The Patton courier. (Patton, Cambria Co., Pa.) 1893-1936, April 30, 1896, Image 1

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the market, They will
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tock of Munyon's
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} On the PRR. " Oecarrel Fast Fast of!
J the Borough,
nlar Session Wed. Night.
| IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Frasseled Keversi New Hoird Walks |
Oidered to be Laid on Different Sirests
I Patton borough council met in rog-
| niar session with the members present
(a8 per roll eall. The minutes of the
| moeting held April 8, 1596, were rend
andl approved. Reuel Somerville then
‘read petition of the citizens in the
| went part of Patton, for the! opening
of Mellon street, and also offered to
sonnel the paper servad on the prop.
erty holders and tenants along the line
sof said proposed street.
ville also read copy of ordinance he
wd, which provided for the
{ opening of the said strest, and placed
sane in the hands of eouncil, together |
with a draft of proposed strent, which
ail been prepared by the borough
After the request of prosi-
Ldemt of council for property owners
along said street to express their views
‘regarding
the opening of the same, M.
{ Bogan stated that if the street was fun
through his land it would make his lots
worthless, and if said street was
opened he would attempt to collect
damages for the same. James Mellon
y Stated that although it would take some
if his land, be would donate ihe land,
and remove the fence himsell John
Lawer stated that he did not think it
! wonld seriously injgre his land.
On motion il voted that he
{ordinance for opening said street, as
| prepared by Attorney Bomerville, be
| adopted and that the ordinance be pab-
{lished in the PatTox CoUrnRiEn and by
san | the amon posters.
J. Mi. Spiker and 8 FE Jos then
| mide cormplaint that a board walk was
: | nieded from Mr. Spiker's property to
the ratiroad on Sagee avenna and {hat
8 footbridge was needed aerons Cliest
pek on Magee svenne in addition to
the wagon bridge. Council then in.
structed the clerk to notify the follow:
ing property holders to build board
walks in front of their property at
Dub
" 1
vane instracted the clerk 10 notify
; fn, tenant, and James Nel
li, agent, of the Mrs. Mary Driscoll
; i
once: 4. MM. Spiker, 8 ¥. Jonson, (lest
Orvek Land & Improvement company,
Mrs. Louise McCans, W.T. Robigson
three separate jots |.
Upon compisint < h
Ralph Leis
Gi
: ly (owner lives at Lordto to
bid sidewalk fn front of this prop
erty; also M. M. Crain, Samo! Kirk.
| patrick and the Catholic church aathor-
item to build sidewalks along their
|p pperty.
Council also instructed the clerk to
Met | mn Reg
Mr. Somers
| publish notes in CotmiER to all prop
‘ety owners to build bosrdwalka in
| finn of their propertion.
On motion council voted that per |B
A FATAL WRECK
he Giallitrin Tounel,
A serious accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad at the cant
_entratice to Oallitgin tunnel, between
12 and 1 o'clock
Three persons were hurt, two of
Who may die, and four empty Pali-
n cars wrecked and burned.
pi west-bound freight train, on the
‘rear of which four empty Puliman
{cars were attached, wax just ertoring
the Gallitein tanned when the coupling
of the forward Pullman broke loose.
The cars dashed down the heavy grade
east side,and as there was no purson
on east side,and ss there was no pe gress and development
tittle krowledge of the advances made
slong the lines of the coal industry, T
on them to check the speed they giined
velocity at every turn of the wheels
A west-bound freight was ssoending
the grade, and as a beavy for pre
vailed, the engineer did pot see the Sr
wild 8 until they crashed into bis ation © few facta that 1 have gathered
engine 3 at the fat of the fit grade be. in this, connection.
The engine 3nd the elnimed im this age of steam that the
yond Besnington.
freight cars following were derided,
and the skeeping conches piled on top
‘of them. The fire in the engine ig
pited the wreck, snd in a few moments
the flames enveloped the mass the
glare lighting ap the mountain tops
| despite the fog.
Bove ot Veterans Organise
In perstance to a call sent ont by L.
‘8. Bell for several weeks to the Sona of
Veterans of Patton, Northern Cainbria
‘and Routhern Clearfield counties about
hered, is not taken from a single seam,
‘25 mons of old soldiers met in Good's
bail Jast Toesday evening and formed
from four different seaums. This fact ia
man Camp 5, of V. The camp stated to show that we have at least
‘a camp to be known ss Joseph Bau.
was named after an old soldier of this
ty who had sacrifiond Joy Hp for
the Union.
An, was
name as A member.
His son, Mr. Prank Bao.
Comrades W. IL. H. Bell, B. M. Wilson,
John Gantz and some other vitersns,
whose names were not learned, were
present and assisted the boys
and J. J. Scholl and HT. Gould see
petarien. The following members ware
alerted] officers to 81 ob the tern:
Captain, J. RB. Cornelis; Find Lieun-
tenant, Peter M. Swope: Second Lien
temant: HH. T. Gould; Camp Connell,
LB Ball, Mr. Swope sel John Dillon
The Captain then appointed the fol
lowing on his staff: First Sergeant, R.
B Togier; Quartermaster Sorprant,
Frank Bauman. Priocipal Mpuician,
Jax. G. Bell; Chaplain, J. J. Scholl
The balance of the appointments were
id Greer till the pext menting. There
#7 possibly 100 Sons of Veteran in
this viedoily and the Cotnien wonld be
iad to wee every one of them come
to the camp.
pe Bald Tuesday evening, May ith, at
‘8 Sok, when ali should be present.
A PRR ¥ Paaty.
On Satarday, April 35 » large nam
ber of friends and relatives jrathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs Wm. Me
Farin, of Melntyre avenue, to cele
Friday morning.
wis present and had enredled his
The inoeting
‘started out with a big attendance.
L.8:
Bell was made temporary chairman
The next meeting will
that the safety of our mines stands
very high even among the best and
nission be granted Hiram Wilkins to brate their birthday, both, ss singular
eros Magee averme with a sewer pro- :
viding the same was done under the day The evening wasspent pleasantly
{aapersision of the street commissioner. in dencing and playing games, aller
an it may appear, coming on the same
iP. P. Young reported that ax a nem.
bere he committee appointed we
Mr. hommas in reference to Bis bill, he
bad attended to the matter. and found
the bill correct. On motion couneil
: | voted that the report of the commitive
and ill il do,
y we had Sodap
er we give you thie 8b60- | treet; also notify E. C. Brown tw the “th! 1500,
ts in large od. on ot the|
fo furher informa-
AS A LS a SS Cs
le accepted and the committee dis.
charged,
Council instracted clerk to Hoty; the
Owners of property opposite the
| Palmer house on Fifth avende from
which the sewers discharge on the
theme Ereet, to remove L the same and abate
the nuisance; also notify Peter Somicos
fio 80 arrange bis drain and sewer so
aa it would not discharge on the!
name effect regarding drain coming
from his property discharging on
| Beach avenue; also clerk was in-
| ptruetoed to publish notice to citizens of
{the borough to comply with the bor-
_ otigh ordinance relating to sewers and |
drains discharging onto the stresta,
Council instrocted clerk to look up
the a oF the Board of Health and
{report to 3 of fhe at its next meting
the status of the same.
The matter of crossing milrcad to
| meet the new township rom! was re-
| ferred to Mr. Somerville with instruc
{ Hons to corres with the Pennsyl-
| vanin Ay a refer.
| ence to them erecting tavern cut.
council voted thai the
| wages for working on the sireets for
| the ensuing year be §1.50 per day or 15
{ents per houe.
Council cled clerk to notify C.
feet of the street.
On motion council voted that or |
EERIE TR
company
game ta be ch Fy ot to account of A. M.
: LO 1 drawn in tes
of AM dink for remainder of
bill as per statement § handed ta vlerk.
,. he
which an elegant repant was served
All who were present prononpoed the
affair a very pleasant one and de
parted with beat wishes for Mr. and
Mm McFarlin,
QDanrirrly Moating.
The first quarterly meeting of the
present conference year will be held in
the Methodist Episcopal chureh next
Sanday, May 3,
mL
joew at 1030 a. wm. Sunday school at
2p om; Epworth League at T pm;
presciiing at 45 p om. Gunnery
Soiiference Wednesday evening, May
Love toast at 830 a
Changed Hands
On Monday Joseph Furabangh,
tar and publisher of the Cresson
Record, sold that estublshinent to
Swope Bros, of near BL Lswreoos,
and berealter the business wil le con-
ducted by thetn. May the new wditors
ever prosper in their new undertaking
is the wish of the Courbas
Base Ball Ciarne.
