The Patton courier., October 18, 1894, Image 1

VOL. 1—NO. 4 47.
PATTON, CAMBRIA co, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894.
~ $1.00 PER YEAR.
~ READ THE LEADING PAPER OF NORTHERN CAMBRIA
ra cn a A TNR A AA nit
$100 Given Away.
FIVE eR T MONEY ORDER.
A FINE Sn BUILDING.
Educational Home for the |
Children of Patton |
A
EET ETE TAL LTE Mi a
Teachers and Papi! : :
other than in actual use.
Duties of the Principal.
nae amir
their children, and fo ropuit all in
5. Pupils shall be required to remain -
ch com
the Beech Oreck to (iis Secthon.
. Last week the Cormmen
; mentioned ’
1 The Principal shall have general in school daring the entire session of briefly the visit to Patton of Cornelius Postal Car Betweén Mahaffey
| supervision over all the departments each day unless excused by the Princi- Vandervilt, Chauncey
{of the schools; he shall enforce the pal fat case of sicknem or some pressing | General Manager J. M. Toucey, of the |
and reguiation of the Board of
emergency.
Depew, and | ~ and Cresson.
|
| New York Central road, Geo. J.
Magee,
‘6. Every pupil shall present a writ- of the Fall Brook system, J. D. Layng, | HOW IT IS HANDLED.
ten excuse from parent or guardian for : of the West Shore, Supt. A. G. Palmer, | ————
(absence or tardiness to the teacher of the Beech Creek, and other promi- | w, riager Necrmary Socal
from whose grade said pupil was ab- nent railroad officials who were on a seus =
rules and
FINISHED THIS WEE K. Directors and shall have discretionary
| power where no i have been
‘W. BE. Auman,’ the Contractor, Has Done |
| Good Werk and the People are Pleased. 2. He shall visit the different de-
Patton Pharmacy,
CW. HODGKINS,
i Popalar interest has concerned itself partments 3% Seuesiy as practicable
much of late regarding the completion to. ascertain their condition, saggest
of the new school building, and as the | improvements, and render such aid to
‘subject is of timely and special signifi. | teachers in matters pertaining to disci
cance now since the building is ready | Pline and instruction as he may deem
‘of the offense may require.
for occupancy the COURIER presents its | proper.
readers with a review of the work.
3 He shall examine into the natare
Drugs, Medicines, and Chem.
cals, Stationery, Confec-
* “Honery, Ul gars and
oba(
As has been stated in these columns
before the plans and specifications for
this handsome structire were furnished
by Robinson and Snyder, architects of -
‘Altoona, and its and ar-
Agency for re & HICKORY |Swora dnd Be plouing mg weer
: Bicycle. itectural beauty, will ever make it one
! »
Ca #67 This is the only Drug Store in of Patton’s most attractive and impos-
ing landmarks.
hai Where these Money Orders can In the selection of a site upon which
sidered a seat of learning for Patton's
- | fatare great men and women a more
beantifol one could not have heen
chosen and the action of the learned
body of men who constitute cur school
HOTEL
BECK,
and pretentious a monument is most ©
commendable, and one which every
H C. BECK, Pro. | true citizen cannot fail to greatly ap-
% Ie 4:1 iv. The contract for the erection of the
One of the Largest ( Ho tls iH building was awarded to W. B. Auman,
Northern Cambria; ‘who, with a perfect understanding of
Crndueted . | the task before him, wisely selected as
| his chief assistant Mr. Geo. A. Vilen-
: | tine, under whose direct sapervision
| was placed the large crew of men who |
MODERN STYLE. have been constantly at work since the
is was begun May 3.
The building was to have been com-
* rood Table and Bar Supp lied Lows by Det Ia; bt wien boi
Choi f | the workmen having heen P
with J | for material until October 3d, and other |
| drawbacks of minor importance, in was
“The Popular 15 days 1 Ister than the time contract
HOUSE The substantial foundation upon
2 | which the building rests is composed of
of PA Y | 1 ON.
The Patton
| cut stone, atid the work, which was so-
| perintended by Aung. K. Huber, shows
to excellent advanisge. The brick-
work was done by Carroll and Rhodes,
of Altoona, and in their effort to make
‘the work most thorough they have
been eminently successful. Mr. Valen-
ter crew, was tireless in his endeavor to
i have everything in this line done with
; | that precision which so characterizes |
; him as a master mechanic, and it is
E J | quite unnecessary to speak of the skill
‘with which this work has been attend-
‘ed, aa it is plainly manifest upon » sin-
Repro the follow: aan
ing old reliable | ering and painting wae
Fire Insurance
| and Chas. Letts, and in this was found
an ample opportunity for the sucvess-
companies: = development of their professional
skill, and their work is proof that as
. ROYAL, of Liverpool, artists in their line they cannot be wur- |
- HOME, of New York,
| passod. ' The trimming and slate roofing
done, the former by P. J.
