The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-05-25

Thursday. June Ii. will be the one
hundrrdth anniversary of the adoption Of
the Stars and Stripes as national ensign.
Thursday afternoon, Josiah Dobbs, a
lime burner, three miles west OF MELVILLE,
Cumberland county, met a horrible death.
His kiln was draw kiln. but became
choked. He stepped upon the stones above
to force them down, when he Suddenly
sank i'll the heated mass tp his waist. and
he was literally roasted to death. all efforts
by three men TO relieve him being without
avail. He leaves a wife and two children.
The marriage of George Carr with
Miss Weber was TO have taken place in
Presbyterian church in Montgomery coun-
ty. When the time for the uuptials arriv-
ed news was received from the bridegroom
that it would be impossible for him u meet
his encaCement-in ether words. that the
Carr had run off the track-aud he has not
como TO time since. The church was
crowded to witness the ceremony which
did not come off.
On the morning Of the l1ib Of A1r,ISt
last, Alderman Mckelvey. of Allegheny
City, joined in the bonds IF matrim.ray.
James Boyd. a farmer of O. Hara townsh:p.
and daughter of Farmer Brown, a well
tn do granger OF the same plJca. After
the ceremony the couple left he office.
the groom king his ne ~ made wife 10
her fathers house, where he left her and
he has not visited hor.
An aged couple living i'm Bucks cnun-
ty recently celebrated THEN golden wedding.
Of course they were an aged couple, being
able to celebrate such an occasion. The
man who has heen married tifry years yen
orally feels old, even il he dues dye hiS
hair. But that is not the point The
strange thing about this ccichr,! ION Is The
fact that Of the fifty pevsuus Who signed
the marriage certificate IN 1927. nine Nere
present at the fiftietE anniversary.
On Sunday night party uf disguised
men went To the jail At BiAudville. Ky.
and, with drawn pistols. demanded and ie-
ceived the key, aud they then sc.zcd the
negro Levi Pile. who attempted tu outrage
and murder Mrs. G. r.. Piie. last week.
tied rope around bis neck. tied him iu a
mule, and dragged him away 20 the wuC,1,
Nothing further - known, except that his
body was fouud hanging To- = tree. with
several bullet holes IN it, aud the clsthiug
burned of At last accounts the body ,saS
still hanging.
"A terrific hail storm passed over
SALISBURY and the northern part - Ben
n;nGfOn, Vi, Friday afternoon, drmoiiSh
ing windows and doing great damage 20
vegetation. One uf the EailSioneS 7noasur-
ed five inches in diameter. another ten
inches in circumference. One weighed
ten and half ounces. Several we're ex-
hibited at Bennington at FIVE O'Clock that
fell nine miles distant. three hours pre-
vious. Even then three of them filed
mans hand. Nothing like it has ever be
fore been known in Vermont.
Near Arlington, Ky, Eli Pyle. six
teen-year old negro boy, attempted 10 out
rage the person OF the wife of his employer
{. x. Pyle. a respected and wealthy white
citizen. Failing in his purpose he choked
and beat her until he supposed her dead
and then threw her into cistern The
water was only four feet deep, and Mrs.
Pyle had sufficient presence of mind 20 tie
her long hair around projecting root So
that when she became weakened She would
avoid drowning. She remained in this DO
sition five hours before she was rescued.
Lillian Stearns aged Is, of Westheld
VT, fell in love with her older sisters
beau but he stuck faithfully to his choice.
Lillian threatened to drown herself and
one night, while the couple were out rid
ing, she jumped from bridge which they
were just then crossing. The stream into
which she fell is not deep, and it is belev-
ed that she bad no intention of drowning
herself, relying on being rescued by the
fellow whom she meant to impress. He
might easily have saved her. if he had not
been scared ont of his wits. Instead, he
drove off for help, leaving her to drown.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
n rather remark able instance of fearless
ness is recorded as having been exhibited
by lady resident of Coviogton the other
day. Mr.. L, in business on this side
of the river, but residing ON the other side,
had had black and tan dog in his family
for many years, which was a great pet and
rs Intelligent as child. it WAS fourteen
years old. Recently it got sick, aud finally
went mad. Mr.. L being absent at the
time, Mrs. L, in order To prevent the
dog from running loose and biting any
body, got it into the house and held it
down by the throat for more than two
hours, uutil her husband came home. The
dog was then taken TO the river and
drowned.