The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-01-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

rome, a few days since. ~hlIe enSaSea IL
hauling logs.
M. David Pugh, well known character
in this locality. died at his residence in Cam
bria township, on Friday night last, aged
about fly years.
On Monday of last week Harry Boyles' OF
Altoona. had one of his arms so shocklngiy
crushed by locomotive passing over 1t that
amputaton was found necessary.
Rev. John Stoepcl, pastor OF the German
church on Liberty street Allegheny, and
Vicar General of this diocese. died at MS
residence in that city on the 18th inst.
Mr. Edward Dever died near Evansville,
on the 9th inst. at the extraordinary age OF
log years, He was relative. we believe, OF
the DeverS residing ueaE Munster, this county
A mos Sturgeon, brakcsman, fell from
coal train while in motion, few days since,
letwesn Homework and Williamsburg, and
was Instantly killed, the body being horrl-
bly, mangled.
Married. in Carroll township. on Tuesday,
18Th inst, by Rev. G. CriStoph, Mr. Henry
Hopple. Jr .'and Miss -Ager, daughter OF
1hos. Ager. Esq. all of the above township,
May happiness and prosperity attend them
through life.
JACK Sw,yer. little nephew of our towns
man, II. Kinkead, Esq, was accidentally
Injured in the 1eshv part of one of his hands,
on Tuesday of last week. by the accidental
Discharge of pistol which he was careless
Iy handling.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. relict of David
Davis. drover. decd, died in this place. on
the 14th inst aged about 60 years. Mrs.
ID. had resided the greater part of her life
time in this vicinity. and was much esteemed
all who knew her.
A German named. John Millbarger was so
seriously injured by fall of ''horseback,"
in a coal mine in Allegheny township,
Westmoreiand county on the 18th inst, as
to cauGe his death on the lIth. He leaves
wife and three children.
Hon. John Porter, representative from this
county, has been appointed on the Educa-
tional Committee in the House. and Gen.
Harry White, Senator from this district. has
been placed on the Judiciary General (chair
man), Estates aud Escheats, Election Dis
tricts and RetrenchmenJ and Reform COM
nlittees in the Senate.
Another concert in aid Of the NJ. p. B
Club will be given in this place in the course
Of a couple Of weeks. Several other "sing-
lists" in addition to those who participated
in the last concert. have been secured for the
occasion, and we have no doubt the enter
tainment will be good one. The pro-
gramme will be entirely new.
A brakeman named Lawson Spires was
caught between two freight cars. at Story's
water station, two miles east of GrecuSburg.
on Friday night week, and crushed to death
His death was the RESULT of a collision be-
tween two trains. and the collision the
result of criminal carelessness on part of the
engineer Of one train and the lNgman of the
other.
Mr.. Evelyn Evans, we'll known to many
of our people as an actor and elOcutinnist.
has laid down the carnal BLACK Crook" and
taken up the spiritual shepherds crook. In
b.. CE, nd ~
tered the NJ +. ministry, and is now holding
revival meetings iu Pittsburgh. May he
succeed in making 1.-THE crooked places
straight"
An old man named Robert Mccormick.
living alone in Brushvalley township. Iudi-
ana county. was found in a dying conGition.
on Monday morning of last week. with his
head cut and bruised in 4 shocking manner.
He was in an insensible condition when
found, and died shortly after. The cause of
his death remains mystery, though murder
and robbery is limited at
Mr.. Daniel Beck. partner of our towns
man Mr.. A. j. Shoemaker in the mauufac-
ture Of -four aud lumber at Irwin Station.
went into a coal mine, on Thursday last, to
direct the removal of some coal, when
large piece of slate fell on him, crushing his
left arm and leg so terribly that his leg and
hand had to be amputated. The unfurtu-
nate man is now dong well
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany is
testing the experiment of building strong
feLces, with wide boards. on either side of
the deep cuts along their road, for the pur
pose of preventing tie drifting snow from
obstructing the track. Fences of this kind
have beeh put up at Gallitzi1. Ne hope
the experiment will prove success. and that
it will be extended to our Branch Road.
The genial countenance Of our young
friend, G. w. Easily, greeted US with benig-
nant smile on Tuesday morning last. He
spent the day among his many friends here,
and left in the evening on through ticket
for Erie, where he has concluded arrange
ments for entering forthwith upon the duties
N editor or che O6SeTUeI. published in that
city. May brilliant success and good fortune
attend him.
DR.. n. B. Wolfe. resident of Ebensburg
some twenty odd years ago, paid our town
a casual visit on Friday last, while on his
return tIip from Columbia, where he had been
attending the funeral of his mother, to his
home in Cincinnati. Nap looked very
little older than in days of yore, although he
has passed almost quarter of a century in
years and is said to have amassed = hand
some competence since last we saw him.
A little daughter OF Mr. Abraham Craw-
ford, of Green township, Indiana county
was recently shot in the shoulder the ball
lodging near the lungs, by pistol which
was accidentally discharged while being
used as a plaything by her little brother
aged only seven years. She was not ex
pected to live at last accounts. Mr.. James
Thomas of the same township was severely
injured, on the 9th inst, while engaged in
falling tree
We had the pleasure of brief interview
on Monday with Mr.. John Medium, who is |
at present on a visit to his mountain home
after a sojourn of four years. duration in |
Minnesota. He reports the Cambrians in |
that distant State as in good health, well con-
tented. and much pleased with the country
and its produetigeness. He says one of them |
harvested four thousand bushels of wheat |
alone last year. Mr.. Med. designs starting |
for Iowa next week, and from thsnce he |
will return to Minnesota in the spring
6AVE AnNEY. There is no mode of get
ting honestly sich excent bv being acononni