The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-01-30
LOCAL ANO PERSONAL.
,ro.,,, ,z,rs, LOCK- AND GENERAL.

r!'b.re is a cow in the possession Of Mr.
Ga. scttlemoyer. of SumRerhill township
wbich has produced three calves within ,
gear
VIM. Bell, Of Jefferson county. was in
stantly kilLSd, week before last, by limI
Of tree, which fell on him while engaged ir
chopPibs.
Some graceless scamp entered the Indians
Messenger Office, one night recently. anG
tide thsrefrom pair Of new boots belong
n,s to one Of the compnsitors.
A coal miner named Jacob Winters was
SO seriously isured by fall of slate in a
mine at Penn Station, not Tong since, that be
died in few days after the accident.
VIM. Martin was killed and VIM. Fox
had both legs broken and an arm crushed
on the 18th inst, by the caving in of por-
tion of coal bank near LOckport. The in
juries Of the latter will likely prove fatal.
The boiler of an engine at steam saw
mill, some two miles west of Ligonier, ex-
ploded on the 6th inst, making perfect
wreck of the building. All hands were at
supper, and thus escaped the explosion.
Tie religions organization known the
CJngregati, ralists, has purchased lot Of
ground near the Presbyterian church IN this
place. and contemplates the erection next
spring of large and handsome church build
ing thereon.
The County Treasurer's office, in Hun
tiugdOn, was entered on Wednesday night.
and the door OF the safe battered completely
of, but "a the Treasurer had removed all the
funds in the evening. the burglars got moth
ing for their labor
The readers Of the freeman will find else
where in our paper the advertisement of Mr.
Ottinger Reed. who has located himself in
oar midst as = worker in marble, he is al
excellent mechanic and deserving young
man. ami We hope to see him kept busy.
Al Englishman named Edward Sims has
becn committed to Hollidaysburg jail on the
charge Of nssaulting a watchmap on the Pa
Il. T., in Tyrone township, named Barkley
and robhing him of his watch. while the
latter was at his prayers, on the evening Of
the l1th inst.
John OK, F!sl.. otr new County Treasu-
rer, was last weok fuiucted into Office, and
takes to the duties % naturally and becom-
ipgly as e young duck takes to water Mr..
Cox is a socable and accommodating gentle
nGr. AID caunot fail to make popular and
faithful public servant.
joseph Stewart, freight brakeman on
the Pa r. R, had both bis legs badly LAGER
ated on Wednesday hast. by being caught
between the bul!-noses Of a car and engine
wlicn he was attempting to couple together,
The accident occurred at irwin's Station.
The mail train east on the Pa. t. r., on
Saturday evening week, cane suddenly up
un Vim. LAfrav and his wife and another
lsfy. who were walking pn the track abou.
one nile this side af Tyrone, and before Mr.
J.. sCuh get out Of the way. the train struck
and killed him on the spot. The ladies es-
osped uninjured.
A little daughter Of Mr Patrick Shay, Of
Altoona. conc ten or twelve years Of age,
vas burned to death, On Friday last She
was playing abOnt the stove during the ab-
seIce Of the other members Of the family.
sid hsr clothing ignitirg from the FIRE, she
was wrapped in flame before assistance could
rsach her, ami so terribly injured that death
eagred almost Immediately.
Ou. good friend, Mr. Thos. M7Kiernan. |
4 Altoona has this week added six more |
good names to The long llst of subscribers !
% the freeman already procured By him.
Tom. 10 Cne OF the most energetic and warm /
hosTtsd friends we have ever been blessed |
with, and If he lived In Cambria county and |
dida'f get fat Office, it would be because |
thf Influence Of the Freeman was worth |
nothing.
Three young rnen were convicted at the |
late session of the Gearhcld County Court I
for mutilating a horse IN a most inhuman |
OnS VI lHSiti W az SGUttIlCGU pay I
a fine Of $500 and undergo an imprisonment /
of two years and nine months in the West
EN- Peuttentiary, and the other two were !
fined 10 like sum, with one year and nine
months imprisonment. The two latter, If |
rot al three, were reared in this county.
No less than three painters found their /
way into our town on Tuesday last, and I
after visiting the various points Of interest,
( the Fireman. Office among the rest, j as uui-
ely took their departure, having neither
uoT been molested by any one
'fhaiT presence created no alarm. as they /
were ali perfectly docils and amiable in their |
-7tspOsitions, and as gentle as lambs They
hailed from Altoona, and bore the sobriquets
IF Messrs. John Rockett, Richard Rowan
and John F. Storm. All capital fellows and
capital painters.
A gay and festive party of whole-souled
gentlemen from C.nemaugh visited our town
by waJ Of thc overland or oversnow route,
oU Tuesday. aud for time enlivened the
usual dali routine of winter life in Ebens-
ourg with hanG-shaking and merry making.
OFthe entire party there we're but four who
we're not Subscribers TO the Freeman, and
these fous added their names te our list be-
lore taking their departure.
Merry men were they ss ever mortal visage
saw:
Those noble hearted FelloWs-those men from
Conemaugh.