The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-21

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ingdOn, Somerset and Westmoreiand
First Lieutenant Edward J. Humphrey
and Second Lieutenant James NJ. Thompson
newly-elected officers of Co. A Fifth regi-
ment, Y. G.. P, have each received his com
mission, 10 bear date from September last
and to continue in force for five wears
The prosecution against w H. Kemhie
and others for bribery, in connection with
the Pittsburg riot bin at the last session of
the Legislature, were to be taken up to day
"wednesday in the Court of Quarter Ses-
sion of Dauphin county at Harrisburg.
Poultry dealers in this section have quit
business so far as shipping chickens to Phil
adelphia is concerned. No higher prices can
be realized for the fowls in the city than are
demanded for them here, and the dealers are
unable to sec where the profit would come in
Vow. is the season of the year to wear
gum shoes V :. Barker and Bro. have the
largest stock of overshoes of all kinds in town.
and are selling the same lower than any one
else, for tue reason tina their stock was all
bought before any advances in prices occur
red.
The eiectment case of Uerartv. RIair OF
al. vs.. Fisher Bros & Miller, of Huntingdon.
and Bcrwn White & Co. of Philadelphia to
recover 400 acres of coal land in ClearfeId
county, said to he worth over StOO, 900. was
decided on the 10Th inst. at Clearfield in favor
Of the defendants.
The sale of certain properties in and
around Ebensburg advertised by F. A. Shoe
maker, Esq, administrator of the estate of
was necessarily postponed to Saturday of
The present week hy reason OF the illness of
Mr.. Shoemaker
And then the Johnstown Democrat goes
on to say The genial editor of the Cambria
freeman, Hen M'Poike,' as the gentleman
from New Ireland calls him, called in to see
US tuesday evening. He was on his way to
Pittsburgh, where he is serving as juryman
in the United States Court
A prominent and well known citizen of
Altoona, reputed to be worth not less than
cool hundred thousand Shantz bv name
Is said to have reconstructed his wife on pu-
glllSue principles last Sunday night, abusing
her SO badly that physician had to be called
IN next day to attend to her case.
Three persons who are charged with
having cut mercantile bill of large proper
tlonS in Wheeling, West Va, a couple Of
weeks ago, were followed from that point to
Tyrone and arrested in the latter place last
Iues'tay evening They await requisItion
from the Governor of West Virginia.
"A new stock of mems and boys boots
and ladies' fine and coarse shoes Just receiY-
Ell at NJ. j. Eeitelbaum'S, Loretto. Go and
see them, and be astUnised at the liberality
of the price-list A similar line of boots and
SHOES marked equally as low, Just shelVed
IN IeItelbaum's store in st. Augustine.
The store of &. NJ. Orr, in Altoona was
entered the other night by burglars and des-
poiled of lot of cigars and SIS in money
While taking their departure, they upset a
burning carbon oil lamp, which set the build
ing on fire, but the flames We're discovered
and eXtinguished before much damage had
been done.
DR.. II. Row, of Altoona. delivered his
lecture on "The Science of Health i'm the
Court House last Friday evening. 1t was a
most able and instructive effort. but owing
to inclemency of the weather the attendance
was not so large as was desired. The lee
ture will doubtless be repeated at some not
far distant day.
Mr.. Alvar Akers, of Johnstown, stepped
a s-.ln in 1a1a
keton Tuesday evening last, and was thrown
down pair of steps to the cellar floor, a dis
tance of about seven feet. He was rendered
unconscious for several moments afterwaTd
An examination of his injuries showed that
be was not badly hurt
The Altoona papers inform us that in a
week or ten days from date, daily after
noon paper will he issued bv the Sun of that
city, with Mr. William p. FuTey as editor.
That VIII make three dailies for Altoona.
We trust they all may succeed in coming out
of the large end OF the horn, but at this dis
tance it looks little mixed.
"A deed was sent to the Recorders Ofic e
from Johnstown the other day, for record,
which was so fearful aud wonderful a spec
linen finelegant chirogTaphy that Mr.. Lake,
though an expert in deciphering Egyptian
hierOglyphics, was yet obliged to give this
job up as bad one and send the manu-
script back 10 its author for revision
"A Welsh musical festival known as an
eistedGfOdd, on an enlarged scale, will be held
in one of the Centennial Exhibition buildings
at Philadelphia on Thursday next. Thanks
giving day. \ choir of 200 voices, chosen
in equal numbers from Carbon, Schuylkil
LeLigh and LuZerne counties, will sing, and
music of a superior order IS promised.
The Tyrone Democrat entered upon its
eighth year last week. It's e ditOT George
StrOop, Esq, is a thorough going Democrat
who furnishes his readers with an excellent
and reliable paper, deserving the liberal pa
tronage of the Democracy Of that section of
nNHtHvs in IN NHala IL
has our best wishes for his continued success.
The CarrOlltown Ne5cs Of last week says
that Mrs. Schultz, residing a few miles west
Of NicktOwn, was found hanging to her bed
post with a hank of yarn around her neck,
Oh Sunday morning last. She had been de-
mented for some time, and Notwithstanding
that her friends kept close watch on her
actions. she succeeded in committing suicide.
Mr.. James Cawiey and Miss Mary Byrnes
were maTIie led last Tuesday, ats. Augustine,
by Father Ryan. The neWly-wedded pair,
accompanied by Misses MOllie Ivory and An
ME Byrnes, and Emmett ByTnes and Peter
NJ Coy, registered at the Cambria House to-
day (Thursday) for dinner. We wish them
all lots of fun as they swing round the
honeymoon circle.
As stated last week, man named Koon,
of HOlidaySburg, was run over by the cars
near that place and killed. He was grossly
intoxicated at the time, and now suits for
damages have been entered in the Blair
county Court by his friends against John
Fitzharris and w. n Johnston, of Holidays
burg. who it is claimed sold the unfortunate
man the liquor which led TO the disaster.
Mr.. Joseph Van Ormer, of this county,
informs the Altoona Gail that he has entered
into a contract with Howard, Perley & How
ard, of WilliamspOrt, Pa, to cut, log and
float three million feet of lumber next spring
The timber will be cut on what is known as
the 'Brotheriine tract" He also has con-
tract for the cutting of three million feet of
lumber in Reed township, this county, Tor
the same firm.
Mr.. John Beers, of White township, is
serving the county in the honorable capacity
of Juror at the session of the United States
Court now and for nearly two weeks being
held in Pittsburgh. The gentleman was a
soldier ia the Mexican war; and returned
home by way of Pittsburgh in 1917. That
was thiTty-two years ago, and he has not
looked upOn the CITY of Smoke from that
date up to this occasion.
Mr.. Joe Heininger's new furniture Tor
his hotel (formerly the Crawford House,
was delayed a few days through singular
mistake Instead Of being manifested over
the p II. r., it was placed in an Allegheny
Railroad car and in due course OF time
reached Edenburg, Clarion county. The
similarity between EdenbuTg and EbenSburg
has been the cause of frequent mistakes of
like character, both as concerns the trans
portation of merchandise and mail matter.
Mr.. Jacob S Hoke, of Chicago, who
several years ago charged Mr.. William Mar
bOurg formerly of Johnstown, with undue
intimacy with his NIoke's) wife, followed
by a resort to pistols to wipe out the DIS
h0nored died in Ogden, Kansas, a few days
since. lie had secured a divorce from has
faitbIess wife. and had remarked, but the
length of time between the second marriage
and his death comDrehended only single
day MaTbOurg, it is stated, married The Wo-
man divorced from Hoke.