PATTON, CAMBRIA CO. PA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1808.
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JOHN STAIR PASSES AWRY.
Injured hv wa Fatt of Coal in Pardee
Colikiry Nov, 18,
; John Stair, a mach esteemed citizen
Gieaned Here and There by of Patton, died at his home Carroll
HE setae’ DD anarip towship, near the Patton borough
the “Courier Rep: ter. line, Tt morning at the age of
i 61 yoars, 5 months and 6 days, of in-
MINERS’ CONVENTIONS [20 To artes sotiers on
: T———— | November 14, 1808, cansed by a fall of
Which Were Held a1 Poth Pittsharg snd coal, of which the CorrRiER made men-
Philipsburg Last Week, i tion vecentiv. i
. The convention which was held in The decessed was horn in Cebtre
Pittaburg last week was a large and | onty, Pa., June 20, 1519, and served
enthusiastic one, a good attendance eountry during the Civil war, hav-
being present. ing enlisted in 1861, and received his
. The following are the important, ....11a discharge in 1985. He was
resolutions adopted: twice married, first on July 4th, 1865,
1. The permanent establishment of nd again in November, 1885
an eight-hour wos day. TT Preepased was the father of 11 chil
2. A menéral advance in mining gq... aight to his first wife and three
10 his second, two of which have died.
His wife and the foliowing children
Sa ni
© 3. That cutting with the Harrison
and Jeffery machines in rooms be 1-5th ou 100 16 mourn the loss of a kind
‘and 1-8th respectively. husband and a loving father: Mary,
| 4. That we demand anadvance over go... and Julia, of Pittsburg; Sarah,
and sbove the present rate for loading Harvey, Eli, May, Cyros and Renoids,
after all machines, and extra pay for! of Patton.
moving slate. © The fneral services were condacted
oT, That the difference between the |, joy ‘poter Kaylor Post, G. A. K.,
thick and thin veins be referred to the of width he was a member. as was Mr.
| inter-state convention and that we
i : ; Stair's request, that he should be given
Tecourend that it be reduced one. | military burial
{ The remains were taken to the M.
i 8. That limit on wagons be abol- pn prah on Wednesday afternoon
ished. call and appropriate services conducted by
7. That we demand a run of mine Rev. Witman, after which they were
{Syslam entirely. laid to their final resting place in Fair
8. That drivers and day hands be
advanced in proportion with mining.
view cemetery, east of Patton,
j : Kill Bock Tribe, 1 0. RM. attended
In speaking of the convention held the faneral of the deceased in a body,
at Philipsburg Wednesday of last week he also being a member of that order.
the Lilly Signal says that it was vers The bereaved family have the sym-
poorly attended but that the delegates pathy of the entire cammanity as Mr.
followed the caly line of action POSE Stair was a man wha achieved many
ble under the circumstances, that of friends wherever he made his homie.
ordering on strick all mines working
under the scale rate. The representa. LOCAL INSTITUTES
tion was especially poor from this Towa ta be Haid North Cambria Matar.
county. day he. 10
Now that the comvention bas been A local institute will be held in the
held let it be followed up by good hard Banner grange hall near Patton on
work by those in anthority in ringing Saturday eveniog December 10, 1898.
all places up to the scale price, even if A wplendid program has been prepared
[the term “scale price’ is fast becom. which is as follows: Address of wel-
ing obsolete in the district. Holding come, Jos Farabsogh: Response, T. J.
¥, Mind's growth, its order and
tiom the orders of the convention are wiimulus, T. L CGitmen, Ewsay, C. C.
two entirely differcot things, Rieg; Social problems and education,
Too many delegates believe that they 8 0. Thomas: Heading, G. H. Hipps.
have done their duty when they attend The session will open at 7:30 p. m , and
& convention and make a report 10 will be interspersed with music. All
their constituents. This is a mistake friends of education are cordially in-
as then the work is only begun and if vited to attend.
the convention is to be of any benefit The following is the program of a
to the district every delegate who as joint institute of Eider and Chest
sisted in the work of the convention townships, to be held at Hoover school
should feel it his doty to put his house, No. 5, Elder township, Satar-
shoulder to the wheel and do all in his day, Iwcember 16, THOR, opening at 1
power to put the resolutions into effect. o'clock m: Flag-raising and exer.
If this would be done and a little more cises. i Care of the school-room.*
individual effort infused into the move. open t by P. J. Baker.
ment better results would be obtained, ship.” F. E. Wenta “Busy work in
and when the next convention would the sehock-room,"” opened by A J
be held a better and larger representa- Kirk. “Child study,” opened by H.
{ ton would be had and one which would T, Wentz. Program interspersed
jcommand the respoct of both operators throughout with songs and recitations.
