The Patton courier., January 31, 1895, Image 1

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VOL. 10 —NO. 61.
PATTON, CAMBRIA co, PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY : 31, YBos.
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‘Written by One of the “Cou-
rier’ Contributors.
“THE GREAT SCOUT.”
Through the Confaderite Lines. -A Troe
Story of the Late War.
prrreeriloss cents or more.
Patton POY
~[Continned from last week.
We soon heard a great noise, and
on emerging from the woods saw a
great many lights ahead. This was
Drainville and here General Robison’s
brigade of cavalry formed the outpost
on the left flank of the Confederate
army. Our curiosity being aroused
and our movements being covered wtih
darkness, we ventured close to the
town. They seemed to be having a
mighty pleasant time and a number of
ladies were taking part in the festivi-
ties. They never dreamed that a dozen
Yankees were listening to their dis-
“All the military formality and re-
straint seemed to be laid aside. They w
had not even takén the precaution to
place a guard around the town. Groups
were gathered here and there about.
some young Southern brave who was
‘ describing the scenes of the late battles
and painting in glowing colors the ig-
nominious rout of the Yankee army.
Our attention was drawn particularly
to one group, whose size and anima-
tion indicated something more than
‘ordinary. The conversation soon con-
{vinced us that General Robison was
| the central figure. We listened at-
tentively, and the (ieneral gave his
| opinion freely. He believed they had
| mystified their movements sufficiently
‘to induce the coneentration of the
: | Union amry in front of Washington to
repel an expected attack, while the
i real intention was to move up the
| river and invade Maryland.
We were now in a position where it
was deemed impossible to send a mes-
sage back, hence we traveled on
in the hope that some new route of
communication might be found. It
seemed that every house entertained
some returned friend, as there were
‘lights in all. At length fatigue and
{ want of sleep foroed us to seek a suit-
; able place to pass the night. We found:
‘a hay stack about a half mile off the.
road ‘where we lay down and slept.
With the morning light we resumed
our march. Keeping the woods we
' did not expect to moet an enemy, but
; : finally we reached an opening where
.« il iy: ; we could distinctly hear the uiabling
decided to sell our entire : stock ined to get as tear the road as possible
at 2 great, 4 ‘ and perhaps see the rebel army passing. |
| After traveling a short distance we
| thomght we could reach a wood some
C. Ww. HODGKINS.
Dra Medicines, and. Chemi-
age. ad Stationery, Confe(-
~~ Honery, Cigars and
acco.
x Tobag(
# Wgency for COLUMBIA & HICKORY
Bicycles.
Store in,
$4 This is the only
rders can
Patton where these Money
had.
Economy,
(Clothing and
| Dry Goods Hotsse,
Carrolitown, Pa.
Next to Bank, Carrolltown.
* 4 The Popular Place
. to buy medicines of all kinds | Lh yeod
——————————— | distance ahead. We nsed every pre-
- : , : emation, but still we almost roused a
= | cavalry picket of six men. We had
: TE | | passed by a house some distance off
. ‘without thinking it merited more than
| a passing look, when to our dismay we
CHO their horses hitched at the back
;and the men sitting in a wagon box.
| We got down on the ground and
A I Ey, ' crawled ten or fifteen rods to a stone
3 ; fence: for we were determined to get in
dr of the road.
. * We got behind the fence all right and
ob * Gow passed dly along to the other end,
_ eomsisting of Dry Goods, | when, rapidly came right to where a
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Ladies woman was washing a soldier's clothes.
Coats, Boots and Shoes, Men's 8 Those wes so much hited in =
- Goods r we escaped again unno
Fumishings Ete. | We now turned slightly out of our
| coarse by some high grounds, where
] Serjeant Bons] climbed 4 tree to take
| obwervations. He coald see clouds of
dust and once during the day a party
{of horsemen galloped toward the
post we had escaped. We
here till night, as we concluded
at moderate prices is at the Shere were ion HAYY ny of mem. around
% ¥ | At dark we again took our course
C ITY. directly for the road. We supposed it
| to be aboat a mile distant, and were
' not much mistaken, for we soon ob-
Drug Sto re served a light in the sky by which we
| knew the enemy had bivouacked right |
'in our path. Making a detour would
\ {have been a simple remedy, but em-
First door below bank. | boidened by er Aten we
3 i desettnfood to inspect their camp. We
A full and complete line of Si or AR
Toilet articles always | in stock | ey this we went up to the
_ | fence and Jooked over. Here was a
| grand spectacle. We beheld a whole
division, with fires formed with mili-
| tary precision in lines about | twenty-
PRESCRIPTIONS five or thirty feet apart clear across
{ the field. Shadowy forms flitted about
: | and, while the greater portion had
| turned in for the night, many groups
‘Carefully. compounded by a1 | till held conversations in which a pros-
experienced and compe- : | ve trip to Pennsylvania seemed
| to be the all absorbing topic.
tam pharmacist. We remained for half an hour and
| then ‘pushed forward. We were not
{ong in roashiag te road, and saw by
"C. E. BELCHER, Prop.
~ party
the dust that a heavy foroe had passed |
during the day. While on the Souby we |
saw a guard, the first
passing to and fro, we a
and coming to the next wood, stopped
| to compare ideas as to our future
course. The guard hearing and seeing
us came toward us. We remained un-
THE PRESIDENT § MESSAGE
On the Financial Condition of
the United States.
A————— #
ernment or our pooplé, The “prineipat|
and interest of these bonds should be
payable on their face in gold because
| they should be sold only for gold or i ite |
| representative, and because there
' would now probably be difficulty in|
| favorubly disposing of bonds not con-
{ taining this stipaiation. [suggest that |
til they ‘came within thirty paces, when | ‘FAVORS MORE BONDS | the bonds be issued in denominations |
entering the dark shadow of the wood |
we were immediately out of sight. We |
did not fear pursuit, so we traveled till
almost 2 o'clock a. m., then fatigue
and hunger compelled us to rest. The
night was very cold; the march was be-
ginning to tell.on the weaker members:
of our party, and we feared that some
of them might fail altogether. - On
rising we made some strong tea, which
revived and fitted us for the ddven-
tares which began on this morning in
earnest. :
The sun came up clear, and the day
promised fine and warm, wien we set
ont to mach, if possible, our destina-
tion. Our intention was to examine
the situation from Bull's Mouatain,
then shape our course to Harper's
Ferry ind telegraph all we knew to
Washington. !
A short march brought us to the
open fields along the Adie Gap road,
upon which a large force of Confed-
erate cavalry were marching. There
was a slight elevation betweed us and
the road, so that we could just see
their heads as they passed along. We
all crouched to the ground except
Sergeant Bonsall, who remained stand-
ing and looking through his glass. In
a momemt Bonsall said:
“Get up boys; théy are upon us!’
We arose and at the same time pre-
pared for the worst. They came gal-
ioping in a circle, and formed a line
about fifteen paces in our front, at the
same time drawing revolvers and
ordering us to surrender.
Our only protection was a common
rail. fercoe which cavalry could easily
leap. Sergeant Ely and I were the
farthest in advance at the moment,
‘and I d» not knew whether the rest of.
the party leveled their guns on the en-
emy or not, but we did. I laid my
gun across the fence and took aim at
the heart of the man nearest to me. |
We remained thus motionless for a few
seconds, when hearing a rustle in the
leaves, | turned to see if a new enemy
was coming in the rear, and found that
we wens alone and that the rest of the
just entering the ‘wood from
which we came.
I said, “Fly, this is no place for us"
and suiting the action to the word, we
put our thumbs to our gun hammers,
let thetn down, and also ran for the
moti
And Urges Congress to Act Promptly -Saf- |
ficient Gold Reserve Retained.
* President Cleveland sent to both |
{of twenty and fifty dollars and their
| multiples, and that these bear interest’
| at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent. per
annum. 1 do not see why they shoald
THE LICENSE A APPLICATIONS
Filed at Riensburg on Satur-
day Evening. So
"TWELVE FROM PATTON
Seven For Retsil snd Five Por Whelseals
Have Filed Petitions.
