f- Rh feck VOL. 11. NO. 94. VISIT COOK, Cs FIRST! Tis. Hime with the largest’ line “HOLLIDAY | D ever brought to, atton, and still they “have | “not all arrived yet. ways strive to get our goods on exhibition early in the We al-| = PA ATTON, CAMBRIA CO. PA THE CONDITION OF TRADE As Reported by Bradstreet S Commercial Agency ACTUAL IMPROVEMENT A Large Volame of Business Felt East and Soath. BosToN, September 20. The volume of business is moderate in most kinds | of merchandise, but conditions hold season so you can have lots of steady. The money market is steady, time to make selection. It is always our motto to be first Mm EARLY "in the season. presents for young and old. “ Anything you want from a Monkey to an Elephant. ATOR HARMAGY And also see ‘the Baby ELEPHANT, Drugs Medicines Chemicals ; Stationery ~.. Confectionery : Tobacco Snuff and Smoker's Articles. Toilet Articles Holiday Goods Always Fishing Tackle Sporting Goods Base Ball Goods Knives Razors Scissors Shears | Tw Strops Mugs Ete. -C. W. HODGKINS, 5th & Beech Aves. - - Patton, Pa. | : We Lead ‘ the ESSION in fine Furniture. ~ SIDEBOARDS, - COUCHES, DINING TABLES, . .CHAMBER SUITS, . TURKISH ROCKERS, FOLDING BEDS, BOOK CASES, PARLOR SUITES, ~ WARDROBES. ALL STYLES. ~ CURLY BEECH, ANTIQUE OAK, ~ VERMILLION, WALNUT, BIRD'S EYE MAPLE, PRIMEVERA, MAHOGONY. COrER BROS. v Ww Johnstown, Pa. 136 Market St. Telephone No. 140. Jo to sell. but the demand is yet not equal to the supply, which prevents rates from hardening. Commercial paper is quiet, 'but rates are held steady. Business paper is quoted. at #« 4} per cent., with corporation loans at 3(+3} per cent. ‘and call loans at 3(: 4 per cent. In the boot and shoe market some fair sales of samples are noted, bnt buyers are yet holding back as regards ordering . lines. The weaker tone to hides has All kinds of tended to check buying footwear. The ‘leather ‘market is steady outside of. union sole, which is being cut in price by some dealers. Hides are firmer since the recent large purchase noted in the four large western centers last week. Iron and steel are firm, with a | fair business, while lumber is steady. 'Conl is doing a little better. PHILADELPHIA, September 20.—W ool is dull and spinners complain of lack of orders. Cotton and woolen yarns are fairly active. Dry goods are firm and a fair volume. of business is being ‘done. Morocco, leather, etc.; continuoe | strong and prices are well maintained. There is a fair demand for drugs, but | paints and glass are dull. Coal prices | in anthracite have advanced and trade | |is somewhat. more active. Demand has fallen off for iron, but manufac- | turers are busy filling delayed orders. | | No change in prices. PITTSBURG, September 20. — Fall | trade has opened with good prospects lin practically all ‘branches. Jobbers | report that while retailers are not buy- {ing in as large quantities as might have i chases more frequently. Staples are. | active, with prices steady but low, | Collections are somewhat improved, although not satisfactory. The iron and steel market continues firm, with | the demand for raw materials some- | what less than last week, but a per- ceptible increase in the demand for | finished Material is noted, and local | dealers express the opinion that prices 2 | will go higher. | Bu JFFALO, September 20.- “The con- : tinued wurm weather has tended to re- | 'tard the movement of sensonable _ | goods, but, notwithstanding, the vol- i ume of business has increased, and the | outlook for an improvement in trade this fall is considered good. Lumber is dull: coal is moving some better. i BaAnrmMore, September 20.—There no material change from the situation. | Southern merchants who are visiting | the. market report a very hopeful feel- ling in their territory, and are buying! : ee re ance of the protection, and should give the firemen all the aid they need as freely. Trade in certain lines, it is also ‘noted, is nearly a month earlier than | last year, and collections. re main, as a rule, satisfactory. CLEVELAND, September 20.—The | continued hot weather. has not helped iusto in strictly seasonable lines, i § i i Jou, generally speaking, trade condi-' ' tions .are favorable, without material | change, and cornpared with last year | the volume in staple lines is very satis- The iron and steel market | continues active. factory. | CHICAGO, September 20.