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PATTON, CAMERIA CO. PA. THURSDAY , SEPTE :MBER 5, Sos,
$1.00 PER YEAR.
VISIT COOK, SALMOND & COWDE
TN S STORE,
ATITOONA, PA.
An ne you want from a
Angiing
os sumer THE CONDITION OF TRADE
JATTON [DARMMACY coor mr
And she we | Commercial Agency
woe the Baby
~My Stock. ELEPHANT.
- Medicines
Chemicals
Confectionery
Tobacco Snuff
and Smoker's Articles.
Toilet Articles
Holiday Goods Always
- Fishing Tackle
Sporting Goods
Base Ball Goods
Knives Razors Scissors
Strops Mugs Ete
FINEST SODA WHTER.
Drugs Among Jobbers in Dry wv Goods, Hardware,
Clothing and Groceries.
Stationery BosTON, August 30.— Business is im-
amount of activity is noted in some
lines of trade. The money market
continues quiet, however in the face of
a fair business, with commercial paper
in scarce supply.
‘paper is yet about 4 per cent., with
corporation loans at 3(x3} per cent,
and collateral loans at 3(«4 per cent.
The trade in boots and shoes continues
quiet, with conditions nnchanged.
Buyers are holding back in regards to
placing orders, but the leather and
hide markets is strong and manu-
facturers will only accept business at
full rates. The iron and steel sitnation
is strong, and values from the mills are
quoted higher on many kinds of ma-
terial. Copper is going well into con-
sumption and holds firm. The lumber
trade is fair, with prices steady. Coal
Shears
~Manufactu rer of =
{ Magic - Drops
—and—
Magic Cough Cure.
.* (jusranteed to give satisfaction or
~ money cheerfully refanded.
| Prescriptions a Specialty. 1°"
: PHILADELPHIA, August 23.— Wool is
quiet. There is little change in dry
1] GEN
With each Dollars worth of goods |
bought at this store we will give Five |
Cent Money Orders, and when Twenty |
. Are ted to ns at one time, we,
will redeem them, giving So |
~ ONE DOLLAR
in eas or merchandise for thers; or we |
will accept them one or more at a
. time towards paying for a bill of goods
purchased at any one time at this
store amounting to fifty cents or
4 C.W. HODGKINS,
Sih & Beech: Ave. -
| being done. leather and morocco are
| active, . without change in prices.
| Large orders are coming in from out-
of-town sources for boots and shoes,
! with a decided improvement in collec-
| tions. Iron continues strong. Besse-
mer pig has advanced 25 per cent., and
is 50 per cent. higher than at the cor-
responding period last year.
PITTSBURG, August 30. — General
1780s is fairly satisfactory in most
; sales are improving, and orders
Ti commercial travelers are increas-
|ing. While indications are good, the
| demand for fall stocks has not fally
| opened up; a large season’s business is
i anticipated. Collections continue slow
and far from satisfactory. Iron and
steel continue steady at the further ad-
lines, especially steel billets and Besse-
mer pig, and the market is now in
| much better condition than the most
| sanguine predictions a few months
Patton, Pa. | | ago; better prices are still expected;
| all mills are sold up for several months :
to come. :
| BALTIMORE, August 30.-
| the dry goods, boots and
When you
Go To Johnsiow
Trade in
| active, with influx buyers; prices firm
| reported seasonable. Some lines re-
: : port an increase of from 10 to 30 per
ot Aree i ‘ cent. in volume for August, 1895, over
There is one thing in particu- gush
lar your attention is called to | for an increased trade later, based upon
the advance in cotton and the general
and that is the Mammoth and | resumption of the manufacturing in-
: Extensive Furniture Store of | dustries.
i CLEVELAND, August 30.—In all mer-
: : ‘chandise lines the volume of trade
'n , during the summer months has been
4 7 | better than last year. The outlook for
GOMER BROS., tan active fall business is regarded as
bd : 1 very promising. The metal markets
CHICAGO, August 30, —The feature of
: | the week was the steady improvement
Largest and Most Re-| in the jobbing trade Ee all a and
liable Furniture House in especially in dry goods. Sales are
‘Western Pennsylvania. | large for the season and are better
: i : | than for several years.
| expected, as many of the
| merchants are at the Knights Templar
fconclave at the east. Shoes were
1 taken well. Leather is slow and easier.
| Some tanners are more anxious to sell,
: are active.
clothing were not as large as jobbers
We are the leaders of
ufacturers to come in and buy. The
| steel interests are excited. Manufac-
i turers of billets and steel rod have
Low Prices
and our goods are of the finest
quality and the prettiest pat-| were not disposed to consider bids for
{time being, and at the close to-day
billets for less than $33 to $34, or $1 to
“terns you can find anywhere.
yo y | $1.50 advance. On rails they are not
It will pay you to make us|
{ come in freely. Charcoal pig iron ad-
a visit while in the city. | vanced $1, with sales of 203,000 tons
People living in the city will| | his week in round lots at $14.50 here.
