The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-06-15

"A remarkable and heart rending fatality
IS rePorced 10 have occurred in tie family of
VT; ah"rew Kager, residing hear what is
sun Known as Bakers Furnace though lono
since abandoned as a manufacturing estah
nshihent, IN Indiana county. On SATURDAY.
June 4th, one of Mr.. RACERS children was
ATTACKED with diphtheria, and inside of a
week tlme not only has he buried the little
o"e nfst ainlcted, but five other members of
the family, including his wife, have fallen
victims to the same terrible disease
IL mas been an open secret for some time
past That MIR. Jas. S. Luckett of Barr town.
snip, has an eye on the Democratic nomina-
'lon for Prothonotary. but as we were with
out authority TO mention his name in that
connection, we have not hereto tofore ad verted
TO the fact. In doing so now we need tell
no one who knows Mr.. Luckett that lie is
an honest, industrious and deserving man.
whose political record is without blemish
ana whose attainnents are equal to the du-
ties which the office sought for would, if Sc
cured, impose upon him. No man named
needs 1t more, and we are nv means ce rtaiu
What either OF them would fill il with more
satisfaction to the people or greater credit to
himself
AT March term of Court an order was
granted to open private road in Chest
township through lands of Christ. Warner
CHARLES Warner and Martin Yahner the
iast named gentleman being the petitioner
a lew days ago men were put to work to
open the road in accordance with the order
steel, resembling the knives O: a cutting
pox, We're found driven or im5edded in sew
efal small sapllngs. evidently with the in
tention OF destroying the axes or edged tools
used III removing the trees from the road
"A couple of fine axes were ruined in consc-
qhence, but the knives still remain in good
condition and can I've reclaimed NV the owner
II he makes application 20 Mr.. Yahner who
promises to say nothing about the axes
the subscribers to the stock of the Bel
lnf.
on 9Th inst, in Philadelphia The works
VIII he built at Huntingdon, will be entirely
different from anything in America, aud
glass Will I've manufactured equal TO that
Imported from Belgium. Belgian workrnen
Will be brought here in order to teach
American mechanics how To make the glass
The controlling interest will lee in the hands
OF Pennsylvanians, but Belgian capitalists
will he almost as fully represented i'm the
ownership. This important branch of in
dusfry viii doubtless he \ great one in this
State and country before many wears roll
around, and is but of many Industries
which have received a start or an impetus
t-oss. tiie Centennial Exhibition.
The largest mill in the world is
ut Du Bois, a small town on the waters
OF Sandy Lick creek, in Jefferson couutv
this State The mill is 220 feet in length
and 80 feet in width, and contains seven
gangs, OF from fourteen to thirty-two saws
each, and one muley saw. The eArps cut
troKi l0o, ,0e0 10 $50, 600 feet per day and the
tnuey 10000 feet. There are also two shir-
gle mills tprning out 81 $50 per dav- one
lath mill which produces 30, O0G per day and
one small hath 0itl eating II 600 per cav.
over hve hundred logs are used up daily
and the .workmen employed number nearly
one hundred. The mill is owned bv Mr
John Du Bois, who is well known along
Chest creek, in this County, where he was
extensively engaged in tIe luus ber business
Few years ago. aud where lie still Owls a
large tract of timber taud.
Five men succeeded in gaining entrance
at an early hour on Friday E"ruiug last TO
the residence of Mr.. John Miller, a cripple
Win only one leg, living about two and a
half miles from New Alexandria, Westmore.
land county, and after securely tying the in
mates, meantime iEtimi.latiug them by firing
on pistol and choking them into submis-
sion, proceeded to coufiScate a pocket-book
containing t~enty-fve dollars, the property
of Mrs. Miller, and also eighty-t five dGiiars
and a coat, vest and watch belonging to Mr.
Robert Miller, of Indiana county, who with
his wife was at the tine on n visit TO is
brothers family. The burglars then took
their departure, leaving their victims to u,-
do the cords as hest they could. On Tuesday
evening following two cOlcred men named
Blaine were arrested at Lairobe and taken
TO Greensburg jail on suspicion of being con-
cerned in ihe robbery.
A recent counting Of heads in Altoona
shows population of 16, ,954, which is au
increase of ,625 since the preceding census
of 1875. How many of these are masculines
siEl how many feminines we are not pre-
pared TO state, not having seen the official
returns, but presnming, as the Englishmao
woul say, test they are ''arf and arf, and
that a vast majority of the masculines are
seusioles. people, which of course coold not
I've doubted in the case of the feminines, the
conclusion naturally forces itself upon
that the home trade of Godfrey Wolff, the
extensive clothing dealer of that city, To say
custom.
big thing, though not as large as he could
nor yet so extensive As he
dcaefves, Cor I've il known tliat he is one of
the most liberal of merchants and that he
keeps clothing which for quality, quantity,
style and price cannot he excelled any where.
Store next door TO post-otfice, Altoona.
Owing to Judge Deans necessary at
tendance at a special court in Huntingdon
th is week for the trial of a homicide case, the
second week of our court, which Is now isl
progress, is being, presided owe. 10y Hon
: Ohm II Crvts, of Bellefoute, Associate Law
j udGe of the district composed Of Centre,
Clearfeld and Clinton counties Judge
Orvis is comparatively 3 young man. but
dsrirg the brief ,seried, ss.out three years,
that he has tr,cuI,ied seat on the bench,
has shown that i.e is emiBently fitted for the
high and responsible position TO which he
has been called. He possesses clear legal
mind, is calm and courteous, and trausacts
the business before him promptly aud {" the
of all concerned. This is the
first visit of Judge 0rvis ta :his county, and
we ueed scarcely add that the has produced
a iuos: favorable impression upon all who
have attended the sessions of the court
He will also preside at the adjourned court
next " eek W hich will I've held for the trial
of causes in which Judge Dean was con-
cerned as counsel.
-"Comicai'' Comfy and Prof. Perry drew
a large audience TO the Court House on Sat
urday evening last, and right royalty did
they entertain all who favored them with
their presence. Not being the only attrac-
ton on this occasion, Comfy did not appear
la as utaay e0nes or characters as hereto
fore but what he did do was in his usual
fe.ici,ous and happy style, and brought
down the house every pop, while the won
derfuI performances of Prot. Perry, who, Ivy
the way, is.no slouch as singer, we're not
onlr in the highest degree interesting and
n bsorhing, bat they were of THAT character
which no mau unacquainied with the science
Of magic could ever hope TO and out. IL IA
not riskiug too much to say tha: Prof. Perry
has feu if any equals AS an illutioniSt and