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PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA
, THU RSD. AY, OCTOBER 24, 189s.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
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VISIT COOK, SALMOND & COWDE
aN'S STORE,
ALTOONA, PA.
Xmas
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oming’
And we have nade ample pro- |
vision to supply you all
with any kind of a present
you wish such as
Toys, Books,
Games, Novelties,
And Particularly
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LY ; a
Dolls 2s “We sind
some Vv hf pretty ones—in all!
sizes. hen you go by onr
stores stop and peep in the
windows or walk right in and
ask to see them.
WITON ~~ [RARMAGY
Comeand And’ also see
: the Baby
My Stock. FLEPHANT,
Drags Medicines
Chemicals
Confectionery
Snuff
‘| same time last year, the improvement
¥ ; shall own and use only draft wagon
|does not justify expectations. Col- > my on
lections are much better than during |
THE CONDITION OF TRADE
' As Regorted hy Bredstreet’s
Commercial Agency
MODERATED DEMAND
Except in the South; Whore Business Has
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i Been and ix Increawing.
in most departments, with conditions
‘about steady. The money market
continues quiet, with funds in ample
supply, and indications point to an
| easier market. Business paper is
quoted at 41(«.5} per cent., with corp-
oration loans at 3}(«4} per cent, and
| collateral loans at #«5 per cent. The
boot and shoe market continuves quiet,
with little doing in men’s wear outside
of making up and delivering samples
‘gold. Leather is generally quoted
| steady, but the break in price by one
anion sole leather house tends to de-
buying. Hides are dull and quoted 1c.
Jower. The iron and steel trade is
quiet and values are only fairly steady.
Lumber is steady and selling fairly.
Coal is firm and values tend upward
under a better demand.
PHILADELPHIA, October 18.—There
' has been a falling off in dry goods and
the market is not active. Cotton spin-
ners are working on orders for im-
. mediate delivery only, anticipating a.
y y pa me ‘ had bad roads to endure... The mater
has been called to the attention of
further rise in cotton. Boots and
‘shoes active and morocco factories
running to their full capacity. Iron ; ;
‘lation in a way that ought to compel
‘or at least attract attention to the fact
orders have fallen off’ somewhat, and
{in some instances prices are weaker,
but the general tone of the market is: *"
: thing after good roads have been
firm. Coal is active and prices ad-
vancing.
- PITTSBURG, October 18. — General
| trade continues quiet and steady, and ;
proved June 25th, 1895:
while business is much better than at
| the time of the depression, tut there is
still considerable complaint. Groceries
Rasors Scissors ‘Shears |
Strops Mugs Ete. :
C. W. HODGKINS, |
6th & Booch Aves, - - pation, Pa.
We Lead
BESS
~ Furnitu re.
| SIDEBOARDS,
CHAMBER SUITS,
495 Market 8¢t. ‘Telephone No, 140,
JRKISH ROCKERS,
| _ FOLDING BEDS,
"BOOK CASES,
PARLOR SUITES,
| WARDROBES.
ALL STYLES.
CURLY BEECH,
. ANTIQUE OAK,
- VERMILLION,
WALNUT,
- BIRD'S EYE MAPLE,
PRIMEVERA,
MAHOGONY.
i forvns BROS.
Johnstown, Pa.
| show advances on some articles. The
‘boot and shoe trade is brightening, and
| the dry goods line is fairly satisfactory.
The iron and steel market has receded -
| a little since last week. The market is
; | quiet.
| BUFFaLO, October 18.—The improve- |
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| ment in general trade reported during
| the past few weeks is well maintained,
‘and collections in some lines are better.
| Great activity continues in lake ship-
| ments and freight rates are firm.
| CLEVELAND, October 18 -- Staple
| merchandise moves in a te
| volume, and in general wholesale lines
| trade is improved. Iron, steel and
| kindred lines are wiive without
| material recent change. Lake freights
| are very firm, and as the season ad-
| vances tonnage is in active demand.
