VOLUME XXIII — NO. 17 mp AAR: 0 Ro The community was somewhat sur- prised a few days ago to learn of the resgination of Mr. M D. Bearer, "Cashier of the Grange Nationa! Bank of this place who has accepted a po- sition as Treasurer of the Title Trust & Guarantee Company, of Johnstown, Pa. This change is no doubt very much to the advantage of Mr. Bearer, but very much to the disadvantage of our community. Mr. Bearer was born in Susquehan- | nua Township of this county and is one of Cambria County's progressive ' and up-to-date business men. He was raised on a farm and acquired a com- | mon school education, taught school for some years and afterwards moved to Ebensburg. He served as Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff Lenhart and while holding that position was elect. ed Cashier of the Grange National Bask of Patton. He came to Patton August, 1906. This bank was started with $60,000 capital, $12,000 surplus and since that time they have puid $25000 dividends and have $12,000 undivided profits, $ i f i | i ; FAMOUS ORATORIO SUNDAY EVENING Finley Lyon's sacred oratorio, “The Gireat Light,” which will be giver in the Methodist Church Sunday evening at 7:30 o'elock will afford » rare treat for the music lovers of Patton cantata will be given under the aus pices of the church choir with Miss May Lilley as driectress and Mra . Howard lL. Dinsmore as organist. This wonderful piece of work, which tells the story of the Christ in song i the music circles of Patton i mission will be charged | offering will be taken. “is one of Mr. Lyons’ best compositions and some very difficult solos and i chorusese are very skillfully sung by the participants, most of whom were members of the choir which gave “The Nazarene” so cheerfully a few years ago The oratorio Sunday night promises to be one of the rarest events in No ad. The public is cordially invited. The | "PATTON, CAMBRIA (0. WILLIAM KIBLER DIES IN SPANGLER HOSPITAL | William R. Kibler, aged 34 years, died in the Miners’ Hospital at Spang. ler shortly after six o'clock this morn. ing Death was due to nervous | diseases and softening of the brain ‘The deceased had been a patient at j the hispital since the 4th of last De cember, William R. Kibler { Hastings. He i ings in Mav, was born was married at Hast. 1903, Misx Ruth Reese, who, with 5 children, survives Chim, residing at Patton where Mr. {| Kibler had been employed by the firm of Parnell & Cowher as an insurance agent. 0 } the following brothers and sisters: { Urban of Altoona, Walter of Hast. in| PA, FRI, MARCH 29, 1918 0 MAKE GREAT * LBETY LAN OR nm—— very of 3 t 3 A important meeting indies of this community was held in the Red Cross rooms on Tuesday af- {terroon at 2:30 o'clock. This meet. (ing was called in order to elect offi. ‘cers and prepare for the coming great campaign of our nation, namely. the . * ¥r Via | Dear Claire, i Third Liberty Loan Drive. It itmiln concerning this great campaign for every froe American citizen derstards why and how handly i Government needs this ‘women of our town willingly undertaken drive a success the wan, and the have only too to make this in this community. | The deceased is also survived by his | As they have 50 rapidly pledged them. . A silver | father, Joseph Kibler of Hastings, and selves and are going to make a house to house canvass in behalf of thig | received my shar of letters but a few mighty work, let us all open our doors | “The Great Light” is in three parts, | ings, Mrs. Edwin Dietrich of Altoona, to them and be ready to do our part. , each more pleasing than the preceding | part and arranged in the following i program: Part 1. Praise Ye The Mighty God-—-Chorus, ler, Mrs. John Hopkins of Hastin§ | Mrs. Albert Abel of Hastings. The funeral arrangements have not | War work which she has undertaken. | Mrs. J. A. Fongheiser of North Spang- | | Patton can be very proud of the i wonderful record she has of making a { tremendous success of every phase of he IS NOt Necessary to go into de- anc | surely ziad to henr from vou baritone solo, and duets. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted Sopranos and base solos and chorus Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive surplus $20,000 with deposit of $800,.' Soprano Recitative. 