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fhe $1.00 PER YEAR. TYRONE, THtmSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1909. FOftTY-THIRD YEAR. TYRONE RACE TRACK MEET, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Races Arranged for the Local Driving Park Next Month.

Arrangements have been completed Pertinent, Pertaining to the Coming: and Going. 'Spulre Beckwith, of Hannah, was for the horse races to be held by the a business visitor in town Monday. L. U. Way, of Stormstown was a business visitor in Tyrone on Monday.

VV. O. Dougherty, of Letnont was a business visitor in Tyrone on Monday. R. W.

Ingram, of Lewistown, was a business visitor in Tyrone on Tuesday. visitor with friends at Cleveland, i August, $1,276.34. Ohio. I liurgess John H. Graziei reported Miss Margaret Minary is at Bower's the following: Beach, Delaware, for the month of August.

ker, in Tyione. Tyrone Racing Association at Wooden's track, near Nealmont, August 31, September 1 and 2. Eighteen hundred dollars in prize money will be distributed among the winners, and some of the best known horsemen in this section of the state are entering thoir horses. The track has been put in excellent shape and me grand stand remodeled so that one thousand people can be comfortably seat- e9 to witness the exciticg The entry blanks were sent out early last week and from the outlook at the present time, at 1 east seventy-five horses wiu be entered for races. Following are the classes: Tuesday, Aug.

trot or 2.30 pace, purse $250; .2.16 trot or pace, purse $250; running race, half mile repeat, $100. Wednesday, Sept. trot 2.15 pace, purse $250; 2.18 trot or 2.22 pace, $250; running race, three- quarter mile and repeat, $100. Thursday, Sept. trot or 2.24 pace, $250; free-for-all trot or pace, purse running race, one-half mile and repeat, $100.

The entries will close on Tuesday, August 24. The track is being put in excellent shape for the meet. Ex-Perry County Residents' Reunion The former residents of Perry county living in Blair county are going 10 hold a reunion at Steven's park, Tyrone on Saturday, August 28. Anister and McAllister, at NEW LAWS MADE. Council Adopts New Laws and Transacts Other Important Business.

Tyrone borough council met in reg- lar session on Monday evening with President A. M. LaPorte in the chair and all members present except J. A. off man and C.

E. Dolaway. Treasurer Gates reported the bor ough fund overdrawn $2500., with the following amounts in tin treasury: and seventh wards 'going to and from OFF FOR MOUNT QRETNA. work; resolved that the legal com- Sheridan Troop Rifle Teams to Shoot mittee be Instructed and they are hereby instructed to take the matter up with the proper authorities oi the on State Range. The best marksmen of the National LINCOLN CENTS HtRE.

Blair County National Bank Distributes the New Coinc. The Blair County National bank is Guard are assembling at. Mount Gret-i today distributing among its patrons P. R. R.

Co. in regard to placing a na for the annual competitions at the bridge or subway across the P. Jt. R. Co.

yards at or near Sixteenth This committe to report at the next meeting of Council. On Mr. Shellenberger's motion the Light and Water fund $1,301.36: Sink- matter was referred to the Legal ing fund No. 7, No. 2, committee and the borough solicitor No.

3, $818.04. Bills were read and orders granted Tax collector John L. Porit-r re- to the amount of $1,493.55, this with Miss Marian Himmelwright is a ported uncollecteu borough taxes to the semi-monthly pay of $788.29, mak Pines collected, permits. licenses, total $414.00. Edgar .1.

Hoot, of Lewistown, is a 1 Chairman Orr of tne Highway com- ing in all $2,281.84. WERTZ TWIRLS Tyrone Athletics Deny Hits or Runs to Alexandria. Journeying to Alexandria on Satur- target, the shooting beginning Monday Encouraged by the success oE the plan inaugurated last year, the State for the Promotion of Rifle Prac tice has decided to devote the first three days' work on the range to the junior teams, and has made the additional provision that each regimental and troop team shall have as its fifth member the member of the -tunior team who makes the best showing in the junior competition. That means that not less than one new face will be seen on each regimental and troop team each year, and that not than day, Allen Moser's Athletics took tne one new man wlu a )ear )on each visitor with his cousin, Miss May reported all sewers completed bnse )all team of that lllace into junior team, as no man can again I with the exception of the one on Six cami by the score 2 to 0. Miss Reby Noll and William Rowe, of Bellefonte were Tyrone visitors on Monday evening.

Singleton Bell, of Clearfield, was a prominent business visitor in town on Monday. teenth street. The Finance corn- It was a pretty game and an extra- shoot on a junior team after having represented his regiment or troop or the regimental or troop team. and friends the new Lincoln pennies, tving away each coin neatly enclosed an envelope. Through the and foresight of Vice President K.

Lukenbach the Blair County National bank was the very first institution in the country to receive a of the handsome new one- pieces. They were issued for the first time from the mints auu sub- treasuries yesterday, and the demand tor them is enormous. The other Tyrone banks have orders in also for Hie new pennies. The new copper coins bear the head of Lincoln instead of that of the Indian which has ornamented the American penny so long. The? are coined at the Philadelphia mint at There is now more than $16,500,000 The senior team contests will begin of the Indian-head coin outstanding mittee reported that the new tax dupli- ordinary one.

Wertz pitched for Ty- cate amounting to was in! rone and the Alexandria batters have the hands of the tax collector. This' llot yet found out what the article on ednesda and conclude on the and. the retirement will be slow, for includes taxes for all purposes was lnat sa ed so elusively over Tuesday. After that the the reason that banks will be lequir- Chairman Shellenbergor, of th plate for not a sare hit was made off State team which will represent Penn- ed to pay transportation charges from Fire committee, reported that they had he visitor's delivery. Of course, the sylvania in the national matches at tne mint, whereas the old pennies, in J.

M. Cox, of Altoona, transacted so the two okl hose ca a ge.s andj BU port be i ng gl jt- dge, uo runs were! Cam Perr y- ohio wil1 remain oa the amounts of $20 or more, are delivered isiness among the erchants in two old flre plugs to Sea if 011 MrOo forj made by tne nome team For xlex range for a week's practice. A new free the sub-treasuries. business Tyrone on Monday. Willard McAllister, who was visiting at Tyrone and Dix, has returned to his home Jersev Shore.

H. L. Hopgood, of Philadelphia, rep- resentnig Dunn was a business visitor in Tyrone on Monday. Misses Carrie and Dorothy Schirm landria Putt also twirled successfully, trophy is offered in this year's compe-1 The Lincoln cent is the idea, of for- The Light and Water committee i holding the visitors without a im- tll -i ons Brigadier General C. Bow! rae president Roosevelt, who corn- reported all lights ordered, pwced.

il the ninth inning when Flyn i op- Dougherty, of the Third Brigade, being jmissionei! Victor Dron.ner. of New Chairman Stine of the Police com-! rtunel.v cracked out a thren base! the donor. It is to be a perpetual fork, to design the piece. In speak- mittee reported 23 anests and fri5.5Ul and sen two runs over the i.late. tr jny to be held only so long as tne 'ing of his work Mr.

Drenner said: in fines collected. JThe game was one of sharp and bril- winner can successfully defend its! "if you will observe the Lincoln Chairman Garoian of the I'ablic jn an playing, the Tyrone boys excel- title il wil1 8not tov 1)y teams of cent carefully, you will see that I building committee, reported the i ev er plays that fitted well twelve men from each brigade, the I have made him smiling I wanted tc are visitin- the families of S. C. Me- ordered for the street wlth the superb work of the pitcher, conditions being ten shots at iOO, GOO, UftA iiiif-1 1 fill ft a vn nifl IT nrl C. E.

Steele of Tyrone has taken the lead in the plan of holding the reunion and he has received very encouraging reports from the former Perry count- ians, hundreds of whom live through- the county. This being the first attempt at a sey Shore. Rev. Martin L. Tate, rector of Trinity Episcopal churcn was a guest of Rev.

