Tyrone News Items Miss Edna Williams, who has been making her home in Philadelphia for some time past, is visiting her father, J. G. Williams, in this place. Dr. Shelly Kloas, cashier of the Fist National bank, left today for Cleveland, to be in attendance at the annual meeting of the American Bankers association, which convenes in that city. The Young Ladies' Aid society of the First Presbyterian church, during the month of September will meet at the home of Mrs. Goheen, 2234 Adams avenue. The daily and Sunday newspaper of Farran Zerbe and C. A. Spyker has been purchased by the Tyrone News company. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jones, with their two young sons and daughter, lately residing at 724 West Washington avenue, departed Saturday afternoon for their new home in Wellsville, O. The last day for registering to entitle the elector to vote at the next November election will be Friday, September 8, and the last day for payers of poll tax to qualify for same purpose will be Saturday, October 7, 1899. John K. Ray, who has been acting superintendent at the Elk Tanning company plant at Clearfield for some weeks past, has returned to Tyrone, Mr. Daugherty, the regular superintendent, having recovered from his late illness. Mrs. H. B. Sharrar, 1339 North Logan avenue, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Myrtle, departed on Friday night for Philadelphia, where the former, who has been in ill health for some time past, will take a course of medical treatment with a specialist. Robert, the 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Scullin, 1046 North Lincoln avenue, Saturday afternoon about 2:30 o'clock, was playing at an open window and in some manner fell out to the ground below, a distance of sixteen feet, alighting on his hip. Dr. G. W. Burket was summoned, and after an examination could discover no injuries aside from a slightly bruised hip. George W. Plummer, esq., is in New York on business. To make much needed room at the stone factory an additional building is being erected. The Tyrone Gun club will conduct a fall tournament on their grounds, Thursday and Friday, September 21 and 22 next. Miss Virginia Bouse, 1053 Jefferson avenue, in this place, left yesterday morning for Milesburg, Centre county, on a visit to Miss Lorene Mattern. James S. Plummer, of Hollidaysburg, has been the guest of his brother, George W., and family, for some days past, at the old Plummer homestead on Brush mountain, in Snyder township. At the home of James DeArmitt, 1228 North Washington avenue, on Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock, Alfred A. Smith, esq., officiated in the ceremony united in marriage Miss Mary E. Kidd and Mr. William E. Macready, both of Tyrone. A meeting of the active members of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. will be held in the rooms this evening at 8 o'clock, to elect a nominating committee of three persons, who, in conjunction with a similar committee from the board of directors, will select officers for the coming term. Roy Updyke, son of George Updyke, who resides a short distance east of the borough line in Snyder township, had his left arm caught between the belt and pulley of one of the machines at the shoe factory Wednesday afternoon and broken in two places, between the hand and the elbow. Tyrone commandery, No. 239, Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights of Malta, of this place, has installed the following officers, Deputy Grand Commander, George M. Wike, of Altoona, assisted by several past commanders, two of who were Sirs William Wareham and D. F. Sunderland, of Altoona, officiating: Sir knight commander, George P. Bell; generalissimo, W. Scott Kinch; captain general, F. Asbury Halderman; prelate, M. S. Bottorf, senior warden, H. A. Watie; junior warden, Edward B. Swartz; standard bearer, H. C. McCanns; sword bearer, S. T. Merritts; warder, C. D. McAfee; sentinel, S. C. Lightner; first guard, F. A. White; second guard, Ralph Spyker; trustee, S. C. Woodring. At present the members of the commandery number 158. ------------------------------ Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair