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C. N. Pimlott, foreman tin shop.
W. T. Miller, foreman wheel shop. Samuel Abrahims, foreman pattern shop.
A. H. Maxwell, foreman iron foundry.
W. C. Jacobs, assistant foreman iron foundry.
H. H. Stone, assistant foreman iron foundry. Thomas Baxter, foreman brass foundry. Jacob N. Barr, foreman wheel foundry. Edward Spielnan, assistant foreman wheel foundry. Edward MeLean, assistant foreman wheel foundry.
A. C. McCartney, foreman coal wharf. Jacob Gearhart, foreman laborers.
FOREMEN AND ASSISTANT FOREMEN OF CAR SHOPS.
John P. Levan, general foreman.
Andrew Kipple, foreman freight ear shop. George W. Ehrhart, assistant foreman freight car shop. Levi Geesey, foreman passenger car shop. Isaac Beck, assistant foreman passenger car shop. John L. Burley, foreman cabinet shop. Samuel M. Houston, assistant foreman cabinet shop. Fred S. Ball, foreman car paint shop.
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William Dwyer, assistant foreman car paint shop. Richard Rowan, foreman house painters. Joseph Maize, assistant foreman house painters. James Sharp, foreman machine shop. John A. Hindman, assistant foreman machine shop. Harry A. Folk, foreman smith shop. Alex. Eberle, assistant foreman smith shop. Walter K. Beatty, foreman planing mill No. 1.
Samuel Hook, assistant foreman planing mill No. 1.
George L. Freet, foreman planing mill No. 2. William A Decker, assistant foreman planing mill No. 2. Chambers E. Springer, foreman lumber yard. Charles L. Fettinger, assistant foreman lumber yard.
Charles C. Mason, foreman trimming shop.
Philip L. Stroh, assistant foreman trimming shop.
Adam B. Hamilton, foreman tin shop. David Koch, assistant foreman tin shop. Daniel Houseman, foreman outside laborers.
Edwin A. Myers, assistant foreman outside laborers. Thomas Myers, foreman gas fitters. James Torrens, assistant foreman gas fitters. John W. Colyer, foreman brick layers.
George N. Anderson, despatcher, Altoona yard. Charles P. McCully, supervisor, Altoona vard. John McCormick, assistant train master, Pittsburg division. James H. Cramer, assistant train master, middle division.
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HOWARD TIPTON'S
LIVERY, SALE - AND -
BOARDING STABLE
GOOD, SAFE STOCK. STYLISH VEHICLES.
PRICES LOW AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
1017 ELEVENTH AVENUE, ALTOONA, PA.
CAMPBELL & COLE,
- DEALERS IN -
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED,
PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS IN SEASON.
AN ESPECIALLY LARGE STOCK OF
Carpets and Oil Cloths, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC.
Corner 8th Avenue and 13th Street, Altoona, Pa.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
By referring to pages 61-2-3 the reader will be enabled to infer what kind of a town or hamlet Altoona was previous to its erection into a borough, which occurred on February 6, 1854. We append a. list of the burgesses :
George W. Patton. 1854-5 John Allison *
Thomas MeCanley .1856 William Leonard ..
James Lowther .. .1857 John Baert ... 1866
Enos M. Jones. 1858-9 11. Fettinger, st. 1867
W. C. MeCormick .1860
In February, 1868, Altoona received a city charter. Through the courtesy of John MeNevin, who has been the efficient clerk of the city council since 1876, we have obtained a list of the officers who have controlled our municipal affairs up to the present time, which we submit :
NAMES OF MAYORS AND YEAR OF ELECTION.
1868 | Thomas W. Hurd .1878
George Potts. David Kinch 1872 W. T. Howard .1:30
D. A. Gilland. 1874
NAMES OF CITY TREASURERS AND TERM OF OFFICE.
James Lowther
1868 | W. C. Galbraith. 1876
Thomas Elway 1870 John C. Sullivan .1-78
Jacob Snyder .1872 W. S. Bittner 1880
John H. Carr. 1874
CITY RECORDER.
Thomas H. Greevy,
.1878-93
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
1868.
1871.
Ist ward. Robert Green, D. K. Ramey. 2nd ward, Henry Elway. John Lloyd.
