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VOL. XXXV., NO. 44.
PATTON, CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY,
(5¢) $2.0
0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
BY ASHVILLE A. 0.-H.
HIGHWAYMEN -
GET LONG TERMS
Cambria county held a board meeting
President P. J. Mash of Nanty-Glo was
>i > i . in charge of the meeting and the spea-
Piccolo and Powell are Sentenced | kers included the Rev. Father I. J.
| | at Ashville, Sunday, with about 200 | 2
IN PENITENTI ARY | members of the order attending County | Condensed items Gathered from
to Eight and Five | Denny, pastor of St. Thomas’ Catho- |
| lic church; Mr. Repper, Pittsburgh; J.
Years | M. Kinney, Twin Rocks, and Edward
ite as McDonald, Pitsburgh.
Eight years as a minimum was the : hat a
sentence given Monday to John Piccolo Frank P. Hollern of Johnstown, state
of Jonnstown: comvictod at the Septem. [chairman of Irish history, installed the
ho a i officers of division 7, which was or-
ber term of criminal court on charges | : hos AER .
of highway robbery and entering 2) Samized i NS Ey
store with intent to commit a felony. mas Holler: vice president Joseph
The sentence, as imposed upon the de- | # Abyss aim xy i
fendant by Judge Frank P. Barnhart, Dowisy, recording Secroiary, Joseph
was a fine of $600 and costs and from Branigan; financial secretary, Thomas
ih A ie Xr McCool, and treasurer, William J. Hol-
OF € rears 3 S' ~ - ]
Sop years in the Western pen lern. After the meeting, membres of
Prack Powell alins “Bull Montana. » | the Ashville division served refresh-
« 5 3 « S C y
: } : , ments.
a former coal and iron policeman and An initiation of fourth degree mem-
for many years a Johnstown police reo A acc
charcter, Was fined $500 and costs and bers will be held a; Ashville next month
sentenced po SETVE TOI five “%o ten and it is likely that the entire staff
am : ia of state officers will attend. The Potts-
Je Bp on is Worn > | ville degree team will examplify the de-
: sr : | gree. The next county board meeting
he was indicted jointly with Piccolo. RG. vi > he
Piccolo and Powell were tried before | Gerpa, oy Nol) Desi Mareh in the
Judge Barnhart at the September Si] Y
of criminal court, but imposition of 3 | < |
sentence was deferred pending action | EBENSBURG PRINTER IS
upon their motions for new trials. They |
were accused of waylaying a pedestrian | aaa. a
on Locust street, Johnstown, last sum-| The December term of criminal court
mer and robbing him of a watch after| came’ to a close Saturday afternoon
administering a severe beating of their| when a jury in President Judge Evans’
victim. They were arrested shortly af | court returned a verdict of guilty in
ter the robbery. Piccolo also was char-| the case of G. Herman Smith, for-
ged with having broken into a pro-|merly of Ebensburg on a charge of
duce stive on Railroad street Johns-|adultery. Counsel for the defendant
town. Testimony at his trial indiciated, | moved for a new trial and sentence
however, that he was frightened from was withheld pending disposition of |
the premises before he had an oppor- this petition. Smith while in the court-
tunity to get anything.
White Gets Two Years | rge of desertion and non-support had
Jack White 42 years, negro, of Johns- | been filed against him. He has a wife |
town, who pleaded guilty less than a|and three children in Ebensburg, but
fornight ago to a charge of voluntary |some months ago he went to Reno, Nev. |
manslaughter in connection with the|for the purpose of establishing a re-|
death, last Nov. 27 of Raymond Har-|sidence and obtaining a divorce, it is}
rington, was sentences ȴonday to pay |said. When the adultery charges were |
the costs and serve from two to four|entered against him some weeks ago,
years in the county jail. ! Asst. County Detective John J. Mec-
White and Harrington engayed in a | Lawish went to Reno with extradition
fist fight at the corner of Bedford and | papers from Gov. Fisher and brought
Baumer streets in Johnstown in the | Smith to the Ebensburg jail to await
early morning hours of last Nov. 27] trial.
