Weisman VOL. VL—NO. 34. wo 8 : oni - PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 180. CHILD SCALDED 10 DEATH. A Young Son of Fred Mitchell A Son of W, €. Habbard Also Sealded. i On Tuesday evening the little two- | Mitchell, of McIntye evenue, died a painful death resulting from being ao- water was standing on the floor and ARE YOU GOING ? ao {To Attend Methodist Reanion at Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pa? | The following excerpts from a circu. S TO ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER. : —-— i BOROUGH COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. i ars Priests From and Around Carroillown, | $1.00 PER YEAR. For a Sct. dress shirt at 25 ots. visit | The Specifications for Laying Sewer and the | 1 De following taken from the Car-| Goldstein's. : Paving of Magee Aventure Adopted : | Patton, Pa,, July 24, 1899: Pattdn {year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. lar issued by the executive committee | Borough Council met in regular session Cirrolltown, now members of the | ‘of the Epworth League Alliance and this evening with the following mem. | official boards i reference to Methodist day at Lake- and Winslow. The minutes of meet- | the unfortunate little fellow, in some mont park, Thursday, Angust, 3, 1890. ing held July 17, 1399. were read and Rev. Vincent Huber, of St. Bede, son rolltown News gives a list of young | men who were raised in and around | priesthood, as follows: Rev. Anthony | Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wirtnes' Very | If you should need a bath room fit pealion J. E. Kirk. Fresh fish every Thursday and Fri- | of the Methodist | bers present: President Huobbard, ! Wirtner, of St. Vincent and Rev. Boni- gd at the Cash Grocery. : cidently scalded. A tub full of hot | Episcopal churches of Altoona, have Anderson, Blair, Campbell, McCormick | face Wirtner, of Vandergrift, sons of Leave your order for ice with A G. Storm only | cent per pound. A I18x2.inch pictare frame for 65 4 manner, fell backwards into it. He | This occasion will be a general re- | approved. j of Mr. and Mra. Peter Haber, deceased; From June 1st 897 to June 3 : : cents at Fisher's wall paper store. was quickly rescued but not before union of Methodists fi this section of The Fire and Police committee re. | Rev. Modestus Wirtner, son of John pe For a full line of Gents farnishings 1st 1890 we redeem serious injury was sustained upon his | the state, and a profitable as well as an | ported that the fire plug at the corner Wirtner, of St. Augustine; Rev. Louis 99 : | back, left arm and leg, from which be enjoyable time may confidently be ex- | of Fifth and Magee avenues was not Flick, of Newark, son of Mr. and Mrs. suffered intense agony until relieved by | pected. Public exercises will be held | put in position as directed by resolu- | Francis Flick; Rev. Alenin Maucher, death. He was an exceptionally bright | both in the forenoon and afternoon, in tion of meeting of July 17th, 1899, of Bt. Vincent, son of Mr. and Mrs, and healthy child and was the idol of the large auditorium, at which addres his bereaved parents who have the ses will be delivered by Rev. J. M. Police committee was instructed to | %0n of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eger; Rev. sympathy of the entire community. King, D. D., of New York, secretary of | again notify Superintendent Brown to | Maurice Hartman, son of Jacob Hart- Funeral services will be held at the | the church extension society; Rev. D. | proceed at once to put suid fire plug in | man, of 8t. Boniface; Rev. P. Ott, son home to-day (Thursday; when inter- | H. Moore, D. D., of Cincinnati, O., proper condition for service and far. Of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ott, of St. | ment will take place at the Highland editor of the Western Christian Advo- ther, said Patton Water company Boniface; Rev. Aloysius Lother, son of | | cate, and other persons from a distance. | would ‘be held responsible for any Sebastin Lather, of Altoons; Rev. Little Donald, the three-year-old son | Such an opportunity to hear these damages sustained in consequence of Agatho Strittmatter, son of Mr. and of Mr. and Mrs. W. CC. Hubbard, was | leading men of the church will doubt. the defects, : seriously scalded Saturday morning by | leas be readily embraced by our people. | The Street committee and Borough Severin, son of Mr. and Mm. W. C, # pan of hot water upsetting on