3rd ward. * E. M. Jones. R. A. O. Korr. 4th ward, H. N. Anderson, Sam'l Sprankle.
5th ward, C. Jaggard, W. S. Donglass. 6th ward, Joseph Long, J. C. McCloskey.
1869,
1872. 1st ward. D. K. Ramey, J. W. Curry. 2nd ward, John Lloyd. James Clabangh.
3rd ward, *R. A. O. Kerr, JJ. Capstick. 4th ward, W. S. Donglass, T. I. Mekiernan. 5th ward. Sam'l Sprankle. H. N. AAnderson. 6th ward, J. McCloskey, J. T. McDonald.
1870.
1873. Ist ward, J. W. Curry, JJno. Clingerman. 2nd ward. James Clabangh. R. J. Crozier.
Ist ward. Geo. W. Stewart, Pat. Green.
2nd ward, Andrew Kipple. Henry Elway. 3rd ward, J. Capstick. * Jno. Swartz. 3rd ward, *R. A. O. Kerr, E. M. Jones. 4th ward. T. 1. MeKiernan. Sam'l Lloyd. 4th ward, John H. Carr. Clement Jaggard, 5th ward, H. N. Anderson, John Lloyd. 5th ward, J. W. Robison, H. N. Anderson. 6th ward, J. T. MeDonakl. Jno. Rockett. 6th ward, John O'Toole, Joseph Long. 7th ward, David Walker, J. C. McCartney. 8th ward, J. F. Beegle, G. A. Smith.
* We are unable to obtain precise dates for Allison and Leonard.
+John Baer served but three months. His nnexpired term was filled by II. C. Dern, at that time president of the council.
Ist ward, D. K. Ramey, H. C. Dern 2nd ward, W. B. Bartley, John Delahunt. 3rd ward, T. 1. McKiernan, *W. Murray. 4th ward, J. N. Glanding, A. I. Maxwell. 5th ward, David Robison, James Smith, 6th ward, Phillip Fadle, John Rocket.
Ist ward. H. C. Dern, Jacob Snyder. 2nd ward, J. W. Devlin. Andrew Kipple. 3rd ward, *W. Murray, R. A. O. Kerr. 4th ward, A. H. Maxwell. John H. Carr. 5th ward, James Smith, JJno. W. Robison. 6th ward, John Rocket, John O'Toole.
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MEMBERS OF COUNCIL-CONTNITED.
1874.
Ist ward, Jno. Clingerman, Fred Olmes. 2nd ward, R. J. Crozier, D. S. Markey. 3rd ward, Jno. Swartz, 1. G. Sink. 4th ward, *Sam'l Lloyd, Albert Heess. 5th ward, John Lloyd, William Stoke. 6th ward, John Rockett, Jno. F. Storm.
7th ward, David Walker, J. C. McCartney. 2nd ward, James Lutz, Jno. M. Klein.
8th ward. JJ. F. Beegle, F. S. Ball.
1875.
Ist ward, F. W. Olmes, George Metz. 2nd ward, *D. S. Markey, G. J. Akers.
3rd ward, A. G. Sink, James Harkins. 4th ward, A. F. Heess, Sam'l Lloyd. 5th ward, Wm. Stoke, C. Ilanser.
6th ward, Jno. Storm, F. D. Casanave. 7th ward, JJ. C. McCartney, J. Gearhart. Sth ward, F. S. Ball, David Koch.
1876.
Ist ward, George Metz, A. Ake.
2nd ward, G. J. Akers, Blain McCormick.
3rd ward, James Ilarkins, *A. G. Sink.
4th ward. Sam'l Lloyd, W. W. Smith.
5th ward, C. Hanser, Geo. W. Detwiler. 6th ward, F. D. Casanave, Jno. O'Toole.
7th ward, J. Gearhart, N. T. Cunningham. 2nd ward, W. B. Bartley, Zac. Endress.
8th ward, David Koch, Wm. Decker.
1877.
Ist ward, A. Akc, S. Taylor.
2nd ward, B. McCormick, James Lutz.
3rd ward, *A. G. Sink, JJ. L. Reifsnyder.
4th ward, H. W. Snyder, J. G. Flanigan.
5th ward. Geo. W. Detwiler. Paul Sharp. 6th ward, Jno. O'Toole, F. D. Casanave. 7th ward, N. T. Cunningham, W. MeGill. 8th ward, W. M. Decker, G. W. Cessna.
1878. Ist ward, Sampson Taylor, J. F. Bowman.
3rd ward, J. L. Reifsnyder, Frank Molloy. 4th ward, J. G. Flanigan, II. B. Kendig. 5th ward, Paul Sharp, C. C. Mateer. 6th ward, *F. D. Casanave, D. G. Owens. 7th ward, N. T. Cunningham, II. S. Morgan. Sth ward, Geo. W. Cessna, J. B. Burket.
1879.
Ist ward, Jno. Bowman. Sampson Taylor. 2nd ward, Jno. M. Klein, W. B. Bartley. 3rd ward, *Frank Molloy. A. F. Kerr. 4th ward, HI. B. Kendig, A. H. Maxwell. 5th ward, C. C. Mateer, Jno. Flanigan. 6th ward, D. G. Owens, F. D. Casanave. 7th ward, 11. S. Morgan, Harry Geesey. 8th ward, John B. Burket, F. S. Ball.
1880.
Ist ward, S. Taylor, A. L. McCartney.
3rd ward, A. F. Kerr, * Frank Molloy 4th ward, A. II. Maxwell, H. W. Snyder. 5th ward, Jno. Flanigan. M. Keough. 6th ward, F. D. Casanave. Thomas Miller. 7th ward, Harry Geesey, Rinehart Line. 8th ward, F. S. Ball, Jas. D. Brannan.
Members marked thus * were presidents of council.
SECRETARIES OF COUNCIL.
J. W. Mckinney
1868-70
T. B. Patton. .1873-5
T. B. Patton .... .1871
Timothy Brophy 1872
NAMES OF SOLICITORS.
D. J. Netľ. 1868-70
11. Il. Herr. 1875-6
Neff & Riley.
1871
A. V. Dively
1877
S. M. Woodcock. .1872
Alexander & Herr .1878
D. J. Neff 1873
J. G. Flanigan 1879-80
NAMES OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
E. F. Lytle
1872-3 J. B. Haupt. .1875
William McDonald. .1874
William McDonald. .... .1879-80
SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER DEPARTMENT.
John A. Baer.
1875-80
NAMES OF POLICEMEN.
Arthur Storm
.1868-9 Jacob Holtzman 1875
J. A. Whitmer 1868-70 : John Coho. 1876-8
H. B Foreman. 1870-1
George D. Randolph, chief. 1877
G. W. Hazzard .1871
Charles W. Whittle . .1877
J. A Westbrook, chief. 1872-3
James P. McDonald, chief. 1878
William Robeson. 1872-3
George D. Randolph. 1878
J. K. Ely. 1872-3
Abram Myers 1878-80
John H. Cooke 1873
11. E. Fettinger .. 1878-9
Benjamin Burley
1873-5 . JJacob Holtzman, chief,
.1879
Theodore Doll . 1873
James Allen 1879-80
T. S. Riley, chief.
1874 James Powell, chief.
1880
W. T. Howard. .1874-5 John Kimmell. 1880
J. M. Lantz ... .1874
C. A. Dotzler .. 1880
George D. Randolph .1874-6 Anton Schittlekopf .. 1880
W. W. Smith, chief. 1875-6
Chas. W. Whittle, special police, 1880
John McNevin. . .. 1876-80
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NAMES OF STREET COMMISSIONERS.
George D. Randolph., 1868
Bernard Kolley
.1875
Hugh McCartney
1869
C. N. Atkinson.
.1976-9
William Fox ..
1870-2
John Roekett.
.1880
Sampson Taylor. 1873-4
ALDERMEN.
First, Third and Seventh wards-B. F. Rose.
Second, Fourth and Eighth wards-W. B. Blake.
Fifth and Sixth wards-JJohn O'Toole.
CONSTABLES.
Jackson Gibbs-second term-West side. Joseph W. Dougherty-third term-East side.
CITY FINANCES.
For the fiscal year, ending December 31, 1879, the receipts of the city treasurer had been $21,419.99, and his expenditures $20,165.23, leaving a balance in his hands of $1,254.76. The outstanding indebt- edness of the city up to the time specified was: City fund, $7,128.01; water fund, $207,310.05; improvement fund, $155,010.00-total, $369,448.06.