000 and total resources are over $400. | 000, These figures indicate the suc cess that has attended this enterprise, and it is only fair to Mr Bearer to say that the prosperity of this Bank is very largely due to his untiring (omeCh efforts. | Brightest and Best Tenor soprano solos, quartet and chorus . Calm on the List'ning Exr of Night ~-Contraito solo, quartet and chorus Arige, Shine, For Thy Light Is yoru and sopraro solo. HH The World-—Foemale and Light He has made a host of friends in | chorus. this community and has always bein | fdentificd with that which represented | the best interests of the community. There never wis any questions to! Part 2. He Knows It All-Male chorus O Sacred Head Chorus, The Crucifixion—Soprans recitative | where Mr. Bearer stood in all public | und chorus. enterprises. He could invariably be! counted upon as willing to do his part, both from the standpoint of financial 88 well as personal efforts. He in a man of sterling integrity and while he possesses positive and determinea | considerate of the opinion of others. But few men in the community have impressed themselves more forcibly | upon the general interests of the town than Mr. Bearer, and it is with great regret that we bid him God's speed. What is Patton's loss will be Johns- | town's gain. Chorus. Slowly The Daylight Is Fading — Easter Dawn--Soprune wole, solo been definitely made although it is | The eRd Cross has been 4 record | probable that the services will be held | Breaker in all its work and in every. “lin the Catholic church at Hastings hing it has been called upon to do Saturday morning A O55 mt A AEN PATTON FIRE COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS The Patton Fire Company mat in their rooms in the Municiple hall last Tuesday evening to elect officers and to take under consideration all other business in hand. The following off. cers were slected or re-elected: Fre sident, Robert Sincox; Vice Presidant, Wm. R. Reese; Secretary, F. A. Kuhn- ley; Treasurer, Millard F. Tate: Chief, James Blake Foreman, Adrian Wenk. land; Assistant Foreman, David Heist: Trustees, Wm. Turnbull, 3 years, Wm. J. Gill, 2 years, and Elmer Crowwil, (has gone “over the top.” No call for help has gone unheeded and now j comes & bigger, mightier call, a call ‘to lend the government your money that it might successfully carry on this war that you and yours might live in a world where Democracy ‘reigns. And to this call the women of our community have only respand- od with the same enthusiasm with which they have entered all other war ‘work. This work will he new and per. haps a little hard for them but we are pure that they will put forth every (effort to make it a glorious success and we ask each and every one of ‘you to help them for by helping you are doing your duty to our lads in the service amd to the Government $ 3 {and soprano solos. obligato and quartet Part 3. Christ Is Risen-—Chorus, baritone ' i Crown Him With Many Crowns | & Male chorus with base and tenor solos. | tone solo and quartet, The Heavens Declare-—Chorus, bari. All Hail The Power--Grand Canon. CHILDREN'S EASTER SERVICE Owing to the fact that “The Great In sociel circles, his most excel. | Knight” will be given in the Maetho. lent family will be very moch missed. dist Church Sanday evening under the gr E 3 g will miss her cheery and | , and her place will’ in our community. 's successor will be + public as yet but hesitate to say, that Mr. ii! ‘ oi X : f E Eg to live up to. nd that his resignation the first day of April, but HEE that he will not assume the duties of his ~~ We need men in this community like Mr. Bearer and we need them badly - mand we are sorry that circumstances have made it advisable for him to flew position until some weeks i { MORNING IN THE ORIENT” 3 -a : TO BE GIVEN SATURDAY Bearer has always been active suspices of the church choir, the fol. ritable as well as the so- lowing program will be rendered at of the community and 10:30 in the morning under the aus- many bomes in the com- pices of the Sunday school: Part 1 Calvary 1. Voluntary. 2. Hymn, 3. Recitation: 4. Prayer. 