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Big Cont Deal
Word from DuBois says the largest
coal deal ever made in the centre of
the bituminous region was «flected one
day last week when the Northwestern
‘Mining & Exchange company, which
‘has operated in Elk county for twenty.
five years, purchased 7.000 acres of the
Minewt coal lands in Clearfleld and Jef
ferson counties, and which have no
Marrtage Licensa.
The following marriage licenses were
‘recorded at Ebensburg up to December |
Ist: James Barto, Coalport, and Viola
Bhank, Dunlo; Mayk Smilnyack and
Suzie Gleta, Barnesboro; J. W. Powell,
VanOrmer, and Lula Landis, Fallen
Timber; David J. Evans and Agnes
Hall, Puritan; Williame 8S. Giggey,
Sheridanville, Pa., and Dora M. Beers, superior in the State. The exact
Fallen Timber, Hamuel Clossin, dr amount which changed hands on the
a nd Mary Myers, Gallitzn; William deal is not obtainable, but there is no
Wistar =a 4 Raney E. Welstencroft, donbt that the fransaction will lead 16
Carroll township. the investment of many millions in
that section and cannot bat be an im.
Word from Washington says Arch portant factor in des ecloping that part
bishop Chappelle, of New Orleans, had of Pennsylvania. The Erie Railroad,
an interview Saturday morning with which is the controlling power of the
President McKinley, He announced Northwestern, will extend ita ine to
as he departed that his visit was very DuBois, thereby giving another com-
satisfactory, and suggested that it re- peting line to the Great Lakes and the
lated to the ‘reorganization of the East and West.
| Catholic Charch in Porto Rico and Yardicd
Caba. He will leave New Orleans : Te =)
shortiy for Porto Rico, and later will Wednesday, Nov. =, 150, Harvey
go to Cuba as Apostolic Delegate, but heunest and Mim Hannah Gabrielson,
‘he will remain Archbishop of New Poth of Patton, Jesse Dale, Haq, per.
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To Recagoize the Cathie Chaves,
“Penman. |
Do Your Buying of Dress Goods, Millinery, Coats and Furs at JAS
Weve Got LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS -.
OUR BORD. "DADS" EET
| In Regular Session Tuesday
; Night and Transact
Contract for Mleeirie Light Lat Severs)
Bills Passed.
Patton, Pa., Dec. 8 Patton Borough |
Council met in adjourned regular ses.
i sion this evening with the following
members present as per roll call: Hab.
bard, McCormick, Scheid, Anderson,
Blair and Jones. The minutes of reg-
ular meetings held November 7th and
December 5th were read and approved,
- EP. McCormick, a member of the
Street Committee, reported that the
work of the Street Commissioner has not
been properly attended to in the past,
and on motion of Scheid, and seconded |
by Blair, it was carried that the Street
Committe be instructed to interview 8.
E. Jones, Street Commissioner, and
see if he can give the streets and board
walks the time and attention that they
require, if not that they have the right
"to hire some ane else to look after them
until Council meats and elects a new
CRE ’
On motion of Jones and seconded by
MeCaormick, it was carried thet Reuel
Somerville, borough solicitor, be in-
structed to nae his best judgement in
regards to the damage suit of Reese
Ldoyd et al, against the Borough of
Patton, for injuries sostained 10 his
horse by breaking through culvert on
eat Magee avenve Sanday, July
Fiat, 189%
On motion of McCormick and seo.
onded by Schedd, it was carried that
the vaccination bill of Dr. Weida be
referred to Renel Somerville, who was
instrocted fo make best settlement
possible in the matter.
On motion of McCormick and sec.
onded by Jones, it was carried that the
Borough Solicitor be instrocted to
notify A. E. Patton, trustee, in regard
ta removing old log hotee,
On motion of Scheid and seconded by
Binir, it was carried that the petition
praying for side walk to be laid on
north side of West Magee avenue, and
ceommunicoation from Dominick Care
rettl, asking for 8 board walk on Ros
(moll avenue, be accepted and referred
to the Street Committes, which mem.
bers were instructed to investigate the
On motion of MeCormick and sec.