after an altercation which had started| A jury in Judge Reed's court Satur- |
over a card game in a negro resort day afternoon returned a verdict of |
known as the DeLux club on Bedford! “not. guilty but pay the costs” in the |
street, Johnstown. White admitted that | case of C. P. Turley, charged with ag-
he hit Harrington once, the blow knock- | gravated assault and battery preferred
ing the white man to the ground, where | by Ralph McCloskey. The case grew out
his head struck the concrete sidewalk.|of a collision of automobiles on the
Harrington's skull was fractured and |road between Johnstown and South
he did not regain consciousness prior | Fork.
to hisdeath in Memorial hospital some| The case against Percy Shank, in-
12 hours later. | volving charges of larceny by bailee,
Fred Lynn, convicted last week of] which had been schedule for trial Fri-
Reaping t. gatibling House and of be. 02. was continued uni the Moreh
DE nr oiimbler as a (term of criminal court, H. G. Steele
ing a common gambler, was sentenced |.” Io Drones a
to pay a fine of $100 and to serve six | is the prosecutor.
t i jai ouis Y ker, con EL Te. eo. regs
Sn ha po’ You i com- BETROTHED PAIR IN ™ 0
mon gambler, received a similar sen-| MISHAPS, JOINED BY DEATH
tence. John Hopkins, also convicted of Fate whisked througa the Lincoln
being a common gambler, was given | coal Co. mine at Nanty-Glo and joined
six mont in jail and a fine of $50.| i death Charles E. Beal and the girl
All three are negroes and were con- | he was to marry Christmas day. The
nected with the DeLuxe club in Johus- | youth, aged 19, was killed instantly
town. { when caught under a motor in the
James Bullock of Johnstown was! pincoln operations at 1 o'clock Monday
sentenced Monday morning to serve SIX | afternoon.
months in the Allegheny county work: Several weeks ago young Beal and
house. Bullock was brought before the | nriss Hannah Jones, aged 19 and also
court on an attachment for refusing of Nanty-Glo, announced their inten-
to obey an order of the court in a|tion to wed and set Christmas day as
desertion and non-support case. the time for the nuptials. But the
John Cantalope of Spangler, Who prige-to-be died in the Memorial h
was found guilty last week of an of-|pita] Thursday evening of last w
fense against morality was sentenced | gq the result of internal injuries suffe
to pay the costs and serve not less a.q jp g coasting accident Dec. 4. Miss
than four months nor more than two jones whose funeral was held Sunday,
years in jail was dressed in the gown she was to
Sylvester Kelly of Amsbry pleaded pave worn to the altar.
guilty Monday to an offense against Young Beal who had been employed
morality and received thé usual sen- regularly as a miner, was acting as a
tence. spragger Monday in vhe absence of a
Tn fellow employe. Although there were no
CHURCH | eye-witnesses to the tragedy, it is be
Rev. M. H. Jones, pastor. lieved that he slipped and fell beneath
A new furnace has been installed | the motor while getting off at a switch.
in place of an old one which was in | Bea] was dead when taken from under
compitant to heat the church. The the motor which had to be raised to
new furnace will be in working order permit the body to be extricated.
this coming Sunday. Everybody invited The young man was a son of Mr.
to. be at the services. and Mrs. Benjamin Beal, who had been
Sunday Service at Reilly Baptist | residents of Nanty-Gilo for several years
Mission. before leaving that place about six
9:00 A. M. School followed by preach- { months ago to locate in Buffalo. The
ing by the Pastor. Beal family are natives of Somerset
10:30 A. M, Bible School and preach- | county, having resided in the vicinity
ing by the Pastor : ‘lof Meyersdale prior to coming to
6:00 P. M., B. Y. P. M, President | Nanty-Glo.
Miss Lucy Baker. ——e
7:30 P. M. Preaching by the Pastor. ST AUGUSTINE NOTES
Wednesday evening at 7:30. Prayer! wr. and Mrs. M. F. Hoover of Hunt-
and Bible Study. : ingdon were callers here recently.
The church where you are a stranger
but once. | a caller here on Saturday.
Rev. Jones and family are now living | Joseph O'Leary, former of near here
at 806 Palmer Avenue. | suffered a broken limb while at work
| at his home on Saturday.
SPANGLER HOSPITAL NOTES | Touis Adams has concluded a busi-
William Geist, son of Mr. and Mrs. | ness trip to Dean.
