The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-14

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oiy burned on Friday morning last hy har
o'nes taxing fire from a crate thai she
VIC" 'h great agony on Saturd yiafteruoon,
ls &c venty- EIGHT years to-day since the
10y WIN the little hatchet, otherwise known
as george Washington also as the Fatharn &c
his Country, and likewise as "frst In Nc, 80 u
nrs, IN peace, ETC., paid the death of nature
1899. "a Deeelnoei'
"A little child of Dennis Gardner of n.
.eoia, was burned TO death one day last week
oy It's clothes taking fire during the temno-
raIy absence of its mother, who returned
only to find the clothing Of her darling en-.
Icy Icy consumed and the body reduced to a
biackened crisp.
"A grand shooting match for a splendid
new rifle will come off in this vicinity on
saturday or next week Dec. 22I the pro
ceeos from which are to be devoted to good
purpose IN every way worthy of that gener-
ous AID OF which 1t stands much in need
oharp-shooters, please take notice
-On Friday evening last a piece of iron
accidentally slipped from the hand of one of
,ne men employed on the roof of the new
blooming mill of the G. T. Co at .Jobnstoxn
and striking Edward Ott who was ascend
ing ladder at The time, on the head.
Knocked him down and fractured his left leo
at the ankle.
The Johns,own Democrat understands
that DR.. Andrew Yeagley, of that cirv. will
be candidate for County Treasurer before
tne next Democratic county convention
Wen, the more the merrier, but if the Doctor
gets q chance 10 turn his attention from
phyhc to finances il will be because we cant
help il between now and the convention.
The Supreme Court of the State decided
not n great while ago that when n parrv
gives a note waving the exemption clause
lie cannot claim the right to have his real
estate appraised when seized by the Sheriff
ana hence 1t rs that several properties in this
county have recently been knocked down at
less than twethirds of the appraised value.
In Rollidaysburg, on Saturday last.
VIM. Charles, ten years old, quarIellet, with
VIM. Lewis couple of years his senior
about The possession of a "shinney stick u
and in order to simplify matters drew a
pocket-knifs and stabbed young Lewis in
the left eye, cutting clear through the pupil
and totally destroying the sight. No arrest
reported.
We note tie fact with svmrathiz ziuc sor
row that Brother James, Of tile Herald. is
once moro in the merciess grip of that re-
lentless sconrge, the quincy, which of late
seems 20 have given us very welcome go
hy and turned its attention exclusiyely to
our less fortunate n-ighbor, whose speedy
escape from its terrible clutches we most
earnestly hope for.
MIR. David Mock, of Fell township,
Clearfeld county, is the owner of young
chicken of last Springs brood which not
only has a double body, craw, visnara nnA
tail, but four legs and four feet, all of which
are surmounted by single head. This Iiv4
ing manstrosity is doing well and has at
tanned a size commensurate with itr ,fayc
1t must be admitted, however, that Il Is
Mock chicken for all that.
We were troubled with a very ANNOYING
cold i'm the head few days ago, caused by
wet weather and n pair of leaky boots bit
fuu nd almost immediate relief by going to
A. A. Barker & Sons cheap Gael, store and
buying a pair of 4 rctic oversnors, which we
got at n very low figure. Nothing like them
10 prevent and even cure bad cold. No
cash, 10 remedy, however.
Two tracts of land in Barr township,
owned by Egedius Levi and containing 80
ard ioO acres resi- eciively, the sale of which
was postponed from Monday previous, were
sold by the Sheriff on last Monday afternoon
to John z. Seaman, ESQ, who paid s555 for
the first tract and sff5 for The latter A
difference in the title in what caused such
great disparity in the price
j. Nixon Kinkead, son of III. Kinkead,
Esq, OF this place, WHO some weeks ago was
appointed n clerk in the registered letter de-
parrment of the Baltimore poat-oftice. has
Just been promoted 30 the position of issuing
ciers in the money order department of the
same office. Mr.. Kinkrad's upward progress
carries with IL An Increased salary, and his
MANY friends hetcabouts no donbt feel like
congratulating him on his we'll deserved
promotion.
We noticed last week that an Express
car hal been broken open and robbed of
nnrnber OF va luable packag ges between Blairs
willie Intersection and Altoona, and nov have
the satisfaction of announcing that man
named Seymour J. Hawk Was arrested near
Halry's station on Friday last and taken 10
Harrisburg on suspicion OF being concerned
in the robbery. number Of articles iden-
tilted as among the goods stolen were found
in his possession.
A Young man named Wissinger, aged
about sixteen years and living at Scalp
Level this county. was accidentally shot III
the windpipe on Friday last, by another
party named Myers, the wound inflicted be-
ing n serious though not necessarily fafai
one. The two had been on hunting eHpe>
dition together, and Myers gun, which ne
was carrying at half cock, very naturally
went off without giving any premonitions "a
to it's intentions. Hence the accident.
The Johrstown papers record the death
at the residence ot her son-ln-law, Ar. Lu-
ward LYNCH at No. 2, in Washington town.
ship. .on Sunday last, OF hrs. " heele, IeIict
of Timothy O'Keefe, deceased, aged about IS
years but as Mr. Lynch resides in summer
hill township and as the venerable lady
was still living, though near death $ door,
on Sunday afternoon, the announcement OF
her demise would seem TO be somewhat pre-
mature-uore a matter of presumption than
The wind blows high and the wind
bIows low I'm its wild career as we write, but
1T can't get down to the level, we Know at
which. by day and by night, all Kind OF
goods are sold for the cash and honesty alone
is employed I'm inducing people to al once
make a dash for that cheapest of stores, kept
by Myers & Lloyd, where clothing, ana drV
goods, and groceries, ana al .hat .iHkeS UP
a most elegant stock can be bought by those
who at any time call with money about them,
ready 20 sock.
Mr.. Patrick Green. OF Prospect borcrg gh,
while on his way home on Tuesday evening
last from work he had been employed In DO
ing on the G. I. Co.'S railroad track on the
south side of the Couefnaugh river, and after
he II ad crossed the bridge which spans that
stream between MillviiIe and Cambria bor-
oughs. wa. struck by the Cambria" engine
and instantly killed, both of his legs being
broken and other serious injuries lnfiicteu
upon him. The unfortunate man, VINO wSs
a ged about eighty years and quite deaf, leaves
a wife, but no children
in pursuance of decree Of the Court OF
Common Pleas of Cambria county, an eiec-
tion was held on Saturday iast py 'ne c, ne
of washington township and a portion oil
township on the question OF the
erection of a new township out OF parls oi