-onded by Scheid, it was unanimously
. earried that the following resolution be
accepted as read
Resolution,
| Whereas, the streets, lanes and alleys
‘of the Borough of Patton are insnf-
| ficiently lighted at night, and whereas,
| George 8. Giood has located and built
| an electric plant in said Borough, for
the purpose of farnishing light by
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electricity, therefore be it resolved by
the Boargess and Town Council as
sembled, that the Burgess and Clerk of
said Borough, be, and are hereby auth.
orized to enter into a written contract,
in the name of the Borough of Patton,
with the said George 8 Good, for the
rental and use of ten are lights for the
purpase of lighting the bE
aforeanid for a period of five years;
said Hghte to be located an follows:
tine lig the corner of Fifth aed
Mager: avenue; one light on Magee
avenue, between the railroad crossing
and Donnelly bridge; one light cn Mel
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slirvein
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ht on
lon avenue, above Mellon's old hotel
property) de dght on corer of Filth
and Kerr avenues; one liget on corner
of Sixth and Palmer avenues: one light
on corner of Fifth and Palmer avenues:
one Lght on Beech avenue near Dennis
Flynn's residence; one light on corner
of Pennsylvania and Beech avenues,
near public school building; one light
on corner of Fourth and Melatire
avenues, one light on corner of Sixth
and Lang avenues, near Swede church
alley. Said contract to be revoked and
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
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{8. Good, his heirs, legal representa.
tives and assigns,
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Save Your 'Pekets,
With every 50 centy’ worth of
On motion of Jones, and seconded by’ purchased at our store you will
McCormick, it was carried that a presented with a ticket and the pers
building permit be granted to F. H. bringing the largest number of » me
Kinkead to erect a building on Magee to us on New Years Day, 1509, will be
‘avenue between the buildings of Mr. | given « $3.00 pair of shoes free. :
Goldstein and P. P. Young. i
| On motion of Scheid, and seconded |
by Blair, it was carried that the three!
bills of the Patton Water Co. he re.
| ferred back for correction. 1
On motion of McCormick, and sec
onded by Blair, it was carried that the |
following bills be accepted and clerk |
instructed to draw orders for same: |
G. D. Holes, $50.00 for police services
for month of November; R. Somerville, :
$30.00 for six months’ salary; Fred
Quinn, 75¢ for coal per bill rendered: !
Enoch Short, $1.00 for hauling; John |
Nagle, 25¢ for work per bill rendered; |
Patton Pub. Co., $8.70 for printing per
bill rendered; E. Will Green, $10.00 for
clerk services for months of October
and November; and the following for
street work per Street Commissioner
Jones’ account: 8. E. Jones, $9.80: W. |
W. Lucas, $1.20; John Tate, $1.40; H.
Tate, 80¢; Dan Jenkins, $1.20.
Father of BF. Wise, of Patton, Expired
Last Sunday Morning.
D. W. Wise, quite well known
throughout Clearfield county, passed
away last Sunday morning at 1 o’clogk
aged SO years, 8 months and 34 days
Mr. Wise was born in Northamber-
iand county March 3 1818, and his
father, David Wise, moved to the Old
Fort, near Centre Hall, in Contre
county, when the Major was a boy,
and our subject came into Clearfield
county in IS38 and settled on a farm
near Ansonvilie, where he followed
farming for the remainder of his active
life.
He was a leading citizen in bis com-
munity, having filled with credit ali
the township offices and served his
county as Treasprer for the term of
1874-75.
militia before the Civil Wir, wlence
came his title by which he was most
familiarly known. He has one brother
and two sisters dead and issurvived by
one sister, 32, living at Contre Hall
and one brother, 78, living ut Berwin.
dale. He was twice married, fist to
Mary Williams, and later to Sarah
Rose. The first union was blessed
with four sons, one of whom is dead,
and three danghters, two of whon are
dead. Those who sarvive are Mrs
John Swan, of Graham county, N. C.;
B. F. Wise, a popular, well-to-do busi-
news man living at Patton: J. C, and
W. D. Wise, prosperous and respected
farmers at Ansonville,
The remains were laid away in their
final resting place, Zion cemetery, near
Ansonville, yesterday | Tuesday
The funeral sermon will be preached
next Sunday by Rev. Forrest at his
regular appointment. Mahaffey Ga-
mite.
Got Twa Deer
David Wilson returned home Satur.
day evening after a two weeks’ vaca
tion in the wilds of Huntingdon coun.
ty. Mr Wilson, in company
Samuel Leightaer, John Chesney, Rob.
ert Canningham, Wm. Nagle and Dr.
Lapfer, composed the camping party,
with headquarters at Harvey's Valley.
They were quite successful, having
killed two deer and 127 rabbits. On
sunday the Commercial botel bad a
vernson dinner, and those that had the
pleasure of being present pronounce ft
ave of the nest treats the season,
David reports a pleasant ti dung
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Fievitic Haulage
Alex Dunsmore,
Lhe Bloo
superintendent of
mington Mining corppany, in.
forms the COURIER representative that
that company bas just completed the
work of patting in an alectric haolage
systems in the colliery at Winburne,
Pa. This mine is also equipped with
the very latest and improved com-
pressed air mining machines, making
it, along with the many other modern
improvements, the best and most com- |
For:
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He wan elected Major in the
with
GOLINTRIN'S Masowre Derr. Store.
