VOL. VIL—NO. 15.
PATTON, CAMBRIA CO, PA
THURSDAY, MARCH o,
1599.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
Have Your Clothes Tailor-Made and be Well Dressed. Our Prices are the Lowest.
DINSMORE BROS.
No trick about
JA MAG C COUGH URE
Except that it helps heen out in opposition to a reduction
a cough. No magic about
it, except in the selection
of the right drugs to help
those coughs, which are
dry and irritating, with
little expectoration. It
has some things in it that
quiet those “nervous”
coughs—the kind that
seem useless, except to
worry other people and
do the sufferer no good. It
helps this kind of a cough
wonderfully -— loosens it
up and quiets the nerves
A large bottle of it
costs 25 cents — more
cough medicine than
usually id fur this price,
and we positively guar
antee it.
is
Patton Pharmacy.
Opposite Bohool Building.
The finest designs of Mattings
at the following prices:
10¢, 14¢, 16¢, 18¢, 20¢, 25¢, 28
and 3oc per vd.
Well, 18 different designs to select
from. Also the latest in Carpets Rag |
25 and 30c per yard; cotton In-
grain carpet 25 and 350 per yd; Union
Ingrain carpet 35 and 45¢ per yd;
wool Ingrain 30, 60 and 65¢ per yd;
Brussells from 50¢ to $1.25 per yd. The
finest and cheapest in town.
The old reliable place to buy your
furniture. The best for the least money.
Hardware,
House Furnishing,
Tin and Plumbing Dpts,
All kinds of tinwork will
be attended to and guaran-
The following will be our leading
stave, ‘which you very well know are
in the market. Bite A va.
: De in the from: ‘apello
Ranges, So Sunshine and ll, The
Ranges, The Garland Steel
Ranges. ‘These are all guaranteed.
Give hie & trial,
te line of shelf hardware,
_yarnishes, ete, sash and
ultry wise.
it pL of 39 Ye lows, ete,
uarters for m ners tools -
ovels, augers, powder and |
ape you for all past favors,
soliciting a further patronage,
of every description-
Very Respectfully,
d. E. Kirk Hdw.
C. C. GRENINGER, Mgr.
COAL MINING
Hong time past been
our public
alls
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
(GGieaned Here and There
the * Courter Reporter.”
by
NEWS
The feurfloid and Heoch
Fromm ond Trade Jorg
free Reghons
#1.
The miners wha have far a
ioading conl by the
Car, ar gr anting ¢
sions in weight, either or all methods
being equivalent to a reduoet ruf-
ning from five to ten conts a ton below
what is publicly known as the district
prive, to-wit: 46 cents a gross ton, give
strong indications just now of being
checked, and all the operators, small
and large, may be compelled to pay the
rate named. Over at Urey Ridge, In-
‘diana county, where the plan of giving
a concession of a couple of cwt per
car fimst originated, the men are on a
strike for a return of the regular price;
at Glen Campbell, where the men have
any
or by the day, HANOeH
iO
cof five cents a ton, the companies con-
ceded the old price, and all is serene
(again. The operators contended that
| they could not longer continue in busi.
{ness and pay five or ten cents a ton
more than competitors were
paying.
In Clearfield county, the men at
Royal mine came out two weeks ago
for 46 cents a ton, they having prev.
fously permitted their employer to take
200 pounds to the car, and on Monday,
the miners at Forest and Acme mines
came out in sympathy with the men at
Raval
On Washington's Birthday several
daylight mass mectings were heid, at
which much enthusiasin was shown,
local branches of the MW. of A
established, and a determination mani.
fested to get these regions thoroughly
organised again,
Cleorire Harris,
No. LL MW
work organizing the miners in this sec
focal
tion, smd is being assisted by Chris
Evans, Natioual organizer,
promised additional assistance for the
next few weeks by the National organ.
Cleation. The district convention will
be held along sbout the middle of
' March, and it is expected that at the
canvention there will be a unanimous
expression in favor of stopping all
mines at which the full district price
is not paid.
Thieves in Oar Sehoais,
For some time past the teachers of
schools have been consider
ably annoyed by the reports of pupils
to the effect thai money which had
i»
ard
been left in their clothing hanging in
the halls had been stolen
had been said about the matter until
Monday, when $1.10 was taken from
‘the pocket-book of Miss Mabel Whar.
| ton,
largest amount reported missing and
Very little
This appears to have been the
Profs. Fulton and Jones have inaug.
