The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-08

"srS i 'hat IT came IN shape IF a bonnci,l,
. q I,t.y ny E Snu 'nat its worthy progenitor. i
/ IN ms way, is IA happy as the bipges, ,;'s'
%, "i " org son-fiower. Long life and unbonad
Z" prosperity 10 the little codcer. saw Wa
/ t,ein 'uur-year old daughter of Mr. Adam
IP, I" "iesIdeht OF Millville, near Altoon,
WIS o,.rhed to death on Saturday n,orn;,,
Iast. The mother of the little unfnrtr,n,e
wen. 10 n neiehhor's for a bucket OF yva,a
ieaving the child in front of tbe sto,- 80 '
s muslin patch, and when she returned
hne fonnd nothing but the clarrad r,,'; -.
oi her darling child. How the saG acciTnrt
u'c"reu is only 4 matter of couiectnra in.
the presumption is that the little ono ooa,,,s
Nv o"cr Will the piece of muslin aud
sn'' ~ caught fire and communicated tho
l~iaI'es ~ 10 her clothing with the terrible re-
SUN sun stated. "A younger child, n mere infant
IL Ta' S1.tIhg on table crying bitterly when
'he mother re-eDtered the house and tha
room was filed with srnoIse ~ WIG
/ -'r' a. "A Shade, of Shades Gan Hunt
! ineuoh county was shot and killed bv His
soh-lh-law, young man named G. a Eacsc
Nio put Two bullets from arevolver into the
unfortunate mans body. The murder 1y,s
/ the reSnit or quarrel growing ont of do.
nestic difficulties, Reese it seems having
several years ago married the only dauybtarr
| or the murdered man from whom Ln -
subsequently divorced, but re-rparrie,I her g.,
tie" months after, Siure when the pair lived
l together at orbisonia, where they ekp,j ont
/ q rather precarious existence until n short
tne ago, when they parted once more and
! no dnubt for the last tijne. After the sbnot
( ing keese left tile drug store in which the
! tragedy was enacted and started towards
| OrbiSonla, but was srou oyer.aLeu Lv ex.
! Sheriff Neely, wlio arrested him n.iibout
| uiihruliy and took him TO the Huntingdon
( jan where he is NOW confined awaiting trial
/ Tor the shocking crime.
Not to be outdone bv tiose who h,o
! gone before the members of the bar am, Con-,
! Honse officials OF this county have lust pre
seuted his Honor Judge Dean with a spIrn.
/ MO SET OF silver ware consisting OF Ten pieces
( and costing Sl5j. The ceremony took pi,ca
! or Tuesday evening last at the residence of
J.: y. Shoemaker, Esq, the presentation
! address being made by Il. r.. Johnston f,so
IN his usual happy and humorous strain and
! responded To by Judge Dean in a we'll chosn,
| rpre"h full of sentiments worthy alike of his
! noble mind and generous heart II was in
fact feeling Tribute to the Bar and officials
as well as TO the people in general of Cam
! oSla county, for all whom his honor has ON
more than Dne ocrasion expressed the kind
| Hest regard. Both speeches were taken
down in short hand hy Mr.. Warine the
Court reporter, and will I've published in our
! next Issue. want of space preventing us from,
| doing so this week.
! The following from the Huntington
Locat NeirS was designed especially for that
/ locality, but as it applies with equal force TO
/ this latitude need offer no excuse for re-
producing it: In this community, and per
haps in the county, there are very few ftn,i.
I lies likely TO require charity, aud vet il
! would he well enough for those Of our penple
who have enough and TO spare to look after
| those who may not be 50 comfortably sitn-
ated. The most deserving poor are often the
very last To make known their condition.
and not unfrequenty false delcacy pres
! vents them from appealing for aid when they
are really suffering from hunger and cold
| Our people generally know the families
! aud persons who would he likely TO want al
tentiun, and they should not I've hacxwar
| about looking after them. Itwould be proper
! for each church TO look after it's members
! Help coming in this way is often more readi-
Is and cheerfully received.
! Ralph i. Rollins, one of the Chambers
/ burg hank robbers. who escaped from Jail
| iH that place ou Sunday night week.
noticed in our last issue, was tracked as far
! n@ Aitooua, where AL traces of him
| finally last. a ChaInber7bUrg correspondents
of the Fhiia. Times says i'Iat ROLAND went
in a northwestern direction from That place,
giving mac fourteen dollars to carry him
| across the uIoGHtaiuS into Ambersnu $ val
ley. Thence he vent through Doylrsburg
and Concord across the second range of
mountains to Orbisouia, 1T which place he
| jumped a freight train near Mt. Union, aud
was erected from it, and at eleven O'Clock
| Tuesday he was last seen making his way
toward Altoona on foot Mr. Grcenawalt
reached Altoona Wednesday evening and
teIegrapiied in all directions description OF
his gerly-sought-for prey, hut was about
| twenty hours behind him. Detectives III
| Chicago are ON the lockout.
! This seems to be rather an unhealthy
| season for the Rager family, no less than six
Of that name having of late got themselves
into rather uuenviahe positions. The tirst
! of them, john Rager, we need scarcely re-
/ mind our readers, went INFO the affidavit
/ business with very poor success inst before
The reCcut election, two others OF the name,
| Charles itager and one of the Misses iiager,
have fallen victims to the viles of Il sharper
named King. the probabilities being, how
| ever, that the lady in question is not % very
| innocent victim, the fourth ON the list, Jor-
dan s. RaCer, has just been tried aud found
! guilty of burglary, tl:e fifth one, Thomas ;.
| Rager OF Jackson township, was brought To
iail here on "Wednesday night last on
| charge of fornicatiou and tastardy, while
the sixth ani last, n cousin of the defendant,
| Miss Mary Ann Rager, appears as prosecu-
! trix in the case. The lta2crs, 1t would seem
/ from this have struck rather a bad streak.
! john King is the name OF An individual
| who will trr called upon when arrested, II he
ever should he, to answer the double charge
/ of bigamy and swiudling, he not only having
! eutered into the bonds Of inatrimony with Il
certain Miss Rager, of jackson township,
| this county, while his own lawful wife was
| still ia the full vigor of womanhood hni
! having also obtained watch from MT.
| Charles Rager of Couenaugh township, 10y
! rcp-eseuting that he had money IN Il Johns
I town bank which he intended 10 draw out
| on Saturday last, n Which time he PROMISED
to meet Mr.. Rager in that place ana make IL
! ALI right This he failed to 90, however,
/ owing To the fact that he had i'll the mean
, time found il convenient, II not absolutely
! necessary in order toavoid trouble, hy betak-
ing himself TO other scenes. Authorization
! charging him with the offence was never'he-
I less made before Esq. Strayer on the same
/ dav by Mr.. Rager, which charge was pre-
ce,led on the day previous hy that If biga'nY
/ preferred before Esq. Custer, of jackson
township, 10y Kings own wire VINO snnple-
z Ine,ited the proceedings on the uay tolio"-
J ing by bringing like suit before the same
official against Miss Rager, who the Johns
! town Tribune alleges, has no better excuse
! 70 nff,.r for her conduct than that King had
! told her s'he never married that other woman,
but only picked her up in Pittsburgh, and
was me rely living with her
! Five tramps were passing up Maiu
street .Johusfown, about dusk on saturday
| evening last when two of the party grabne''
! oach n mir of hnoIs hanging in front OF De