounds and buildings in shape for the annual exhibit. The fair this year will be bigger and bet ter than ever, is the promise of the association. FIVE CENTS
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