John Hewitt D. of on Monday. Miss Ann McCabe, one of Latrobe's reunion of these people, an organi- charming young misses, is the guest nation will be effected and a her tvien(i Miss Kathryn Ill-own, nent association formed. Addresses at tlle Ward House wagon had been completed. The score: and 1000 yards, rapid lire and one Council's att.en4.ioii was called to the; lilthy condition of Juniata river.

This) matter was referred to the Private Kjeiiiile, ss 0 0 4 2 Nuisance committee with instruct- Tyson, Ib 0 1 3 0 ions to have notices posted Hagg, 2b 1 1 4 ing such actions. show the sunshine as well as the goodness of his lite. My intention has R. M. O.

A. identical with those of the national been to present a situation in which l' I match, and for this reason it is expect- Lincoln might have appeared at his 0 the match will become one of the test. Finally I imagined him as talk! I most important of the competitions. to a child. That 1 the face on the i The junior team for Sheridan A man or woman is natural A communication was read from I 1 0 2 o' left Tyrone on Saturday for Mount when speaking- to a child.

When cf. will be made during the day by sev- the sixth ward, asiMiig that Hamilton Gray, If 0 0 fiveuuu from street i.yjser, 0 o'Gretna, in charge of Lieutenant K. A. adults converse they are usually on 2 acting inspector of out in talking to children faces 0 practice. The team consists of Ser-j relax and are at their best.

I am Johu Rebout representing the to Fourtenth be graded and Davidson, rf 0 0 0 0 0 ent Hoffman, Corporals Porter glad tho head will appear on the cent. eral prominent men, possiuly includ- Haynes Thompson Plumbing Sup- ing Judge James W. Shull of the lies of Philadelphia was a business Perry county courts, who has so fre visitor in Tyrone on Monday. quently assisted Judge Bell in the trial of cases in Blair county. William D.

Libby, of manager of the Pittsburg Lime Stone A partial list of those living in the company of that place was a business county is as follows Wertz, John A. Hiltner, Rev. T. P. Orner, Win.

Patton, visitor in Tyrone on Monday. Misses Josephine Hoy It and Oelie Stott, of Philipsburg are spending the Mrs. Ida Patton Smith, Bruce Carpen- week with tneil OU sin, Miss Helen ter, M. Minich, C. E.

Steele, Mrs. Log- um mer, on Columbia avenue. an, Geo. Ersmen, xi. stewart Potter, This was rt'foiTod to the c.

committee. TJillan, Ib. A communication read from the citizens ol' Cameron avenue and vicinity requesting that an arc light re cently placed on the corner of Camer- Totals ALEXANDHIA- () Cox aud David C. Dickson. and the piece of money most to i Private John C.

Harpster. the masses. It was Lincolu who said these new competitors will secure a i that Hod must love the common peo- 2 -I 27 Place upon the senior team. 'p'le because he made so many of K. H.

O. A. Tne senior team is composed of them. I had rather have the head on on avenue and Twelii.u streets be re- isenborg, 3b 0 0 placed in its lormer position where it.g. gpyker, cf 0 0 1 had been located for some years back; 'close, If 0 0 1 that it was OL no benefit to any of the veterans at the state contests, the members being Lieutenant H.

A. Kent- () Sergeants F. Fleck aud C. R. (l Beck, and Private John Johnson.

This 0 0 Mrs. Boyer, Wm. Haines, Jno. I. Mm- lvis i)g Cass ei pai ent8 at ich, Dr.

L. W. M. Hupfer, L. H.

Whartoii, Blair A. Brown, G. E. Wertz, Ira Wentzeli, Samuel Barnhart, Frank Fleisher, W. M.

Boyer, Prof. Hamilton, Somerset. Mr. Cassler spent encampment week at Somerset witn his t'HHi- David and Charles Parks, of Birmingham, and Mr. and Mrs.

