The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-09-26

no more than two trials, and on the issue de /
pended bet of S1O0-S50 for and $50 against. |
Messrs. T. II. Heist, of EbensburC, and Hen |
ry Gore, of Johnstown, acted as judges, with
F. p. Tiernev, Esq, of Altoona, as referee.
The first heat was made In 2. 81, and the sec [
Ond in 2.53, and Mr. Dumphy, by unanimous
consent of all interested, took possession of
the doubly earned stakes. The race was
witnessed by large and interested crowd,
among whom were dozen or more Ebens-
burgers
Sergeant John F. Scanlan, Of Ebensburg,
was member OF Co &, 1Ith Pennsylvania
Reserves, during the late war. He partici-
pated in the seven days fight in front Of
Richmond in 1862, and carries TO this day
the mark of an honorable wound then and
there received. To Sergeant Seaman is due
the credit of capturing the first rebel who by
the fortune of war chanced to fall into the
clutch OF Co. a. 1t was at Gaines Hill. The
enemy and our own troops were at the mo-
ment engaged in prOmiscuous skirmishing,
and Sergeant Scanlan managed to get the
drop on the other fellow and marched him
into camp. The event was duly celebrated;
but shortly afteTwaTd, the tables were ef-
fectually turned by the capture of the entire
nth regiment, along with Gen. Mccall, the
commander Of the regiment by the rebels.
Master Thomas B. Whereby, of this place,
was examined at Annapolis. Nd, last week
for admission into the United States Navy
as cadet of engineers. In all the mental
requirements, such as knowledge of gram
mar, geography, history and mathematics, he
stood in tie front rank of the class, number
ing about two hundred, but one purely ply
sical test ruled him out It was that of being
unable to read printed matter in type so large
as q quarter of ala inch in length with one
eye closed at the distance of twenty-five feet.
Such tests as these are once and again de-
manded by the fraudulent powers who at
present rule the destnies Of the nation. We
understand that the young gentleman, who
is an appontee OF Hon. \. II. CotfrOth, Con-
gresham from this district, viii at q future
period again undergo the ordeal OF an exam
ining board Of different calioer from the one
now ruling.
On Saturday evening of last week,
young man named Emerson Williams was
caught in some portion OF the machinery
connected with the Steel mill at JOhnstown
and drawn through a space about SIX inches
in width. He was an employee in that eS-
tabliShment. and il seems that his work for
the week had been completed, hut he tarrled
to assist q fellow-woTkman 'out OF the drag
when fatal pulley caught him and drew
him in. He was not instantly killed, strange
as it may seem, but fingered in an uncOn-
sciOus condition several hours, when death
kindly interviewed to put an end TO his Suf-
feringS. The deceased was IN his sixteenth
year, and was most exemplary young man
He was born in Ebensburg, and his father
was Mr.. FhOmas W. Williams, for years a
Cambria township farmer, afterward mer-
chant in this place, and subsequently and
for the past eight OF ten years resident OF
,IOhnStOwn. The parents Of the unfortunate
youth and friends have our sinceTest Sympa-
thy in the affiictiOn which has oyertaken
them.
Having reached a depth Of eight hundred
feet. as provided by contract without strik
ing oil, the parties Interested in the test oil
we'll in jackson township, now propose to
make an effort to secure subscriptions III
order to sink the well twelve hundred feet
more. OF two thousand feet in all, and puT-
chase casing for one hundred feet additional,
the contractors agreeing TO undertake the
task of sinking the well for 81, per foot
and furnishing the requisite casing for 500
As an inducement for outsiders to lend
helping hand in the enterprise, II is proposed
to give subscribers to the new stock full
and undivided interest in the rentals and
ROYALTIES Of eight hundred acres OF land,
/ being oue-half the tract leased for said pur-
pose In case the requisite amount 3, 600, IS
not obtained. the money subscribed and paid
in will be refunded to all who have taken
+ stock under the new diSpenSatiOn, SO that
there will be no risk to rum while II oil should
. be reached in less than the contemplated
distance. the balance OF the money VIII be
divided pro rata among the new subscribers.
