NEWS: Items from the Morning Tribune, February 11, 1891, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, February 11, 1891 Will Altoona Have a Ball Club? Here is what President-Treasurer-Secretary Diddlebock has to say in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer relative to the proposed base ball league: "The lines of the new Pennsylvania state league are being gradually drawn together and within the next ten days a meeting will be held to definitely determine what cities are to have clubs, what the salary limit is to be and what guarantee is to be exacted. During the coming week Charles E. Mason, formerly of the Athletic club, will visit Scranton, and Umpire Lon Knight will try and arouse the base ball fever in Wilkesbarre. Manager James H. Randall, of Lebanon, has been intrusted with the care of Reading and Lancaster, and Manager George Goodhart, sends encouraging reports about Williamsport. It is uncertain whether Altoona will have a club. The old owners have sold out and an unjust prejudice seems to exist among them against the new league. There are other parties in Altoona, however, who are looking quietly over the ground, and that city may come around all right before the next meeting is held." Mr. Diddlebock makes a mistake when he says there exists any prejudice here relative to forming a new club. There is no jealousy among the men who have heretofore taken a financial interest in base ball clubs in Altoona. It is a question, however, whether Altoona will have a team next season. The old grounds are dismantled, the grand stand is down and it is likely a greater portion of the inclosure will be used by the railroad company. The grounds of the Driving Park association are the only ones available, and unless rapid transit to them is assured, it would be foolishness to place a team there. These are the facts in the case. Jealousy has nothing to do with it. The assertion that it has comes with bad grace from a paper which left no stone unturned last year to breed discontent among the Inter-State league clubs. They Silently Skipped Out. "Tug" Wilson and Frank Moran escaped from cell No. 5 in the city lock-up between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday. Several nights ago Wilson, who was acting in a very disorderly manner, was locked up by Officer Calderwood, but not before the officer's thumb had been broken in the encounter. "Tug" was given six days and yesterday just half the sentence had been served out. On Sunday last a crowd of boys were behaving in a highly disorderly manner in the vicinity of the Fourth street bridge. They were throwing stones at the cars in the yard and when Railroad officer Houck interfered became abusive both in words and actions. It is alleged Moran was one of the party and information was made against him before Alderman Rose and afterward the warrant was given to Officer Beard. He caught his man yesterday shortly before noon and the prisoner was locked up. Everything was all right at noon, but the inmates in the building had hardly gone down the steps on their way to dinner before the work of picking the lock was begun. It was picked successfully and the boys disappeared, taking the lock with them. The instrument used was evidently a piece of brass wire, found afterward in the cell. Later in the day Wilson was rearrested, but Moran is still among the missing. Hurt in the Lower Shops. C. C. Lightner, an employe of the lower freight shop, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was turning the crank of a derrick, when one of the cogs snapped off and the machine became unmanageable, the handle flying off and striking Lightner on the leg, causing a painful injury. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment. ARCH SPRING ITEMS. Hileman & Co. made quite a mistake in putting their sawmill so near the creek, for during the recent high waters it was almost swept away. Now they are moving and resetting it. They expect to commence sawing in a few days. Owing to the absence of their sawyer, McCaulley & Co. were unable to resume operations as soon as expected, but they are working now in full force and do not expect to stop again until they finish the timber which they have brought off the mountain. One of our enterprising young millers, W. Brook Mentzer, has left us to take charge of Hagey & Co., mill in Martinsburg. While this is a huge undertaking for so young a man, yet we feel certain that he will succeed with his trade in a way that will be creditable both to himself and to his employers. Success, Brook. ROARING SPRING RIPPLES. Albert Albright sold a valuable house and lot on Locust street to Miss Ellen Albright last week. Miss McMonegal is on the sick list. She has been stopping with her cousin, Mrs. L. C. Colburn. Miss Laura P. Cooper has removed from her late residence here. She is stopping now with her cousin, Miss Carrie Thompson, at Birmingham. She expects to have an operation performed on her eyes in the near future. WILLIAMSBURG WAIFS. Thomas Isett and family will shake off the dust from their foot wear in Canoe Valley in the spring and flit smoky cityward. Mr. George Kelly, who has been working for Ex Sheriff Fay will next week flit westward, taking up his abode at Des Moines, Iowa. The Cove Forge having been entirely remodeled is now one of the best in the community, full rollers, capacity thirty barrels per day. Mr. Joshua Roller is in a very critical condition. His physician, Drs. Arnold and Sheeder, report him as feeling better yesterday. Dr. W. C. Roller was to see him today. Mr. A. B. Foutz, the senior member of the firm of B. B. Foutz & Bro., shook hands and said good-bye to his many friends hereabouts and journeyed to his future home, Bellwood. Mr. Ed. Fay on Monday went into the general store of Mr. James Patterson as clerk and Harry Arnold takes the place vacated by Ed. At Fay & Blackburn's. Both of the appointments are good. The new mill of Brown & Biddle, of Loysburg, Pa., being built at Johnstown, Tenn., is 55 x 60, four stories in height and has a capacity of 125 barrels of flour per diem. J. F. Ellsworth & Sons, millwrights, and contractors. Mr. Enoch Isenberg's life as a mercantile man was of short duration. He will close his store soon, step down and out to make room for two good and enterprising young men from Frankstown, who will manipulate the yard stick and turn the "lasses jigger." Messrs. Hetrick & Kauffman are the renters and are excellent men. Dr. W. H. Wilson returned from Kansas but a few weeks ago, to his old home in Williamsburg, and which he called the "garden spot of the world." He is now lying at the New Washington hotel, suffering from affusion [effusion] of the brain and so low that his demise is looked for at any moment. Mr. Maize, proprietor of the hotel, and his family, and John Craig, are doing all that can be done for the doctor. FROM SINKING VALLEY. Mr. Halen, formerly a resident of this valley, but since last April a citizen of Antis township, has rented Mrs. Gray's farm and will move to the place April 1. Mrs. Jackson and her son, of Franklin, near Philadelphia, spent several days at the home of Mr. James Bailey, visiting Mr. James Gifford. Mrs. Jackson never visited this part of the country before and the visit was much appreciated by the old soldier, one of the two men of our valley who fought in both the Mexican and civil wars. The following is a brief report of Cryder's school, No. 3, for the fifth month ending January 28, taught by your humble servant. Number enrolled, 45; average attendance, 40; per cent. of attendance, 90. Number of visitors, 9. Those present the entire month are as follows: Susie Hostler, Lizzie Hostler, Annie Roseberry, Carrie Coleman, Annie Coleman, Ella Coleman, Maud Lockart, Helen Smith, Annie White, Nannie Fleck, David Roseberry, Roy Coleman, James Fleck, Westley Fleck, Wilbur Smith, Joseph Smith, James Templeton, Harry Goss, Abram Goss. For the term thus far, the average attendance is 39; per cent. of attendance, 91; number of visitors, 28. Those who attend most regular are of course making greatest progress. Hospital Notes. The outside cases yesterday were: G. W. Columbus, of Washington, D.C., a plasterer by trade, who boards at 1111 Twelfth avenue, was treated for a contusion of the left arm, and Maggie Agnew, of 901 Chestnut avenue, received attention for a sprain of the right wrist. William Sharp, who has been under treatment for a fracture of the arm, was discharged yesterday, and is now at his brother's residence, in Millville. He claims that he was put off of a train between this city and Gallitzin, the conductor not giving him time to find his ticket, which he alleges he had about his person. He intends to bring suit for damages, but whether against the company or the conductor is not known. Local Brevities. The correspondent who writes the editor of the Tribune to send him a brief biography of Jefferson Davis and also of "Bob" Ingersoll, "by return mail," is regretfully informed that the editor hasn't leisure to devote to the work of writing biographies at this moment. TYRONE TOPICS. Harry M. Study has become a full-fledged passenger engineer and on Monday evening directed the driving wheels on the Bald Eagle Valley express, being his first effort. Barney O'Rourke, engineer of the Tyrone freight crew, whose run is to Harrisburg, returned the other day to his home on Main street and found upon examination that his chicken coop had been despoiled of some sixteen fat pullets during his absence. He is now looking for the feathers. We were shown yesterday in the First National Bank a crayon portrait, handsomely framed, of the late John Shaver Morrison, its first president. We would pronounce it a correct likeness. It will occupy a niche in the directors room of that institution and is the artistical work and one of the best efforts of our leading artist, Robert K. Bonine, esq., of this city. It needs but to be seen to be appreciated. At a meeting of the Royal Arcanum, Tyrone council No. 943, the following officers were installed for the coming year: Regent, C. S. W. Jones; vice regent, J. C. M. Hamilton; orator, J. E. Knepp; past regent, C. M. Ewing; secretary, Joshua Burley; collector, W. B. Stewart; treasurer, C. A. Study; chaplain, D. G. Owens, guide, J. W. Robinson; ward, John M. Grazier; sentinel, Joseph Eschbach; trustees, R. A. McCoy, C. M. Ewing, W. B. Stewart; delegate to grand council, J. W. Robinson; alternate, Walter Burley. School Report. Following are the names of the pupils of room No. 4, Fifth ward, who have attended school every day for the past month: Daisy Piper, Mollie Reese, Daisy Green, Maude Boate, Sadie Stewart, Nellie Henigan, Gertrude Loudon, Celia Lipshitz, Annie McHugh, Fred Heacox, John Tolliver, Harry Filler, Walter Ward, Ralph McDowell, Joseph McHugh. HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS. It is to be regretted that Mr. Peter Good is confined to his house seriously ill with a severe attack of neuralgia of the heart. His condition yesterday was reported critical. We are informed by the Times correspondent at this place that a movement is on foot to make the short cut road between Hollidaysburg and Altoona a drive way seventy feet broad. This will meet with the hearty approbation of everybody, and especially that of all lovers of horse flesh. Let the good work go on, all are in for it. Your correspondent was much pleased with a brief visit on Monday morning last from Captain Joseph Delehunt, one of the few surviving officers of the gallant Eighty-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers. Captain Delehunt is at present and has been for some years successfully engaged in a good business at Houtzdale. He, like wine, improves with age, and is always welcome at his old home, Hollidaysburg. The boys are always glad to grasp Joe by the hand.