The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-12-24


eph Peddicord for larceny, but she case,
the facts of which our readers are already
familiar with, was continued until the next
term of court.
The two women charged with setting
hrs TO Mr.. John Lantzey's saw mill In Chest
township, and who were brought to jail here
on the night Of the 9Th inst. were on Tues
day last taken ont on q writ of habeus corpus
and furnished bail in the sum Of $500 each
for their appearance at court to answer the
charge preferred against them.
MIR. Percival r. Smith is the name Of the
gentleman who has been appointed Superin-
tendeut of Transportation, rice Hon. John
Reilly, now serving his constituents In Con-
gress. Whether Mr.. Reilly's withdrawal Is
temporary OF permanent we are not prepared
to say, but If he does not return to his former
position We presume it will be because he
has been calle,i mp higher in the service of
the Pa. r. K. Co.
Mr.. George Gates, of Yoder township.
whose severe illness we noticed a few weeks
ago, died on Monday last, aged upwards of
eighty years. Mr.. Gates was well known to
many of our citizens, having been frequent
court. He was possessed of wonderful
physical endurance, and with due care for
his bodily health, would undoubtedly have
lived many years longer.
Leap year is coming on apace. Little
more than q week hence 1t will have tiawned
upon us in all Its glory, and marriageabls
bachelors and hrevet husbands should there
fore prepare themselves forthwith for the
,
selves I'm stylish apparel at Jas. j. Murphy's
Star Clothing Hall, 100 Clinton street, johns
town, where excellent goods and low prices
are the attractions offered to all buyers.
IF it is proper to speak of cold weather
belng red hot, we can truly say that we
had rs severe n spell Of that kind the latter
part of last week aud the early part of the
present week as has been ex perienced in this
latitude for many a day. At present, how
ever, the atmosphere is much more child
like and bland, and the snow that had
has given place to almost urfathomable
mud that we didn't want Mt all. at all.
We forgot to notice last week that Mr..
Masterson, recently assigned to the position
OF engineer on our Branch train, had been
returned to duty on the maiu line and that
our good friend and patron, Mr.. Bart. Nc
Cabe, of Cambria borough, is now the en-
gineer i'm charge on the +. & G. r. r. We
are glad to welcome Bart, amongst and
hope that he will he continued in the posi-
tion he now 30 efficiently fills for many a
day to come.
We had visit on w ed nes,lay from Mrw
I. Reed. representative of the publishing firm
of Wiggins & McKillop, Pittsburgh, who
is at present taking names and collating facts
for full and reliable directory of Cambria
county-a work which is to be issued in sub
stautial form by said firm some time during
the coming month. Such y work cannot fail
to prove highly useful to business men and
others, and we trust the publishers will meet
with n liberal encouragement.
"A man named VIM. Flick was arrested
in Millville borough OH Tuesday night last
for alleged completely with another man
named j ohm Mcmahon in the robbery of n
store at Springfield Furnace, Blair county,
on the 7th of last Oct tober, at which time and
place several hundred dollars worth of goods
were stolen. McMahon was arrested about
two weeks after the robbery, and now his
| alleged confederate has been taken to join
him in the Holli,iaysburg Jail.
In portion of last week issue we no
ticed the fact that an old man named George
Shank, trackman on the Pa r. r., had
| been struck and killed 10y the Way Passenger
train west, on Wednesday of last week,
short distance this side of Gallitzin. The
unfortunate man was employed at the time
in sweeping snow from one of the switches,
and having his ears muffied mp TO protect
them from the cold, did not hear the train
approach. He was one Of the oldest repair
men that division.
Our little ten-year-old friend Mollie
kiel, of wilmore ifs mistaken " hen she says
that the answer to Mr.. Trout's puzzle, As
published, was furnished by little Ella
Byrne, but she Is right when she says that
one Of the figure 9's in said answer should
have been An San error for which the prin-
ter and not the author must be held account
| able. OF course the solution sent by Mollie
is the right one, and as she says she is very
much pleased with our "Puzzle Depart
ment," we hope to hear from her often.
Come TO ne, dearest, while my sonet I'm
singing, come when I wait thee in silence
alone come while the stars their soft glances
bright than thy own. But us, on second
thought, you needn't ccme yourself, though
you solicited 10 send yonr pap, your
| brother, or any of your male relations or
friends, big little, 10 the great clothing
bazarr of Godfrey Wolff, Seventeenth street.
next door TO the rosfoffice, Altoona. where
they can all rig themselves out i'm the very
best of wearing apparel at n asDaller outlay of
the ready cash than at any other clothing
establishment in Centrrl Pennsylvania.
Candidates for nomination on the Dem
ocratic county ticket next year are still
coming to the front, but as we have male it
a rule TO mention no names unless we know
positively that the parties are in the field,
we will refer to none :his week except Mr..
John Somerville, of Susquehanna, who as
sures us of his intention to take his chances
In the race for Sheriff. 1t is almost needless
70 say that Democrat and an hon.
est, upright and clever gentlemen, Mr. Som
eryille has TO superior anywhere, and that
he would faithfully and acccptably perform
the duties of the Office TO which he aspires
is just ~ certain as that he would be elected
by an overwhelming majority IL he was
placed upon the track There are other men
aspiring for the position who are equally
competent, but the nomination of no one
are sure would give more unbOunded salts
faction than that of Mr.. Somervilie.
Tyrone made three narrow escapes from
destructive fires within the past few days.
upper rooms in the Central hotel with a
lighted candle in it's hand, and soon after
the discovery was made that the room was
full of smoke, and further investigation dis
closed the fact that the child had accident
ally set fire TO n quantity of bed clothes.
The flames were promptly suhdued, but not
until about $50 worth of property had been
destroyed. The same evening q red hot
stove was upset at the residence of Adam
Estriker, but the outcries of the women
folks soon brought several men to the scene,
and the fire was "outened,' as the Johns
town Tribune would remark, before any
serious damage was done. On Monday even
ing a lamp exploded at the residence Of
widow lady I'm that place, and had It not
been for the well directed efforts OF two
gentleman who happened to be passing at
the time, the widow and the house would
both upfou btetily have suffered very badly