The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-03
Local Correspondence.
CARRoLI.rowN. Pa. Anril

CARRoLLTowN, Pa. April 50 1873
DEAR FRBEMAN-In the absence Of your reg
Mar correspondent. ''CerberuS. who so ably
and faithfully furnishes you with items of local
interest from this section, your humble servant
will endeavor to fill the bill.
In the first place, then. il is our duty 10 note
n matrimonial alliance Of rather an unusual
character so Tar as the ages OF the respective
parIes are concerned laIude 10 the wedding
OF Mr. Martin Bist, late OF Jnhnstown. and Mrs
Margaret WentZ OF Carroll! township, who were
married IN II. Benedict's church, this morning.
by Rev. Father Prior mandus, and are now
celebrating, with large party of friends and
helsnborS, what trust viii prove an auspiciOus
event We 90 not speak from the book. but
well founded rumor makes the united ages OF
tne oriue ana groom aOout l3e years. consider
able more than half of which the bride can cali
her own. Prosperity attend them.
WIN sincere regret we are called upon to
chronicle the sudden and tragic death OF Philip
HerZog, jr, which occurred on Iast Friday night
about o clock, Mr. Herzog. accompanied by
one OF his sons, had gone TO Chest Springs with
team on the day previous for the purpose OF
hauling nav ana grain, and while riding the
load and At distance Of some two miles from
Chest Springs, he was by a sudden lurch of the
wagon thrown from tho load of hay to the
ground, and had his neck broken. He fingered
until the evening Of the next day in an entire
~ conscious condition, but with no feeling
from his shoulders down, when death mi an
end to his sJferings. The remains OF deceased
were inferred in ST. Benedict's cemetery on
Monday, whittier they were accompanied by
one of the largest funera professions ever seen
in this section of the conntv Dcceoso5 49,
was in his 55th year. leaves IA widow in very
delicate health and nine children TO mourn his
( sad and sudden death, Nav he rest in neocs
win ShockinR accident Yesterday AT a steam
saw mill III that place. BY some mischance he
! feii against circular while i'm rapfd mo-
ton ana had one OF his feet almost entirely
severed from the leg, while the leg itself was
terribly mutilated nearly to the knee. DR. NJ
J. Buck, of Altoona, was sent for and after cx-
animation concluded to cut of the injured
member. He accordingly amputed the leg n
] Few inches below the knee, and at last accounts
! the sufferer was doing as well as could be ex-
pCcted.
\ new and no doubt a satisfactory deparfur r.
mas recently taken place hereaway in the mode
1 OF attending and waiting upon invalids rcouir-
ing nlRbt watching. and your correspondents
! suggests. in the interest OF the rising gencra-
| ton. that 1t come into general use. The new
} style Is THIS: II 81 young lady (nO one but n
/ young idoy. we presume, would answer) hap
pens 10 be sick her young associates of a ten
DER mood and OF both sexes, choosing each an
agreeable companion, until four or five cou-
kpIes are made up, attend and keep watch over
the sufferer, aiding each O.hcr by pleasant con-
verse ana 50 forth from yielding TO the en- braces
| OF Tue drowsy god-not saying, however, but
/ what they may be overcome by some other
embrace or Il more substantial and soothing
hhtufe' SUBSTITUTE.