VOL. IX. —NUO. 134 UBTA TH | 15 STANCE . Leal Unions ‘Make Afpropel ations for Strikers. PATTON GIVES $500. Parmeabors Made » Like Donation and the Sob-Distriet Will Alse do the ¥Mandsome Thing Notes and News of the Mining In- A double quartette of picked vocal. ists from Mt. Carmel, Pa., gave con- certs in Firemen's Hall Friday and Saturday evenings. The party is made up entirely of miners who are taking | this method of earning s liviibood for thomeslves and their families while waiting for the adjastment of their They have been on the road for sev. eral weeks, meeting with fair success wherever they have appeared, Before coming to Patton they traveled by! wagon, two horses drawing the outfit, and camping oot, having a tent for that purpose. The leader of the club is 00. J Powsll, David W. Hughes is seoreiary and treasurer. The tenors are 1D. J. Mo. Cullion, W. F. Parry, Thomas Parry, David W. Hughes; bassos, Thos. Fern, They are a gentlemanly lot of sweet voiced wen and deserve hearty sup. port. : . ; during the summer “tenting on the old | camp ground” came to town Sunday lowing what be considered a good bar. {gain in borse flash. Lhe ee GYPRY MORSE DEAL. antares al tae Bann for Ones. A SUDDEN DEATH Novae W Worst of the The Deinise af Thomas Prosonit, 5 Welk Koows Fatton Citizen. Hew the svorage gypsy trades or Thomas Prescott died at his residence | {gells horses wis exemplified in this on Beech avenus last night at 8 o'clock | i place Monday afternoon. The tribe of after an Hliness of but a day and a half | | nomadic wanderers who put in an The cause of his death was cholera appearance here about every month morbus. He had been as well as usual until Tuesday, having attended the meeting and as usual started io to do business of the United Mine Workers the even. i in selling and trading horses. {ing previous and he went to work on The whole bunch, men, women and Tuesday morning. He was compelled, | children, ieft the camp ground Mou. ‘however, to lesve the mine and go | day and cominit to town proceeded to home at noon and soon after took to “Yliguor up’ The majority of them bis bed, were carrying fair sized jage by noon thing serious was the matter at the and making intolerable nuisances of time, but he grew rapidly worse and | thomselves wherever they went. They | the final dissolution carmé the following | had a team of horsée with them, two, day. of the sixty equinines they were pas- | Mr. Prescott was a native of England | turing st the camp, which they wore aud was born at Lancashire ou Novem: | extremely anxious to sell. Iber 30, Ind8. He was twice married, his Frank Wargo, of Hastings, was pre- { first wife having died in the land of his valied upon to buy the animals and he | birth. One davgbter was born to the paid two of the men §i6 for them and | put them in Weakiand's livery stable Boon after the gypaies became tired of their bargain and stale the team, but giving F. D. Dunlap, t the restaurateur, #5 to band to Mr, Wargo. By this i trunsaction Wargo was out $10, besides ham, of Patton, Mr. Prescott came to America in 1881, locating in Pitsburg, | He remained in the Bmoky City for! five or six years and moved from there to Morrisdale Mines In March, 1s83, he came tw Patton and was employed by Magee & Lingle jut the Pardee No. 8 mine. He worked He promptly swore out warrants for [in the same mine coutinuously from thee two men sud they were given to that time until his death. Gill snd Constable Beemer ried at East Elizabeth, Allegheny toserve. One of the gypsics, who | county, in 1884 to Mrs Lizzie Bimpeon, | gave the name of Richard Burry and | who survives. There wis no issae from | It was not thought that any. couple, Allee, the wife of Robert Gra. He was mar The extent to which bitaminous soal is being rushed to market since the stoppage of the anthracite mines is shown by the very heavy shipments over the Pennsylvania lines. For the week ending July 19th shipments or- iginating on the company’s lines east of Pittsburg and Erie aggregated 553, 212 tons, ino addition to FNLEI6 tons of coke and 8,804 tons of aithracite. The