The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-04-13

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eryslpeiaS, superinduced. we are told nv
naflng corn on one of his toes too closely
an eIort was made, we believe TO sava Il.
me oy amputating the toe itself, but as his
~ go. hau already become inpregnated
"'tn the poison, the experiment failed
HI y Stearns, a school teacher al Suter
Ni!e' Westmoreland county, deserted his
VIE and two children n few daNs ago apJ
Sno?eu WIN one OF his pupils, young lady
sdlu 10 De or good family and quite nronos
sessing in appearance. Stearns like ibat
richly deserve to I've kicked into n .scocLaJ
hat By '.jassack," but woe to the man WHO
IS andaclous enough to intimate that we
ought To do it.
Did You ever think how much i'm kee,-
ing with the eternal fitness of things is the
name of our worthy county surveyor. Henry
seaman, Esq, or it was spelIed nIr
many generations ago Scanlaud2 Tn sc.,I
iand and define boundaries is "a sr1rvevor's
pest hold, and none there are more fitted for
me duties of the calling than Mr.. Scanlan.
the gentleman wEoSe name tallies so well
with his occupation.
Too young men named Eeepau ami
Madden succeeded, according to the AItoona
E1obe, in escaping from the Hollidavshurp
JAN, on Saturday night last, by making a
rope OF heir he'd clothing and dropping from
The window % of their cell TO the ground
and liberty heueath. We don't half believe
the story, bur ii true it must have Madden
ed the Sheriff when he found that two of
his Jail birds had flown
-oiAlN thousand copies nave already been
sod of VIII l.. Thompson's lannon's song.
''Cntitert2g Shells from the .Ser Shore II is
Thought That "IrVti6q With the Tide - This
authors last composition, will even ecIipse
"GdHe,tHg ShciiS' in popularity. ANY
music dealer will mail either of these bean
tiful pieces TO your address on receipt of
price, 40 cents. PublisGcd by w l.. THoNp-
SON ~ Co, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Boys are cautioned against runnirp at
large with butcher knives in their mouths
\ III 1gi tow aclrr 1aI
Noon tried the experiment on Saturday last
and would probably have succeeded in ac-
conIplisling the feat were it not that he ac-
cidentaliy tTipped, fell and badly lacerated
his right cheek, seVeriug an artery. AS he
still liveth, however, his success in the
butchcr-k knife business may yet be confident
ly looked for.
County Sup't Berg will open a normal
school III this place on Monday, the 14th of
May next, and all who wish 10 avail them
selves OF this excellent opportunity 10 ac-
qnire knowledge viii do well 20 enroll them
selves on Mr.. BtIg's list of pupils. II is not
necessary for us To assure any one in this
region that our worthy Co. Sup't Is Il sue
cessful educator aud that lie will do equal
and exact justice to all under his charge
So mote il be-
A valuable COW, indeed one of the best
iii this community, the property of Mr.
Thns. j. Williams, was found dead on Sun
day last in u small creek or rivulet in The
pasture field ct WIN. kittell, EsQ., a short
distance west of town. 1 is supposed that
'hc COW was hooked aud hustled into the
stream 10y another bovine, and falling on Fer
back, she was not able Ia get on her feet
again, and died iu that position. Sad loss
10 poor man.
The smuke-house of Mr.. BENZ WERNER
in CarrolltUwn, caught fire on Saturday last
ard was partially destroyed, together with
several pieces of ''old meat" which were
entiraIy too well done to be palatabie. The
su"Gc-house being in close proximity to Mr..
Wevtner's fine residence, it required con-
side rIhle eXcrTiOn part of the fire depart
nIpui otherwise known AZ the quicker bri-
Cdde >" 10 keep the flames from commuuica-
ting To said building.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Christian
Gussard i'm Couemaugh township, this coun-
", was burned, with nearly all lis ConteHtS,
about o'clock on Sunday morning last.
Two of Mr.. Go~Sard' children heing am ;ctcd
with diph ihcriI ut the time, the effort To get
them out OF the burning building preClu ludcd
the. possibility of saving much OF the furui-
turc. The FIRE first manifested itself on The
roof aud is supposed 20 have been caused by
4 Slrark from the fiuc-
-TIer. il \ great rush Just now TO the big
store OF a. 4 Barke- K Son, in thi. place
caused hv the fact hat 1E"y are closing out
their entire stock of goods at first cost, for
cash and cash only. There is no question
uut " hat they are giving wonderful bar gains
tu all and Ihus" WHO have any money To in
ycsl should take advantage of the ridr which
leads ON to fortune, more or less. See their
advert istlncr,t rlsev here and then see if you
cant make nice thing OF II by giving them
a "a J.
-Tbc Cambria Guard turned ont for in
snectjon oli Tuesday last, hut the regimtutaI
office. Col. Elliott, who was 10 put them
through a ''cuUrSe OF sprouts, failed To
come. 80 time ami the 's0j"r bays Therefore
had nothing for their trouble hut their pains.
II is prol,er 10 say. however, that Col. Elliott
notified Cant Davis that he could not he
here. on the day iJtiicated. hut a. ais letter
was received too late 10 notify all the MEM
bers Of the company, the Captain very pro
perry concluded TO let the SHOW go Oh
anyhow. .
tooua Mirror sold "a. very cteCtuatly "u That
first piedge of affection Sstld To nave hren
rrrseutct hy II married lady in thar cIiy 10
her husband after a matrimonial experience
Of TWENTY-FIVE years, The iruth brlng tnat
the y ilclsr' offspring WAS a huge doIi hahy,
,,t that instead rf thr lady In question pre-
srutiug it. TO her huNuau" IN the good o,d
way. some friends presented il To the Lady
herself on the niY-htth anniversary,
without issue. of her wedding day. That
and nothing more.
- W hrn II Inau Jumps ont OF bed In the
dark ,bou: midnight for the purpose Of fig
i,,,, =, hoot nj AN elcctura! commission OF ears
in the 0Ack yard, aud puts his bare foot on n
Sven To eight curuercd piece of coal, he IL
ant to forget for the tine being that the
t,.,,,,.sr and best cluthinC it, the county can
lac l,ou.,ht at JAS. j. Murply's Star CIoihing
H,lt 100 Clinton stree, JUhnStown, where
tbprt are made-up goods enough TO cover
tb. uaiednsss ard variety erough to please
the tastes of ten thousand customers, DE the
same more or less. a,
Hon. John Reilly has returned to Al
tooua and resumed the duties of his old po-
s;,;n,, that of Superintendent of Transporia-
,u on the Pa r. r., and great II the re-
inicing thereat among the employees under
Iis Jurisdiction. Nothing probably could
e,er again tempt Mr.. Reilly into the rolti-
cal arena. and nothing We are confident
cn,,ld induce the wOrkiugmcn of Altoona TO
VT. him out OF his present position lnto
another one, unless they we're sure Oh ntS ins
" -, ofter his own heart called to fill the
vacancy thus occasioned
"A new Wrinkle in this community isthe
ir,roductlon of French, Vienna aud other
breads with foreign names, now oeihg re-