The: time for ding applications. fhe
‘houses of congress Monday a message not be payable 50 years from their date. liquor licenses expired Saturday even-
' on the financial situation, outlining the | The secretary of the treasury might 'ing, and at that time there were 230
only policy which seems to him now well be permitted at his discretion to | petitions in the Prothounotary’s office
possible to maintain the gold reserve. receive on the sale of borids the legal at Ebensburg, to be presented to the
| The message follows: | tender and treasury notes té be retired, | | License Court, which convenes on
- the meantime,
: and - universal
| To the Setute and Hons of Representatives:
In my last annual message I com-
mended to the serious consideration
of congress the condition of our na-
tional finances, and in connection with
the subjects endorsed the plans of cur-
rency legislation which at that time
seemed to furnish protection against
impending danger.
the situation has so
| changed and the emergency now ap-
{pears so threatening that I deem it
my duty to ask at the hands of the
legislative branch of the government
such prompt’ and effective action as
will restore confidence in our financial
soundness and avert business disaster
distress
people. :
* *
Thea real trouble which confrouts us
consists in the lack of confidence,
widespread and constantly increasing,
in the continuing ability or disposition
of the goverment to pay its obligations
in gold. This lack of confidence grows
to some extent out of the palpable and |
apparent embarrassment of the gov-
ernment under existing laws to pro--
curg gold. and a greater extent cut off
‘the dmpossi bility of either keeping it in
. the treasurer or cancelling obligations
by ité expenditure after it is obtained. |
The only way left open for the gov-
ernment for procuring gold is by the
issue of its bonds. The only bonds
thas ean be so issued were authorised
nearly 25 years ago, and are not well
calculated to meet our present needs
Among other disadvantages they are
made payable in coin instead of speci-
ically in gold, which in existing con-
ditions detracts largely and in an in-
creasing ratio from their desirability as
investments. It is by no means certain
that bonds of this description can
much longer be disposed of at a price
| ereditable to the financial character of
our government. The most danger-’
| ous and irritating featare of the gitua-
CANTEEN,
be comtined,
And a (Citizens and Independent Ticket
: Placed in the Field, |
On Wednesday night of last week
the Republicans of Patton borough
heid a caucus in the Good hali and,
aominated » ticket which will be
known tis the “Citizens. Ticket'’' and on
Friday night the Democrats met in the
Dry Ran store room and nominated a
- ticket which will be know as the ‘Inde
"in fact redeemed and paid in gold, they
pendent ticket.”. Both meetings - were
quite well attended and considerable
interest was manifes selection
of good men for ¢ different minor
offices to be filled. :
" Following are the offiders nominated
to be voted for on Tuesday, February
19th: ;
C ftizens Ticket.
Two councilmen: John Boyce and
Ralph Leisch.
Three school directors: H. E. Burton,
three years; jease E. Dale, three years,
and Samuel Edmiston, one year.
Judge of election: Samuel Boyce.
Inspector: W. C. Baum.
Assesior: J. H. Ricker, Jr.
Tax collector: Alex. Hunter.
Auditor: Harry Gould.
(Constable: Sam’l E. Jones.
Independent Ticket.
Two councilmen: Frank Campbell
and W. C. Habbard ia
Three school ~ directors: Harry
Barton, three years; John A. Myers,
‘three years and Thos. Prescott, one
year.
Jadge of Election: Fd. McLaughlin.
Inspector: Walter Weakland.
‘Assessor: J. H. Ricker, Jr.
Auditor: Harvey Patterson.
"The Independent ticket did not nom-
inate snyone for tax collector or
constable.
Challvnge.
The undersigned challenges Ww. C.
Baum to a contest of glazing, stake to
be twenty-five doilars. Baum to select
size of windows and place of contest.
You are hereby demanded to accept
said chilllenge or acknowledge yourself
afflicted with the same disease that
proved fatal to Ananias and Saphira.
C. M. Lerms.
| tioned.
which the treasury is despoiled of the
gold thus obtained without cancelling
tion, however, remains to be men-
It is found in the means by
a single government obligation and
solely. for the benefit of those who find
profit in shipping it abroad or whose
fears induce them to hoard it at home.
We have outstanding about five hun-
dred million of currency notes of the
government for which gold may be
demanded; and curiously enough, the
law requires that when presented and
shall be re-issued. Thus the same note
may do duty many times in drawing
goid from the treasury; nor can the
process be arrested as long as private
parties for profit or otherwise, see an
advantage in repeating the operation.