‘have their goods delivered | Bessemer pig iron scarce and §1 higher.
: ; ] | Farnace men are sold so far ahead on
free of charge. | coke i irons that they are not anxious
or : : | for new contracts. Lumber is strong,
is | with a growing demand. Produce
Remember the Place. laegot of the season
i | 535, 864 pounds.
| LouisvILLE, August 30.—As a rule
| jobbers and manufacturers are season-
(ably busy, reporting a material im-
| provement over last year's ‘sales,
x a | especially in paints, oils, glassware
i Johnstown, Pa. | and queensware. Leaf tobacco is sell |
COMER BROS.,
if 108
4 Market St. Telephone No. 140. ers report, deposits wood, but Tight
INCREASE oF BUSINESS
cattle and 4c. hogs with in 30 days.
proving as fall approaches, and a fair.
Rates for business
“hogs are 10c.
continues dull with the market feature-
lot: though fair volume of business
‘vance, with unbated demand for all:
shoes, hats |
| clothing and millinery lines is very °*
| and goods advancing. Collections are |
. August, 1864, with very good prospects |
in.
The calls for
interior
and are cutting prices to induce man-
| practically withdrawn prices for the
| naming rates. Ord
g ers continue to... 41. squash
trade is fair. Supplies of fruits are the
ing freely at satisfactory figures. Bank- |
doiviand for loans. Collections fair.
Kansas Crry, August 30.—Receipts |
of cattle are more liberal and values
have been sustained most satisfactorily.
S Offerings of hogs have been smaller,
but values continue to decline for the
week 20c. to 35¢. per ¢wt. Sheep re-
ceipts are fair and values are firmer.
Prospects are for steady values on
All other lines of jobbing trade report
large orders, with fair collections.
Preparations am being made to handle
large fall and winter business.
MINNEAPOLIS, August 30.—Jobbers
in nearly all lines are very busy and
shipments are larger. Grain is coming
in freely and flour is more active.
Lumber is moving freely.
OMaEA, Algust 30, —Trade is a Tittle
quiet in most lines, except dry goods
and manufactures of cheap lines
Cattle receipts are still falling off, and
lower.
CHARLESTON, August 30. Jobbers
are getting a good many orders for
Reptember delivery. Some trading in
all lines. Coliections are fair. Good
fall prospects. ar =
ATLANTA, August 30.—Jobbers in
dry goods, groceries and hardware
report a small increase in sales. Col-
lections are fair; prospects bright.
JACKSONVILLE, August 30.—Retail
and wholesale circles show quite an
improvement, the former especially.
City and country collections are very
slow.
NEw ORLEANS, August 30.—Trade
has been fair, particularly in clothing
Cotton is brisk. Rice is
(cross ties or pillar blocks, vitrified
and shoes.
unsettled, with small arrivals of new
crop. Some bulk grain is. arriving,
but exports are light.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30.—Trade
is moderate in commercial lines. Pro-|
Fruits are
duce markets are dull
plentiful, with the exception of pears,
which are in good demand. Wheat
freights are nominal at 30c.
Tacoma, August 30.—Trade main-
tains - its usual volume. Collections
satisfactory. British ship Duchalburn
‘has arrived to load wheat.
ToroNTO, August 30.— Wholesale
trade is moderately active, with the
general tone of markets frm. The
namber of buyers are increasing, and
prospects are more satisfactory for the
fall trade.
COUNCIL MEETING.
Th: Dog Ordinapee is Repealed and the
Canines are at Liberty.
Patton borough council met in regu--
lar session on Tuesday evening in the
‘office of Dale & Patterson with the fol-
lowing members present: Chairman L.
S. Bell, B. F. Wise, Ralph Leisch, S. M.
Wilson, P. P. Young and Frank Camp
beil. The minutes of the two last
meetings were read and approved.
