ESTABLISHED 1893 | STAR PRINTING COMPANY | 8. L BUCK, Editor. W. H. BURD, President i iB ES - vet ei RB. . “ rey “ tm — a S—— TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 per year, payable in sdvance. | —————— ———— ” No papers discontinued until all arrearages are paid, umiess at the option of the publisher. Butered at the Postofice at Patton as second class mall matter. ADVERTISING RATES ] Legal sotioss $150 per inch for hres inserthons SGards of thanks Gc per Ine Resolutions $e per line Business loces Se per line Political advertising 10¢ per line or $0¢ per inch display, payable strictly = sdvance Peoreign advertising must be paid for invarably in advance. No com mission paid to advertising agests. —— A remarkable movement is being eondicted hroughou: the country for! 3 Peadjustment of postal rates and the inaugt ation of a One Cent rate’ for letters. a reform which would re sult in a saving to users throuchout the United States of over 15,0040 006 each year. sixty bills have been duced in congress by representatives urging matier is now heing letter Nearly intro from all over the eountry the lower rain The considered in committee at Washing. ton, and it ix believed at no distant! date final action will be taken toward the inauguration cent postage The campaign is being carried By thie National One Cent Letter Pos tare Aszsociation with headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio. The president of the organization is Mr. Chaties Wm Burrows, and {is secrelarv-ireasurer and general manager is Mr. George T. M Intosh With a membership in every state in the union. the move ment is being backed by many thou! sands of letter users of the country in this effort to secure a lower pos, lage ‘a'e ! The immediate purpose of the! Campaign is to secure one cent letter posiage in local communities and on aeally delivered letters Later it Is the plant !o secure a general eent rate on all letlers in the United Siates Bas buen in Jrogress years, and has been cordially en dorsec. by several hundred national ergan‘zations awd By thousands local organizations such as boards of trade, chamber of commerce similar bodies of one ietter i313 ane mailed with The movement | for several § af and Experts who have investigated pos. 113, tal unit conditions at in declaring Washington are a that the United States Government secures a surplus tes Mr tg Bigned two Of the largest of over $75.000.604 a letter postage The Year rate on of | surronnding i weather the ' Severe Storm Hits Patton One of tae worst storms that ever visited thi= vicinity hit Patton and towns last Thursday altamcon bout four o'clock. On acount of the exireme hot thunder ghowers of great Reverity were expects during the iatter part of the weak and due time they urrived The showers of that little that this ope came the clouds and the tell that that shower would equal if surpass ai! others in one Lour the lightning flashad tounder rolled and gave vent to thair in day were of until An conditions importance up the time phserver of could not severity hh the harvens pent-up feolings hy & nweavy downpour of rain inter spersed wh some small hail The house of Ramuel Weakiand struck by the Hghtning and aithough injured wll were badiy one scared TT © house Fornadlay on also siruck damaged. off and the hit fortunataly fo owned by re w Magee Aten lightning Rome by snd slightly shingles wera torn chimney was Segiroved nnRe Wis har Lightning algo struck the at 3 Par¥ and several fainted thought that the the tall were inet 8% a result of fright loads Ra ed skating and from pais being the who Maothodist Day place Many of section the older residents exrregsesd their halisf the =siorm lazt Thursday was one most severe glorms that ever visited this gertion “MEETING” HELD LAST TUESDAY CONCERNING CLOSING HOUR 3 heartily Wea merchants congratulate for their gathering last Tuesday the Bank only merchants who Bros. ware (o Hons This semtiment of Wirt] ae! svening (srange Building Were Binder & and Jas CRrininiy thieare Werte Hard Commons and wen kn Little Starrett fosr the the merchants and it is that the ex pected srores will doubt he opened ul near foture We in Lhe future HXerei se tha Re And We COMMON &ehize a8 in the then Past what will Patton be ike 3 * $k ONY HKe In RAY ACY mm ge —————; PATTON HAS NEW BREWMASTER Leonard NJ. place to take charge of the Brewing Compeny Ha IF 2c iHert who rec Dering, of Egg Hirbor LAE arrived hore tint tan Seh Mr [Hering coma concerts nn the East conts now charged is sald by experts Ad is a thoroughly Competent man to be far in excess of the actual cost of handling, and those who have in. bere and will tigated declare that the inaugura. the Brewery wili new special brand The any reduction in revenue will be far Very place and hope mail Will be pleasant and profitable Son of un one cent reate so much jetter rite osira business that more than offset Each year the volume of sarriel by the United States Postal’ Department increases by leaps Bounds, but no effort is ever made 10: give the users of letter postage the expected that the infant (Mr. and Mrs Mat the cover from benefi’ of this increased volume. Attention is being called REsogiation to the fact that bwrge eastern magazines are enjoying | an aluost free rate of one pound for the distribution of periodicals, although thoan who familiar with the situation costs the government over cents