PATTON, CAMBRIA co. PA, THU RSDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1 $1.00 PER YEAR. ‘We can save you 50 per cent. Ig oves. so a full line of . high w back sinks. ocr sextibia the Courier” Reporter. "BEECH CREEK WRECK. | ac one a Sf the Most Dieasterous in thy Imtory of ihe Road, The most disastrous freight wreck that has oocared on the Beech Creek raiirosd ‘was encountered on Tharsday | | morning of last week belween 8 and 7 {o'clock at Gorton Height, two miles | east of Peale. | The immediate result of the hsad-end | collision, which it was, was the death {of Fireman MoeAlvenen sod Erigineers | 0. C. Bennett and Martin McFarland, | and the serious, but not fatal, injury of {T. E Creigton, a brakeman. Bennett {and McAlveneu were married and re- sided at Jersey Shore. McFarland’s parents live in Tyrone. He was un married. These men were among the . best and most trusty of the company. The story, as heard from apparently reliable satirces, begins with instruct. jooked by somebody. of train No. 1, westboutid, consisted of & string of 45 empty cars, and was due, and had orders to that offect, to pass No. 2. eastbound, runpiog in two sections, at Gillintown. Engineer Ben- sett waited until frst section had | passed and then polled out on to the main track and met the id section with both trains running at freight limit. The eastbound section consisted of forty-five loaded coal cam, and the | meeting of the ponderous freight occuring on a shortourve, and | | before the mist of night bad yet been | entirely dinpelled by the coming day, was terrific. The engineers and fire ‘men had no opporturity to call for brakes inn time to get any use from them, and the engines ind cars moved on and piled ap and Spread aronnd in | | &n indescribable mau. | Traffic, with the track torn up and | : blocked with soch an immense mass of | wreckage to be moved, was of course | out of the question for a day at leant, {and all passenger business was trans 5 Ie. ona phenomenal scape, when | the crash occarred, was made by En | gineer McFarland’s fireman, who jumped, but turned up with but slight injury. The first report of the wreck re ceived in Patton Thorsday morning. ~ ; cant & deep gloom over the many N. Y. C. employes in this place, as those wreck were well and favorably known, and had many | friends and acquaintances here. ! Married - PHU. {ford Davia, a fireman on the P. RR. with at Derry, Pa, and Miss Amelia Hoover, danghter of Mr. | and Mrs. John Hoover, of near Patton, | were quietly married st Pittsburg, the ceremony being performed by the min- ister of the First Lotheran church of that city. The marrige was quite a er's family, as she had informed ber | sister in Hastings, with whom she was living, that she intended coming to Patton for a visit. Mr. Davis is well and favorably known at this piace, { having been employed by the Patton Supply company for several years Mrs. Davis is also well-known here, | being a sister of Miss Myrtie Hoover, | {wish them a pleasant voyage through Hife. The COURIER representative did | pot learn where they would make their | | futore home, but no doubt at Derry, Pa. the terminal of the division op | which the groom is enaployed. Fifi Anveal Mecting. | Wm H. Sandford, cashier of the First National Bank of Patton and also La member of the Patton schoo! board, who was chosen as a Selegate to the : Fifth Annual Meeting of the Penosyl (yania State Assn. of School IHpectors ‘departed for Harrisburg Toesday | where the sessions were beld yesterday {and to-day in the Hall of House Rep | resentatives. Mr Sannford was choson ; at the meeting of the County Directors’ meeting during Institute week at Eb ensburg. In making the choite the {oounty association used good jade iment in selecting him, as be bw well versed in public school affaies. An Tota Deal A sine-manths-id son af Mr. and Mrs, Patrick McCarty, of Fast Magee | Avenue, Giend Sunday evening, after an illness of but a few days Faneral: services were held Toesday afternoon, interment being made in the Usssidy | cemetery east of Patton, Cisaned Here and There by “Las been busily engaged with a crew of men in tearing down the COmpPAny’s mill, which is located about two miles jons which no doubt were over The first section surprise to the members of Mise Hoov- “of Vodonel REMOVING THE MILL | Wanter A& Pacghwen are Shipping iH fe Rrookyill, Jefferson Connty For the past week Frank Baughman, of the firm of Honter & Baughman, east of Patton, and hasling it to the | siding at the “Y" preparatory to ship. ping the same to Brookyilie, Jefferson county Pa Hanter & Banghman have bought 100 acres of land located a short dis tance from the latter place, which is heavily timbered with pine, hemiock and bordwood, and for which they paid $29,050. The firm will begin saw ing the timber as soon 3s the mill can be rebuilt on the new