his | Music, which will be one of the spec. Engineer recommended placing stone | Severin. back. He was at the home of John! ial features of the day, will be furnished monuments at certain points in the | 8Scheid, playing with other children | by an orchestra and a large choir, un. Borough on established grades and on when he ran against Mrs. Scheid who | der the direction of Prof. A. Judson motion of Winslow and seconded by | wits holding a pan full of hot water, Smith. “Chorus of Praise’ will be the | Anderson, | book that will be used. instructed (Particulars in regards to a special cost of the same 4 train from Patton will be announced $9.755.00 worth of Cash Register Checks in merchandise. ~~ Hardly a family in North- ern Cambria County but has the benefiit of this distribu- tion of Profits. like ands, » pretty large sum none: an average ! been redeeming monthly. ~ Bper. cent. of the GRAND TOTAL, or busts is the amount which lve ETTING YOUR SHARE : Of this Distribution? Bangs Sua 0 aan Salon ++ bocco and Patton Pharmacy. Opposite School Building. eam Fencing Cheap! for instance poultry wire of all sizes. Plain Galvanized Wire at $1.75 per hundred which you know can not be bought for less than $2.20 f. 0. b. Pitts- Also 3 or 4 toilet sets ata \rgain. Matting from 1oc a yard up to 18 cents. The finest line of rockers on the market—Golden oak, art or mahogony finish. Children express wagons ~ 50c, $1'and £1.60. "Glass jars at the lowest fig- ures. o Rugs, remnants of carpet ~ at half price. Window shades, all prices, also cottage rods. itoves and Ranges, the largest line in town. ~ &Furt(o., ro cc GRENINGER, Mgr. cemetery. knocking same out of her hands and {resulting as above stated. The little fellow's sufferings were intense but at present writing he is resting quite easily. ' Not Smooth Salling. ‘Ibe Lilly Signal says that everything District No. 1 of District 2, which com- prises the Hastings, Patton, Spangler and Barneshoro fields. There seems to be a disposition manifested on the part of the members to kick about the dis tribution of the officers, which, if any- +thing, is a good healthy sign because it 4shows they at least are taking an act- ive interest in their affairs there. There is also a little difficulty over the fact that some of the mines had accumulated a snug sum in their treas- ury and do not feel disposed to add it to the general treasury as yet. There Is no reason though to believe that these things) cannot be satisfactorily ‘adjusted in Sabor time if good judg. ment is used pnd no harsh measures adopted, which might create an ugly feeling between the several lacalties | comprising the sub-District. Let every | person identified with the movement adopt a conciliatory attitude and take feelings and a wonderful improvement | ingn of the sub-District. More Drunk than Dead, © The big Finlander, { whose name was not learned, | who was knocked off the railroad track a short distance below town Wednesday night of last week, by the work train engine which wae running at a speed of twenty-five miles an hour, received but very slight Injuries and was able to walk about the following day. He had been imbibing too freely and was sitting on the track when struck. It is sald that he was knocked over an embankment of several feet and those who arrived in not altogether smooth sailing in sub- | ‘will soon be noticeable in the work. | on the COURIER bulletin board in a day lor two; and will also be announced ‘from the palpit of the M. E. church on i ‘Bunday norning and evening. In Memory of Father Gallitain, President C. M. Schwab, of the Car- negie Bteel company, limited, will | present a statue of Prince Demetrius | Augustine Gallitzin, the famous mis. | ‘slonary priest, to Loretto. The statue | {is now being finished in Paris and will | arrive in this country and be presented ‘to Loretto on the occasion of its cen- tennial, September 20. Gov. W. A. '8tone and other prominent men are expected to be present at the anveiling ‘of the mounment. Father Gallitzin was the founder of Loretto, and died there 40 years ago. Hespent a fortune and many years of privatation and labor before bringing Loretto from a wilderness to a prosperous community, President Schwab, who will perpetuate in bronze the memory of this noble (priest, was born there. He recently erected a magnificent gesidence a short distance north of the town, for a sum- mer home. into consideration the other fellow's Cornet Band for Patton A movement is on foot for the pur- pose of organizing a first-class cornet ‘band in Patton. The matter is being | Chairman Winslow of the Fire and | the Street committee was | to ascertain number and’ and report at next meeting of Council carried. | Action on the removal or changing of relative positions of the arc lights was posponed until Council should | (have an oppertunity to view the same “and take action. The cow ordinance was discassed at | great length and on motion of MeCorm.