total shipments of coal and coke 61,412 tons, an increase of 2,746,001 tons over the corresponding period of 1901. : The coroner's jary invistigating the Rolling Mili mine disaster nt Johus- town on the 10th inst. filed their ver dict at 3 p. m. Monday. They find | that the explosion was caused by some person or persons, to the jury tinknown, taking into rvom No. 2 sixth right headin where gas was know!) to exist, an open lump, usif the same; in direct | wiolation of the mine rules and regu- lations of the Cambris company. The Barnesboro local union of the United Mine Workers has donated $500 for the hard cual strikers. The | Jocal at that place is the secolid Inrgest am the country, having 1.400 members, | making the amossment of $1 per week Jevied by the Nationa! convention the dy sum of $1,400 each week from the Barnesboro miners, in addition to the | $500 noted above. : The local union at Hastings has pur Chased the Donahue lots, corner of street and Fourth avenue, and will erect a. miner's hall thereon. | The building will be 8x80 feet, two stories. The upper floor will be sed | by the local as & regular meeting place and the lower floor Will be fixed up for a dance hall. The members of the Paton local day: noion showed their sympathy for the striking anthracite miners in a sub stantial way Monday night by donat- ing the sum of $500 from the treasary and more will be forthcoming if nec essary. There is nothing miggadly about L. U. No. 842 Secretary Treasurer M. NeT ; vetarned fron: Tr a ak where he had been assisting bi suditing | Hb Msootinie of the parent organiza sub-distriet No. 1 is being held at _ Barnesboro to-day. It Is the intention | of the sub-district to make a large ap- | propriation to aid the striking anthra. ] cite men. The strike at the Oak Ridjpe colliery | at Hastings ended Saturday. It lasted fe sharge of one of the men. Auditors Thos. Quinn and Miles P. n will meet at Barpesboro to- marrow fo sudit the acconnle of the sub-district. 2 Quite number of the strikers from the hard coal region have bron ins this vieinity for the past week All of the mines ib this wetion are. ‘working foll time. Pay day Saturday. LATERAL : LM soonuisaps for dinar i Tickets will also be good on regular four days and was csused b the dis. | Hains leaving Pittsburg at 4:90 and 9:00 | y pom, carrying sleeping cars to Phila- his residence at. DuBois, was captured | without any effort, while the other, a fellow by the name of Brown, drove | ayepy with the team. Becsor and T, MN. Nagle followed him with a fast team and browght him lo town about | elt o'clock. They were both willing to settle when they fonnd they would have to stand trialand as Wargo wanted to go home be compromised the case by get. ting his horse: back, taking $2.50 for hin day's work and haviog the gypsios pay the costs. ‘They were served with a notice by this marriage. He also Jeaves two sis | ters and two brothers in England. Mr. Prescott was a member of the | Allport lodge of Odd Fellows and be | (longed to the Kuights of Pytidas lodge at Morrisdaie Mioes | He was a promicent member of the United Mine Workers and took a deep interest in all economic goestions, | Politieally Mr. Prescott wae a Sogialist and was the candidate of the party for dudge in this county last fall. He was | bund snd an hotest and upright man, The funeral will be beld in the Bap- the Beech Creek Coal and Coke Co. on | bist Tuesday to vacate the camp ground, | which they did to the extreme pleas. ure of everyom: who his been bothered with them. And Patton doesn't ‘care Lg Sy never come bek.™! Excursions 10 ATLANTIC ony Hie And her Atlantic Cronst Mepacts vie Peusdeivanie Basirond, August 7 and 2 and Septeaiber 11 ayivonis railroad anal jow-rate ex. cursions to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City, Sen Isle City, Avalon, An- gwen, Wikiwood, Holly Beach, N. J, Robobotll, Del; or Ovean City, Md . Wickets good to return within six. ten days, including date of excursion. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will leave Pitis- { burg on above mentioned dates at 8:55, arriving at Altoona 18:15, where stop for dinner will be made, reaching Phila. deiphia 8:35 p.m. in time for supper, and arriving Atlantic City, via Dela- wiles river bridge route, the only all ral line, ol 5:35 p. wm. Passengers may also spend the wight in Philadelphia, pad proceed to the shore by any regu kar tenn from Market steeet wharf or Raoad street station on the following Passengers for points other than At- lantic City will spend the night in Philadelphia aod ase regular trains the next day from Market street wharf. “On the Anjfust excursions a stop- | over of ten days will slso be allowed ak Philadelphia on the going trip, if pngers will deposit their tickets | with the ticket agent at Broad street station, Philadelphia, immediately oo arrival. Tickets for excansion of Sep. with agent on arrival st seashore des. tination. Tickets will be sold from stations at the rates named below: Hate Trai jenves, | we IB Sn. wm RE Sr Bo il: ee » 9 RES ta Hastings. wasiiareg 4 *% phia, and 7:10 p. m., carrying Pall. | man sleeping ars through to Adantic Ciey : For detailed information in regard to rates and time of trains apply to ticket | { Lngpents or Mr, Thos E Watt, district | {pssengur aga, Pivtaburg. Motinreh Shits! We have just received an invoice of diene celebrated shirts in fall styles of | i oo oung men, you are in| woe od 8 tor will I begin & tn about two weeks. 0 o relock. with interment in ny, cemetery, HEY DESERVE SUPPORT. OTE Heip 10 Make he Fieetric Piosic an Uo | qumitie Suess If there is one organization more thao another, aside from the churches, | that deserves the support of a united public it is the fire department. And {even the church only fights fire iv the next world, while the firemen Sight it | in this A good volunteer fire com- | pany should not be compelled to ask | for support. It should be given them {without a quibble. The public owes it to them and they have earned it au hundred ties over. That being the case, and it oan't be’ successfully contradicted, the eloctrie picnic to be wid al Firemon's Park | Wednesday ought 40 be a success in every particular. The ladies have done [thelr share and will furnish a dinoer and supper that wili be a triumph of the culinary ars. All that now remaths to make it a success is for the business men and others to patronise them Hib erally. All weather prophists, including Hicks and the goose bose, agree that next Wedneeday will be a particularly {warm day. That leing the case, why | have your wife, daughter or someone else hanging over a hot stove all day? Take the whole family out to Firemen's ‘will enjoy yourself and aid a worthy | cause. Hacks will be run all day. Give the firemen a if; they deserve it. Card of Thanks, The Anthracite Miners Glee Club de. | © tetber 11 do not permit stop-over in Mre to thank the people of Patton tor (either direction, and must be deposited & mweting of the executive. board of the liberal patronage accorded them HH during their stay here, apd enpecial thanks are due Patton Fire Co. No. 1 for the use of their hall and J. J. Don- nelly, the proprietor of the Bon Too | store, for kindly liquidating the ex- || Penses for printing. Sunday Sereioon. There will be services in the Baptist J church Bunday. Morning service Lat 10:80, Sunday school at 2 o'vlock and | evening service at 745. The pastor: will preach. All are welcome 10 at tend. Hay. T Ww. By AXE, Pastor. For Sule oi Reus. bine! op. Fifth avenue in Pullon. | These properties are well located with all modern conveniences and on ewsy terms. Address. & 9. Box 42. Work on the new unico depot for He ! yop A, Ciood Cdemepin Dud res PA Co rhoetiaker 4 Rr rie Two stere rooms and dwellings com: {3 : ei snaker Construction Company, gener. aily supposed to be J. G. Lloyd and J. | ik. Shoemaker, they being the lowest | bidders in both oneeN. i ™ COLLE 108 WANTED lAnd Also a Mm for Stree : Commissioner. JOBS HUNTING MEN “Two Resignations in the Borcegs Ofcisl Family Leave that Number of Yacancion— Spevial Meeting of the Cotmcilmen —g Boad Beguired. A special meeting of the boraagh ‘eouncil was held Tuesday night an : Messrs. Donnelly, Ardell, Lingle, Pri idible, Probert and McCormick an iswered the roll call. The meeting w ‘called for the purpose of electing ix collector snd hiring some one imake ont the duplicate. The Ia {job was jet to Wm. KE. Prindible and will receive a borough order for fifteen -dolinrs for the work. ; There were no candidates announced 3 succeed Walter Weakiand aa -volleator and the election of that vi necessary functionary was laid ‘until the regular meeting, which be held Monday night. A pumber names were suggested, but po one mentioned seemed willing to take the Jub or was able tu give the large bond - rixpaired. The amount of taxes to be collected will aggregate from $12.000 to $13,000 ‘and the bond must be for twice that amount according to law. Jas. Mellon | was willing to do the collecting for 1 per cont of sll he collects, but proposition was not entertained. FPrindible, the shisirman of the a ‘nanoe commities, od tha “borough solicitor was preparing the ordinance for a bond issue and the sume would be presented atthe regula mweting. Geo, 8. Good was granted 8 | permit to tap the Beech avenue se Lin order to run a sewer from the Good j vutiding #0 that the cellar could be 3 £ § a good citizen, a kind father and hos | valssioner and it was acospled. Victor | Lower was the only candidate to suo goed him and the election was post. | poned until the pext meting. TRANSACTIONS IY REALTY. | Feopartios ia This Ed of Live Cinsnty Changed Macds Recently, Thomas MoConnell et ux to Leiab : Marks, Clearfield township, $76, : Mary A. Baltagiver et vir to Lelah Marks, Clearfield township, $40. : A 5 mands J. Killens et vir to Mary E [ have had a partiality or r each ‘other so long that the mem. Clowes, Spangler borough, $676. : Juwinaria Letizia ef ux to Florent Hevaux, Hastings, $35. Heury Miller by executor to Juses LA Gray et al, Susquehanna township, $B. 700, Comissioners of bo Jacub Thomas, Eider township, $8.08 Fred Bland of ux of al to W. M. Wouodle, Reade township, $40. ti B Kubo of ux tv W. M. Woodle, Heade township, $30. Carroll township, $250. Mary H. Willis et al to Thomas Wilt, | Clocks, Ww etches, Frc. ; at prices the larticles themselves. Ashville borough, $615. John D. Garman et ux to Joba Jam- hon, Susquehanna township, $209.37. Jobin Strachan to Levi Spangle, Car- (roll township, $1,435 Rebecea Pell to Booch Creek Coal and Coke company, Carroll township, Park for dinner and supper and you $100. John Adams et ux to F. A Shar baugh, Susquebanna towaship, $100. FE. J. Yost wo Elder township school | dhstrict, St. Boniface, ais. CONIRACTS LET. Lepage ‘Masonry ror the Now Bridges Over Cheat asd Clearfield Creeks. The contracts for the masoury for the new bridges over Chest Creek at Patton and over Clewfield creek be tween Ashville and Amsbury were lot’ hiy the county commissioners lt week. | The bids on the Patton R bridge follow: : Yager. oo ARES AK Baler, Kohan NS Siac TA Ere 5 ie BBA wh The following Were ¢ bids recived for | the Cleartield creek R triage: gh BK Haber “34 0. Neeger «dN 1G | A640 4 i> ind Lasik. Both bridges we Patronize the howe print aho the contrary. abr sommey [20.000 2 handsome display of ¢ Rings of all sorts, pay usa . A a0 | quality is Sngestipngble be 14 00 12 50 ; i 10 00 oo. 1 Boys’ and Chi dren’ s | same reduction. KE au es ’ . to ving God 5 Su Caps, Ete. If you need a Suit Case, Grip or Tr big stock. We have ; a large Suit Case, all sole: nch, at $6.50. : Come here first, get our prices, which are § ures and only one price to all, Jleadquanters £ for Union ad ory of man runneth not to If you want visit. We are prepared to meet you, not ly with Rises, : but a complete line of Lena Kofler et vir to Rortens Papon. { WE HAVE A FINE LINE OF r sexo ( Eyes tosted by the celebrated ** Lin fitted. Lenses changed, fron of charg, at any te n that coat $2.00 and over, | They are suits tha their own against any suit of the same price in hesitate about iid ng them. ‘or avy other time—either in point of quality or fal joring or style and fit. 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