sDAY, MA Y 1GO0. 1.00 > PER YEA B. Gleaned Here and There the “Courier” Reporter ‘THE FOREST FIRES. » Not Mach Damage Done in Tole Vietwity Pnin Was the Brseae. The people living near Patton were very fortunate in not suffering much from forest fires this spring op onti We have selected with Monday, It was a noticeable fact to greatest care, to secure Sik the citizens here that many fires had the most pleasing desig ¢ been started in the foresta, 1 Ty Sout by s Boy's, Giilarews het cvers tem th i of arel. An excel rit of the week, and by thse ald of the heavy winds of Tuesday foresnon put nt for your 11 many people on guard walchiug the rapid advance of the fama, Sa The fire which would have S ARTISTIC CLOTRING. most damage to Patton starige woods near the railroad ranking along | Little Chest creek, about omg mile Drom ana thee ou should see the hand some line of Suits we are carrying the Bames towariis she Ril owned by Ww, J Pronnediy HE $e south 15, $18. western edge of town, bit a muh ‘prayed for rain fell about 3 otelok in the afternoon, which checked the Br’ : rapid Progress have the choicest a5 {The whole mountain, sitoate] one men in Patton. Our and one-half miles southeast of Patton, i was all ablaze Teusday podm and only by the timely arrival of tha rain oud “ 8, 10, 12, $15 : property was saved, 17 this fre had re very stylish. had two hour more fall sway, EN'S NOBBY SUITS, pesidences of Thomas MeUonnell Litsinger and many others woh | n the mannish styles, 7, y 4, $35. traveled np the moun HATS. consumed much i e carry tha best syles from |, Cid oy a8 5. 9, $2.50 bars: belong) ing bo Marien shen resides atest too bL aoe. cin & Kusner, Taking eve erthing into olnsdderaiion hoes and Dry Goods San the fares, The fire which started (0 the vic ‘of Thomiw' Mills Tonadiy Pa ‘the many farmers in this fe quite fortunate in sec little damage an they ‘several good showers Twsdey night ‘and by Wednesday morniag the many : Brew wore al! extinguished, Cinaner Prow rol Phomiiage ed ; The forest fire (hal wan Gy riod by the Bigh wind into Lhe gaite prastry of the Ontioachans cial, ol wi 8. Good iv a memeber, sWepl Gser thirds of the large tract ol woodland _incladed in the park grounds A bent ‘30 men were fighting the Bre | prevent the destruction of the t bouse and other buildibgs chy Lae 4 a whe At t he Jes than 100 yards of elah You know where™ can buy the finest, or the least 3 fighters und the boiiding waa suvesl | There inn fine growth of young chest (not timber on a large portion of the and and it is thonght thal & great deal of this bua been killed by the fire . A Fine Colt. John R. Cordell, of this place, rec Lently secured! one of the finest 2-year i arp ts, mattings, ugs, oil cloth, ir noleum, window county from Aaron Weakland, the Irvona liverman. The c¢it wan foaled by Chas. Wolfe's horse, Major, and John J. MeGarvey's mare, Mand. The former animal wax wellknown in | Patton, having a record of 2145, and the fatter has & record of 12% The ! Loolt has not been fully broken yet, but when it iets in form it will no douls po s, ol line of so the largest line of hard- ware and stove shelf edna. yaints, oils, glass Olliver plows, etc. The leading stoves, Ideal Red Cross, Capello, Dockesh Ranges. | seat. A Close Call During the blasting of some stumps Lin Conemapgh, this county, several | days ago, a piece of one of the stomps, dislodged by an overcharge of dyna house, bearing sway the plastering of the ceiling and lodging on the foot of a bed in which a child was ! The contractor made things a ih by | having the damage repaired and ord. ‘ered the dynamiting of the stamps Lo yo FE < Honeliion Passes, Abs regular meeting of Patton dobo 4 Board held May Ist, 100, on 8x | was unanimously resoiviad Bad ‘of thanks be tendered Mr Prindible as an expression of appre tion for a copy of “The History of Car Country,” in eight volumes to the Public School Lkirars of this resolution to Prindible and pub COURIER. ive us a call and sce for yourself, Lyons, Very Respectfully, rk Hdw. & Fur't Co, Mgr. Wanted. Two good painters and paper hang- lers. Apply to A CU. Fisher, Patton, Pa 24tf this place, and the wind wae Fapidiy fhe probabilities have haen oonsunied by fara time the fire had approached to within Hopes and it pee imed a8 if the building was gs doomed, but a sudden change in the | direction of the wind aided the fire cent gressive impairment of vison in