The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-25


AS heretofore stated in these columns,
Mr.. Joseph Gutwald Deputy Burgess of
Ebensburg borough, was victim of disease
the major part of this winter, though of late
his condition has somewhat improved Six /
other members of his family, including his .
aged father and his wife, are also under the \
weather and confined to the house, their dis !
ease Deing Inflammation of the lungs, with 4
rather serious symptoms in two or three of /
the cases.
Some talk is quietly being had by GER
tain capitalists of the advisability of buying /
a section of ground up toward the headwa- /
tsrs of the CUnemaugh, a mile or so above /
the railroad bridge in the eastern end of |
town, and building thereon summer hotel /
The location is a splendid one counting the (
water facilities in along with other natural
attractions, and a big house there could be
made to pay or we are not a prophet, nor the
son of prophet
Mr.. John Thomas father of Hon. J. J.
Thomas, Of Carroll township, and of Mr.
Michael Thomas, of Munster township, with
the latter Of whom the old gentleman resides
Is still hale and hearty at the patriarchal age
of 90 years. Mr.. Thomas, pere was a school
teacher in former years, and is still cOmpe-
tent to instruct and edify the pupils in schools
which he occasionally visits. May it be our
pleasure ten years hence to chronicle the
centennial anniversary of this worthy old
gentleman.
"A gentleman who has tested the invaIu-
able qualities of ROBERTS HORSE AMP CAT-
POWDERS upon his own stock. deems 1t MS
duty, in Justice to his fellow cltiZenS, to re
commend the same to all owners OF stock,
not only in cases where stoJk Is SICK, put
they will find it very beneficial to new mich
cows, as well as to the general appearance
of the horses and other stock. IL costs only
% cents and is guaraHteed to effect cure,
if used i'm time. Barker & Bro, EbenSburg,
keep it for sale.
1t once more devoIves upon the FREE
MAN household to return thanks TO our Cath
olic beok-seliing friend, Mr.. J. J. Murphy,
130 Grant street, Pittsburg, for couple of
handsome and excellent religious works,
which came in shape of presents to our wife
and eldest son, the latter as a keepsake from
his namesake, Master Frank Murphy. Some
day we hope Mr.. Murphy will let us know
how we can repay him for the many kind
nesses of this kind he has bestowed upon We
editor and his family.
A goodly number of our subscribers will
this week receive specimen copy OF the
Chicago Weekly NelCs, and it is to be hoped
they Will peruSe it carefully and judge for
themselves whether two dollars, with twen-
ty cents additional for postage when sent
outside of Cambria county, could be better
invested than by subscribing for the FREE
MAN and NeICs for one year. All others on
our list, besides hundreds who are not but
ought to be, will receive similar consideration
/ in due time, and we hope that rich harvest
viii be the result. Send money to this Office.
/ Mrs. NJ. y. Condor, Of CreSSOn, found on
Z last Sunday morning on opening bureau
/ drawer well filled with articles for her child
: rem 5 wear, tlat q mole na0 Deen UuTueU
through the clothing almost to the bottom
/ of the drawer, and also found a half burned
. match on top of the wearing apparal. How
! the match got into the drawer is q mystery,
but the presumption is that a mouse carried
[ it there and then ignited the match by nib
bling at it. Be that as 1t may, it was certain
ly narrow escape from serious cOnfagra-
ton, and the only way to account for the
i miscarriage is that the fire did not get enough
air to fan it into a flame.
