The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-04

The other day, as two friends were talk
ing together in the street, a donkey began to
bray and Wheeze and cough in a distressing
manner. What cold that donkey has. q"
said one Of the men. "And by the way, that
puts me in mind-hOw is your cough % Il
may not be quite as much OF a donkey as
you think am. My cough is all right, and
my knowledge that SINEs' SYRUP OF TAR,
WILD CHERRY AND HoARHOUND is the best
/ Cough or Cold Remedy known is The cause.
| II you had been as wise, you would not now
/ be a widoweT" Moral, use SINEs' TAR. &c.
| For sale by V. s. Barker & Bro, Ebensburg.
A couple OF our tOwnsmen LAST Monday
I took a trip on runners to Clearfield creek
I where, amongst places visited, they dropped
/ in at the log camp of Mr.. joel Gates This
gentleman has a force Of thirty-five men
working FOR him, and expects to put in about
three million feet before the coming spring
one hundred and fifty thousand feet OF which
are now in the creek. Ten two-horse teams
} are doing constant duty at the camp Mr.
/ Gates reported the other Jobs in his neigh
0orhOod as working with a full force on each
the deep snow being no impediment to their
success thus far. The log slide of the gentle
man named is about two miles long.
Owing to the closing Of our branch rail-
road by the snow, freight for this point in
considerable quantities has been transported
hither in sledS during the past ten davs from
CressOn. The same method is made use of
to replenish the cellars of several of our cit
weather article having in quite a number Of
instances given out. Soft coal i'm unlimited
quantities is being hauled from the country
round about, so that, so long as the roads re-
main open, all fears of an absolute coal fam
inc may be dismissed. But we may say that
it is a bad system on the part OF our recog-
niZed coaldea lers, on whom the public in
great measure rely for what they need from
time to time Of that species Of fuel, 20 per-
nit their supply to run low at this season
of the year. The extreme probability of the
closing of the branch railroad should never
be lost sight of
In the Blair county Court last week-the
following named persons were found guilty
Of the several crimes charged against them
and sentenced acc ccOrdingly Michael Kim
nell, for attempting to procure an abortion,
was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to the
penitentiaTy for one year and three months.
George horey, convicted Of larceny, was
fined the same amount, with costs. and sent
to the penitentiaTy for one year and six
months Edwin Rankin and James Parks,
for vacrancv, John Stfaer, for larceny, and
Peter Madden, for malicious mischief, were
each fined SO, with costs, and consigned to
the county Jail for a term of three months,
while George OStrnan, convicted OF assault
and battery, got thirty days in jail after be-
ing fined one dollar and costs John Malone,
for : similar offence 800 Ene and costs, and
John Filtz, whom Mary Ninety charged with
the paternity of little Ninety one, received
the usual sentence.
The full Board of Poor Directors met in
regular session at the Poor House Tuesday
afternoon. In addition to the usual routine
business transacted, it was determined to
pump the water-well now being drilled on
the premises by means Of a windmill The
windmill deemed necessary for this service
will be Of 3-horse power, or one-half the size
OF the one in use at the EbensbuTg wafer
works reservoir, and will cost in the neigh
bOrhood CT $50. The hole of the water
well is down about 80 feet, and Steward
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purpose Of testing its present water capacity,
which, owing to the Unexpectedly great flow
OF the fluid, NAV be found sufficient to meet
the requirements OF the Poor House without
going down the fun depth of 300 feet as
originally intended The Directors have
also in contemplation the heating Of the
building by steam, and plan OF the house
is to be sent of to ascertain how many horse
power an engine should be to accomplish
this purpose.
We had the pleasure of 4 pop visit on Mon
day from our good old friend Mr. w. L. Akers,
Of Altoona, father of our equally staUncn
friends NeSSrs Alver Akers Of Johnstown
ana George A kerS, of the first named citV.
The old gentleman looks as hale and hearty
as in DAYS of yOIe, and there is every reason
to believe, as we certainly hope that the close
oi his earthly career is still in the distant fu-
tuTe. Another welcome visitor on Monday
was Mr. John A. Dillon, formerly Of this
county. but Of !CharitUn county, Mo, where
he has been in constant receipt Of the FREE
MAN for several years past. Mr.. Dillon came
back to his old mountain home about month
ago in hopes OF shaking the aGue. which has
been shaking him entirely too long Tor com
fort, and as soon as he gets through with
that ishakei he. intends to shake hands with
his friends and depart once more for the
west. That he may live long and prosper,
the miasmstic atmosphere Of his present To-
cation to the contrary notwithstanding, is
the experience we wish him.
"A young man named Ferguson and
young lady named Matte Beltz, both of
whom hailed from SteubenvilIe Ohio were
Ferguson having met his affiauced in that
married in Altoona not many days ago, Mr.
city while she was on her return trip from
Philadelphia. The marriage was against
the wishes Of the young ladys' father, who
recently got himself into the New York Po-
lice Gazette for whipping his wife aud two
dauehte the hoggIng scene being drawn
to life by ''an artist on the spot, ," and sent
on to that deiectable sheet. The cause Of
the caStigation grew out of the fact that the
cold man" had forbade hisdaughter to keep
company with young F erguson, and as she
failed TO obey the mand ate he took the first
opportunity presented by tire appearance OF
the vabooed youth at his house To go tn the
stable and arm himself with heavy whip,
which he used most numerically on Miss
Matte, her mother and married sister, the
gallant lower not waiting to get his share
of the reconstruction business. The young
lady is said to be worth considerable money
insheT own right.
Altoona has lost = character, says the
HolidavsbuTg Standard, in the decease Of
Eli Green, who was certainly the heaviest
man in all this section Of country, If not in
the State. He was a native OF Bedford
county and in early life was a small man.
After he began to run as engineer on the ?.
r. K. he commenced to grow in size and
finally attained such unwieldy proportions
that be was obliged to quit the road. He
kept a restaurant for awhile, but his disposi-
ton TO go to sleep at all times was in the way
OF his financial success and he afterwards
obtained q light situation in the Altoona
shops. lie was Of course well known by
everybody in the city of Altoona, as well as
by many others all of whom will be sorry to
hear Of his death. He was generally good
humOred and rather proud of his immense
size. He was sick about week, suffering
but little apparent pain, dying on Thursday
morning, aged about forty-seven years He
weighed about four hundred ard FORTY
pounds, and as he was only five feet eight
inches in height and had legs OF the ordinary
size. his body was simply immense. After
death it took eight or ten men to turn the
body. The remains were inferred in box
specially constructed therefor on Saturday
last
The Hollidaysburg correspondent OF the
Altoona Tribune SAYS that at about Is o'clock
on Monday morning the citizens residing in
the vicinity of Clark and Blair streets were
startled by heartrending and agonizing
shrieks, which came from Miss Julia Cor
such, whose clothes had taken fire, and who
in the frenzy of excitement and pain ran
screaming into the street. David Rhodes,
who was attracted by the screams Of the
young lady, jumped from the second story
window OF his dwelling without waiting to
put on shoes or clothing. and soon succeeded
in tearing the clothes from the young lady
and subduing the flames not, however, be-
fore she was most painfully and dangerous
lV burnt from the knees to the waist DR.
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