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"PATTON COURIER
© 7 ESTABLISHED 1893
STAR PRINTING COMPANY
B. L. BUCK, Editor.
W. H. BURD, President
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Pebruary 3nd was groundhog day.
In practically all parts of the county
‘the day was dark and dismal at
Jeast In this vicinity such was the
esse. Professor Groundhog was un
able to see any signs of his shadow,
‘and go, aceording to the popular
superstition we sre ‘ns have an early
spring.
As facts have shown in former
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Taken From The Courier of Thurs
day, February 28, 1895
TT Antitoxin Used in Patton
i Dr. 8. W, Worrell, of this place,
performed the use of the wonderful
new diphtheria remedy antitoxine, on
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ithe children of John Williams at Me
Cormicks mineg one day Inst week
{with gratifying results. The dis
icovery of antitoxine as a new agent
i therin was announced by Prof Emil
Behring, of Halle, about four years
ano. Although received at frst with
(more or less incredulity, the new
‘remedy has borne successfully the
test of actual nse, and it [a now re
cognizved by high authorities ag one
of the beneficient and interesting dis
coverioes in modern pathology .
Horsts are now exclMively employed
ito fumish the blood serum in which
jUlnir, Lower Yoder Towuship.
Isadore Farabaugh, Carrolitown,:
and Elizabeth Kline, Elder towns
{ship : |
| William Aschom and Minole Wal.
(ters, West Taylor Township. i
Albert Yeager and Charlotte M :
{Goughoour, Conemaugh.
| John G. Lixfleld, Gazsam. Pa.
| Esther I. Berrigner, Mahaffey, Pa. |
Personals ;
B. Straw, the husiling clerk In
Balls store and John Mitchell, spent.
Sunday with friends at Irvona. i
{ Mr. Fltapatrick’'s new buliding on
Magee avenue is rapidly nearirg com.
pletion.
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. "Richard Williams, the son of John
Williams who wag operated on to re.
eve a bad case of diphtheriatic
croup, which mantion was made in
i this paper last week, Is reported fo
the astitoxine is developed and con® out of danger and recovering,
tained
Banquet at Cresson
(rapidly. {
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On Sunday John Bender, who lives!
On Friday evening tae Ebensbhurg ‘ ®t of Patton received a very pain.
lodge of Masons held a grand ban.
[quer at the Anderson house at (res!
‘son which was to be the finest ever!
held In this section. Johnstown
South Fork, Wilmore, Portage. Lilly,
‘Gallitain, Patton and Hastings were
repreviented. The banquet table was
years, howaver, this popular bdut charmingly arranged and the menn
fallacious guporstition has not been
Substantiated By facts. The weather
burean record; for a long term of
years show that a shadowless groiind.
hog day presages a ale spring
oftener than it doeg an early spring.
This year since that day we have had
undroken winter for four weeks and
vel. actordiag to this fad we ware
to have spring-like weather daring
these four weeks. Consequently re
gardlesg of the weather which is to
some, the theory that this animal
mows something about the weather
= again proven to be false.
Buperstitions could not live long if
people would only take the tremble to
vam them down. drive them back Into
thelr holes, and stop up the holes
with solid chunks of facts. Thera is
nothisg superstition hates so much
ag facts; In short, superstition cannot
Hyves in an atmospheres of truth: It
flourishes and thrives on error and
nothing euperstition hates go much
when people degin to think '
me by two pins. but dropped the
second by a iarge margia. Ia the
Saal round they came from behind
and Duried the locals under an
elaborate. Ed James of Ebensbhurg
was master of ceremonies and among
those who responded were Alvin
Evans, George A. Kinkead, Henry |
Taylor, William Mitchell and county
superintendent J. W. Leach. The fol.
wing people from this place at
tended: R. McPherson and wife;
John Somerville and wifa: John Aah.
croft and daggbter, Maggie; W. C
Baum and wife; Dr. J. J Waelda and
wife. L. 8. Bell; Dr. 8. W. Wor
rell accompanied by his two sisters
Emma and Minnie of Clearfield
A Sad Accident
On Tuesday an accident oceyrad in
the family of Marko Suma in which
a twoyearold daoghter Jost her life
Mrs. Buma was washing and had
taken a holler full of water off the
stove and ait it on the foor and the
Httle girl fell backwards into it. She
was scalded to bad that the flaaki
dropped off. Bhe died in aboul sight
hours after the accident. i
A Sudden Death
The Courier very much regrets to
learn of the death of Mr. John
William Burkey, of Patton, which
took place on Saturday aftarsoon at
2%. Mr. Burkey was !akoen sudden
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iy ill on Batarday night, February
17th, but aot thinking his disesss a
dangaeroug one, conssquently did not
call 8 physician until Tuesday noon,
when Dr. Murray was summonasd sod
aftar & most careful sxamisation
diagnosed hig ease as developing sp:
pendiaitis, which later showed symp
toms of diffused peritonitis, the
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_proguosis of which ig very grave in
‘dead. and on Friday after sveryihing
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A CARLOAD OF FREIGHT
EVERY SEVEN SECONDS
FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR
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means to handle the freight
by art of surgical aclence, aad Drs. gy The Allegheny township!