The Altoona Tribune notes as one of the
I strangest things which ever happened the
+ fact that a woman living in that city who
/ has one sound, vigorous tongue has been
much alarmed 5y discovering that new un-
( ruly member has started to grow from n po-
sitiOn a short distance in front of the original
articulatoT. 1t is perfect in every particular
and IS growing rapidly She thinks one
tongue Is about as much as she has any use
. for and is visiting physician with the in
tention of having the intruder removed. OF
course the ly-developed member iS q Pc
culiar swelling at the rOos Of the tongue, but
it certainly has taken most wonderful
shape
The Altoona Mechanic notes the fact that
the gTeat-gr grandfather OF Mrs. Shoffner, wife
of John ShOtfner, residing on Twelfth street
near Eighth avenue, in that city, accompd-
MED Lord Baltimore to this country, and
7 subsequently, settled in Maryland. His
name was Captain Michael Mcclure. He
afterwards removed to Loretto. This was
eight years before Prince Galltzin located
there. Mrs. Shoffner's grandfather, Richard
Mcclure, (bOm in Maryland went to LO-
rettO with his father and died there in the
Sith year of his age, \ daughter of Richard
married Mr.. John Zerbe, and this lady was
the mother Of Mrs. ShOtfner, whose maiden
name was Victoria Zerbe.
A few days ago, as we learn from the
CarOlltOwn NsJCS Mr.. William Glass, OF
Susquehanna township, was married 10 Miss
Agnes Buriey, OF Carroll township. F. r.
Baker, Esq, Of the ISTmer district tied the
counu5ial knot but il seems the parents Of
Ha| = e. .H.Nm
and that the ceremony had been performed
without their knowledge. Agnes is only
about seventeen years Of age, and therefore
stiil subject 20 the control Of her natural
guardians The squire was threatened
with prosecution by the old folks or a charge
Of performing the marriage service for a
minor, but the case was compromised Dy
[ Baker paying Mr.. Burey the sum Of Sl50.
] A full-grOwn buck was captured by two
. little dcarS OF the feminine persuasion at
Barre Forge, Huntingdon county, on SatuT-
day last. 1t seems that the little girls were
playing on the ice at that place, when they
were suddenly startled by the appearance of
a large buck, which had been pursued by
dogs and was seeking safety in flight.
Reaching the ice the frightened animal was
unable to proceed further owing to the slip
perry surface, and observing the predicameni
in which il was placed, says the Altoona
Sun, the little girls plucked up courage, cap
tured the animal and endeavOTed to take it
home with them. Doubtless they would
have been unsuccessful had not assistance
arrived however, it was finally secured and
is now in captivity.
Tuesday was WaShington's birthday
In accordance with law the 22d Of February
is a legal holiday, and the banks were closed
for business, though there was no percepti
be dimunitiOn Of the selling over counters oI
! the shutting down of books in the COurl
. House. Co. A, in full uniform, paraded al
headquarters at the hour Of 2 O'Clock P. NJ,
and the mastery evolutiOns of that splendid
body of dIilled men elected the warm ap
plause of all on-loOkers. The idea of the
4 Company was to have paraded through the
. main streets of town, bat this was prevented
by too much mud and an indication of ram
In the evening, the customary number Oi
persons gathered round the stove and drank
the customary tOaSt-''TO General George
[ Washington Were he not dead, he would
, be now alive %
The Johnstovn Tribune tells Choul
! like story about dogs burrowiug into tht
graves in an old cemetery near that town anC
dragging forth the bones of the dead. Oh
Monday, that paper says, four OF these hyena
{ like dogs were noticed burrowing down {
the receptacle of cOrpses, and pulling Ou
human arms and legs, which they carried of
some distance and kept gnawing at as if tn
J dried-up marrow contained in them was th'
! sweetest Of moTSels. In the forenoon one o.
the teachers at the Union school building
saw the same operation repeated by two ugly
ferOciOus- looking dogs and IL was with diff
! fcultv that some Of the larger scholars sue
i. Gle was most sickening one, ana Il is
burning shame that such desccrQtiOn ha
+ been allowed % go on.
Our friend Of b0yhood days, Mr.. ;. II
= . Wallace, brother of the senator and p. r. y
I ticket agent 40 Philadelphia has no thought
: Of course, that country editor could affOr'
{ % indulge in a trip % Colorado aud CalifoT
2 MIA but an the same De has sent US a hand