Curated a diligent search of the guilty
party or parties by
$8.00 to the person who will produce
the necessary proof for the conviction
‘of thethief. Suspicion hak been placed
on certain ones and thelr movements
will be keenly watched jn future,
nd if found oat they will bie
nerestod and made an example of
the
al owe
Continel Let,
If the Lord is willing and the rest of
the population of this earth are satisfied,
work will be commeaencad on the paving
of Magee avenue about the of
May, 1806. The contract was awarded
to the Keystone Paving company, of
Clearfield, Saturday night, March 4th
and on Monday morning, March #th
the contract was signed and the bod
filed for the commencing of the work
by the first of May or as soon there
after as the street committee may deem
expedient.
firnt
Peie Notices,
Hereafter the CouBtER will be pleased
to publish all programs or notices of
festivals, concerts, entertalnments, ete,
for church organizations, societies, or
“benefit!” gatherings FREE, providing
four tickets are left at this office in
appreciation of the courtesy shown;
otherwise such notices. will be charged
for at the rate of five cents §
wor Hine
Licenses Next Monday.
It is stated that the license decisions
will be handed down by Judge Barker
next Monday, March 12th. Many were
under the impression that they were to
‘have been handed down Monday of
this week. The applicants are still
more anxious than ever.
It makes no difference how cheap
. you can bay groceries elsewhere, I can
still save you some money, quality of |
. goods considered.
TrE Casll GROCERY.
offering reward of |
buildings.
| 15412
SOPHIA LEHMAN
tapires at Her Js ane on Palmer Avenus,
Friday, March 3
Death entercd the
Mex FX. Letiman, of Palmer avenue,
Friday, March 3d, when their daughter,
Sophia, passed away after soffering
with dropsy three weeks.
She was sged 18 years, § months and 1
day. Besides Ler father and mother
she iv survivea by five brothers
four sisters, namely: Charles, Joseph,
Frank, John, George, Helen, Mary,
Gertrude and Rose, who were all
her bedside when the sad hour arrived.
Faneral services were held in St
Mary's Catholic church Sunday after.
for about
and
at
noon immediately after vespors, Father
Edwin performing the last sad rites
Interment occurred in the Catholic
cemetery about 4 p.m. Heartfelt
sympathy of many friends is extended
to the sorrowing family.
New Fire { 0. Officers,
At a regular meeting of Patton Fire
Company No. 1 held Tuesday evening
elec tad for
(iid,
the following officers were
the ensuing year: Joseph presi.
dent: Jas Jr. viee-president;
John
chief:
Pope .
3. A. Lilly, recording secretary;
treasurer; Harve Stair,
foreman,
Boye,
Harry Davis, Edward Bim.
mona, assistant foreman; Frank Ander.
trustee: W, E. Probert,
The appointive offices will be filled at
next regular meeting, Tuesday even-
ing, March 14th. The company now
has formed a relief association with
John president and Fd
Hunter secretary, and will now be
entitled to the appropriation made by
SO, manager
Seheld as
foreign fire insurance company
Bopper
yard of the
“The
atid west
Pennsylvania radiroad
earnings of all the lines east
of Pittsbairg
aLing eX
CAFE,
with JNUT,
84,501, 881,
3 Ra
Rrims
Teste
£30 GG 140.78 CC ompuarred
Ces BArDIOE PHT <4
fhe gr
windd the ned
Ere lg fered durin Im
< go 3 Sy HEF % 4 " i 8
venr. 173,741.32 tonne of fresght
ove, BI OTe lees 14.55 20a tans,
yi PASSE HOR srrieed, an
increase of 2 43 ae
Tings MAOGD {ial
A b nahey,
pir, wh
aemiatant poslmaster
Wr WAR arrested on the
charge of being short in his accounts
Ball in the sam of
at
of aver &4 (24),
88 iN for
pave
hin appearance
¥
United |
States [strict court at Pittsburg May |
1st. He was also charged with open.
ing aod destroying letters sont by the |
P.O. Department to the
bondsman, This, in connection with
the other charge, will no doadt result
seriously for Mr. Donahey.