known to medical sclance had been
practically tried with seemingly no
improvement, his ouly hope eft was
Ries. of Hastings, Murray and Nooa- |
aa. of Patton met i» consultation.
and after explaining the sarious con.
dition which axisted to the family,
they concluded to take the only |
chances left and oonsented to an
ioperation. This revealed the fact
that lie had gangremous appendicitis
which had ruptured, letting the eon- |
‘tanty of hig bowels into the peri
tones! cavity, this of Iitssif belax
jenough to have caused him to perish |
in a vary few hours. However he
lived about fifteen hours after the
presents a vivid picture of operation sad was eonsciong to the |
last moment. death being due 10, 0 Mrs Yahner, Mrs. McMullen,
of one of the great raflroads shock resulting from perfarmatios of srs. Little, Mrs. Youmg Mm.
} country {the vermiform appendix asad from
: the your 1915 the New the rusdsorption of septic matter lo
Central Rallroad haadied 4.507
sarioads of freight, an equivalest
every seven seconds.
arg is placed in lias would
a train 34150 miles long—e
to the circulation of the Nlood.
! Mr. Burkey was aged 27 years and
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with 5.000 miles left over to form s Sclemtious man. The funeral ser
elrele around the United States as sa
setting.
This will conevy some idea of the
immensity and eficlency of modern
toamsportation by rail, which has
revolutionized the commerce and
efvillzation of the world within less
han » esntury.
a ANNOUNCEMENT
vicey were held in St, HBenadict
Catholle church at Carrolitown on
Monday at 18 o'clock A. M. and his
‘ramalins were aid to reat at that
place. - The ceremony was conducted
by father Marceilius.
Marriage Licenses
i The following marriage llcensas
iwers issued by the Clark of the Wisgey Catherine Gorsuch, Catherine
Orphans’ Court for the week endisg
Asmouncement is made in am ad Thursday, February 21. 1895:
vertisement elsewhere in this paper William M. Wissingor and ANNA Monteith, Elizabeth and Margaret
that the merchants of Johnstown are Elizabeth Bheam, Stonyereek town Boggan, Marie Lowes, Mildred Turn-
again uniting in a Combined Spring ship.
Opening. Thiy means that om the Logis Sherman, Johnstown, and
three days chosen, Wednesday, Thurs. Cathrine McDermott, Houtadale, Pa. ' Anderson, Bertha Lacus. Amanda
day and Friday March 15, 1¢ and 17.) F. C. Sensabaugh, Dunlo and Zoe Rowland, Bernice Shunkwiler, Celine
the storeg of that city will show Fleming, Cookport, Indiana county.
latest thoughts in all lines of Honry Stoltz and Maggie Kirk
goods, all the way from hats patrick, Carrolltows.
shoes to furniture and new 1916 John Bentel aad Fate Horfek
of farming implements.
eelebration such as attended
i Joheatown.
the Trade Expo in the Fall is being tal, Johnstown.
sitempted. Each merchant is pre Frank Koniesak gnd Rosalia Bach and Rev and Mrs. “Schaebly.
paring, however, to offer special at- Jods. CGallitxia.
- tvustions {n hig own line of husiness
ft Albert M. Jones and Mary J. St
‘ladies won by 72 points Mra, Bar
baugh.
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{Allegheny township.
(leavey a wife and two children. He
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moved to this place from Trust Pr. A very pleasant surprise party was
O., Adamg county, &bOAL OA JOAT|,..4 1441 Tuesday evening sf the
teaasportation ring around the world SEC 8nd was a= industrious and con |p 00 of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
- Flizabeth lacue Alva Radieliffa, and
. patrick, Robert Flaher. Donald Haist
Frank Thomasherger snd Augzasta (lark. Thomas Turnbull, Charlas
ful accident by being booked in his!
right ayd by a cow. Although ant!
seriong the actident will cause him
considerable trouble for a few days.