On Saturday the first ball game of
the season will be played all Patton,
“do our boys up,”
know. Remember the date, Saturday
afternoon, May 2nd.
To Property Owners.
‘ the Borough of Patton to remove and
abate the sewer or drain tht dis’
charges water
your house and property
; preaching and Sacramental serv.
edi |
possess ail
The size of the building will be 32x50
feet and is expected to be remdy for
‘men on Thursday night,
leaned Here
the “Courier”
Reporter.
CAN BRIA COAL FIELDS.
Written for the Snbatown Trivisne by Mine
Trspector J.T. Evin
Being interested in the industries of
Cambria county, and especially those |
‘ that pertain to mining, I have watched
and noted with pleasure the extension
of railroad lines and all forms of pro-
Having rome
thought it might be of interest to your
readers to jot down for their consider.
It Bas been well
wealth of a civilized country is largely
the extent of the development of ite
conl fields. This being true of conntries, |
it is also troe of states and counties.
I am phased to report that our
monntainons little Cambria is rising
her head high in the matter of coal pro.
I might state hers, too, that,
in the opinion of all, the coal which we
are sending into the markets of the
world ix second to none in quality for
steam purposes: and what is now mined
in Cambria county, it mast be remem
or bed, but is mined at several points:
thut many workable sams of excellent
quality in our coal bearing strata.
In the year 1585 the coal production
of Cambria county was 1.158.181 tons;
the average number of duys worked in
which shows that the of same aver.
age of days bad been worked in 1595 as
po. in 1995 the production would be over
8,000,000 tons. It shows that the on
pacity of the mines, if working full, is
Cover 7,000,000 tons & Yaar,
figures indicating millions, little think.
ing what vast amounts they represent.
Tuking the actoal prodoction of cur
county for 1885.-4,800,000 tow it rep
pesents 184,000 railroad cars of 35 tons
capacity each, or 7,560 trains of 26 curs
each, which would be ubout 24 trains of
coal for each of the 312 working days
in the year. It also means by the aid
vance taking place on the first of April,
of five comnts a ton, the sues of $273,000
for the 7,600 exaployes working in and
abot the ines of Gur cont.
dt may sb be of interest to state
su font mines in the world that we have 3
“any record of. There was nbout 575.000
tone of coals siined for each fatal acl
dent daring 1385 and pearly 1000 men
eraployved, also, per each fital accident
This is an anoeually high percentage
of safety for our mines, the credit of
which 1 attribute to the special care
and precantion that was practiced by
the miners and mine foremen of thin
district during the past your, as a great
pumber of the accidents generaily oo.
curring in ali the mites are from oare-
fesaness and a lack of proper preean-
tion being taken.
The Bituminous
(foal sasoeiation
‘recently formed by the operators of the
six different coal flelds of the State
which ship to the sea board, | expect
will be a special advantage to our
ponnty, as almost the entire product of
aur mines is shipped to tidewater. This
amoctation will t
selling price of coal in the markets
aod thereby get a fiir price for their
product, thus enabling the operators
Ct better wages 10 the miners for
pay
their work.
The Church Comaneineed.
The foundation for the new Baptist
church is being built and in a few days
will be ready for the building. When
completed will be an ornament to
Patton as well as a house of worship as
it will be built on modern
modern conveniences.
occupancy the latter part of June
| Bloom and Spencer have the contract
The Ashville club will come aver to
that is, if they will
let them, just to show BO coltiness you |
for butiding.
Sapper ul Mn.
The supper to be given by the fire.
April 3, will
sharp. Every.
or
commence at Jop. nL
body welcome.
You are hereby notified and required |
by the Burgess and Town Council of
special Noties,
The Burgess and Town Council «
the Borough of Patton bereby give
of
notice to all the property owners in
and other materials from the Borough of Patton, who have not | pany are sinking a large ae shaft in oF you can't
into the | already done so, to build board walks ‘their clay and coal mine south of their
street, in accordance with the ordi- | or pavements in front of lots owned by
nance relating to the sai 213
April 22, 1596.
them within thirty days -22t3
April 22, 15984.
and There by
“ers” who don't want
pot for them, bat for you
the year was 252; namber of persons
employed 118% The production for
1565 was about 4,806,000 tons, with an
average of only 179 days worked,
We ise the
THAT NEW FIRE stil
a Polnted © mE eA Written Koa
the Fireman, Ble.
Mr Eorron-Throogh some sreor
you stated in voar lxst soe thal the |
firemen had purchased a new ell for
their ball.
Now the company, whoby the: way |
Are not very “flush.” have been want. |
ing = bell for some time, but owing to
pot being financially able to hoy #
bell. were negotinting for & seston
annded triangle to hang in their ¢apulo |
on their bail.
Major John A. Wolfe, learning of
the efforta of the boys, quietly’ pre mut
chimed a good strong toned bell ata;
probable cost of $35.00 and preymnted
it to the boys with his beat wished.
Now here's what [ call doing the
hacdsome. Major Wolfe is not Tike |
some of our “enterprising residonts,”
whi, when asked to sabseribe 235 nts,
or even 10 conte, will pitch in anil give
thie fire lnddies “Hall Columbiy™ be |
cose they are always Sheggtfyl’ for
something. Who are the finhimn?
You may ask. Well they ave 2) or 30°
young men who, at the call of fire,
sight or day, will hasten out anil spoil |
115 or 30 dollars worth of clothes be.
sides catching colds and risking thelr
health for what why for the hoary’
“aroalk. |
condemnation of a few loyal
a fre coamminy
of anything else that will beaafit our
bright little borough. Now good
people these voting med come oul at
the all to protect yoark or my Home
from that fend Bre. When thuy ask
your assistance, give it Rememiban its
it all NS
bak in the long ron,
They have erated a good building
cand have right Gur spparattey, but
they are not done yet bayieg; (rf pay
ing on what they have bought.
The boys sre going to give a first
clas mapper on this Thorsday ¢ eiening,
when you can 22 a good meal. The
tickets are 3h cents. Buy gne heer.
fully.
Hore ia to the Patton Fire coniuny,
may she live long and “hrosper,
Respectfully Divtatatsd to my ty pe-
writer
Ley: Plans
Wil doe Bet Foorn.
The grand old giorions #h of Jaly
will soon he bers and ire we ginng to
onlebrate or are we going to fp like
they do in some of the old way back
towne forged that there is we 4 day.
This is the holiday of ail holidays for
the true American and bet od make
<i one of the noisiest days Northern
Cambria county sever withesped or
Beard of The Cousin has biwn ine
fiyrmasd, bat not officially so, tink the
Patton Piee company expect to fake
charge of the selebration in | Patton
thin year, If they do bet us ail fin in
and help them They are the bays
who can make things jingle if Jhey go
ste it Let the grasd old dy be
unbered in before day ght with enough
noise to awaken everybody in Putton
and for miles around, That & thw way |
A Botler of a Saw Mill Bursts
With Awful Results.
a
THREE MEN KILLED.
Frank Gates, Peomwtrion MeGough and
. Farry Burgos Terribly Msagied.
An awinl accident ocenrred near
Flynton, Cambria county, about the
noon bour on Satorday, and as & re
three men were instantly killed
Land another wan slightly hort. The
dequd are:
Fraxx Gates, dongle, ag years.
Desrraios MoGovou, maryied, aged
41 years,
Hanuy Buwaoos, single, aged 21.
Isanih Cates, married, of Coalport,
was slightly injured.
Ro far as could be obtained the par.
ticulars of the accident are as follows:
A portable sw mill had been put into
a smail tract of woodland near Fiyn-
ton, the purpose being to cut op the
timber preparatory to its being shipped
to the marke. Flynton is a small
village oni the line of the Cresson &
Trvons rifiroad. The mill was owned
and operated by J. A. Burgoon, and
there were these men omployed on
the work: ldsiah Gutes, his son Frank,
Deawetrivs Motiough, all of Coalport,
and Harry Burgoon, son of the owner,
residing pear SL Augustine,
All of the employes were in the mill
when the holler suddenly exploded
with awl force, instantly killing three
of the men, injuring the fourth, and
blotting the mil to atoms. The noise
of the explosion was so great as to be
heard a distance of thove miles. Those
whi iret came opon the scene of the
accident conld find few remains of the
mill. Its parts had been scattered to
the four paints of the compass. The
bodies of the three desd men were also
horribly mangled, and pieces of flesh
and clothing were strewn for one
hundred or more yards about the place
of the'disuer. An idea of the force
of ibe explosion may be formed when
it ini stated that a part of the body of
unfortunate Demetrios MoGough was
found in the swinging top of a tree
andl in onder to recover it the tree re
to be ent down
While the cacse of the accident is
oll positively known it is stated that
he boiler was withont a steam gauge
anil that the safety valve would not
“work. Isaiah Gates, the only employe
who escaped death, was so dazed by
the shock that on Saturday evening be
wan noable to give any lucid account
of the smeplosion
Demetrius MeGough was a son of
Charles MetGough, of 3828 Sixth ave-
‘nue, Altoons. He was aged about 41
yours and leaves pn wife who resides at
Flynton, but no children, He Ws sor-
vive by his parents, five brothers and
thive sisters, an follows: Thomas, of
Millville: Charles and Gus, of Cambria
county; Slax of Lioydsville; Mrs
of July,
7 they weed ta do ib ard hal iw {hus way Lapis Bnrgoon, of Clearfield, Mm
to always do it
Fursal for he 4th Yingling, of Millville:
sniy :
Ew months shed, Tile at Rome
Gilbert and
: The remains of all
that's ail.
able to control the
plans and
Stews, Cleartichd,
A Oantoesd! Miiatee,
Om Sanday morning Rev, Gin. Haw |
lev, a colored minister of Washington,
£5. U, preached in the Methodist iipis-
Lcopal church fo a lage cORgrEgRtion.
In the evening he delivered 8 sermon
for the Baptist congregation bx the
Yeager hall, and on Monday night
gave a lecture entitied “The (irigin of |
the African Race” mn the sane hall
Ha leseribed his ssoape from slavery
Cand the religious and inteilectiaed pro- |
joress of the colored race sinee Hu war,
A New Band Sor Fatiion |
The prospects for & new pariiet; band
in Patton are quite favorable Six
vonng men,
each plaving a born,
trom Hoatsdale inst
roend
{Ae
wok,
mse Se our
apredd wimle here |
tw)
cotirsend sane
They
wand will av anes
hand for Patton of several members |
The material is here for a goal organ.
nation of this kind.
Gl peels, Beer we
Hhysiinns pi gianin
Superintendent Af
pointed the following td siete to act
fr the Beech Creek radroad when nee:
essary during Wie ensuing ver: ho W,
Warrel, Patton; EB. Camphill, 'W il
Hamsport; = KE it Jersey Shore) |
Frank N. Irvin, Peale;
Mynson; WwW. B Henderson,
burg: Gi. B. Shivery,
Ash BD.
Mahaffy:
whaling a Shalt.
The Patton Clay Manufacturing coms
works to give ventilation to thi nines.
They have the hole down in fhe earth Ff
| about thirty five feet. Ey
whe ape clogant migsicians,
Patton |
aul dis
procesd To onganiee a
. Palmer bps ap-
¢. F. Beloher, |
Hhilips
Woodland; 8 C.
Bennett,
were internad in Cambria county,
Harry Burgoon was a sonof J. A
Burgeo, whe lives near St. Augustine,
apd wasoa yonng industrious man well
liked by all who knew him. His re-
mings wen: interred in the Catholic
veinetery ab St. Augustine on Monday
urning.
Kalsomine in all colors at the Cam
b ria Hardware company’ # store. me
AK A —
JAMES QUINN,
-1 36 Clinton St.,
oF
E34
we
Johnstown, Pa.
Would like to have some of the Patton
Toads. Wi will have a jaige thie.
shiry building of our own i with
New Spring
Livy Goods,
Millinery,
Capes.
Ready-
Made
Presses,
Underwear,
| Ete, Ete.
At the
Lowest
Prices.
Send
For
Samples
conie.
QUINN
Chnton St.