tract, Mr. Baughman hax a jarge circle of friends in Patton, timber land in this immediate vicinity, bit they could not make a purchase stitable. hence the move ta another Jocation. The new possession will be much better for Hunter & Baughman, as both members of the firm live at or near Brookville. May they have much success is the wish of the COURIER Jets Tnstitals, The teachers ol and adjoining districts, will bold an institate at the Plke school, near Cres son, Saturday, February 3, commend. ing at 130 p. m. The fillowing program han besn prepared: School t, paper, Prof. E. J. Duffey; Busywork, CW. Lilly; The teacher's ‘own hour, James G. Lynch; Should ‘corporal punishment be abolishe, 4. H. Lynch; Are cabinet curiosities found helpful in the school-room, W. A Lit tle: Decorations of the asthool-room, W. Little; Patrons duty to the school, John gleve, Dr. J. A. Lyneh; Spelling match poachers will be expected to take part in the discussions. The program will bring their song books. All friends of adpeation are cordially invited to at- tend. Appointed Agents. At the last meeting of the Cambria County Mutua! Firelnsiarance company of P.of H.,it was decided to divide the county into four sections, and ap point one agent for each district to re new old and write pew insuraboe policies. Heretofore cach grange had an agent, which failed to give salinfac- that seganization. The CoUmiER rep- pesentative waa informed thid two of On Taesday, February 6, 1900, Tel the districts had received the appoint. ments of an agent, John Somerville, of Patton, Paul Yahner, of Elder township, the Mote: Barnesd, The town of Hastings had a serioas conflagration Thursday morning of last week in which far buildings were de- stroyed, entailing a loss of some $5,000 It is supposed the flames were of incen- ‘diary origin. They started at an early tonr in Michael Naghe's botel, which wan destroyed. Thee they spread fo another house owned by him, and later | od. to two bouses owned by Marcelios for labor they perfor Weakland, all of whivh were burned. §2 20 As near as can be sscertained anis- "7 The many friends of the happy couple *Orance of between §3.000 and $4.00 was carried on the destroyed property and furnishings. Priced of Ment Discane Mr. Robert Burpoon, s highly spected Indy of White township, Thorwiay night af her home Beaver Dims, after an ul weeks of heart discs aged $2 yours, sud leaves Lo mourn ber Bi Bintan a and seven children ara 3 gh ie LA Hear {cena Was wre 4 ted in ths peopning, after wi mid $0 rest in the ohurad nearby The Baugh itor’ Reunion At the meeting of the execulive committer of the Bough Ridery' Re ‘anion Association held at Guthrie, © IT. one day last week it was deo ided to change the eof the antua ™ 3 at Oklahoma UU8Yy YE Jaiy I in win wre § he could not attend on June SL date previously annoanoed Hi asevall, c os the Pabily, Having secured the agency or th Grand Usion Tea company, 1 will call an the residents of Patton each month, Save me an order. © U Haxsos, 5 ba who entertaind hopes that the firm could secure some taking the district east and ,, niered. Rev. John Radoliffe will preach in the evening. March 4 1998, vas of several A NOTED NUN PASSES AWAY. BO Mother Elisabeth Stesnge, Oldest Sister of Morey i Awmerien Mother Elizabeth Strange, the oldest Sister of Mercy in America, having beet born the same year as Queen Victoria, died last Wednesday morning | in Bt. Xavier's convent, pear Latrobe, | of infirmaties incident to old age; she being in her eighty first year. The Aucvnsad was finely edocated in Ireland anid was a nieces of Cardinal Wiseman, Sle came 43 America over 80 years ag and founded the order of the Sis ters of Mercy, ander the direction of gone to Ireland for young priests and missionaries for Western Pennsylvania of the orgaoimtion there. Rix other sisbers were brought with Sister Elisa- bets Strange, bot all of them died be fore 188K. Made Reerating Oeer. Lieut RB department. Philadelphia hospital phn Liemt. Kephart when in Cobs and the with Gen. Lawton at the time of his chat Phot in a Stree! Oar A Hilngarian lofat aged 3 days died | im & street car somewherw between district have refused to come out so Walnut asd Brosd streets, Johnstown, Thursday siorning while its father, godmother ind a friend were taking it to 8. Jomeph’s Catholic church to be MeCann; How to teach reading in the baptised. The little one was a son of fifth grade, Hogh Slater; Rural and Michael! snd Mary Kponwan and it had town schools compared, ET. Parish; The gathering of and correcting of written work, Lem Lyneh; Behoot hy "interred in Lower Yoder cemutery. by teachers. The Simchirs whose been sick since Birth. The hody was taken to Undertaker McGahan's, where torions jars when they begin to tsik strike and wage raw, and reductions among the miners of this jocality.” it was prepared for burial, later being Late Seturday night the jury in the you raise will be about 1 ( came of Harry W. Harris on trial con . for wife murder in the Baltimore, gp. Md, courts, brought in a verdict ee he m—— an intended morder in the second degree THe raise of wages for ita miners, has not ent. Sentence was suspended. The [°° Jot tags the ts mardersd woman was weil known in Ebensburg and Johnstown, baving relatives living in both places. The parents of the deceased woman Are... ame rate that the Berwind White - poopie do. penalty is from 5 to 18 years imprison- residents of Renova, Pa, At Baptist Charen. The following services will be con. ducted in the First Baptist church of patton hy the pastor, Rev. M. C. Alex. next Sunday: Preaching at 10-30% and 730 % tion to the large nomber of members of i Pom ander, In the mors. of the day An invitation is extended to the (i. A. B post and all orders and Ee “est $3,290. i different prisoners from the cotoly “| sonfined in the institution during the year. They served an aggregate of 8, 160 days, which, al the rate of 34: cents a days, amonoted to BRITS i this, however, was & credit of BRL 47 leaving a ihe pounty te pay of balance fr Taklug the Censns. The work of taking the Dext census will sommence June sion bs fnsd by section 17 of the Act of each living inhabitant, fifteen cents two onnts for wo cents for cach death, of Pr sinetivi imdastry an pot lee oes ropes than sx ’ % 4 rad a SRE of metas Belg worz Faspareew aie Lasky, ARE bette tine ceirt of Appar the Adie oF than ¢ 1 seaamogpead Slovan veri) sa Of J 1. 1. Besser, pasion « of fhe Fipst Brethren chapch, of Jobos while catehing drittwond Thurs dav evening is toe stonvoreelk River a short distanse below his home, Tell to TWH, the water and was drowned before help Leoni! be summoned | At Barneshborn Will Rave no Effect Upon | evening states that, while the decion | Ristiop Michael (’Conpor, who had of the meeting of miners at that place Batarday cannot be looked apon se carrying much weight, owiog to the and wus much impressed with the work colleries was incomplete, thers home pot seem to be the slightest Shanes © of any strike among the miners of bria county for the present. heen appainied to the head of the Philadelphia recruting office by the war trike for a raise at this time. Mind He ix at present in 8 and hae Deen there since bis retorn from the Philip Ad soon ss he ix able he will ae : isurne the doties of his new offiee Cresson township main idle for a week. “wotld lose more than we wonid gue if Philippities was nn Gen. Lawton’s army | we were to get the promised raise at corps. The battery to which he be- § 3 : aviged was tbe only one which started ploy: + antil April 1. possibly gain more by & raise for five | weeks than we wonid lose by the idle- the end of a week's lime io continue through the remaining five weeks of | { tended advance will be, although it is expected that it will bu in proportion to the fgures mentioned, and that | excitement Wednesday nigot over an About T o'vlock in the evening some bag ihe pastor will preach a National one cut a hole in the ioe near the mouth sermon touching on the leading topics of Lick Ron and commence | fishing with a dig net. The fishermen had the best of luck, and at the frst hanl societies of Patton. Special mosic will brought up a net fall of Gernian darp. |The fishing was continued antl mid. night, and the luck continued good. At midnight over 50 caap weighing A statement of Cambria county's sc TO three to five pounds aplece Wery count with the Western Penitentiary for the venr 1909 showy that there were | received a supply of the fish. hands Saturday schmitted to a triple and half of ; His Tg! foot will The compenst- at a minkraym rate of ing well since De submitted to the 4 Chpvode araputaion, for cach farm and Dwenly omnis for each ’ P dotisrs per day soever as she has left CE for Edin mand Be aE REsTING westovER y ETHER. 1 Sommiiond ay # Wide Awake Correspontent from the ClearBeld County Town. i A revival meating being held in the Miners Will Continue Work- United Evangelical charch is having ing until April y. | great snones under the management of EE Rev. A. F. Berivey. 