The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-25

church edlnCe owned by the Evangelical
Association, and nearly ready for the roof,
was blown down and completely demolished,
involving heavy loss which viii probably
have to be made good by the contractor. On
what is known as the Elklick tract, about
one mile below Burnside and near the SuS-
quehanna river between twenty and thirty
thousand feet of pine timber were prOStrated,
while in the vicinity of WeStOver apple and
other trees We're almost completely divested
of their fruit, and growing crops very gener-
ally levelled to the earth. At other points a
considerable amount of damage was done,
but as yet we are without particulars.
The JOhnstOwn Tribune learned the
other day in a roundabout way which of
course didn't invest the rumor with any
greater degree of probability, that a man
named William Wilson, n resident of Clear
field county, about fourteen miles from st.
BOniface, this county, had killed his TIVE I've
year-Old son by striking him on the head
with a hoe and then jumping on the lads
body. This story was supplemented by the
assurance that Wilson was arrested and is
now in JaIl at Cleartield, but as none OF our
exchanges from that county give any account
of the alleged tragedy, we are inclined to
think that the story is a cruel hoax nOtwith-
standing Wilson is said to be a desperate
character and has served one or two terms of
Imprisonment in the jail of this county.
Mcdonald, LorettO, sells goods in quan-
titles to suit purchasers, and advertiseS only
goods which he, IS able TO 1urnlSh some OF
his prices are: Sugars, I, 5, and lOc. per
III. green and black teas, p, 80 and I5c. per
III. green coffee. -. 16 and 2Oc per Ib.
roasted coffee, 12l%, 10, Is and 20c. per ID. ; ,
boxes essence coffee, sc. = papers baking
soda, &c, ; l lb. baking soda, Sc. boxes
backing, &c. boxes or balls lye, pc.
smoking tobacco, 40c. per ID. chewing to-
bacco, soc. per ID. mOlasses, 3Oc. per gallon;
syrup. soc. per gallon; extra best syrup, 6Jc.
per gallon flour, Sl.30 per sack; salt, Sl6O
per Dbl, calicOes, &c. up muslins, DC up;
ginghamS Sc. up; dress goods, 10c. up;
Kentucky jeans, lOc. up; toWelng, l0c. up
Clark's Q. \. T, sc. per spool, and all other
goods sold at propOrtiOnately low prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kinsel are the names
of an aged couple who live on farm near
EldOradO, Blair county. In the early part OF
last week they drew some money $50, from
bank, and took it home. The greater por-
tiOn of this sum was expended for various
purposes but about $50 remained on hand
the following Thursday. About II O'Clock
at night of that day, two masked men enter
ed the house, and, despite vigorous resist
ance, overpowered the couple and robbed
them of their money. One of the robbers
. grappled the woman and the other the man.
Mr.. kinSel, old and all as he was, was rapid
ly getting the best of his assailant, when
pistol presented at his head caused him to
surrender. 1t is related as coincidence That
a robbery similar in many respects to the
foregoing was committed at the same farm
house about four years ago, when the mother
/ (Since deceaSed) of Mr.. kinSel was relieved
of several hundred dollars. The men who
did the Job at that time were masked and en-
/
were suspicious as to their identity no arrests
J We're ever made in that case, as none have as
/ vet been made in this one.
Prof John Hart an elOcutiOnist of more
I than ordinary ability, and a gentleman not
unknown to fame in this community where
he formed the acquaintance and gained the
/ respect of all with whom he came in contact
during professional visit made to our town
about four years ago, died of neuralgia OF
/ the heart, at his residence in Lancaster, Pa,
| on Sunday morning last, in the fOrty-thIrd
years of his age. Prof. Hart was fine,
/ portly looking gentleman, and was as sure
/ to attract by his presence as he was certain
I to please BY his talents and courtesy all who
/ had the pleasure of forming his acquaintance.
At the time Of his death he was a useful and
. hOuOrcd member of the Lancaster school
I board, and the Iltejjjqencer says the day was
probably not far distant, had his life been
spared, when he would have been elected
MAYOR of his native city. lie was a lifelong
. member of the Catholic Church. but as he
I died suddenly ana unexpectedly, expiring IN
. his wife'S arms about O'Clock in the morn
ing, no opportunity was afforded for adj
. miniStcring the consultations of religion to
him in his last moments. May his soul rest
' in peace.
"A meeting of the Republican Committee
I of Cambria county, or, rather, q remarkably
. small section of that important-We had al
most said impOtent-bOdY, those present
numbering no more than a bakers dozen.
was held at the Court House last Saturday
/ afternoon. Chairman +. II. Barker presiding
. y =
of JOhnStOwn, was appointed Senatorial del
egate to the State Convention, and MeSSrS
Samuel Eldridge, of Johnstown, and John
c. Gates, of White township, Representative
. delegates. \ letter was read from Hon.
John Lemon, who declined going into the
fight for State Treasurer, and Cambria cOun-
ty having no other choice the delegates were
not instructed. 1t not being deemed adviSa-
BILE to call q convention to place 4 county
ticket i'll the field this hot weather, for fear of
SunstUoke, the call for a county convention
was deferred. The Chairman of the County
Committee was empowered to fix things to
suit himself The entire proceedings wore
fiat and spiritless, even the presence of dele
gates Pete LeyeTgOOd and Tom Davis, men
of strong lungs, not being potent to cause
things to rise above the dead level of stagna-
ton.
"A little daughter of Nj jeremiah DOnO-
van, formerly of this place, where his parents
still reside, was so terribly burned at Brad
docks, Allegheny county, on Thursday morn
ing last, that at latest accounts there was no
hone whatever for her recovery. It seems
that the little unfortunate was in the act of
taking some money out of the cupboard for
the purpose Of going to the store to make a
small purchase, when she accidentally upset
can containing coal oil on the hot cooking
stove. and the oil becoming ignited the flames
shot up and communicated to her clothing.
Speedily realizing her great danger, the
frightened child ran with all haste to her
mother. who, by the way, is a daughter of
Mrs MCann, of this place, and who at the
time was doing something in the garden, but
before the agOniZed parent could succeed in
quenchng the flames with the aid OF some Of
tie nei&hbOrS, who went to her assistance as
soon as possible the left arm, side and leg
of her poor child were roasted almost to a
crisp while she herself had both hands terri
bly, burned in the effort TO save her offspring.
Mr.. Donovan, who was confined to the house
2 by severe and lOng-cOntimued illness, but was
then i'm a fair way of recovery, experienced a
. relapse owing to this heartreuding accident,
and it is possible that lie too may not recover.
4 sad blow indeed to an already sadly atlict-
ed family.
The crop Of candidates for the Republi-
can nomination for Sheriff, like the yellow
fever in Memphis, grows more luXuriant as
the weather WAKES warmer. Some time ago,
and from the start, we had Mr.. John G.
Gates, of White township, who appears to be
a standing candidate of anything that comes
to the surface on the political caldrOn, from
a nomination for an Office of either large or
small magnitude to a delegateship to either a
State or a county convention. Major L. NJ.
WoleslagIe, of Wilmore, next announced
that he would endeavOr TO withdraw enough
time from the study of abStTuSe military
questions to enable him to make the canvass.
And now to the front come Capt. Sam. y.
CriSte, of GallitZin, and Mr.. y. X. West
brook. of SOnman, each with his own partic-
ular claims for recognition at the hands OF
his party friends, and each with facts and
figures to prove that he alone can insure sue
cess. In addition to those already named,
several other possible candidates are spoken
Of noticeablv Mr.. Joe NanOrmer, of White
township: but they are not yet in the fight
by authority. Let the ball proceed, say we.
It's fun for the boys, and if they refrain from
spending all the money they've got in setting
up delegates no harm can enSue. As to the
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