We append a tabular statement by wards of the number of taxa- bles in the city, the valuation of property and the assessments :
Taxables.
Valuation.
Taxables. Valuation
First ward
634
$325,060
Sixth ward.
838
$210,757
Second ward
821
2239.501
Seventh ward
251
121,575
Third ward.
505
393.900
Eighth ward.
487
103,075
Fourth ward
619
398.165
Fifth ward.
746
187,625
Total
4,901
$1,979,658
THE ASSESSMENTS.
City Tax.
Water Tax. Improvem't
Total.
First ward ...
$1.950 36
$3,250 60
$1,300 24
$6,501 20
Second ward.
1,437 01
2.395 01
958 00
4,790 02
Third ward ..
2.363 40
3,939 00
1,575 60
7,878 00
Fourth Ward
2,388 99
3,981 65
1,592 66
7,963 30
Fifth ward
1.125 75
1,876 25
750 50
3.752 50
Sixth ward.
1,264 54
2,107 57
843 03
4.215 14
Seventh ward
729 45
1.215 75
486 30
2,431 50
Eighth ward
618 45
1,030 75
412 30
2,061 50
Total
11,877 95
19.796 58
7,918 63
39.593 16
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FRIES BROS.
DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF
HARDWARE, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty,
Table and Pocket Cutlery, Silver-plated Ware, and everything kept in a First-class Hardware Store.
HEATERS, RANGES, STOVES,
ALL OF THE LATEST IMPROVED PATTERNS.
Tin, Copper and Sheet-iron Ware, Pumps, and a general variety of Wooden Ware.
SPORTSMEN'S GOODS :
GUNS, REVOLVERS, POWDER,
SHOT, FISHING TACKLE, ETC.
ROOFING, SPOUTING AND REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE.
1313 Eleventh Avenue, - Altoona, Pa.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY OF ALTOONA.
ALTOONA AVENUES AND STREETS.
Bell's avenue, from eastern limits of city to Fourth street.
Crawford avenue, from eastern limits of city to Eleventh street. First avenue, from eastern limits of city to Nineteenth street. Second avenue, from east to west boundary or limits.
Third avenue, from east to west boundary or limits.
Fourth avenue, from east to west boundary or limits.
Fifth avenue, from east to west boundary or limits.
Sixth avenue, from east to west boundary or limits.
Seventh avenue, from western limits to township road, between First and Second streets.
Eighth avenue, from intersection of township road, between Third and Fourth streets, to Union avenue.
Ninth avenue, from western limits of city to Fourth avenue.
Tenth avenue, from Eighth to Sixteenth streets, and from Eigh- teenth street to western limits of city.
Eleventh avenue, from Seventh street to western limits.
Twelfth avenue, from Eleventh to Sixteenth streets, and from Eighteenth street to city limits.
Thirteenth avenue, from Eleventh to Sixteenth streets, and from Eighteenth street to western limits.
Fourteenth avenue, from Eleventh to Fourteenth streets, and from Eighteenth to Twenty-fifth streets.
Fifteenth avenue, from Eleventh to Thirteenth streets.
Sixteenth avenue, from Tenth to Sixteenth streets, and from Dry Gap road to Twenty-third street.
Seventeenth avenue, from Tenth street to Coleman's road.
Eighteenth avenue, from Tenth street to Coleman's road.
Fairview avenue, from cemetery to eastern limits.
Calvert avenue, from cemetery to eastern limits.
Caldwell avenue, from cemetery to west Second street. Green avenne, from Seventh to Eleventh streets.
Chestnut avenue, from Seventh to Eleventh streets.
Lexington avenue, from Eighth to Eleventh streets. Howard avenue, from Eighth to Eleventh streets.
Union avenue, from Eleventh avenue to Twenty-seventh st., west.
