NEWS: Items from The Tyrone Herald, September 8, 1898, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JO Copyright 2008 All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ The Tyrone Herald, Thursday, September 8, 1898 CAPTAIN CRAWFORD BETTER. He Has Typhoid Fever But Will Likely Recover Rapidly. From yesterday's Daily Herald. As stated yesterday, Captain L. F. Crawford and Trooper Harry T. Confer, of Sheridan Troop, were among the sick soldiers brought to Philadelphia on the hospital ship Relief, from Porto Rico, this week. Last night Mrs. Crawford and Dr. Elmer Crawford went to Philadelphia to be with the former. They found the captain comfortably quartered at Hahnemann hospital, where he is down with typhoid fever. He is not critically ill, but is very weak, and has a very high temperature. A telegram from Dr. Elmer Crawford today states that his brother is improving, and though extremely weak, there is every indication that he will gain rapidly. Trooper Confer is not at Hahnemann hospital. He was taken to some other institution. C. O. Templeton Esq., who also went to Philadelphia last night, sent word that he would try to find him and learn his condition also. The transport Mississippi will likely arrive at New York Thursday or Friday. Sheridan Troop is aboard this boat. The Navy's Compliments to Tyrone's Big Flag. Fortress Monroe, September 2, 1898. Editor Tyrone Herald: - I wish to send the congratulations of the crew of the United States Dixie over the raising of the largest flag in the United States in Tyrone and feel proud over the Stars and Stripes. I was an old resident of Tyrone but now live in Baltimore, being the son of William P. Mattern. I have served all through the war with Spain, being in all the principal battles, and was also one of the first to land at Ponce, Porto Rico, when she surrendered to the Dixie. The crew joins me in their best compliments to the city of Tyrone over the raising of the flag. Yours truly, Harry C. Mattern, United States Cruiser Dixie. TO BE REPAIRED. The Big Flag Will Soon Float with all It Accustomed Grace. The Big Flag which floated so prettily above the Juniata river just east of town, was rather badly rent by Saturday night's storm and presented a sorry appearance yesterday. Many thought it was a goner and deplored the possibility that it might be in shreds before Sheridan Troop comes home to see it. But the Big Flag has still a future of usefulness before it, and Tyrone's immense bunting will yet greet the town's soldiers upon their arrival. The flag was ripped its full length about midway between the sides and several holes were also in it. This morning W. T. Henderson's patriotic squad of volunteers undertook the task of bringing the flag down for repair. This is no light work and the volunteers deserve the public gratitude for it. Mr. Henderson was assisted by P. H. Meadville, Jacob Heverly, James Bell, J. H. Gibson, C. H. Traynor, M. D. Henderson and boys who were of great service in the undertaking. The monster flag was brought to the Sheridan Troop armory about noon. PAINFUL ACCIDENT Wheelman Collides With a Horse and Receives an Ugly Wound. William H. Garbrick, who is employed as hostler by P. Flynn, was riding up Pennsylvania avenue at 10.30 Tuesday morning on a bicycle and when crossing Thirteenth street he collided with Prof. C. E. Kauffman's buggy which was moving down Thirteenth street, driven by its owner. Professor Kauffman tried to stop his somewhat skittish horse in time to prevent an accident but was unable to do so. One of the buggy shafts entered Mr. Garbrick's left groin about an inch and tore the flesh upward, inflicting an ugly wound. Mr. Garbrick, who though past the meridian of life, is an unusually strong man, walked the short distance to Dr. A. G. Appleby's office and had the wound dressed. The bleeding was so profuse that in the short time consumed in going to the doctor's office part of Mr. Garbrick's clothing was saturated and his left shoe filled with blood. He will probably be laid up for some time. PERSONAL POINTS Items of Interest to Readers of the Herald. People Coming and Going. Paragraphs Pertaining to the Travelling Throng - Arrivals in Tyrone and Departures Therefrom - Visitors in the Community - Where People are Travelling. Miss Flo Smith is visiting friends and relatives in Milesburg. Mrs. E. E. High and children are guests of Lock Haven friends. Miss Edna McClintick is spending the week with friends in Coalport. Miss Kate E. Piper is visiting relatives in Philadelphia this week. E. P. Moore and family are guests of Bellefonte friends for two days. Mrs. C. B. Thomas, of Logan avenue, is the guest of Clearfield friends. Miss Mame Farber is spending this week with friends in Philadelphia. Miss May Moore is spending a few days with her friend, Miss Nell Mower, in Altoona. Mrs. James Reed, of Washington, D.C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. William Gunsaulas, of Tyrone. Miss Minnie McCann has returned from a visit to her uncle, Hugh McCann and family, at Osceola. Miss Nannie Canan returned Saturday night from Newton Hamilton where she visited part of last week. F. M. Waring has gone to Cleveland, Ohio on a business trip. He took his little daughter Helen with him. Miss Alice Brown, of Altoona, is spending a few days with her friend, Miss Beryl Fortney, in Tyrone. Miss May Kephart, of Tyrone, is visiting friends on First avenue and Thirteenth street. - Altoona Times. John Cupper and wife, of Lock Haven, are visiting their mother of the former, Mrs. Gross, of Columbia avenue. Miss Gwendolyn Dunwiddie spent last evening in town on her way home to Philipsburg from Nant Y Glo. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rabold, of Curwensville, were in town Saturday evening on their way to visit in Altoona. Miss Regina Shell has returned from a month's visiting among relatives and friends in Bellefonte and Snow Shoe. Miss Anna K. Horting, of Harrisburg, is visiting at the home of Professor C. E. Kauffman, on Pennsylvania avenue. Miss Laura Williams, of Dillsburg, is being entertained at the home of Mrs. E. C. Barr, on North Washington avenue. W. S. Marks has gone to Altoona where he will stay with his sister, Mrs. J. A. McMurray, for two or three months. Miss Anna McCauley, of Dakota, is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity. She will be here for a week or ten days. Miss Nettie Kinch, of Altoona, and Miss Nora J. Love, of Guyer, are visiting the family of R. N. Ellenberger, on East Tenth street. Miss Byrd Owens, returned Saturday evening from Bellwood, where she was the guest of her sister Mrs. W. B. Murdock for several days. Tim Sullivan and his bicycle arrived home safely on Saturday night, after completing a tour to Harrisburg, York, Baltimore and Washington. Miss Nannie Holt, of Philipsburg, and Miss Addie Waite, of Huntingdon, are spending a few says with D. S. Burket and family, on Logan avenue. Miss May Aults, of Washington avenue, has as her guests her cousin Miss Edna Smith, of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Miss Grace Johnson, of Pittsburg. Misses Margaret and Sarah Owens and their cousin, Miss May Owens, of Chicago, who is their guest, are spending a week in Altoona and Bellwood. Miss Della Mitchell, of North Bald Eagle avenue, came home Saturday evening from Huntingdon county where she had been among friends during tow months. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hollinger, of Harrisburg, have been Tyrone visitors with their many friends since Saturday, enroute to Pittsburg where they will make a more extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Goodwin, of Philadelphia, are on a two weeks visit with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Goodwin, of this place, and with friends at Clearfield and Curwensville. Cecil A. Ewing A. B., son of Dr. C. M. Ewing, of Tyrone, and valedictorian at Dickinson college, Carlisle, in the class of 1898, after spending the vacation season at home in this place, left Monday for Dover, Delaware, to become instructor in Greek, at the Wilmington Conference academy in that place. The position is an excellent one and will undoubtedly be capably filled.