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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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