Sid PARTE i VoL. 1.—NO. 16. PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, mn tp: i Ae $i i RA tl, $1.00 PER Y EAR. ALL ROADS OF NORT ARN CAMBRIA AD TO PATTON. -_ NEAR LINGLE MINE, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, MINE and MIN NERS SUPPLIES Our Spectnines are : FINE GROCE RIES, AVHITE FAWN FLOUR, “DU PONT POWDER, DRILLS, PICKS, "HANDLES, MINE AUGURS. OIL and POWDER, CANS, and ‘MINERS’ OIL. Our: stock of $1.50 per keg Is complete. Call and see them. We are selling a good Roller Flour For $1.00 a Sack. TRY IT. £3 he ¢ od, Co mercial, 5. M. WILSON, Prop. A Modern Hotel. Twenty-four Sleeping rooms, All new furniture, Heated with steam ont, Hot and cold w ater on’ every floor. Cooking and dining art ment in Skillful hands. MAGEE AVE., NEARR. R. STATION. PATTON, PEXN'A F. & B. —~DEALERS IN FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING. We have on hands a complete stock of furniture in all its Branches Carpets, Window Shades, ‘Matresses and ‘Springs, Parlor Suits ‘Bed Room Suits and Prices to suit the TIMES. You can SRUE 20 PER CENT Un every Dollars worth you buy from Goods delivered free to all parts of Town. Special attention given to ONDERTARING th rongh “EMBRLMING. & BUCK, Patton, Pa we FISHER Pa Resumes difficulty was the bursting lowing the water to get a start “of pumps he BLNZE AT ALTOONA A Newspaper Building Burn- ed Out at York, Pa. SEVERAL COAL MINES Work ar Early Sunday morning stable of James McCoy, 1328 Tenth street, Altoona, was discovered 5 on fire and before the flames wore sub. dued it Adjoin- ing the stable on the was A story brick property owned by F. Vallade, which was alan practically ruined by fire and water. Immediately west wo story barber former occupied David Dunmire and the Major Crocker. which were The legheny onse was damaged by and Several Thousand him Fmployed. the Jivery he was a complete rin. Cast two tWoO- ine on the As a and by latter run by dwelling y LISTE EN 41 also destroved. fire in the upper story and the lower part of the house flooded with water, an aimost’ otal effecting ruin of building and contents. In the livery stable, sleighs, a hack and several hay were burned, but the horas were all saved. Total about £13 00), On this there is an insurance of $9,900. tens loss abot Accepted the Reduciton. After several meetings an confer- ‘ences the Coal Glen miners accepted the reduction of 10 cents a ton for min- ing coal and went to work on Toesday. It is expected that steadier work will prevail hereafter, as that was one of the inducements held out for the men accept the cut. to The mining price per . ton is now 40 cents. This is the second cut during the past year from the crig- inal price of 55 cents a ton, and is the lowest figure ever paid for mining at Coal Glen. Brockwayville Record. ‘A Paper Burned Ont. The three-story brick building con- taining the entire outfit of the York Daily Publishing company at York, Pa., was entirely destroyed Sunday morning about 7 o'clock by fire which was cansed by heat from the bailer communicating with the floor. The total loss is about #25000, insured for about one-half. The business office is located in a separate building and es- caped destruction. The paper will be printed without interruption from the office of the Age. Idle Miners Return to Work. The Springfleld, Ill, sub-district coal miners went back to work Monday at a reduction from 40 to 35 cents per ton, as proposed by the operators, but ed for lowér prices on supplies and may possibly strike if their demands cre not aAnK- acceded. Four Thonsand Miners Retury td Work, The latest from Cumberland, Md, is that every coal nmiine in the George's Creek region will resume operations within ten days. Four thousand men who have been ont of work will be employed. : A Mine Full of Water, The very thing has happened at the Berwind-White shaft at DuBois the managers have cantiona constantly to avaid. The system of pumps became led Monday night and the hole ia full of water. Measured there is 225 feet of w By feet, or an accumulation gallons of water. Exclusive of the sump, which always full. thers is $27,569 gallons, which must be before work can be resumed was when the accident caused the suspension. The primary canse of t RAIN ile which been taking pre digar perpendic ular iy ater the shaft, in of a million is