5. Recitative Exercise: i Christ On Calvary. The Geth- i semane of Nations. Part 2 & : The Easter Story—“He Hath Risen” 6. Processional—Christ The Lord is Risen Today. 7. Recitation—An 8. Hymn 9. Recitation: surrection. 10. Song: Easter's Here 11. Responsive Reading. 12. Recitation: The Easter Easter Son. The Fact ¢f the Re- Tid tings. 13. Hymn. Part 3 New Life for Nations. 14. Recitative Exercise: Christ at { Work in the Nations A program of special Easter mu- sic will be given in the Presbyterian | church Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The young ladies of class No. 9, as-| sisted by the church choir will give “A Morning in the Orient” by Adam | Geibel. The program for the evening is as * - © Organ Preluds—Easter ~ @Cavillera Rusticanno.” ~ Anthem—“Awake, Thou That Sleep- est” ~~ Duet—*Crucifi ~ Clure and Mrs. George Good. “A Morning in the Orient”-—Young Ladies and choir. ~~ Bolo—Miss Marguerite Paicho. nt jem—"The Dawn of a Wonder- Is Risen re cordially invited. A silver n : be taken. Tae Sri ! Mei! Mvyrand in “Dodging Music— | } 15. Hymn. 16. Address: The Christ Living t Among the Nations. 17. Offering. IR. Offertory Prayer. 19. Hymn. 20. Benediction. 21. Postiude. CALVARY CHURCH Easter. —————————s At the Calvary Baptist Chapel also x"—Mrs. F. C. Mc- Easter will be a beautiful and impres- | native of England. sive day. At 10:30 A. M. the Sunday school will hold a superb Easter serv. | ice, entitled “The Easter Cross. There | will be recitations, singing an demble- matic decorations. At 6:15 P. M. spe- cial Easter worship, an appropriate Lord at His table, and He will hear our petitions. Everybody welcome to all services. nN BP OR Si Mes Million” at the Grand Saturday. | week in Pittsburg and Homestead. | Captain of Drill Team, Wm. R. Roene; | 1 year; Chief Engineer, Michael (Cole; which protects you. Assistant Captain of Drill Team, H. The following officers and helpers tx Williams: Delegate to State Com. | Were elected and stand at the head of vention, Wm. Turnbull; Alternate, F.. A. Kahnley: Delegate to Central Dis-! trict Convention, F. A. Kuhnley; Al ternate, Wm. J Gill; Delegate to | Northern Cambria Firemen's Awmso- cation Convention, H. Davis and W.' id. Gill; Alternate, Walter McCoy; Jan- | itor, James Blake. The following report was submit. ted: Receipts. $7000 7.50 2 0 155.00 294 29 854.24 BOK (nh 28717 Cash on hand per last report Dues i Initiation Fee Assessments Prises awarded From all other sources Darces s Received fro Bor Entertainments 3 200250 63483 $2085.93 Expend tures $52.78 24.30 102.00 BOLT 81.08 19035 Dos £13 nl cf 40.91 L450 Conventions Water Repairs Miscellaneous Cash balance on hand $24m3.93 M. H GARDNER, ELMER CROWELL, W. R REESE, Auditing Committee Robt. Sincox, Pres F. A. Kuhnlev, Secty MF Tate. Treas < 2 - DIES IN BARERTON — sc non James MeCowie, ape o Mrs { i 45 years died at her home in Bakerton } of Death ng. with riday ast week Hremie deceased Mrs, morning caused which the a few days WEARS hy » » DY Pao 8G had been Met TOW 0 "os bn Shs tral WHE 8 was married tin New Castle-On-Tyne, England, ip { 1000, coming to this country in Mr. and Mrs. MeCowie res ded tin Philipsburg. They moved from | that place to Bakerton ten years age The deceased is survived by LT i first i ter, Funern! services were | cemetery her sermon by Pastor Zwayer, and the husband, her mother, Mrs. Parker of Easter Communion. We will meet the | Cafrolitown, and one adopted daugh. conducted Sunday afternoon in the M. E Churen iat Bakerton, the Rev. Unddy officiat: | PJ. Xelly is spending the! ing. Interu.eat was made in the church ‘this eampaign: Mrs. C I Baldwin, chairman: Mrs George Good, vice ehairman: Mrs PP. T. Bearer, secretary; Miss LaRue Winslow, local publicity chairman: Mrs W. W. Denlinger, director of Speskers and meetings; Mrs Goal, automobile chairman | First Zone—Mrs. Quinn, captain; Mrs. E Burns, Mrs, J Karihem, Lieu- tenants Second tain: Mrs iy, Mrs E Third captain; Adaline Mrs. G Mw Creo, Zone—Mry. E. Little, cap- E.G Zwayer Mre J LiL La Porte, llewlenants. olre--~Mrs W. Thompson, Mr Howard Dinsmore, Miss Mrs. LL. Patterson, Davis, Mrs. Pius Yahoor, Mrs 4 F MacWilliams, Mrs Dan Mre. Reel Semerviile, heaterants. Fourth Zone-—~Mrs. M. Cowher, cap tain; Mrs. MacNamars, Mrs, J Mer. tens, Mra. T. Collins, Mrs, James