—There has ‘been an increase in the jobbing and rel business of the dry goods stores | this week, but among the clothing and | | shoe houses the gains were small. The | hot weather delayed the purchase of heavy goods to some extent and made | the feelihg rather quiet. Tanners re- | port enlarged sales of leather, with a ‘better general demand and a firmer feeling. Sole has advanced slightly and calfskins are expected to follow. + Hides are firmer, with a large business. | Light and heavy hardware show no ‘increase in sales, but are firm. The | demand for pig iron is not as good, but { the market holds steady, with no pres- meet with more demand to-day, and i manufacturers here are disposed to | crowd prices higher. Groceries are .jactive. Lumber is firm, with sales in- creasing. Yellow pine is scarce in northern markets and brings good’ | prices. Produce trade is fair. Fruits plenty and very low. Wool receipts, | 228,270 pounds. Ne ~~ LouisviLLE, September 20.-—Favor- able . trade conditions continue. : Country collections are improving as the fall advances. Whisky trade seems dullest, and the subject of restricting | the production is now being discussed. = Kansas Crry, September 20. —With | ~ Steel of all descriptions uf BeAr A good runs of cattle the market has fallen off 10c. to 20c. during the week, and prospects are meagre for an ad- vance in the near future. Offerings of hogs were about, the same last week, and the decline since Saturday have been to 20c., ending quotations being in the same notch as last week. Sheep. receipts were very liberal, and values have gone off 10c. to 25c. trade in all lines good. fair. Collections MINNEAPOLIS, September 20. Trade generally is somewhat more quiet than last week because of the hot weather, still, it is fair for the season. The pro- daction of flour for the week is heavy, with large sales. Lumber is in good : demand. DULUTH, September 20. Trade con- ditions are not materially changed. As the season advances improvement be- comes more manifest. There is a large movement of farm products to market. - Wheat receipts are especially heavy. Lake rates are firm and advancing. Lumber is active and prices are firm. Flour mills are running full time, and the market is fairly good. CHARLESTON, September 20.--Busi- ness in all lines fair. Cotton is coming in slowly, owing to lateness of season Collections fair. JACKSONVILLE, September 20. — There is a steady improvement in retail and wholesale circles. Collections are very slow. : NEW ORLEANS, September 20.— Im: provements in trade noted contiuve to ‘hold good, and greater activity will follow. Freer movement of crops. Cotton arrivals are very light. Market active. Rice sales are disappointing. San FraNcrsco, September 20. Trade in mercantile lines is slightly improved. Produce and grain are dull. New hops sell slowly; hides are weak; coffee dull; raisins for shipment | are in good demand. Damage by rains less than was anticipated. Grain freights, 24s. TORONTO, September 20. — Wholesale trade is rather quieter this week. Many travelers have gone out and others are going on sorting-up trip. been expected, they are making pur- Prospects are good, with prices of cottons, woolens, and metals very strong. : : satisfactory Proof. In response to a call of the chief the fire laddies came out Saturday after-' noon and made a test of the new hose and apparatus as well as testing the ‘water pressure. The report is favor- able to both and our fire protection is now much improved. The purchase i by the council of a Siamese connection was a splendid move and pleases the company very much,and the additional protection gained thereby is worth many times the cost as it enables the boys to use two. streams where only one would be available, and its useful- ness was well shown Saturday after- i« Doon both when used on the plug and on the line two hundred feet from the plag. It is to be hoped the firemen will not have to use either hose or ladders soon, but we have the assur- their work is purely yoluntary and not enviable. : Married Last Wednesday. On last Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock a happy wedding took place in Patton at which were united in holy bonds of matrimony Wm. Hunter and Anilla B. Letts, daughter of T. W.. Letts. The wedding ceremony took place at the home of C. M. Letts on Magee avenue and was performed by Rev. Chas. W. Wasson, of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. Only immediate friends and relatives were present who passed a very enjoyable evening. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hunter reside in Patton ‘and are respected by all who know ‘them. The COURIER along with the happy couple’s many friends extends congratulations. : Coal Land For Sale. Three thousand acres of elegant coal land situated on the Cambria and Clearfield railroad at the headwaters of Chest Creek, Cambria county, Pa. The new line of the Beech Creek railroad branch; known as the Conemaugh and Western, will pass directly over the tract. The land ontains three veins. of fine coal, the largest cue being over four feet in thickness. For particulars, etc., write or call on the COURIER, Pat- ton, Cambria county, Pa. At Home. All who are interested in good house- keeping should examine the Cinderella Range. It bakes light bread and roasts meat deliciously. Sold, recommended and guaranteed by A. M. Thomas. Why Not Do the Same at Patton? The Pennsylvania Railroad company has given out the contract for the erection of a new passenger station at Spangler. Jobbing A NEW DEPOT 15 NEEDED in Patton— The Question 18, Will it be Built? A FIRE INSURANCE CO. Orginized by the Connty Members of the Patrons «f Hashbandry. Again the COURIER takes up the ques- tion of a passenger station needed in Patton. Owing to the approaching cold weather a large amount of comment is heard in regard to the present pas- senger and freight station not being up to the average of other towns of this size in the way of comfort and.con- venience, : a In the first place what there is of the passenger station is too small for the accommodation of the large namber of people who daily continue to travel to and fro. According to measure- ment recently taken the only waiting room in the present building is but abont 12x20 feet, with but one seat along one side and end of room for passengers. : In the second place it is not built on ‘the proper plan for a passenger or freight dept in a town of 2,000 inhab- itants, with freight and - passenger business over two railroad systems, as it does not even have an exclusive ladies’ waiting room and they are com- pelled to crowd themselves in uncom- fortable positions if they wish to enter on waiting for a train or otherwise stand outside in the storm, In the third place the present bui fa. ing cannot be kept warm on 1 very cold day. The station agent has at times been compeled to move his writing desk in the waiting room close by the stove in order to keep from freezing. This building would make a splendid freight station by having it removed tc a point south of its present site and a comfortable passenger station erected in its place. At present if a business man has 4 large amount of freight ordered andl it arrives at the station, it is compelled to remain in the car until it is unloaded to be delivered, as the present freizht station is too small to hold a large amount and the party to whom the freight is consigned has to unload it out of a car.” A large clay works is about to be built here which will necessitate the handling of con siderable plore freight and the pas senger station already built could very easily be converted into a building which would accommedate the freight, business of Patton for at least two or three years, A more suitable passenger statior. would be a. two story building of brick. or even a frame structure having or the first floor both a ladies’ and gents’ waiting room and the station agent's office. On the second floor a telegraph. office for the use of both the Pennsyl- vania and Beech Creek roads; an office for the supervisor, jhe Beech Creek yardmaster and other employes who are crowded, under the present condi- tion. Such an improvement as above stated is a necessity and would be greatly appreciated by the railroad employes as well as by the citizens, the business men and the traveling public n.. general, and would more favorabliy with the large propor- tion of substantial business houses of which Patton proudly possesses. NEW FIRE INSURANCE CO. Known as The Cambria Co. Mutaal Fire Insurance Company. The Patrons of Husbandry of Cam. bria county have organized a fire insurance company. The first policies were issued on Saturday, the 21at inst. to the amount of $150,000. The prc- ject of organizing a fire insurance company was first discussed on the 14th of last January, when the County or Pomona Grange was organized at Loretto. Quite a number of Grange companies are already working in this State, the one in Centre county having been organized 18 years ago. The by-laws and methods of man- aging these companies and the satis faction that the members are receiving from them have been closely studied by the Cambria county Patrons. and at their county meeting at Patton on April 1st, after a thorough discussion, - it was agreed to organize a company in Cambria county. A committee was appointed, and the matter was taken up earnestly by the Sabordinate Granges. At the next county meeting, on July 1st. enough insurance having been pledged and necessary prelimi- nary .arrangem.nts made, by-laws were adopted and an organizaticn effected with the Mllowing board of: directors: J. J. Thomas, Patton; A. B. Kirsch, Nicktown; ' Michael Noon, Loretto; | James B. Westrick, Carrc'ltown, Wn. compar ion rut Sante | THU RSDAY, SE PTEMBE R 26, 1895. SALMOND & COWD: Rowland, Vetera; W. A. Haver, Loretto; Wm. Tierney,’ Ebensburg; T. L. Par- rish, Loretto; John Wright, Won John E. Tomlinson, Loretto; J. Rodkey, Belsano; 8S. D. Ryan, : - Augustine; J. H. Dimond, Wilmore. Hon. J. J. Thomas was chosen presi- dent; John Wright, vice-president; Jamon B. Westrick, treasurer. and W. A. Baver, secretary. A charter was obtained from the In- | ‘surance Department at Harrisburg on | the 1st of August. The time since then | has been taken up in completing ar-’ rangements, getting policies printed, | ete. ete. Patrons feel jubilant of the good start made, as few companies have that amount of policies issued uantil! several months after starting. More | applications for policies are coming in and the company will grow rapidly. The directors to manage the affairs of the company will be chosen an- -nually in the following manner: The policy holders of each Subordinate Grange will nominate one of their members at their last regular meet- ing in December. Thirteen of the members s0 nominated will be elected at the county meeting in Jannary by the policy holders present. The company will be known as the Cambria County Mutual Fire Insar- ance Company of P. of H. MINING NEWS. A Statement Issued by by the Bell, Lewis A ‘Yates Coml Mining Company. The Bell, Lewis & Yates Coal Mining company has issued a statement saying it was not, nor is it now, the intention to reduce any men whatever, no mat- ter-at what rate they were working, unless the men choose to make the change. It lays the responsibility for the 30-cient rate at the Rochester mine on men who importuned work "at that rate. It proposes to maintain the 35- ~ cent raté at all places it is now paid, - and maintain present prices for all ‘other work until the Western Pennsyl- -vania region pays 80 and the Beech Creek region 40 cents. It will them pay the latter rate.—Coal Trade Journal. The Cresson & Clearfield Coal and Coke company is still firing a few more ovens each week. The Bell, Lewis & Yates Coal Mining company at DuBois is now paying 30 cents per ton for mining. The Coal Trade Journal is authority - for the following: ‘The starting up of the Stineman, in the Osceola district, which has been shut down for months past, and an increased output in some Jocalities along the Beech Creek rail- ‘ road are the features of the week in those regions. The Patton mines have worked continuously since August 1st, and unless all expectations fail that region will continue to show an activ- ity more than asual for some time to come.” C. Oliver Iselin, managing owner of the “Defender,” is a son of Adrian Iselin, owner of the Helvetia mines and very largely interested in the Buf- falo, Rochester and Pittsburg FRiway and the R. & P. C. and I. comapany. Work on the