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PATTON,
CAMBRIA CO, PA,
THURSDAY, APR
$:.00 PER YEAR.
lave Your Clothes Tailor-Made and be Well Dressed. Our re are the Lowest.
DINSMORE BROS.
I~ FC-
This Space
Served by
atton Pharmacy.
Headquarters for
ngs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Stationery, Confectionery,
Cigars and Tobacco.
site Schon! Building.
to saloct |
in te
yard; cotton In-
5c per yd; Union
nd St per per yd; a)
to §1.26 per 3 yi. The
in town.
lace to buy your
urmisare: The b best for the least money.
bllowing will be our leading
very well know are
ul. te a va-
from: Capello |
a and Othello, The
Ranges, The Garland Steel
; These. are all guaranteed.
te line of shelf hardware, |
: yarnishes, etc., sash and
of every description
poultry wise.
for p 3
: uarters for miners’ tools -
augers, powder and
you for all past favors,
our farther patrenage.
rk Hdw.
- &Fur'tCo.,
armors Mg
LOGAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
There In
rier’ Reporter
Gleaned Here and
the “Cou
YES, BE REASONABLE.
The Following From Funes
fase dn Patton toa
Newsy Roite the
cp
“Instead of condemning the Town
Conneil, Joagrd of Health, or
Burgess, or anyone of
officers after they have
official act or duty, it
plan, if one does not
opinion ar to how
done to confer witd
official action
men ‘wait to see’ just
cipal offers edn, pnd
they are displeased they
say mean things
Sometimes cnr schoot hear
nnmercifnl epithets hnried at
ough officers, and the boys then get.an
idea that the Town / Council or the
‘Board of Health or other officers, as
the case might be, are unmitigated out
laws and are a detriment instead of a
good to the town. The office of Town
{Council and the Board of Health and
ithe Burgess, is no sinecure and no sal
ary is attached to them to weigh them
down. They give their services frie
and take their ‘bamps’ and kicks from
many an ungratefol harper and pessi.
mist, who very seldom have anything
good to say of our borough officials
when they do something that pleases
‘them, and when such harpers do say
‘anything commendable it is given in
a stingy, half hearted begradgingly
‘way. Let us hold up the hands of vur
borough officials and all work in har-
{mony for the best interests of the town
‘Kicking and scoflling are not encour:
caging to the official who is trying to do
his duoty, and as filling a boroagh office
is a thankless job -at best, wi shold
feel grateful that there are those who
or the the
oar municipal
performed an
weit bee 5 better
agree with their
a thing should be
then before such
Lael. Via
what oir muni
will
get mad and
This is all wrong
Kish
he Ws
stir Bar.
are willing to devote time to this work.
‘Ry all means encourage your borough
‘officers with kind words.
“To show how inconsistent and un-
| reasonable some people are when they
have a complaint to make to the Bor
‘ough officers, and ax a word of advise
to others, we will here relate a
Cpireomstance which occurred the other
| morning. A citizen approached a
| member of the Board of Health and
{ complained about a certain nnisance he
| said existed in a certain section of town
He wanted the Board of Health to at.
tend to the matter at once.
told to go to the Secretary, fill out a
yet he emphatically refused to do that
and cobdemned the officers because
they would not take action. It should
be understood that the Board of Health
cannot act on the verbal complaint of
anyone. Blauks have been procured
for that purpose and must be filled out
and properly signed before the Board
has authority to take action. Yet this
‘man said ‘he didn’t want to get into
(any trouble’ by doing what the law
requires him to do when making a
complaint. People should
_onable."
be reas
Wo Rilldaif Dead
Jame W. Kilduff, founder and
tor of the Gallitzin Vindicalos
‘many years, and long
identified with labor
‘district, died at the Mercy hospital,
: Pittsburg, last Friday. He had
confined to that institution for several
i weeks, of illness doe to a complication
of diseases. The body was conveyed
‘to Gallitzin Saturday and the funeral
‘took place Sunday morning. Mr. Kil:
duff was well and favorably known in
the Central Pennsylvania coal mining
| district. He organized many miners’
| associations and participated in num-
|erous important conventions and con-
ferences of the order. He was a
frequent contributor to newspapers
published in the interest of laboring
‘men and his advice and council was
frequently sought by prominent
ie
Fotis
edi
for
prominentiy
interests in this
bean
Nolan-Variotl.
Dennis Nolan, one of Patton's popu-
‘lar young men, and Miss Mary Variot,
| an esteemed young lady of Philipsburg,
were wedded at the Catholic church of
(that place at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday
' morning, April 5th, the ceremony beiug
‘ performed by Father Kumerant., The
attendants were Harv 8. Lingle, of
{ Patton, and Miss Merritt, of Philips.
{burg. Mr. and Mrs. Nolan departed
shortly after the wedding for an ex-
| tended trip to Buffalo, Rochester and
| Niagara Falls, after which they will
| paturn to Patton and make their future
home. The COURIER, along with many
friends, extends congratulation
Onions, radishes and rhubarb on
; recommended as a competant teacher.
|
| Thursday at the Cash Grocery.
fitthe
He was
Jove for Nature that gives refinement
blank complaint according to law, and | ;
‘for the growth and preservation of
‘Cannot
EASTER 'N PRTION
Prepared Programs of Wase
Hetpated In a’ "he hire
Prespite the cold
SHWE wd freed ow xl
Easter Sunday of much of
ary sartorial Jdesisy, al
rif Patton
RETY Loa
srnomnced
eluding the rendering
id
prisocpal
soma dally
At the Methodist FE
the
with an impressive presentation of
History of
af
nsnal morning disc
prepaid? mitwical programs
ehareh
day was appropristely obseryed
The
Methondmrn sopra Pw rs
by
hath
sobre
tive Sal
Sire
Mary's
he nenal hours,
Eramme
both the morning and evening
joem at the Baptist church who listened
attentively to the able discourses of
their pastor, Rev. Joseph A Klocker,
Rpocinl music was the feature of the
which commemorated the
season fur rejoicing
ETT
al
OOCARIOT,
Obweryr Arter Irayn in Patios
It may not be generally known to
readers of the COURIER that Governor
Stone has designated April 7 and April
28 ax Arbor Days and it cannot but be
apparent to all that an appropriate ob.
seavance of these days might be made
by the citizens of Patton. The public
thoroughfares of Patton as well as many
of the private groands, are woefully
devoid of any trace of Nature's orna-
mentation and however much of
architectural beauty the home or basi.
news block may possess it is the beanti
ful surroundings that! lends to it
enchantment and marks an saviron
ment that of charm and rich in
As an illestration
what srcomplished by a
unity of effort where by the simple nee
of trees, vines and shrubs which may be
caltivated in every locality,
is fail
Nature's coloring
of bw
CET
we tile
the picturesque towns of Philipsburg
and Clearfield where their public apir.
ited citizens united in an organization
whose purpose it was to cultivate that
to the individual and exerts an influence
trees and shrubs, which not only
affords health and prosperity, but gives
to these towns besatiful streets with
their elevating and salutary influences
Patton emulate
amples? There is no reason why the
love of the beautiful should be de
tached from the tilling of the soil and
the reader i» left free to portray for
"himself the picture, the material bene.
"fits with which iL is associated
Patton Miners Our
In pursuance to a call issued 81 the
District Miners’ Convention beid at
Tyrone Satardsy, March 25th, the
men employed in all the mines in Pat.
vicinity are ont on a strike for
the price of 45 cents per
36 cents per ton for
frat py ton for
ton and
an advance of
ton for mine. ra,
ing,
punching machive work, and a general
ight hour work day. It is stated that
pe advan: has been granted by the
al Windber
of the smaller Operations
in the district. The people in Patton
in general trust that the difficulty will
be amicably settled soon and work
retired
machine min
ial 4 AE x. 5.
Derwing- While Could Un,
arid at some
A
The Metropolitan, of Ebens-
burg's new and popular hotels is
enjoying an immense patronage of
late, which it justly deserves. The
new hostelry is certainly an inviting
place, being equipped throughout with
all the very latest and modern con-
veniences, and its proprietor, J. RB K
Shook, assisted by the popalar and
obliging clerk, Mr Grier Hile, spare
no pains in making the guests com-
fortable and at home. In brief it
one of the finest and best appointed
hotels in Cambria county and is con.
ducted on first-class principles
“ine Hotel
One
in
Assistant Pri:
On Friday T. P. Jones resigned his
position as assistant principal of the
Patton public schools to accept a prin.
cipalship of the public schools at New
Haven, Fayette county, this State
The vacancy caused by his departure
has been filled by RB. J. Myers, former
principal of the Read township high
school, this county,
New wpa
Cri
Conny
fees for his services, which is entirely
these 8x.
caver that
who comes highly
' Restaurant.
TWO REMEDIES COMPARED. ~
TAXES IN CAMBRIA.
The Fo
HN
A riied
ee Thee
Eel 4 gg
Tani
Tod brea
“The ¢
Apperar-d wn
Haid tate wes
paestion of regriating the
uty Troasgrer i=
ogrisiaton
$i
is
{88 Dw
veling
i vow
A poriits
GRAS
« abuasiog ali the Regub.
ITY ARTY MmANDeTY tinier
rir rad ion
What am hw Des?
for oolbtio
Ee
& our conunly taxes ?
dy ¥ £ wed a
taki PHIRIOE Lee mec tion of
Act of 1872, allowing the County Treas
urer 5 per cent for this work, the pass
age of which will throw the question of
fedn to be paid hereafter on the general
law of (534, authorizing the
Commissioners and the (
tors to fix the san
Te
intrreiomsd 5 Hill to
et of 1372
tates Oo
exoh district
the apweind
riz ant
ounty Aod
So and Sheridan have
repeal
snd heredTier have all the
omntables of
Fler Band by the 4
“Now, whi 5 would be the beet?
Thee Act of 1872 was posse
the oldectionabie faatarss of the general
law of 1804, inastnnch as & very great
portion of the faves were and this
to avo
Fomd,
made the taxes higher than they would
have if attended to in a proper
With the exoeplion of the
Tressurer's ipoote, the Act of 1872
conxidersd the best method this or any
other connty ever had, and was en
acdexi. as we have said, the
LE
MAL er
svt
16x
sobjeetionable parts of the genera law,
which the Democrat and Messrs, Lingle
and Sheridan want to reintrodoace.
“The system in Bedford connty
about the same ae the bill of Senator
Ktineman provides for There the
County Treasurer goes into each dis
and the taxes, and
Commissioners fix the rate of
codieta thes
satisfactory to the peopie
“The evil of the method hacked by
the Democrat is conclusively shown by
coqnparing the manner of onliecting
taxes in Bialr and Cambria counties
“Blair county bas the same system
as in provided tn the bl of Messrs,
Lingle and Sheridan, A aditors’
report for astounding
state of uneo win pared
wilh Auditors
ard the
INEs shows gn
sibectedd LR Les Ra ¢
The
on Jangary 2, 159% there was
ollentors of Blair
of $181,
1 A kha La ck 2 ie
AREY noone
ambria county.
$ Boe 4) ot
ge from the district
thir sue
The ans
Alton
atts SUIT
154 41
5
dary -hy
follwing
neni le
Wis
Ne people of Blair conaty are re
quired to pay interest on borrowed
money to rua their county affairs while
this enormous sum is being colievted,
and much of it will eventually be lost”
t
Passenger Aged Hoviman Frowelod
It is ramored thal our mataal frsend,
General Freight acd Passenger Agen
FE Herriman, who has his offtivs at
Philadelphia, is tO receive a promotion
in the way of being made general
manager of the entire coal traffic of
the New York Central & Hodson River
radiroad snd its several branches, in
Bexh Creek amd Fall
synietns, HB oolees gt New
ciuding the
Book
York «0
hot of friends
ty man has na
on the
i
Rd 1
wiles
i is Lilne
extend
Beer h
TaLuTe.
Ureek
] it is adso
r Agent Wikliard
Brook Hail
appointed
3 pod Fomor ay
BH Nathrup,
Way pany,
Ian rf agent of the
division Fall
Brook and Bee oh Creek maiiroads under
the New York management,
He will have headgnarters at
Williamsport
Central
gi
ns
Para first claw lun tor Lhe Uw
oh = LF
the entire
PROCEEDINGS OF ue LAW MAKERS
Eh Ae i
ihr Temp orion
oid fiver ye fee No
age Suit
a oo
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Com
Bosineny
Patten Borough Council moet |
iar session Monday eve
]
ATE rR presen
in reg
Ah The
President
Met orrek, Bi
Winslow and Cordell, Campbell
Habbmrd, Anderson,
of
atment The minates regaisr meet
ing bold Monday evening, March
were read and approved,
®
5
4
x
¥ Pe
oA
rg
aiid,
(vmtiotiman ITC,
Street
bad
{omnitton. reiarterd
¥ » 3
exgmined the
Bae Cree
Yiew Of
WiRlter
Ey Fas
3 Winwliis
mwsly carr that |
oy
be mevwdedd ps res
The
Commities were instrarted 10 vist, in
company with an official of the Water
, ared the chad of the Patton Fae
Company No. 1. the different fire
plogs in Patton Borough and ascertain
f same are in proper working order
and report ab next regular mesting
The matter of
Noonan damages suit
up and on Anderson and
secincand by Winslow, it was carried
that Borough Sciitor Somerville be
asthorized 0 notify Wm. Davis, Esq,
sttorney for Dr. Noonan, that the Bor.
ough of Patton dendes any Habil
damages for injuries received by
sadd Dr Noonan and that it refoses 10
make any offer of a settlement what
meer iniew oO
i x ¥
the propased Dr
WAS aguin taken
of smn pol
He sents OF
BOBver ;
In regard to the money received by
the Borough from foreign lasurdnos
companies, aod which was asked by
the Fire company paid to the
Belief Association of that body, Ab
Somerville stated that, after
carefully looking up the matter, be
failed to find Act of Assembly
wherein 8 compelled the boroughs to
appropriate that amsbunt fire com
pany relief assocmiions, if the
tis Le
torney
Any
Wo
tat
sh appropriation as asked by our
company. The bill of Patton Fire
Company No. 1 Helief Association for
that amount wis $3 31 and on mation
of MeCormick and seconded by Blair,
owas noanimously wel that the
same be held over for farther investi
palin
A petition wgned by several citizens
was presented to Council praying for
CRT
the opening of Fast Magee avenos, in
the vicinity of Firemen's Park. It was
held ower for investigation
A communication was then received
from Jobn Campolon: zsking for a
grade Wo erect a sidewalk mn front of
bis property on Melntyre avenue. The
same was held over until a Borough
Engineer be elected :
The fudlowing bil
to Cosined] and
and
presen ted
on dion of Cordell
sec otibeni by wus
gnanimousls cnrried THE Ge
cope] and (0
orders for Pal Oa
£57. for print ag;
pany, B00 fo
I Masel He
Abt £ wy
pel $2 50
These = Mw foe
HRTnE
Patton Water
0%
water rent for month
(rnd Fete
andescent Light
James {nl
em for n i
of March and sundries: H.W. Brant,
$40.00 for police serves for month of
March, and the following for street
work: FX lehman, $8.8 Daniel
Abbott, $1.35; A. Hatchinson, 3,
Um motion of Blair and seconded by
Winslow i was unanimously carried
that the Clerk bw and is hereby in.
structed to notify A. E Patton, trustee,
Curwensville, Pa. to remove log hots
on street jeading from Filth aveoee to
clay works, in view of the fact that bas
agent refused to do same aller bedng
duly notified by the Boroagh Contd
On motion of Winslow and seconded
by Cordell, it was snanimoosly carried
Hat the street lead wg from Fifth ave-
sie to the clay works be amd @ hereby
given the if “Terra cotta
Avenue.”
Cp pe =
$M
fir arc
clerk weTy
Ray
Game £
adjourned ued
mn :
Connedl then
next regular meeting night
April 10th, 1899
For Sie
{de 1 quart and one ISjaart we
CRA r, alroost as guaoxd as new
Will be sold at a reasonable figunt
{all on or address Jacob Daus Pat
. Pa
ieee
an,
A choice Hine of confitetihuns. nots and
. fruits at the City Restaurant.
Retype: Tn bn
Ww. He wig Fy, fa Orn
tarned home eedas from a bosiness
trip to Pmring Mr
Hodgkins be msde a
itil to the League Navy Yard
where be enjoyed the pleasure of ses
mR gnite ®
WAT VORSE IR,
wt i a
oi backed pha
stay in the city
Feland
pamber of Unele Sam's
rfid
vit there he
: aniy
{ ranmbaa,
ratéer a
wi werd in {hes ox
with Spain Bis
forms the arg
Jacke
Wey
BRITILARE
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wild
Angas
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Pw A asd ra
pir OF roGRE Dare
MOM RE
e don’t merely preach satiafection
in our sdvertimments We really give
satisfaction We call vour attention
to the many peopie whe are our per
petal customers. They gel satisfac.
tion hexe and are pleas] with oar
gowaia anid] methods, whaoh is the same
thing.
boroughs so saw ft they could make’ ed
SEE US FIRST
Wolf & Thompson.
{Uben You
Okan ous
and are considern
things to be got
home mor L
interesting for t
Spring and Summer
member that it 1s part
the business of this store to
ke homes more bean ful
A large and thoroughly
airy Upholstery and
Drapery depat rément is at
your SCTVHC, abie give
you unlimited che and
big vanety at very moder
Ate prices.
Most anytl ung you have
need of in the line of up-to.
date floor coverings and
window draperies will be
found here, many late
thingsthathavemstappear-
&d this Spring are beng
shown-—in fact we have a
gathering of these Home
furnishings that cannot be
excelled mm Middle Pennsvl
vania.
We will 811 mas orders for these
gods SM Listac tony to you, bat
vot wonkd reall eniny 8 wisit to
Altoona mst to see this one
denartment of
Nhoona's Biggest Store.
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