During the past week a petition was
circulated in the borough of Patton
which contained a large number of . :
TE . waters of the Susquehanna river two
| railroads
signers asking the borough council to
repeal ordinance No. 24, relating to
the taxation, etc., of dogs in ‘the bor-
ough. A vote was taken and the re-
peal was carried and the dogs are
again set free,
A motion was made 25d carried that
the report of the street commissioner
be accepted and orders drawn in favor
of the following persons for street
work:
Fred Heller eats : ck
Wm. Lineoln 20 in
Peter Hardsoek
Jas. Milligan :
Hiram Wilkins,
J. Wagoner
Jos, Karthedm..
Nicholar Graham
John Biller,
(roo, Quinn
Jax. McMahan
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Wm. Banks
Andrew Salisgiver
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Simon Bortmon
Win. Shesirer
A. T. Cornelus
A. J. Jackson
Patton Supply Co,
F. H. Kinkead miss.)
H. Patterson, clerk (sal ary 3 ma. 15.00
Council then adjourned to meet at its
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Something of a Squash.
Jas. Perry has in his garden at Chest
Springs three squashes that would
make a meal for a regiment of hungry
soldiers, and he would still have con-
left. In fact Mr.
Perry's squashes are not to be sneezed
at. The largest of the three measures
nearly six feet in circumference and is
still growing. The other two are not
much behind this one. They will be
plucked and taken to the Carrolitown
fair in three weeks, by which time
they will be a trio competent to hold
their own against all comers. The
* three squashes grew from a vine that
sprung from a seed that was brought
from the World's Fair. It may be set
down that these three squashes, if they
' attend the fair, will be the most ad-
mired in the vegetable department and
| they will return home proudly bearing
; first premium.
Drink Ambrosia.
More News
- manager and head of the
‘variety
Mahaffey with J.
‘are then poured down
PTTON NEW INDUSTRY.
Concerning tte
- Big Clay Work
THE P. & BE "RAILROAD
Which ix Now Being Built From Mahaffey
to Pittsburg and Other Points West,
Last week the COURIER contained
the cheerful information that Patton
had practically secured the location of
a clay manufacturing plant of consid- |
erable magnitude, and gave the names |
of business men who are interested in
its '. establishment. As previously
stated the preliminary plans are aboat
completed and the building of tae
plant here is about as certain as the
appearance of the tax collector and
death, and those are two things we
can all count npon with a great'deal of
certainty. .
- Mr. McEifresh, who is the general
MeElfresh
Clay Manufactaring company at Pen-
rith, W. Va, and who will have charyre
‘of the new plant at Patton, writes the
COURIER that ground will be broken
within thirty days.
He also adds that
when completed the plant will manu-
facture fire clay products, such as fire
proof building material for architect-
ural buildings complete, flue liners,
pressure water mains for city water
works, underground conduits of every
description, large sectional sewer
blocks, electric railway terra cotta
paving brick, sewer pipe,
of other clay
specialties. 1
Since closing the deal for the estab-
lishment kere Mr. McElfresh says. that
and a great
goods and
he’ has been east and secured contracts
that will call for $200,000 worth of pro-
duct for the mew plant. Direct con
nections with and the competition of
New York, Lake Erie and Western,
the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia aad
Reading, Fall Brook, New York Cen-
tral, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg,
and the Beech Creek roads will give
‘the new enterprise shipping facilities
not surpassed by any plant in the
country and consequent low freight
rates, which ig an important matier
when the bulky nature of the product
of the plant is taken into consid-
eration.
WORK ON THE PITTSBURG & EASTERN
Hundreds of Men Busily Engaged—Some
Immense Cots to Go Through.
Probably the wildest and most
picturesque scenery to be found in this
region is between Mahaffey and Me-
Gee's Mills, in Clearfield county, along
the building of the line of the new
Pittsburg and Eastern railroad. Iuis
only a distance of about three miles
and in the narrow valley of the hexl-
wind around. the hills and
another is being built.
representative spent iast- Sunday at
D. Hepburn, at the
Aldine hotel.
the Aldine. :
Sunday afternoon Mr. Hepburn in-
vited the COURIER man to take a drive
up the liné of the new railroad, and
the wonderful work that is now being
done on that end of the new roal is
worth traveling miles to see. P. Mo-
Manus, of Philadelphia, one of the
most experienced railroad men in the
country, has the contract for building
twenty miles of the east end of the
road —from Mahaffey to Rankin Sum-
mit, and it is probably as difficult and
as expensive a piece of road to build as:
any that have been finished in the
State. Leaving Mahaffey the road
takes a bee-line from the Beech Cruek
across the river, crossing the low lands
on a big fill and thence over the river
on the tops of stone piers 38 feet high.
