The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-03-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

The store of Hartley & Metzgar, in Bed
Cord was damaged by fire to the extent of
obout ST, 900, on Saturday evening week.
4 man, rame not given, was struck by
the Baltimore Express few nights ago near
Nineveh station, and his life is despa!red Of
A three year old lad named Willie Forester
t,n into the Fostoria dam, near Upton, Blair
county, week before last, and was drowned.
Court has been in session since Monday
last and large number of people is in at
tendance. We shall publish the. proceedings
in our next issue.
man named Maxwell had his right hand
&, badly lacerated by circular saw, at Lud-
,ick on Wednesday. that one Of his fingers
had to be amputated
,Cbree dogs and young bull afflicted with
b,Jrophobia were killed in Westmoreland
r1untg within the past two or three weeks
bv their respective owners.
'Wr Hugh J. M'ClOskey, of Washington
,,snsbio. near Cresson. will sell live stock
srd farming implements at public sale on
To 15tb instant. See his advertisement.
4 coIored employee at the United States
rTctal HoIlidaysburg, Williams by name, has
s, On lodged in Jail on the charge of stealing
goid watch aud set Of furs from the house.
Sr Patrick Murphy and wife, of Derry
,,uuship. Westmoreland county, is an ex-
Caa5ingiy venerable couple, he being 10 and
sbe about so years Of age. They both enjoy
A lad named Joseph Rhodes recently died
in Unity township. Westmoreland county.
from INJURIES received, some two weeks pre-
yionsy, by being struck in the abdomen Ly
2 gum ball.
The saw mill of John Conrad, in Unity
township. Bedford county, was burned to the
Ground together with shingles, seasoned
lumber, etc. on the night Of the Goth ult
supposed to have caught from the stove.
i few nights ago a valuable coat and hat
yvls stolen from Mr.. Alex. Gjlchrist (Blind
Aeck) At the Indiana House. Indiana, and
the coIored porter, Dennis JDhustnn, was re-
Geved Of 4 twenty dellar coat at the same
time
A colored man named Murphy, one Of
tRo participants in tie late free fight" in
UrIlJaysburg, uOtced elsewhere, has died
from iuimies received on shat occasion.-
John Campbell has been arrested for causing
bis death.
DR.. D. W. Z,igler. Surgeon Dentist, will
te In our town next week on bis regular
monthly visit. and persons requiring his pro-
frssoual services will find him at his office
adjoining Mr. Huutley's store on and after
Tuesday next.
The iusmrection in Cuba has completely
stopped the sale Of sho K in that island, and
has thus iujuriously affected one OF the rrin-
cipal industrial interests Of Cambria county.
It has also given an upward impetus to the
price Of sugar.
An eu4 ployee at one OF the fuvucces in Hol-
Iidaysburg was struck on tie head by the
crank of a huisting machine, which slipped
from lis hand while hosting cinGer on Sat
urlay week and SO severely injured that he
is got expected 70 recover.
r. Bruce Potriken, ESQ, Of Huntington.
and O. A. Traugh. editor Of the Holidays
burg Standard. have been appointed Sena-
torial delegates tothe pemocratic State Con-
ventjon, With instructions to support Gen.
Geo. ". Ct's for Governor.
The dwellings, Of James p. Leech, A r
Mott and Mr. Miller, in and near Indiana.
were more or less damaged 10y severe wind
storm which prevailed in that locality on
Tuesday Of last week. Mr.. Leech's house
was almost completely wrecked.
A much esteemed lady friend has handed
us an exquisite pOetical selection entitled
my Mothers Death, ;" aud which we shall
publish in cur next issue. We are sure that
it will awaken sympathetic cmotious IN the
hearts Cf all uur readers whom death has
deprived OF = mother.
Some three or fur brothers who are Brown
10y name aud black by nature got into a fight
with several white men in HJlhdaysburg, on
Saturday week, and the result was that the
white trAsh'' came out second best. OAe
of the latter had an ear bitten of aud another
sas so roughly handled that he has been
cunfined 10 mis- bed ever since.
A lad named Samuel Bailey, only fifteen
years Of age, stole horse from Chas. Stuc-
key in Bedford township, Bedford county
but WAS overtaLen and the horse taken from
him. lie then returned To Schellsburg and
stole another horse from Charles CoIvin, with
which lie made hiH way to the neighborhood
of JohuStuwu before he was overhauied lie
is now in Bedford jlil.
The case Of Hunt VS.. Campbell & Son, OF
the Altoona YjbdicdtOr, for libel, was COM
promised 40 Tuesday, just after a jury had
been empanelled in the case, by the several
parties paying an equal share of the costs,
their own lawyers fees, etc, and the pub
fishers of the alleged libel agreeing to pub
lsh statement embodying the declaration
Of the prosecutor in denial of the charge up
OF which the suit was brought.
The kind hearted ard generous young lady
members Of the Baptist church in Black lick
township (BetheI Station) recently presented
their worthy pastor. Rev. j. w. Evans, with
a handsome ard valuable new watch. We
EIdu with the Rev. gentleman in the hope
- God WI, WI, :sbundantly bless the fair do
rors both here ana ncrv,.-.o u. ;.'' LIS Ain"ly
sct Sc we'll and worthily done.
During the present week we have had the
pleasure of welcoming quite number Of
friends to our sanctum. Prominent among
them has been JAS F. Campbell, Esq, and
John Campbell, Jr., of the lately destroyed
Altoona Vindicator, Mr.. Aug. Fogle, of the
same place, Mr. John C. Riffe, of Johhstown.
ami our clever and efficient young represen-
satye, Capt. John Porter. besides number
Of Others equally deserving Of mention. We
ere always glad to welcome such gentleman
iy visitors.
The Ladies' Fair in aid Of the new Catho-
lie church is in full tide of successful opera
ton, and Is attracting large crowds Of visitors
day and night. The display of fancy and
useful articles is very fine, and the facilities
Afforded for good warm meal are certainly