CHicAGO, October 18.—Trade in dry
‘goods has increased slightly, house
| trade being good and mail orders lib-
'eral. The advancing tendency in cot-
Business in shoes is good, with all lines
firm in sympathy with leather, which
is active. The hide markgt is slow and
easy at a decline of je. In pig iron
sales are of small volume, but deliver-
ies are large and the feeling buoyant,
with values firm. Iron and steel man-
| nfacturers report a marke improve-
ment in the demand with values, and
i feel that the turn has come for higher
| values, the advance in pig iron acting
ment has increased appreciably and
prices are ruling firm. Retail trade
showed no diminution. Produce busi-
ness moderate. Wool receipts, 229,196
pounds.
| LOUISVILLE, October 13.—A very fair
|
i Jobbing trade continues, especially in
dry goods and hardware. Retailers
generally report an active business.
Leaf tobacco is a shade firmer, with
large offerings and sales. Very little
new crop is yet received, owing
lections very good.
Kansas Crry, October 18. aw hole-
sale and retail business is fine, with
favorable indications for a larger vol-
ume of trade in November. Collec-
| tions are good. Live stock receipts are
liberal with irregular values.
81. PauL, October 18.--The open
days is not especially benefitting to
stocks sold in dry goods, but orders as
a rule are smaller than for past two
moralize the market, and no one is
tons had an effect of increasing orders. =
{as a stimulus. The hardware move-
to the continued dry weather. Col-,
the retail trade, and jobbers are feel- |
ing the effects of this in a certain de- |
1gree. There have been a few new
as expected, although improv ing each
week.
CHARLESTON, October 18. — The trade
report business opening up well. Col-
lections are improving. Cotton is
coming in freely.
FROM PITTSBURG TIMES.
Patton Always the Centre of
Attraction—-Our T own's
JACLSONVILLE, October 18.-Whole-
sale and retail circles show a steady
increase, and a slight improvement
in collections over last week.
NEW ORLEANS, October 18. The im.
provement is well maintained in all
BosTON, October 18.—The general
volume of business continues moderate
lines, owing largely to the advance in
the price of cotton. New crop sugars
open je. over last year. Rice is meet-
with prompt sales.
- 8aN Francisco, October 18.--Dry
goods lines aré generally impeoved.
Groceries hardware, boots and’ shoes
are fair, though not up to expectation.
Produce markets are dull, with hops
very dull. Fruits and vegetables are
plentifal and cheap, yt quite active.
ToroxTo, October 18. Trade this
week has been fairly re with prices
‘of merchandise geverally very strong.
Confidence is gradually returning, and
the outlook is bright.
ANOTHER NEW LAW.
Get New Wheels for Your Wagons Mnst be
Four Inches Ww je.
The advantages of broad- tired wheels
for wagons carrying heavy loads have
been dwelt upon hy writers on the
subject of good roads for many years,
says the Pittsburg, Chronicle-Tele-
graph, but it cannot be said that their
arguments have had much effect upon
the farmers of the country, who have
Pennsylvania farmers by the last legis-
that broad tires are a very important
made.
Following is the act which is known
as “The Harvey Wide Tire Bill” ap-
Section 1. That all ns who
on the public highways of this Com-
monwealth with tires not less than four
inches in width for hauling loads of not
less than two thousand pounds weight
shall, for each year after the passage of
this Act, receive a rebate of one-fourth
of their assessed highway tax, pro-
vided, however, such rebate will not
exceed in any one year five days’ labor
on the highways for road or highway '
tax, or its equivalent in cash, to any
one person.
SEC. 2. Any person coraplying with |
the provisions of Section 1. of this Act,
‘who shall make and subscribe to an
affidavit that he, she or they has for
‘the preceding year owned and used
only such wagons with tires not less
than four inches in width for hauling
loads not less than two thousands.
pounds in weight on the public high-
ways of this Commonwealth, shall be
credited by the Supervisors of Highways
of their respective districtq in which :
such tax is levied and assessed with
one-fourth of the road tax assessed and
levied on the property of such person.