George residents above Twelfth street, and; Brownie, 2b 0 0 there was only one house between Mickey, rf 0 0 0 0 Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Thu McMahan, 012 0 0 citizens residing on Washington ave-' nne between Tweli'tn and Thirtuonta' spyker, Ib. streets, ask that an arc light be placed on the corner of Alley and Washington avenue. Moth the above Tvrone (I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 team will leave here for the Mount jGretna range on Wednesday. Sheridan Troop team last year won the cent than on the $20 gold pieces." GEORGE DICKSON DEAD.

A Venerable and Well Known Farmer of Sinking Valley. George Dickson, one of the mosfc widely knovti farmers of this section cavalry match and brought home o'thes'ate, clipcl suddenly ni 6 80 o'clock the perpetual challenge cup, tro- une 2S af tho residence of his foo, I pliy awarded each year to the cavalry itoam attaining the highest score. Totals. it 0 27 10 METHODIST DAY. communications were referred the 0 0 (t 0 Ed.

Sowers, Miger Witmer. and Water committee. i Wilson, Chas Wil- Uavis of Union Furnace, spent Sun- A was roat om Lo son, Harry Wahl, Samuel Foose, Mich- A with thelr arents hl Sinkins the Citizens' Steam 1-ire company ael Foose, H. D. Johnston, A.

B. Clark Valley i asking permission to wash their hose tll all(1 Ar Long Railroad Service Throngs Participate in the Annual Gathering at Lakemont Many peoplo from Tyrone joinnd the Samuel Cox, Willis Ulsh, Thadeus Gayman, Chas. Wahl, Mrs. Alex. Bug, E.

R. Haines, J. A. Orner, M. V.

Or- the well known general movement to Luke- Army veteran aud railroader, i mont park on the occasion of the annual Mrs. A. A. Stevens is visiting her friends at her old home at Monongo- r-ela city. Mr.

Stevens leaves this wagon on the paved streets. This was referred to the Fire committee. Bellwood, has been placed on the Methodist day. A huso crowd was retired list of the Pennsylvania Hail- present, and despite the showers, a pleasant and profitable time was en- ordinance No. granting fern road con at his own request.

He ner, Joel Witmer, R. Steele, M. W. evening on a business trip to Phila- Hl os permission to construct andi hns reached the a of ear 'Witherow, Mrs. Frank Castles, Miss Mary App, John Kliffman, David Kliff- man, Joe Ulsh, Isaac McCoy, Mrs.

Annie Musser, Mrs. D. G. Hurley, Mrs. Emery McDowell, Walter Steele.

Geo. Landis, Msr. Robert McCune, Samuel Haas. Colestock Ed. Bratton John Troutman.

delphia. I maintain a railroad siding over Mr. and Mrs. J. S.

McCarger, of'across Lincoln avenue between Six- Dellefonte journeyed to Tyrone on teenth and Garlield streets, was atiopt Tuesday in Mr. McCarger's splendid as read. little runabout. They left during the early evening hours for their home. Ordinance No.

207, to iiriieud one and tc repeal section thrt or Mr. Vandevander has a remarkable record. He entered the company's service before he was eleven years of jage, watching the wooden bridge over the Juniata river at Mill Creek, as early as April, 1855. In IStil be- a wtmilVLijli.jllu nn(J Tyrone Thursday to take his new i-assage all puvemcnts laid in faul A loimei i i i i A toona and A i lin. A three years i-hnvfli 1'OsitioM.

borough shall bo laid with hard In irk, A. Ji. A. uiuicn ot rlin lu was (U on Representing Wilberforce. Rev.

J. E. Morri pastor of Bethel Tyrone, is still in this part of in the interest or! Wilberforce versity for which he is traveling rial agent. Dr. Morris pre Punxsutawney hist Sunday.

Wilberforce is a school for negro in a few (la f()1 ll bricf sojourn, educaliou, located at Wilborfon-e, near Thonias L. Colemtin, iiie Xenii'i, Il is oldest school for nominee for uiroc-tor of t.he poor ol negro education in this country, be- lilair ioi't ihis raoriiing for H. Stewart Potter, an efficient em- No. relating 10 the lay ploye at the Tyrone Times office, has I ing of pavements and construction accepted 'i position with the Carlisle'gutters in the borough of Tyrone was Daily HeraUl. Mr.

Potter will It provides from and after its cauio a freight brakeman, but his work was then interrupted by his service tu the Civil War. Returning tc the company in 1SU4, he soon became conductor on the local freight ber.veen joyed. Rev. B. H.

Mosser, D. Juniata district superintendent, presided at the morning service. It op-nod with tho hearty singing of "Love divine, all loves excelling," led by Rav J. H. Ake, of East AHoona.

Miss IS. Eleanor Pattt-rson, of New city, a soloist of merited reputation, sang beautifully 'From the Depths." The preacher n' the nvirning was the Rev. Don rf Golf, David W. Dickson, on tui Hill, where he had madn his home during recent years. Although somewhat.

with indigestion and feeling imnspused the past few days, Mr. Dirkson was uot seriously ill and ten uuiuntes before he died he wai sitting under a troo in the yard reading, whou hn feh faint and walked into the hnnso to his room. There he lay down npon tho sofa, remarking that ho felt very sick, and in a few momenta ho expired. Death was due to apoplexy. George Diokson was the son of David Dioksou, a pioneer farmer of Sinking Valley.

The son followed in ihn father's occupation and spent a'I his life in farming, occupying plains in Sinking and A few years work and if son at leu visitor to Ty- Wurrinr's ago he retired from if had shine resided wiih Hill He was a frt'tiv of Ho baaed his ser had many frif-ucU, and mi" tlr Colossions 1 in nil he might have pre-tuuinnuce work proved injurious to his hfjilvn umbia avenue, between the northern line of iiteiit.li street, and lue uth- uiii line of strovM, and on Adams aveniK line of Sixteenth thw and in 1S7G he was given the position' of foreman at the coal wharf at Bellwood, which position lie held until! Rev W. K-mis. of O.jlu!nh aii.l the the wh rt Was yut OUt aervlcu u- 1 Tyrone, prrsi -ricUoon of th im ry 0 line of xioemli strei-t the i- uouncement. Miss Josuphme Dowler, ing organized ISoO, and has been in bait Laive city, Utah, where he will about five voars ago Siuce that time 11:10 o' i wontv-tiiinl ln talb a of Ho idaysbnrg, sang a btautiful solo, operation ever since. the Nauona, Knnampment o.

a 8O flx ttud fl he has been a watchman at Bellwood, then Dr. Evans introduced tho It teaches twelve mdustnal the O. A. R. that w.ll convene that, mollllll iillls in llia nK his railroad service in the of tho Rov Robert ness and domestic courses and next week, literary courses, and while it is over L.

Hicks, of Altoona, spent fifty years old, yet it bus never had -t of Tuesday shaking hands with an agent in the field uut.il the nmiiv friends in Tyrone. Mr. few year.s, since the Bureau college of JHJC-US, his wife and daughter, sun it fifty-four years ago. avenue betwo-n tho northern line of same caimclty as that in which ho bo- I Fifteenth street aiu! lac; sc.uthorn line street in the boro'igh jcf Tyrone, was adopted read. Ordinance granting to the Tax Millage for I9O9.

Collector John L. Prrfer all kinw luni his sruriiy ap.ipbt ch-irai t-r. a me.iib-r of First, r. tian hut at tho tiiun his death Ids luf-mtfivhip wn i witu the Or- Ic cluircu. Born in MnMiii: Valley IS, 1834, Air.