new tipple and side track at the Patton Coal company’s Flannigan Run mine is moving along rapidly. The Nolan- McDevitt Wedding. On Wednesday morning at 8 a. m. in 8t. Mary’s Catholic church M. M. Nolan and Miss Grace McDevitt, eldest daughter of James McDevitt, joined: hands at Hymen’s altar, the nuptial ceremony being performed by the Rev. Father Marcellius in the presence of the relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The attendants were Wm. Mellon and Miss May Reynolds, and Ed. Little and Miss Winnie Me- Devitt. Immediately after the cere- . mony a wedding breakfast was par- taken of at the home of the bride's parents on Palmer avenue after which the happy couple departed on the 7:22 train west on a short wedding journey. Upon their return they will at once. assume the pleasures and responsibili- ties of housekeeping. = Miss McDevitt is a young lady who has by her many amiable qualities endeared herself to a ! large circle of friends who congratulate Mr. Nolan in having chosen so charm- ing a life partner, The groom occupies . a responsible position with the firm of Magee & Lingle, coal operators, and is held in high esteem by his friends, col- leagues and employers. May their lives be a bright and happy one is the wish of the COURIER. Game Laws. The game laws permits the killing of squirrels from September 1st to Jan- ‘unary 1st; rabbits from November 1st to January 1st; deer from October 1st to December 15th, and pheasants from October 1st to January 1st. Get the New York World three fain) a week and the Pattom COURIER | only $1.50 a year. $1.00 PER YEAR. INS STORE, ALTOONA, PA. OED THE IGE OF 0, Patrick Flynn, of Patton; Ex- pires on Saturday. OLDEST IN CAMBRIA co i The Second € entenarian Who Has Exphvd Here Within Two Months. On Saturday morning Patrick Flynn, | who was, without a’ doubs, the oldest man in Cambria county, died at his home in Patton at the remarkable ad- | vanced age of 104 years and his re- mains were taken to Corning, N. YX. | on Monday for interment. He leaves a wife and three sons and one daughter, besides several great- grand and grand children to moorn his loss. ‘ His sons are Michael, of Lan- dros, Pa., Dennis and Jerry, of Patton, | and daughter, Mrs. Farrell Hopkins, 0% of Tioga county, Pa. He was ill but a few days and always enjoyed remurkabiy good health. The deceased was born. in Ireland in 1790 and stated a few days before his death that if he lived antil the middle of October he would be 105 years old. He came from Ireland to America ‘about sixty years ago and bad been living in Patton over a year. This makes the second centenarian who Las expired in Patton during the past two months. New Jewelry Store. The Patton Jewelry company has been organized and will commence to do business in about two wecks. Since Jas. W. Hoy has discontinued . to do business in that line Patton has been without a jewelry store. The above named firm comes to Patton well recommended as first-class jewel- ers and will do a good business here. And Stifl They Come. A. J. Watt, of South Mellon avenue, Patton, brought to the COURIER office ‘on Monday a cuncumber which weighed sixty-four ounces. It is surely a. ‘“whale’’ and will be hard to beat. Mr. Watt has several other cucumbers al- -most the size of this one. : One Dozen Whoppers. : The COURIER is in receipt of another batch of big potatoes. There are one dozen and they weigh sixteen pounds and four ounces, raised by Policeman John Boyce. This i is the biggest vet. ‘GABLE & CO. Altoona, Pa. THE EVENT Coming Week Will be Our 'GRAND FALL MILLINER - OPENING Every year this interesting occasion has brought hun- dreds of ladies from many miles around Altoona, to view the visions of beauty which ‘are then displayed. What a vision of indiscreet colorings will it be when hun- ‘dreds upon hundreds of beaut- iful imported ard Metropoli- tan creations are displayed for your viewing! ITISA SIGHT Worth coniing many miles to see. ‘Everything is now ready for you to do your Fall Shop- ping— Why not make it suit to come to Altoona at this time? TRURS., FRIDAY and SAT., OCT. 3,4, & 5. Send For Our Fall Catalogues. WME. GABLE & GO. ALTOONA , PA. i 1 4 y i ot cp fg a
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