The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21

Company Of Cambria County win meet at
the office of the Secretary, T. w. Dick Esq,
for the purpose Of organization, on Monday
evening OF next week
Rabbits arc said to be so abundant in
Dean township that the fur may be seen fly-
ing in every direction. How fur this story is
from the truth may be Judged by the fact
that the Dean township correspondent Of the
Altoona Tribune concocted it.
An Item which appeared in our columns
last week chronicling the death Of Mr Geo
Webb, well-known commercial traveller,
turns out to be q mistake 1t was his wife
and not himself, who died, her remains be-
ing inferred in a cemetery at Blarsville.
"A oung son Of Mr. Elias Behe of Allie
gheny township, met with an accident the
other day resulting in fracture of the right
leg near the knee. Mr. Behe is the gentle
nan who received such severe treatment at
the hands Of a gang of burglars last fall.
Samuel H. Irwin, OF Ute Creek, ColfaX
county, New Mexico, says: The "Only
Lung Pad" has done more for my wife than
all the gallons of Cod Liver Oil, French or
American. she has taken, or all the Doctors
Medicines she has used. See advertisement.
-"Ohi why should the spirit Of mortal be
proud ?" We give it up; but when we see
man driving . proud spirited" team, we
unhesitatinciy remark That man uses 81.
j. ROBERTS HORSE POWDERS % cents at
all drug stores, and at V. S. Barker & Bros,
EbsnsbuTg
Under the new schedule it will be well
for travellers to remember that TO reach
EbensbuTg from JohnStown at night it viii
be necessary to take the Cincinnati Express
at the latter point, the train-time being T.13
O'Clock. The Philadelphia Express has been
discontinued
We know that you all like q good cup OF
tea, and we take pleasure in recommending
= good tea to you. Y. S. Barker & Bro. have
Just received a lot OF fthecelebrated THEA-xEC-
TAR tea put up in air-tight pound packages.
Try one pound, and we are satisfied you
will have no other.
The one hundred mile race between
Tom Dumphy's horse and the Altoona horse
Is of, - the hacker of the irst-named ami
NAL Mr.. Emanuel Vance, Of Carroll town
ship, having failed TO make good his share OF
the stakes. Such, at least, is the story told
by the Altoona papers.
-Geoss Adams, a p R r. eIaploye resid-
ing in Altoona, was struck by q coastng
sled and so badly injured on Wednesday
evening last that the probabilities are against
his recovery. Miss Jennie Powell of the
same city, had her collar-bone broken on
Monday evening by a similar accident.
Mr. Richard Davis, of Julian street, was
the owner OF promising young parrot by
which he set great store. There was too
much weather last Monday, or too little OF
something, and the bird died, and Dick la
ments many an odd hSlf-hour spent in teach
ing it 20 recite the multiplication table
Certain real estate was this week sold at
public sale Ivy the assienees Of VIM NJ
Lloyd, at Altoona. In the same connection
it may be mentioned that the assiCnees Of
the said estate have been allowed by the
United States Court to compromise the
claims Of DR.. j. T. Christy, of Altoona
Hon. John FenlOn, of this place, offered
and had passed in the House of Representa-
tiYes at Harrisburg on the 18th instant
resolution for the appointment of a commit
tee Of five to draft resolutions expressive of
{ the sense Of the House on li>aFinp of the
+ death Of John A. Smull, late Resident Clerk.
( If you want to see what is now cOnsid-
[ cred to be the finest Sewing Machine made,
LHlAF D. 4 y--- -
which they have Just received. 1t is certain
" very fine machine. They also have
stock on hand of the GENUINE SINGER and
the HOWE, all Of which they are selling at
lower prices than anybody else.
"A tcn-vear-0id son Of Mr.. David McKin-
uey, of Ben's Creek, this county died on
Sunday last OF scarlet fever, after few days
Illness, and another member Of the family
was, at latest accounts, sick of the same ma
! lignant disease, which IS said to DC prevail
ing to some extent along the line of the
[ Pennsylvania railroad from South Fork to
/ Lilly's.
! "A new vein Of coal was struck the other
day on the land Of J. II. Dysart & Co, near
Lily's. A drift had been opened, but al
though the wOrkmen progressed q consider
able distance the coal could not be found.
The operators then conceived the notion Of
I boring down beneath the level of the drift,
and at depth of eleven feet the vein was
discovered.
"A laborer named Milton Allison, while
Z al WoIh IN the L. IL II NdTd at East zone
maugh on Wednesday forenoon. was struck
by the engine of the second section ef the
/ ChicaEe-Day Express, and althO' no bones
were broken his injuries were sufficient to
cause death soon after. Deceased was from
Somerset county, where he leaves a wife and
two children
The Bedford Inquirer and the Everett
Press are now owned by Messrs. Muilin &
Buckingham, Mr.. Lutz retiring from the
concerns. As heretofore, the latter paper
viii be conducted by Col. Bowman, Messrs.
Mullin & Buckingham devoting the major
part of their time and attention to the Inquirer
and bookstore in Bedford Of which they
are prOprietOrs
Mr.. Anthony Long, father-in-Iaw Of Mr
! Joseph Skeliy, of this place, died very sud
denly at WilmOre, on Wednesday morning
} last, of what's supposed to have been stroke
! OF apopieXy. Mr.. Long was well known
/ throughout the county, having served for .
( number of wears as seaier sf weights and
measures. His age was about 40 years May
The Board of Poor Directors. consisting
/ of Messrs. RoTabaugh, Easily and Baker, ac-
companied by Steward Lilly, paid their usu-
al semi-annual visit to JOhnstowu, Millville,
Cambria, Prospect, COnemaugh borough
] Upper oder township, Richland township,
etc, on Monday Of this week Their aD-
pesrance is said to have been anxiousiy
awaited oy number Of suffering families.
I "A free lecture viii be delivered in the
Z Presbyterian church Of this place Tuesday
/ evening Of next week by Rev. Wm r Stock
/ ing, returned missionary. The subject viii
/ be Persia and the Orient, with an entertain
ing object lesson showing how the people in
the Land of the Sun live, eat sleep dress,
/ talk, pray etc, and description OF their
habits, manners, customs etc. The public
are invited to attend.
Mrs. Ettie Ewing, OF Elders Ridge, Indi-
ana county, bade hef infant son. who is in
his 10th year, an affectiOnate farewell the
other day, and then peacefully yielded up
/ her life. She was in her 10Sth year, and
leaves surviving her a son 50 years of age
and daughter "a years of age and a son
aged 10. She also leaves 30 grandchildren,
over 30 great grandchildren, and several
great great grandchildren.
The HOllidsysburg Standard of this week
says Our freseo- painter friend Alois Tren-
ke, is again home after sOiourn Of several
weeks in Wimore, Cambria county, where
he has been engaged in frescoing the Catho-
lie church at that place. 1t IS scarcely neces-
gives perfect satisfaction, as all who have
ever seen his work can testify that he is
q thorough master Of his trade.
"A large sleighing party came here from
Johnstovn on Saturday evening, stopping at
the Blair House. They returned home sun
day morning. Another party, from Wood
vale and points contiguous, tarTied at the
Foster House Saturday, the parties compos-
ing it visiting the Poor House in the after
noon. Several other parties, from different
points of the compass. have also been max
ing things lively in our midst of late.
The twenty fourth annual statement Of
the Protection Mutual Fire Insurance Com
panv Of Cambria County, as approved by
, the Executive Committee, is printed in our
advertising columns to-day. The exact II
nancial status OF the Company, which IS
most comfortable one, with q list Of losses by
IRE paid during the year, is given, and will
furnish interesting reading for the stock
holders as well as the general public.