More than three hundred millions of
dollars in these notes have already
been redeemed in gold, and, notwith- (
standing such redemption, they are
still outstanding.
» -
: I do not understand that the real
friends of silver desire a condition that
might follow inaction or neglect to ap-
‘ preciaté the meaning of the present
exigency if it should result in the en-
tire banishment of gold from our fi-
nancial and currepcy arrangement.
# While T am not anfriendly
to silver, while I desire to see it recog-
td »
‘nized to such an extent as is consistent
with finamcial safety and the preser-
. vation of national honor and credit, 1
am not willing to see gold entirely
banished from our currency aad fi-
nances. To avert such a consequence
I believe thorvegh and radical remedial
legislation should be passed.
In my opinion the secretary of the
treasury should be authorized to issue
‘bonds of the government for the par-
pose of procuring and maintaining a.
sufficient gold reserve and the re-
demptien and cancellation of the
United States legal tender notes and the
treasury notes issued for the purchase
of silver under the law of July 14, 1890.
We shoild be relieved from the humii-
ating process of issuing bonds to pro-
cure gdd to be immediately drawn:
out on hese obligations for purposes
not relaed to the benefit of our gov-
| and, of couree, when they are thus re-| | Monday, February 18th. Last year
This plan has
‘not been approved by the congress. In
among our
tired or redeemed in gold they shag |
be cancelled.
Thess bonds, under existing owe, :
‘ ation, several of them being afterward
could be deposited by national banks
as sequrity for circulation, and such |
. bankw should be allowed to issue circu- |
Iationmp to the fice value of these or
any other bonds so deposited, except’
bonds outstanding, bearing only 2 per
cent. interest, and which sell in the
market at less than par. National
banks should not be allowed to take
out cirenlating notes of a less denomi-
nation than ten dollars, and when such
as are now outstanding reach the
treasury, ekoept for redemption and
retirement, {they should be cancelled
and notes of the denomination of ten
"dollars and upwards issged in their
* stead. Silver certificates of the denom-
ination of ten dollars and upwards
should be replaced by certificates of
| demominations ander ten dollars.
"AS & constant means for the main-
tenance of a reasonable supply of gold
in the treasury our duties on imports
should be paid in gold, allowing ail
other dues to the government to be
paid in any other form of money.
- 1 believe all the provisions I have
suggested should be embodied in our,
laws if we are to enjoy a complete rein-
statement of a soand financial con-
dition. They need not interfere with
afiy currerny scheme providing for the
increase of the circulating nedinm
through the agency of national or state
‘banks, since they can easily be adjust-
ed to syeh a sobemme: Sam
* -
In conclusion. 1 desire to Sandy
confess my reluctance to issuing more
bonds in present circumstances and
and with no better results than have
lately followed that course.
however,
assurance of my anxiety %o co-operate
with the present
‘ reasonable megsure of relief, an ex- |
pression of my determination to leave
nothing undone which furnishes a hope |
for improving the situation or check-
ing a suspicion of our disinclination or.
disability to meet with the strictest
‘honor every national obligation.
[Signed | GROVER CLEVELAND
Executive Mansion, Jan. 28, 1895. -
Institute at oo Lawrence.
An institate will be held at St. Law-
rence on February 9, 1885. Following
is the program: .
‘music; recitation; discussion, 0. E.
‘Rodkey, subject:
music, song; oration, Philip Baker;
recitation, Miss Mary Durbin; music,
instrumental; discussion, G. E. Hipps, |
subject: “Should We as Teachers En-
courage Higher Branches; music;
essay, F. E. Wentz, subject: “Import- |
ance; oration, A. F. Hipps; music;
recitation, Miss Joy Singer; debate—
‘Resolved, That Intemperance Has
Caused More Misery Than War, af-|
firmative, F. EE Wentz, Miss Joy
Singer; deny, G. E. Hipps, O. E. Rod-
‘ key: recitation, Fred Gill; select read-
ing, Mr. Edward Nedimyer; recitation,
' Ada Hipps; music. Notice: Exercises,
in evening. Doors open at 7 o'clock.
John HW. Newell Sertonsty 11).
~ A’ large number of residents in this
section will be surprised to learn of the |
very serious illness of John H. Newell,
proprietor of the Barnes Safe and Lock
‘company of Pittsburg. Last reports
from there stated that his recovery was
doubtful. Mr. Newell is well-known
in and around Patton having been
raised from childhood at - the home of |
' Anslem Weakland.
