The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

/ have hca, WIN smile, grim though il maN
NJ Andrew Irvine, of Duncansviua
80. leo leo INTO Hollidaysburg last SATURDAY.
morning with five cats following In hjs 80:
eia " mi.iaI ~! eets Mt Irvine more than anythine
Stse IS that the cats were. all stranger ~ bi
drous kind ''7 ''l'''e ''"5ri won
-frothonotary o. Donnell and several o+h
FnIT;ih ihpeTs t OF the Ebensburg Hancock and
EhRnsh Club went to Pittsburoh this 49,
tor me purpose Of purchasing Two bupdrod
( torSnes, fireworks, etc, for next ThurS,iay
! St- ihSnt- 30 look out for big boom should tbS
( news afford room ''' 'iie
The pOstoffiee in this rlaco l,. -
Iaue Presidential one-that is. the Presil
uSI' - hereafter To appoint the postmaster
ana ana the salary has been fixed at 81 600 A
.. nc sugar plum, for which there'H be a con
Ie7tr no doubt, when Hancock comes in o1d
Jnmes-ey goes out. 1'N
- lie Democratic torchiight Procession in
( ;;ait"oh3 on Thursday night last got away
H. ~, hIuIn9ers and enthusiasm with anything Of
tle KIND heretofore INDUCED in hx- 9TH 50 : ~
y IN that city 1t was simply immenSa tsSa, a.
hlihOer OF participants being nearly ~ ~
quite two thousand - i"'
- strlng OF twenty-five SQUIRRELS t,vo
ttLi.f' ,oS'il'S ana wOodcOck We're taken from
@ @eiiIS place VIA the f. & C.. r. r. ON SaturIat.
morning last, but as it required three bI11y
tTrs all day Friday to bag them. we can,t 90
th''t the yield indicates superabundancc ~
game IN this latitude Vi
The forest trees. tri.eed ont in thar -,
tuihhal Foliage, present gorgeous apDear
ahee, nut old wOodsmen knock some of tha
enjoyment out of the thing hv pretendino 70
uiScoNer IN some peculiar twist of the Ieaves
q sure Indication that the coming winter will
ne an unusually severe oac
y lad named Oscar Clarke who pado
VI MS nome with Mr.. Benjamin Baker of
trough Creek, Huntington county, had his
meek broken on the night of the 10Th uIt nv
. pselns caught by a grapevine and dragged
IIou! n, 4 morse he was riding to pasture
Death or course resulted inStantaneouSIy
In the report of tine evening meeting at
CarToltow published in our last issue we
omitted to mention because we did not hear
the speech delivered by Mr.. D. &. WetzeI. of
that place, who has recently returned 10 his
hrst love political and is now working earnest.
" ana ZealOuSly for the success of the whole
Democratic ticket
What has become of all the tramps? Is
II possible that the Vagrant law passed by the
Legislature Il couple of years ago has proved
potent enough in its provisions to work their
punishment? There are twenty-four prison
ers IN our county jail, and yet there is not a
single representative of the turnpike sailor
fraternity in the whole gang
VIM LaTkinS was killed in one of the
coal mines at LloydSville, this county. on
cdneSday of last week, by portion of the
mine roof falling upon HIN and breaking
MS neck, back and legs. Deceased leaves a
Wlfe and four children, and had his life in
sured for S400 in the Travellers Accident In
surance Company of Hartford, Conn.
At O'Clock, Z. NJ, on Saturday of next
week, Mr.. James Boland, acting executor of
Hugh Mccormick, deed, will offer at public
sale farm of 22j acres in GaIIitzin township.
and at the same time Mr.. John Itel admins
traitor Of James FuTey, deed, will dispose in
like manner of a J2-acre farm in Munster
township. See posters and advertisements
"A four-foot vein of what is called ''ulacll
marble has been discovered on the farm OF
Mr. Isaac NiSsinger, IN Blackiick township,
elght miles west OF town. Originally of a
grayiSh hue, it becomes let black after hav-
ing been polished. Mr.. w. does not know
whether it is valuable as a marketable COM
modify or not, but means to find out before
lOpg.