GERMAN, of Pittsburg. fe a mr-Detézte, |
Also the Equitable Life and both show excellent workmanship.
* Insurance company, of New The Sidney Desk company, of Sidney,
York, the largest in the world. | Ohio, were given the contract for fur.
Dale & Patterson, nm
ise charmingly with the Louisiana vel.
{lox pine, with which the entire interior
uy
cist Bank
the picture which the rooms
PATTON, PA. FE ctu wie: he
"| ye Simei Wilk system of heating
as the best and miost
FE wptad aa ts bu thorough |
| heating of school rooms and is consid-
goo ute he most perfact of any pla |
§ date system of heating.
be The light, airy, cheerful rooms, the
DISEASES OF
: broad stairways, the spacious landi .
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND comin or ae rio lnmdishs.
|
| institution in which to teact the i
THROAT Hie yous
; | idea to shoot.
; : : | To Mr. George A. Valentine, who has
) A Specialty. {80 ably and efficiently superintended
HHOfie In Good Buliding, Up-Stairs, | every detail of the building from be-
PATTON, PENNA
THE
| ginning to ending, is due in a great
Patton - Laundry
| measure the success with which the
COR. LANG AND yids AVES,
A, -{ has
‘work has been attended, and no one
more thoroughly competent could have
| been found to succeed so admirably in
| this arduous task.
A skilled mechanic of enviable dis-
| tinction, a thorough and conscienticus
| workman, one whose greatest aim iy to
is now pre} rod to do all devote his every energy in doing well
kinds of work on short notice, that which he undertakes, he effect-
: | ually met the requirements of his task
EXPERIENCED WORKMEN with the most essential and approved
| methods. Mr. Valentine's success is
. are employed and all orders | gy deserved, and in his. substantial
2 will receive prompt atten advancement as a skilled mechanic he
dion. : haa well learned that the expending of
NE ™ : judicious effort soon leads to the r-
Give Us a Call. Inicio fom « bigs
to erect a building suitable to be con-
board in giving to Patton so substantial
tine, as superintendent of the carpen-
Union Roofing company, of Altouna,
of all cases of discipline reported to
‘him, and shall have power to suspend
a pupil subject to the decision of the
Board of Directors. He shall attend to
the examination and classification of
pupils and shall neither promote nor
pupils shall have passed the required
examination or shall hold a valid ocer-
tificate of promotion.
4. He shall transmit to the Secretary
of the Board at the close of each month
and at the end of the ter. full reports
on blanks fnrnished for the purpose,
and shall give soch other information -
as the Board 1aay require.
5 He shall superintend the janitor
in the discharge of his duties, and re-
port any delinquencies to the Board of
Directors.
6. He shall Bave charge of the High
School Department.
7. He shall call a meeting of the
teachers on the Satarday preceding
the opening of the school, and as often
thereafter as he may deem desirable, to
| devise means of improving the schools,
and to advise with them on the subject
‘of schoo! management and the best
- methods of teaching.
a Teachers.
1. Teachers shall strictly observe
and enforce the rules and regulations
of the Bord, and elu} not be allowed
the
roots twenty minutes before the ap-
pointed time for opening school; they
shall preserve neatness and order
in the school room; they shall see
that the rooms, books, farnitare, and
apparatus entrusted to. their care be not
injured by pupils, and they shall give
immediate notice of ny ipury dove te
the
3 Teachers Are required during
working hours to devote themselves
faithfally and exclusively to the duties
of their ; they shall make such
of the cla as not to be found con-
fined to text book. :
4. They | shall require of pupils
prompt
may detain them thirty minutes after
the close of the regular school hoars of
the day to up any deficiency.
5. They
careful supervision over pupils while
in the school room and about the
premises in order to prevent any im-
proper conduct, and, when necessary,
to extend their supervision over pupils
going to and from school.
6. They shall furnish all required
reports promptly, in accordance with
the blank forms provided and shall give
sach other information as the Principal
_ or Boord may require.
7. No teachers shall admit pupils to
classes or promote pupils during the
term except upon the recommendation
of the Principal. :
8. Teachers shall not be absent
from duty except in cases of sickness or
some urgent necessity. In every such
case they shall give immediate notice
to the Principal, that if necessary, he
‘may farnish a substitute. No person
snall be employed as a substitute ex-
cept by the consent of the Principal.
9. Teachers are expected to co-op-
erate with each other and with the Prin-
cipal in promoting the interests of the
- schools, and are required to attend the
teachers’ meetings called by the Prin-
C pal.
Pupils.
1. Only those who have attained ;
the age of six years are entitled to
admission into the public schools.
