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Items from the Altoona Tribune, Thursday, November 19, 1885
IN OTHER COUNTIES.
Items of Interest Clipped and Condensed From Our Exchanges.
Edward Johnston, residing near Milesburg, Centre county, died Monday
morning, aged 65 years.
The store of Daniel Crowley, of Lock Haven was entered on Thursday
night and a gold watch stolen.
John A. Robinson, of Milford township, Juniata county, has lost 110
hogs from cholera within the past four weeks.
Thomas J. Frow has been appointed associate judge of Mifflin county,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge McManigal.
A Renovo dispatch says that Thomas O'Neal, a 17-year-old resident of
Driftwood, on Saturday shot and mortally wounded his 10-year-old
brother.
George Wiley, a former resident of Lewistown, died in Philadelphia a
few days ago in the 96th year of his age. We believe he was the father
of the late Bishop Wiley, of the Methodist Episcopal church.
John Quinlan, a resident of Lock Haven, was struck by a train near
Pine station on Wednesday afternoon, and badly hurt. His arm and thigh
bones were broken, his head cut and his body much bruised.
Susie Sellers is the name of a Bellefonte infant who is at work on an
elaborate crazy quilt, which she expects to have completed by the time
she reaches the mature age of 4 years, which will be on December 2.
The frame implement warehouse of Smoker & Rupert, Lewistown, caught
fire early on Friday morning of last week and was burned to the ground
with all its contents. Loss $2,000; insurance, $1,500. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
A 12-year-old boy named Naylor, residing in Tuscarora township,
Juniata county, is said to have been badly, perhaps fatally, wounded
the other day by the accidental discharge of a gun. He was on a
hunting trip and was in the act of crossing a fence when the weapon was
discharged, the load penetrating his face.
Joseph Rogers came to an untimely end at Ralston on Tuesday. He
stepped off the railroad to a bank to let a fast express go by, but
lost his balance and fell head foremost down the embankment into the
water and was drowned. He had lived in Lycoming county over fifty-six
years and left a wife and six children.
Joseph Neal, employed at a lumber camp near Wintertown, Clearfield
county, was grinding an ax on Monday evening when the handle broke, and
was thrown head first over the stone. In falling he struck the ax with
both knees, cutting them severely. In his left leg one of the arteries
was cut off and will probably result in a stiff leg.
William H. Toner, watchman at the drawbridge over the canal at Lock
Haven, was found on Wednesday evening in an insensible condition and
with severe injuries to his head. It is supposed he was struck by a
freight train. Mr. Toner, who is 73 years of age, was still insensible
Thursday when the Lock Haven Express, to which paper we are indebted
for the facts, went to press, and his death was looked for. P.S. He
died Thursday afternoon.
John Long, of Saltillo, Huntingdon county, stopped at Mount Union on
Monday evening and started up the railroad to visit an uncle. When
some distance from the town he was assailed by three men, evidently
bent on robbery, who attacked him with a knife and made the situation
decidedly interesting for him until he managed to get his revolver out,
when they fled. Mr. Long sent several shots after them to hasten their
journey.
A young woman traveling under various names, such as Hoover,
Hooverly, and Wykle, has been doing some of the merchants of Dubois out
of goods. She would call, examine goods, and ask permission to take
certain articles home for further examination, at the same time giving
a false address. As she never returned the goods the merchants put an
officer on her track and she was captured and sent to jail at
Clearfield. A Mrs. Cessna, in whose possession some of the goods were
found, was also sent to jail.
CITY AND COUNTRY.
Visible and unfailing signs of the near approach of Christmas are
springing up in the different stores throughout the city.
The Coalport and Cresson railroad has been completed to Fallen
Timber, Cambria county. There is a large force of men employed on the
road.
Hon. S. B. Isenberg, of Mines, paid the Tribune office a very welcome
visit Thursday evening. If this paper had in each district of the
county as good a friend as Mr. Isenberg it would be in almost every
household.
The Bellwood turnip having been beaten, William McGinty, of Logan
township, comes to the front with a huge turnip that weighs eight and
three-quarter pounds and measures thirty-three inches in circumference.
This curiosity can be seen at Calvert's store.
As a precautionary measure the managers of the Johnstown opera house
have had fire plugs located on the stage. There is one on either side
with fifty feet of hose attached, so that in the event of a fire in
that part of the house the stage hands will be prepared to fight it.