Mervin Geist of Emeigh, is reported| Marcellus Wharton and family were
improving from injuries suffered ten| guests of relatives in Altoona on Satur-
days ago in an automobile accident. | day afternon. ;
Mary Kline, of Nicktown, a ‘medical| Mrs. E. J. Hoover and daughter Mer-
patient, is reported improving nicely. cedes were callers in Altoona recently.
Joseph O'Leary of Patton has been| Patrick Mulligan has returned from
admitted for treatment of a fracture Cleveland Ohio, where he had been on
of the leg. a business mission.
Improvement is repirted in the con-| Joseph Behe and Ira Dunegan of
dition of John Shutty of Hastings, who | Chest Springs were here on Friday
underwent an appendicitis operation | hunting.
recently. | Miss Alice Nagle of the Patton High
Mary Versella if Patton underwent | School spent the week end here at her
an operation for the removal of tonsils | home.
and adenoids. Ernest Hollen and family of Chest
Mrs. Michael Toke if Bakerton has! Springs called on local relatives on
been admitted for medical treatment. Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Nagle is spending the
Mrs. John G. Palcho, of West Hagee week-end in Altoona with friends.
avenue, had as her week-end guest,] Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Horne and fam-
Miss Beatrice Palcho, who is employed | ily were guests of relatives in Cresson
in Altoona. on Sunday evening.
LOCAL AND STATE
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of | NEWS OF INTEREST
FOUND GUILTY BY JURY
| room was served wth notice that a cha- |
Adrian Ivory of Chest Springs was |
| Various Sources for the
Busy Reader.
| The marriage of Miss Ethel Myers,
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
| Myers, of Hastings, and Clay Leamer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leamer,
PATTON BOROUGH IS
NOW IDENTIFIED BY
ROOF - MARKER
The Daniel Guggenheim Fund For
The Promotion Of Aer len
York some months ¢ requested C
Post Office Department, at Patton to
identify our town by having a roof-
marker, the work to be turned over
nautics of New
| to some organization in the borcugh
for which they would receive an ex-
pression of gratitude signed by Colonel
Charles A. Lindberg. The » as
promptly referred to the
of Cherrytree, was sclemnized recently
in Somerset by the Rev. N. A. Pierce. |
Mr. and Mrs. Leamer will make their | ton for the promotion of aerial navi
home in Hastings.
The reduction of electric rates of!
the Penn Central Co. as announced in |
a large ad in last week issue, is a real
Christmas Gift to the people. This|
company is one of the fairest and most
reasonable in its charges for electric
current in existence and has most
courizous management. Such concerns
as this and the Bell Telephone coms
pani:s are a blessing to the country.
John Binder who with the Paul Con-
struction Company for some time, will |
locat2 in New York City about the first
of the New Year, when he will take
| a position as accountant for a large
| concern in New York. Mr. and Ms. |
Binder occupied an apartment in the |
Binder Hardware building since their
marriage, which they will soon vacte.
Barnesboro folks will panticipate in a
big Christmas party to given by the]
Chetremon Club shortly after the 25th |
of this month. There will be a Christ- |
mas tree Santa Claus will be president
to distribute the gifts, and an elaborate |
program of music will be carried out.
The party will be for members and
friends. An orchestra has been enga-
ged for the evening. |
Gervase Beck, 14-year-old son of Mr. |
and Mrs. Emerson Beck of Cassandra, |
died in Mercy hospital at 11:30 o’-
clock Friday night of a complication ;
of ailments, having been admitted to]
| that institution Nov. 21. He survived |
by his parents, one sister and three!
brothers.
| Irene Barbalish two-week-old daugh- |
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Barbalish, |
died at the parental home at Beaver- |
dale at 9 o'clock Saturday night. Death |
was caused by pneumonia.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
DIES AT HASTINGS |
James Campbell, aged 82 years a!
Civil War veteran and former Justice
| of the Peace of Hastings, died at his
| home in Hastings at 5:45 Friday morn-
ing. Death was attributed to a compli-
| cation of diseases. | rns treat from St. Mark's guil
During the Civil War he served in|
Company D. 176th Infantry Regiment. |
Mr. Campbell was Justice of the Peace |
for four terms. He had lived in Has- |
tings for the last 40 years. Mr. Camp-
{ bell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and
came to this country many years ago. |
Mr. Campbell's wife preceded him to |
the grave 14 years ago. He is sur-
vived by three. daughters—Miss Cath-
erine Campbell a staff nurse at the
Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia; Mar-
garet, wife of Isadore Phister and Mrs.