school children has been noted in Russia, {old colts ever brought inte Cambria | make many year-olds take a back ‘mite, crashed through the roof of a : Beals prveLorwen t Fhe Fire Bight Years Chel Maat Lm par ines sl 5 OREN Lite Dr. WW. Johuson, a distinguished phasisian of Washin gon, cise alien tion Go the fact that the human brain attaing praticaily its full weight when the individual is ouly aboul % years of pprox- age. At birth the brain weighs imately 8 poand bat tr development is wo rapid that at the end of the fart year it would tip the scam at wo and a hall pounds Ald yuars it Ham reached sesrly three pounds, but from that tie ou its growth iN compara. Hye y wiow. Attainang Lo wind be to all nienis and purposes ite ful size Tor 8 ERTL 3 x RTA RG site pial HODWIY berg? 3 dE appre: Jub ¥ after id r 24 years (1 begins lo Gi a dupes. These facls sortant bearing school traluing. So Myra wy ha ohviouasiy Yon fisr NuRYa 3 very PN remtions af as Brain devel Bru irae Opens jk 4 eight SUE am iy they umd 0% a chide lite 5 3 organ taking place daring That It is evident that the eventasily by the ming on of bras growis, ara depends largely fen) thee perfect Koes 13 i Sy 3 before they are ® Years wf age are threntened with serious jury. he sntends that in Pew of the {avis shows stated regarding bra Umer irsdraeiaags auEng Whe first 3 Fram Said re te waster Provoaiiiy ongh 3 art por foie hel EE RT IR, # 3 ¥ He meh Ease shine ar another, (hat grey pants are more Or lees mvnibded by the sabe a Very 3095 whale nisaber x of papi entered un Lhe ops ont throogh asin ex Jee es wake I Saas «i Borst to Resp 4D draws is that school fe fav ediy the development Arsang yomng feigs fre Jodie tow and affect sight ure the most srvmenon of wobodl diaegsen Insoria if tne, la pretty howd ye-do SER Ce G1 Vietow' dance and palpitation of Lie sink hears are frequent. Sach afflictions in Sree staatity | fre the way o higher and the studi pila 82 4 enity, the number of hours of study per diem. de of Sweden showed increased from 8 per ie mh thas ene Aght pit, in the highest. The same pro Eagland, Germany wher it reaches 50 per cont. in the higher schools, and in Gur ow country. The natare precocity is & sign of in teriority. If proof of this ls desired, pie may point to the negro infant, But after that time the idly, and henceforth there ix no come parison between them Travelers in equatorial Africa bave described the native pickaninnies as absurdly pre. cocions.”’ The more perfect the organ sn the slower the development, i one of the rules of animal erpation As the beain of the child grows, the case that holds it, which is called the skall, most develop progettianately. Represeht the length of infant's skoll by ten, and the 251 of the Tay freer ’ taenty the gew-harn the tinue wt i Wisi VERS it by : mint will te sical! steadily dinninis «ap Thal in B® very fowddeiiibe Sheet, Rr nbd drs Fipoks for side Nay ponscipahie offer refused, Str Yous, Aisa heise 1 while here paid the editor fwimiy L says thet nervous Trouble vy class to clas, ax thay grow with in the lowest clasww to 37 per. the atlendanin _pespecied young man, and who in a sister of Mrs. A UC Sime Puets About Yourself Whielh Will be Vr paired ie Jat Thess are the tensts questions which you =iil be called spon U0 Answer this Fur. 1 Surosme, Christian pame, initial 3 Residence. stemet. number of hotien 2 Relationship of each member to the had of the ferally, 4 Color of mvs 5. Sex. 4 Age at inal birthday 7 Day, month, sac Year when born 4 Ave von spghe widower or or divoroed Namber of yeazs marriad. married wilow, Number of chilkiren Yiving Rex of thas ofiidoen, % Where were you born? If in the i ed States, give tate or Territory, if of forepgn birth, Evi hame of the womntry amily s« voor father born? Rpm conditions as 3 lrngeang f of foreign birth, when did to the United States ? How many years have yo rowed ins the United States ? 