While an employe at the Cambria Iron
Works, JOhnStown, named Archy Moses, was
at work trundling a wheelbarrow, heavily Ia
den, on last Friday afternoon, the wheel
struck the end of plank with such force as
To drive the end of one of the iron handles
into Mr. Moses leg, producing an ugly LAGER
ated wound and causing the blood to flow
freely.
There a.e some suspicious of foul play
connected with the recent death at East Con
cmaugh OF Mr.. Bartly Hoy, the story being
that certain marks indicating violence were
found on the body, and that his brcvet wife,
q notorious woman named GoughnouT, his
lawful wife being resident Of California,
deserted the house about five hours before
his death.
The water in the several streams here is
extremely low. At that point Of the Cone
maugh a short distance south Of town known
as "Pryce's bridge" what is usually a creek
several yards in width Is now mere riYulct
and NAV he stepped across with ease and
without wetting the feet. The fish are un-
dcrstOOd to be holding indignation meetings
, on the subject.
We are now prepared to furnish all who
want them with one or more copies of ken
: dalIS Treatise on the Horse" which with
+ the FREEMAN for three months will he sent
to either old or new subscribers living in the
county at the low price of 30 cents, OF TO per
sons outside Of the county for 81 cents.
: Those wishing the book alone can obtain 1t
by sending Us - cents.
The burning Of the first kiln of brick for
. the new Court House was completed last sat
urday morning at an early hour and the fire
was drawn. This kiln contains about 325, oOt
brick OF z little over a quarter of the number
which will be required in the construction OF
the building. Another kiln, though not sC
large, will he burned this Fall, while the res
+ idue will Law over till next Spring
Joseph Hoffman was sentenced at the
Huntingdon county argument court last
week to pay fine of $500, the costs OF pros
ecution, and undergo ImpTlsohment Ia INC
Western Pcnitentiary for term OF hVe years
for burning wood at Greenwood Furnace
that county. Joseph had better burn Goa
next time John Rodgers, found guilty o
larceny, was sent to the same institution lol
term of three years
Il Cambria county man whose farm is
near the Indiana county line, and who mus
be over fiftv wears of age, and has family O
. ,royyn-up children, agreed to disagree Will
his wife the other day. The understanding
, here is that there was an equitable DIVISION o
, the uropertV after which. putting cleaI
shirt in his little '-sarpet-cack' and a horse II
a buggy. the husband took what l. considered
his final departure for some point westward
The CIearfield Republican says "Ashle'
. Thorn. of West Clearfield, caught salmon
. front last Thursday. with hook and line
[ which measured twenty-five inches IN lengtl
and weighed three pounds, nine ana ohe-hai
ounces This is the first OF this species tina
we have heard of being caught ia our riVel
since their introduction, some years since
Ash. made lucky catch when he got hold o
that fellow The salmon trout Is highly val
ued as an article Of food.
The cast. of Mary kimball of Cambria
township charged with the crime OF inlahti
eide. said TO have been committed III ALTOONA
came before the Blair county Court ai nom
daysburg last Tuesday. Owing to the lac
thst fine conviction had become general Una
thc gttilt of the Girl consisted IN no more tnal
tine attempted hiding of the body OF SUN
horn ilIegitimato child, non pros WiiS enter
cd nv the District Attorney. Her betrayeT,
Young man named HaggeTty' pIead 9uli'y
the charge of foTniX ct Get ,, !.
Ue arc sorry to learn, az we know all nj
friends will be, that large lot or logs, sifsI
ties etc. owned by Mr.. Anthony Anna an'
located in Elder township, near II. Bohliact
were destroyed by FIRE on FRIDAY last anu ana q
none of the employees were about the log lo'
a. tbc tine there seems to be no doubt Una
tbe ire was the work of an incendiaTy Acl
80, ~, that presumption, Mr.. Anna has ofer
ed a reward of 500 for the arrest OF the n
ccndiarv. The loss Is estimated at ABOUT 81
900 and the insurance at nothlng-
last Monday, while the workmen wer
toufafullN dressed stone LOT I'll