The road then dives into the hills west
of the river and follows up the valley
to MaGee's Mills, Glen Campbell and
on to the Summit. All the way up the
valley deep cuts, big fills, and as few
curves as possible are made.
MaGee's is the big cut where five men
Near
‘lost their lives by an explosion a few
days ago. Drills, steam shovels and
scores of men are working away in the
mountain side, cutting a passage
through the solid rocks for the roai-
bed. Steam drills drive deep holes in
the mountain and barrells of powder
‘the holes.
Electric wires are then attached and
' when the workmen have retired to a
safe distance the powder is exploded
and
the five men were killed a ton and a
half of powder was poured into one of
these drilled holes. After the explo-
sion the men raturned to their work in
the big cut and the smoke from the |
' quickly overcome and before
A COURIER.
Every person who has.
traveled knows DeWitt Hepburn and
burned powder stttied down
them.
upon
The unfortunate fellows were
they
could be rescued they were dead. |
Emerging from this eut the Pittsburg
and Eastern road takes another leap
‘ through the air and crosses the Penn-
syivania and Northwestern road, the
river and the village of MaGee’s Mills
far above the housetops. Continning
ep the stream the road cuts hills
ia two and spans the valley in a
seemingly reckless manner, but ail the
time avoiding sharp curves and main-
taining an easy grade.
.The building of the road ap the,
valley is a wonderful piece of work,
sand with three railroads between the
{hills that form the banks of the Sus-
(juehanna from Mahaffey to MaGee's
there is not much room left for a
wagon road. But a fairly good drive-
way climbs along the hillside, some-
times above the railroads and some-
times under them, but all the time
between One or two. -
Mahaffey is enjoying a great boom
“during the building of the new road
and her people are living in the belief
that their town is the coming Chicago
of the east.
They Grew in. Walta's Garden,
This is a great year among the farm-
ers and if those of Cambria county do
not enjoy a prosperous season it will
not be because they have not had good
crops. Corn was never bigger nor.
better, odts, wheat, apples and fruits
are in abundance. Potatoes are aiso
making a record for themselves, and
as they come tumbling from the ground
they are in a condition to take a front
seat at any country fair, Big potatoes.
have heretofore been mentioned in the!
Waltz, of
COURIER, but Mr. M. C.
Chest Springs, came to the front with
the largest production from a small
planting. - Last spring he covered two
and a ‘half pounds of potatoes in his
garden, and a few days ago he un-
covered from the same spot eighty-
three and a quarter pounds. Whe can
: beat it?
© Was 1 to 11 for Patton.
On Saturday the Loretto base ball
club came down to Patton to “do our
boys ap,” but at the end of five in-
nings, which time the game was post-
poned on acecunt of darkness, the
score stood 1 to 11 in favor of the Pat-
ton nine. Wolfe's pitching and Reil-
ly’s catching were the principle features
of the game, also the heavy batting by
the home team. The Loretto boys
proved themselves to be perfect gentle-
meu and the Patton nine will be
pleased to receive Another visit from
them soon. :
Time Extended.
The grangers of Cambria county
recently preseinted a petition to the
Cambria county commissioners pray-
ing to have the time for receiving the
discount on State and county taxes
extended to October 1st. instead of
September 1st. The COURIER has been
informed that the petition was granted.
Too much coramendation cannot be
bestowed on the county grange for the
interest they take in matters of this
kind which always benefits their fel-
lowmen.
A Good Fair.
The Ebensburg county fair was pro-
nounced a decided success, nowith-
standing the inclemency of the weather.
The balloon ascension, which was the
special attraction, was a decided suc-
cess. The racing was good and every-
body was satisfied.
Base Bail.
There will be a game of base ball on
the Athletic grounds at Patton on Sat-
urday, September 7th, between Hast-
Game calied at 2:30.
Ren-
ings and Patton.
Batteries, Reiley and Reiley;
ninger and Sibert.
Millinery Store Removed.
The millinery store of Miss Alice A.
Ashcroft. which wus formerly in the
Solomon building, has been removed
to the Patton bailding on Magee ave-
nue. Ladies call and get a bargain. -39tf
Time or Temper.
