The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-05

equipped with horse, wagon, guns. etc. bu.
really To arrest man named Allen McCau-
icy, prominent actor, it is alleged, in the
recent labor troubles in that city and who
tney had learned was in the employ of Mr.
y. Ames, of Richland township this county
ihev found their man in the woods gather
Ing chestnuts, and clapping the '.jewelry"
on him they took him back to Altoona in
triumph-likewise in the wagon
From the Huntingdon Globe we learn
that Mrs. Roney, wife of Mr.. Ed. Roney,
track boss on the Pa. r. R., was severely
injured on Sunday at Warrior Ridge station
by a collision between two hand cars A
party was siarti 1g to church on the hand
cars, and Mira. Roney was sitting on the
front one with her feet over the rear end of the
car. Seeing that the rear car would run into
them, she drew up her feet, and in doing 20
threw herself backward, when the handle OF
lhe car she was sitting on, struck her on the
head and between the shoulders. crushing
Der down and seriously if not fatally iniur-
ing her.
Mr.. and Mrs Haverstick. of Mt. Pleas
ant: Westmoreland co"nty who, as we
noticed last week, are suspected of poison
ing little girl named Mary Campbell, whom
they took from the almshouse to raise. Ghs
verdict OF the coroner's jurv being that ,lea IN
resulted from dose of tartar emetic ipjuii-
clousiy administered by them, J were lodged
In The Greensburg fail on Monday night last
at the instisasion of Mrs. Campbell the
mother OF the little victim. The Pittsburgh
generally believed to he innocent, and this
prosecution of them is looked upon as inju-
dicious aud uncalle.i for
Mr.. WIN. Slater of Johnstown, having
no doubt, considering the day, the same OBJ
Ject in view az Zaccheus of old climbed a
chestnut tree in foder township on Sunday
last, and when ahont twenty feet from the
ground a treacherous limb in which he re-
posed too much faith and on which he placed
too much weight, suddenly snapped off and
IN l., IL
had no; his progress been somewhat retard-
Ell by an intervening limb, would probably
have cost him his life. As it was, he vas
pretty badly truised, though fortunately no
bones were broken, and he liz able TO
peregrinate with much less than his usual
Hlacrity.
Imagine heavy workbench or top OF
a platform six feet high, erected against a
straw stack FOR the purpose of reaching aud
building the UPPER part of the stack and
you may have al idea of the height from
which a little dsnghter OF Mr.. Joseph Gut
wald. of the West Ward, fell en- last Friday
evening, III consequences of the upsett:ng
OF the workbench, which came Iumbling
down with the little unfortunate and strik-
ing her on the head cut An ugly sast4 in the
crown. That she Jared no worse is almost n
miracle and were ii not that the grcuud was
at the time deeply Uttered with straw, n
fractured limb, if not a brokeo neck, would
probably have paid the forfeit.
So great WAS the throng at the Pres6y-
terian church in this place on Sunday even
ing last to hear the farewell sermon Of Rev.
John y. NacGonigie, that many failed TO
gain admittauce. The sermon itself, IN ght
well be expected from one so able and eio-
quent as the retiring pastor, was n masterly
and pathetic effort, and did honor alike to
the head and heart of the worthy and Jealous
Clergyman who delivered it, and who. il is
simple justice tn say, has we'll earned the
good will and este-sr, Of all our people, re-
gardless alike of creed, countrv and condi-
tion. Where Mr.. MacGonis,e intends to To-
cate, if indeed lac kas yet made up ki~ mind,
is ts "s uaknown, but go wke:- be will the
best wishes of his many friends here viii be
sure 20 accompany him.
-Messrs John A. Blair, John u. Thomas,
John G.. Lake, Jas. NJ. Singer, Jas. G. Has
SON, NJ. A Quartz and n. j. Freidhoff,
mem he rs <k the ClItnshurg Fish and Game
Association, preceded 10y Geo. w. Oatman,
Esq, an ptlar ct the fraternity, left our town
on Wednesday morning last toT a three
days hunt is the vicinity of Armagh, In
4isuA county. They went fully prepared
with tents, provisions, etc, to make them
selves at home in the woods, and hope 70 re-
rurn to-morrow evening" with two-horse
wagon load of bears, buffaloes, and "sich
like" In order to guard against accidents
it WAS res,olved that none of the party should
carry load in his gun or his gizzard, ex-
cept while actually engaged in the wild
hunt after something To shoot.
The confectionery store of Mr.. Jacob
on Tuesday night Iasr and iespoiled of about
two hundred and fifty pennies, three boxes
of cigars, and a small quantity of chestuuts,
altnotads, etc. TIE rear door of the store
rCsn pried ai,eu y iii a ciisel and a3 =
,uittatex esii4~d iu tt,St say. The1e seems
TO t,e no tiouhr that The theft was committed
Ivy boys and lad named Blair Weakiand,
otherwise known as "Pickle," has heen ar
rcstrd suspicion of heing concerned in
the rohh"ry. A revolver, two decks of cards
5n ia, fam nsr-
son. He denies his guilt 5ut hss neverihe-
less got into a pickle" from which he may
find il easy rNatt.r ia "xtricate himself
"A larz- and caluaI.ie frame harm owned
Ivy Mr.. y. II Coogau, of Clearfirld township,
nat far from St. Augustine. was burned TO
the GROUND about five o'ei|ck On Saturday
nornilg last, and with IL were destroyed the
efltire contents, consisting of unthreshcd
wheat and oats lot Of hay, two sirds,
new tanning mill, and various other farming
utensils A small frame building formerly
used as carpenter shop caught hre from \
stray spark and was entirely consumed, AZ
was also a wagon shed attached to the barn.
The origin Of the fire IL as yet mystery.
although it seems natura enough. in view of
the circumstances, 80 conclude that IL was
the work OF AN inerudjary, The loss is rsti-
mated at from 80 000 to 81, 500, from which
an insurance in the Cambria Mutual OF SSOo
on the barn is to he deducted.
The Huntingdon Local Ne,cs don't know
whether 10 ca.l il hen or a puliet, but the
facts are these: About the 11th of April
last, a hen belonging TO Mr.. NJ. 7. Brenne-
man, of Porter township, Huntington conn
tv. hatchsd a broot Of ten chickens. The
brood vas of common variety, but one OF
the urmher was ''hunty,' and it has rrr-
formed he re,nar<a bic feat of commencing
70 Law eggs regularly at the age OF only Gre
months This is three or fonr months ahead
of the common run of chickens, and IL will
have the effect Of bringing the bunny var
iety ESQ called on account of no tail) into
better r-pute Mr. Brcnneman says nj frst
he did rot believe that the puliet had com
m.nced TO lay until he was CONVINCED by
seeing her come off the nest II there is
auv hen in the county that can beat her, let
us hear Of it.
The .Johnstown Tribune says that the
harm of Mr.. Daniel Strayer, OF Croyie town
shin. was destroyed by fire on Friday last,
bet ween the hours IF Two and three o'clock
I'm the morning. Everything in the building
was consumed, and the total loss will exceed
% 400. ,tis confidently believed that this
was the tevlish work of an iucendiary, and