Parties wishing to invest can obtain further
information by addressing p, +. Custer or
john Singer, Sr., JohustOwn, Pa.
Mr. d. II. EinkcaG. well known and
active Republican of this place, has recently
received a letter from AIr. Frank Mclaughlin
--he who last fall headed a party Of immi-
grants from Ebrnsburg and vicinity to Cres-
. son. Kansas, all Of whom, we are glad
to hear, are doing wei in their new homes.
3 Cant vou come to Kansas ?' writes Frank
to MIR. Kinkead were You here this fall, -
he adds you could be Sheriff of Rocks
county" OF course Mr.. Mclaughlin would
not have written in such strain to Mr
KHkead had he not been prompted by some
other motive than the one which is said to
have induced q certain young man in thew est
to write to his father in the East urging him
to move out there inasmUch as it was the
rule rather than the exception 90 elect id
70 hot Oft FRY
Nj kinkeai, it is proper to say, is no as
piraut for shrievalty hUnOrs, but he aptly
remarks that the Democrats Of Cambria
county ought certainly to be able 10 Nil any va
caucics in that line which may exist there or
anywhere else. One Of the Cambria cnunty
BOYS Mr. Mclaughlin saws. has been noWi-
mated for Register and Recorder of the
county, and VIII be elected this fall, but the
name of the fortunate individual IS not given.
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Co. y, I33D REGIMENT, +. N.-The 133d
. Regiment, +. v, was mustered into service
at Harrisburg, August Is, 1852 The Colon
eI was T. 3. Spcakman, Of Perry county
Abraham KOpein, of JOhnstown, since de
ceased, was Lieutenant Colonel; r. w
. SchrOck, of Somerset, was Major; James {.
Noon, of EbersburG, killed al Frederlcks-
. burg was Adiutant and Rev. \. J. HaTtSock,
Of JohnStown, now resident Of Saiina, Kan
sas. was Chaplain. Co \ OF this regiment
. was recruited in Ebeusburg by Capt JOhn
f VI. Jones. who was killed at fredericksburg.
. The First Lieutenant was VIM. \. Scott,
. who likewise lost his life on that bloody bat
tie-field Second Lieutenant +. NJ. Flana-
. gan was subsequently promoted to the Cap
taiucy Of the company, and now lives III
Dean township. James J. Will was made
Orderly Sergeant and since the war has not
been resident of Cambria county 2d Ser
geant !. O. BTOokbank lives in Cameron
county, while 4th Sergeant John y. Evans
. practices medicine in Indiana county. OF
. the CurpOrals, Samuel W. Davis, Ebensburg
was promoted to q SerCeantcy and suhSe
quentlv to be Second Lieutenant, and is now
Captain Of Co. y, 5th Regiment; James NJ
Thompson, EbenSburG, is Second Lieutenant
of Co. 4, 9th Regiment V :. Barker, Eb
eusburg. is a prominent merchant Meshat
Thomas lives in Ohio and Joseph >teaTns il
Maine. Wagner John " Griffith is AT pres
eut q resident Of Clearfeld county.
Co. a was mustered in for the term Of nine
months. and participated in the battle O
Fredericksburg, December u, 1852, and tht
five davs' battle OF Charlottesville, begin
ming Nav /, 1868. When il was mustered
out MAY % 1858 at Harrisburg, it was found
that nearly fifty per cent of its OrIgIua
strength had either been killed or otherwis.
placed h0rs III, combat OF the surviving
members, the followinG-na live in Cam
hria county at the present time Richard
J. Bennett Patrick \ Burns, Patrick Burns
William H Davis, stephen Conrad, Rober
DevereauX, Henry Garland, Hosea !. Evans
Edward T. Humphrey now First Bieutenan
William ". Jones, Milton Jones, John Kim
ball Levi Keith, David D. Lewis, J0sepl
Mack, Evan !. Michaels, William Maxim
VIM w Howell. Peter MeihOrn, JOSEPH
Miller, Christian Shnafelt, Frapcis A. Sut
ton James w. Whitehead. and Demetriu
Wea klaud. Ofthe remaining member WhOst
present whereabouts are known, George W
BerEey Lewis r Edwards and Evan +