Such credit shall not exceed, in any
one year, five days’ labor on the high-
ways for road or highway tax to any
one ‘person, or its equivalent in cash,
and ‘any Supervisor of Highways is
hereby authorized to administer guch
i oath.
SEC. 3.. All Acts or parts of Acts in-
consistent with the provisions of this
. Act are hereby repealed.
© Moses Perkin's Letter.
“I would like to be a big man
too,” said a yonug man in my
hearing one day last week. He
bad been reading of the celebrated
lecturer, Russell Conwell, and seemed
to think it was the height of human
progress to occupy such a position.
My dear young friend it is only at the
cost of ceaseless toil that prominent
men retain their positions. The higher
a man’s position in life, the harder it is
to maintain, because of the thousands
below who are looking for a misplaced
foot or a slip that they may pull him
down. To be great is not to be no-
torious. We may all be great men if
we but perform our duties as they
come to us. Do not sit down and boss
the job and expect the credit for it.
You may get credit for the bossing, but
someone will condemn even that.
Better to live so that you can look
your neighbor square in the eye if he
chances to enter your near doorway
unawares. - Chicken femthers have
proven many a man dishonest who
really was trying to live “good.” Do
whatever comes to vour hand and
when the time comes for you to be
‘ great the way will open for you to re-
. deem yourself.
and fair weather of the past fifteen’
Moses PERKINS,
Every "Housewife
Should examine the Cinderrella Range.
Bread will raise nicer, and bake more
| evenly, in the Cinderella than in any
‘| other. Sold and recommended by A.
| M. Thomas. :
weeks. . The boot and shoe houses have |
had a good trade in winter goods.
Hardware is in fair demand. Groceries
moderately so. Hold your wheat
| seems to be the cry just now, and the |
money is not coming in quite as freely you.
Keep Your Eye Open. *
Watch for L. S. Bell's new illustgh
advertisements in the columngf the |
CouRiER for the next six, ths.
{ They are beauties and wi intercst |
EXCUSE FOR EXISTING.
Town of Northern Cambria.
Pittsburg Times on a lengthy article
on the history and advancement of
A SCHOOL LETTER.
The Principal of the Public Schools und
in an Inte resting Communieatio
Still they come. Qnite a fa of
pupils have been admitted to the dif- |
ferent grades during the past week,
| while several others have ceased to at-
tend. On account of this fluctuation
the teachers find it difficult to properly
regulate their work.
Speaks of Patton 2 HW . Being the Leading |
Pupils who attend less than one- |
| half th ecessi
The following is taken from the » 8 yma, wil, of = ity, bel
demoted to the less advanced grade.
We are glad to say, however, that such
«~ rases so far have been few.
Northern Cambria county, written by |
Bion H. Butler, a member of the edi- |
’ ; parents and ils
torial staff of that leading city journal: Pp? pripis tse regulations |
it , 3 £ $
But the phenomenal success of the |), morning and at noon, viz: the bell
Cambria coal region, and of the coal
region of the Stato perhaps is Patton.
It is a town of nesrly 2,000 people, on
a new line of rairoad, proud in the
possession of brick and stone business
blocks and houses, a fine brick school
house, - opera house, water works,
graded streets, National bank, a flour
‘ishing newspaper, passenger and
freight outlets on both the Beech
Creek and the Pennsylvahia railroads,
and a thrifty farm ng community in all
"directions. Yet lms than three years
ago Patton was woods and unheard of.
‘“Pattons owes ils existance primar-
‘ily to the possension of Gen. John.
Patton, of Curwemsville, of several
thousand acres of and on Chest Creek. -
which he sold to his son, A. E. Patton.