- | ick and seconded by Winslow it was car- | ‘ried by a vote of 5 to 1 that same be | held over until next regular meeting. | Anderson voting in the negative. Specifications for the sewer on Fifth | (avenue and outlet to Chest Creek were | | submitted to Council by the Boroogh | Engineer and on motion of Winslow | ‘and seconded by Campbell the same were adopted by a unanimous vote, | Bids were read for painting iron bridge on Magee avenue and were refered to the Street committee, The Borough Solicitor and Street committee were instructed to take up the question of county bridges on Fifth and Magee avenues, over Little Chest Creek, with the County Commissioners and report at as early a date as possible, Council then adjourned. { menta were served in took their departure, 3d. The committee in charge is spar- John E. Maucher; Rev. Joseph Eger, Mrs. A. Strittmatter, and Rev. Dennis “Dancing in the Barn.” One of the happiest events in a social | way was the dance given in the barn | belonging to Mr. Tim. O'Leary, who! lives a short distance east of Patton, | Thursday night, Joly 20th. After greetings and a short visit at the house | the entire party, over one hundred in number, proceded to the large barn and enjoyed a well selected program | of dances which might please all tastes. The customs were of a kind suited to! the evening--the ladies were fairly cool in shirt waists and pique or linen skirts and the gentlemen appeared largely in negligiee clothing. Thaw dressed for exercise on a hot moon. light night and impelled bry such splen. | did music as can be farnished by the Rardon & Maitland orchestra, the conditions for an enjoyable evening were as fine as might possibly be as sociated. About ten o'clock refresh. the barn and afterwards dancing was enjoyed till midnight when the guests reluctantly XXX Harvest Mome Pienis. There will be a Harvest Home picnic held at the hall of the Beach Grove Grange about three and one haif miles east of Patton on Thursday, Angust ing no effort or expense in trying to An Aged Document A. GG Storm, of Fifth avenue has in his possession one of the oldest Cam- bria county documents we have as yet | seen. It is an appraisement list of (personal property which belonged to (earnestly pushed by Mr. L. 8. Bell, of | his grandfather, John Storm, and was | (the Keysione Clothing company, who | uyecuted March 29, 1816. The names | Is meeting with splendid success as far of the appraisers which appear on the | an he has gone. All’ good towns sup- port an organization of this kind and the business men as well as the citizens in general should encourage the move- ‘ment, for, if it materializes, it will be (composed of the best people of our town, those who will conduct its man- | agement on business-like principals. We have the material and there is no rapidly, Are Doing Well, upon the scene to assist him were much surprised to find him more drunk than | Messrs. Sparr and Commers, repre- hurt. It was a wonder to all that he senting the Lusch Bottling Works, of Was not instantly killed. | Altoona, who met with serius injuries, Lock Haven Normal Faculty, | (the former gentleman receiving badly The following named gentlemen and fractured leg) in Patton, Wednosday ladies have been elected to teach at the | “¥eNinE of last week, by being thrown Lock Haven Normal school for the [TOM 8 carriage drawn by a runaway coming year: James Eldon, principal; ‘0m belonging to Weakland's livery, O. W. Kitchell, F. K. Bechrist, D. M, | re reported as doing very well under Brungard, George P. Singer, Joseph T. “existing circumstances. Mr. Sparr is Whitaker, James A. Eldon, Benjamin | Under treatment at the Altoona hos- F. Pletcher, Theodore Reimer, Paul H. | Pital. Mr. Commers, although badly Welsh, Benjamin W. Griffith, Florence bruised about the fuce and body, is able G. Brosius, Ella C. Bmith, Gertrude B. | be around and look after his busi- Shaffer, Lula L. Allbach and Helen "0% Interests. Lesher. Mr. Griffith