TTL IR RCO ON Sn a RE The ~ Commercial, EE : Prices fo suf the TOMES. You can Ly On: stock of ap Tweuty-four Stecping rooms, ‘Heated with steam = Hot and cold water on | FURNITURE : ONDERTAKING Cw FISHER voi 1—NO. 8. PATTON, CAMBRIA co, PA., T HURSDAY, MARCH 22, , 1894. _ $1 PER YEAR AIA Scot tr PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE PATTON COURIER. emp ro ge in re Frei. iambic 6 mn iF "T.F.. MELLON de Co, “3 GENERAL MERCHANDISE, MINE and MIN NERS" SUPPLIES. 3 i § i {The Steamer Cledda Bells Lost off the Hose Tho [ IMIDATORS . It Will be Diffucult to Com vict Them. Nor A FREE BALLOT. ——— i Const Newfoumdiand, The murder of Robert Voss at Troy's | myemicipal election is not going to be ‘soon forgotten by the voters of N. Y., | State. On Tuesday Inst Mayor-elect Molloy was sworn in, and a petition from many citizens, protesting against {ion to Mofloy, on the ground of gross | election frands, was tabled by the’ {Murphy men in the Troy Commen | . Couneil. Our specialties are ; FINE GROCERIES, HITE FAWN FLOUR PONT POWDER, DRILLS, PICKS, HANDLES, se - MINE AUGURS, OIL and - POWDER, $1. 50 per Flog, CANS, and MINERS’ i] OIL. ag SHO. Goods . Is complete; | i Calland see them. | We are selling a good ~ Roller Flour 4 For $1.00 a Sack. TRY IT. S. M. WILSON, Prop. | A Modern Hotel. or All new furniture, through-, out, | : ng and dining depart-. “ment in Sgillful hands. MAGEE AVE, NEARR. R STATION. | PATTON, PEXN'A ma In UNDERTAKING. | stock of furniture in all | its, Branches + Carpets, | Window Shades, ShreSSS o rin7s, rarior ou = Room Suits and "™ 1 1 i | acti + : i i 4 i SRE 20 PER CENT “men MING. & BUCK, Patton, Pa swell the Molloy vote. Knowing that ; the one Republican inspector would be | powerless to keep their ballots out of | themselves to the inspector and asked | J I Yo The story of Ross's killing is prob ‘ably familiar to every newspaper reader. Because of Gov. Flower's | quibbling over a technical defect in the | ; measure which passed both branches of the legislature providing for non- | partisan board of election inspectors, | . repeating of the boldest and adaucions kind was resorted to at the Troy elec- tion by the followers of Murphy to _ the box they went from polling place to polling place and, with the brazen .effrontery of a Troy tough brought up | in the Marphy school, voted as many times as they pleased. The police are sll Marphy men, and they openly aided ; the repeaters. Things got to such a | state that the Republicans and the . Whelan, or Anti- Murphy, Democrats in the Thirteenth ward detérmined to ‘make a firm stand against the re. Rubber wo peaters. Shortly before 1 o'clock in the after- noon of election day a gang of a dozen or so, headed by “Bat” Shea, John | McGough and Jerry Cleary, attacked ‘the polling place in the 3rd election | district of this ward. They presented | Ther Wil Not be Employed by the North. The last ismue of the Pals Creek | Herald bad the following: The North- | have concladed to dispense with the | service of the Italisn and Hungarian | miners, Several reasons are offered as an objection to their service. Ome is | that they are devoid of views und ideas | Decemsary to become practical miners. i They don’t know a dangerous place when they see it, nor can they be | tanght the practical methods of doing: | their work, to comply with the laws i the granting of a certificate. of #lec- | and for the protection of the more in- | tefligent class of men employed. about (them. Another objection is their low, | filthy manner of living. Not omly do ‘they make themselves miserable in their filth, but they endanger the lives. of the communnity in which they live by breeding and importing flithy and lathsome diseases and thus the good work will begin. A good point of law will also be enforced in regard to the ‘employment of boy miners ander the required age, (12and 14.. Fathers and older brothers have always made it a rule to take their smaller sons or broth- ers into the banks to assist or otherwise secure them positicns as “‘sprag boys” drivers and the lke, and, whereas, the company referred to has had one serious case to contend with, where they allowed a boy to be thus em- ployed, the rule goes into effect at once and the hoys will be debarred. This will be a blessing to these little chaps. The Editor's Fan. : Om wife is learning the art preserva. tive and we are having more fun than a box of monkeys She knows all about the business has learned more about the business in two weeks than: we found ont in ten years. She don’t see why they do things this way, and | knows it would be better to do things some other way than that pursued by (every printer since Adam was born. {Poor girl, she'll know more and aot ‘ be so smart either; after we have shown wanted. It presented an opportunity | (for creating a ‘row.”” The men | stepped a few paces backfrom the rail, | , and without a word of warning begun ‘to fire into the crowd of bystanders {and watchers. Robert Roms, one of | the leading Republicans of the Thir- : teenth ward, was seen to fail to the ground. His brother, William Ross, ran to his assistatce and stombied and (fell just as he reached him. i Ross had been strock over the head by a club in the bands of one of the toughs. As