Hon. James Kerr, John Lang, of the
Fall Brook railroad, and Gen. Magee.
who is associated with the Vanderbilt
railroads came and the mines opened
just in time to connect with the panic
in 1894. Some hard sic ding followed,
but the Patton people feel now that the
bare ground is passed, and along with
the other new sections of the county
they see better prospects. At the
present time the trouble is not in get-
ting orders for coal, as was the case in
carry the coal away. However, the
Beech Creek and New Jersey Central |
roads, which take a large quantity of the
. coal, are both sending up a lot of new
cars, and it is hoped that that trouble
is ended. Patton looks forward to the
‘erection of coke ovens before long, a
thing that is neglected on the roads
leading eastward, although the coal
makes an excellent coke. A sewer tile
and terra cotta works are on foot, and
the outlook is that before snow flies
the new town of Patton will see an im-
portant factory established to employ
a good many men in this line. Saper-
intendent E. €
head of the Patton Improvement, feels
hopeful that the town in to see diversi-
‘fled industries ancl be one of the perm.
anent and important towns of the
State. And certainly has reasons for
his hopes."
A Seripis Accident. :
‘A sad accident occurred to Charley,
the twelve-vear old son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Wilsor, on last Saturday at
about 10 a. m. Mr. Wilson is employed
at Hunter & Baughman’s mill, which
is situated about three miles east of
Patton, as a sawyer, and during the
» morning the boy 2ad gone to the mill
to accompany his father home in the
evening. While on the mill he insistesl
‘on trying to run the edger a few min- |
utes, and in some unknown manner he |
had the misfortune to have his hand
caught in the saw and terribly mangled. |
The boy was hastily driven to town
by his father and and Mr. Baughaian
and surgical aid summoned in the
person of Dr. Marray, who dressed the
wound temporarily and advised
amputation, which was performed
shortly after by Drs. Murray, of this
place, and D. 8. Rice of Hastings, re-
sulting in the loss of thumb and index
finger of the right hand. The doctors
hope to save the remainder of the hand
providing the palmer circulation can
be restored. At oresent writing the
lad is doing fairly well considering the
laceration from such an injury.
Will Make His Horae Here.
The COURIER is pleased to note that
J. E. Parnell; a promising and ener-
getic young man of Houtzdale, has
become a member of the Patton Insur-
ance Agency, which was formerly con-
ducted by Harvey Patterson. Here
after the firm name will be Patterson
& Parnell. This young gentleman
‘comes to Patton highly recommended
and the new firm will surely do a.
| No. 20, of the (‘ambria and Clearfield |
thriving business here as the “hustlers”
are “two of a kine. 3
» A. 0. H. Ball
The first annual ball of Division No. |
2 of Patton will be held in the Yeager
hall on Tuesday evening, Nov. 5, 1895. |
Grand march, 8 o'clock. Music by
Herron’s orchestrii. Refreshments will
tha. | be perved in the hall The best of
order will be mairitained. Tickets, 50
| conta.
intevests. The town was plotted, the
Erown, who is at the 3 :
‘supper was announced by the female !
THIS
We hope that it is. understood by all
which govern the opening of school in
rings at 8:40, allowing 20 minutes for
the pupils to reach the schooi house |
from their homes; -and the bell rings
the second time promptly at 9 o'clock,
when all pupils are expected to be
present. or furnish a valid excuse.
Parents should not permit their
children to go to school much before
‘the ringing of the first bell, as the
‘doors are not opened until 8:40, and
occasionally pupils stand outside and -
suffer with the cold, because they fail
to observe the rule of the school. At,
noon the doors are open at 1 o'clock |
and work begins promptly at 1:15.
During the absence of Miss Dowler, |
who was suddenly called home by the
sickness and death of her sister, the
Second Intermediate grade was taught |
by Miss Gregg, who conducted the
work of that department with care » and
| credit.
The work of cleaning and radio
the school ground is in progress, and a
marked improvement in the surround-
ings will soon be visibie.
There will be a rcii of honor pub-
lished in the COURIER at the close of |
the second month’s work. This roll | eD
will represent the papiis of the differ’
. ent grades in their attendance, deport
| ment and advancement in their studies. |
the year past, but in getting the cars to |
G. H. HUBBARD, Principal.
Corn Hasking Time,
The second annual meeting of the |
Benevolent Sons of Corn Hosks and!
