The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-04-01

passed over him 1t is remarkable fact that
he escaped without injury.
lotto, the German" was played to a
slim audience at the Opera House, Altoona
on Tuesday night last, and the performance
was so good that the papers over there think
the theatre-going people Otto be ashamed Of
themselves for not attending.
Samuel Lowry, aged 60, of Johnstown
turned up in Pittsburg on Friday last, ac-
cempanied by q blushing damsel of sixteen,
with whom he had eloped from Greenville
Mercer county. The girl was sent home and
the old reprobate was turned adrift to seek
pastures new.
The toTrures Of neuraIgic pains, sick and
nervous headache, are instantly banisEed BY
the use OF DR.. Faust's German Cure for Neu-
ralgia and Headache Guaranteed to relieve
in all cases, if directions are followed Ask
Druggists. For sale by Z James Druggist,
Ebensburg, Pa. T4-l.-e.o.w.1v.l
"A number of lots in Lloyd's addition to
Altoona were disposed of at public sale on
Monday last by the assignees, as was also a
tract of land in this county, the entire sales
amounting to over Sc, 600. There will be
another sale in Altoona by the same parties
on Monday, April 18th.
The State Fish Commission is prepared
to furnish fish to all who wish to receive and
take care of them. Meantime Speaker Hewitt.
one of the Fish Commissioners, whom the
Lancaster Iatslligeucsr calls ''Man-Afraid-of-
thC-NewsPapers," will continue to of fish
late in the House at Harrisburg.
Mr.. Joe Van Ormer, the boss lumberman
of Reade township, got up an impromptu
cock fight in Altoona the other day by hold
ing a looking-glass in front of a Shanghae
rooster ana inducing him to pitch into his
own shadow. 4 fractured mirror and
wounded rooster were the result
A man at Confluence, Somerset county.
who was drawings pension from the Govern
ment, has improved so much in health of late
that he has ordered his name to be stricken
from the pension rolls. This is proceeding
which will probably never be followed by
any one else in a similar position.
The CarrolitOwn Nelcs notes the death.
on Wednesday evening of last week, of the
young and devoted wife of Mr.. William Bill
Ter, of Carroll township, who buried his only
child few weeks ago-thUs leaving what
not long since was a happy home entirely
GesOlate- Sad bereavement indeed
A large flock of wild geese winged their
way northward over town on Tuesday fore
noon, and later in the day they were seen
flying in a southwestern direction, having
evidently gone far enough to sniff the com
ing storm, and not liking its appearance,
took the back track on double quick
Quite number of our citizens are un-
dergOinG the ordeal just now of changing
their places of residence, and those of them
who are amongst our subscribers will con
suit their own interest and do us a favor at
the same time by promptly notifying US Of
where their paper shall hereafter be sent.
No less than eight skunks were killed
few days ago in close juXtaposition to the
McVeytown Journal Office, and yet, despite
the great temptation, not man belongingto to
the press gang has had the hardihood to
congratulate Brother Conrad, whose first
name amt Ebenezer, on the fact that he still
lives
Let the poor sufferers from female COM
plants take courage and rejoice that pain
less remedy has been found. We refer to
LYDIA F. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE Com
POUND. It is prepared at 233 Western Ave,
Lynn, Mass. Send to Mrs. Pnkham for
phamplets or call on E. James, Druggist,
Ebensburg, Pa,
A base ball bat slipped from the hands
of one of the contestants in a match game
near Woodberry, Blair county, on last Fri
day afternoon, and striking a lad named
David CaTper on the head, fractured the su-
perior orbital, whatever that is The injured
boy is now lying at his home in a very pre-
carious condition.
The Cambria Iron COmpany's rod mill
at JohnStown was indefinitely shut down on
Saturday evening last, the reason assigned
being that the raw material can be purchas-
ed cheaper in England than it can be manu-
factured here. The closing of this depart
ment throws not less than one hundred men
ont Of employment,
-Rachel Kennel an aged inmate Of tie
Somerset county almshouse, has been notified
by the Pension Department at Washington
that she has been awarded $1,000 back pen
sion for a son killed in service during the
war. This is a new edition Of Kennelworth
more perhaps than she ever before pos
sessed at any one time in her life
We We're greatly amused some davs
since by seeing one Of our venerable citizens,
who had been bowed down by rheumatism.
throw away his crutches and decIara himself
just as young As he used to he, and now ne
is recommending Roberts Em5rocation to
every old lady in town. Great liniment that
E. James, Ebensburg, has it for sale.
"A cross COW made plunge at a little
daughter Of Mr.. Michael Maher, of West
on Saturday last, and inserting
one of its horns in the child's mouth, tossed
her in the air. Fortunately her father. who
was near at hand, caught her before she
reached the ground, and what is still more
singular, her mouth was but slightly injured
The Altoona Sun says that engineers are .
now at work along the new Portage railroad,
preparing it for the Telaying Of the track.
Notice has also been served upon all parties
who have fenced up the ground belonging to
-he company to vacate the same forthwith.
Which looks as if there Is to be busy times
Along the long abandoned route over the Al /
eghenies.
An order was issued from the Z. 5. Dis
rict Court Pitts0rg, on Friday last, at the
Instance of the assignees, for the sale of GER
ain real estate owned by VIM. NJ Lloyd and .
Ocated in Carroll county, Missouri. The
exceptions to the sale Of certain other real
state belonging to Mr.. Lloyd were over
.uled at the same time, and the sale confirm
sd absolutely.
Farmers are cautioned againsta tall man,
with sandy whiskers, who is abroad in the
and seeking whom he may swindIe by sell
ng Alsyke or Swedish clover seed at $50 for
package which he says contains two pounds
md is enough to SOW an acre, while the
ruth is it requires eight pounds, which can
,e bought from dealers for p cents, to seed