The work on the new M. E. par
sonage, which ig being ersecled op :
Palmer avenue is bhelng pushed very!
rapidly under the supervision of
Bloom and Spencer the contractors.
AA AIRS SB st
Recent Parties
geenl raries
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SURPRISE PARTY HELD 4
AT NEARBY HOME '
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Last Thursday evening & very
pisasant surprise pariy was held af
the home of Mr. sud Mrs. F. E. |
Farabaugh, in honor of Mrs. Farw |
saugh, it being the Oly first anniver
sary of her birth :
The avening wag spent in cards|
with the Tollowing present |
Masdames and Messrs, F. E. Fare |
baugh. John Urich, Ed. Sherry,
Thomas Bishop, Barth Young Ed. |
fditie, M. F Farabaugh, Henry
Donahue, Walter Little, A, W Smith |
bower, Chas. Hobert, Joseph Fisher |
Joe Bitmbower, John Long, William
Lamont, Frank Campbell, Mesdames §
John McDonald, Mary kdizinger,
Mary Fisher G. MH. Langbein, Paul
Biller, Plus Yahuaer, Fred Smithbower
Jos Karihelp, Misses Mary, Mayme
and Neilla Mopkins, Elizabeth and
Kathrra MoMahon, Martha Anon!
Ansa Lehman, Regina, Rose, Beribu,
Mary and Agnes Farabaugh, asad
Monsrs. Chas lanbein, A. EE. , George
and Charles Farabaugh.
After the gagieg Wire Over an ef.
codlent lunch wig served
On February 20 a slelghing party
of ladieg from Allegheny township
came to thin place to play euchng
aga nat the Patton ladies. Af 7:30 am
aysiar supper was served 10 the
slaighing party af the home of Mra
Ed Sherry. They played euchre until
nett won (he prize, & handsome auty:
mobile vell.
The following are the names of the
Allsglteny township ladies preseat:
Missy Margaret and Alma Cramer,
Dora and Aasnle Kaylor, Margaret and
Rosa Little, Tiille Fradley, Maude
Roy. Linnie snd Title Conrad, Mrw. |
John MeGough, Mrs, Joseph Short,
and Mrs John Barnett.
The Patton ladies were: Mrs. EBA.
Sherry, Mrs. Thomayg PBishop, Mra,
Hurd, Mra. Mary Flasher, Mrs. Le-
mont, Mrs. Doashue Mm. Fame
Fisher, and Mrs. Modestas Fars
A return game will be played in
Ao SH SS
'Lacus, fn homor of the anniversary of
the birth of their son, Joswph. The
‘avening was spent in musie and
Ramey After which a grand march
‘wan rendered while the children
‘gathered around a beautifully decom.
{ted table wheres a palataliie lunch
wag served
|! The following people wars present
| Wedlake, Mildred Hincox, Margarst
i Lacue, Catherine Gibbon, Margarst
bull, Clara Cartwright Boertha Wi
kinson, Louise Dechamp, Augusia
Lacue, Sallie Wilaom, Mar Hart's,
: Messrg James Fitzpatrick, John Flite.
Paul Gibbon, Palmer Lees Raymond
Walty, Lemiah Fisher. Josaph Laeus,
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We have one of the largest and most compete ; .» cs
of up-to-date merchandise in this section
Shoes!
WE CARRY A $10,0000 BTOCK OF MEN'S, WOMEN'S
AND CHILDREN'S SHOES IN ALL THE LATEST STYLES
AND LEATHERS. OUR SHORS ARE PURCHASED
DIRECT FROM THE PACTORY AND ARE ALL SOLID
LEATHER AND GUARANTEED TO GIVE SATISFACTION.
WE NAVE JUST OPENED FOR YOUR INSPECTION
A LINE OF LADIES’ GYPSY ROOTS, PATENY LEATHER,
DULL, BRIGHT KID, WITH EITHER WHITE OR BLACK
EDGING $350 AND $4.00.
oes!
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Educator Shoes
For Men, Women and Children. Co-operste with nature and let the
ALL LEATHERS.
child's foot grow as it should. Prices, children’s, sizes 6 to 8, $1.75; Misses, 8} to
11, $2.00; 11; to 2, $2.50; Women's, 2 to 7, $3.00.
Try our line of Dr. Reed's celebrated, only original shoes for men.
The cushion kind. Price $5.50. Cal
J. P. Smith and Co. Shoes for Men. An exclusive line. Black and
Tan English Bals, bench made. Price $5.00.
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