The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-14


! hesday, OF consumption, aged about 45 wears.
! We segrcgate the following from the pro-
| ceedlngs had in the United States District
] Court, at Pittsburgh, yesterday Owen
! Cunningham, bankrupt, Cambria county.
/ Argument on exceptions to the approval of
/ the election of .Johu y. Blair as assignee
Shoemaker for and Reade against excep-
/ tions. Decision of the Court withheld y
! While experimenting with chepicaI d,
| the other day, Mr.. Mateer an Altoona druo-
! gist, was severely burned by the exnIosiGn
OF, some drugs which he had placed in a flask.
The first report from the Tribune v,as tba :
both his eyes had been ruined. but accnrIS
ing to the Mirror of same date it was oul y
ms handS that suffered in the hurninr
seven horses and carts, the property of
MeSSrs. campbell Bros, contractors. os AL
to"Ha, passed through this place on Friday
last. They came from Irwin's Station. West
moreiand county, where the firm nam cd h nj
Il railroad contract, and were bound for AL
toona. -Four horses and carts W eut west
ward on Sunday, but where they came from
and whittier they were going we did not
learn.
"A lot of new music has just been receiv-
ed by the Silver Cornet Band, and some
tunes that have not yet been heard by our
citizens will shortly be in order Bv the yyav
1t may be said that the band is making roniJ
progress in the acquisition of musical kuOwl-
edgo, both theoretical and practical and
though not equal TO the Great Western il is
Yet SIP rior to many bands of infinitely mora
prctensirns.
Several weeks ago John Newcomer. of
New Washington, Cicariield county, de-
campcd with $500 Of other peoples money
He vas entrusted with $500 by Mr. NJ Ar
mold, of New Washington, IL be deposited in
the First National Bank OF EurwenSvillc
and 500 by j Il. McMUrry, OF New Wash
lneton, to bc deposited in the County Nation
nj Bank at Clearfinld. His whereabouts are
not known.
The number of pdtato-Iugs thus far ere
mated by Herr Foster of the Cambria House
Is estimated by thar gentleman n three bush
els, or sixteen million seven hundred and
nifty thousand, with the good work going ON
unahatedly. As result we are assured
that Mr.. Fosters potato crop this fall will
De as heavy as usual while whole acres of
the csculcnt in his immediate neighborhuod
will prove q total failure.
The work of boring the artesian well the
nucleus OF our water-works 10 be, was begun
on Tuesday, and large numbers of our cit
liens who had never before witnessed the
operation of penetrating the earth bowels
after this manner focllCd to see how the
thing was done. y distance of twenty feet
was attained that day, which has been stead
lily increased dav by day since till at the
time of this writing Thursday the anger
has attained this depth OF so Feet
We learn in time 10 publish in one-third
of our edition this week that the barn of our
worthy friend and patron, Mr.. James Me
Dunn, of Summerhill township. was struck
by lightning during the terrific storm Of
w tOneSti3N evening, ana belnr Thus set
fire, the building and all II contained, inClu-
ding the greater part of his summer crops,
was totally consumed. NIr. Med. has our
earnest sympathy in his great misfortune.
The troui-iishing season expires by law
next Saturday. y party consisting of three
or four amateurs took Advantage Of the few
days ot grace remaining by hieug Ia Skel-
lys Run, q short distance north OF town. on
Wednesday, but the spotted beauties secured
by them We're 80 few in numbers and SO in
fpitpSiD,allr lr small TINT tho Ssh
unanimous in the expression of the opinion
that it wouldn't have lyreu 4 bad thing ii
the season had expired say n week sooner.
BeS'trs THIS. They got caught in ;hc storm.
The Pr0hihitory party met AZ Harris
burg on "Wednesday and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Lieutenant Governor. Ben
jamin Rush bradford, of Beaver county:
Judge of Supreme Court, Simon II. Chase.
of SusqurhaUua county; Auditor General,
Calvin Parsons of Luzcrnc county: ScCrcta-
~ of Internal Affairs w. p. Cuthheratou,
Of Montgomery county. y series of res0,u-
tiuuS was adopted. recommending the sup
port for office iy prouibitiuuiStS of those only
who are opposed to the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors.
Mr. Cha7nan's Normal School couclu-
dcd its term Yesterday. The roll contained
the names OF forty students, or ten more than
Mr.. {. desired TO admit This of itself Will
I've enough to- show the measure Of popular
ity III which the school is held by those de
siruus OF attaining such an education as will
the number who would have claimed almis
sion would have been doubled could the nee
essary accommodations in the shape of sit
tiug-room have been afforded. In word,
the school Is a credit to Ebcnsburg.
Mr.. Peter II. y rg, formerly of this TO-
calitv. but who with his family is now liV
ing in Kansas. writes that the maj or part of
his crops this year has been destroyed 10y
gra--AuuprrS. These pests just now ahso-
lutely Overrun that and other Western
States, and in some parts no crops whatever
will be gathered. When they traverse 4
field they leave no vcstigc of green behind,
unless IL bc green paint We imagine IA"
potato-Iug bad enough but we thank God
il j. not the graSshnpp"r that swarrns our
fields and lickS up the substance OF the same.
"A man who was endcavoring to steal Il
ride over the Pennsylvania Railroad from
PGiladclphia to Pittsburgh, to be present Il {
the Edwar,is-C Collycr prze fl Iht, came to grief
near Lancaster ON Monday. He had taken
up Il position ON the roof OF the Parlho EX-
press and ut the point named his head cam"
i'm contact with Il bridge, knocking his brains
ont II is a pity that the two principals IN
the s'miu " with their immediate friends and
LackrrS had not been on that Car-roof at the
same, time and met p like fate. The result
ant funerals would have been ones at which
few tears would have been she'd.
ON Tuesday last Miss Weaver, who
resided with her rbrothcr-in-law, Mr. Joseph
Miller in Carroll township, about two miles
north Of Carrolltowu, stepped out OF ih.
F house ana Walkcu away III II4' u''''' ''v'' ''
the fields. Her absence became 50 prolong-
ed that search was inStituted for her, ami M
a uotato-patch about three rods from the
house the body was discovered, lifeleSs and
cold. An inquest was held on the remains
/ bv Justice Scaulan, Of Carrolltown, ana Il
! verdict Of death from epilepsy was renaer-
4 ed The deceased was about 20 years ot age,
and was respected and esteemed by all who
knew her.
The nropramme of the Turnfest and
4 Vorl, sfnst TO b. held at .johnstOWn Commcn-
cling tomorrow, is this in brief: Saturday
evening, procession and illumination; sun
dav morning excursion 10 CreSson, and eve
ming. sacred music concert in Union han;
/ Monday athletic sports, gymnastc cNerciS-
. es etc on grounds of the Highland Agrl'
! cultural Society; Tuesday, evening, Dali IN
/ Union Hall. 1t is rumored that spcciaI
train will run from Ebcnsburg to Cr@Sson on
. =, ~ reunion Mt the Summit, but no official
=: =. 70 thnt ctfct haE reaclr..d us UP