NEWS: Items from the Morning Tribune, February 22, 1878, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jessica Orr Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ Morning Tribune, Altoona, Friday, February 22, 1878, page 3 CITY AND COUNTRY. A Slight Fire Yesterday. A slight fire occurred about ten o'clock yesterday morning at the White Hall Hotel, on Sixteenth street, above Eleventh avenue. An alarm was sounded, and when the firemen arrived on the scene it was found that the fire originated from a defective flue. Three or four of the shingles of the roof about the chimney took fire, but no damage of any consequence was done. The firemen were promptly on hand, but their services were superfluous. Mrs. Farabaugh's Situation. The removal of the ovarian tumor from Mrs. Rudolph Farabaugh on Wednesday by Dr. Washington L. Atlee, of Philadelphia, was the three hundred and seventy-sixth operation of the kind performed by that eminent practitioner, not the three hundred and sixty-fifth, as started in the Tribune yesterday. Mrs. Farabaugh rested pretty well during the night succeeding the operation but she was not feeling quite so well yesterday. TYRONE TRUMPETINGS. Notices Large and Small - Some Blown in Fancy, Others in Fact. His honor Judge Dean nodded to his friends on Wednesday morning on his way to Hollidaysburg, where he will hold argument court for the next three days. J. R. Lowrie, Esq., attorney in fact, will dispose of a large number of farms and other valuable property belonging to the firm of Wm. M. Lyon & Co., and Lyon, Shorb & Co., by order of the Court of Common Please of Allegheny county, sitting in equity, some time during the month of March. Among the large number of properties of Lyon, Shorb & Co. to be sold in March next we notice the Tyrone forges on the list. We trust for the benefit of Tyrone and our whole community that no such change will be made respecting this valuable property as will induce its present gentlemanly and efficient manager, S. C. Stewart, Esq., to remove his residence from among us. F. D. Beyer, Esq., of the Fourth ward, pleads guilty to having those tickets for two years printed himself. This being disposed of, the action of the board in returning Mr. Gray elected Councilman for one year is fully sustained. The people of that ward have the satisfaction of knowing that while Mr. Beyer carefully guarded their interests, Mr. Gray will make fully as efficient an officer in all respects. We were informed of an information about being made, or having already been made, charging one of our young men with a very serious crime. We forbear mentioning any names, as it is to be hoped the matter will be amicably arranged before the meeting of our next court. "Gath," of the Philadelphia Times, writing from Bellefonte, says that Logan, the great Mingo chief of our valley, was shot as a nuisance. We take issue with "Gath" on this question, as we do not wish our fine spun theories of Logan's greatness to be knocked into pie by any such ridiculous statements. "Gath" must retract or leave Bellefonte by some other route than via Tyrone. They are still holding the election in East Tyrone or at least quarreling about it. The facts are that some three of the forty and four voters of that borough lied to one of the candidates. This is too small a ratio of lying to fight about, if they would come into Tyrone proper we can beat that and go at least nineteen better out of the same number of votes. The votes in East Tyrone did not average quite three an hour, and it is said that the election board while waiting employed the time in discussing which was the best thing to buy votes with - money, whiskey or cigars. The question was decided in favor of cigars. HOLLIDAYSBURG DEPARTMENT. Little Facts and Fancies - Big Things Grave and Gay. If items were only as plenty as mud! The dog annihilator is urgently needed in this latitude. R. W. Johnston, Esq., is again able to move about. Burgess Suckling is the happiest man in Hollidaysburg. Frankstown politics, viewed in this light of recent returns, are frightfully demoralized. Charles Moore has recovered from his recent attack and is again moving around town. The Greenbackers over this way are still figuring to discover where that "glorious" comes in. they haven't found it yet. Whooping cough and measles continue to afflict the little people, but they seem to be letting go in some slight degree. The public schools are closed to-day, also the banks. No class of our people so thoroughly enjoy these holidays as the juveniles. An entire family named White have been down with that dreadful scourge diphtheria, but are now, we are glad to note, convalescent. There is a project on foot to direct the Burgess of all executive power and transform him into a mere machine to carry out the dictum of the Council. The Grand Army boys of William G. Murray Post are making arrangement for a lecture by a first-class man on a first-class subject in the near future. Col. W. W. Piper is satisfied with the vote received for Burgess of Gaysport. He is just as happy as though he had been elected, perhaps a great deal happier. G. I. Davis has removed his drug store into the room next to the American House. The same has been fitted up inside and is now undergoing extensive renovation. William H. Gardner, Esq., has returned from his trip to Washington much improved in health, and is now on the high road to a complete restoration to his wonted strength. A. E. Trough, foreman of the Standard office, is the happy daddy of a bouncing boy baby. And it is now in order for the newspaper fraternity to extend their congratulations to "Gran" pap Trough. On Wednesday evening a five year old daughter of H. W. McGrary, who resides some five miles from town Altoonaward, fell from a chair and broke her left arm at the elbow. Dr. J. A. Landis adjusted the fracture and the little one is getting along finely. On the attainment of her tenth birthday, Miss Lula Smith, daughter of Geo W. Smith, of this borough, gave a pleasant entertainment to some forty of her juvenile friends on Tuesday evening. The young people were highly delighted with their pleasant evening. The religious services which have been in progress at the church below Frankstown for some weeks past, under the care of Rev. D. L. Ryder, of the Hollidaysburg Lutheran church, continues with unceasing interest, in spite of the unfavorable weather. On Tuesday evening six persons announce their intention to forsake their sins. Several conversions have already occurred. Court Proceedings. In the case of Manning vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the judge delivered his charge just previous to the noon adjournment and the jury retired to make up their verdict. They returned during the afternoon with a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $208.14, a little more than one-third of his claim. The next case called was James S. Barrett vs. Campbell Bros. this is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff while in the employ of defendant. On trial. Notes from the Mines. Neddy Matthews has the mumps. M. R. Wolfe is the largest man in our midst. He kicks the beam to the tune of 240 pounds. Anthony Hoover wears the largest boots and is therefore the man if the most solid understanding in this place. J. S. Blight mourns the loss of churning of butter. The cow partook of too many green onions, furnished her through the unthinking liberality of J. E. Hagey. The general quiet of our town was rudely disturbed on Tuesday morning by an assault upon ex-Coroner Isaac Lykens, jr., contractor at No. 3. he discharged Samuel Hale, a pugilist formerly hailing from Frankstown. Hale not wishing to leave without a disturbance, struck Lykens in the face with a billy and otherwise abused him. The ex Coroner is again at work with a dormer window over his eye, and enough cheek left from the effects of the billy to run a lightning rod agency. Hale has departed for parts unknown. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Friday, February 22, 1878, page 4 CITY AND COUNTRY. Colonel Woods' Condition. The condition of Colonel John Woods, upon whom Dr. W. R. Findley and others performed a "tapping" operation on Wednesday, was as easy as, under the circumstances, could be expected from the peculiar nature of the operation. He complained somewhat of soreness in the region of the abdomen, but could obtain sleep without much difficulty. A German Huntsman Going West. A German was on the way passenger train yesterday who attracted some attention. He was dressed in a green suit with buckhorn buttons, had on a green cap with a feather stuck in it, and presented a picturesque appearance generally. He came from a town on the Rhine, in Germany. In the old country he was a park or game keeper, hence his green uniform. He was an intelligent man, and was on his way to Columbus, Ohio, where he proposes to locate. The "huntsman" appeared to be much pleased with the country. City Council Band Ball. The superiority of the balls given last week by the City Council Band at Empire Hall awakened such a feeling of pleasure in the participants that a great number have requested the band to repeat them. The desire is to be complied with, and to-night and to-morrow night dances will be given by the band at the same hall. Last week's entertainments were a decided success, and were thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated. On Saturday evening the same feature that created such interest last week will be introduced - a prize to the best lady waltzer. The music for these occasions will be furnished by Snyder's band, and the figures will be called by Mr. James Johnston. We Wouldn't Laff-er(ty) Bit at It. John H. Lafferty, butcher, Thirteenth avenue and Eleventh street, keeps a very smooth, keen edged knife, and it slips through a piece of meat as noiselessly as a razor over a beardless face. Yesterday afternoon John was artistically and scientifically waving his scimitar over one of his fattest and juiciest pieces of beef, and indulging such incantations as would make his hungry customer happy in anticipation of the savory steak that would tickle his palate and scent his olfactories at the evening time meal commonly called supper. John proceeded with his work of dissection, when lo! A piece of the thumb of his left hand rolled over on the dissecting table. The thing was so handsomely done that John esteems it a capital joke to cut his thumb off and not know it! Elegant Map of Pennsylvania We have received from the educational publication house of Messrs. J. H. Butler & Co., 723 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, a large and handsome wall map of Pennsylvania. It is not only handsome, but it is complete, containing all the names of towns in each county, railways and prominent streams of water. One excellent feature of the map is that the names of places are printed in clear, bold type, facilitating the eye in finding the desired location of any town. Most maps have names printed in such small type as to require a deal of time and search in finding out the information sought after, but the Messrs. Butler have obviated this objection in the best map of Pennsylvania now extant. It should have a place in every counting-house, every school, every family and every post office in the State. Price $6. Address as above. An Inebriated Musician. A man was observed staggering along in front of the Logan House yesterday afternoon with a cornet, a guitar and a zither under his arms. It was learned from parties who knew him that he ranked high as a musician, and last summer stayed at Cresson during the season. His home is in Lloydsville, whither he was bound. He kept on his winding way past the depot as far as the Brant House, which he entered, and after remaining a little while came out and went up Twelfth street. Reaching Ebert's music store he entered with his instrument, and when requested to go out he raised such a racket that he had to be ejected by force. He then went back to the depot gate and wanted to get on the train, but he was not allowed to do so on account of his drunken condition. A lot of the gamins that infest the neighborhood then got hold of the man and commenced swinging themselves by his coat tails, causing the already weak-kneed musician to sway like a reed in a gale. The man got rampageous at last, and in the end the Chief of Police was constrained to give him quarters in the lock-up. PERSONAL. Alderman Blake has a bland smile for everybody. John L. Kurtz, of Bellefonte, was at the Logan House yesterday. James G. Flanagan went to Pittsburgh last evening on legal business. Mr. Neff Anderson, of this city, arrived home from Michigan last evening. Engineer Rively, one of the oldest employes on the mountain division, left on the Fast Line last evening for Meadville. Messrs. John McNevin, Clerk of Council; Edward Melley, James Kelly, M. H. Yeager, Joshua Dempsey and others went to Pittsburgh last night on a pleasure trip. They will be absent a day or two. Rev. W. H. Settlemeyer, of Wilmore, Cambria county, was in this city yesterday, the guest of Rev. Mr. Shearer, of the Second Lutheran Church. Mr. Shearer and Mr. Settlemeyer both called at the Tribune office last evening. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Burchfield and Lieutenant Munson, of this city, will go to Bellefonte to-day on a visit to Company B. we hope the Bellefonte soldiers will appreciate the excellent fellows who are to be their guests. Out Tyrone correspondent is respectfully requested to write upon but one side of his paper. Compositors are naturally moral and religious men, but of all things calculated to inspire a hair-raising anathema a sheet written on both sides is that one. Reportorial Pick-ups by the Wayside. All the shops will be closed to-day. Our surplus population is going west. [This has no reference to the jolly party that went west as far as Pittsburgh last night.] Wise and Champenour, two of the July rioters, were discharged from custody on Wednesday. At the depot yesterday morning a young lady stepped on an orange peel, slipped, and fell. She was not hurt. A dismal looking party was that in a sled crossing. Eleventh avenue at Fourteenth street yesterday afternoon. If the sleighing is good where those people came from they found it to be a delusion and a snare in this city. Mrs. F. P. Confer, of Eleventh avenue, won a handsome piano on the election. Her husband made a wager with her that Mr. Rainey would not be elected School Director. The piano has been ordered from Mr. Alexander. Miss Annie Heisler Wins the Gold Necklace. The Good Will boys had a hurrah at their ball in the Council chamber last night. The largest crowd that has yet attended was there and the affair passed off in excellent style. Ropes had to be stretched around the room to prevent the spectators encroaching upon the space allotted to the dancers. Miss Annie Heisler, of Fourteenth avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, was the fortunate lady last evening, she being adjudged the best waltzer and mazourka dancer on the floor, and carrying off per consequence the handsome gold necklace, while Mr. L. W. Knox, of Eleventh avenue and Eleventh street, was awarded the elegant cigar-case for being the best gentleman dancer. There will be dancing at the hall this afternoon from half-past one o'clock to half- past four, and in the evening the programme mentioned in another place will be adhered to. Was it the "Sympathetic" Dodge or Not? Early last evening a man and woman might have been seen wandering the streets in the vicinity of the Logan House. It was a decidedly disagreeable night to be out of doors, as all will attest. The woman looked very dirt as to hands and face, and wore upon her head a hood edged with something like fur. A Tribune reporter saw the pair at a late hour last night on the stairway at the door of the Mayor's office. As the young people in attendance upon the Good Will's ball came out of the door the woman would hand them a paper setting forth a tale of misery and would commence to weep and bewail her hard lot. She looked the older of the two, and her name she said was Mary Collins. The reporter inquired the man's name, and he said it was Pat Collins, and that he was the woman's husband - which didn't appear very likely. Pat was decidedly drunk, and it looked as though it were a game to keep him in whisky. If the woman was not honest she was a capital actress, for she wept and moaned very naturally. The paper set forth that Mrs. Collins had come a long distance, and that two children had been sent on before. Pat told another party the young ones were in Philadelphia. If the old lady had been alone she would have gained much more sympathy and many more nickels, for Pat was a sour looking individual, and proud withal. When he said he wanted a place to sleep the lock-up was suggested to him, but at this he elevated his proboscis, and said he wanted a "claner place nord that." His actions bereft the woman - worthy or not - of whatever claims upon sympathy she might have possessed. After staying at the head of the stairs for some time the pair disappeared into the night. Neighborhood Notings. The Huntingdon jail has 18 inmates - 14 males and 4 females. They steal hams, shoulders and lard down in Hare's Valley, south of Mapleton, as F. R. Dell sorrowfully knows. The revival services in the Mapleton M. E. Church have closed, resulting in 50 conversions and 35 additions to the church. "Diehl and Coates' Minstrels" were let out of jail on a habeas corpus writ on Wednesday. Coates was discharged, but Diehl was sent back to await trial. "Dad" Lewis, Huntingdon's ancient newspaper man and tip-top grocer, was elected Burgess of that venerable town, on the Greenback ticket, by a good round majority. Wm. Barkey, jr., of Mapleton, was nearly scalped the other day while cutting timber by being struck on the head with a tree-top that had lodged. One should and arm were also injured. We are glad to know that "Cooner" of the McVeytown Journal is not sick at all, but is quite healthy; has his craw full of sand, and the Democratic Frysinger had better fight shy.