Rose Franklin, both if Hastings. Three
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children also survive.
Funeral services were held on Mon-
day at 9 o'clock in St. Bernard’s Cath- |
olic Church, with a solemn high mass |
of requiem. Interment was in the
church cemetery. (
PAUL F. BEITER, 32 WIMORE
NATIVE DROWNING VICTIM
Returning to Carteret, N. J., after a
brief visit at his home at Wilmore, Paul
F. Beiter, aged 32, a veteran of the
worll war, was drowned last Sunday
at midnight at New York city when
he fell overboard from a ferryboat. His
body has not been recovered, according
to the latest word received at Wilmore.
Two brothers Faber Beiter, who is
cash.er of the First National bank
of Braverdale, and Howard Beiter, who,
with the deceased, was employed at
Cartoret, were passengers on the ferry
when the fatal accident occurred. In
com;any with his {wo brothers and
seve al other men, Mr. Beiter started
acro:s the bay on the vessel. He left
his companions about the time the
ferry reached midstream, saying that
he wanted a breath of fresh air, and
it is believed that, going too close to
the rail, he was thrown overboard in
a sudden lurch of the boat, Faber
Beiter returned to Wilmore Monday af-
ter ¢iding in the first frantic search
for his brother.
Pa:l F. Beiter was the son of Mrs.
Lucinda Farber Beiter and the late
Lewis Beiter who died about six months
ago. He enlisted in the army in April
| 1917 and. served overseas until the]
armistice. He was a member of St.
Bartl:olomew’s Catholic church of Wil-
more and the Wilmore American Le-
gion post. In addition to his mother |
and two brothers, he is survived by
| one sister, Miss Thecla Beiter, who is
employed in the First National bank |
of Portage.
| FUNERAL OF HANNAH JONES
| Funeral service for Miss Hannah
| Jones 19-year-old daughter of Mrs.
| Elizabeth (Kephart) Jones, who died
| Thursday night at the Memorail Hos-
| pital, Johnstown as the result of in-
| Juries received in a coasting accident
| December 4, were held Sunday. The
| funeral cortege left Nanty-Glo in the
| morning and went to Brisbin, Clear-
[ field County, where services were held
| in the afternoon. Burial was in the |
Brisbin Cemetery.
ough Council, which body agree
favorable to the identification of 0:
DECEMBER 19th, 1929.
| JAMES H. ALLPORT
MADE ARBITRATOR
PAULINE FREDERICK “Sigh Shihan
WC EVIDENCE... ores
‘ : ee : | has been selected to serve as arbitrator
Coming to The Grand Theatre| in local commercial disputes which are
On Christmas Day, and submitted to arbitration under the
Thursday
“Evidence.” the new Wartier and. the National Panel of Arbitrators of
Vitaphone all talking picture starring the Associsilon Was annodnced . 2
Pauline Frederick, coming next Wed- Barnesboro lost Thursday by Lucy ER.
nesday (Christmas Day) and Thursday Fastman, President from its headquar-
the Ty YT HE aY | vers, 512 Fifth avenue, New York City.
to the Grand Theatre is the story of Mr. Allport is a prominent consul- |
Oe erwin | ting mining engineer by profession and
ot behest misleading ved, and has wide business connections in Penn-
tion. > / i | sylvaia and New York. In Barnesboro
This week the name of Patton in| It is the story of the wrecking of | po is president and Director of the
large yellow letters was place on each B hapny home because 2 husband's First National Bank and a Director of
side of the Pennsylvania R vd - | faith was not stronger than his doubts. | po star Publishing Company and the
tion a route usually followed by planes
d, played by William Court-
The husba Barnesboro Building and Loan Asso-
especially when they driven from | €nay, is an English A a ciation. He also serves as President
there course. The fact that this roof- | evidence” to him is indisputable. His| nq Director of the Rich Hill Coal
marker is on a low buil
visible to motorists, ente
It 1s very
y or leaving
wife's protestation of innocence is fu- Company, Hastings, as Vice President
tile. He divorces her. A tremendous | Mire =
| and Director of the Crescent Refrac- |
the borough which makes it an asset | Shock is necessary to jar the hus neg Company and Director of the
to our town. “| band into a realization of the wrong
The Patton Borough C il are to
be complemented for their interes: in
placing Patton on the map to Aerial
Navigation.
