The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-21

MIR. Joseph Shoemaker, a resident of
/ Huntingdon, had his neck broken, on We'd
nesday of last week, by being ierked off a
/ hand car which had been attached bymeans
/ of wire to the rear car of a cattle train,
the other end of the wire passing around
Mr.. SIS arm. a sudden increase of speed
on part of the train, the wire being slack
at the time, jerked the unfortunate man
from his position, and after turning COM
plete somersault, he fell upon the track,
with the result stated. He was taken to
his home, where he died few hours after.
Now is the time to bear with your
friends and put up with your enemies At
least Sheriff elect Banner seems to look at
1t IN that light so far as his friends are con-
ceTned, tor no longer ago than Saturday
last he sent nearly two hundred weight Of
bear meat to Sheriff Bonacker, with in
structlons to apportiOn it out to the mutual
friends of both in this locality as his fancy
might dictate, Being one of the ''white
headed boys" so to speak, we came in for
a liberal share of the toothSome treat. for
which the gentlemen named have our sim
cere thanks. If the flesh pots of Egypt
contained anything so luscious and tender
as that bear meat, we don't wonder at the
lsraelites for hankeTing after them.
Mrs. Cecilia Brown, wife of Mr.. Geo.
w. Brown, and sister of Mr.. Jas. Todd.
deceased, at one time editor of the Demo-
crdt and Sentinel, died of consumption, Fat
her home in this place. on Sunday last,
aged about 80 years. The deceased was
most exemplary woman, and, having per-
formed the duties of life faithfully and
well. there is every reason to hope that she
has been called to the enjoyment of bliss
ful eternity. The remains were inferred
III the Catholic cemetery on Tuesday morn
ing last, aftera High Mass of requiem and
an impressive funeral sermon by Father
Christy. She has left kind husband to
mourn her loss and an infant child bereft
of mothers love and mothers care.
"A compile of horses attached to splen-
did hearse belonging to Mr.. John Hickey,
of Altoona, became frightened at loco
motive, on Tuesday morning last, while
conveying the remains of an old lady named
McDeTmott, ninety-three years of age, to
the Catholic cemetery, and running away,
wrecked the hearse badly and damaged
the coffin so much that the corpse was ex-
posed to view. The scene that ensued can
be better imagined than described, but the
coffin was repaired as speedily as possible
and the corpse was finally borne to its last
resting place by the pall-bearers. Mr..
Hickey and the horses were but slightly in
juTed. The hearse was damaged to such
an extent that it will require a couple of
hundred dollars to put it in complete trim.
Monday last was the day on which the
County Commissioners were required to
meet and make their appointments. Ow-
ing, however, to the unavoidable absence
of Anthony Anna, Esq, the meeting did
not take place until Tuesday. Mr.. Edw.
Glass, the newly elected Commissioner,
took his seat, after which the following ap-
pointments were made: Counsel, John s.
Rhey, Esq. Clerk, John A. Kennedy,
Esq; Mercantile Appraiser John B. Ross.
,,,.fo EN,.in al frCo 4la
board with the same pure and irreproach-
able character with which he entered upon
the duties of his office, and having fulfilled
the part of a good and faithful public SER
want, he carries with him in his retirement
what he brought with him IL his promo
ton, the confidence and esteem of all who
know him. Mr.. Glass the new Commits
sioner, has heretofore filled the Office with
fidelity and to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie. His past conduct in the Office indica
ted his future efficiency. The present
board consists of Messrs. VIM. d. MClel-
land, Anthony Anna and Edward Glass,
with Mr.. NJ Clellaud as its President.
-NessrS. Stephen A Lance and Henry
HelseI succeeded in killing two ffue deer
on the mountain back of Hemlock, this
county, on Saturday Ia ia fact which in
duced the former gentleman to play it
alone on Tuesday of this week, which he
did to the extent of one fat turkey gObbler
, of the untamed species. On his way back,
however, Mr.. Lance's dog scented some
thing unusual in laurel thicket and went
in to interview the object. The interview
was of brief duration, however, for in an
incredible short space of time a badly de
mOraliZed and completely chawed up dog
might have been seen emerging from that
thicKet on a double quick, followed by no
less than three black bears. AS soon as
the bears saw Mr. Lance and Mr.. Lance
saw the bears, there seemed 20 be mutu-
al agreement all round that that wasn't
a healthy place to be in, so without stand
ing on the order of their going, they all
went at once, taking of course different di-
rections. Mr.. L. says that had it not been
for the fact that the nipple of his rifle had
been broken in shooting the wild turkey,
he would have given them a blzza rd any
how. Being all right on the nipple now,
Messrs. Lance and Helsel expected to go
for those bears with malice aforethought
on Wednesday evening last, since which
time we have no record of their doings.