D. K. Ramey will sell at public sale on Saturday, November 28, at 10
o'clock a.m., his farm situated about two miles north of this city,
containing 250 acres and all necessary buildings and improvements.
Also all the live stock, farming implements, hay, corn-fodder, straw,
corn on the ear, etc.
Samuel Sparr and D. H. Lower, administrators of John S. Biddle,
deceased, will sell at his late residence, two and one-half miles
southeast of Williamsburg, on Tuesday, December 1, a lot of personal
property, consisting of horses, cattle, sheep, farming implements,
wheat, barley, clover seed, etc., and household furniture.
Two Altoona sportsmen, Messrs. W. N. Gottschell and James Christian,
while hunting on the Loop mountain on Saturday, succeeded in capturing
two wild turkeys - one weighing twelve and the other fifteen pounds.
The gentlemen stopped at the house of Mr. A. Moore, of that locality,
and were handsomely entertained by Mr. Moore and family.
Mr. William Boyden, an old time resident of this city, but who has
been residing in Baltimore for the last fifteen years, is now receiving
the hearty congratulations of his friends in and around Altoona. He
will remain here for a week or two and will then take up his winter
quarters with his son-in-law at Derry. He is accompanied with his son,
William A. Boyden.
W. F. Fraser, of this city, is an enthusiastic stamp collector,
having now in his possession no less than 1,264 different varieties of
stamps. His latest acquisition was a five cent local stamp used in
Charleston, S.C., in the early days of the rebellion, and before the
confederate government had gone into the postoffice business. This is
a very rare stamp and cost its present owner quite a handsome sum.
Rev. D. M. Hazlett, of Lockport, Westmoreland county, has received
and accepted a call from the Presbyterian church at Asbury, New Jersey.
He entered upon the performance of his duties on Sunday last. This is
an excellent charge, and we congratulate the reverend gentleman in
securing such a good location. Mr. Hazlett is a good pastor and will
give entire satisfaction in his new field of labor.
Mr. Charles Smith, of this city, was out on the mountains on
Wednesday last. As a result of the tramp over the hill and hollow he
brought to the city two live rattlesnakes and two coons. The rattlers
were full of life and made their presence known by the constant
whirring sound produced by the agitation of their candal extremities.
One had eleven rattles and the other eight. Just whether Mr. Smith
purposes to use his find as the corner stone for a prospective museum
we know not.
The board of election officers of the First Logan township district
had a hearing before Alderman O'Toole on Saturday afternoon. They had
been arrested at the instance of Joseph Findley, who alleges they
refused to take his vote. The officers were represented by J. D.
Hicks, esq., and Mr. Findley by T. H. Greevy, esq. The question
resolved itself to the right of the board to refuse to take the vote
after Mr. Findley had presented his tax receipt, which was for 1883
taxes paid in June, 1885. The case will go to court.
Will Enlarge as Soon as Possible.
Business is booming at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Twelfth
street. So much indeed that Frank M. Morrow, the popular dealer in dry
goods, etc., has found it necessary to purchase some of the property
adjoining his store, with the intention of adding to the length of the
building now occupied by him. He has accordingly purchased from James
Lowther, esq., of Bellwood, a plot of ground about fifty feet square
for the sum of $10,000, the transfer having been made last week. The
sale includes the ground on which is now built the store occupied by
the Keystone boot and shoe company and also that occupied by Dr. Simon
and known as the annex to Mr. Simon's clothing house. These parties
have been notified of the change of ownership, and when the property
has been vacated the work of enlargement will begin. Mr. Morrow has
within recent years built up a large trade and owes a great deal of his
success to his judicious use of printers' ink.
Severely Scalded.
Thursday morning Frankie, the 5-year-old son of Mr. J. I. Kleffman,
was severely scalded by the contents of a bucket of hot water falling
on him. The accident occurred at the residence of Mr. Kleffman, No.
910 Lexington avenue. At about 8 o'clock the mother of the boy went to
the stable in the rear of the house with a bucket of hot water. The
latter was placed on the boardwalk leading to the stable, and in some
manner Frankie stumbled over the bucket and its contents fell on him.
The hot water poured over his left leg, severely scalding that member
from the hip to the foot. Both of the boy's hands were also badly hurt
by the hot water. Druggist C. S. Taylor was hastily summoned and made
an application of linseed oil and lime water which had the effect of
allaying the pain. Dr. C. H. Closson was also called.
Improvements at Cresson Springs.
A force of workmen are now engaged in making some necessary
improvements to the cottages at Cresson Springs, so that everything
will be in readiness for the reception of their occupants next season.
This famous mountain resort was quite extensively patronized last
summer, a fact which we are pleased to note. There is no summer resort
where there is purer air or a healthier climate than can be found at
this Mecca on the Allegheny mountains. Under the efficient management
of Mr. W. R. Dunham, of the Logan house, this city, the Cresson Springs
hotel has attained an enviable reputation among the summer resorts.
Cut His Hand.
The Sunday Morning says: Yesterday morning Frank Hancock, son-in-law
of S. I. Fries, was so unfortunate as to have one of his thumbs nearly
severed from his hand by the accidental stroke of a hatchet in the
hands of a friend, whom he was assisting by holding a piece of timber
he was endeavoring to split. The axe glanced off, giving him a painful
wound, which was carefully dressed by Dr. Buck, who assured him it was
still better than no thumb and liable to be but slightly scarred.
Birthday Anniversary.
Tuesday was the fifty-first anniversary of the birth of John P.
Levan, esq., general foreman at the Altoona car shops, Pennsylvania
railroad. As heretofore, on the occurrence of each birthday the urbane
gentleman caused to be sent to the foremen of all departments, clerks
and numerous friends, invitations to be present and help celebrate this
occasion. The hour was set for 5 o'clock, but before the shop bell
rang the hour, all who could be present had assembled.
Mr. Levan in his happiest style thanked them for the honor, and
being, as he said, but a poor hand at speech-making, he invited all
present to come forward and partake of the delicacies that had been
provided.
Mr. F. S. Ball here arose and asked that Mr. C. C. King read the
congratulatory letter that had been written and to which the former
clerks and others had appended their signature. We give the full text
of the letter:
To John P. Levan, esq., - Dear Sir: Once again we have the pleasure
of meeting together, after the lapse of another year, to convey to you
our congratulations upon your passing another milestone in the journey
of life, and we are pleased to note that Time has dealt kindly with
you, as it has with all of us present. We desire also to convey to you
our sincere regard for your future welfare and to express the hope that
our relations in the future, as in the past, may continue to be marked
by mutual respect and consideration. Our earnest wish is that you may
live to enjoy many returning birthdays.
The reading ended was a signal for an attack on the viands. Every
one enjoyed it heartily and all joined in wishing Mr. Levan "many happy
returns."
A Substantial Building.
The new school building now in process of erection in the Third ward
is fast approaching completion. When it is done the city will have
another building which it may well be proud of. Of late years Altoona
has been acquiring school houses which place it in the front rank, and
it has no longer any reason to be ashamed. The Fourth ward building is
one of the finest in the central part of the state and the one in the
Third ward will be equally imposing. The unsightly wooden buildings
are rapidly disappearing, and each ward has now a brick school house,
although in some of them the attendance is so great that the wooden
ones have still to be used. This will be remedied in time.
HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.
On the sick list and confined to the house - Samuel C. Leamer and
Martin Bell.
Captain Lloyd is greatly improving his comfortable and convenient
residence in Gaysport by having placed thereon a tin roof. Colonel
James Tearney is doing the work and is favoring the captain with a
first-class job in every respect.
The friends of Miss Erie Jacobs visited her residences with packages
of good things, and all indulged in what is known in common parlance as
a "pound party." That is no one was particularly pounded, but each
guess was supposed to contribute to the festive occasion a pound of
wholesome "provender."
William Malone, who lives near East Freedom, is a mighty hunter, and
a hunter to some purpose, for he sells all his capture game for a good
price. So far this season he has taken from the ridges forty
pheasants. Wednesday his wife came to town, having in her possession
eight pheasants and a pair of woodcock.
A new planing mill is talked of in Hollidaysburg; that is what we
want - more industries. Three planing mills in Hollidaysburg, if
properly managed, will always be filled with orders. We understand,
also, that the Hollidaysburg foundry will be put into operation in the
near future. All of which is cheerful intelligence.
Howard Frederick, son of Mr. William Frederick, while crossing from
Gaysport to Hollidaysburg, on the bridge of the Blair iron and coal
company, last Friday, struck his foot against the end of a projecting
plank and fell with such violence as to fracture his left wrist. Dr.
Hayes reduced the fracture and the boy is feeling very comfortable.