ROBERT J. STOLTZ
DIED ON THURSDAY
Robert James Stoltz, the twenty-two
months’ old son of Mr. and Harry Francis, Lionel Belmore, Master Fredg
Stoltz died at the parental home on
West Magee avenue on Thursday eve- |
ning of last week, of pneumonia. The
child had been ill for about ten days,
and its condition was ical from the
time of contracting the disease.
Mr. Stoltz is proprietor of the Ford
Garage and the sympathy of the en-
tire community is extended the bereav-
ed parents in their loss. One brother,
Louis, also survives the child.
The funeral servic e held on
Monday morning at o'clock with
a high mass in St. Mary's church, this
place, and interment was in the church
cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish through the columns of the
Courier to express our cere thank
to all those who assi s during our
recent bereavement, illness and
death of our beloved son, Robert James
and also extend our appreciation to
those who contributed floral offerings
and donated the use of their cars for
the funeral.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stoltz.
)
CRESSON ORPHAN: GIVEN
ANNUAL CHRJSTMAS TREAT |
St. John's And"5% Mary's orphanages |
at Cresson hayé received the annual
1
of Altoona, 12 automobile loads c
members of the guild conveying the
articles to the institutions. Leo Holland
played Santa Claus and distributéd the
gifts among the children of the two
homes. Among the presents were stock
ings filled with candy rubber balls,
crayons, story books, oranges and ta?
lets. There are 135 boys at St. Jo
orphanage and 125 girls
Members of the faculties of }
stitutions were remembered by the
guild. The party left Altoona at 1 o’
clock and spent the remainder cof th
day at the orphanages.
LET HAPPINESS AND GOOD CHEE
PREVAIL DURING THE CHRIST-
MAS HOLIDAYS TAKE
PRECAUTION AGAINST
ACCIDENT AND
MISFORTUNE
BE CAREFUL OF FIRE
Christmas Eve will arrive shortly
and throughout the Commonwealth
thousands of glistening trees will be
trimmed morrow’s toys and gifts for the
little ones who, tucked away in their
beds happily anticipate the visitation of
their beloved Santa Claus.
Make this Christmas Holiday care-
free and joyous by adopting stringent
precaution against the possibility of
casualities by fire. Do this by caution
and the avoidance of use of other
than metallic or asbestos material for
decortive purposes.
Many entfertainmengs will be given
in homes, churches schools and other
places where crowds will assemble
Avoid as a plague, the use of lights in
in inflammable decoration: they make
easy and quick fires Under no cir-
cumstances permit aecorations to be
placed near candle lights or gas jets.
Do not permit children to light or
relight candles. Frequently clothing or
tree is set afire. Always extinguish can
dles before beginning the removal and
distribution of gifts. Better no lights
at all than to run the risk of an in-
nocent child losing its life through
neglect to observe this precaution
| which is one of safety.
Where possible, electricity only should
| be used for lighting trees or for de- |
| corative purpose. Wiring should be done |
|by a cempetent electrician.
Avoid mechanical toys requiring al-
cohol, gasoline or cther inflammable
liquids to operate them.
| Do not permit matches to be placed
within reach of children. Caution visi-
tors who smoke (0 avoid throwing light
| ed cigars, cigarette stubs or matches
{about in a careless manner.
| Have placed convenient for emerg-
ency use, a fire extinguisher or bucket
| of water.