FOMOved removed where it re of a steam pipe Saturday, by which four men were seriously scalded. In rescuing the man steam off for a short time, stopping one of the pumps and al- In over: Led Saturday a discharge was sail coming that extra work and - pipe broke. Re the water was still high and or breaks followed and Mo: pumps were coversd, vas iresd pairs were made bunt it take two menths to remove: ‘so that work may be resumed. Loeal Market Report, . For the special benefit of the fa in the vicinity of Patton the COURIER publishes the following local market report, revised each week: TINers Butter Fags, Potatoes, Apples CRORES, Jami, Smits, orn, Wohe=at, : Buckwheat i ve, Cah % Hav, the - newly “of the council to serve one year, Ate were approved i five, of Nine years ago the price’ was 45 cents. — known. cubic measurement there is 110,930 Lal THE NEW COUNCIL Met on Monday Night and Wore Swotn in by the New Burgrss, On Monday night a specizl meeting was called for the new council for the purpose of administering the oaths to elected members of the rouncil and transact other business that might be bronght up. After the meeting was called to order the new burgess, William J. Donnelly swore in the following officers to as councilmen: 5. M. Wilson, H. C. Beck, I. 8. Beli, J. F. Bonner and B. F. Wise, All were present except P. P. Young. After the oaths were administered a motion was made to appoint a clerk : when Harvey was proposed and unanimensly elected. Then ‘a motion was made to elect a chairman to preside over council in the place of burgess as heretofore had I. 8. Bell wax elactedd {oo 81 the HeTVe the namie of Patterson nominated and ‘office min- which heen: nnanImansiy 1 Fo Ww ehnirman ordered of the last tne meating rend in a ete, year, away. Ex-Burgess Jackson | haaded gatement of the fines, licenses, which he had taken in during the which were aceepted and filed Other business of smail importance was to. (mn waneil de- night at 7 regular meeting atiended motion oc toy sharp ye cided o'vlock night. urged to promptly. Applications. for. treasurer "and street commissioner were held over till the next regular meeting. °n motion council adjonrnded to meet next Tues- ds ny night at 7 o'cloe k. makes. Tuesday ‘their member was earnestly sttend regularly and A Hout IDALE SUICIDE Jacob Wadlingrr Found Hanging to a Cefl- : ing in 8 Club Room. Houtzdale was thrown into a state of excitement Thursday sioned by a ghastly discovery. For several days Jacob Wadlinger, a well known German stone mason, had been missing. This fact created no particu- lar alarm cataide of his family and im- mediate friends, as it was thought that he had possibly gene some where on a brief trip without making the fact Hix disappearance, of course, created no little anxiety among his closest friends. : The mystery attaching to his disap- pearance was solved Thursday after- noon when his liteless body was found hanging by a piece of rope to the ceil ing of the Leader Club Room. - It not known how long he kad been hang! ing there, but the fact that the body was stiff and he had not been seen since the conclusion that the rash deed was committed a day two previous; just why Monday ieads to Or shonid but fe have taken He wife Lis Life remains four having died about two years mystery. his ago. held in high esteem, and hig shock ta his ity at large. is survived by children, He WAS death was net only. a friends but the commun Philipsburg Journal, Mazy Mo! “ . whior at Ridgway. “Dad” aulev, a well-known character of Pa., was dered in. that village last Wednesday ight. H.-C. Taylor, Tam- wr manufacturer, isin jail charged with the crime. MeCauiey had worked one. half day fur Ta ment. Ridgway, mur- a well-to-do n ix ¥ iW lor and demanded pav- Some angry words ensued and Met dragged Taylor from a bug- gy. in which he wasseated. Taylor at- tacked McCauley in the most savage He and kicked Mec Cauley repeatedly and when wrath was appeased MceCaaley was dead. ou a ala manner, SLICK fs Carralltoon PostoMiee Moved. On March 1st Mr. Eckenrode the new charge of the office, ixtures were removed to his Mri Eckenrode ap- pointment rave entire satisfac tion od uestion but that the public in the best of hands. Mz. re- postmaster took and the husiness house. there is no mails will be the retiring ‘the a amphbell, postmaster, fires wi st wishes and apprecia . £ the Moe £3 commodating and af Ds pest Naps and obliging in the © hain leg te rriblv ernshed Hine. Dick was. nurt and mangled. was brought to his home on Second and Dr. Henderson attended to his injuries and he will in time Philipsburg ledger. i th and Ho stroet, recGyer; Top. We are here to Come in and see us. We have bargains. We lead, others follow. We have every- thing kept in a first-class clothing and gents furnishing store, are Always glad to see you,” Here we are. SLAY. We ROLLER & oF 4 Ply od Vo Wig, : afternoon oCca-’ is Young. -b3 said boro gh a a NT SESSION OF COUNEIL The Retitog Councils’ s Fare- + its successors and assigns to the faith- well Convention. IMPORTANT | BUSINESS The Borvagh Parchuses a fat for Its Own Use. | Saturday forenoon was the last special meeting of the old council and all business was finished so the new echnuncil could start in with everything in good shane. Following is the report of the three special meetings: A special meeting of the council of the borough of Patton was held in the council chamber on Wednesday eve- ning, Jan. 28, 1x94, were S. M. Wilson, E. Brown, P. P. Young and E. A. Mellon. The resig- nation of Town Clerk Jno. Hanter heing accepted Harvey Patterson was elertad to fill the unexpired term The street committee reported the follow- ing orders drawn: Transacted. "mer Keith, * 1” Herniry, : Homer Miwon Ciorletinin, A motion of E. C', Brown was carried that an order be drawn in favor of A. D.. Swoope for attorney's fees of {80,50 and instruct the clerk to write Mr. Swoope that the two items of $4.50 for tarrolitown cording charter have been paid. Mo- tion of P. I>. Young was carried that an order be drawn in favor of Penn. sylvania railroad for $1 for sewer pipe. Committee on town lot instructed to confer with the Chest #0 dd 2 0 = xR Frew Creek Land & Improvement company and report at next meeting. On motion “of 8. M. Wilson the council adjourned to meet Friday evening, March 2nd, 94, to take up questions of filling up the alley at Robinsons and renting of five plugs and complete all unfinished business. _Speciul Meeting March 3d. A special meeting of the council of the borough of Patton was held in the council room 2nd, 1894, for the purpose of acting on - the unfinithed business of the meeting of Feb, 28 "84. Members present were Burgess A. J. Jackson, Councilmen S. W. Worrell.8. M. Wilson, ?. P. Young, E. A. Mellon and E. C. Brown. The street committee reported that they instructed U. T. Robinson to fll in the alley at the bridge across Chest Creek on Magee avenue, at 24 cents per cabie vard, subject to the order of the next conneil. A motion of EA. Mellon was carried that the purchase the town on which the couneil chamber located, tc be used for berotigh purposes, to be purchased of the Chest Creik Land & Improvement company for A motion of FE, €. that the clerk chase x conncil lot 18 wns carried be authorized pur- minute book and the borough ordinances. A motion of & Wilson was carried that an order we granted 8. E. Jones for $25.50; $23.50 for night wate hing and 83 for having made five arrests. A motion of 8. M. Wilson wis carried that council adjourn to meet Saturday evening March, 1594. Irown ta Copy ard, spechunl Meeting Maret ded, A special meeting of the town coun- chamber 8rd, to business of the previous evening. Members present were Bargess A, J. Jackson, Comneilmeén E. C', Brown, S. W. Worrell, 3. M. Wilson and P. P. An article of agreement was with the Chest Creek. Land & Improvement company, represented by E. C. for the town lot on the council. chamber is PAY able the c¢ouneil March aifinvished the il convened in ntur ay mg, Ven com Diete the meeting of made Brown, which for a | in three af ths focated consideration of $200, tents, the second equal pay n one on sighing agreemen’, in aix and the third one agreement. A Mn from date of same, of raown year from dake MO tion of I. ¢. Br ira: that an order he yi oan the bon easary in favor hest {'rek Land & In ment company far Hi 50 of the ID Ee for first. pay. varied. Un 33 ‘orreld following the IE % Wiittzas, The Chest Creek Land & improvement company per. EC Brown to tae horongh of Patton inthe county of Cambria, Penna. to rent or lease the eleven #re hydrants now owned and controlled by sand company to the horough of - Patton