The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-31

ZION church was laid in ,JOhnstown with
appropriate ceremonies on last Sunday at
ternoon. The pastor, Rev. y. II, Williams.
stated in his sermon on the occasion t,,.,t
this was the Erst attempt on part OF the col
ored people of Cambria county to erect a
hoGse Of ~orsA,ir
The lec,nre ihis IThtrsiay1 evening at
the Cathoiic church will be we'll worth at
tending, and no one who appreciates genu-
Inc eloquence and wishes more light on n
very interesting subject shonld fail to be
There No admission fee will he charged,
but all should go prepared to coutribute
something to the collection.
All the prisoners engaged in the recent
attempt to escape from Jail except Broderict
and A Hen who only succeeded in markS NO
Ont the size Of the hole they intended to,ont
through the inner wall of their cell nave
been indicted for the offence aad will he
tried next week Ter that as well as the other
crimes with which they stand charged.
Harry Senner, of Altoona, n married
man aged 33 years, was caught between the
"deadwood" of two cars in the railroad ward
IN that city, cn Monday forenoon. while en-
gagged in coupling, and so terribly crushed
that II was feared FOR time that he could
hot % recover. AT latest accounts, however,
his condition was much more promising
The boys attending Mt. Gallitzin Sem
mary and the little girls and boys connected
with the day school under the charge of The
good Sisters of st. Joseph, united in yerv
pleasant May party on Wednesday last a
innocent enjoyment. The scene of festfvi
ties was the fine grove Immediately west Of
town.
An animated discussion with Fats r--
cnrred at Wilmore on Saturday evening
last between two prominent citizens of that
vicinity, one of whom came out of the con-
test with his physiOgnony very badly de-
moraliZed. TT is said that if the victor had
been vanquisheEi the man who deserved it
the least would have got TIE worst of the
battle.
Paint has been and is being freely used
IN our town this spring and a decided change
for the better in the appearance of various
buildings is the result. Notable among the
/ more recent improvements of this kind are
the Latterper and Crawford houses, the lat
| ter OF which has put on anew face only and
the fine residence of Mr.. Z. Roberts corner
of Main and Julian streets.
-Messrs. L. & S. W. DAVIS, livpry1nen Of
this place, IN vite the attention Of farmers to
the Walter A. Wood moving and reapinp
machine, of which they have several nos,
on hand. They are not agents for these
machines, but buy them direct from the
manufacturers upon such Germs as enable
them to sell much cheaper than they could
! otherwise do. Call and see.
A large black bear crossed the railroad
! track on Sunday evening last within TWEEN
/ ty-fve yards of the residence of Mr. Valen.
( tine Quartz, father of Conductor Quart
who lives mile and three-quarters west OF
hilly's station. Some person in the vicinity
( shot 1T Mr.. Bruin before lie got out of sight,
/ but with what effect, if any, even the shoot,
! list himself is not prepared to say.
| The boss front of this or any other sea.
| son was caught by Conductor NJ. A Quartz
/ of this place, in Ben's creek, at the foot oI
| Plane No. 3, on Monday last. 1t was more
/ of a shad than a shadow, the actual measur.
/ ment being 1877 inches in length and inch.
! es I'm girth. Seventy-one other soeckled
/ beauties were captured by the same gentle
| man andshis little nephew on that occasion
"A special Lancaster dispatch to the
! Philadelphia Times says that several As;
/ fights took place between faction leaders a
| the Republican primary election for county
! officers I'm that city, On Saturday, last and
! that Capt. +. X. Martin, prominent mem
! her of the bar. was, among others, very bad
/ iy handled. The Captain read law in EG
| ensburg and needs no introduction to oul
! readers i'm this vicinity.
Mr.. James Seaman, = young man EN-.
! plOysd as a miner by Dysart & Co. ar IilIy't
| station, this county, was killed a few days
| ago by a fall of alate. He was engaged &
| the time in loading wagon in one OF thu
! mines assisted hy two OF his bTnthers boti
I of whom fortunately escaped without in Jury
/ Mr. Patrick Scanlan, father of the deceas
| ed, had ono of his feet smashed In the saTn'
| room about a week previous.
! Eli PipEcr, aged about % vear7, whoEV
! home is said 20 we near 81. Augustine thi.
| county, fell while attempting TO jump from
| a freight train AZ Manayunk, Miffiin county
| on MOhuaN morning .dStt anu TOllnE ClOSt
| 10 the track one of his feet got Under th,
| wheels, several os which passed over three
! of his toes and cut them off as "slClI a.
grease" MIR. fipher was in search of worl
| when the accident happened.
! "A man residing in the vicinity 0f Kit
| tanning point, while out in the UOodB gath
| ering ginseng not long since, found the mes
! of n wild turkey containing sixteen eggs
( which he took home and put nnder setting
hen, and had the satisfaction two days af
=
| key, How lie is going to manage to keel
them within bOunds long enough to rails,
them is a question yet to be determined.
1--WE of the three causes down for tfia
| this week have been amicably settled, ant
the other one, that Of James and John Nc
! Dermitt va. Anthony Finn et al, has beer
on suce Monday at p. m, aud will ikel!
! coniinue until Thursday evening. 1t is al
action for tresspass in cutting timber on
! tract or land tn CIearfield township, th
| plaintiffs claiming $4,000 damages, an'
/ is also a suit to determine the ownership o
said land.
Rev w. Lynch, of the First NJ. r
church, JohnstoWn, baptized by immersion
+ one man and two women, and Rev. J.. NJ
! Boyer, of the Evangelical church, perform
ed like ceremony for six other persons, ii
/ the Stony creek, Johnstown, on last Sunda.
afternoon. About o'clock on the morninl
of the same day colcred convert was hap
I tized in the same stream 10y Rev. Williams
| several hundred people.
That moral plague spot known "a Bug
( town, in Susguchauna township, comes I
:he front again this 1eek with another rQt
biug This time It is G. w. Lloyd, er, WI
is The sufferer ard abOnt fifty dollars wort
of wool is the property stolen. Three We
men were subsequently arrested for th
crime, bnt by dint OF hard swearing on par
of three others of the same sex the accuse
parties, whether innocent or guilty succeed
ed in getting ont Of the difficulty.
John II. CIcssini of Bennihgtcr. Blai
county, lit his pipe With gasoline lamT
while rather the worae for liquor, on las
Saturday night, and then eat the lamp dow
/ on the table with such force as to break j
whe-eupon the oil caught FIRE and com m uni
I Gated the flames TO his clothes. In this cor
|. dition he ran out of the house screaming 10
help, but before that reached hiIr he was $
| snocIingly burned abort tide breast, fac
and arms that it does not seem possible 10
[ him to recOter.
Following is full list Of staff officer
recently appointed by Col. Theodore Burcl
, field. of the 9TH Regiment, p. n. g. Adj'
tant. Edward Mclean, Altoona Quartz
I master lanes NJ Singer Ebeusbure