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ATTON,
CAMBRIA CO,
PA., THURSDAY, APRIL
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$1.00 PER YEAR.
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Patton Pharmacy.
Headquarters for
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals,
tionery, Confectionery,
Cigars and Tobacco.
Opposite School Building.
"| notify E.
The finest designs of Mattings
at the following prices:
10¢, 14¢, 16¢c, 18¢, 20c, 25¢, 28
and joc per yd.
oe buy your
tarnitare, The best OF tig least incney.
3 Furnishing,
nd Plumbing Dpts,
which you very well know are
best in the market.
10 select from: The
Quite a va-
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
and There by
Reporter
Gleaned Here
the “Courter”
BOROUGH DADS MEET
In Regaine Session Manday Night
Engineer is Eleeted,
Our Borough law makers met in reg.
i nlar session in council chambers Mon.
‘day night, April 24th with the following
members present, vir: President Hub.
bard, Anderson, Blair. MeCormick,
| Cordell, Campbell and Winslow. The
minutes of regular meeting held Mon-
day night, April 17th, were read and
‘approved.
. Geo. H. Curfman, secretary of Pat
ton Board of Health, was present and
asked that a committee from the Conn-
‘gil be appointed to go over streets of
| the boreugh in company with members
{of the Board of Health for the pur-
pose of examining and ascertaining
ithe sanitary condition of our town.
{The members of the Street Committee
- were instructed to perform this daty.
Street Commissioner Lehman stated
wirough
{ that he had notified all parties to re-
pair damaged board walks in front of
their properties.
The matter of taking action on the
passage of a “Dog Ordinance” was
‘again brought up and after discussion
was held over till next regular meet
ing night.
The following applications were re-
ceived for the office of Borough Engi.
| neer: E. C. Brown, J. L. Elder and H.
10. Yerger. Upon a ballot Brown re
‘ooived six votes, Elder
receiving the required number, was
{ duly declared elected.
The following applications for Chief
| of Police were received: W. T. Robin-
‘son, 8. BE Jones and Wm. J. Gill. On
‘motion of Campbell and seconded by
McCormick, it was carried that the
i election of same be held over till next
! regular meeting.
| Letters were received from W. J
{ Weakland, John A. Myers and Chas.
WW. Hodgkins asking permission to tap
sewer at their respective places of
business, which was duly granted.
On motion of Winslow and seconded
‘by Blair, it was onanimously carried
that the bill of 8. E. Jones for $1200
for services as Board of Health officer,
‘be accepted and clerk instructed to
‘draw order for same.
| The clerk was then instructed to
% Brown of his election as
| Borough Enginer and to notify him to
sot grade stakes for the paving of Ma
gee avenue, wo the contractor could
commence work not later than May 1st.
The members of the Street Commit.
toe were instructed Lo ascertain as to
‘how many property holders wished to
place their own curbing on Magee ave-
nue, preparatory to paving, and to also
ascertain how many feet would have wo
be placed by the contractor and to not-
ify him of the amount at once.
Council then adjourned to mest at
next regular meeting, Monday, May
Int, 1599,
Injured in » Weack.
A letter dated April 17th, was re
ceived on Tuesday, April 15th, by the
editor of the Carrolltown News trom
Dr. James Alwood, Quincy, IIL,
man for a Chicago shoe house, nam:
| Edwin G. Dumm, was seriously if n¢
| fatally hurt in a collision on the rail-
road April 12th and that he is lying in
‘condition. The letter was an inquiry
as to the parents of the young man,
| was most probably a son of Valentine
!Dumm, of near Patton.
also sent to Mr. Dumm, Storming him
A New Brick Butldiug.
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Sunshine and Othello, Phe Chas. Rhody, who recently purchased
x Ranges, ne teed. |
are guaran
them a trial
line of shelf harg war
demripion-— i
Lit sed Ba
uarters for or plows, ihe
! tools
d Steel the vacant lot situated on the east side
(of Fifth avenue next to Hadgkins
drug store, is making preparations to
{erect a brick building to be used as a
| store room and dwelling. It will be
30x40 feet, two stories high with a large
| basement. The contract for its erec-
tion has been awarded to Joseph Hub-
augers, powder and bard, who will commence work in a
g you for all past favors,
sin your further patronage,
Very Respectfully,
| few days.