Mon.” tieth, Mrs. William Mitchell, Mes J E. Knieriemen, Mrs. Ray Brown, Mrs Alex Montieth, lieutenants Concord Grange Mrs matter, captain; Mre H Lsrasber- ger, Mrs ‘W. H Kariheim, Mrs H. Gooderham, Mra. Harry Hoover, Mrs Amandus: Karthein:, lieutenants. Re:llys——Mrs. 1. Lacue NEE Mellon, Jo nes, P i Stritt. FAREWELL FOR MRS. A. W. SMITHBOW ER A surprise farewell party was given the home of Mr i Mex. AW Smithbowesr recently by the {: f che I CU, B of which Mrs. Smith- hower is a member. The Smithbow. ers have heen residents of Patton for hortly Among Mr and Mrs FF, Mrs Farrell Hopkins, Y . Mr and tie, Mr and Mrs John L and Mrs. Henry Mr Jog Short, Mr and Mrs Pius Yahper, Mr. and Mrs Pag! Bil. ined, Mr. and M Frank Campbell Mr. Fred Snuthbower, Mrs. Joe Smtih. bower, Mrs Mary and Misses Rose and Agnes Farabaugh The I. €. A. Club presented Mr. and Mrs. Smithbower with a beautiful cut pvlass vase. The evening was spent in playing cards, Mr. Paul Billard win. ning first prise and Mrs. Mary Dona. hue the second. After a dainty lunch was served the guests departed for their homes wishing Mr. and Mrs Su tibower success in their new | home. : ai an fou # § a ed ets a number of years but expect s move on a fare near here ¥ r Farabaugh, Mr Bh, Mr. and Mrs Mrs ¥ * Ladd Bose present were and John rid Barth Ed M r and Mrs WATE ¥ nl LEAN ye rs Litzinger SG ; { $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE EETTER FROM "SOME. WHERE IN FRANCE” Ee 1. following Assistant Paymaster Clara rede s from Claire 1. Kelly who ix located “Bomewhere in France” A striking fentore is the fact that Mr Soiale re- cerved the within after 11 wae writen whereas “ 3 g - 4 STR e Yad Thay igttay latter two weeks vi Chin letter almost two moriths to reach France. France, Sunday, March 3. 1818, Yesterday | received your interest. ing letter of Janovary 2ist, and sas I note that you received mv card of a month or so ago. The mini! service I think, is very good for I have received letters within three wioks from the States. It is true too that when they | yell “Mails!” we all gather around and | anxiously wait for Jetiers, 1 have time of my friends have neglected me and | if they don’t soon write I am going | to take ehtm off my speaking list {Chow call hos gine so | will have to | write this letters later) | Had » pretty fair chow, (steak, mashed potatoes, hot biscuits, butter | and coffee) so will endeavor to finish | this letter. | guess you understand that our letters must contain very little military news and must be large. | iy personal. Writing a letter here is pretty near as muh of a job xs taking | a 20-mile hike with marching order. Do you have any idea of what heavy marching order hiking means” After you have gone three or four miles you feel as if you had a ton of lead on your back for this, in part, includes your pack, amavgrition, belt, mess gear, knife, fork and spoon, condu- ment cans and mitlons, canteen and’ cup, bayonet, 104 rounds of smmuni- tion, bayonet and wabhard, pancho, 1 ar 2 blankets and pxtra clothing, rifle, gas mask, English respirator, steel’ helmet and rifle | Have not been hothersd much with’ lone of appetite, in fact as a rule | believe | could eat nails or brass tacks. Have gained some in weight that I have enjoyed good health thin winter, in fact, have not Deen sch a ua Recently I receiesi oo lemter feom | one of Praton’s bers in camp in Vie. ginia and he stated that they were going through som intensive trainin. | Before we left the States we also had | what they ealled intensive training but that was boy scout stuff compared , to what we have jone through here. However, it is not ull hardship und we have considerable plessure. | read in the papers that we rate a furlough 3% 3000 As 11 convenient to ive it to and that ovight ciean a good tirne for us Lioyd Cassidy, Guat Gabrielson and Thos. Jones are lscated near Gs now and we hve sorne great tio~ gether. Our principal topic of con. versation is, of course, things about the old burg. They are in the best of health and fit for anything. They enlisted about a raonth before | did but | saw “Sunny Frunce” about a month before they did. I read in the papers that they have Band Guile ® Coal prooiesy in Lhe