Prothonotary Geesey did a land office business Thursday in the
issuance of marriage licenses. Five were granted in all and three
couples presented themselves at one time. The prothonotary blames it
on the weather and fears that if this salubrious condition of the
atmosphere continues much longer there is no telling where this thing
will end.
TYRONE TOPICS.
Mr. William Cochran was awarded the contract for macadamizing Main,
from Herald to Ridge street.
Nine fine Plymouth Rock chickens, the property of Mr. D. D. Wood, of
this place, died of cholera on Thursday night.
Mr. Joseph Gates, nightwatchman at the Bald Eagle tannery fell about
twenty feet on Friday night, inflicting several severe flesh wounds.
He was ascending a run-out at the time of the accident.
An arbitration of which Mr. J. Burley was plaintiff and Mr. C.
Gallacher defendant, held in the Herald building Tuesday, resulted in
the award of seven dollars and thirty cents to the plaintiff. Sevens
and Riddle handled the case.
Dr. C. M. Ewing now carries a cane, the result of an accident that
befell him in his office on Monday evening. He fell from a chair and
injured his knee - not, we are happy to say, because he had imbibed too
freely - the doctor is a prohibitionist, after the republican order,
and doesn't drink.
Rev. S. M. Moore, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this place,
and J. Newton Holmes, editor of the Tyrone Times, left last evening on
Lock Haven express for Maysville, New York, where they expect to be
treated for the physical disabilities under which they were laboring.
We hope they will return having realized their brightest hopes.
Mr. Charles Williams, of this place, took unto himself a better half
last Wednesday evening, at Altoona, where the ceremony was performed in
the presence of a few intimate friends. We did not learn the
particulars, but now that he has gone and joined the great matrimonial
army, we wish him and his new bride a long life of prosperity and
happiness.
Quite an excitement has been created in this place in consequence of
the remarkable cures effected in Maysville, N.Y., on the persons of
Messrs. Brenneman and Davis, of your city. Should those who have gone
there from here returned cured, there will be quite an exodus of
invalids from this place to Maysville at an early date. No doubt there
is some efficacy in magnetic treatment.
Old Mr. Hull was attacked on Thursday morning while feeding at his
stable by a stranger, who, after hauling a buggy out of a shed,
demanded a horse also, whereupon a scuffle ensued, in which Mr. Hull
intended to eject the intruder, but was overpowered. His wife and
daughter came to his assistance and tied the scoundrel, and when an
officer arrived had him locked up. His name we did not learn.
Mr. Samuel Patterson has the honor of having invented a very safe and
convenient commodity for crossing gutters at the corners of our
streets. He has already placed three in position, each of which has
proven itself entirely satisfactory to pedestrians. Monday, however,
when trying to plant the fourth he found it to be just twelve inches
too short. "Sam" is an elder in the church, and as a matter of course
he did not swear at the hands.
The improvements to our streets are still progressing. A visitor
three weeks ago, who would now drop in on us, would scarcely recognize
it as the same place. The dark, damp, disagreeable mud has been
supplanted by a clean, limelike covering, which is pleasant to the eye
and very agreeable to those who are able to take a drive. The secret
of it all is this: Our enterprising and whole-hearted Mr. A. G. Morris
has a stone quarry east of town where he produces a large amount of
limestone ballast for various railroads. After breaking the stone to
the required size, they are run over a sieve, the fine particles
falling beneath. It is this fine material, which he offered free of
charges to our citizens, that now covers our streets. So far the work
has been accomplished by voluntary contribution and labor, and has not
depleted the borough treasury to the amount of one cent, although the
work done, if paid for in money, would have amounted to hundreds of
dollars. Perhaps it might not be amiss to say just here to other
municipalities who are burdened with taxation, and the money often
squandered to no purpose by officers elected from a political
standpoint who are entirely unfit to superintend the work committed to
their charge, go and do likewise.
MARTINSBURG MATTERS.
Rev. C. C. Bartell delivered his initial sermon to a good audience in
the Bethel on Sunday evening last.
John D. Shirley is erecting a new warehouse on the corner of his lot
on Market street. The foundation is going up.
A freak of nature is to be seen at the meat market of J. C.
Kochendarfer in the shape of two large and fully developed pumpkins,
grown together after the style of the Siamese twins.
Logan Township Items.
On Saturday Mr. George B. Miller, of Logan township, in company with
Mr. Estep, went for wild turkeys. George succeeded in bringing home a
15-pound turkey. The turkeys are quite fat. This is the first one
shot in the township, legally.
BELLWOOD NOTES.
The Grand Army Boys have invested the surplus money raised on last
Memorial day as proposed at the time in the purchase of a bass drum,
two snare drums and two fifes, and arrangements have been made for
drilling a drum corps. Mr. A. L. Goss has very kindly consented to act
as instructor and the boys will begin practice at once.
The following is the report of the primary school taught by Miss
Ellen Ale. Number enrolled during the month, 79; average attendance,
67; per cent. of attendance, 98; Clement Wray and Lillie Lauver
received an equal amount of head merits in the A class; Charles Loucks,
Edna Donelly, Walter Heeter, Annie Hoffman, Eddie Wylie, Maggie
Schwenk, Maud Irvin, Harry Freeburn, Mamie Goss, Chales [sic] Wyland,
Rachel Givler, Clement Wray, Annie Heister, Lillie Lauver, Howard Dick,
Mattie Gheer, Harry Cunningham, Lucy Goss, Francis Douglass, Lizzie
Young, Willie Freeburn, Edith Loucks, Grace Raugh, Harry Givler, Bertie
Green, John Smith Lydie Leonard and Edwood Riggle, didn't miss any
days.
The following is the report of the intermediate grade, taught by Miss
Annie M. Noel: Number of pupils enrolled, 52, average attendance, 45,
percentage of attendance, 93. The scholars who missed no time were:
Blanche Gill, Edith Dick, Jennie Jeffreys, Alice Baker, Nancy Hook,
Clara Lauver, Alice Bell, May Boyles, Barbara Schwenk, Annie McDermitt,
Amanda Newhouse, William Shaner, Wilfred McDermitt, Eddie Raugh, Lucian
Jeffreys, Ross Halfpenny, Frank Hersh, George Cunningham, Roy
McCloskey, Fred Halfpenny, and Charles Leonard. Of the A class Jennie
Jeffreys, Edith Dick and Clara Lauver average 100; George Cunningham,
Frank Hersh and Lucian Jeffreys 99; David Raugh, Cornman Lowther, Ross
Halfpenny, Lucian Jeffreys, Cornelia Reynolds, Amanda Newhouse, Edith
Dick, Clara Lauver, Jennie Jeffreys and Clara Heister received two
merit marks.
The following is the monthly report of the Bellwood public schools
for the month ending November 7. Grammar grade taught by G. W.
Spangler: Number enrolled, 63; percentage of attendance, 94. In A
orthography class, Lillian Jeffries, Kate Bell, Bell Noel, Carrie
Kreider, Ellen Irwin, Bessie Wray, Annie Charlton, Hattie Etter, Louie
Hays, Annie Laird, Alice Bush, Alice McMonigal, Maggie Goss, Bertha
Zimmerman, Gertrude Farries, Alice Henderson, Hannah Raugh, James
Lowther, Joseph Louder, Frank McFarlane, Howard Jeffries, William
VanBrunt, Carrie Thompson, each 100 per cent. and Commodore Kreider,
Bessie Raugh, George Gill, William Isenberg, Theodore Ossman each 99
per cent. In B orthography Nora Gill received 5, Hester Irwin 4,
Lillie Freeburn 3, Ida Irwin, 2, Frank Dick 2, Edith Givler 2, Herbert
Heess 2, Scott Noel 2, Charles Kellerman 1, Annie Kirkpatrick 1, Annie
Wray 1, Mamie Hook 1, merit marks. A very flourishing and interesting
literary society is conducted in this department on each alternate
Friday afternoon. Much interest is manifested by the participants.
WILLIAMSBURG WAIFS.
Mr. Joshua H. Roller is still wrestling with rheumatism and is
confined to his home.
Mr. J. L. Kidd has finished the new bridge across the Juniata river
at Potter's, Catharine township.
Mr. George Lower scratched himself on the wrist a few days ago with a
rusty nail. He has a very sore arm, and is suffering exceedingly.
Jos. Johnson, the veteran fisherman of Clover Creek, landed a mammoth
sucker from the above creek the other day. It weighed two and a half
pounds.
Mr. William J. Spencer is renovating the old ice house, to be used as
a room for the postoffice. Mr. Eicholtz says it will be the best
postoffice in town.
F. P. Trout tried to make sausage meat out of his foot a day or two
ago. The result was a very sore foot. The foot is in a sling and its
owner is walking on crutches, all because a railroad sausage machine
fell on it.