A False Report
I bave been informed that a report is
; circulated to the effect that I re-
fused to subscribe money to the relief
of the miners, which is an absolute
falsehood, as I have never been asked
to subscribe, in fact never knew that
they were asking for aid. 1 wish to
my share along this line and am ready
to do so again if called upon,
O. W. Hopaxixs,
none and
| Yerger one, whersupon, Mr. Brown
a hospital at Quincy in an unconscious |
All Kinds of tinwork will
‘be attended to and guaran-
Word was |
further state that I have always done
OF INTEREST 10 SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Providing for Pay far School IH.
rectors Altending € otvenlion
On the 18th nit, Governor Stone af
fixed his signature to the following Act
recently passed by the Legisiature of
this Btate: An Act providing for the
payment of school directors for at.
tending the triennial convention for the
election of county superintendent and
for the punishment of candidates who
An Ae!
pay director's eX penses,
Section |. Be it enacted by the Sen.
ate and House of Representaves of the
Commonwealth of Pepnsyivana in
Goaneral Assembly met and it is hereby
enacted by the aoathorty of the
game, that
of this Commonwealth who shall at.
tend the triennial convention of direct.
ors for the purpose of electing 8 county
superintendent as provided by Act of
May Sth, 1854, shall receive one dollar
each in additign the sum of three conta
for every mile neogssary to be traveled
in going to aad returning from the
place where the election shall be held,
the amount to be paid by the school
treasurers of the respective districts on
the proper vouchers and the account
to be audited as other expenses.
Baction 2. And be it further en.
acted that it shall be deemed a misde.
mennor for any candidate for the office
of county superintendent to pay or
canse Lo be paid either directly or indi.
rectly any part of the expenses of any
director wha shall attend the triennial
convention and on conviction there!
shall be fined a sum not less than fifty
nor more than three bandred dollars
at the discretion of the court,
Free Upon Application
Secretary Edge, of the State Depart.
ment of Agriculture, has recently
issued Bulletin No. #44 of the Depart
ment, which, as long as the supply
lasts, will be sent to all applicants free
of cost by addressing Department of
Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pa. The
Bulletin, in addition to showing the
analysis of each sample of fertilizer
also shows the price per ton at which
each was sold at the point at which the
samples were selectpd, and aso the
comparative commercial valoe per ton,
thus enabling the reader to judge at a
glance which of the difierent grades
appear to best worth the price asked
for them. Allisamples were drawn,
rithout the edge of the = : ; wa
without the knowledge of the manu elapsed since the filing by said County
partment and may be taken as fairly Auditors of their report, and that no
reprimenting the different brands as any county oficial or officials, and that
facturer, by sworn agents of the De.
#old to farmors in the State
The Passion Vinay.
An excellent audience assembled in
the Baptist church of this place on Fri.
bereallor school director.
FOITOf HASSON'S PETITION
fixed by the County Commissioners
Praying for an Appeal From
the Auditors’ Statement.
TEXT oF DOCUMENT.
ish in Court The Petition is
a Long One.
Fied Apri
The text of the petition presented in
ootirt Tuesday by Attorney Harry Has
sun, at the instance of his father, edi-
tor of the Cambria Freeman, in which
an appeal is taken from the annual
statement of the County Anditors, is as
follows:
To the Honorable A. V. Barker, Presi.
dent Judge of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas of Cambria County:
The petition of the undersigned,
being more than ten in narober, and
all of whom are taxpayers and resi
dents within Cambria county and State
regp-
above whose names are not disclosed
of Pennsylvania, respectfuly
resents
Thst since Monday, January 4, 1897,
until the present time, a certain Benja-
min Jones, a certain Abraham Hoob-
stetier, and a certain Thomas Hoover
were then and there, and are now, the
duiy qualified
County Commissioners
county, Pennsylvania.