i Christmas is and by all rights should
fbe a time of joy and good cheer. |
| Everybody looks forward to it year by
year and hearts should be gladdened
and not saddened om this day by the
| burning of a home or injury of loved
| ones through carelessness. |
Have merriment and plenty of it and
don some ye:
| Titan Metal Company, both of Belle-
Eid 7, | fonte and as Director of the Hunting- |
As a stage play “Evidence” had tre- don and Clearfield Telephone Com:
mendous success in New York and Lon-| pany. Hr. Allport's New York connec-
; rs back—and now talking |i: 1s are as Directors of the following:
pictures brings its violent denunciation | Pennsylvania Forest Corporation, Coali-
of circumstantial evidence to a vastly tion Corporation and Big Sandy Fuel
increased audience. Company i |
_ Miss Frederick is supported by Wil As business men are rapidily recog-|
liam Courtenay, Conway Tearle, Lowell| izing in arbitration a speedy, in-
Sherman, Madelyn Seymore, Alec B.|ovnansive and amicanie means of set- |
| tline ir ¢ i rOVETIieS
die Burke Frederick and Ivan Simpson. i I ove
ae ol the ooi3Y| Arbitrators of the American Arbitra-
Mor. Prorson. 3. Grit Alexander did) tion Association now has a membership |
~ it, A =r Yi of over 7,000 business and professional
the scenario. John G. Adolfi directed. | men whose services are available in
; ea a Ts more than 1,700 centers. This form
SPANGLER MINER FOUND | public service, it is pointed out by
DEAD ALONG HIGHWAY |the Association, is of particular value
— at this time when effort is being con-
Fresumably the victim of a “hit anda, centrated to stablize business structure
run” motori George E. Hoover, aged; The arbitrators serve wifhout com-|
56 years, a widower, residing in Spang- | pensation and are chosen for their|
ler, was found dead about 6:30 o'clock | qualifications to arbitrate disputes in
Monday morning along the main high-| their communities and in the trades]
way between Spangler and Hastings.| and professions which they represent. |
Discovery of the lifeless body was made | The American Arbitratiin Association, |
he has done his wife and child.
rules of the American Arbitration As-|
sociation. Mr. Allport’s appointment to |
| one dollar. The money was supplied
PATTON HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES OF THE WEEK
As Reported to the Couirer by
Jim Shannon of the Stu-
dent Body.
The winners of prizes in the contest
of Fire Prevention theames were an-
nounced on Thursday of last week by
Mr. Bosserman. In the first group
consisting of the 3—4—>5 and6éth grades
the winnérs were:
Frst Prize .
Leopold Vendicker.
Second Prize . . Mary Colberg.
Third Prize .... .... Dick Gill.
Honorable Mention .. H. Semelsburgher.
In the second group consisting of
the Tth, 8th and 9th grades:
First Prize . Catharine Cowher.
Second Prize Albert Petrunyak.
Third Prize ... llen Somerville.
Honorable Mention . Laura Merrill.
In the third group, consisting of the
Sophomore Juniors and Senors:
First Prize . Betty Somerville.
Second Prize .......... George Somerville.
Third Prize .....c.oc Laverna Franklin.
Honorable Menion ... Anna Micklick.
The first prizes consisted of two-
dollars and a half second prize, one
dollar and a half, and third pnrize,
by the Patton Fire Company.
Mr. Barnard and Miss Johnson were
among the Altoona callers on Satur-
day.
The program which the Freshman
class was to give on Friday was post-
poned until the second Friday in Janu-
ary. The High School will be enter-
tained by the talent picked from the
three upper classes, on Tuesday morn-
ing.
The Patton High School basketball
game schedule has now been completed.
The schedule is as follows:
Jan. 7 Reade Township — Home.
10 Wilmore — Away.
17 Blacklick — Away.
21 Hastings — Home.
24 Lilly — Away.
28 Blacklick — Home.
by several children on their way to|under the Federal Arbitration Act and | 31 Wilmore — Home.
church. Chief County Detective Ed|the proper jurisdiction, supervises all| Feb, 4 Ebensburg — Home.
Whited, of Barnesboro, was summoned tribunals conducted by the arbitrators. | 7 Vintondale — Away.
to the scene. | = rr ——— i 11 Spangler — Away.
An examination of Hoover's body | OFFICERS CHOSEN | 14 Cresson — Home.
disclosed that he had suffered fractures | BY KIWANIS CLUB | 18 Lilly — Home.
of the skull and jaw, posible fracture) ns 21 Spangler — Home.
of the neck and deep wounds of the| At an election of offcers to serve for | 26 Hastings — Away.
head and face. the year 1930 the choice of members | Mar. 4 Vintondale — Home.