2 Every pupil is expected 106 attend
school punctiially and regularly, to be
neat and clean in person and clothing,
to refrain from the use of tobacco in or
about the school premises. to be re
spectful to teachers, and kind and
“obliging to schoolmates, to refrain en-
tirely from the use of profane and
vulgar language, and to conform to the
regulations of the school.
3. Books and all i © school
supplies will be furnished by the Board
of Directors and will be loaned to
pupils.
4. Parents will be required to re-
| place all books lost or destroyed by |
| erly
accurate recitations, and
required to exercise a
sent or tardy.
7. Any pupil who shall be guilty of
defacing or injuring any school prop-
‘erty shall pay all damages and be
subject to such penalty as thet natare
8. Papi rns no vist oer rooms
the |
9. Any pupil who shall be abeent
from any regular examination of his
class except for reasons that render his
attendance impracticable, may be re-
quired to pass a satisfactory examina-
tion or be placed in a lower grade.
16. Any pupil who falls behind his
class through irregular attendance,
indplence, or inattention, may be re-
duced to a lower grade, at the discretion
of the teacher, with the approval of
the Principal
11. When a pupil has been absent
two half days or tardy twice without
excuse the teacher shall notify the
parent or guardian of the same, and for
thre half day absences or tardinesses,
unexcused, shall send the pupil to the
Priacipal, who is hereby ordered to
investigate, and, if it be to the inter-
est of the schools, to suspend said
pupil
this action.
Janitor.
It shall be the duty of the janitor
sppointed by the Board:
1. To pee that the rooms are prop.
‘tour of inspection over the Feech' Beginning this w
Creek system. The visit of the dis for Patton snd
tinguished railroad men may mean a Cresson and rood, and ie
great deal for Patton. It is well known branches, has been materially im
rors att se Bese Coen Pea os riches, Jae bet siskriuly fs
ooking or» meters eet or eat a ey Cot pte
system for some time, with the evident | the opening of the road. Socom afer .
object of reaching Johnstown and
Pittsburg. Numerons surveys have
there has been a great deal of news.
paper talk but not without foundation,
concerning these surveys and the baild- |
ing of the extension. It is also well
the CoURIER was established, nearly =
year ago, the need of a better mail
service was agitated and it is a matter of
service has been secured. Under-fhe
mew order a postal car is attached to
the train going est at 10:30 a mi. and
parent or guardian and Directors of
known that the Beech Creek has ox-
tensive interests in and around Patton |
and it is not the intention to go by this
pisce ia reaching a western outlet
The railroad people mentioned above
were not traveling to this section for
fun nor for the benefit of their health
Their trip here was a matter of busi
ness and some fotare developments
that will largely benefit Patton may be
confidently anticipated.
Anotber thing that can be counted
upon with a good deal of certainty,
before many months, is the ranning of
the Beech Creek passenger trains to.
has been sontemplated, and at the
west at 330 p. m. and a postal clerk
" present time the reports Are again
in . circulation. The change in the
Béoch Creek's
connection with the Buffaio, Roch- Trains 702 and 700— Will
apparztns is suitably eared for; fo
remove the accumulated ashes and.
to attend to
rubbish from the cellar;
putting in and storing away coal and
soe that no fuel is wasted.
- To sweep clean each night after
school all rooms, halls and stairs in
desks, chairs, tables and other furni-
tare, and keep the rooms clean and in
good order, ;
3. To mop the floors as often as
directed to do so by the Principal.
4. To ring the bell; clean the chalk
dust from the troughs and erasers
5. To inspect the dry closets
each day and keep them in a Slennly
and hesithy condition.
6. To keep all walks about
from dirt and rubbish; to keep the
grounds clean and free from paper,
weeds and rubbisi.
7. To admit no children into the
building out of shool
those having permission
teacher, nor shall
8. To perform any reasonable serv-
ice in the line of duty not herein speci-
fied, at the request of the Principal
9. It shall be the duty of the Prin-
cipal to see that the janitor discharges
his duties according to the foregoing
regulations and report any Seay,
cies to the Board.
A copy of these regulations shall be
provided the janitor at the time of en-
gagement and form a part of the
contrac.
| New Lamber Camp.
Curt Richards, the energetic and
prosperous lumberman who has for
some time past been en in that
basiness in Patton, taken a
contract of cutting o million
feet of logs for A. P. of West-
Lawrence on South Whitmer run «ad
the logs will run down to Irvona in
this stream where they will be mana-
factured into lumber. The COURIER
be pleased to learn that Mr. Richards
still expects to make Patton his home.
Piag Presented.
'W. B. Auman, the contractor who
built the new school building, pre-
sented the public sc with a new
U nited States flag on y. Three
weeks ago the COURIER mentioned the
fact that it would be a generous and
appropriate symbol to present to the
schools little thinking that some one
‘woul id respond so quickly.