And that since Monday, January 4,
1597, until the present time, a certain
John Gittings, a certain AL. Milten-
berger, and & certain P.
fie fend,
of Cambria
duly elected, qualified, and acting
County Anditors of Cambria county,
Pennsylvania, and as such County
Auditors did then and there settle and
adjust the accounts of the receipts and
expenditures of the said County Com.
missioners of said Cambria county for
the year 1808 and the aad County
Auditors, having settied and adjusted
the said receipts and expenditures for
the year as aforesaid, thereupon filed
their report as Auditors of Cambria
county, Pennsylvania, as aforesaid,
among the records of the Court of
Common Pleas of the county afore
said, on or about the 23d day of Jan
aary, 1898 being within #0 days of the
date of the presentation 'of this peti.
tion to this Honorable Court,
That more than 60 days has now
appeal therefrom has been eatered by
your petitioners are not advised, and
i
do not believe, that an appeal there.
from will be made by any county offi.
‘cial or officials, nor that any appeal
‘day evening to witness the presenta.
‘tion of Rev. Joseph A. Kiocker's
artistic lecture and exhibit
Passion Play of Ober-Ammergau.”
The views (60 in number of this truly |
romantic production are simply mary.
els of exqusite beauty and excellence.
The historic discription of “The Pasa.
‘sion Play,” was likewise delivered in
an edifying, interesting and happy
manner, Taken as a whole,
easily the most artistic, as well as
i
of “The
(taken by
from said report to the court will be
the Commonwealth, the
county, or any officer competent under
existing laws to enter such appeal.
Your petitioners further represent
| that said County Auditors in said set-
tlement and report filed as aforesaid,
{aa your petitioners are informed and
verily believe, have erred in allowing
credit for the following item as it
it was
realistic, illustrated lecture effort ever |
presented in Patton.
Frauok Ivory Desd.
Frank Ivory, a much respected and
well-known citizen of Clearfield town-
appears in said Auaditors’ report as
aforesaid to-wit:
“Commisioners’ transcribing clerks,
| $1,200.00."
ship, died at his home Saturday morn.
‘months. Mr. Ivory was an old soldier
‘and was aged 62 years. He leaves to
“mourn the loss of 4 kind husband and
father a wife and six daughters and
two sons, Interment occurred at §
o'clock in the 8t. Augustine cemetery
‘Monday moming after services held
in the Catholic church of that place.
' A reply was immediately sent that he
A Besutital Hesse,
Undertaker H. 8. Buck is the pos
sessor of a bran new white hearse,
received from The Riddel Coach &
Hearse Co., of Ravenna, O.,
ast week. It is beyond a doubt coe of
the finest and most expensive hearses
in Cambria county. It is pure white,
highly polished and daintily striped
‘with blue and gold. The trimmings
are of nickle and silver, which greatly
adds to its beauty.
Cow For Sale.
A fresh milch cow, half Jersey, for
sale at a reasonable figure. For partic.
‘ulars call on or address F. X. Lehman,
West Palmer avenue, Patton, Pa
Removal Native.
We wish to anpounce to the public
that we have removed our meat market
from the P. P. Young building, next to
postoffice, to the rooms opposite the
Commercial hotel, which were recently
vacated by J. D. Hepbtrn. Thanking
you all for past patronage we cordially
stal- ing after an illness of about three
ing that a young man, traveling sales- |
one day
| solicit a continuance of the same at
‘our new stand.
i CORDELL & YOUNG.