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Hamilton avenue, from cemetery to eastern limits. Broad street, from Union avenue to western limits. Margaret street, from Sixteenth street to Union avenue. Beale street, from Union avenue to western limits. West Chestnut street, from Twenty-third street to western limits. Maple street, from Twenty-third street to western limits. Oak street, from Twenty-fourth street to western limits. Walnut street, from Twenty-fourth street to western limits. Middle street, from Twenty-fifth street to western limits. Lombard street, from Seventh street to city limits cast. East Chestnut street, from Fourth street to city limits. Hickory street, from Fourth street to castern city limits. East Walnut street, from Fourth street to eastern city limits. Greevy street, from Lombard street to northern city limits. East First street, from Lombard street to northern city limits. East Second street, from southern limits to Seventh street. West Second street, from Lombard to northern city limits. East Third street, from southern limits to Eighth avenue. West Third street, from Lombard street to northern limits. Fourth street, from southern to northern limits.
Fifth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue. Sixth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue.
East Seventh street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue. West Seventh street, from Eleventh avenue to Lombard street. East Eighth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue. West Eighth street, from Green avenue to Lexington avenue. Ninth street, from southern to northern limits.
East Tenth street, from southern limits to Eighth avenue. West Tenth street, from Green avenue to Wopsonnonock road. East Eleventh street, from Third to Ninth avenues.
West Eleventh street, from Tenth avenue to northern limits. Twelfth street, from southern to northern limits.
East Thirteenth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue. West Thirteenth street, from Tenth avenue to northern limits. East Fourteenth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenne. West Fourteenth street, from Tenth avenue to northern limits. East Fifteenth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue. West Fifteenth street, from Tenth avenue to northern limits, East Sixteenth street, from southern limits to railroad. West Sixteenth street, from Tenth avenue to city limits. Seventeenth street, from southern limits to Dry Gap road.
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West Seventeenth street, from Tenth avenue to Dry Gap road. Bridge street, from Eleventh avenue to P. R. R. East Eighteenth street, from southern limits to Ninth avenue. West Eighteenth street, from Tenth to Union avenues. East Nineteenth street, from southern limits to Union avenue. West Nineteenth street, from Tenth avenne to city limits. East Twentieth street, from southern limits to Union avenue. West Twentieth street, from Tenth avenue to city limits north. East Twenty-first street, from southern limits to Broad street. West Twenty-first street, from Tenth avenne to city limits north. East Twenty-second street, from southern limits to Broad street. West Twenty-second street, from Tenth avenue to limits north. East Twenty-third street, from southern limits to Eighth avenue. West Twenty-third street, from Tenth avenue to Broad street. Twenty-fourth street, from southern to northern limits.
Twenty-fifth street, from southern to northern limits.
East Twenty-sixth street, from southern limits to Seventh avenue. West Twenty-sixth street, from Ninth avenue to northern limits. Twenty-seventh street, from southern limits to Seventh avenue.
ASSOCIATIONS.
Altoona Association, No. 2, of the Independent Order of Philozatheans Altoona Mechanics' Library and Reading Room Association. Bethany Circle B. U. of Pa., (II. F.) No. 20. Cresson Council, No. 108, Jr. O. U. A. M.
Freight Shop Aid Association.
Moses Montefiore Lodge, No. 308, I. O. B. B.
Mountain City Council, No. 198, O. U. A. M.
Mystic Castle, No. 27, A O. K. of M. C. Railroad Men's Christian Association. Rising Sun Circle, No. 50, B. U. (II. F.) of Pa.
St. John's Literary and Benevolent Association.
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin.
Young Men's Christian Association.
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Altoona. Allegheny. Enterprise. Franklin.
Keystone. Logan. Mechanics'. Washington.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
Tammany Tribe, No. 85.
Winnebago, Tribe, No. 35.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Altoona Encampment, No, 129. Altoona Lodge, No. 473. Amelia Degree Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah.
Eudora Degree Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, No. 87. Eleanor Degree Lodge. Daughters of Rebekah, No. 21. Mountain City Lodge, No. 837. Vernandah Lodge, No. 532.
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USE COSMETINE
AFTER SHAVING.
IT BEATS BAY RUM. Ladies use it to remove Skin Irruptions. Prevents hair .
from falling out. PRICE, 75 CENTS PER BOTTLE. C. F. RANDOLPH, Prop'r., 1106 ELEVENTH STREET, - ALTOONA, PA.
MICHAEL FITZHARRIS,
DEALER IN
Groceries, Flour, Feed and Provisions,
Canned Fruits, Wood and Willow Ware.
Corner Twelfth Avenue and Sixteenth Street, ALTOONA, PA.