William Ross fell a bullet struck him in the back of the neck. Robert While the two brothers were lying on’ the floor one man was seen to step into | | the crowd, place his ‘pistol close to the | . back of Robert Roes’s head, and fire. | ' Within five minutes Ross was dead. Efforts to make it appear that the ‘who are now engaged in making ont a ole fut Murphy. This, however, will never successfully be accomplished. every! The Ross family is too weil known for | : that, and it stands too high in the com- | munity to permit any ' imputations . : which may come from the direction of | Murphy's friends to stand against the {living or the memory of the dead | George Ross, the father of the boys, is {a native of Scotland, aiid posesses all ! rigntness and honassty, and ‘hatred of fraud and hypocrisy characteristic of | he Sid tae Suisun. the day of the funeral, flags were | for several hours, “guarded,” says one Troy correspondent, “by a squad of the same police who did ; { nothing on election day to protect the Several arrests have been made; and] | there is some ground for belief in the they had not taken a very ve part in local politics, | were | WE 10 be agaliws politioas rooked: sg Tp Lost With al on Board. Advices from Newfoundland state: that the schooner Cleddu Bells, ‘which | has arrived at St. Johns, reports that during a hurricane recently a big - | steamer, apparently a tramp, was ob- y heavily in the! unmanage- able, and that soon r she went! Sows Nit svervbo board. Cleddu Bells was . ir floundering and could do n g to- ward ding tee crew of the other vessel. £ The | danger of When in the hell box about a foot looking | for italic periods and made a few trips around the corner looking for a three cornered chase. etc. When we speak of the illegitimate type she is horrified and declares she believes every word sbe ever heard about printers being tough is true. Ask her for the quoins ‘and she wants to know if yon mean those two nickels she had to ask for 4x times last summer. Calls the leads tins and the galleys plates, and she can’t teil the shooting «ick from a corkscrew. When we speak of making ‘up a form she is as mad as blazes and ‘wants to know woat woman we are. “All phrases fa: talking about pow, miliar to every printer sound strange | and she thinks we are poking faa at i her, but if her heaith holds out she will ' make a good typo. as she can afinost ‘net a “plateful” a day now. - Ross brothers are a quarrel»ome lot! ‘and that they brought on the fight { which resulted in the death of Robert, {have been made by some of the men List of Unclaimed Letters. The following lettess remain in the postoffion at Patton for the week end- ing Saturday, March 17, 1594: C. 8 Anderson, Wm. Borkey, Michael Cairn, C. FP. Frasier, Chas Hause, Joeseph Kelly, Miss Laura A. Kein, M. V. Kelly, W. Liebhart, M. 'M. McMurry, Miss Lizzie Miller, Jan Marphy, Harry Redding Miss Myrtle Starr, Geo. Stone, Joseph W. Shroud. Persons calling for the above letters - will please say they are advertised. E. A. MLLON, P. M Printing Ofice Secreta. is as much a secret society as a Masonic , any other point in this region, thus it’ “advantage of being in the very heart of _ ments of 2 modern pecple. ‘as he satisfactorily surveys the sceme es prs et in | triendahip. Gractlul, charming To fe te = IN sition she occupies, with that satural |eapacity for entertaining, so emviable and which so fow possess, she i one. The J NEW COMMERCIAL HOTEL A Modern Stroctire With an Imposing Appearance. Owe of the Largest snd Pest Fiqutpped Hos : telries in the County. 1 In referring to the public business ‘institations which are particalarly worthy of lengthy comment, there are demnation, too many, alas deserve the latter, or are of more nmniversal interest a iy ; _paper hanging was done by Mr. Jonenof| Sane to the masses than the public hotels Altoona, who is conceded to be an. West of Clearfield and Philipsburg there artist in his line of more than ordinary | is probably more travel to Patton than ability. The house is thoroughly heated bY Other steam, which courses through twenty- .. Jr six perfectly appointed radiators, oh a 4 difuses warmth to every part of the sin building. The hot water and was earnastly hoped that the traveling public would be given a share of thought pertaining to their comfort and welfare. However, it was little thought that in less than a year the town conkl boast of having. the finest, P the county. To confirm this assertion, which may appear to many too broad to be gemerally admitted it is only necessary fo refer to the now Commer- cial hetel to prove its truthfoliness. © This modern structare, so imposing in appearinee is located on Magee ave- nae, one of the principal business streets of Patton, and possessing the double Previous to his position with Mr. | Wilson he occupied a similar one with | Mr. Jose, Seupiof aid Vio is 8 Mr. 8. M. Wilson, the genial and two years. Personally Mr. Hile is a P% enterprising proprietor of this de- : : ‘ servedly popular house, came to Pat ith ton from DuBois in May 1588. During i his residence in the latter place, which extended over a period of 18 years, he was known as one of its most promi- nent business men, one who stood high in the estimation of all