No time or temper wasted when you
use the Cinderella Range.
and roasting. Sold and guaranteed by
A. M. Thomas. ;
Will Soon be Ready.
J. C. Patrick, the photographer, has
arrived in town and will be ready to
do business at the gallery
avenue in a few days.
Say, have you tried Hodgkin's soda |
thousands of tons of rock and. water?
.earth are shaken up for the steam
shovel to get in its work. At the time !
will be postponed until Monday, Sep-
School te Open September Oth.
The opering of Patton Public Schools
tember 9th instead of September 2d,
as previcualy intended.
G. H CURFMAN, Sec.
- C. C. CrowEI, Pres.
Its. large
‘and high oven insures perfect baking
on Fifth |
LOG MINING FEARS,
WwW ork Suspended Indefinitely
at Rochester & Sandy Lick
PA.
A Large Number of Men Out of Employ-
: © ment—Other Mining News.
The mining situation at DuBois has
for many months been such that the
miners, those in the employ of the
Bell, Lewis & Yates company, could
‘not earn a living, and now they cannot
earn anything at that occupation un-
less they go elsewhere for employment.
Three notices were posted in the win.
dow of the company’s office Friday
evening. One read;
FINES AT DuBOIlS,
Work in Rochester Mine
No Work in London Mine
To-morrow.
"Anothér was this:
Notices,
DvBoms, Pa, Ang. 30, 1865.
The next semi-monthly pay day, for
work done during the frst half of
mber 7 i.
August, will be on Se
JoHN REED, Superintendent.
The third and the one of general
interest to the public of DuBois, was as
follows:
. Notice.
] DUBOIS, Pa., Aug. 30, 1885,
Circumstances which we regret com-
pel us to shut down Rochester mine
‘and Sandy Lick mine for an indefinite
period after Saturday, August 31, 1895.
BELL, LEW & pris CMOCo.
The company has three mines there,
Rochester, the large mine, and London
and Sandy Lick, two smaller mines
London mine is the only one in which
work has not been ordered entirely
suspended for an indefinite period.
Upwards of 200 men are employed
there, and they have been doing very
little there all summer, the same as at
the other mines. A¢ the two other
mines about 700 men are employed
. when they are running full. Since
work has been so slack the number has
been constantly decreasing. A miner
who works in one of the mines stated
that be thought that not more than .
300 were working in Rochester when
they had work, several hundred hav-
ing sought employment elsewhere.
Some of those who left found employ-
ment at Walston, Adrian and Helvetia,
and still others have taken up som?
other occupation. ' Others will now ba.
gin to look for work elsewhere.. Some
have been continuing on with the hope
that there would be an improvement
~ till their resources have become re-
duced so much that they must leave
their families, if they go away, until
they have had time to earn something.
While the company retains its large
“holdings there any suspension is only
temporary; but the men cannot stand
the pinch while it lasts.
The cause of the mines not running
at DuBois is said to be on account of
high freight rates owing to a discord
between the coal company and the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg: Rail-
way company.
Other Mining Notes.
Work on the rope haulage system at
Magee & Lingle’s colliery is progress-
ing finely. . It will soon be ready for
operation.
The recent contracts given out to
Beech Creek shippers makes the min-
ing in this district decidedly more
active. :
Men are reported to be working i in
the Hamilton mine of the Bell, Lewis -
& Yates Coal Mining company, near
Reynoidsville, for 30 cents a ton. This
price is 5 cents a ton below the district
‘There is much interest manifested
concerning the successful bidder on the
‘several thousand tons of bituminous -
coal for use in the United States navy.
A portion of it will be filled by the
Patton Coal company.
E. H. Ellsworth, formerly a member
of the firm of Jackman & Ellsworth,
“miners and shippers of coal from the
Colorado mines near Philipsburg, and
who some time ago disposed of his
interest. in the mines to his partner,
has, in connection with F. J. Durham,
purchased Colorado No. 2 from Mr.
Jackman. The new firm will begin
shipping coal September 1st.—Coal
Trade Journal.
Some of the new Beech Creek gon-
-dolas which are being erected will soon
be put on the road for use.
Transfer of Cambria County Priests.
Rev. Father Phillips, O. 8. B., pastor
of the Catholic churches at St. Boni-
face and St. Lawrence, has been trans-
ferred to a large congregation in Baiti-
more. Father Walter, formerly curate
in Carrolitown, goes to Baitimore with
| Father Philips, and Father Constantine
4 will have charge of St. Boniface and
| 8¢ Lawrence.