Killed in un Wreek,
A coal train ranning from Windber
to Bouth Fork was wrecked near Salix
Monday night. Several cars were de
muolished, one man instantly killed and
two others badly hurt The dead
man’s name was Edwerd B Myers
He was gnmarried and lived at South
Fork. The wreek resulted from failure
of the brakes to work on a heavy grade.
Many More Bag oes far Peavey,
The Pennsylvania Rallroad company
has decided to add 150 locomotives to
its rolling stock the present year lis
shops at Alcona and Juniata sre cap-
turning out about 19H in the
given time under normal
and instead of roshing their capacity,
as heretofore, the company will give
out contracts for the extra number re-
guaired, "his will prevent the fluctua
of men employed
able of
conditions,
tion in the nunmdwer
iy ite shops
of Thanks
PF. X 1a i:
wish, through the col
COURIER, tO
neighbors and friends for
daring the sick.
Cmrid
Mr Mrs.
Palmer avenue,
umna of the
thank their
their kind geist
pose and death of
ad ran
gincerely
BIT
hoir danghier
Attention Mins
fine
be
hall
fm. Kk
A mass meeting of miners and
laborers of the Patton district wil
hedd in Patton, in the Goldstein
this {Thursday evening at 7 p.
the purpose of discussing the
sibuation, National
Kay, District President
other promine
h ting. All miners are roguestod
ir Tne
if
ming
Organizer Me
Harris ahd
il speakers will address
¥
42
bosipess of in ypartanos
Ly order of
Hangis, Dist
Bee'y
¢ ¥ & % ¥
alien as
will be transacted,
Lika, Pres
JT
CLINE,
Property for sale
A valuable property, consisting of a
good 2-story frame building used as a
store and residence, with first-class base.
ment, situated on Fifth avenue. Splen-
did well on premisess. Also good out-
Will be sold at a reasonable
Call on or address
JOHN GAGLIARDIL,
Patton, Pa.
figure.
wmbinaster's | : : -
} La written contract with the said Key
(stane paving Co,
{ Borough of Patton,
said street
‘THE OLD AND NEW COUNCIL
home of Mr. and
Proceedings of Meetings Held
March 4th and 6th.
STREET PAVING A GO.
The Burgess and Clerk Aathorized to Make
a Contract With Saceesaful Bidder New
Policeman and Street Commissioner ari
Fireted Boro Engineer Held Over
Patton, Pa, March 1899. Patton
Borough Council met in special session
this evening for the purpose of taking
action in regards to paving of Magee
avenue in Patton Borough with the
following members present as per roll
Monteith, J. D. Blair,
DD. PP. Jones, Frank Anderson, John
Scheid and W, CC. Hubbard, The bor
oagh engineer reported the following
bids: “Charles E. Patton, of Curwens-
ville, Pa, accompanied by a certified
check of 81.000 00, wha submits a bid
as follows Patton Clay Mfg
Co. make, square yard;
Bricks, Pat Mfg Co. make,
$1.20 per square vand;, Carbing straight
4 fineal curbing
straight cents per lineal foot,
corners, 5% cents per lineal
eal President
Blocks,
$1.10
Clay
jar
tan
font: :
Conta peer
wt 57
carbing,
foot: curbing. corners, set, 8% conta per
neal foot” Paving
Ceo, of
certified
“The Reyvstons
Clearfield, accompanied
of 81,000.00: Curb
by a
furn-
Fai 4
} ued = Sr... »
whew and set, 55 tenia ger lineal f pal]
3 i ANT.
MET SOTHRG ALIGN,
§ 8
Ti iy or Cian title
Paving RET pris,
fits,
paving complete, sand founda.
The
bit
eu following bids
fol revived as
Hennook, of
of 0 K
wore snbimiiite
$4 wm & Co,
Haven
Cr motion Hubbard, sec
Biair, 1 was resolved
“That
Fagineer of Pat.