who knew him, and was regarded as possessing every essential of success. Upon his arrival here he purchased considerable - real estate knowing the day was not far distant when it would not only he eszential but imperative that the com forts of the traveler should not be eliminated, he decided on the erection 9% 4 Madey hotel, which wonld in all its appéintments, meet the require the business precinct and within wbout twenty-five rods of the depot. him. The other day one of the passenger op. train conductors whose run Is over the | rowdy who was ao drunk that he did ‘not know what decency was. As the. train stood at the Patton station all of - A the people coming and going got off or on the train except ome young man: who was too drunk to know exactly whether he wanted to leave town noi. He went swaggering up and Mr. Jobn A. Cox; of Clearfield town- eain ship, was awarded the contract. The building is a handsome three-story stactare 50 x ¢ feet, with a veranda running across the entire front. The inviting exterior, however, is only » vague forshadow of the surprise in! store for the weary traveler, and as be | enters the public hallway his counts aaa nance expresses (he surprises he feels | og put he pushed by and enterad inclix Rn the car with us much of an “air of inso- day nigh before bir. 3 = lence ae he could exhibit in his intoxi- about $0) Om the first floor wili be found the & - ; ] “hall, office, sample room, toilet and bath room, bar, dining hall, kitchen and lanndry, all ellegantly appointed and kept scruptoously clean. The dining hail, the most elaborate ap- pointed on this floor, is 17 x 40 feet and directly to the rear of the main entrance. The tables resplendent in their spotless linen, cut glass and beautiful silverware, are worthy the approbation of the most fastidious ~~ *9 The furviture is antique oak and har. ia directed to the great need of 'monises with the remainder of the along the principle streets and house. This department is in charge Pridges across the streams leading of Miss Nettie Ruggles, a young lady the homes in the north and west who is always agreeable and obliging. of Patton. An example that ia The culinary department in in charge of imitation is the erection of the of Mrs. Rook, a lady who thoreaghly femce around the Catholic church. understands the art of preparing those | tractive fences also adorn iii _ dainty and delicate viands so pleasing erties of the C. CS &L A properly conducted printing office (lodge. The printers are not under the i oath of secrecy, but always feel them- feta ors nn) in state selves as truly in honor bound to keep ‘secrets as though they had been put through triple cathe. Any splayed |in a printing office who willingly dis- | regards this rule in regard to printing oe We have on hands a complete lives of the law-abiding men of this | office secrets should not only be scorned - oa | by the brethren of his craft, but should ' lose his position in the office at once. —Ex.. Notice. : For all kinds of Painting, Paper Hanging and Sign Writing, go to A. C. Fisher. None but first-class ma- “terial used. Satisfaction guaranteed. . . Patton, Pa i "For the special benefit of the farmers in the vicinity of Patton the Corrier publishes the following local market report, revised etch week: Butter... B evats per pound. dosen. | Eunavannaeny 1 ' frets eget & ‘ A : ¥ Ig g fii1ii; i: ree wr he + pai aT exceptionally elaborate, having been and expense. ‘but recently completed. The fixtures New Dieetrie Plast. : i were placed by J. P. Deitrick, of Car- Tyne Lilly Electric Light, Heat &| roiltown, and show excellent work-| power company will om March 3th manship. The wood work was dove, maye application to the governor! by F. W. Bitney a contractor, of Lock ,¢ pennayivania for a charter. Ae- Haven, but who at present resides at .ording to the advertisement, the ob- Patton. Om the second floor are the i..4 of the company is to “manufheture public and private parlors, ladies bath 4 furnish electricity for light, heat and toilet rooms and tem richly farnish- | and power in the boroughs of Lilly and | ed sleeping rooms. The public parior postage snd the townships of Cresson, | is a spacious, airy room, its dimen- Washington, Portage and Munster.” | : sions being 17 x 35 feet, handsomely pjward (Brier, George Brandt, M. The Building and Loan Association carpeted, richly furnished with an 4p- K_ Piper, John RB Kelly and Johns will hold its regular nonthly meeting right piano placed at the disposal of Leap are the persons who will ask for in the (borough comncil chamber en those musically inclined, nothing here the charter. Cumbria Herald nday evening, March 20th at T has been omitted that pertain: to the A Yeung Burgess. oelock| Px. and regularly hereafier on - comfort of the guest. We believe that Spangler can boast | the fourth Monday of each Mouth in The third floor is devoted entirely £0 ,¢ the youngest, and we were going to | this adm. sleeping apartments which number | say the handsomest bargess in Pennsyl- Will Werk at Philipshons as aes oJ ro Sv 2 sith t wer ain Tan Lx will ing : man’s Meet in the Commetl Chambon. magnetism which makes Koller & Co. can serve you Just fo, Tuy Keller |
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