N. P. MERVINE. D. J. NEFF.
NEFF & MERVINE,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
OFFICE: 18th Street, bet. 10th and 11th Avenues, ALTOONA, PA.
JOHN O'TOOLE. ,
ALDERMAN,
OFFICE: Corner Eleventh Avenue and Seven- teenth Street, Altoona, Pa.
Conveyancing attended to and Collections promptly made.
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HISTORY OF ALTOONA AND BLAIR COUNTY.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Logan Lodge, No. 79.
White Cross Lodge. No. 354.
MASONIC.
Logan Lodge, No. 490, F. & A. M. Mountain Lodge, No. 281, F. & A. M.
Mountain Chapter, No. 189, R. A. M.
Mountain Conneil, No. 9. R. & S. M.
Mountain Commandery, No. 10, K. T.
AMUSEMENTS.
Altoona City Opera House : Eleventh street and Eleventh avenne : seats 1.200 : stage 27x35; ten sets of scenery; proprietor. Joseph Watson: manager and bill poster, I. Cloyd Kreider.
SILVER GREY SOCIAL CLUB.
Organized August 20, 1879; composed of elderly gentlemen, of excellent social standing, whose ages probably average 60 years. President, Robert Alexander; vice president, Allen MeGlathery : treasurer, John Miller; secretary, Il. Fettin- ger, Sr. : number of members. 50.
TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
American I'nion Telegraph Company, Logan Ilonse.
Western Union Telegraph Company, Logan House.
POST OFFICE,
Twelfth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues; office hours. 7 A. M. to 8.30 r. M. : Sundays. from 9.30 to 10.30 A. M. : legal holidays fron 7 to 10 A. M .. and i to 8.30 P. M. ; T. Blair Patton, postmaster: James E. Winn. assistant: registry elerk, W. P. Patton : delivery clerk, A. S. Johnson.
MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The art of science of harmonious sounds, or the production of simultaneous sounds in accord or harmony, is evidently well under- stood by the various instrumental and vocal musical associations of Altoona. Of this we justly feel proud. Taking into consideration all the circumstances, nothing but unqualified praise is due, both in- dividually and collectively, to the gentlemen who furnish our local musical entertainments. We give a list of the members of the bands, alphabetically arranged, with their instumentation :
ALTOONA CITY BAND.
Organized in 1855; Jule A. Neff, leader ; A. C. Brown, drum major.
Armstrong. Irvin. baritone. Canty, Patrick, Ist E Hat eornet. Carr, Wm. K., Ist D flat cornet. Clabaugh, Andrew, solo alto. Cunningham, Newton F., bass drumn. Durnbaugh. Ilarry, E flat bass. Fettinger, Charles L., cymbals. Grimme, Ignatius, piecolo.
Hammer, Florian, Ist E Hat clarionet. Hargraves, George, 2d tenor trombone. Hargraves, James. enphonon.
Jones, Wm. D., Ist B flat tenor.
Letford, John, Ist tenor trombone. Labe, Harry, glockenspiel.
Matthews, James, 2 B flat tenor.
Stewart, G. M., Ist alto.
Sidel, John, 2d alto.
Snyder. Ed., E Hat bass. Stout, Charles, snare drum.
Thomasburger, F., Ist B Hat clarionet.
Willis, Ed., 2d B flat cornet.
Westbrook, W. D., 3d B flat cornet.
Weidlich, Stephen, 2d B Hat clarionet. Wolf, Win. II., snare drum.
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HISTORY OF ALTOONA AND BLAIR COUNTY.
MOUNTAIN CITY BAND.
Organized in 1875; Nelson Graham, leader; M. M. Rush, drum major.
Burkett, Geo. W., Ist alto.
Kipp, George, E flat tuba.
Black, Edward, cymbals.
Mintell, Roman, baritone,
Barkheimer, M. M., bass drum.
Myers, Ellsworth, piccolo.
Burkett, John B., 2d E flat cornet.
Miller, -, 2dl tenor.
Coyle, B. J., snare drum.
Shoemaker, Henry F., 2d B flat cornet.
Davis, Abraham, snare drum.
Ward, Joshma T., trombone.
Ehrhart. George W., tuba.
Wahl, Joseph F., Ist tenor.