That said expenditure of $1,200
iwhich is in addition to the sum of
$500 allowed by law to the Commis
sioners of Cambria county as compen-
sation for a clerk in said office, and for
which last mentioned sum of $600
proper credit has been allowed in said
Auditors’ report, so filled as aforesaid §,
is illegal, excessive, unjost, and with-
out authority of any statute of
Commonweaith, That the name or
nates of the
whom the aforesaid sum of $1,200 was
paid, is not disclosed by the Auditory’
report or settlement filed in said Court
of Common Pleas of Cambria county,
Pennsylvania, but from sald report it
would appear that orders were regu-
larly granted by the aforementioned
of Cambria
of them, and
County Commissioners
county, or a majonty
paid by EF. Spencer, County Tress
urer of Cambria county, out of the
funds of the County of Cambria, and
credit taken for said sum of $1,200 so
unlawfully expended as aforesaid
Your petitioners {further represent
that aid Coanty Aditors in ssid settle
ment and report, so filed as aforesaid,
as your petitioners are informed and
verily belive, have erred in allowing
credit for the following item, as it ap-
pears in said Auditors’ report as afore-
said, to-wil
“Attorney's fees for eollections,
$138 61°
That said expenditure of $133 and
63 cents was made, as your petitioners
are informed and believe, to William
Davis, Esq., an attorney of this county,
money were disbursed hy the
i said County
and scting
M. Lawrence
were then and there, and are now, the
Tierney, Cambria township;
course of completion,
the ascertainment, levy and collection
this
person or persons to
sn made ax aforesaid
the lawful compensation of $500 ss
and allowed to the County Solicitor
and for which said last roen tioned sum
of $50 credit was taken, as will appear
by reference to ssid Anditory’ report so
filed as aforesaid | and that the credit
allowed for additional sam of
$135.63 is illegal, excemuive, and unjost,
and without warrant of jaw, and in
dire? contravention of the Act of As.
sembly regulating the salary of County
Salicitors
That your petitioners are informed
and believe that the aforesaid soma of
this
Connty
Commissioners of {(lambria county
without aathority of law, and by the
report filed as aforesaid, and that
thereby injustios will be done said tax.
payers and County of Cambria, uniess
| your petitioners are permitted to de
fend in appeal therefrom, and from
which finding and allowance to the
said parties and to those referred to
in said Aoditors’ report; of the several
amounts hereinabove complained of,
(and shown in the report of the said
County Auditors filed as aforesaid,
that the undersigned petitioners do
hereby appeal to the Court of Common
bat will sat be valid for passage on the
Pleas of Cambria county, provided by
‘Act of Assembly approved the 12th
day «f June, 1878
Your petitioners farther pray your
Honorable Court to permit them to
come into court and fille a bond with
approved sareties, conditioned as pro-
vided by law, and to pripecute said
appeal from said Aditors’ report, and
defend said County of Cambria is any
form of suit, action, or issue, which
Your Honor may desire, to determine
the validity of said expenditare ac-
cording to law
And they will ever pray, etc
The document, which is sworn 1o be.
fore Justices J. 1). Parrish. bears the
signitares of the following persons
James (i. Hasson, Fbensburg, Pa;
Patrick Moran, lLaretlo, Pa: John J.
James
Maorray, Ebensburg, Pa; T. lL. Parriab,
Allegheny township; Joseph A.
Skeily, Cambria township; H. A
Englehart, Ebenaburg, Pa, E C Par
rishi, Ebensbury, Pa; Gilbert A. Storm,
Allegheny township; F. A. Storm, Ab
legheny township, William J. Tierney,
Cambria township; George Garley,
Ebensburg, Pa
Bille Signed by (he sovernar.
The following hills were approved
iast Wednesday by Governor Stone:
Amending the Act of March 8 187%,
relating to the fees of recorder of desis
in connties containing more than =A -
000 inhabitants, amending the fing
section by fixing the fees to be charged
for recording and exemplifying insteu-
ments of wriling. Aathorizing the
ascertainment, award, levy, assessment
and collection of costs damages and
expenses of monicipal improvements,
including the
straightening,
paving, macadamizing,
opening, widening
~enrbing or
otherwise improving of streets, lanes,
alleys or parts thereof completed or in
Providing for
of damages and benefits therefor fram
property peculiarly benefitted, where,
under existing laws or ordinances,
private property could not be assessed
for special benefits, and constituting
such benefits a lien upon the properties
upon which they are assessed, and
authorizing the
improvements now in progress.
Our Congressasan al Washington.
A dispatch from Washington says:
Representative and Mrs. Thropp left
for home Saturday afternoon. During
the time he was here Mr. Thropp tran-
sacted a large amoant of departmental
business for his constituents. He called
upon nearly all of the Cabinet officiads
and their assistants and made a good
impression. Mr. Thropp also called
upon Director-of-the-Census Merriam,
who is an old friend of his. In district
ing Pennsylvania into census districts
some of the territory Mr. Thropg's
congressional district was taken awiy
apd he was given some of the territory
in the Cleartield district,
plained to Mr. Merriam and it is possi
ble that changs may be made so that
the counties of the congressional dis-
trict - Blair Cambria, Somerset and
Bedford shall comprise the same cen-
sus disdrict.
wy
Wad
Wages May Be icreassd.