Pumpkins met in noisy confusion at
the home of Anslem Weakland, about
. two miles west of Patton, on Monday |
night and after electing officers for the |
ensuing year proceeded to wade into
the untrimmed fodder to see who
would hold the championship for this |
wason. About thirty-tw> members
were present and by 11:30 p. m. the 350 |
shocks of the golden. beauties looked |
very much as if they had been run.
through a “pumpkin grinder,” when
members, who certainly proved them-
selves adepts in that line. Everyone
present spoke in highest praise of the
manner in which it was served. After
partaking of the dainties everyone
went home feeling that it was pleasant |
to be there. . The question chosen for!
debate at the next meeting was |
“whether it would be profitable to
raise pumpkins or water melons to be |
converted into pies for the season!
of 98." be
Mecting of the Borough Duds,
The borough council met in regular
session on Tuesday evening, October
15th, with members IL. S. Bell, B. F. |
Wise, S. M. Wilson, Frank Campbell |
and Ralph Leisch present. The min-
utes of last meeting were read and ap- |
proved. The following bills were
ordered paid: W. T. Robinson, $27.00;
James Mulligan, $1.40; Isaac Laney,
75 cta.; Enoch Short, $3.15; W. T. Rob-
inson, $9.00;- A. M. Thomas, $49.11.
motion was then made and carried that
order No 711 drawn to W. W. Bailey
be cancelled as the bill has already
been paid. A motion was carried that
the council pass an ordinarice granting |
the Patton Clay Manufacturing com-!
pany the privilege of occupying streets
on land donated to them by the Chest |
Creek Land and Improvement com-
pany. : :
Quarterly Meeting.
The third Quarterly Meeting will be
m. Preaching and Communion service |
at 10:30 a. m. Preaching at 7 p. m.,
followed by . revival services. The
meeting wiil be continued throughout |
the week. Everybody invited to all
| services.
Inspecting the Main Dine:
W. H. Moore, supervisor of division
railroad, and whose headquarters are
at Patton, is in company with other
Pennsylvania railroad supervisors and |
officers who compose an inspection’
train which runs from Pittsburg to
New York over the main line.
For Sale.
A good restaurant in best location in |
Patton. Address postoffice box 313 for
Jpasticuisns, Pavicn, Poor, |
LOG 0 GENERAL NEWS
Gleaned Here 5 and There by
the “Courier” Reporter.
MET DEATH ON R. R.
Archin Hamnan, # “Coloren Man, is xia
by the Cars at Creswom. :
Archie Hamnan, a colored man who
‘was quite well-known in Patton, and
at one time resided here, was killed by
being struck by a freignt train at Cres-
son on Friday evening about 89
! o'clock:
+ The anfortanate man had been in
Patton on the same day and stated
. that he was going to Johnstown to try
and get work and proceeded as far as .
: Cresson on a freight train and as near
as can be learned was about to jump
‘on a west bound freight there when he
‘met his sad fate. Both his legs were
cut off, both arm# broken and skull
His remains were picked up and
placedi on the Johnstown accommoda-
tion and taken to that place and placed
in charge of an undertaker and pre-
pared for burial. which Wok place on
. Sunday. :
: or Hamnauo’s home was in Durbam,
.C., and had been in this part of
y country about two years. About
three months ago he was married to
Miss Tem Snyder, of Glen Campbell:
He wis aged about twenty-eight years.
- When the news of his death came word
could not be sent to his wife as her
whereabouts were unknown until after
his burial.
A ‘peculiar incident in connettion
with his death was brought to light. It
was in the shape of a written agree-
ment between Hammnan and his wife,
! wherein was stated that if the latter
did or would not do certain’ things he
‘was to be permitted to siay her. The
Mgrosiient was signed and witnessed.
The Mining News. :
On the inside of the PATTON COURIER
{on the second page can be found a
i full report of the action taken by the
| miners of Central Pennsylvania. Other
telegraphic news wa be fgund there
also.
Pay Your ——
8. E. Jones has been duly authorized :
| to collect state and county taxes. See
him before the 1st of December.
GABLE & CO.
Altoona, Pa.
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