Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
ABOUT TOWN.
What the Merchants Are Doing-What IL
Going on.

Mr.. David Dibert has had the blissful
experience of second cleaning out of the
cellar south east corner of Main and
Franklin streets, preparatory to erecting
large business block. His purpose is to
build of brick, and put up a structure that
will be credit to the town.
1t will contain four large store rooms, and
sixteen offices. But he says the enterprise
depends upon the thorough cleaning
up of the town, and the construction of
substantial bridges.
What wonderful progress has been made
in removing rubbish from some streets
and alleys, very little has been done in
cleaning out cellars. Possibly twenty
five or thirty have been relieved of the
surplus matter lodged in them, and most
all of them by their owners. But little of
this kind of work, except hauling the stuff
away, has been done as yet by the State
authorities.
The family of II. w. Given, merchant
on Iron street, in Millville borough had
a sorrowful experience. At the time of
the backed water surrounding the house,
cutting off all means of escape, there
were twelve Of the family at home, and
the flood from the reservoir swept the
building off its foundation and carried it
up the street past the school house, then
down to the Point, where six of them
were rescued. OF the six sons, daughters
and daightcTsi law that were lost, only
four Of their bodies were found. Their
house was not swept away with the first
downward current, but wlthstood it to be
destroyed by the returning one. 1t was
the last one in the ward to be swept away.
\ Roland's wrecked brick building is
the only one left in that part of Railroad
street His stock of -four and feed was
lost He, wife and two daughters es-
capped tut his son Louis, wife and one
child were drowned.
The room formerly in the occupancy of
A. Nathan drowned, on Main street, goes
into the hands OF Joseph L. Hess. who is
cleaning it up to be filed with new
stock of goods. We regret to learn that
Mrs. Nathan, the widow, now at Atlantic
City. i only slowly recovering from her
attack Of partial paralysis.
The business men who expect to resume
at their old stands on Franklin, Main and
Clinton streets are now all busy in selling
off and giving away the few damaged
goods yet remaining. Very little has
been realized on things that have been
sold Thuse who were most fortunate in
saving Il little of their stocks on Franklin
are William Kramer and G.. w. Moses.
| Petrikin to Miller lost nearly everything
as did the successors of Bsinker Brothers.
| The two small brick steers on the United
| PRESBYTERIAN lot are to be replaced with
much arger ones. ii. l.. Williams, at
the Stargardter stand, is still in the boot
and shoe trade, and has alrerdy received
a new invoice of goods. Scott Dibert's
| Checkered Front is full of life in the work
of cleaning up and selling. Lou Cohen
will continue mt his OLD stand, and add
the clothing business to his other branch,
John Stengcr, John Thomas, Woolf, Son
| g. Thomas, Hohmann Brothers, E. Zang,
c. G. Campbell, Conen & Marx, Abe
Cohen, W. S. Weaver, on Main street,
will be ready in few weeks to offer to
their customers lines of new goods
" cheaper than ever" The administra-
tors of the V. Louther estate have not yet
decided whether to resume business or
not. DR.. II. T. DeFrance, temporarily
located on Franklin street, expects to get
back into his old place, corner of Main
and Clinton, when proper repairs are
made to the building.
On Clinton, G. o. Luther's store, and
Foster & Quinn's will be among the mis-
sing but Bantley & Froenheiser, A. G.
Utecht & Co. Carr, Ogleville 81 Horten, G.
Ruth, and Frank Maloy will resume al
their former stands. VIM. Updegrave il
not certain as to what he will do. HI
may stock up again, but not for some
time.
Charley zimmerman mas new staDl'
nearly completed, and will soon be read!
as of yore to accommodate the public
and {" the rest of mankind" with horses
carriages, buggies and wagons.
Mr.. Stephen Warner, one of Johnstown'
best policemen, is laid up for repairs ou
IN Richlond township. We hope for hi
speedy restoration. His wife says step
are being taken to erect house in plac
of the one swept away.
Among the new firms on Main stree
is that of Mcmillan & Co., composed o
James "A. Mcmillan and II. L. Coulter
They are located at 219, and will carry o.
the plumbing, gas and steam-ftting busi
ness.
WELCOMED BACK.