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165
Record of Movements and Condition of Engines 166
CAR DEPARTMENT OR LOWER SHOPS.
167
Machine Shop ....
Passenger Car Shop.
173
Blacksmith Shop.
174
Planing Mill.
175
Tin Shop.
177
Cabinet Shop, or Gine Room
178
Paint Shops.
179
Upholstering Shop. 182
185
RESIDENT OFFICERS PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
In General Superintendent's Office. 1:5
In Office Superintendent Motive Power. 185
In Office Superintendent Transportation. 185
Foreman and Assistants of Motive Power Shops. 1-6
Foreman and Assistants of Car or .. Lower Shops." 186
187
ALTOONA CITY GOVERNMENT.
List of Burgesses. 159
Mayors and Years of Election ...
1Ă—9
City Treasurers and Term of Office 189
City Recorder .. 189
159
Secretaries of Council.
190
Solicitors
190
Civil Engineers
190
Superintendent Water Department.
190
Policemen.
190
Street Commissioners 191
Aldermen. 191
Con-tables. 191
CITY FINANCES OF ALTOONA.
Receipts and Expenditures for Is79 ..
191
Number of Taxables, andValuation of Property. 191
Assessments. 191
GENERAL DIRECTORY OF ALTOONA.
Avenues and Street». 193
Miscellaneous Associations. 195
Building and Loan Associations 195
Orders of Red Men ..
195
Orders of Odd Fellow's
195
Knights of Pythias
197
Masonic.
197
Opera House
197
Silver Grey Social Club.
197
Telegraph Offices 197
197
MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Altoona City Band.
197
Mountain City Band. 193
Junior Greys' Band ... 199
Citizens' Cornet Band .... 198
19%
Frohsinn Singing society.
19%
Concordia Singing society 19%
The Military. 198
Members of Company D. 200
HOLLIDAYSBURG.
Erection of the First Substantial House. 202
204
Fourth of July 205
Billy Donaldson's Tavern 206
Frankstown in the Lead.
207
Advantageous Situation. 207
208
Arrival of the First Canal Boat.
209
Education Looked After.
209
Borough Officers 210
Their First Meeting. 210
How Money was Provided ..
210
Railway from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. 211
Notable Storms and Floods 213
169
171
Freight Shop.
Beatty's Shop.
Dispatcher, Supervisor, and Assistant Trainmaster
Members of Council.
Post Office hours
German Social Cornet Band.
First survey made.
Enterprise of John Blair
PAGE
260
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE
Formation of Blair County.
214
Military Affairs
215
Visit of Kossuth ... 220
Discovery of Iron Ore ..
220
Construction of the Reservoir.
221
Fire Apparatus and Fire Companies
Market House
Hollidaysburg in 1842
Gas Introduced
923
Water Works and Reservoir
224
Presbyterian Church and Its Pastors
221
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church .. 227
Lutheran Church. 229
Baptist Church ... 230
Hollidaysburg Seminary for Young Ladies
231
The Great Fire in Hollidaysburg. 292
Blair County Medical Society.
234
TYRONE BOROUGHI
237
First Building Erected.
237
Railroad Facilities. 238
Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad. 239
New Division of Pennsylvania Railroad. 239
Superintendents and Clerks ... 239
Shops of Pennsylvania Railroad ... 2339
240
Paper Mill.
240
Banking Honses,
240
Churches and Schools
240
Justices of the Peace.
241
Military Memoranda ...
241
Extensive Conflagration
243
New Railroad Depot.
244
New Iron Bridge.
244
Tyrone's Future Prospects
214
General Directory. 245
BELL'S MILLS 246
ROARING SPRING
247
MARTINSBURG AND WILLIAMSBURG. 248
GAYSPORT, BENNINGTON FURNACE AND KITTANNING POINT. 249
ARCH SPRING, TIPTON, NEWRY AND DUNCANSVILLE. 250
POST OFFICES IN BLAIR COUNTY 250
APPENDIX. 251
ILLUSTRATIONS.
FRONTISPIECE-Glimpse of Altoona.
Arch Spring. .between pages 20 and 21
Cresson
68
69
Portrait of Mr. Parnell.
84
85
Horseshoe Curve ..
66
100
4 101
Sylvan Scene on the Alleghenies. 66
66
148 # 149
Sinking Spring Cave ... 66
244 66 245
Locomotive and Tender . page 158
Parlor, Sleeping and Passenger Cars 170
Postal and Baggage Cars. 170
Interior of Parlor Car 173
Interior of Sleeping Car. 181
Interior of Passenger Car. 183
Court House in Hollidaysburg. 201
Hollidaysburg Seminary. 212
Diagram of Tyrone. 2238
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Prominent Citizens
Boiler and Machine Shops and Improvements.