a pound to distribute Train load after train load of maga. tines leave eamtern cities for points all over the United States, the government transporting, handling by their that elgnt Bay many Infantile paralvsis cent per arm | are that quarantine is being them. fined io He will move hiy wife and family reside directly opponite He will also put ou a Heer called Mr. Irerineg posgible in his of Bud" SHOCARS We wish new that hix home hare and PARALYTIC VICTIM TO RECOVER According to a recent report it is danghinr of Jortsan will re the dread disease of The paralvsis of both legs 8 complete and the righ? Hghitly affected 15 Pr. Yan Wert, the attending phveician, thin jive A agora ry ed the child will ix hoped that the disease w ii this ane case ADVERTISED LETTERS The following called letters remain nn ad for in the Patton Post Office A oy Ami na sy Ss be “IM INPROVING EVERY WAY p= HE FIANLY STATES Prominent Scrantonian Tells How Master Medicine Gave Him Relief J. 1. Vhes, Beranton, of 303 linden Street, hE gmmander of Camp 2 Kons. of Velerans, and captain wo 4 First company, »eoon regiment, Y. Pernsvivania drigade said cently 7 “1 Rave sifer ax) ad intensely aries or long w gestion hile from gastritis and indi Whatever | bend R88 on my st Is fact. | genersily weomed to prodiace al'ted & euch as VAC ARG DASeR HE AIWAVS. or very choked up from a gaseous sour stomach, Ng san ted M ¥ hlack ralinf W.L. THOMPSON'S Tania Have nk constant $e 5 4 +5 4 iY ever gine B® FISH ine fe what 1 exiled a supre “ra em tha other evening when I attended 3 ban after effects from’ a4 LE quel, and felt ro il what | ate there “This Tanlac is not only siraigh- tening my digestion oul, Ul seem % thoes od : ww dB ¥ to BO Lie ROG girengiien my stomach i am Improved In every Bw * §¥ § 1% and | : i | attribuie wR cine” Tanlae., the Masgter Mr. Viet, hy the flann DD ferred tn hy hare 50 NO FARTHER The Evidence 5 Laie is at Your Door €» Vo Hates Palios . RAVE ¥ PATTON, PA. aril 2 red nardir stang srmall of moe % atid aides, ¥ weak Kidneys My hesd CRs E Taker £4 Pua s % a ¥ #lews gua awed SAE S4 RIUIDR and gel Wy ney Pills nok gRort tithe they Rie gon] resins lef: mie thm rot ieyng ay 5 be 1 at 3 fad fis i IRD #04 4 BelTe DoE and pECrel ont clefred up GVER Hal aR kr iia You pay AKS LATER Mr Kidney Pills and 1 This Tsun » Ax i pays out more 58 made a permanent out GF, Poe is Ak SRsY havent gince Pric Kidney » nie deniers wey wy} wine ask for a kidney Doan’s Kidney Pills Mr. Bastey has twic mended. Foster Mila Buffalo N. Y remedy got the same that P.C. 8 OF A. ELECT OFFICERS FOR ENSBUING SIX MONTHS RIANY lines ana if gs Special Request ! “ ir IHS vears Lid i ¥ we are th thre Fall ty six last ais AT 3.4 ‘ Ainge twa ext pPrLIAar oO CHRISTMAS PRESENT CLUB An easy plan for buying a Watch, Diamond or Jewelry and No. Name paying for it in small weekly payments Date + ra ne and distributing aitimately a copy atifor the week ending Jaly 17 time at one cent a pound although Howard Helen the actual expense is many fold in ex- WJ Franee cess of that amount That Mikosz magazines which are growing through charging fabulous sums advertising should pay cost 1616: been paid in, the member is entitled to $10.00 in mer- This card will not be accepted for book account TOZER JEWELRY COMPANY PATTON, PA. When $9.00 has chandise. THE Thoanas Anderson, ) Andurson M ike these rich Persons calling for for please say that they mre of car W. H. Denlinger. sr. P riage 8 now regarded as an in-| re ————— disputable fact by those familiar FOR SALE with rconditiong in the postal depart. A fiveronm house in ment, and it ts sald that readjust nue Rerond Ward Patton ment of rates will certainly be made cellent cellar and good finished at no distant day. (On reasonable terms Also i the letter users of the country For farther information are paving on their mail double the William cost of {tg carriage it is held to be] only fair that magazines should pay! rotten ieee ai their full share of the general ex | METHODIST CHURCH pense, but at the present time it is. On Sunday morning at elaimed that while letter postage o'clock, Rev. H. F. ° Baheoek pays a surplus of over 15,000,000, | proach There will he na. the magazines eat up this surplus by | services, Sunday School at having their product carrind at an | cordial welcome to all almos: free rate. : Bert A Pato It was never intended that the Post sini aiemem——_— £0 Office Department should be conduc. WANTED ted in this way. and newspapers. over 21 to travel with manager as periodicals and associations of all salemin Bright energetic qountry kinds are vigorously behind the men or school teachers movement for a readjustment of good advancement to right rates «0 that One Cent Lettor postage Salary and expenses miy eventually hecome a fact. | F. B. MILLER, Cresson, Pa N ERIE wild advert snd M Hrewer Ave Ex 5 8 ALL in ia Ln wg i WmTEe 01 conse Montisth Patton, Pa will svening 10 60 Al membership ever le uaa. RTT WANTED travel ‘mith > I wD single ov Tozer Jewelry Co. Patton, Pa. The Store with the Street Clock ManaARYr fuergatiy an salesmen Brecht schoal pr { 3 Esk Yoh 2h . } IR Xian ih OUD ren Two single YOURE men YET EY ra tL State Coend teachers prefered and age i Drevin: ampiny meant preferred advance emeant ty PRT a Write F BR Me parties. Sa@ary and Miller livery expenses Pa, (rosson General
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