It is reported] in railroad circles that
the P. R. RB. company is going to in-
crease the wages of its employes 10 per
cent. The rumor is being discussed by
the men at all points along the Pitts-
‘ba division.
who was then and is now the County ®
‘ Solicitor of Cambria county, Peansyl-
; vania. That said expenditure of 138.68
ed
wlishes and rhubarb
the Cash Grocery.
is in addition to
of Mahaffey,
Auditors allowed in their
‘confirmed. They will
extending, grading,’
completion of sach
This was ex-
Westavwr Fotis
H. FE. Hollinger, of Way was
a goest at JF. Howton's over Sunday.
Messrs. Fred Albert and W. E. Davis,
wera calling on friends
‘nesta,
Sunday
1 3 £ offey, scoompanied bry Mins
Lillie Carry, made a basiness trip fo
Uberrytree Saturday
T. B. MeDivitt, of Bower, called on
friends Sanday.
Normal school OT
17th, with over #0 #
the advanced grade
Memers. leonis Rao and Ellis West
over attended the dedication of the
new Catholic church at Patton Sanday.
The tapnery pow rouning fell
time,
Prof. Frank Wentz spent several
days last week among friends
+
Tita
Monday, the
als enrolled in
ee
i
Redaend Rates & HMarrisharg.
On account of the unveiling of the
Hartranft Monument st Harrisburg,
Pa, May 12, the Pennsylvania Rail
road company has arranged to sell
axcursion tickets from all stations on
ite live in the State of Penosyivania,
to» Harrisburg and return, at the rate
of single fare for the round trip, mind
mom rate 35 cents. Tickets will be
sold on May 10, 11 and 12, and will be
good to return until May 13, inclasive,
Pennsylvania Limited,
Bisir Hone Neldi.
H. A. Shoemaker, Esq. of Ebens
barg, Thursday consamated the sale of
the wellknown PBlair house at that
place, the price paid being $5,500 cash.
The purchasers are John M. Topper, of
Bedford; H. C. Kirkpatrick, of Carroll
township, and Thomas Peach, of Eb
emsburg. The new proprietors will
amume charge as soon as the deed is
make many
improvements Lo the property.
Pree book Tost,
A pocketbook containing a som of
money and papers was ont bet ween the
P. R R station and Miosers Store Fri
day evening. Finder will Kindly re-
turn papers to the store of the Miners
Stare Co
Onions, raddisbes, rhubarb and let-
ture at the Clash Grocery on Satarday.
fi Far ic
Nao 22, in Bloek
an Fifth avenne in the
For terms apply ©
kina, WW, Va 2t8
For sale, one lot,
58, fronting
Borough of Patton,
to Henry Raemsech,
List ff Unclaimed Letters
The following letters remain in the
postoffice at Patton for the week end-
ing Thursday, Apri 30, 1999:
Georges Berne, P. J Brown, Esq.
John Baran, John Mentzer 20 W. H.
Wait. Tobitha Wilson,
Persons cailing for the above letters
will please say they are advertised.
A Meuron, PM
By allowing the accumulations in the
bowels to remain, the entire system is
poisoned. De Witt's Little Early Risers
regulate the bowels. Try them and
you will slways ose them. CW,
Hodgkins, Patton Pharmaey.
The Mail Order Depart-
ment of this store is reach-
ing out ito the homes of
thousands and thousands of
people, and supplying them
with their Dry Goods needs.
That this way of buying 1s
appreciated by our patrons,
is demonstrated by the
increase in the
3 steady
) volume of business trans.
acted by this department.
We can serve you by Mail,
just as conveniently and
satisfactorily as though
you were here at the store.
You buy just as cheaply,
TU
Our newest Catalogue
will aid you in making
seiections—write for it, of
vou haven’talready received
a copy.
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GABLE & CO.
1120-22-24 11th AVENUE,
ALT OONA, PA.
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