The Accident Record James Baker, a salesman employed by the J. A. Koller company, had his right hand severely bruised yesterday when the member was caught in an elevator at the company's offices. Dr. Carl H. Metzgar treated the injury. Roy Swope, aged 23, of 125 East Walton avenue, was treated at the Altoona hospital last evening for lacerations of the left eye. The man is a Pennsy brakeman. Other cases treated were those of: Frank P. Kenney, aged 25, of Altoona, fracture of several bones in left foot, sustained in fall; Thomas Burchell, aged 32, of 13001/2 Sixteenth street, contusions of left hand; August Boffer of Juniata, lacerations and contusions of right arm, and George C. Reasey, aged 33, of 2915 West Chestnut avenue, lacerations of right eye, struck by piece of steel. --------------------------- Draftee No. 1 Moves In accordance with the law requiring drafted men to notify their exemption boards if they move, Edward L. Albright of 1115 Seventeenth avenue has notified Mayor Rhodes that he has moved to 329 North Twenty-first street, Philadelphia, having been transferred from here to a position in the office of the road foreman of engines of the Philadelphia terminal divisions. Mr. Albright's serial number is 1. -------------------------------------- Recruiting Appointments for the Altoona Postoffice Is there a farmer in the vicinity of Altoona who would like to make $100 a month during the ensuing winter? If there is, he should apply at once to Postmaster E. F. Giles. He has a splendid opening. There will be no heavy lifting; the farmer's wife or boy can do the work. There is at present a vacancy on rural delivery route No. 3, leading out from the city and the postmaster has no applications for the job. The chief reason why there is a dearth of applications is the fact that the carrier must furnish his own team, and for this reason it ought to appeal specially to a farmer. The busy season is over, the corn is all husked and in the crib and the time has arrived when the farmer is supposed to have nothing to do but feed his stock and toast his shins at the cook stove. No. 3 route extends in an easterly direction through Logan, Antis and Tyrone townships and covers Hensheytown and a portion of Sinking Valley. The carrier crossing the mountain east of Hensheytown to reach the valley. There is about twenty-four miles to be traversed daily. The roads are fairly good and on the whole it is not a bad sort of a job. The salary is $100 a month, the carrier furnishing his own team, and Postmaster Giles believes that since the farmers have little use for their horses during the winter, when, on account of the high price of feed, they eat their heads off, some one of them may be glad to take the job at least until spring. There would be no law when spring comes to prevent him from resigning. Postmaster Giles announced today that all carriers, city as well as rural, will be instructed to sell thrift stamps wherever they can. Neat little covers or envelopes have been provided for enclosing the certificates and these may be taken to the postoffice by the buyers of the stamps to have them properly entered upon the government books. ------------------ 23 Years Ago Today >From the Mirror Files Patrick Burke returned from a visit of eight months to Ireland. The members of the Altoona football team had their hair cut off, the season having closed. Mrs. Elizabeth Swartz died at her home in Fairview of apoplexy, aged 79. Prudence, wife of Crawford Hammel, died of paralysis at her home at 1822 Tenth avenue, aged 75. Mrs. Martha Cole died of pneumonia at her home at 1205 Sixth avenue, aged 69 years. Thomas Rooney died at his home on Brush mountain of paralysis. He was a native of Ireland and was aged 71. Max Philips and Miss Annie Friedman were married by Rabbi Libschitz, assisted by Rabbi Horwitz. Judge Bell declined to remove Philip Halton from the office of assessor of the Fifth ward. Post 468 of the Grand Army elected J. D. Hicks, R. M. Lewis and J. T. Brown as delegates to the department encampment. The Turkey club, of which Edward Brown was president, A. G. Strickland secretary and John Gibbons and Peter Harlow, trustees, gave an oyster supper at the Globe cafe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal Paragraphs Interesting Gossip About Altoonans and Their Guests Mr. and Mrs. Reuben McCall of 1216 Third avenue are visiting friends in Trenton, N. J. William J. Snyder of 300 Pine avenue, hoseman at No. 9 fire station, is enjoying his annual vacation this week. Mrs. Annie Conley of 113 Howard avenue has returned home after a two weeks' visit among friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Specht of 425 First avenue have returned from a trip to Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Sunbury and Lewistown. R. D. Marlin of the firm of Marlin & Hoffman, barbers at Chestnut avenue and Eleventh street, is spending several days vacation in Huntingdon county. Miss Marie Kruise of St. Boniface, Cambria county, has returned home after a visit at the home of her uncle Joseph Kruise of 1413 Fifth avenue. Ms. H. L. Parrish of Detroit, Mich., accompanied by her little daughter, Ruth, arrived in this city at noon yesterday to visit relatives here until Christmas. Warren White of 212 Tenth street left Friday morning for Augusta, Ga., to visit his brother, James White of the One Hundred and Twelfth U.S. infantry, stationed at Camp Hancock. Miss Gertrude Johns of this city has left for Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga., where she will be stationed during the fever epidemic. Miss Johns is awaiting a call for service abroad under the Red Cross. Dr. Arthur Walwyn Evans, Welsh lecturer and humorist, spoke in the First United Brethren church Saturday evening. This was the third number of the free lyceum course being given this year at the church. Birger W. Engstrom of Edgewood Park, Pittsburgh, son of the late Franz Engstrom, former city engineer of Altoona, spent Thanksgiving and the weekend with Mitchell McCartney of 1817 Thirteen street and other Altoona friends. Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair