The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-04-20

store on famed Twelfth street. in AItoora,s
busy centre. next door above the p q so
grant, where he sells goods at lowest price.
ana wears smile at all times bland
Theodore Ainsworth an emplovee of ,be
ia. IL. X. Co. and a resident of Logan town
sup, Blair county, missed his footing while
attempting to board freight train. on Fri
uay morning last, and falling under the
Wheeis MS right leg was 50 badly crushed
that 1T had to be amputated at The knee
The great toe of his left foot was also crush.
cd. The unfortunate man was said 10 have
/ oeen lntoXicated at the time of the accident
Sadie Fails, lady residing with Mrs
Jack Patchin AT Burnside Clearfeid county
! not far rom the Cambria county line com
/ p'ained OF feeling unwell while in the garden
ON tuesday of last week, and before Mrs
IaIch'h could get her into the house she fell
dead, or at least apparently died. although
+ there were certain signs of life still visible
/ Or Friday last which deferred her frie DIS
! from buryirg the body Heart disease is the
supposed cause of death, if really dead
/ President Lerdo de Tejada of the Mexi
can Republic, accompanied by his suite,
/ hve in number, did Altoona the honor OF a
visit on Tuesday evening last. The next
/ point TO be taken in by the distinguished or
! eXtInguished party from our sister Rrpublic
J Is Johnstown and the mammoth steel works
at that place. Won't the local editor of the
! Tribune spread himself prodigiously in tell
; ing all he knows and don't know about these
/ foreign dignitaries and their present and
} prospective movements
/ On Saturday evening last q man named
Lahey Dirken, formerly employed at or nea r
/ Lilly station as a coal miner, jumped from
a moving freight train, on which, tramp
/ tike, he was dumping" his way, at the
! point above named, with the avowed inten-
. ton of visiting some of his "old cronies''
! thereabouts, but instead of a!ightiug on his
! feet he fell on his side and fractured his left
/ shoulder very badly. He was sent on to
I Pittsburgh, where he said that he had friend S
. living who would take care of him.
The local scribe of the Altoona Tribxne
/ witnessed thrilling incident on Wednesday
! last, on the Bells Gap Railroad. While the
train was proceeding from Bells Mills to
Lioydsville a lirtle three year old child was
discovered standing in the middle of the
trace opposite Roots barn. The train was
! stopped within a few feet of the child when
the conductor sprang forward, snatched IN
the little one and carried il TO a place o:
safety. II al the train been going in the op-
I posite direction the child would in all prob
ability have been killed
For year or more past Mr.. VIM. Ben
/ don, of GallitZiu township, has been suffer-
/ ing with a cancer on one of his hands the
greater portion of which has been eaten
away, and there is at present strong
probability that TIE disease will ere long
/ prove fatal. MI. Bendou, although IS years
| of age, was up to the time of the attack a
/ strong and hearty man, able and always
willing to do full days work, and we sn-
cerely hone that something may vet be done
1 q
which now afflicts him and threatens to end
/ his long and useful life.
! We acknowledge with many thanks the
| receipt from the merican Lead Pencil Co.
| whose manufactory is located at Hoboken,
[ y q. j., of a case containing three dozen of
their pencils, marked hard medium and soft.
/ We profess to be a judge OF such articles and
I are free To admit that the pencils manufac-
tured by this company are infinitely supe-
/ riOr in every respect to any others we have
/ rOmmeuI thny n
! dealers every wlere, and have no hesitation
/ in believing that they will sell themselve YES,
| no matter what other makes may be brought
I i'll com petition with them.
/ We heard il mentioned on Monday last,
Z bat earnestly hope that there is truth in
/ the report, that our worthy old friend, John
: Carney, sr., of Munster township was severe
/ ly burned few days ago by fire cO,ninuu-
, Gated to his clothing from brush heap
. which lie was engaged at the tiue in burn
I ing. The account further relates that through
} the preseuce OF mind and intrepidity of his
{ daughter Rose the flames were speedily sub
/ dued and the life of the old gentleman WAS
/ by that means undoubtedly V saved. All honor
/ 10 the thnUghtfuluess and courage of Miss
Rose it the story he true as reported.
/ On Thursday Of last week Mr.. Neal
I Haulou. of Galitzin township, set fire tu
some rubbish in a field ie was engaged in
} blowing, aud then went on with his work
/ without paying further attention to tile hre,
: which speedily communicated TO the stub
rods of which soon destroyed, the fire
meantime making rapid progress in the di-
( reCtiou of the house and other huildltgs, one
or more OF which would probably have fallen
victims to the flames ha,! not a little son OF
Mr. Hanlon discovered The fire and alarmed
! the neighbors Just in the niche of time to
/ evert the threatened disaster.
( "A wayfariug mau, more commonly Y
( known n tramp, aged about twent y-ohe
years aud giving his name as Charles Buyn-
) ton from Reading, Pa, a shoemaker 10y
I trade, fell from II freight train in the vicinity
/ of IiIIy's station, on Friday night last, and
Z had his left foot so badly crushed by several
/ of The car wheels passing over II that u had
/ to I've amputated 10y the Pa X. X. Co. = phy-
siciau az A ltoora, who was promptly sum
moued TO the sceue of The nccldent Tor tht'
purpose. The unfortunate man aiSo had ms
, right foot somewhat injured and received a
r painful cut in The head. lie was brought to
. The county almnshouse. near this place, ON
/ Saturday, and is now doing as we'll as could
be expected.
arrested the other day for stealing about two
, huutred pounds of -four, lot of appie-hut-
ter and some other property from a sinking
Valley farmer named Hosrler. The crime
/ (God save the mark y was committed be-
I cause the accused were out or employ lneut
, and their families were actually starving,
officer Colio, of Altoona, who arrested the
parties declaring that he found AN Invalid
in each house, the children clothed IN rags,
! and nothing in shape of food except Few
drv bread crusts. and some dried apples.
The accused will make no defense before
Judge Dean, but will plead guilty to the
charge against them. distressing case in.
deed and one which should excite that KIND
: of sympathy which induces man 10 ala the
unfortunate in practical way.
| Mr. Daniel Park, a fireman on the Pa
r. r., was struck and killed instantly near
/ Portage station, this county. by the locomo-
! tive of the Cincinnati Express east, at an
early hour on Friday morning last. Mr
! Parks was standing on the south track at the
time. engaged in cleaning the ash pan OF hi
engine. which stood on the adjoining track,
and it is presumed that the noise made oy
. the blowing off of the steam prevented MN
from hearing the approach of the passenger
train, which came upon him with the terrible
! result stated The unfortunate young man
bore an excellent character and enjoyed the
IiaI fale re-