The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-12

Miss Annie Crawford, daughter OF Mr.
/ Isaac Crawford, formerly of this place, but
now of COnemauGh borough, was IN Pitts
burgh few days ago receiving treatment for
I failing eyesight. The occulist whom she
consulted gave her good encouragement, but
counSeled great care for some time to come.
A new schedule went into effect on the
?. r. R. and branches last Monday. Under
its provisions, trains on the T. & c. branch
viii run as follows Morning train-depart,
900 O'Clock: arrive, 1850 O'Clock. Evening
train-depart, G.35 O'Clock; arrive, 1870 o.
clock The mails will close as follows: Ev-
ening, 6.0j o'clock; morning, 9 O'Clock p ".
Owing to the lateness Of the arrival Of the
night train, it Will be impossible to deliverthe
mail matter till the following mOrning-an
arrangement SO unpopular that it suggests
the idea the railroad officials could not have
taken the EbenShurg folk into their councils
while making out the new time table.
Two boys named Edward Helm and Paul
tindicy, Of Taylor township, this county,
took 1t into their heads that it was all nom
sense about there being no place like home
and acting on this fallaciCuS idea they lit
out some ten days ago and made their way
heme as far as UnOntOwn, Fayette county.
Here however, they seem to have discovered
the error Of .heiT way" and taking the'back
track they eventually reached the Cambria
borough siding on their way home last Mon
day evening, but in attempting to jump from
moving freight train on which they had
becn stealing ride. young Helm fell under
the wheels and had one arm ground of one
Of his le-rs -EOckingly crushed and his head
badly cut FiUdley was more fortunate. eS-
Gaping without scratch. Tho injured lad
was taken ina charge by the poor authorities
aud removed TO the Mansion House, johns
town, the mutlated arm having previously,
been amputated by Drs. IOwman. Al cf-
forts to save his life were, however. of 10
avail. the unfortunate lad dying Wednesday
afternoon.
In the hurry of putting our paper 10 press
last week several mistakes were made in the
matter of the election returns. The most an
moving Of these was the cTediting Of Cambria
township in a portion of our edition with
the vote cast ia the First ward Of Cambria
borough, which in turn displacing the vote in
the two wards of said borough so as to give
that Of the Second ward the First and the
vote OF Cambria township to the Second ward.
) similar mistake was made by transpOSing
the names of Tunnclhill borough and Taylor
township. These errors were speedily cor
rected. however, but in doing so the figures
for 1876, 1873 and 1879, which had previously
been set up to correspond with the names Of
the districts as they appeared in our paper
week before last were left in the same mud
died condition with regard to the districts
named Is the vote at the late election had
been before the corrections referred to We're
made. That is, the names were transposed,
but the figures that of right belonged to them
were not, the necessity of making the mails
Friday evening and Saturday morning leay-
ing us without the time necessary for com
pleting the work. There were also a couple
Of errors in the fCotin" up of the table, Mr
Sceh'eT being credited with total OF only l.
100 votes and Mr. Criste with only &,l4u,
when the former actually received 400 and
the latter 4, 126 in the county.