2h ~ | M RB Cowher of Patton, snd John THEIR MEETING HELD K. Garman, of lrvona, both insurance agents, were ses on onr streets the ot frst of the week. HE. On Monday of this week a part of the leech house roof fell in causing a sonsiderable amount of damage to that part of ihe twanery building. For tanntely thers sean no one hort DW. Pryw Bitle child died Monday morning after + short illness of Yrain | trouble. James Addietsan left for Glen Campe bell Monday evening. To say the lesst the smiles on Court A. Currys face are very broad, caused : iby the arrival «f an unusually fine boy. Col. W. 8. Thomas was with os this week Jooking ufter his coal interests It is sure bosinows as the contract for sidings will be let this week. Anstin Curry, of Wankesha, paid our towel a visit this week. Mra 15r Hurd of LaJoss, spent a diy this week with her nephew, Wayde iM, Carry. Snnatelle Jackson fell from a chair Toesday breaking a smail booe in her right ann. Billie McKee bas sold a number of town lots soc will wil more at any time. Postiiaster Jackson has received a far. fine canine of ball.dog type “All thems threatened strikes, espoci. aily those talked of after the operitors decided to grant the miners the raise demanded, have been comosived in the minds of site newspaper men, Whose location | have not named. and who al- | ready enjoy the reputation of beiag no. Mountain Distrie. A special from Barnesboro Monday fact that the representation of certain “We are santent (o wait anti the coal miner, “We y womld be foclisb to you we have been promised ao alvanocs | on April 1. six weeks from to-day. Suppose we were to strike now and re in that week we We cannot ness of a week or two in forcing the strike. This je why the miners of this Walter EL. Mais Retires, res. Walter I. Mains circus, one of the largest and best on the road, was sold penentiy at is winter quarters near Geneva, (1. and the stock of animals and all equipments were disposed of to varios shiw proprietors through out the country. Mr Main's health prevenis him from continuing longer in the business, and he refused to trast it to otider hands He i» said to have heen Bors in this State and started out 15 years ago with eight horses and a rend-lop tent. Last summer bis cir cum wa considered third in size in the counter, and ite owner retires with im- menses wealth. Reduenl Bates oo he New York Costral The Sew York Central has reduced ite rates to holders of mileage books traveling bet ween certain competitive | points in the Beech Creek district, by instructing sonductorns to detach con- pons oyvering the short line distance only. This makes a rate of less than wo cents per mile between Willinme- port or Lock Haven and Patton The Pittsburg & astern RR. is now oper ated mt a brunch of the Pennsylvania division, snd New York Central thous. and nile books will be scoepled be- tween Mahaffey and Glen Campbell and all poirts on that branch. Phitomaphy from Por Hizoan. The man who stops advertising = fargotten sbiut assoon as the man who stops living, and the rapidity with which the forgetting business gels in ite work after we are out of sight and the insurance collected i» what makes pome of us want to live x thousand years Life however, is something we sapoct contol, that is so far as keeping it going i voncerned Bat tho power in in our hands to np sur sdvertsing going, and just in proportion as we keep it going it will Eowp us going. —~ Thee uhermen's Review It is generally believed that the sver- throughout the entire district. Even Berwind-White compsny, which other smaller firma will follow at about mig Mani of Carp. The Lock Haven Express jays that Farrandsville was in a great stife of apexpected big cateh of German carp. canght, and every family in the place Subaxits to Triple Aunpainaion. Howard Spangler, the Barnesboro man who was recently admitted to the Memorial hospital at Johnstown Bo undergo treatment for fromen feet and amputation. His right arm was cab off above the wrist, two fagers aad pant of the third removed {rom his left hand his eft foot cut away. § pronatey be taken t this has heen de layed on aeoNt of the great shock to the injured man. Dr Haona performed the speration. Spangler has been rest. wd Ff Sunalipes. Cran death has occurred from smallpox at Larimer, Westmoreland county, whens farty persons Wers reported to have heen onder goarantine without Land for several days. Wilhelmine Roheetti, a seven vearold [talian girl, deni Thursday sight. There is a great deal sf wrcitement among the resilents Peter Basin of Larimer, and it i» the intedtion to Bell's maintain a strict GEREAAL cet the spread of Lhe diseas Atenas 15 A. Booasd KG EB. "Liste ie LE pres hall Semday at 3 purpose of tisading in {lek Fait hress Masgoorade Beob Fak 5 2 eR Patton Fire company No. 1 will eid tired Annual Masgoerade Ball in evening, Pebroary of music has been wee Admission $1 he chard 38 3 attend Aime tha Fuses Crobden Dagies are ote wg Monday AL Lie owpine Lane andl 4 Tent ROE, Mey Saved ie Money Eaonid, And that's what you can do by bay. YOO WARE In The ETE sins Giroesry Tie Yo Ti Bapr ¢ play .t give a supper s connection with the a fair lusting Two he ew cream and Warning soneern, | v all persons not To rast ny wile, Mrs Euiward Leish, for anything what and Board this the 131d as Pobruary, a, and 1 will not be mesponsible for say debis contracted by ber Hn En. som iE moAy hereby woper svenings. oak ia alin 5% ted Mas GERTRUDE uN 34 3 are drop in Ww the City Besbpurant oun can get everything you wish in the ealibie ine. Sungry where