Rev. Mr. Lloyd, the new Methodist pastor, is with us. He preached
his first sermon on last Sunday morning to a large audience, who
appreciated his efforts and were well pleased with him. We extend the
right hand of fellowship to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd and wish them God speed
in their new circuit.
On Monday evening Schmucker & Co. put off a pot-blast which threw a
mass of stones against the south end of bridge No. 27 and broke one leg
of the trestle and one stringer and moved the track out of line.
Railroad people with their characteristic energy and promptness, soon
had things in running order with no detention to any train.
It is our unpleasant duty to make announcement that the pastoral
relation now existing between the Rev. C. B. Gruver and the Lutheran
congregation here will be dissolved in a short time. Mr. Gruver is
called from us by another charge and he has accepted the call. He will
soon remove with his family to the new field. We are sorry to part
with such an earnest Christian worker and citizen. During his stay
with us Mr. Gruver has proved himself consistent in his prayers and
actions. He is a hardworking pastor, keeping his Master in view all
the time and working for the building up of Christ's kingdom. As a
citizen and friend we always found him earnest, genial and unassuming.
MILLVILLE AND VICINITY.
Mr. Burket, the supervisor, has our roads in good condition.
Mr. F. Cole butchered his fine hogs Friday. Make hay while the sun
shines.
Mr. Cole, the dairyman, is dealing out the milky fluid to his
customers in his usual genial way.
Mr. E. Bane is putting up a fine fence around Mr. Sam Carson's lot.
It is quite an improvement.
Mr. L. S. Stains, assessor, has done his business in relation to the
assessing quite satisfactorily to the people around here. May he
remain in office as the right man in the right place.
Mr. Lloyd Ayres endured the horrors of a tin pan serenade Thursday
night and compensated the party in order to bring the discord to a
close. The serenaders kept their tin horns, violincellos, cow bells,
flutinas and old rusty tin cans, for a repetition of the same in the
near future. Somebody else will be the benefactor this time.
SINKING VALLEY ITEMS.
Mr. Samuel Crawford, of Illinois, is visiting relatives and friends
in the valley.
Mr. Nicholas Lewis has lost thirty-five hogs with the cholera. He
has five left and two of them are sick.
Mr. Matthew Morrow, one day last week, husked thirty-three bushels of
corn in the shock from 7 till 11 o'clock. Who can beat it?
One day last week a team of horses belonging to Woods Smith indulged
in a first-class run-off. The wagon was pretty badly used up, but the
horses escaped hurt.
Colonel A. D. Morrow one day last week while butchering ran a meat
hook nearly through the fleshy part of his hand. The wound was very
painful and will cause him to lay off for a few days.
Mr. Shollar, of Williamsburg, sub-contractor of the new church, while
carrying a stick of timber into the new building, on last Wednesday,
slipped and fell, hurting his back very badly. He was taken home on
Thursday.
The following is the report of Cryder's school, taught by L. F.
Crawford, for the month ending November 2, 1885. Total number of
scholars in attendance, 40; per cent. of attendance, 88; average
attendance of girls, 21; of boys, 17; total, 38. David Roseberry,
James Templeton, Lloyd Fleck, Wesley Fleck, James Coleman, Wilbur
Smith, Stewart Matthews, Sallie McMullen, Annie Roseberry, Lulu Logan,
Edith Logan, Annie Coleman, Carrie Coleman, Roxie Coleman, Katie
Matthews and Beckie Fleck were present every day. During the month the
school was visited by eight different persons, including County
Superintendent J. H. Likens.
The following is the report of Brick Church taught by C. O.
Templeton for the month ending October 30, 1885: Whole number in
attendance during the month, 36; average attendance of girls, 17; of
boys, 16; total, 33; per cent. of attendance, 93. The following are
the names of pupils who were present during the month: Alice Crawford,
Maggie Crawford, Mertie Bridenbaugh, Elsie Crawford, Mary Crawford,
Mabel Crawford, Mertie Edmondson, Grace Edmondson, Annie White, Edna
Jones, Ida Temple, Wilbur Fleck, John Crawford, James Crawford, Walter
White, Roy White, James White, Sidney Bridenbaugh, David Temple and
John Stewart.
ETNA GLEANINGS.
Mr. Gam. Keller is the happiest man we know of. It's a boy.
Mr. Harry Isett, a well to do farmer of this place, finished husking
a field of corn a few days ago which gave him a yield of over 2,000
bushels. The famous corn husker of Sinking Valley undoubtedly did very
well, although Harry thinks that some of his employes can beat it.
