The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-06-26

! A lad named James Sweeny, less than
/ slX years old, whose parents reside in Mill
Vile borough, was accidentally thrown under
the local freight while attempting to climb
= on one of the moving cars, on Wednesday
afternoon last, and had one of his legs so
! terrible crushed that it had TO be amputated
Another sad warning.
DIR. Frank Green of Scottsville Huntino
| don county, was found dead on the road be-
/ tween Shirleysburg and his home or We'd
! nesday morning of last week with his skull
! fractured and his sulky and horse living be-
J side him, badly II not fatally injured The
verdict of the corOner's jury was that the
Doctor came to his death by being thrown
from his vehicle
Borough Council at its regular meeting
Monday night resolved to expend S44OO in
boring for water and levied n tax of three
mills on the dollar to meet the outlay. 4
committee of eight citizens appointed at the
same time to act with the Council in select
ing suitable site for the artesian we'll have
decided upon the old fair grounds as the
highest and most suitable point convenient
TO town.
Mr.. Cyrus Goughnour's barn. in Tavlor
township, was completely destroyed by fire,
on last Thursday night. Farming imple-
ments, grain, and SOW and pigs were burn
ed with 1t. Loss estimated at 81 700 The
Johnstown Democrat says it is believed TO
have been the work of an incendiary, and
suspicion rests on an individual with whom
MI Goughnour had a slight difficulty some
time since.
"A young man named Edward Matthews.
employed at the shook shop of Mr. David
Jones, in this place, met with painful and
somewhat singular accident on Saturday
afternoon last, caused by n drawing knife
which by some means became dislodged
from nail overhead, tn fall edgewise upon
his right hand, Immediately hack of the
thumO Joint, intticting a very ugly wound
and no doubt putting end to his labors
for ssme time to come.
Mr. Joseph Weisser, a practical watch
maker and competent workman, who for
some time past has been located at lhe Sum
NIT has leased portion of Nallie Luttrin-
gers tinware establishment in this place,
one door east of the post-Otfce, and expects
70 open up business in about one week from
date. Mr.. w. is an excellent mechanic, and
those who need any work in his line will do
we'll to give him call, as he is determined
TO give entire satisfaction in both work and
prices.
"A man named John .Tunkin, recently
married to widow lady ut Nineveh was
arrested in JohnstOwn, on Tuesday evening
last, on charge of fOrniCation and hastardy,
preferred early last September by Mary f.
Rager, of Jackson township. He gave bail
for his appearance TO answer. a well know n
citizen ef COnGmaugh borough is now in
Jail here for a like alleged offence imputed
TO him by young woman named JONES'
He declares his innocence and refuses to
enter bail.
The way mail from the west will here
after reach this place under the new order
of things at 5.45 p. m, and through mail
matter both ways will have TO be deposited
in the post-ufce here not later than half
past o'clock each evening, as the mail
messenger Is not obliged to convey the mail
to the station more than twice n day and
hence will take the through mail when he
delivers the way mail, rs above indicated.
Let business men and others interested make
4 note of these changes
An "AmeriCan citizen of 4 friCan scent "
who holds the ribbons of a coach and two
I've lHnVriDCr IN IittSbprC,b
iourning in this vicinity, was diddled ont of
ten dollars and free ride, of several miles
not long since, by professional tramp.
while on his way to this place with his wi
in the coach referred TO. The trick was
played by making Mr.. Smoke believe that
the road few miles from this place was in
Tested by highwaymen, and the money was
forthcoming on the ''turnpikc sailor arrce-
ing TO accompany him TO Ebensburg and act
as Il body guard in his defence-all which
was a nice thing for the tramp, but rather
expensive for the "man and brother"
1t is not often that a big corporation or
"anv other man" viii do more for reonle /
than the people actually desire or solicit, :
hut whe1 the G'?s. +. L. Co, gave us three ,
daily trains, as it has done since Monday !
last instead Of changing the time for the /
departure and arrival of the two trains al (
ready vOuChsafed MS, it certainly exceeded !
the fondest OnticipatiOns Of all our citizens. /
Under the new arrangement the first train !
leaves ut , o'clock, a. m. and returns at ! J
4. me Sttllfl lIdlIl leslNt'S at p M, ana
returns at 5.45 p. M; ana the third train |
leaves at 40 p. m, and after connecting |
with the Philadelphia Express east, just !
put on again, returns here at 9.45. Every |
body Ought to be satisfied now-eXcept the |
train men.
"A man riding along tho road leading !
from Armaugh in the direction of this place,
one day recently, was halted by three high |
with masked faces, who demanded !
his mrnev, which he disgorged TO the amount |
If hut they did not hplipyp that tO
be the full extent of his pile, they made |
him dismount and led him into the woods, |
where on searching his vest pocket, they
found sixty cents additional which they
finally returned to him and bade him depart
i'm peace. 4 few days afterwards a lad who
was taking two mules from Chest Springs TO
WAS stopped by two men at
about the same place, who proposed 70 pos
sess themselves of the two animals but when
about to take posscssion one of the mules
planted his foot in the ''brcad-haskct" of
the nearest highwayman, which sent him to
grass on double quick, and while his com
DaniOn was rendering him needed aid and
comfort the boy remOunted and made good
MS escape with the coveted hybridS.
Our tohacconistic and cigaristic young
friend. Simon Sultzhach, who carries very
large heart in Il rather diminutive body and
ql,antum SURcit of brains in an exceeding
Y close shaved pate, has placed MS under
.enewed obligations for two lunches of as
delicious cigars as it has ever been our good |
Ortune to sample, MISUNDERSTANDING the ldCC
hat we got part of our "broughten up in
tobacco shop as "stripper' bOy. Some
If these cigars are made ofreal genuine Ha-
vana filings. Mr.. S. has recently purchased
lot of this delicious tobacco, which OF late
years has become quite luxury even among
wealthy lovers of the weed, and which Is
1v all odds the best tobacco within our reach
hat the earth produces. OF course SIMON
las our sincere thanks for his kindly con-
,ideration and our best wishes for his con
inued and increased prospe rity, especially
Is he is now better than ever prepared 10
'urnish his customers with something more
han usually choice in the way of cigars
md tobacCos.
SHOT BIMSELF.-A very determined
hough fortunately unsuccessful attempt to
shuttle off this mortal coil, was made at
-illy's Station, this county, on Tuesday even
nC last by young man named Martin Leon
,rd. some eighteen or twenty years OF age.
Il seems that the would-be suicide, who IS
aid to have been slightly 6emented for