The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-30


tine life a few days ago. He didn't commem
crate the event by having golden wedding
or anything OF that sort, but with a hot goose
by his side, a lap board across his knees. and a
needle and thread in his still nimble fingers
he made it SUIT to 60 on in the even tenor of
MS way as il nothing unusual had happened
evidently intent upon laying up something
handsome for his old days. Nav he live 70
ENJOY many yearly returns of bis wedding ami
versary. '
some unknown but certainly very consid
a'e ana KIND hearted friend in PHILADELPHIA
has onne our six year old boy the kindness m
send him a barrel fall of sweet no,atoas 90
ne mas delegated us to return thanks Therefor
oe'ter pleased urchin we never saw He il
virtually running over with gladness and tho
result Is mat we have got some of it. his mother
has got some of it, and ali of us together h. 20
got some OF it, and we are now thegIaddest set
ot folks Imaginable, and Jus. as hanDv as a hio
suhno"er 1t is sweet to be remembered. buf
much sweeter to be sweetencd with whole
barrel full OF sweet potatoes. Amt it sweetf
-our citizens were treated to an out door
entertainment of very novel character on
"edhecday morning last, the performer beinp
huge bear trained to waltz on his hind leos
anu perform various other feats like unto a
human biped, all of which he did with AN ease
ana grace that was truly astonishing. His
oearshlp Is OF Russian extraction. as are also
his TWO keepers, but for all that they didn,t do
ing up stamps in this locality Everybody
kept rushing TO see the show, however. and
everybody that did see thought there was a
fortune in that bear if the proprietors would
only do like the politiciars-go into the can
vass.
"A young man named Jordan Mardis son of
Jos. Mardis, Esq, of BIncklick twp who died
uesuay last from the effects of wound in
nicted on one of his knees, a couple of weeks
ago oy penknIte which he was attempting to
open by slight of-hand maneuvre and which
neW from his grasp in the effort the blade pen
etratIng his knee and severiag all artery and
producing other injuries which after very seyera
suffering have unfortunately proved fatal He
was d young man some twenty o Id wears of
age, but still lived with his parents, who have
our earnest sympathy in their sad bereavement
bis death should serve as a W arning caiust the
careless handling OF knives and other sharp
implements.
"A Rev. gentleman named Babcock hail
ing from New Hampshire, and having the let
teTs u. W G. T. appended to his name. was
announced TO speak piece at the Court House
Oh ednesday evening last, on behalf of Tenn.
perance, meaning the third party movement.
tut owing to come cause he didn't stay long
enough to fulfill his engagement. The reason
assigned was that he cou du't make the con-
nectlon Tor some other point if he remained
here but We suspect that little too much of
ms own element, cold water, poured on bv tho
temperance folks in this vicinity, who didn't
/ want to hear anything about the third party
project, had considerable to do with his hasty
departure Tor more cOngenial cline
ESCAPE. On Friday night of last week. the
burglar confiaed in the county iail for entering
the house of Andrew Lasher-and who was
known as Baltimore Pete"-escaped and is
now al large. He first took up a piece of floor
ing or a short piece Of board, about two feet
long and three inches wide. in the end Of which
he found nail. W iih this nail lie went to
work and removed the plasteriEg of the wall
beside the cell door, near the floor, and with
the nail and board succeeded in getting the
tricks loose and made hole through into the
Prison Hall. Through this he crept out, car
rying with him the piece of board with which
he pried the crate bars oUt of the heater pipe
removed the lining, which is loosely inserted
and then got through into the cellar From
this lie climbed over brick wall and got into
! The stairway leading to the main hall above.
/ With pick and axe, which he brought
| al3ny from the cellar. he forced the latch #
/ th" stair door and then at the front door
/ Here he found the KEY inside, and then pull ed
| back the bolt and walked out, leaving his axe
/ and pick standing beside the door of TAILOR
Beals. 1t is believed that if Re had not found
tue key in the outer door he meant to enter the
! room OF Reals and dispatch him get the key +,
/ at the hazard of both their lives h is a dos
| perate villain and we hope he may be brought
/ to justice yet.-Holli lidaysburg Register.
/ PETTY FRAUD The Philipsburg Journal
/ says: "On Friday of last week it trauspired
/ that discovery made public which was
damaging to the agent of the Adams Express
Company at this place. For so me time past, a
| firm receiN ing many goods by express has sus-
! pected that somebody connected with this Of
/ hce must be amiss, as they were charged more
! than rates, and an investigation in II quiet way
was begun, eliminating in the establishment
fNI 81, ~, tt1,o - 4
standing IN society, a member of leading
| church, for hose honesty and reliability any
! citizen would have vouched-had for more
/ than year carried on systematic and udis
! crlminate fraud upon the public. To such an
! extent had this been done that even the man
who was his bondsnan did not escape The
! movie in which this carried on was simply
/ to charge any sum that the cousguee would
[ be likely to stand more upon the delivery book
/ than appeared on the way bills. This over
/ charge went into the pocket of the agent He
| expresses cOptrition for his rlisdeeds. The
( special agent OF the company has removed the
/ deiraudlng agent and promises restitution -
! Geo. Ii. Zeigler has been appointed agent
FATAL ACc;DENT.-Mr. Byers, near West
| Lebanon, met with ia tai accident on Sat ur-
! day last 1t appears that on the morning
| above mentioned, Mr. Byers, in company with
| little son, aged four years, started to the
woods to get some grapes They shortly
found a vine on very high tree and Mr.. B.
assembled some forty fve feet, and in moving
about slipped off a limb and fell to the ground.
| Although terribly hurt, he was conscious and
told his to go to a neighbor's house and
procure assistance. But the little fellow, being
( frightened, lost the way, and assistance did not
reach the wounded man until some three hours
after the accident. 1t was found that he had
! fallen on his breast and face, his breast bone
being crushed in. his teeth knocked out and
his face and jaws fearfully smashed. He was
just able to exclaim, "My God. l am dying. "
| A sheet was obtained and he was taken to his
residence where he soon after expired. His
sulTerings are said have been intense and
most distressing to look upon. He in :
dustrous citizen and leaves a wife and three
children to mourn his sudden death.--Indiana a
Messenger.