The bridge across the Frankstown branch of the Juniata under the
direction of Captain Kidd, of Williamsburg, has recently been
completed. The bridge is one hundred and thirty feet long with an
additional span of thirty-two feet at one end and twenty at the other.
We think that the captain did the work, as the best lumber was
selected, and the bridge exceeds the required specifications.
The second month of our school at this place terminated on Friday,
the 13th inst., with the following results: Number enrolled, 22;
average number in attendance during month, 20; percentage of attendance
of the girls 97, and of the boys, 93, making an average of 95 per cent.
No days were missed by the following pupils: Misses Amy Isett, Bertha
Isett, Lavenia Isett, Mary Isett, Louise Haines, Gertie Yingling,
Myrtle Low and Martha Evans, and Messrs. Vance Yingling, Walter
Simpson, Blair Dunn, John Dunn, Homer Potter and Harry Potter. One day
was missed by Charles Isett, Samuel Isett, David Yingling and Lynn R.
Isett, who was called away to survey some land. Porter Sisler, Harry
Haines and Clark Potter were obliged to remain home for the purpose of
husking corn.
FROM THE MINES.
'Squire Aurandt hauls the boss corn to market.
Mr. Watson McNally is prepared for a hard winter, judging by the
stack of corn-fodder in his lot.
Mrs. Dr. Brown, who has been visiting friends in Centre county for
the past couple weeks, returned on Saturday evening.
No work in the mines on Saturday last, some improvements about the
water tanks being the cause. Work was again resumed at No. 2 bank
Monday morning, but No. 1 will yet be idle for a few days, as the large
elevators which feed the jigs were giving way and are now undergoing
repairs.
Messrs. Andrew Lykens and James Simpson started for Williamsburg on
Saturday evening last in a buggy. When about one-half mile from home
the buggy broke down, leaving them in a rather undesirable position.
However, returning the secured another conveyance and went on their way
rejoicing.
ROARING SPRING RIPPLES.
Jacob Shaffer slaughtered a porker that weighed 450 pounds.
M'Cless, the drover, shipped two car loads of stock from here two
weeks ago to Chester county.
Supervisor Daniel Hite is opening the new mountain road from
Peightel's barn to Mrs. Clapper's.
Johan Yingling, esq., one of Taylor township's large farmers, has
nearly four thousand bushels of corn.
J. R. Barley & Bro., purchased a fine span of black horses from John
G. McGraw, of Sarah Furnace. They are beauties.
Henry Shunk and wife, of Waynesboro, Franklin county, are visiting
relatives here and are the guests of W. J. Galbraith.
Eli C. Cowan and wife arrived home from an extended wedding tour
through the west and New York, visiting Niagara Falls on their return
trip.
The postoffice at Baker's Summit is now in the care of D. H. Miler &
Son. J. B. Miller is the new postmaster. John will make a good
officer.
Rev. Bartell, the new pastor of the Church of God, preached his first
sermon on Sunday evening. He was greeted by a large audience, who
appreciated his sermon very much.
Eli Smith, esq., who accidentally fell from a ladder and was hurt
considerable, was confined to the house for several days. He is
improving and is able to walk with a cane again.
No less than four new inhabitants have taken up their abode on East
Main street within a fortnight. They are all of tender years, and are
all of the masculine gender. D. W. Martin, E. G. Bobb, Samuel Kurtz
and D. S. Brumbaugh each entertain one of these brave boys.
The congregation of the East Sharpsburg Reformed church recently
purchased a new chapel Estey organ for their church and used it for the
first time on last Sunday. Miss Anna Sauers, of this place, presided
at the instrument. It is a fine, sweet-toned instrument. Every person
was pleased with it. Rev. W. A. Long, the pastor, is an able minister
and is doing a good work in his charge.
Rev. J. H. Zinn delivered his lecture in the Lutheran church on
Monday evening. He was listened to with interest by all present. The
scenes and incidents of his capture and the dreary, cruel treatment and
scenes of prison life in those miserable hell-pens of Libby, Belle
Island and Salisbury was narrated in such a thrilling, graphic manner
as to bring them vividly before you. The lecture was interspersed with
bursts of humor. He held his audience spell-bound.
HUNTINGDON COUNTY JOTTINGS.
The Orbisonia furnace sent its first car load of pig iron east in
March, 1876.
It appears that coining copper is not profitable. The government has
not made a half cent since 1857.