17. fave pou been natoraliosd * How Pit # Rg MARY VAErs sires pul Becoine a citben? i= What patie otcupstion, trade, or profession? This question applies : ¢ penre of Ae OF OVEr bs daring Le VERE Are you amp Hn How ; sthe have you ab tended sehoot ? vim edna 84 Dio vos wn the house in which Reawee in abel Tae awe, fw iL Tre iinet icin EO TIER paar? eng i? (The same Ji Sey Peroeite Wve Hiss Fatwinnids in Farren © % Bdwards, of New York, Be aaminolinn of belag Lhe rede ard Bresker of long distance bieyde riding in America, tearsacted unio in Button the fics of the week, and A Py ieasant During the sedson of "98 Fb seards rode a bioy cle 30 centuries in 26 conseentive dave over ordinary ramls throughout the country, a fale which has never before or sivoe been accomplished by any bicycle rider. Mr Elwands made this wonderful reciird oa & Colambla chainless buye which wheel he x now traveling in the intrest of, le, Married at Lorvito, Fdward Sherry, of Spangler, and : Mise Rose Bishop, of Allegheny own. A Sipe ad investigation of ihe enbpect in ahi, were united in marriage Tuesday morning at 8:30 in the Catholic church at Loretto, Jather Rosensteed, of Ty- rove officiating Edward Bishop, brother of the bride, and Miss Foken- rele, of Allegheny township, Mr. Sherry is a mach tha bride, Fisher, of this place, i» & pleasant young jady, having made many friends in Patton | during her visits here. Mr and Mrs Fisher attended which in ita early year is far superior to the white child of like age ior mental development. white child passes the negro very rap. the wedding cers. min ion. Ped in Dixonoiit Ksyiaem $lenry Bruencving. of Portage who a vouple of a years ago became insane | tiow to the fet that when he bought 14: in contequence of working on a farm during extremely hot weal boar amid was seat to St Francie s hospital, Pittabarg, returning in a couple of mach improved mentally, bat who last w wa send prion ths apes more ost Bo person BG to: Dizxmont Tomine % that institation ois Wednesday of last wel, His wary 5 Portage Sawiday several children, gloat STRAINS Ho loives a Ww dada, fhe {noel & IH yeaa Tan Edge severally | . A precariog thought she will rectver. BILLS ORDERED PAID. sion Monday evening with the follow bell, Andersen, MeCormick, Wins day, May 8th at 11 o "eletk &% mm. Hartshorne, i a Seat t 5 wing Mr anette Bi Palmer, (30 CEpith Hota dd and 7, A were night. % x 3 % the purpose of taking ao ton on ew anid of pairing SN - in the vicinity of he 4 yvieen years of age in January, a mbding. “sewer rhb, and did not think CRVENUS sew S200 fr diamine ves [W © Hece, $5.4) for clock dervites and pst Lage: WJ. Gill B50.00 for police Servs foes month of April. WC. Hubbard, $07 for wines fee and mileage On | motion of Winslow, meranried by Cor dell it was carried that bills be se mepted, with the exception of Ww. C Hnbhaed's. and srders drawn for same. Om motion of Winslow, sseonded by [Cornelius it was carted that clerk be instracted to advection oF » Bewoogh Engineer Che pe Bb 0s RTERESTING WESTOVER LETTER RR Soe ing members present: President © amp Carried ia it Sank Casrangiidnt t : w, fries the i ieastiehd iy Tovar Condetl, Hartuborne and Corpelion. woo sind 4 grotieman roms ok haut The sundtes of previoos fiweling ded | on wonei} shed pases Corfaw a srdinunce were read and approved. te lwp the chfideen off the streets oH 5. Wingdow, chairman Sireet pa. 4 ertain honr in the evening Comittes, reported that (panty (om: wail he ides is & good one, © a missioner Sheehan informed bin that | pnt Jhesrier, RB lacks Whe ashi g the Commissioners would meet 00MIN | pubine of connell thet we should cil, or & commites of counoil, on Mom. ie ax parents ry are. OF withrot the ony pane immediately after arrival of Ponisyl ae ‘ania train, to settle apon the gnation Sain of the Fifth avenoe bridge. : Om motion of Hartsborie, seconded by Anderson, it was carried © bab tran. #it unk for a bridge with J6foot drive. | way and two oot walls across Litt feld, Cambria and Contre counties. Chest on PINE avenae. Sunday last while on his way 10 sear On motion of McCormick, sonpded New Wasliiagton, BR. 8. Toser, the Pat. by Hartshortie, it was carried that on jpwelir, Was compelled to walk Street Commities te smpowered fo from St Lawrence to this place on so hiro teams fir street work at $4 per count of a punct tured tire. He had day, and that Council recing resndiition thie duminge repaired bhepg Which give stating that tem work be paid 8 per him sunk tives to call irlende 3b day, the emipibes. On motion of Cordell, secanded by Kandi of Lat week a new vunstable was carried (hel Street arrives wt the . Bote af WW. B Moore Committe he lpstructed to look op Wm VMeKee has purchased a ne smaller pertaining to opening of “Phird tems of draught horses, and will bere. avers, whivh interme with new | after haul paper wood rediroad tea ele, tory pron] near pnp stabi. John Ro# ereetl