is the only new leg Amputated. teacher on the faculty. | Martin Carl, of near St. Augustine, : { of whom mention was made in COURIER Foot Badly Cul. | that he had gone to Altoona hospital Satnuel McClain, a carpenter who Is for treatment of an injured leg, we are paper are those of Luke McGuire and Walter Elder, and it is sighed by James Calleghan, county registar. At the time this list was taken household goods, | tote, were valued at a much higher price than would bring now, forin- (stance among the many articles set down on this list was one clock valued | at $35; bed and bedding, $15; one ton (reason why it should not progress of hay, $16; one kettle, $1.50; one fry- lug pan, $1, small weighing scales $3; while on the other hand live stock was valued at a low figure one cow $13; one two-year-old heifer, $5; one horse $20; and 17 sheep, £37. Fire at toaiport, Fire broke out in the kitchen of the P. C. Gates residence at Coalport Sun. day, totally destroying one of the most (beautiful homes in that place, after which it spread to the tenement house of Mm. A. F. Harber, occupied by James Peacock and Mrs. Harber, The firemen found it necessary to tear down the Peacock house to save the properties of Mesars, Harber, Lamborn ‘and Perry, as at that time the town ‘was in danger, Crates, #M,000, no insarance; Mrs. Har The losses were P. C. ber, $850, insurance 8700; James Pea- cock, $150, no insarance; Frank Perry, $175, covered. make it one of the best picnics that has been held this season. They have a large floor where those inclined can "tip the light fantastic toe,” and for the older visitors there will be other amusements in plenty. Supper will be | served on the grounds at 5 o'clock | such a supper as the ladies of Heaver Dams will know how to get up. A fine orchestra has been secured lo farnish music for the occasion, so come, one and all and have a good day's outing. You will never regret the time spent | among the Heaver Dams farmers. ! GB, Good & Co's. Big £onitraet. The Altoona Tribune refers to Geo. 8. Good & Co's. latest contract as fol | lows: “Geo. 8. Good & Co., the rail. | road contractors, who are doing a portion of work for the P.R.R. at [rwin, visit Goldstein's department store. Drop in and get a eool drink of Hodgkins’ soda water and root beer, Ask to see a pair of $1:10 child's shoes for only 70 cts wizewn 12 to 2 at Goldstein's. How is it Kirk Hardware and Farnil- tare Co. can give you the best goods | for the least money ? Cash Grogery it headquarters for oranges, bananas, lemons, water- melons, in fact everything in the | green grocery line, "fils for Street Paving. Notice is hereby given that the Bor- ough Engineer, of the Borough of Pat- ton, will receive sealed bids for the grading, paving and curbing of Fifth avenue from Beech avenue to Lang avenue in said borough, in accordance to plans and specifications prepared by hima. All bids shall be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of one hundred dollars, to be retarned to the bidder should the bid be rejected; but to be retained by the Borough until the contract is signed and bond executed in case the bid is accepted and contract awarded, then to be retarned to the bidder. All bids shall be in writing, and shall be submitted to the said Borongh En- gineer before the hour of six o'clock p. m., July 31st, 1999. Plans and specifi- cations can be seen at the office of the Borough Engineer, Patton, Penn’a The Borough reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Giro. H. AYERS, Boromigh Engineer, Patton, Pa, July 18, 1599 Hidde tor Sewer. Notice is hereby given that the Bor- ough Engineer of the Borough of Pat- ‘ton, will receive sealed bids for the construction of a sewer on Fifth ave noe, in said Borough, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by him. All bids shall be accom panied by a certified check in the sam of one hundred dollars, to be returned to the bidder should the bid be rejected; but to be retained by the Borough antil contract is signed and bond executed in case hid is accepted and contract awarde i. All bids shail be submitted in writing on or before the hour of six o'clock p. m., July Sist, 1599, Plans and specifi- cations cun be seen at the office of the Borough Engineer, Patton, Pa. The borough reserves the right to re- | ject any and ali bida Gro. H. AYERS, Borough Engineer. Patton, FPa., July 18, 1589. an employe of the P. R. R. and who resides at Cresson, had -his