Mr. Hoover was last seen about 8| of the Northern Cambria Kiwanis Club |
o'clock Saturday evening. Charles Hog-| recently resulted as follows: President,
man, of Cherrytree, who was seen with | J. B. Holsopple, of Spangler; Vice Pre-
Mr. Hoover on Saturday night, was|sident, M. B. Cowher, of this place;
taken into ~ustody by Detective Whit-' Treasurer, F. R. Maurer; District Trus-
edSunday and lodged in the Barnes-| tee, J. R. Nicholson. Directors, R. O.
boro lockup for questioning. Hoffman Lytle, of Cherrytree; G. A. Clark,
was released from custody Monday, the | Hastings; F. L. Brown, and R. Somer-
police being unable to connect him| vile, Patton; J. E. Kauffelt, St. Bene-
with the crime. The investigation will | dict; W. F. Dill Bat
be ued by the county and Bar- —_—
ype of running | LORETTO MAN CHARGED
> supposed guilty motorists WITH RECKLESS DRIVING
X over was employed as a coal —
miner. His wife died three months ago.| Fred Little, of Loretto, arrested last
rived by these children: | Sunday night after his automobile col-
Philip W. and Elmer Hoover, both of |lided with the car of Dr. A. M. Ber-
Si '; Mrs. Margaret Ballet of this|gstein, at the Pennsylvania depot, was
Mrs. Jennie Rager, of|given a hearing Monday afternoon be-
1 leaves these sisters: | fore Justice of the Peace F. W. Veil
y and Mrs. Peter| cha ith disc 7 conduct and
astings; Mrs. Michael | rec iriving, prefer
Mrs. Robert | Police Mathews Crouc yais 2 ley,
near Barnesboro. of Loretto, a pass
engel
were held yesterday |car, was slightly injured. Both cars
Holy Cross Catholic were damaged.
1 Burial was in the pri et ie
Cemetery Carrolltown. MRS. GEORGE R. HILL
—— ee Mrs. Ann Mary Hill, wife of George
CAMBRIANS AT R. Hill of Altoona died Saturday night
GRANGE CONVENTION | after a long illness. She was born at
Munster May 25, 1862, but had resided
Mr. and Mr iy ttmatter, of | inv Altoona for a number of years. Sur-
Patton: M i rt Fara- | vivi are two sons and three daughtrs,
baugh, of Jones, | George Hill of Osterburg Thomas H.
of Wilmo at the | Hill, Mrs. Nora Grosse, Mrs. Catherine
State Gr at In-| Frank and Mrs. Edna Boslet, all of
diana, Pe ttmatter | Altoona; eight grandchildren, one sis-
is Overseer of Concord Grange, East|ter and one brother, Mrs. Abbie Drass
Carroll Township ane Mr. Jones is|and Daniel O'Donnell of Cresson. She
Master of Pomona Grange of Cambria| was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes
County. Catholic church. The funeral was held
The sixth degree was given to 545| Tuesday morning with requiem mass
candidates and 1,600 people : at 9 o'clock in Our Lady of Lourdes
tered during annual church. Interment was in Calvary cem-
The morning : ns | tery.
{ were held > and the A —————————teletete
evening se school. MRS. CATHERINE BURGOON
Church,
St. Ben
and have much
extended the Grangers.| Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the
i home of her daughter, Mrs. Catherine
MOYER Somerville of 2603 Union avenue Al-
- toona.
Mrs. Burgoon was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Harber and was
Funeral serv
P. Moyer
aged 46, whose t 3
poisoning last Thursday afternoon
his home on Caldwell avenue Portag
were held at 9 o'cl
vived by the following children: Mrs.
Interment was in the church cemetery. | er
i B
FUNERAL OF W. W. BROWN
Ashvilie.