Ciml For Sale.
John Truman is prepared to furnish
his trade with the finest coal for gen- ..o
eral use in this section. Call and leave
your orler. Terms eash. 53tf
Must be Stopped.
Notive is hereby given that loafing |
in the halls or stairway of the Good
building will be strictly prohibited.
Anyone found breaking this order will |
be dealt with according to law. It bas ;
got to be a public nuisance and annoy-
ance to the tenants and must be stop-
peda at once. R. McPHERSON.
1 cannot, |
refrain from adding to an’
congress in any
Opening exercises;
“Vertical Writing,”
England made 60,000 bicycles in 1594,
there were 345 applicants, of which 183
were granted, 51 refused, 2 withdrawn,
and 9 held over for further consider-
granted. Of the 299 applicants
' this year, 22 ask for wholesale, and 6
for brewer's license. - Following is a
list of the applicants filed, Johnstown
“not included:
D. G. Myers, Ashville boroagh, retail.
James Hanlin, Ashville borough,
retail.
Levi Purket, Ashville borough, retail.
C. J. Duncan, Adams township re.
| tail.
MC Weakland, Barnesboro, retail.
Michael M. McAnuity, Barnesboro,
retail. :
John Hendle, Barnesboro, retail
Thomas Brown, Barnesboro, retail.
J. D. Ritter, Barneshoro borough,
retmil.
H. A. Lonther, Barr township, retail.
B. O. Blum, @arrolitown horsugh,
brewer’
€. A. Farabaugh, Carrolitown bor
ough, brewer. :
Julius Rager, Carralitown borough,
| retail.
Vincent J. Stoltz, Carrolitwn bor
' ough, retail. -
Andrew H. Haug, Carrolitown bor
ough, retail.
Martin C. Scroth, Carrviltown bor-
ough, retail. j
- Albert Flick, Carrolitown borough,
‘retail. i
F P. Gillen, Gallitain borough, retail
LO Resiertelier, Galljostn Sarougs,,
wholeaale.
Allen Lens, Gallitsin borough, retail
John A. Mofiuire, Gallitzin township.
retail.
A. J. Gutweld, Gallitsin borough.
Orange Grove Brewing Co., Gallitsin
John A. Parka, Hastings, retail.
Andrew Lantxy, Hastings, wholesale.
E. L. Beckwith, Hastings, retail
Samuel C. Kirkpatrick, Hastings,
retail.
Jacob Bollinger; Hastings, retail.
Marshall Kirkpatrick, Hastings, re-
tail. :
Otto F. Helly, Lilly borough, retail.
Robert Smith, Lilly borough, retail.
George Kurtz, Lilly borough, retail.
James Dunn, Lilly borough, retail.
C. A. George, Lilly, retaii.
Charles F. “O’Donnell, Loretto, retail
John E. Sees, Lower Yoder town-
ship, retail. ;
Peter J. Callerton, Lower Yoder’
retail. :
AJ. Leonard, Morrellville, retail.
Francis Lecky, Morrellville, Thir!
Jahn Boyce, Patton borough, whole:
sale.
Walter & Weakland, Patton Borough,
wholesale.
T. W. Letts, Patton borough, whole-
sale.
J. F. Marks &)]. PF
borough, wholesale.
PF Young, Patton borough, whole-
anle.
H. C. Beck, Patton borough, retail.
J. M. Robinson,’ Patton borough, re-
tail.
8. M. Wilson, Patton borough, retail.
W. P. Douglass, Patton, retail.
E. A. Mellon, Patton, retail.
(George DeGarmo, Patton, retail.
W. 8. Curran, Patton, retail.
James Daley, Purtuge township, re-
to
Bonner, “Patol %
Wm. H. Edwards, Portage Sowasiky
| Jamestown }, retail.
Ww. 8, Confer, Portage horough, retail
John F. Beiter, Portage borough,
| retail.
D. W. Martin, Portage borough, re-
‘Albert Diehl, Portage borough, retail.
‘William and George Yeelkly, Portage
borough, retail.
John H. Kuhn, Portage, retail.
Phillip Hopper, Portage, retail.
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