The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-19

pike, in that county (Clearfeld), gave birth
few days ago to q child which has no
palate, has only one nostril, and Is minus
the upper lip. Notwithstanding all these
deformitiss the child is seemingly as healthy
and lively ss any fully developed infant
The Central Pennsylvania n. Z. Confer
ence, which was In session in Altoona during
a portion OF the past and present week, has
selected the following delegates to the Gen
ersl Conference Revs. w. W. Evans, 8. c.
Swallow. J. c. Clarke D. s Monroe, F. B.
Riddle Alternates, Revs. t. Mitchell, j. J.
Pearcs The Lay Conference elected as
delegates DR.. Hugh Pitcairn and g. NJ
Shoop; Lay Alternatss J. Sunde, J. Boyton.
A young stallion and bull occupying
adjoining stalls in the stable Of MIR. Ed
Dysart, at Upton, Blair county, engaged in
moral combat the other day and the result
was the goring to death OF the former by the
latter. The horse, it seems, had reached
over and nipped the bull with his teeth,
whereupon the lnfuriated bovine broke loose
from his fastenings and gave the horse .
punch in the side with his horns, lndicting
injuries which caused death soon after.
Some dastardly wretch who deserves
hanging attempted to wreck the Fast Line
west on the P. K. R., on Thursday night OF
last week, near Nineveh, Westmoreland
county by spiklng two inch plank across
the track. The fact that the plank was a
pine one and that 1t was crushed to splinters,
is all that saved the train from being thrown
from the track and possibly wrecked Su.-
picion points to 3 certain individual but so
far as heard from he has not been arrested,
DIR. James King, one OF the oldest ply
sicians OF Pittsburgh, and whom we well re-
member as a resident Of Hollidaysburg dur
ing our boyhood days, died suddenly Of ap-
poplexy. last Thursday morning, aged 65
years. He was Surgeon General Of the
State under Governor Curtin, serving in
that capacity till near the close Of the war.
DR.. King was born In Bedford, January Is
1916. BE stood in the front rank OF his pro-
fession, and was . conscientious Christian
man.
Our typographical friend John d. Devlln,
Of Conemsugh borough, who by the way is
one Of the most activs and reliable young
Democrats in Cambria county, paid Us pop
visit on Tuesday last. John has been elected
treasurer Of = new organisation recently
formed among the young Democrats OF
other positions, among the rest that OF car
penter and house builder, IN which ne 10 st
present engaged. be will not fall 70 give q
good sccount OF himself.
A fuu blooded Durham bull owned by
Mr. Lewis Boland, Of Barr township. this
county, vas killed By falling tree during
the severe wind storm OF week before last.
The bull was a young animal and greatly
valued BY its owner. who, by the way has.
within the last few months lost = nne young
stallion and = valuable steer in much the
same vay-the former having impalsd him
self on . snsg while attempting 10 leaplng .
ditch, and the latter having been kicked TO
death by one OF Nj Boland's horses.
Miles Buck. a young man who had Just
been put to work as = freight brakeman on
the p r. R., had one Of his legs cut OF at
the ankle, and the other one terribly manGled,
in the Altoona yard about ? clock on Tues
dsY morning last, he having slipped and fell
under the train while putting q brake on
one Of the cars. BE was carried to the Office
OF the company 8 surgeon, where his injuries
were promptly attended to, but such was
his condition that no hopes were entertained
for his recovery. His home is in Tyrone.
Mr.. Christian Snyder who died in Jack
son township on the Sd inst, az noticed in
! these column last week, was born in Hunt
ingdon county on the Sd OF July, 1907. He
was married on the zth Of March, 1880, and
consequently, II he HAD lived, the 4th OF
March, 1880, would have been the anniver-
sary OF his golden wedding. He moved to
this county about thirty-seYen years ago
and settled on farm in Jackson township,
where ne resided until the time Of his death
He was q consistent member Of the Dunkard
! Church
Gen CofYroth has occupied his seat iu
the House OF Representatives at Washington
sin ce Monday last, from which he had been
/ detained during the previous week by al
acute attack Of quinsy, and not pneumonia
as heretofore stated. Shaving been Their,
many time and oft, we know just what
/ the quinsy is, and therefore can sympathize
I with our excellent and attentive representa-
{ tive, who is always so prompt In looking sf
ter the interests OF his constituents that fol
/ their sake, as well as his own, he deserves t
escape all the ills that flesh is heir to.
| 1t has been an open secret for some tim,
| past that ex-Dsputy Sheriff H A. Shoemaker
/ of this place, was and Is casting vistfu
/ Glances in the direction OF the Democrati,
! nomination for ProthonotaIy, but It is only
/ this week he requested as to announce tn,
/ fact through tine columns Of the FREEMAN
/ There is no element necessary to the per
/ formance OF the duties Of the position t
/ which he aspires that Harry does not possess
/ In an eminent degree, and If he don't max,
| his calling and election sure IL will not b.
! for lack Of untiTinR efforts on his own part
! Brother Pitcairn, of tha Altoona Tribune
has resigned all his right, title aud interest II
/ the prefix of Mr." and has instead assumed
/ the af1x OF IN. D. which he has honorsb !,
! won by thorough course Of studies at j ef
I ferson College and at the Hanneman School
! Philadelphia, from which institutions h
! graduated the other day with flying oolors
/ the examining professor being so well pleas
| cd with his attainments that he took occasion
to commend him in the highest terms. S,
/ here's success to the Doctor whose name i
| Pitcairn, and may he great fame and an i'm
msnse fortune earn.
On Tuesday last, Msssrs. John Wagner
! VIM w Saupp and Thaddeus Conrad, 0
/ Chest Springs, concluded negotiations 70
the purchase of all the timber, coverinl
an area comprising between sixty and on,
hundred acres, on q tract Of land owned an,
occupied by Mr.. Thos. L. Parrish, OF Al
! legheny township, on thu road leading from
Loretto to Chest Springs. Tbs considera
tion to be paid is %, 600, OF which 500 ha
4 already changed hands, and the purpose o
the purchasers Is to put up q saw mill forth
with and convert the timber into lumber a
, speedily as possible.