Where It Bi "Em.
iving Day hain onme sud goss
Thank
artarn’s smile and frown,
With
The mrkeys “got It in the nee,”
Thee smmil hoy lower down, Kx.
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JE WANT our 4
Ving establishment quot-
ed from one end to the other
as the place for soundest qual
ities, the place to obtain great-
est variety and in act, to form
the basis for comparisons, the
measure « 1 money’s worth.
Ree our line of suits we are offer 2
at 18 und $20 suitable for dress and
business, made in any style. Have s
look at them before they are picked
aver, 2
CALL AND SEE US. i fd
Dinsmore Bros.,
PATTON, PA.
$14. WORK GUARANTEED
ARDWARE.
Hardware Quality.
Not how many pounds, but
how how good each pound is
counts in Hardware.
TRE BETTER the GRADE
TRE BETTER the TRADE.
Never wis there a truer
word spoken. It has been our
watchword from the start. Noth.
ing but the best at any price, but
the price is slwiys as low asthe
lowest.
You may be in need of a Move. If
so you'll find the largest stock and
lowest prices at the tT
Tailor-
# J MIFTRICK. Mas,
Yeager Bldg, Patton, Pa. |
Stylish
Neck Furs!
We have gathers] here a come
plete assortment of ladies” stylish
neck sears, made of all the popular
furs that Fashion has deeressd
should have Ber for this season,
They are nll excellent valoes-~the
prices having heen placed on them
wfare the recent advaose wm the
tar mavket.
Same ot the styles and prices
of the scaria;
Orleas forming the ceremony. The bride and annulled by the Burgess and Town
| Vr 'eans, | groom are two well-known young peo- Council of said Borough for any un.
plete colliery operated along the line
An Aged Lady Expires. ‘ple and highly esteemed by all who satisfactory condition of the light or :
eo line. of ‘window of the Beech Creek railroad.
CHAIRS from $1.00 to
11 line of Hardware and
sive us a call
for yourself
. Mrs. John Warner, an esteemed lady | know them. Many presents were re.
(of Bt. Lawrence, died at the home of .uived by the happy couple. The
her son, Jacob, in that place, Saturday (Covrien, along with their many
| morning, at the age of 82 years, of in- friends, wish them a smooth voyage
firmities produced by old age. Mrs through their wedded life.
| Warner was an early settler in Cam-
bria county, and leaves to mourn her List of Unclaimed Letters,
departure five sons. The remains were The following letters remain in the
id to rest in the Catholic cemetery at postoffice at Patton for the week end-
{that place Tuesday morning after ing Thuisday, December 8, 1568:
requiem high mass. ' Annie Carlen, Mra. Lucy Burns, Eva
Can You Meat It? Fulkerson, Mrs. Sadie Helerley, Mrs.
Peter Campbell, of Carrolitown, was J. Helfrich, Mr. Ben Hancock, Mr.
circulating among friends in Patton | Robert Irvin, Geo. M. Kane, Miss
one day last week. While here Mr. | Jessie Viechocka, Mr. John D. »iford,
mpbell infc | Mr. Wm. Snyder.
pig a little over a year
BA Mzuwox, P.M.
Persons calling for the above letters oo
lights upon 15 days’ notice to the said
George 8. Good; rentals to cease upon
the annailment or cancellation of the
contract and notice to the said George
8. Good. The Borough of Patton to
pay tw the said George 8. Good, for
the use of the said arc lights the sum of
Seventy-five Dollars each per year;
payments to be made at the end of
‘each month for the lights so used.
Should any one or more lights fail to
give satisfactory light the Burgess and
‘ Council may, afer notice givea to the
said George S. Good, refuse to pay for
the use of the same until such arc shall
; be made to give satisfactory light and
aid. This contract shall be
cil as aforesai
‘made 0 28 to extend to the said George |
Died After a Friendly Rout.
During a friendly contest at Maho- |
noy City Saturday night, Benjamin |
Cuil, aged 24, and Willinm Faust, aged |
3M, the former sank to the floor und
died in a few minutes. None of the
blows exchanged were of very great!
force and it is believed that over-ezer.
tion was the cause of Cull's death. A
post mortem was beld Sanday ¢ven. |
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All persons who are holding bills,
against Patton Fire Co. No. 1 are re,
quested to present the same not later!
than Dec. 3lst, 1398. All bills not re- |
mitted by that time will not be given!
Parton Fire Co., No. 1.
others if yoa be a of
GABLE & CO. {
1320-22 AND 140¢ 11th AVENUE, §
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