The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-06

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The nCmbsr of accidents. in many ina;an
/ ces fatal, which annually occur in coupling
! cars On tine different railroads throughout the
/ country, may so estimated oy tie hundred -
/ Not only 20 guaTt agaiust, but absolutely 70
! prevent these, has long been ii subject of ark
! lous sohcitCde with railroad men We are
authorized To announce that the desired object
has at last been attained Ivy an invention of
] MIR Peter Campbell, a citizen OF this county
! who resides near Carrolltown. Mr.. Campbell
/ has taken out a patent for bis improv mett
and although We have seen the model. we will
rot undertake e here unutely to describe il but
/ will briefly state the merits of this wonderful
! invention they have been detailed to US by
Il gentleman fully posted on he subect
IN the drst place. then it is n self-1ctfn1 car
/ coi{,Lihg, certain IN It's operation. and cannot
! can couple q train of cars, of any length lust
/ as rapidly as he can back up his engine. 1t is
u safer stronger coupling than the i'm and min
/ now in ever can be. and il is
impossible for man to be caught between the
/ bumpers, injured in any manner while
/ coupling or uncouplingscars with this invcn-
! ton. a car can be -uncoupled at any time
without a man on the train getting oil, it
( can be unconpled by Il man standing by the
side of the train, without the least possible
danger. More than this, 81 tram can be cat, or
! t,Hcuttpicd, at any given point along the whole
! train, i;l iIistGnt while the train is running
/ at lts greatest speed so that If the engine or
/ track, the train may be instantly cat at any
/ safe point ana the rear end OF the train bfohc
I dn1Cn and kept safely on the track. Again, If
! the hind portion of the train gets of the track
/ it can be cut loose and thus prevent the entire
I train from being pulled or The hey con-
Meeting bar i so arranged rs TO suit cars OF
unequal helght rs wei as II all was OF the
same height. There is also II connecting ken
or bar which answers perfectly whore car
! with the old link ana pin attachment might
/ be put on the road, and which wOuld answer
I until all the cars could be changed or the rev
/ coupling attached TO them. The new coupling
/ can be attached 10 the cas- as they now are,
ana without building the car to suit the coup
( ling the iron ROD or faS ten1nG now IN use an
sweriEg perfectly with this invention. The
/ same band now used TO hold the dru1cftcdd in
/ its position can be used, the old drawhead be
/ ing readily taken out and the new put in
ITS place. In soupiIng cars While me train Is
Standing Sun there Wlli De no necd OF wasting
! time in waiting for the engine to slack mp,
lives and limbs will be saved every year by
great lessening in the number Of employees Oh
/ trains as they are now run.
! We have thus as briefly as possible stated
what it !s claim ed this "self- acting coupl-
! ing" will accomplish, and we leave to
/ those more Immediately interested the duty of
! testing its capacity and fitness for the great
work it ia designed to do. If 1t will. a fair
trial, perform what the inventor claims, and
free to say that we cannot see how it
can fail under any circumstances, it is one of
| the most important and valuable inventions of
the age. and ought TO commend itself to the
officers of all railroads. not only in this couD-
try, but throughout the civilized world
LIQUOR OK ELRcrIoS DAys-For the infor-
nation of hotel keepers. aud others, we publish
the following bill which has sed both Hous
es Of the Legislature and been signed by the
Governor. 1t is comprehensive and easily un-
der,tood
SBo l. Bo il enacted &c., That from and
after the passage of this act it shall not be law
| full Tor sny person in the Common W ealth
Whether licensed to sell liqgors or unlicensed,
to buy, seIl or give away 10 be used as drink,
any spirituous or Dait liquors. wine, cidor, OF
any o,her substance containing alcohol, on
any part of any day set apart or TO be set apart
for any general or special election by the citi
zens in OF within any of the precincts, wards,
townships, counties or any other election divis-
ions or districts in this Com u onwealtt.
SEC. >. Any person violating the provisions
Of the fret section Of this act shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemennor, and shall be sutjcct
TO mnrison mcnt in the proper jail OF the proper
county for 4 term of not less than lo days nor
more than 100 in the discretion Of the court.
and shall also in addition to the above, be sub
iect to fine of not less than $50 ard not
more than $500 in the discretion OF the court.
Mr. Schnatterly moved to amend the first
section as follows: That tho PROVISIONS Of this
bill shall not be enforced after the election
polls are closed in abe evening, or the sale Of
LIQUOR prohibited after that time. Agreed TO.
Ora SIxrEESrH Towa CousCIL.-March 90
! 1910. the foilowing named officers were elected
Burgess James Riley; Council, Owen McDon-
aid Michael Downey, ohm DouGherty, VIII
liam Mills Philip Noon; High Constable,
| Charles Iftzinger The appointments were:
/ Town Clerk. John Fl. Zahm: Street. Commis
sioner. John Williams; Treasurer, Edward
! Shoemaker: Superintendent of Hay Scales
/ Richard Dunn: Street Regulators, John hur-
/ raw. Alexander Bell, Harrison KiIk cad; Fire
I men John MURRAY, Johnston Moore, David
/ H. Robart.; Superintendent of Fire Engine
J Richard Lewis committee WAS appointed
to take bonds of the High Constable Treas
urcr, apd Superintendent of Hay Scales-the
/ first two in tho sum of 5000 zach, the last in
SlOO;' and the "actual valuation OF property
/ was assessed and the rate of tax valued at six
/ mills to the dollar" and then, business being
/ a little dull the Council turned down the leaf
of the official record May Goth, 1870, shut the
book, and went out ard played base ball the
/ rest of the aiternoon.-AlleShaninn
Almost A FATAL MIsTAKE "A man named
/ Isaac Rothrock, living near GrayhaUpton,
/ Clearfeld county, arose from his slumbers on
/ Sunday morning, April 9Th, and as Nas his
custom proceeded to tho cupboard to get hIs
I .'bitters." Being no doubt aware that There
| is many a slip 'tTiIt the cup and ths lip and
! desirous that there should be none in his case,
/ he deter mined to take IL ''by word OF mouth
/ J. e. out Of the bottle, ana seizins 1t ne took Il
! long and strong pull. Imagine his horror,
when. upon sitting the bottle down. ne discov-
erei he had treated his inner man to drsught
of poison for bedbugs instead of poison Tor
mon Two bottles, much alike, were in The
cupboard. one contaiIing whiskoy, and the
other the quicker poison, and in his haste he
had taken a drink out OF the wrong bottle -
| Physicians we're called in, autidotes were sp-
piled, and at last accounts he was recovering
aowly wly-Philipsburg journal.
We are. pleased to learn that Mr. ). a
Shoemaker has purchased tho interests Of
Messrs Abel Lloyd. N Vinroe and Il. J.
Grouse in the foundry establishment in this
place which has been standing idle for several
mon tbs past. Mr. SIS purchase entrances all
but one share in the foundry. that OF Mr.. Jas
Convery, and we believe it is the intention Of
the new firm to assume operations without de-
lay Mr.. Grouse, understand. is to be re
tanned as foreman Of the moulding room, " hile