Dioksou WHS ngfit 74 TIMTS, months -r U) days. His Im r.amo was Jane Dysirt, died i about. and a half Two foii.s survive him, David of Kden Hill, and George formerly of Newcastle, bnfc now residing at Fall Brook, California. One sister and four brothers lire also survivors: Mrs. My his Monday be: a i rrccivins fhn county, anil scmo tuxes lnvieil for year IDO'J.

duplioiUes are isll in his Kentucky closed its doors against the.Mj Srt will leave on Thr.rsdav Vltoon.i and all'-'v Ficctric race, because ot the laws ot the State.for an ex'ended tour of the northwest of Kentucky, which were passed in ami the Pacific coast. company ue nght prohibiting mixed schools or col-i Uev Morrls Bwart? and unilv a Loluml)lil i it reased 1 ana f.imil> the present terminus on the southern were Tyrone yesterday, bound foi iille ot Twenty-second street 0 the! him. Dnrin the 8 first sixty days, or more WeHt Pllirvlew near Hat isblI1 'S' northern lino ot Twenty-third street I uut il October 1, taxpayers may secure nn where they Wil1 spend the month of tlle borough ol Tyrone with the rebate of nve cent, from the ttinount D. of Philadelphia. Dr.

Forbes is of the board of home missions of Tyron-; of Des Moinos, Iowa; David, cf N. John, nf Vulley; aud Adum of Tyrone. The Jun was held Saturday and church At 7 o'clock there was an hour's pro gram of music by the Italian band, in- tursperseil with sougs by a chcriui com posed of the Juniata aud Simpson i with Cervices at the home of church choirs, led by Professor T. Davlrt Eden Hill, at u) loges, in that State. This increased weve the student body, of Wilberforce nearly hence it is in need of buildings for the accommodation of; AugUBti Rev Swartz's vacation hands and Ptro-nions first, sixty wilHumSi Conue AUoon o'clock, conducts! by Rev.

L. M. Lewis, of making collations will be upon Baper i nt presided ut the o( Arch Sprinp lateraieiit in VIBVJ cemetery, Tyrone. their pupils. Highest Point in State.

period from his pastorate of the First adopted as read. necssary switchs and firiiouts, was 'Methodist church of Clearfield. PHI of their tuxes by their prompt payment. The county uiilkige this year is the On proper motion several pavement sumo us last year, five mills. Thu bor- Following a discussion as to which is Mrs.

John D. Cox and family have notices were issued. the highest point the ftate of Peiin- been visiting friends in Philadelphia! Mr. Donnelly presented the fallow-! uiue mills. The school levy, however, is sylvania, J.

Boyd Stewart, of the Ty-'tout Parksburg, W. and other i ing resolution: Whereas the.P. R. R. one and one-half mill higher thau last serviue.

Them were fine anthems by the chorus and hearty cougegational i New Type of Cattle Cars. sinking of "Faith of our fathers." The The old square-cornered style of cuttle speaker of the evening was RMV. Allan cars ou the Pennsylvania is beiug rr by a type, which has round- Mit ew orkcif rone postoftine force, wrote for the in the east. On Saturday they Co. has fenced up the streets and al information to the state librarian, He 'returned to Mifflin where they were ley ways between Fourteenth and is iu receipt of a reply irora Normau iniet by Mr.

Cox and together they jTwnty-sIxth streets abutting on Lin- Gray, assistant state librarian, who overland to Mc-Vllisterville 'coin avenue to the great disadvantage states that the highest point in the state vhere they Bpent Sundayi returning of the citizens of Tyrone borough, es- 1 evening. ough rate is also the same as last year, de ed an ddre88 "'f he Vi8iou i cornered doors aud gatebars, Splendid," which proved a fitting climax while every bolt and uut ou the inside to the feast of thihgs that had i of the oar is countersunk. Iu addition the car is fitted with a coupler which almost eliminates the jerks at starting year, amounting to twelve and a half uiills. The total millnge is therefore upon au aggregate assesstneut valuation of a little more than 13,000.000. Abou I53JOOO will be paid in taxes for county, borough and school purposes as charged pecially to those of the fifth, sixth upon the 1900 duplicates.

been eujoyed during tho day. Irvin H. Stewart, formerly of Tyrone, has secured a clerkship iu a drug store at South Beud, Indiana He held a similar position for a long time at Ouutou, Ohio. and stoppiug. The doors have two feet more width than old ones, while they are from two to four inches higher, thereby permitting the easier handling of the cattle when the oar is to be emptied..

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