Rebuilding Commenced.
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
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PAGE
McNevin & Yeager, stoves, 1108 Hth avenne.
122
Baltzell & Rouss, dry goods, Ilth avenue near 13th street. 16
John Daily, photographs, 1311 11th avenue. 20
G. E. Ormes, hairdresser, 8th avenue and 17th street. 20
Irwin's Drug Store, Hth avenue and 16th street .. 24
Moss Moser & Co., groceries, 6th avenue and 7th street
W. JJ. Heinsling, dry goods and groceries, 8th avenue and 11th street
32
E. S. Miller, physician, 16th street and I]th avenne
36
Harry Szink, groceries, 6th avenue and 8th street.
36
Thomas W. Jackson, lawyer, 1010 12th street
36
D. F. Beegle, jeweler, 12th street, between 8th and 9th avenues
36
Franklin House, Al. Burgoon, proprietor. I7th street
40
John M. Peters, meats, sth avenue near 9th street.
40
George A. Streit, leather, 1117 5th avenue.
JJ. R. Vanghn, dry goods and groceries, 8th avenue and 21st street ..
14
Josiah Arthur, (Lewis C. Tipton, successor), furniture, 1008 HIth avenue 18
D. G. Mccullough, grocer, Hth avenue, between 11th and 12th streets.
56
F. P. Tierney, lawyer, Hth avenue and 16th street.
56
Jacob B. Cowen, grocer, 8th avenue and 19th street
56
Blair County Radical, 11th avenue and 16th street. 56
Tribune, daily and weekly, 12th street near 12th avenue. 60
1. W. Toomey, merchant tailor. Ilth avenue and 17th street
60 64
M. J. Smith, blacksmith, Ilth street and 10th avenue.
64
Call, daily, weekly and Sunday, Hth avenue near 13th street. 68
S. M. Griffith, painter, 1th avenue near Ilth street 68
Volksfuehrer, German paper, 1122 11th avenue 72
Henry Hench, paints, 13th avenue and 16th street .. 72
Booth & Mackey, Excelsior Planing mill, 9th avenue near 12th street 715
W. W. Yon, grocer, 17th street near 11th avenue 80 80
J. A. Canan & Co., terra cotta, Margaret avenue and 19th street ..
84
R. Luebbert, tobacco, 1110 Ilth avenue.
8
Prof. R. C. Ward, music teacher. 8th avenue and 12th street.
S. K. Orr, coal, Ilth avenue and 4th street.
H. J. Cornman, clothing, 1107 11th avenue.
92
E. C. Reese, American Sewing machine, 5th avenue and 12th street
C. W. sickles, meats, 1224 9th street 100
R. A. Bonine. photographer, 14th street near Ilth avenue. 104
100
Win. M. Findley, physician, 802 12th street
J. D. Hughes, coal, 9th avenne and 19th street. 104
D. 1. Bradley, marble works, Hth avenue near 11th street .. 104
Miss Annie Shoffner, milliner, 22th street, between 8th and 9th avenues 104
Philip Teats, auction house, 12th street, between 8th and 9th avenues 108
Allen E. Myers, floral establishment, Howard avenue bet. 9th and 10th streets. 112
D. R. Christian, grocers, 1018 Chestnut avenue. 112
D. & C. Moore, grocers, 11th avenue and 15th street. 116
Wmn. MeDowell & son, dry goods and groceries, 7th avenue and 13th street 120
52
W. R. Ward, coal, 9th avenue and 17th street
52
B. Berkowitz, grocer, 1318 11th avenue
E. II. Keyes, gents' turnishing goods, 11th avenue near 17th street
William Stoke & Co., City Planing mill, 20th street, (branch railroad). 96
34
Sun, daily and weekly, Hth street near Hth avenue
40
Wm. Murray, dry goods, 1317 Inth avenue.