Back Phalen Wedding.
A happy wedding was performed at
St. Michael church, Loretto,on Tuesday
morning af 8 o'clock, by Father Kit-
tell, in which the bans of Albert Buck,
of Carrolltown, and Miss Mary Pha-
Jen, of Loretto, were selemnizsed. The
attendants were Joseph Boley and Mins
Agvess Buck.
the
| servis and thelr efforts have been re- Willameport and Mahatley R P.O
warded by inducing the i en
Gregory, both of
12:45 p. m. returns at 2:90 and waits | Trai 703. Receive at Cromutpotch:
“at Clearfield for the Buffalo, Rochester (es from Cresson postoffice, snd from
and Pittsburg connection and the N.Y. & Pitta R P.O. train
Pullman sleeper for the east By | Carvolitown, Spangler,
shortening the wait at Clearfield, or | Bamesboro, Garmans Mills and Grant,
dispensing with it entirely, there would | Pa, off at Bradley Junction, to com
be ample time for she train to come as | nect. 10:30. a. m. Susynehans Bran
far as Patton, take dinner and return train
on about the sme Schedule eset of | Pouch on McGees and Glen Camp-
Clearfield as at present. Or the morn- | bell, Pa., off at Mahaffey Junction, So
ing and evening trains on the Beech connect 12:35 p. m. Cush Creek Branch
Creek to and from Mahaffey could be | | train and receive pouches from those
run to Patton without much additional |
expense or change of schedule. i
TELEPWONE WiTWw TWIRTY DAYS. |
Contracts Awarded to Connect Patton With | :
Other Towns and Cities. | tawney R. P. O- and Williamsport and
For more than a year past efforts Mabafley R. P. O. to the. Majutoy
ave been, dade By utiutes wen of {: 1: gropeaty SES at
3 Train 700 — Receive
and from
company, of
to connect the town by
a Trewin 2 |
and Wednesday looking over the field, | 16th, discontinue pouching on Carvoll-
and also drove to Hastings, and Spang- town, Spangler, Barnesboro, Germans
ler, having learned that those places Milla, Grant, Patton, Hastings, West-
desired to be connected when they over, Waukesha, La Jose, and Ma-
learned that Patton was to have long baffey, Pa., by Cambria and Clearfield
distance telephone connection. Messrs. train 702 at 9:40 a. m. and instead in-
Bailey and Malin went to a number of clude the mail properly tied out, in
the Patton business men Wednesday pouch to Mahaffey and Cresson R.P.
morning and assured them that the O. on that train.
line will be in operation within 36 days. | The retarn pouches from the above
All contracts have been awarded mentioned offices on train 708, due at
for ita completion, and as it is only Cresson, £30 p. m. will be discontinued
necessary to erect poles and string the snd instead the mail will be included in
wires across the country to Altoona, Pouches to Mahaffey and Cresson R. ©
a distance of about 17 miles, the work P.O. train 700 and forwarded cn Ses
is not a very great undertaking. The qoehanna Branch train, due at Bradley
connection will give Patton commun. Junction 3:90 p. m. for conmection
over. Mr. Richards new camp is sita. Bicasion with Altoona, Pittsburg, and With the R. P. O.
‘ ated two and one-half milve below Ht-
all western cities; also with William- | Bagtiat Services.
sport and eastern cities, Philipsburg, The Baptist mestings hei iu the op-
Clearfield, Curwensville, DuBois, and éra house, by Rev. R ¢. Muss; of sie
' all towns of importance in Central and First Baptist church, of
Western Pennsylvania.
Two Weddings.
Thursday, October 1ith, at 9 a m. was called to organise a Baptist church
the wedding ceremony was performed in Paxton. After an address by Rov.
at the St. Marys Catholic church of Morgan 19 persons signified their will-
Patton, uniting Thos, MyConneil ; to unite on experience to form
Miss Maggie , both of this a church, nearly all of whom have been
place, in the holy matrimony. members of the church elsewhere. Rev.
The attendants at the marriage were Morgan will return in two weeks to
- John Kelley and Estella McConnell.
complete the organisation, when those
On Tuesday evening, Octobsr 16th, under conviction will be baptized. A
at 7:30 John Ran Miss Harriett ite for a building will be secured at
were united once, and a charch built as soon as pos-
in marriage at the home of the bridie’s | sible, prebabiy next spring. The Bap-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gregory tist people feel elated that they have
on Magee avenve. : secured sach an earnest and able work-
Beet That's Hard to Beat. ‘er as Rev. Morgan to pilot and help
Mr. Jos H h Of Allegheny ;
ap, presen: CoURIER with a Alice A, Asheroit has
md a2, from: ‘whe
premium at almost any I Is | shag a fine
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