a, Fire Sars DEN ir bad iw suki fine Per and Police Commities, mpiried that ne badd investigated the malioy of an shia sre ght, whieh bad been petitioned | ang, pesr the corner of Beeed wend | soon. ant thenghl 4 to be He shen reported 15S Lhe (Han pont at Jeknp building Baad been sad that he irursie ted Fotive. man Grill ¢ to Hire & man wo Ox sume Cin motion of Winslow, ssinded by Anderecs, it wax carried that phirk be instraoted to procure printing foun | Patton Publishing company, aud also % id fe 1 000 side walk nitions af Br yong A somimunication was receiv] from milles 0 werk. Wi Sandford, stating his objections pean fur not to anesmsments of avenge work that the people wwer. A petition sigued by A. GG ty are all ssactifind 1. Corfman, Alex Mon. mead. Hiram Wikkina, HE Barton, E. Mining Eagin Auithouss 8 at €. Holter; Owners of seniiug 10 business for the coal com: Palmer avenne, Trosless oany at New ¥ of M. BE chvarch, filing objectivns to Adtie sewer mseessments, wie also re Monday Exe May 7th. NIE, Rargoan Montieth Vitwrs rdlasner BHilsts | jeg te Sted Gooden, Fle, Borough conse] met in regulise ps th au ora, assbatante of Our bull team bax nad the sod re meseedd Tram the diame. and are sow ready to play ball. We wend the to bear from Bary atnatoer Dean in lene is in af will begin 4 moa feu clave: 12 water thnk tot ape hall mids The tannery Cf Ome TOA TY Baws all Teen piven Work « it in wad that coal wil lars ps Fleet Bye HY Panl MeCalley and will run from we He pipes, A distanes of haa heey slomedd down repair Tow orien te we ay lores oar Away September Ist. tht that finee Harry Roofl, two Sees Hen, OW VR They gw thar arding hamly their Sal dar i that oummEn. and pever cook WwW. Cowher, © Ors. John B Law was visiting his family Pu. last week. A puratss pete nx fir Publ Sehosis The State Department of Public tn struction has completed ts vompalss | thous for the distribution of the school 4 sh3 5, (a motion of Hartshorse, seconded | funda for next year, aud a saangs! a where will be over $3000 less ths an last by Cordell, it was carried that petition | C yenr on aoennnt of Governor an re be laid on the table uotil next meeting: ~ tasting the appropriation 200. x ian was received from following figures show bow much each i Br Be £5 COMMUNICA Was ecw Th county pansed received last year and Geo. H. Curfman, secretary of Behonl | she res noed amonpt it will reweive thin Board, requesting that Street O rast your. That for this year in od on toe meet members of said Boned for thes hietinial returus of the number of children between six ab Huston, ceived by copneil, On motion of Cordell, seconded by : Winslow, & was carried thal W. H. Nandita rommunication be abd oo the table . The president in- 1900. tha Arut Aguces being for 1908 and structed Committee 10 meet te Board. the secund for 1900: Cambria, $52, - A communication was recelvnd from sg sa gre ALL 08: Clearfield, $81, 488.58, Goldstein calling Council's stlen- eo 073 4: [odiana, $45,835.58, $id. 6: Somerset, $7,850.01, $44,450.85, ob on rorner of Magee waned I Hl ave Ww estanireiaad, $130, 431.24, $134,340.59 noes he also bought Magee avenue iL just Fah $a A whew) Worm A sasait of the mvestigation into the cases contiabati mg ta the beasy mort shemp in the Clover Blair coubty, as dons Spiudier, of Tyrope, tver fSuke It 1 smadl Gat worm sued, whieh This vital parts, that he abouid be aamesaed Tor wong ae ¥ i % E ¥ 3 gi yan On motion of Winslow, seomided by RELY a / . : # Feagrt £4 f Hartshorne, it was carried that com. cresR region ol £ialsles $i% dete By J E wo Ran ’ Dial ah ws WERE $3452 Tis ¥ Si ; a mraietiad FPO mips fia Loe A sopvmiinicalion Wis Peogiisix AY 4 : ory the orase, od Tania Mellon asking Tor grade jor pur pusie 1 TAIN Kirkpat he R § the munication be laid on xe night ¥ ¥ Prin eit prea vy Fags sgt ee Ft CRG sy Oe Fo XL Bre i aay Loy LAE BT Srapersy on the sieep 10 Delr ETAKSRE wal ERY STARS AWAY suffering oo pain, dies er ns wert Th SRC E% Ry ner AVHINS Frais op . . ATHE DI silee fi front Chg : i ; 5 i. withoatt any onlwanl sigan the ternal be rend hia theives ajenngr Lae Man Anas hes Aubin Sas Baal Bi 5: wEsitang fate CAMA JonRx Oro Patton, ? Rox $a : sisoty, $4 he for serving Board of Health notices: W. J Donnelly & Lo. $15.80 for lomber; Jan Parnweil, sad hear the recitations in aoa day evemng £54) ball Pp jem faked i
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