Funeral cervices for W. W. Brown, —
aged 61 years, who died of a compli-
cation of diseases at his home at
ALFRED PERINO
Camb
EARL JOSEPH ILLIG
The funeral held Monday morn- | cemetery.
ing from the Illig home and burial was
in St. Aloysius’ Catholic Cemetery, at
the Summit.
a
URIAH NAGLE
ABRAHAM PRINGLE day afternon at the home of his dau
Abraham W. Pringle, aged 84 years, | ghter, Mrs. Emma Llody. His wife died
a well-known resident of Wilmore, died | at that place a number of years ag
of a complication of diseases at his { and three children preceded Mr. Nagl
home at Wilmore at 6 o'clock Friday | to the grave. He is survived by his
morning. He had been ill for some | daughter and a son, Jacob'N agle, ofl d ere Juests
ri tv : : | € € a ’ C + ’ ren were the gues
avoid mourning by sensible precaution. time. y 5 UGSh
Hastings.
red by Chief of
in the Little |
ck Monday mor-|P. E. Morris Ebensburg; Mrs. George | tious advice upon matters finan
ning in St. Joseph's Catholic church. | E. Leonard Detroit Mich.; Mrs. Cath- | And while we miss him, we bow in
rine Somerville, Altoona; John H.
oon Altoona; Robert L. Burgoon,
Youngstown, O.; and Ross Burgoon, |for eighty nine years guided and
Alfred Perino, aged 6 months son|of Directors of The First
Blandburg Sunday afternoon, were held of Sandy and Grace Perino, died of | Bank of Patton, that in the
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the | pneumonia at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday John Ott this bank has lost ¢
Baptist Church. Interment was in the | afternoon at the parental home. In Patron and friend, a capa
Mills Cemetery. addition to the parents, a brother, Scientious financial director,
Louis, and two sisters, Margaret and | family a kind and loving fa
Thelma, survive. Funeral services were 1
Earl Joseph Illig, infant son of Earl | conducted at 9 o'clock Friday morning | solutions be spread upon
and Leona Illig died at the parental | in St. Thomas’ Catholic church, Ash-| of the bank and a copy, u
home at Cresson, Sunday afternoon. | ville, with interment in the church | of the bank, be delivered
8 TEbensburg — Away.
The Senior class will have another
| dance on the 27th of December. The
| proceeds of this dance will go to the
| fund for the promotion of the play.
| Miss Hamilton, Miss Powell and Miss
Walsh were Altoona callers on Satur-
| day.
Argust Jones, a former member of
student body of Pittston High Sci
has taken up his studies in the Patto:
High School. He is a member of the
senior class.
The students of the Patton High
School regret that Louise Beck cannot
| continue her studies because of poor
eye-sight.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
Patton, Pa., Nov. 18 1929.
At a meeting of the Board of Direc-
{tors of The First National Banl
Patton, Pa. the following res
was unaminously adopted.
{ Resolution
Time has again wrou
in the personel
rectors of The First National Bank
Patton. John Ott, who for fifte
sat as a director at our counsel {i
has been summoned to the great
yond. He has answered the last
and has made his final repo:
tt was a pioneer in northern Camb
| County, he having located upon a fa
overlooking the present town of Patton,
sixty years ago, where he tilled the s
| raised his family, worshiped his God
and did no man aught of harm. Hc
belonged to that old school of sturdy
stock, to whom honesty and integrity
was the paramount law and rule of
life. As a director of this bank he was
loyal to his duty, and a fit’ guardian
over the funds of the patrons of the
bank. His early habits of labor and
thrift taught him the value of a dollar
change
the Board of Di-
s report a| Mrs. Catherine Burgoon, aged 85 and in later years, while in affluent
aise | years, widow of F. S. Burgoon, died |circumstances, his early habits follow-
ed him through life. As a director of
this bank, he was a sentinel always
mindful of the safety of a loan or )
intrinsic value of a security purchased
We shall miss John Ott as an out
standing citizen of our community. We
born in St. Augustine. She is sur-| shall miss his presence at our meeting
We shall miss his counsel and ca
humble submission to the w
Supreme Ruler of the univer
of th
D> Ww
ho
| ed this old man’s life and in whose
sence he now takes delight.
It is therefore resolved by the Board
I
Be it further resolved, t
10 the
aved family.
We hereby certify that the
i is a true extract from the mir
Uriah Nagle aged 82, a native and | Said meeting.
eee life-long resident of Hastings died Mon- | Attest:
George E. Prindible
- President.
F. L. Brown
o Cashier and Secretary of Board
e
Mr. and Mrs. Plus
Anna al
Altoona f
on Saturday.