for a criod of ten vears or until such time water works may be purchased vearly rental of 2 per vach drant and also in- cludes in said pro aposition the right op privilege to sai id borough to add addi. tiodal hydrants at any time, but nog to be closer thap three hundred feet apart at same yearly rental, said rental to be” paid quarterly Agree. mont tod {rom 1504, said as thi aren Sada “188, anid January ried that an motion members present’ “clathing News and $8.85 for re- was Friday evening, March’ ac eonsideration of £200, -that ail comrerned will he will Bth, mn We, the chief bur and town coun- cil‘hereby accept above proposition ! and agree to enter into such further and additional contracts with all’ parties empowered to said contract, in order to bind said borough of Patton, i 'ormance of its part of the terms conditions contained in the mpl above mentioned. In witness whereof. the their hands and seals and the burgess and town council approve the above Spresingnt this a . ‘motion of P. P. Young was car- order be drawn in favor of Harvey Patterson town clerk for five dollars for services rendered. On of 8. M. Wilson the present council adjourned sine die. WOLF & THOMPSON MOVED of the Fine Stor Inte one : lived Building. Rooms in the The scene ut the store rooms of Wolf hustling Patton's merchants, has been one of unusoal activity the past few days, as these gentlemen are moving their large stock of clothing, gent’s furnish. ing goods, boots and shoes into more commodius quarters in the new Good building. Wolf and Thompson came to Patton from Curwensville June 10, 1883, and opined a clothing establish- and Thompson, ment in the Patton building opposite Both members . the Commercial hotel. of the firm being experienced business men, their knowledge and ability, as- sisted by strict adherence to business, has won for them an enviable reputa- tion, their stcoess being attested by the general interest taken as well as the excellent tirade established. Being progressive citizens who believe in the power of the press, their rapid advance has been largely due to liberal adver timing: : . The probability of Success in any branch of trade is largely determined’ by an intelligent mastery of all the fhaots affecting it and having sucoess- fully accomplished this we predict for Messrs. Wolf and Thompson a bright and promising future. Mr. Jas. W. ‘Hoy, the sowniér. who has occupied space with the above named firm, will accompany them to their new room which will afford him much bettér facilities for displaying his ‘fine stock of jewelry and silverware, Mr. Hoy located in Patton about July ist, ‘85 and during his compara. tively short residence here, has hecome one of the most popular and prominent figures in business circles. The high esteem in which Jay is held by all who know him is a well merited tribute to his integrity, honesty and ability. in Interosting Meeting. “On Monday evening a general meet- ing of the citizens was held in the opera house § exprdgss their opinion on the present mining situation of Patton. The opera house was crowded with people anxions to hear the different speakers. Dr. Noonan was called up- and responded. The chairman then asked for all the citizens to speak on the sitnstiou. Several responded. After several of the citizens expressed themselves @ committee of four citizens was appointed, in company, with a mine cammiitoe, to meet the different oper- afters and tiv and make a satisfac. tory sertiement. After this was done ‘itizens who were not members of vhe miner's orginization retired ands secret meeting was held by the mine laberers. who appointed their commit It is mest earnestiv ‘hoped that a settlement will soon and provsz- Id the « tee, made the difficulty be 111 tion thev hefore the APO. were : win Move To- Day. 2 Suvder, the restaurant man, has ust his restaurant th avenue, aid expects it ta-duy. Mr. the finest restaurants in Patton when finished. He is a very agrépable man with ar experience in the restaurant | “He came to Pat- and above business December the building Hotel The COURIER predicts a pros far Mr ‘completed new’ building on Fit into have one of to move Snyder JUSINeSS, ton “rom Johnstown the named apposite Beck percas fu oesery ro Snyifer as he is a man «1 ing patronage. List of Unclaimed Letters. wing letters remain in the « a4 Patton for the week end- March 3, 1804: Martin Atchenson, Miss Etta Dun, Sir W, Simon The {oilo post afi wr Saturday, “CM. Anderson, Pat tampbell (23, James Hunter, ing % Specs, ‘Short, Wm. W hitebead, - Joseph Zair. ye: Hing fort! letters will please say they are. advertised. E. A. MELLON, P. M. : Notice. 1 . For kinds Painting, Paper Hanging and Sign Writing, go to A, hut first-class ma - Satistaction - guaranteed, Poemsons we above ail ot *. Figher. None ter al Parte TINE. n, Pa. have hereto set’ “day of March ‘Hn, D. G. Elick, John Glasser, Andrew H. . Dignan, ed embarked in - the heaviest policy holdérs mn eo : THE LICENSE DECISIONS As Filed by Judge Barker | Tuesday. INCREASE FOR PATTON, Althongh Two Retails and Pive Wholesales | Were Refused The Covri¥R gives below the Ais cision of Hon. A. V. Barker in the matter of the applicants who were granted liquor licenses. = The list is of the boroughs and townships quite handy to Patton. Following is the list: : Ashvilie-- Levi Burket, James Han- Meye ip + 0 : Carroll Twop—John Matthew Weakiand. Carrolitown—Mms. B: A. Blum, brew- er, A. Farbrugh, brewer; Albert Haug, Dann; Law- I. Thomas, = Julius Rager, V. Rieg, and J. D. wholesale, Vincent J. - Stoltz, rence Schroth. Chest Springs— W. J. O'Donnell. Chest Twp--John R. Cordell, Chas. Rhody. Clearfleld T'wp--George Harber, 8 Nagle. : Cresson Twp--B. P. Anderson, John H. Clark, W. R. Dunham, John Me Nally, J. F. Yeckley. Dean Twp-- ~W. G. Snyder. ‘Dale--Peter C. Ot%, Geo. 8 Sehiedor EbensiniigJ. B. Denny, Albert E. Bender, P. F. Brown, L. A. Craver. Elder Twp-—-Jarob W. Anna, Francis X. Ott. Sabin rats P. N. Burk, R. E. M. Pitzharris, FP. P. Gillen, Joseph M. Gunning, Alen H. Heist; wholsale, Amold Lentz, D. Latz & Son; bottler, John Logue, Anthony Padula: wholesale, I. C. Rockofeller, Henry Seymore, George Yeckly, Jr Gallitzin Twp-—-John A. McGiven.. Hastings-£. L. Beckwith, 8 H. ‘Charles, wholasale: Marshall Gilpatrick, Charles Kinneg, Andrew Lantzy Elmer E. Nagle, Michasl H. Nagle, W. L. Nicholson, J.- M. Notely, Jom A. Park, William Townsend, Frank: Wargo. Laretto-—C. F. O'Donnell Patton H. C. Beck, Bd. Mellon, M. Robinson, Simon M. Wilson. Spangler—Francis H. Bearer, Geo. . Brandon, Joseph A. Kirkpatriek, M C. Westover. Susquehanna Twp. Thomas Brown, Joseph H. Speice, John Hadley Simon P. Lantzy. . There were 153 licenses gravted in this county snd 31 refused. ' Nine were held over and two withdrawn. Captured an ¥agle. : One day last week two gentlemen from Loretto were hunting foxes on. what is known as the “Hickory Ridge,” northeast of that town. Thuy had several pelts tacked on a board outside of their shanty, and about dusikc were startled by seeing an eagle dash down and fasten its talons in one of thy skins. The eagle could not tear the skin loose from the bourd, and evidently could not get its clitws loose either, as one of the hunters ran out and seized it: by the lege. A flere stmgple folloved, in which the hanter was terribly seratch- ed and bitten through his boct legs, but he held on to the bird, which ‘proved to be a splendid specimen of the red eagle, Pong Lam measuring over oar feet tip to tip. - Hastings Tribune. Aun Od ¥ iol. Charley Sweeney, of this plac is the possessor of a very old violin which ras in possession of his great grand. father in 1788 and was probably used many times to make merry music for the stately dames of that period as they went thicough the graceful figures of the minuets The old violin passed out of the possession of the family for “a time but was hunted up and purchas- Ts As is now 106 years old’ so far as known. —Curwensville Review. . Large Policy Hobe re. ; { urwensville has a carries $100,000 life hag two; another who carries £50,000, citigety who msurange Osceola carries $000 and There are dold one whe Toe county. A number of parsons con be found vhe carry $35,000, and many who carry $10,000, but higher sums ae very rare. — Lock Haven Express. Murringe Licenses for ¢ hin. The following marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court for the week ending Wednesday, February 28, 18M: Joseph Federmonski, Benscreck, and Hernine Dzados, Summerhill. James Hemry Lester and Swan A. Engle, Conemaugh township. : P. Geist, of Altoona, was, a guest at Hotel Beek Friday,
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