right foot | badly cut with an adz while at work at this place Friday. After having his injury properly attemded to by Dr. Worrell he went to his home where he | will nurse the injured member until able to resume his duties again. | Democratic Conventlon. The Cambria county heoeraie con- | vention will be held at Ebensburg on | Monday, August 7th, to nominate a county ticket and transact such other business as may be brought to its at- tention. The primaries will be held Saturday, August 6th. Three dele- gates will be sent from Patton. Looking Tor - Location. Harbison & Walker, of Pittsburg, it is stated by the Clearfield Republican, Refreshmen sorry to announce to our readers, had the same amputated one day last week. We trust-that he will now fully recover from the shock and regain his health. Death from Smallpox. Frank H. Heirgeist died at Altoona Thursday, last, from smallpox, aged twenty-four. There are four other cases in the same family. The family had been treated for chickenpox until the Board of Health sent another physician to investigate the matter, Gentibmen, Attention! ‘ome one, come all and see the dis- play of aprons on sale by the Ladies . Aid Society ofthe Patton M. E. church Ist. | on the evening of September ce cream, cake coffee, etc., will also be on’ sale. will be announced at a later date. Mis. Wu. H. SANDFORD, President. Place of sale | are looking for a favorable site for building a big fire brick plant. Improving =! Christ Otto, of Nant-y-glo, son of John Otto, of Patton, who had the misfortune to receive painful injuries ‘about a month ag» by meeting with an accident at that place, is, under the ef- ficient care of Dr. Arble, slowly im- proving and will soon be able to look after his business interests again. In all probabilities the injuries he received will leave him a cripple the remainder of his life, but fortunately not in such a manner as to Jeter him from attend. ing to his daily labors. wily, At the Baptist Church, Rev. M. C. Alexander, pastor of the preach in the Patton Baptist church on the morning and evening of Aug- ‘ust 6th and 13th. While visiting in our Miss M. R. SPOTTSWOOD, town Mr. Alexander will be the guest Secretary. | of Mr. and Mrs. George Boone. | Lock Haven, has purchased 9,000 acres Greenville, ( Ohio, ' Baptist church, will have just secured a big New Mexican contract. It is for the construction of sixty miles of new road for the El Paso and Northwestern from Temporal to! (Salida. Work wis begua on it last week and will continue for nearly a!) year. The contract is the largest let in the southwest for a long time. El Paso and Northwestern is expected to | cut a very considerable figure in affairs | in that section and will tap a region | hitherto undeveloped.” Get Childrin Vaceinated, ; In view of the fact that the Patton’ Public schools will open Monday, Sep- tember 4th, which is a little over a month hence, we call the attention of parents to the law requiring that all children attending the public schools must be vaccinated. This is an im. | portant duty and should not, by any means, be neglected by parents Everybody knows that the many towns surrounding Patton have been visited by small pox daring the past three months and there is no telling when we will be visited likewise. let all make it a point to attend to this matter at | Once, Participate in our great Midsummer stock reduction sale of Seammer merchan- dise. If vou live too far away from the store to canventently attend the sale in person Mail us your wants and we will ser that your order is given the same careful attention as you would receive were vou doing the buying vourselt FN Gry goods are delivered free of charge 10 points within one bund- red miles of Nitoona, whes fhe MOReY accompanies the order. Watch the Altoena daily papers for farther information regarding this big movement of Summer merchandise. GABLE & CO, 1320-20-24 1404 15th AVENUE, Big Coni Laod Purchase. A dispatch from Philadelphia dated | July 27 says that a special dispatch to the Ledger from Clearfield Pa., says: Ex-Congressman A. C. Hopkins, of of coal land in the southern part of this county, along the Cambria county line. The price paid is $200,000. | Died in the Almshouss, William Hanby, who was admitted . to the Cambria count June 2d last, died in that institution on house on | * ALTOONA, PA. - Monday. He was aged about fifty-six § * < years. " i See
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