When a female child is born in Huntingdon the unhappy father begins
to save money to buy a piano.
A. W. Houp, of Hopewell township, raised a sweet potato this year
that weighs four pounds and fourteen ounces.
Rev. Mr. Heck, of McConnellstown charge, is suffering from a very
sore throat. He is not able to attend to his clerical duties.
William Stone, of Hopewell township, has six hundred bushels of
potatoes, raised the past season. Many of them are so large that
fifteen of them will fill a half-bushel measure.
There is something nice about the balance of trade. A worthy farmer,
of Smith Valley, who comes to Huntingdon loaded with new wheat almost
always goes home loaded with old rye.
Mr. John Vandevender, aged 72 years, was seriously injured while at
work in one of the sash factories at Huntingdon, some time since, and
now a letter from McConnellstown, his home, to his sister, Mrs.
Householder, of Marklesburg, brings the sad intelligence that Mr.
Vandevender will die.
Mr. Thomas N. Johnston, of Ayr township, Fulton county, has an apple
orchard of five acres from which he has gathered this season about
1,500 bushels of apples. Six hundred bushes of which were excellent
winter apples. He has made forty-three barrels of cider and will made
several barrels more. He regards the product of his orchard as being
worth about $400.
The Huntingdon county poor house has seventy some boarders and still
they come. Jonathan Sype, who was taken there a few weeks ago that the
citizens of Cass, Todd, Penn and Lincoln townships might be relieved of
an intolerable nuisance, escaped one dark night recently and is now
wandering over the hills and ridges as usual. Mr. Harman, the steward,
would like to know of his whereabouts.
The fish warden visited the dams along the Raystown branch last week,
and while he dealt destruction to the dams, which was all right, says
Mr. Isaac Boose, of Hopewell township, the destroying of the boats -
their private property - was not all right, as they need them daily for
crossing the river, and without them they are compelled to walk seven
miles out of their way to the bridge before they can gain the other
shore. The farmers residing along the river claim that the fish warden
had no authority to destroy their boats and request that gentleman to
return them as he found them.
The new judge, C. R. McCarthy, is well known as a man of sterling
worth. The bitterest democrat will not accuse him of incompetency or
unfitness, and the loudest will not dare to question his integrity. He
comes from a line of honest ancestors, plain, strong, clear-headed
folk; he is an able writer, a good talker, and a man of admirable
social qualities. The flattering vote received shows the esteem in
which he is held. We know him to be a man of good sense and therefore
expect to see his course an honest, straight forward one, that can only
give offense to those whose opinions are not worth regarding. His
residence is at Saltillo - and the locality may well be proud of having
so excellent an officer. The retiring judge is Mr. Laporte, of
Henderson township. He was well liked and respected. His extreme
modest prevented him from being of as much service to his friends as
other men in the same position rendered to their favorites. Still so
far as we known he will retire with the best wishes of all parties.
Mr. James F. Thompson, of West township, the new director of the
poor, is a gentleman well known, popular, and eminently worthy of the
position for which he was chosen by a handsome vote. He belongs to an
old family in this county, and is deemed a very worthy citizen. He
will make an honest and obliging officer. The out-going poor director
is Jacob Haffley, esq., of Penn township. He has made a good officer -
made no enemies and gained friends. He makes Grantsville his home,
and, having gone into the tanning business, the best wishes of all go
with him.
Mr. Harris Richardson, republican, of Penn township, our recent
county treasurer, and Mr. Silas A. Cresswell, democrat, of Petersburg,
were elected jury commissioners. The former gentleman named, who as a
public officer has become well known and very popular, having received
every vote but one in his election district. When he was a candidate
for county treasurer, four years ago, in Penn township and Grantsville
then comprising one election district, there were but two votes against
him. Efficient and obliging, he has many friends and will make a
splendid officer. Mr. Cresswell is said to be an active, enterprising
gentleman, whose political claims were recognized by 1,912 votes. He
is well qualified and popular.
Joseph G. Isenberg, esq., of Huntingdon, was elected coroner by a
majority of 803. His election gives universal satisfaction to the
republicans of the county. They feel that in honoring him they
recognize the claims of a good citizen, a meritorious officer and a
faithful soldier. He was true to his country during the war as he has
been to the principles of his party since it was first organized.
"Joe" is a man of ability, and while he will intelligently and ably
carry out the wishes of the people of the county, he will soon be
invited to fill a higher and more important position.