Elliott, Howard, B flat cornet.
Ward, William, 2d alto.
Forry, Robert, solo alto.
Walters, Charles L., solo B flat cornet.
JUNIOR GREYS' BAND.
Organized Sept. 1, 1877 ; G. W. Dunlap, leader ; George Blackburn, drum major. Bolger, S. P., baritone.
[ Meredith, William, solo alto.
Davis. G. W., E flat cornet.
Patterson, Charles C., bass drum.
Foust, Samuel, bass.
Renner, Charles W., Ist B flat cornet.
Graff, David L., snare drum.
stouffer. J. D., 3d B flat cornet.
Inffman, Harry, Ist alto.
Stover, Jacob, 2d B flat cornet.
Jackson, B. D., E flat cornet.
Kerline, Cloyd W., Ist tenor.
Stover, J. H .. 21 tenor. Salsburg, C. C., cymbals.
Kuhns, L. M., bass.
White, Judson, 20 alto.
('ITIZENS' CORNET BAND. Organized in 1878: 1. Filer. leader.
Baird, James M .. E flat bass.
Nolan, Thomas. E flat elarionet.
Beasom, Thos .. Ist B flat tenor.
Stouffer. II. W., E flat cornet.
Cantner, John, 2d B Hat tenor.
shade, Howard, Ist E flat alto.
Dibert, William, 2d E flat alto.
Speece, John. cymbals.
Ilikes, G. W .. solo E flat alto.
Siell, H. F., E. flat cornet.
Hoffman, D. F., E flat bass.
Waite, D. A., baritone,
Lindsey, II. M., snare drum.
Waggoner, George, bass drum.
Miller, C. W., E flat cornet.
GERMAN SOCIAL CORNET BAND.
Organized September, 1878: president, Andrew Aner : vice president, John H. Selnmidt ; secretary, George Bender ; treasurer, John Foster; leader, John Foster.
FROHSINN SINGING SOCIETY.
Organized in 1862; 135 members; president, E. Zemsch; secretary, Oscar Han- son ; treasurer, Jacob Rink ; teacher, J. F. Maeder. New hall erected in 1877.
CONCORDIA SINGING SOCIETY.
Organized in 1870 : 126 members ; president, Balzer Wolf ; vice president, Henry Vetter: secretary, Geo. Hauser ; treasurer, Geo. Koelle, jr. ; director, Fred. Ehredt.
TIIE MILITARY.
Considering its age our city enjoys a fair share of military re- nown. During the war of the rebellion it furnished its quota of men with cheerfulness and alarcity, none of whom brought disgrace upon the flag of our country.
The first company formed in Altoona (1854) was called the "Logan Rangers." H. J. Lombeart was captain ; John L. Piper, first lieutenant ; Harry Sellers, second lieutenant, and William Renner, third lieutenant. The company numbered about sixty men, many of the survivors still living in Altoona and Blair county. The late Col. John L. Piper, who entered as first lieutenant, afterwards became captain, who was succeeded by Jacob Zink. When this company dis- banded another was formed, many of the members of the old com- pany entering into its organization. Jacob Zink was captain ; R. J.
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HISTORY OF ALTOONA AND BLAIR COUNTY.
Crozier, first lieutenant, and Fred. Schillinger, second lieutenant. It was mustered into the United States service as Company E, 3rd Pa. Vols., April 20, 1861, and served three months.
The Altoona Guards was organized in September, 1854. P. S. Reed was captain ; Henry Wayne, first lieutenant, and Ezra Ale, second lieutenant. In the spring of 1855 Captain Reed went west, when Lieutenant Wayne was made captain. Both these men had seen active service-Reed in the Mexican war, and Wayne in the Florida war. On the 20th of April, 1861, the company was mus- tered into service, under Captain Wayne, as Company B, 3rd Pa. Vols., and was mustered out at expiration of service, July 29, 1861. In the following month the company was re-organized and, on the 26th day of that month, was mustered in as Co. F, 76th regiment Pa. Vols., for three years, with Henry Wayne as captain, who was killed in action at Pocotaligo, South Carolina, on October 22, 1862. On the 28th day of November, 1864, the remnant of the company was mustered out of service. The majority of the men had been killed or discharged on account of wounds and other disabilities.
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