The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

book, are now displayed in abundance great.
er than anywhere else in the country.
I MIR. Arthur Cullen, of Wilmore, who ny
the way is one of the best mechanics that
ever handled n saw showed n plane, ac-
c"mplished the extraordinary feat on Friday
last OF driving six thousand and fifty slim
giles on building now being erected in that
place for Joseph Miller, Esq, from o'clock,
n. m. until o'clock p. NJ, with n recess of
one hour at noon. This is probably the best
days work that has ever been done by any
carpenter in this or any other county, and
the work itself will show al we can testify
having seen the roof on Monday last, that
the job has been done in first class style.
David kratzcr, living near Ashland
Furnace, this county, had occasion to lift
large stone while engaged in plowing, on
saturday last, aud under the stone he found
small green snake coiled up. At the same
time he felt n singing sensation in one of
his fingers and Supposing that he had been
bitten by The snake he hied him away to
Altoona on double quick to seek medical
aid but on being assured by physician that
it was only a felon (stone .feU on his fin
ger prnbably) he felt quite relieved and re-
turned home more jOyfully than sorrowfulIy
intent unon nursing his pet and thanking
God at the same time shat il was no worse
The Johnstown Tribune SAYS that within
. q radius OF ten miles from the spot where
young Jonas Maurer killed by light
nlng, nn Sunday week, in .Ienner township
Somerset county, three similar fatal ac-
/ cldents have occurred within the past few
a
sunday afternoon by u flash of lightning,
while she was sitting on porch at the
house of Mr.. John Brooks next was n son
of Mr.. Daniel Shaffer, who was struck while
III his fathers harm, and instant death WAS
I the result, and Mr.. Wilt, of Shade township,
while walking along with a InattoCk on his
shoulder, also met a sudden death from
lightning.
a young man named Charles Boucher
plunged u knife into he back of another
youn2 man named ThOs. McDermott Il
clerk i'll the employ of Mr.. John Ryan, of
Cambria borough, on Monday night last, in
ticting "A wound under the right shoulder
blade over two inches deep. The injury is
not considered dangerous but the condition
of the wounded man is such as to demand
careful treatment in order to avoid fatal re-
suits. Boucher was arrested aud after a
hearing was brought to Jail i'll this place on
Tuesday evening. The cowardly act was
pre- mpted by u desire for revenge, there hav-
ing been some previous trouble between the
assailant and his victim.
Immediately after the storing of a load
of hay in the loft of DIR. j. j. Oatman's sta
bIe in this place, during the early part of
April last, "a favorite eat belonging to the
family V of the late Rev j. W. Edie was dis
covered To be missing, and from that time
nothing was seen or heard of the Iruaut fe-
line until u few DAYS ago when she was
found buried in the hay, still living, but in
"A wOfully emaciated condition, conseq quent
. upon her long continued abstinence from
is thought she will soon I've herself again.
That rat has nine lives seems to he well
verified in this instance, but how pussy
I managed to worry through a period of nearly
{ two months under u load of hay il is not our
p,fTr-PUS to con njaCture, much less determine.
Ella, promising and interesting little
daughter of Mr.. VI. J.. Oatnan, of this place,
aged about one year and a'haif had The mis-
fortune to pull IA tin-cup fall of boiling water
from the table during the momentary alb
Sence of her mother ON Tuesday afternoon
last, thereby spilling the contents upon her
person and sCalding herself terribly on
the chin, neck, right arm and righl side
10 render her recovery next to impossible,
the greater part of her body being left a pei
feet mass OF p1rhoiled flesh devoid Of skin
which peeled Oft in rolls from all parts of
her person where the hot water had done
its fearful work OF course the SufferiugS
OF the poor child were eNcruciaring i'll the
, extreme, but I'll rough the medical skill of DIR.
j. j. Oatinan her sufferines We're promptly
relieved 10 u great extent, and were IL not
that very severe commissions have intervt II Il
and so much of the body has been EXPOSED
by the removal Of the skin, there would be
a reasonable hope, which now unfortunately
does not exist, for her ultimate recovery.
"A deaf man named VIM. j. Dnugherty,
aged about twenty-five years, and hailing
from Newark, y. j., where he is respccta-
bly, connected, was struck by the engine of
the Pacific EXPRESS west, near Wilmore, ri
Thursday morning of last week, and after
being thrown 10 the height of twelve or fif-
teen feet, landed at the foot of embaul<-
meut fully twenty feet from the starting
point, where he was soon after picked up
and the discovery made shat one of his arms
and one of his legs had been fractured and
that other severe injuries on his side, where
the engine struck him, and other parts OF
his body had been inflicted. He was at once
removed 10 the hotel of Mr. Joseph Horuer,
in WilmOTe, where, being i'll destitute cir
cumstances, he is at present receiving med
ical treatment under the direction of the
poor authorities of the county. The unfor-
tuuate man was engaged in reading u
rscript he held in his hands when the acci-
dent occurred, and being totally deaf from
childhood, owing to an attack ofscaret fever,
lie OF course did not hear he train approach
ing, and hence his misfortune.
The beautiful and Interesting ceremony
of crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin
took place at the Catholic church in this
borough on Monday evening last. y long
procession OF boys neatly attired and girls
dressed in white and wearing wreaths upon
their heads, filed into the church, carrying
appropriate banners, bearing boqUets of the
choicest flowers, and singing the Litauy of
the Blessed Virgin. Ten of the boys of Mt.
GallitZin Seminary came forward after the
procession had halted in the church, with
boquets of flowers in their hands, and after
each had in tnrn recited a verse of poetry
expressive of the language of the several
flowers and the purposc for which they were
presented, they made their floral offerings
in the proper order, the same being received
by Father Bowie and deposited upon the
altar, the final offering being beautiful
crown composed of elegan. flowers, which
the pastor placed upon the head of the
statue surInoun:ing the altar of the Blessed
Virgin. This beautiful ceremony over,
Rev. Father Devln, of Loretto, delivered
an edfying address TO the children, which
was listened TO with marked attention.
Then folio we'd the Ben nediction of he Blessed
Sacrament, after which the congregation
IL, Il had
held every evening during the month of
Nav came to an end.
On Friday last was witnessed the inn
pressive ceremony Of dedicating the hand
some new chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, at
Mt. GallitziE Seminary, in this place, and
the reception by Rev. II. McHugh, of Will
more of the profession of the VOWS of pow
ertv, chastity and obedience male by Miss