& ried
pAEEE TRY
aril pnanimonsly | carried,
TE Hx, $ Borough
srivde 3 gh oF Lica oP
FOUR IRR RGVETIINeL] Tor
pels
Magee
: %
BEEF O
for the pur;
sv
avenue in aad Borongh,
wey (Of fre
HE i
Hh an ordinance gated
gy
i
day of Jone, 1588, and in pur
toa restintion of Council dated
24th day of Pebruary, 1568,
5 Pei $n
{rancid
the
of Clear
sMEPATH
the
hia
and
ossived bids purstianos the
same and submitted them
for that porpose, and
Keystone Paving company,
field, has submitted the lowest and best
bid for that purpose; it is therofore re
soived that the Burgess and Clerk of
Counedl, of said Borough of Patton, be
and are hereby anthorized to enter into
teu
wherans,
to pave and curb
in pursuance to sad ordi
nance and the plans and specifications
prepared by the Borough Engineer,
Land in compliance and pursnance with
[the Bld sobmitted by the said Keystone
Paving Co, at 55 centr for each lineal
foot of curb so furnished and set, and
Le pave.
ment 80 laid with sand foundation and
$1.05 for each square vard of pavement
foundatic neinding
comb of excavating That
enniract work
the Hl of
ak {he
wr
conta for each square yard of
#3 wid) on stone sk,
and filling.
ander terms of the
{he
shall commence on ru?
May, In
Street C0
it %
fay
Or as soon lherealler
sraities shall deen expedient.
That said Keystone Paving Co. shall be
regained 1o give a band to the Borough
thousand
dotiars $6,000 00: for the faithtal per
thidr the
Ww eontradt, with weeurity to
of Patbon in the sam of five
formance of duty, ander
terms of th
he approved by the Borough Solicitor
maid Kevstons Paving to
shall be re.
quired to guarantees the
i
laid and the curb
»”
the
pavement so
sc wit for a period of
fron date of competion
the
of time
shot Patton.
That pavment shall be made by orders
EAELe year
of the and shall
repair for a Like
wilhiont com tor the
ILE, Kewp Te
i p= riod
Horou
of the Boroagh of Patton,
third in one
payable one
one-thurd pavabie in
hind
date of
Ver,
two vears and the balance of one
payalsis inn ti years from toe
completion of the contract, with inter
ext op same at the rate of sig per cent
i frther resolved, that the
. w
oboe yalaotie
diliv eReciied and
¥ 1.4
ALOE RE]
of mehebd sided
aed med
iW Ghraib carried
Terk be Le
check to nnsgecessaiil bidder
5 vii %
’
®
that the tel to PELURD
Laas? Wark of Od cuneil
Patton Borough's old law makers
met in regular session Monday night
with all members present. After ap-
proving the minutes of special meet-
ings held Pebruary 24 and March th,
the annual report of Boroogh Treas
curer Wm. H. Sandford was respectfully
i
3
i
: submitted, and on motion of Hubbard
| and seconded by Anderson, it was car- |
in the name of the
ried that it be referred
Aunditors,
On motion of Hubbard and seconded
by Jones, it was unanimously carried
that James Mellon, tax collector, be
exonerated from taxes for the vears of
1898 and 1897, to the amount of $28.51,
and that an order be granted him for
that amount.
On motion of Scheid and seconded
by Anderson, it was carried that Jas
Mellon he exonerated from 1888 taxes
ta the amount of $276.55 Council then
adjourned sin die.
to Borough
Now Cotonctl
The new Council was ealled to order
by the Clerk and the new officers, H.
0. Winslow, Frank Campbell and
John RB. Cordell were sworn into office
by Burgess George Prindible in doe
form. W. C. Habbard was then elected
as President and James Gilliece as
Clerk for the ensuing term.
On motion of Campbell and
hy Winslow, it was resolved that Couvn-
cil go into executive session for the
election of officers,
Wm. H. Sandford was re-elected as
Borough Treasurer for the ensuing
VEAr.
The next business was the election of
a street commissioner, which resulted
in the choles of F. X. Lehman after a
second ballot was taken,
The question of employing a police
wis then and favorably
acted upon, fixing the salary at $40
instead of 0, an heretofore. After
four ballots were taken Harry Brant
was duly elected for that office
anconded
od ime gpsedd
Renel Somerville, Esq, was anani-
motsly elected as loronugh Solicitor
for the CRY
The of
Engineer was held over
EnSUIng 5
Borough
I pre xt regan
matter ecling an
lar meeting might, also
of Health o
Prosident
EPR
Hut
ei!
at next mesling
shard stated that
Committees would
Eby
appointing : Fai
myacie
A commamcation received
Wm.
injuries of Dir
FUREY
Pravis, Emey. regards oo
J
in
H
in
NOwifiian, sus.
falling hoard walk
of Vth and lang
and Ulerk in
Porat nt it
tained by
on the corner
AVENGER Was read
+
stracted to soknowledpe
same amd advise Mr Davie that owing
ization of .
deferred untii Monday,
March 13, when a definite reply wonld
ber given him.
