The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-27


season. aud that you know was some time
ago. hut Mr.. Albert Boslet of Carroll twp,
AYERS that it is none the less true that he
killed a blacksuake, which measured ten feet,
seven inches. The same gentleman lays
claim to the shooting in the same locality,
some seven years ago, Of reptile of like spe-
cies which measured fully twelve feet.
An infant daughter. aged 16 months, Of
Mr. Noel, resijing in Woodvale borough,
was terribly burned on Wednesday morning
last by fire communicated, il is supposed,
from a burning stick in the hands of four
years old sister who was left in charge of
the infant during the temporary absence of
the mother, and it is thought that the little
sufferer cannot survive.
The champion baby of Blair county is
three months old sou of Mr.. Geo. Leibeck,
residing near Altoona. The youthful giant
weighs twenty pounds, twelve OF which he
brought into the world with him, and is two
feet two inches high. Such an infant can
afford To Leibeck and laugh at anything in
the shape of baby boys girls either that
can be trotted out in that vicinity.
j B. Harnden, a Pa. r. K. police Off
Ger at Altoona, yesterday brought 10 this
place and delivered to Sheriff Banner two
Young men named David and Jasper Bailey,
whom he arrested near Bells Mills, Blair
county They are charged with having been
concerned in robbing the at Cresson last
fall. They had the pleasure, or the pain, as
the case may be, of meeting several of their
confederates in their new quarters.
A voting man named Wallace Nesbit
was struck by lightning and instantly killed
on the farm of his uncle, John irving, near
Blafrsvile, on Friday afternoon last. He
was walking through field at the time
with pitchfork on his shoulder, and the
lightning, after first striking the pitchfork,
passed down his person, leaving it's impress
ON his clothing and tearing his boots into
sh reds.
Our friend Gilbert +. Little, Esq,
young Cambrian now practising law Mt Co
lumbus Ind, has in his possession an auto
I pranh letter written at Autiel, France, by
! no less n nersonage that General Marquis de
/ LAFAYETTE The letter is directed to "Aon-
/ sier McIipnry, Hotel de Boston. Paris, and
hears date Jan. Z, 1908. A little coaxing, we
/ have little doubt, would induce Mr.. Little to
/ send this little souvenir TO the centennial
Henry Husfeld Of Altoona was arrested
and after hearing on Tuesday last before
. L. S. Commissioners Rutledge, at Johnstown,
on charge of manufacturing leaf tobacco
| without making the proper returns, etc,
/ was held in $1,000 bail for his appearance
before the the q. S. District Court ut Pitts
hurch in October next, to answer. His es-
. tablishment, containing about 10000 cigars
and 200 pounds of leaf tobacco, was also
seized.
/ "A farmer in this county is credited With
a new departure in the way Of wheat grow
ing. which he has just harvested with the
most satisfactory results. He planted at
. the proper time Il half teacupful of wheat in
hills about eight inches apart, putting three
grains in each bill. From each Of these bills
an average Of fiFty-four stalks grew TO per-
factiou, the heading on each stalk ranging
from five to eight inches, and the entire lot
producing full peek of excellent wheat.
Joseph Stahl, au Altoona lad aged about
sixteen years, got on coal-dump in that
city, on Thursday evening Of last week, for
the purpose of riding n short distance up
the mountain, but the train had gone but q
short distance when the trap used for uu-
loading the car, and upon which he was
standing at the time gave way and he was
precipitated to the track, the cars passing
over him, scvering his head from his body
and otherwise nangling him in horrible
manner.
Mr.. John Beecher, boss carder in the
woolen mill at Woodvale, near Johnstown,
had his right arm torn from the socket on
"Wednesday forenoon, about half-past 10 o.
clock, by having his fingers caught and his
arm drawn in between the cylinder OF burr
picker and n fan underneath. The unfor-
tuuate man lost great deal of blood ana
suffered terribly before medical aid reached
him, but is now doing well as could be
expected, and in view of his great physical
strength strong hopes are entertained Tor
his ultimate recovery.
I Mr.. Peter McTamany, of Louisville, KY,
one of the most thorough gentlemen and re-
liable railroad engineers Cambria county
ever had the honor of producing, is at pres
ent on a visit with his family 10 the scenes
OF his childhood days at Lilly's Station, from
whence he took occasion to run up yesterday
and look in on his friends hereaway. Wei
come indeed aud truly worthy of generous
greetings are such true men as our friend
Peter, whom we are glad 10 know is pros
periug abundantly i'll his cold Kentucky
Home" BE it ever thus with him aud his.
Were it not that some things are as like
Iv TO he forgotten as others, it would seem
almost superfluous for us to call attention to
the fact that Mr.. James Wilkinson, of Lo-
retto. who by the way stands unrivalled for
the superiority Of his work, is still prepared
TO turn ont monuments, tombstones, and all
other work in that line, on the shortest pos
sible notice and at rates which no manufac-
turer in city or country can excel for cheap
ness He has three magnificent monuments
. now approaching completion which cannot
fail to add to his fame mechanic and
elicit high praise from all who see them.
, Mr. Henry Campbell, of Carroll town
shin comes once more to the front with a
verv rare natural curiosity in the shape OF
Siamese eggs, Joined together at the butt