262
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
PAGE
Lindsey & Beekman, medicines, Ilth avenue, between 14th and 15th streets 120
D. A. Barr, grocer, 1807 8th avenue .. 124
H. H. Snyder, lawyer, Hollidaysburg. 124
J. C. Innes, druggist, 9th street below 6th avenne .. 124
J. W. Isenberg, dentist, 8th avenue and 12th street. 124
Jonathan Foreman, furniture, 4th avenue and 10th street. 128
G. A. McCormick, coal, 4th street and 8th avenue. 132
A. F. Blackburn, 99 cent store, opera house. 132
D. W. Colyer, painter, 12th street near 9th avenne. 136
W. B. Reese, stoves and finware, 712 9th street. 136
J. B. Smith, boots and shoes, 1321 11th avenue. 140
II. B. Miller, dentist, 1410 11th avenue. 140
Olmes & Bro., meats, Ilth avenue between 13th and 14th streets 144
James W. Findley, insurance, Hth avenue, between 12th and Bth streets 144
J. Wesley Allen, physician. 133016 11th avenue .. 144
Terkel C. Nelson, jeweler, 1126 11th avenue. 148
J. F. Fulton, physician, over Randolph's drug store 148
A. Luebbert, tobacco, 1008 17th street .. 148
William B. Miller, dentist, 133012 11th avenue. 148
Palmer & Morse, carriage builders, 8th street, between 6th and 7th avenues 152
Curtis' Dollar Store, Ilth avenue and 13th street 156
C. A. Dimond & Co., coal, 9th avenue. between 17th and 18th streets. 160
M. G. Lingenfelter, groeer, 14th street and 12th avenue 160
Rudisill Brothers, jewelers, 1310 11th avenue. 160
J. M. Bowman, dry goods, Ith avenne and 12th streets 164
E. M. Kennedy & Co., Logantown 168
Altoona Laundry, Ilth avenue and 16th street. 168
John Kinsel. earpets, 804 Chestnut avenue. 168
R. B. Mahaffey, musie goods, 120132 8th avenue. 168
D Wylie, plumber, 1108 14th street. 172
Mrs. Adam Gable, confectioner, 706 and 708 12th street.
176
Elway & Mauk, grocers, Green avenne and 9th street. 176
B. F. Rose, alderman, Hth avenue near 12th street 176
J. C. Conrad, eoal, 11th avenue between 17th and 18th streets
176
S. O. Adler, groeer, 1316 12th avenue. 180
Dr. J. HI. Weaver, druggist, 17th street near 10th avenue. 180
Piper & Co., stationers, 1316 10th avenue. 180
Ed. J. Slep, Youth's Mirror, 1122 11th avenne.
A. F. Heess, bakery, 713 13th street. 180
Ed. Mountney, house and sign painter, in opera honse building
184
lloward Tipton, livery stables, 1017 11th avenue, near 11th street
188
Campbell & Cole, dry goods, 8th avenue and 13th street. 188
Fries Brothers, hardware, 1313 11th avenue. 192
C. F. Randolph, cosmetine, 1106 11th street. 196
M. Fitzharris, groeer, 12th avenue and 16th street. 196
Neff & Mervine, lawyers, 13th street, between 10th and IIth avennes 196
John O'Toole, alderman, Ilth avenue and 17th street. 196
Hollidaysburg Seminary 212
S. M. Griffith, house and sign painter, Ith avenne near 11th street. 263
J. G. Vallade, confectioner, 10th avenue, betweeh 13th and H4th streets 263
W. R. Vaughn, plumber and gas fitter, 7th avenue and 15th street. 263
ERRATA.
Although Dr. Thebault Rivailles ean speak several languages : in his profes- sionel card, page 181, we should have printed "consultations in French and Eng- lish" instead of "French and German."
For "shows" in fourth line from top of page 97 read "erosses." For "William" read "Wilbur" B. Blake, page 82.
For "alarcity," page 198, 11th line from bottom, road "alaerity."
184
Thebault Rivailles, physician, 1124 11th avenue. 184
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PAINTING, GRAINING and KALSOMINING Business, whatever their pretentions may be S. M. GRIFFITH,
Corner 11th Avenue and 11th Street, ALTOONA, PA.
W. R. VAUGHN, PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER,
At his new establishment. constructed especially for conducting his business to the best advantage, is prepared to execute all kinds of work in his tine, prompt- ly, in the best manner and at the lowest prices. He keeps in full stock, Gas Fix- tures, including chandeliers, etc., and is prepared. at a moment's notice, to execute all orders entrusted to his care.
SEVENTH AVENUE AND FIFTEENTH STREET, ALTOONA, PA.
J. G. VALLADE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
CONFECTIONERIES, TOYS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
SATCHELS, CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, PERFUMERY, VASES, Dolls, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Notions, Segars, Tobacco, etc. 1324 Tenth Avenue, - - Altoona, Pa.
HARRY SLEP,
PLAINSAND+ FANCY+JOB+PRINTER.
Newspaper and Book Publisher,
ALTOONA, PA.
SC
SEP 17 1931
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