Fairview Cemetery The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Altoona Fairview Cemetery Association was held at the Secretary's office Monday evening. The annual report was read which showed that the business affairs of the association have been carefully managed. Further improvements will be made. A new iron fence will be erected across the entire rear end of the grounds during the present year. The following persons were elected officers: President, A. F. Heess; Vice Presidents, H. C. Dern, J. B. Hileman; Treasurer, A. Kipple; Secretary, A. Clabaugh; Trustees, A. H. Maxwell, John Loudon, John M. Campbell, H. L. Nicholson, Jacob Wagner, Sol. Ramey, John W. Smith, J. C. Hughes. ---------------------------- Hunting for a Runaway Boy Ed. O'Brien, of Lilly, was in Greensburg on Monday searching for his only son, Joseph, who ran away from home in 1885. He had been led to believe that a boy going by the name of John Wise, and who had been working for a farmer in the northern part of Westmoreland county was his son, but when he reached the farm he found that the boy had left. Mr. O'Brien says his boy was led away by evil companions. If living he is now only 14 years of age. He is very anxious to reclaim him. The boy's mother has died since he ran away. ------------------------ LOCAL LACONICS Just twenty-two years ago today Lee's surrendered his army to Grant at Appomatix. Coffee drinkers should read the local notice of a grand coffee festival which appears in this issue. Rudisil, the jeweler, has a change of his advertisement this morning, which will be found on the third page. The Young People's Literary Society meets in the Bethel this evening. A good time is expected. Seats are free and all are invited. Dr. Cheney respectfully invites all his former pupils and others wishing to join his Shakespearean class, or to receive private lessons, to be present this evening at 7 o'clock, in the W. C. T. U. room, Otto building. Linton E. Bingman, aged 23, Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman, had a finger of his right hand mashed while making a coupling Thursday morning. He was taken to the Altoona Hospital in the ambulance, and his injuries were attended to there. The four tramps arrested Thursday night for breaking into the Hamilton schoolhouse, between this city and Blair Furnace, were taken before Alderman Rose yesterday. They were all held for Court, and Constable Gracey took them over the hill last evening. Yesterday afternoon a crowd of young hoodlums congregated in front of a cigar store on Seventeenth street and passed the time away by insulting passers-by. The whole gang is known, and if this disgusting practice is not stopped, their names will be handed to the proper authorities. We call attention to the adjourned Orphans' Court sale of a large number of building lots, which takes place at the Opera House this afternoon at 2 o'clock. yesterday it was printed April 29th. The sale will be conducted by A. J. Riley, Esq., trustee. A large number of these lots are situated in the Fifth Ward. Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair