The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

MI. - Il keIlF. O. BE H4Jif tAtLstES
this place, which he conducted with decided
success, and we hope with p6cGniaTy adYan-
taEe 10 himself. has bctakou himself 70 Har-
risbuTg where he IS to have charge Of the
Bolton House with which he was at one
time and FOR several years connected IN
clerical capacity. Whether OF not be VIII
return 10 our midst during the coming sum
Tner is more than we can say, but whether
he does or not he hss our best wishes for bis
future welfare, and as the Bolton House has
always been a irst-claSs hotel, and win GER
tsinly not deteriOCate under his management,
we heartily commend it to the patronage Of
all our readers who have occasion to visit the
state capital
We briefly invited attention last 8eek 10
the advertisement OF AT. Michael FitZharris,
who has recently established himself 10 the
grocery business near the " hite Hail hotel
in Altoona Mike" IS ore Of thOseEgenial
gentlemen who always make people feel that
il is pleasant to deal with them and ss he is
located ST very convenient point for those
Of hts Cambria county friends who enter
AltOOn. by the Dry Gap road, and is also
within square or two Of the railroad he
can be easily found and ought to be literally
patronlzed by people from over the border,
IS well as by those residing IL the immediate
Vicinity With full stock, fresh goods and
fair prices "Mike" Is sure to succeed.
1t win be Thirty years on the 10th OF this
month. according 70 the Altoona TTi5uus,
since the frst engine passed over the p Z.
K. from Harrisburg 10 Altoona, and one
week later, or or the 18th Of December, 1880,
the first passenger tTsiD is ssid to have pass
ed over the same roGts, although our friend
ard patron, Supervisor james Cullen, OF
Spruce Creek, saws tic rHiiroSd Wa open for
travel between Harrisburg and Buncans-
Vile on the 18Th o. SeuteInbsr 1880. Be
that IS It may Altoona was 80 that time
mere hamlet, and the Pennsylvania Railroad
q comparatively Insignificant institution.
Now the former IS s city Ci not less than
10000 Inhabitants, whils the latter is cor
#FH.H. a r-a.TT fHs.- Frf
unequsiea and railroad and ocean counec-
tIOuS f-T-TescEiDg and unexcelled.
W ili3m s. Williams is about 20 years cT
age, and has been insane during The past tif-
teen years. Part Of the time he is tractob.e
enough, but once ia while he becomes I'M
govcrnabie Thursday Of last week & par
CEysm Of such violence seized him that Il
was found necessary to bind him with ropes,
to prevent his doing hurt to himself or 9th
CTS In the course OF time he seemingly
grew caimer, and it was proposed TO remove
the ropes, but this determination was recon
siderad when the insane man declared that
so soon Is he got loose lie would proceed TO
at once murder everybody in the house
The fasteuings were allowed to remain on
hin till the following day, when he was
brought mere, and, charge OF assault hay
ing been pref SgGiuSt him before Esquire
kiuk-Ed he was located in jail for safe
Keeping The likelihood is that he viii be
removed to some insane asylum before long.
his ma.a1y being deemed iGcurabiG Tho
unfortunate man II q son Of Ar John Il.
Williams, of Cambria township, who, along
with all Of his family, regrets the necessity
which requires his Incarceration behind the
bars. He made his home beneath the pate--
nal rcot-trca.
Weaver and Wilson are the names given
by the two parties who little over a month
ago engaged IL . DurEiariou= attempt upon
the store Of the Barker Bros, Of this place.
Weaver was killed and Wilson captured and
locked up in jail The quarters accorded
the latter evidently do not sHit him, for on
Thursday of last week, while making the
customary examination Of the condition OF
the several occupied cells, 4 case knife with
the edge fashioned into saw-teeth, a couple
Of pieces Of iron, wire hook, and a rope
manufactured from the bed-cluthing were
found concealed in Weaver's cell. No work
in the way Of cutting out had been attempt
Ell, though, had not the discovery Cf the tools
interviewed 10 prevent, it probably would not
have been long delayed. just what plan OF
escape was ia the mind Of the prisoner can
not OF course be known, but il is surmjsed
that az entrance to the corridor having
been effected by the aid OF the kuiIc-SSv,
one Of the non bars would have been used to
knock the JaIiOT SeE5eiess and the rope to
bind him with, when, possessing himself Of
the KEYS, the road to the outer world would
have been easy to travel. But it didn work,
and Wilson was transferred to another cell
and carefully laid away 10 await his trial,
which VIII come of next week.
Mr.. Joseph Gutwa5d, OF this place Is
owner Of q farm four or five miles north Of
town, on which IL is his custom 90 corral tie
cattle, sheep, etc, required by him in his
capacity Of butcher. Last summer three
fOclis Of sheep We're put on the farm, and
some time during the month Of July certain
dogs invaded the premises and killed no less
than tweDtv-sevrD of the animals. Being
firmly convinced that one of the valainous
ours belonged to Mrs. Dishart, Of Carroll
township, and another 20 HLr. Augustine
NCst Of the same uJighborhood. NTE. Gut
waId instituted an action for damages
against these parties before Esquire Kinkcad,
and the case came up for q hearing last Non
day afternoon. The plaintiff testified as 10
the general facts in the case, and gave de-
scTiptiOn Of four dogs which had been seen
on the farm. Both defendants sw0re that
neither Of their dogs answered the dcscrip-
tiOu given Of any OF the four though Ost
added that on general principles he killed
his dog he same day the fact Of the sIangh-
ter of tLe sheep was brought to his notice,
while Mrs. Dishart's dog met the same fate
shortly aftcrward. Mr.. Gutwald gave the
value Of his sheep at five dollars per head,
while several witnesses thought that.fr0m one
dollar 90 one dollar and a half apiece for the
lambs, of which there were several and
from two dollars and quarter to two dol
lars and a half per head for the sheep would
cover their full valuation. Justice Einkead
on Wednesday rendered judgment in favor
Of plaintiff in the sum Of $3.50.