The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-19

Mr.. John Fl. Law, Of Hollidaysburg,
was swindled out of SIS a few days ago by
means of false check on the First National
Bank of that place, sharper giving ms
name az Ell b. Ross having purchased Sl9o
worth of goods and presented fraudulent
check, amount not stated, but as MT. Law
could not make the change the sharper
agreed to take S15 in money and due Dill
for the balance, saying that he would call
for the goods and the rest of the 'spons IN
a day or two. Obtaining which, he skipped
out and made himself scarce. Mr.. Law
will no doubt introduce him to his namesake
when he catches him.
Miss Hattie Humphrey, daughter of
Mr.. Roland Humphrey, of Cambria town.
ship, while assisting her mother to prepare
supper on Wednesday evening of last week,
complained of a severe pain i'm her head and
by the advice of her mother seated herself
in chair, when she was seized with deathly
illness, and after giving vent to an agoniAng
scream, relapsed into unconsciousness, in
which condition she remained until the fol.
lowing day, when death put an end to her
sutferings. The deceased was 16 or IL years
of age, and was of rather delicate corstitu-
tlon. She was very exemplary young
lady, and her sad and sudden death has
brought great grief to many loving heart.
An individual giving his name as Rev.
Charles Mclaughlin, aud claiming to be
Catholic priest from Indiana county, was
found with one leg hanging out of
third story window i'm an Altoona hotel on
fhe top of his voice. On repairing 20 his
room it was found that his mind was ce-
ranged, he having conceived the idea that
some one was trying to enter the apartment
for the purpose of numbering him. He
had an elegant gold watch and over 500 in
money in his possession. AS there is no
priest of that name in Indiana county, nor
indeed in the diocese, the story it will be
seen lacks one essenti al particular to make
It entirely reliable.
MIR. Peter B. Myers, of Washington
township, selected from his crop of turnips
this year seventeen of the largest, the aggre-
gate weight of which was "a pounds The
largest of these turnips measured feet 81
inches in circumference, and the smallest
nearly g inches-all the others averaging
but little less than two feet in circumference.
For mammoth productions of the turnip
variety these are the heftiest We: reported,
being something akin in size 10 the average
pumpkin, and we doubt whether larger
tuInips will turn up anywhere this season,
or next season either for that matter The
same gentleman had a pumpkin vine this
year the main stem aud branches of which
measured Ill feet, all the offshoot of one
seed.
Mr. Geo c. X. Zahm and his son James
B., the latter of whom il " ill be remembered
was released from Jail less than two weeks
ago on 81, 900 bonds for his appearance 10
answer for the alleged embeZZlement of GER
tair funds from the banking house of Collins,
Johnston & Co., in this place, were on
Wednesday last arrested on oath of Mr..
Philip Collins and taken before Justice Kin
kead for a preliminary hearing, the
charge of conspiracy to defraud said bank.
The hearing was subsequently adjourned
until o'clock yesterday morning, the
cused furnishing 81 900 hail for their attend
ance at the time indirated. A still further
postponement until one cock, p. m.. of the
said day, was then had, when a final hear
ing was given the accused, which resulted
in holding the former in 81, 900 and the lat
ter in 81, 500 bail foI their appearance at
Court TO answer-Messrs. Geo. HuutIy and
G.. Il. Roberts becoming security for the
father and Messrs. +. IL. Barker and John
a. Kennedy for the The amount in
volved is said to exceed $4,000