The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-12-19
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into the house that is, he did so till the
other day, when his master stopped TAX
ing the paper. The next morning the
dog noticed the boy passing on the other
side without leaving the newspaper, and
went over and took the whole bundle
from him and carried them into the
house.
The village of Red Rock, five nyiles
/ from Bradford, Pa, was intirely de-
stroyed by fire on Friday morning. Tire
fire started in an oil well on Thursday
evening, and communicated to a 25,OOO
barrel tank of OIL The burning OH
flowed down the valley and into the vii
lage, destroying every building in the
place Three hundred families are home
less. The loss is estimated at S300,OU0
Altogether there were 10000 barrels OF
oil destroyed.
Charles II. Engle, formerly a resi-
dent of Reading, was arrested on Mon
day night and taken to that city by an
officer from Pottsville, on charge OF
poisoning his wife about four years ago.
At the time of her death the corOner's
Jury made inquiries but failed TO obtain
evidence sufficient to warrant Engle's
arrest. His arrest at this time is said
to be due TO lately discovered evidence.
1t is supposed that he administered the
poison in a glass of lemonade.
The Erie PA Herald says that
William Mattison, known as Rubber
Bill. - who lived near NeSbit's dock,
quarreled with his wife about week
ago because she permitted other fisher
men to press her finger tips. The jeal-
Gus husband turned himself adrift in
the lake without rudder, oar or sail,
thus strangely committing suicide for
the other day pieces Of his shattered boat
drifted ashore near Buffalo. MatsISon
evidently went 10 the bottom
Irish residents of New \ ork are Fe-
spending nobly to the cali for help from
the Green Isle, large number hay
ing already sent money for the relief Of
those in distress. No general fund has
been organized, but the reports from
downtown bankers show that daftS are
being sent by private indiVidualS. The
drafts range from q to E5- The PreSi-
dent Of the Irish Emigrant Society, Mr..
James Lynch. says that III November
the sale of small bills by the society eX-
ceeded SD 900.
Dean Stanley's eldest SISTER, Miss
Mary Stanley, died in Londcn, in her
sixty-sixth year, a few days ago. Miss
Stanley devoted her life to the care of
the helpless and won an enyiable fame
as the originator OF flower missions, :"
by which agency SO much happiness is
now diffused 1t is also notable that
while her father, Bishop Stanley. and
her distinguished brother figured largely
in the affairs ct the Established Church,
Miss Stanley became an adherent Of the
Catholic Church
Boston steps forward with two men,
whose claim to te the champion mean
men Of the country we hope will not
soon be disputed. Thirty-iive of their
Of
their meagre wages to buying them tes-
timonialS of their good will. When the
next pay day came around these liberal
minded employers deduC.ed 4 certain
sum from the wares of each Of their
b. hands because Of the half hour lost IN
presenting the testimonials. At the
latest accounts these men were still al
lowed to go at large.
The celebrated pigeon TOOst in Scott
county. Ind. is now as it has Deen for
SeVenty-iive years, the rOoSt Of millions
ST pigeons. They fly away in the morn
lng to their backgrounds. many of them
going to such q distance that they do
not return until midnight. The timber
, on thousands of acres covered 10y this
roost is broken down lady, large limbs
being snapped off like reeds by the ac-
. cUmUlated weight Of the birds. Thou
saads are killed nightly, but the slaugh-
ter seems TO make 10 dIminutiOn III the
vast fiOcks that congregate there.
A handsome young gentleman OF
ttalena. Ill. made love 10 the reigniug
belle of Jamestown. Wis. and carried
off the prize-ur thought he had done
SO But although the wedding day was
named. the wedding ring bought, and
the wedding stationery ordered and
sent out to neighbors. relatives and
friends. there was, the usual slip 'twixt
= cup and lip. One OF the dainty invita-.
2 ticns was sent to Josh Calvert a rival
frOn FaiTpiay. He lost no time in idle
rcpIningS, but harBesSed a fast horse
= drove to the lady's hGuse, carried her OF
TO Ar adjacent village and married haI
/ tErn and there.
"A twO-story brick stable in Little
Rock, Ark. owned by J. ellis. and 2
cotton compress, were DESTROYED by fire
T on Saturday night last. GilIIs' family
: were asleep in TIE second story. and 81
avenues Of escape being cut of. the,
dropped their two children ont of tLl
= window to the ground below. Mrs
ellis was suffocated ~ smoke and wa.
burned to death. ellis jumped out o.
! the window and was Dirked up uncon-
sCieus. 1t is thought be is fatally in
JBred. Both chIldrca were seyereh
! injured. Ten horses q number Of car
4 rl%geS. and about 1ug bales of c0ttol
: we're destroyed. Loss, S3J, eco \ E5rc
= man was dangerously injured by faljin,
e down 2 stairway
D In satisfaction Of the foreclosure O
I mortgage the road and appurteuance
af the LcwiSburg CentUe and Snruct
. Greek railroad were sold on Saturday b,
Z public auction, at the Philadelphia TX
q change, 10 Strickland kHeass, for So. .000
- The road is eighty-six miles III Iengtl
e and extends from the junction with tn
Z Philadelphia and Erie railroad, III Chill
- lisquaqUa township, NORTHUMBERLAND,
7 county. through the counties of North
t umbeTlanG- Union, 1iiftin. Centre
Huntington and Blair, to connect witt
the Pennsylvania railroad near Tyrone
F. Blair county. The purchaser repre-
n sents the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
s pany, which VIII at once reoTganize tn
t road and extend it west wardly.
5 The BTaddocE Times saws that tw,
5 families named respectively Martin an
t Fudge left Williamsburg year or tw
7 ago to seek theiI fortunes in the ia
West. They halted in Kansas. Just O
i the borders of civilization. and ther
s commenced their struggle for existence
}, Very little had been known of then
e since their departure until few day
b ago, when the startling intelligence wa
C received that two Of them had been tBe
It VouTed by wolves. Mr.. Fudge and oe
;. OF Martins boys were in the forest
r short distance from their homes ch9I
ping wood, when pack of the hupgr
" beasts rushed uD0u them and boFaY