States i CHG 1 ui, ta tires CANE 88 PG this winter that Fran had a Com! here, think, tas i The oni 1 have seen, § don wis as good as No SA Arzeiv a Minus goantty, 18 believe ¥ 5 3h ” Sa sk whet HB GTR § BCR Cat Winslow ought real enal Rp However, when it SONSEPYALion ie 11 Basti 1 CERI, LAS ¥¢ ws down fo a sCieyice lick coal tv throgeh wt the wind blow aveay any gven, Tor t8d¢ Lack Coa; Ix ju sovenie orocess and made rp ed! por dressed woren goin Bix RS iran Ww Sen Well ) ihre EY Yaak ww Durned too von Rel es Fae dia Tails Ines Pesembie oar some of the boys threaten Ly send engines home a3 souvenirs of Frames. Have seen some of Bald- 1.5 A French engives sare look like sogve- } But the French ck up queker than ours and 1 hear that they are © fastest en- gine 1a the world Tell that no Eng wer Mctann on the shifter and soe what he says i Adee ain % monsters hers and the nirs beside them, engines pi he Passenger cars are Firs: class is the best, second, a little worse, and third, warse y il’ open on the sides instead of having doors at each and * gy 8 Wag *M. Following are the names of the men who will leave Barnesbhoro from Zone No. 4 of the national selective service army for Camp Lee next Tuesday af- ternoon: Edwin Warfield, Ashville, RB D. Robert Hall, Barnesboro. Alfonso Flore, Indiana. Louisa Briglie, Johnstown, Jumes Long, Patton. Dominick Pandolfo, Patton Edward CG. Barnwell, Patton, Aaron Cunningham, Carrolitown. Adam P. Strolio, Barnesboro. Lynn Wetherson, Detroit, Mich. Dick Marsh, Barnesboro. “i Walter M. McCoy, Patton, Zeke Roguski, Wes: Kittaning, Pa. Anthony Bentley, West Kittaning. Francis Jease Cartwrighi, Patten. Greorge Scollon, Barnesbaro. Frank J. McTigue, Cymbria. Joseph LeCros, Hastings. Mike Suliano, Emeigh. Joseph Gabrolsky, Emeigh C. Earl Maley, Hastings. Robert Young, Spangler. Melvin A. Routeh, Hastings. Thos. Edwin Walton, Hastings. Jacob Perry Troxell, Glasgow, Alvin N. Detrick, Patton John Mandish, Spangler Joseph Waksmunski, Patton, Brano Grago, Blandbury, Paul Mattis Olare, Barnesbors. Guo. Bernard Stitts, Hastings. Noah Rager, Emeigh. Micasl Andrew Jacobs, Patton. Chester Doyle Seibert, Barneshoro. William Ratehford, Frugality. Pietro Toscki, Patton. Felix Bartot, Emeigh. Raymond A. Reffner, Spangler. Huarbert Johnson, Hastings Peter M. Cumberland, Patton. John F. Jenkins, Fallen Timber Ciro Perry, Bamesboro. Maxwell Clovd Reffner, Flinton. Alternates. Domenie Gunes, Hastings. Jona Wilbur ark, Mountaindale. Robert. Jenkins, Blandbury. James Cuomo, Dysart Domenico Vesza, Patton. Voluntary Induction Michael J. Fetasko, Hastings. Transferred from Salem. Oregon Nicholas Lulay, Garman NOTICE! To Patrons snd eGneral Public: On and after April 1, 1018, the banks og Patton, Pa, will be open far the transaction of busiviess be. tween the Bours of 9 A. M and 3 P. Saturdays 3 A M to 12M Anyone wishing to procure round for planting a War Garden ean do so by applying at once to Mr H O. Winslow, Loca! Chairman, at the office of the Penusylvania Coal and Coke [Conipany Ltn st met “Dodging a Million” at the Grand Sazurday. It's a Goldwyn our passenger trains. The box ari, § believe, about 20 fest long Kinds of trasaports- even far troops when other cars scarce. On the sides of these painted, plainly “Chevaux 8” which means that eyrht horses can he shipped in } 407 which that from 36 to EE 11 them, don’t paint on wii) hold. I three classes mistake 44 in Rr are for all skal, wri yi Yd anough, Hr wiki see 145 Alas “Hommes “® repsgriy panin avy why miank hogs a iy, Car re about Waele paRspenger cars buat rth WwW Bn h, we Ale Elks i DRY a suis dB wiriale GOX Tars ¥ ti Dring Ih ciler to 8 is ®Qils 11 present inrated semewhere behind the ites at a guaint little French village white 1 les still wear a church [ surprised the natives | guess by going to chureh inst Sunday Give my best regards to Mrs. Smale and all my friends and tell those whe written me do Surely enjoyed your letter Claire. so dom’ make it your last 8 Reerviy yours, KELLY. the viiiage we wooden shoes. We here sone centuries i have % fad havn't $5 S40 Pvt. Claire L. Kelly, 15th Co. 6th Regt, U.S. Marines, : A EF Je o Postmaster, New York City. i i
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