The following bills were passed apon
and ordered paid: GD Holes, 858.10
tor the organ the pew ounoil
BOLE WAS
for police services for month of Feb.
raary and March, Jas. Mellon, $1450
for lumber; Patton Pub, $1.00 for
printing; John Yahner, $2.24 for hard.
ware, BE Will Greene, 8574 for clerk
services; Geo 8 oad, 81.50 for team:
Altoona Tribune, $100 for advertising,
Raftaman’'s Journal, $1.00 for adver.
tising, Curfman, $24.00 for two
years as secretary of Board of Health,
Fatton Water Co., $0.00 for water
rent:
$04 92 for electric light to March 1st,
Council then adjourned to meet next
Monday night, March 13th,
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE
BH. MM. No
Morgan
Spars,
(o.,
(eo.
Of Rill Back Trim. 1. ©O
A Wan.
na
In Mewory
Winneas The Grea?
infinite wisdom has
in His
fir 8 higher
and better life brother,
Wm. Morgan, therefon
Resolved,
oe beloved
with
reverence and aabmission to Him, Who
yet the takmg of
ig Bife from our midst leaves
# vacancy that will not only be felt by
members of tribe and his
thal while we Bow
doeth all things well,
Soh LA
& 3
t bu thin
family,
he amd that
lived, oar
been spared to those who pewded him
vet a few more great suns,
Resolved, that we recognize in (he
calling of our brother to that council
in the Heavenly wigwam the hand of
the Cireat Spirit, that He may make our
hearts brave that when our time
Come 10 Joan in that
may lav down life's
whee Hes down on his coteh Lo pleasunt
wa
tutemic circle we
dothes liRe One
dreams
sy mpathue with
family in this hour of
ng his memory we
: : ;
amc vent, thal we
the bereaved
sarraow, that cherishing
respectfully recommend that a page in
of our tribe be set aside in
of Brother Wm. Morgan
and that oar charter be draped and the
brothers wear mourning for the period
of
the revornis
the memory
J mins
Resolved, that a copy of these reso-
lutions be printed in the Parron Cou.
rier and Williamsport Grit, also a
eopy forwarded to the family of the
deceased Wu. TUrsBULL,
J. URAMER,
F. H. KixxgEab,
Jommittee.
A SA
See our special lines of serges at
$15, $20 an up to $35.
Dinsxore Bros,
(we, 8. Good Eleetrie Light Co, |
tut by the community in which
constant
prayers turn ever towards the fervent |
Aish that Brother Morgan might have
There is Danger
In fooling with the business end of a
bee or tickling the beels of a mule
There's also danger in taking advantage
of a low price offer without there is 8
guarantee of quality. We guarantee
all our goods ta be superior. Others
may but they are
cheaper ;
SEE US FIRST
be wold cheaper,
Wolf & Thompson.
E4000 BUTLDING
argains
GUNS «
at
La m PS a bargain.
Heating Stoves, best
quality, at prices that will
induce vou to buy this
year,
Ranges, the Jewell,
Dockash, Etc. —None
better,and prices awaydown.
PATTON HIRDNAR C0.
ix, Mow
Pa
P 4 IETS
Yeager ra Pa.
tam,
wit
Swing Machines
at casy 10 pay prices.
a
eo]
A An Aa PA A Ain Pn Pon a 0. 5B Pn PASS AS NA
We can sell you a se wing mach
ine-—the EQUAL of any that is
made—the SUFERIOR of many
at prices that will allow you to
save from $10 00 to $25 00,
Space will not allow us to go
into details to tell vou why eur
machines at such low prices are as
good as the higher priced ones, but
iH vou ll come to the sture we
waoald be glad 10 explain every-
thing to veu—we know that you 11
bree i of all we clam for
them. Good machmes that vou
can depend on and with which we
Rive a ten yeur guarantee, at
$18.50, $10.50 10 $25.00.
Delivered free within 100 miles of
Altouns 10 your freight depot,
GABLE & CO.
1320-22-24 11th AVENUE.
ALTOONA, PA.
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