The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18


DoINesIN COURT TINS WEEK Court met
at the usual hour Monday morning last, with
/ g full bench present. The first business
( transacted was the calling of the list Of attOT-
neys for motions, petitions. etc, in the course
of which. the following orders We're made
/ Alvin Evans, ESQ, was appointed auditor
to pass on the first and partial account Of
james NJ Thompson and George N. Reade,
administrators of John Thompson, decd,
/ lately Of EbenSburC.
D. Mclaughlin. Esq, presented the certi-
1 ficate of examination of II. ". Storey. Esq,
before the Examining Committee. This GER
tifcate sets forth that AiT. Story had proven
himself thorough master OF all and singu-
lar the intTicacies of Blackstone ct al, and,
on motion, lie was sworn in after the usual
form.
The general panel was called, and five par
ties were excused from serving as jurors.
The case of The Leibraut < Mcdowell Stove
Co. VS.. FOckleT and others was first reached.
Action to revive Judgment for $3.50 SO, with
I interest. The Court instructed the jury to
render verdict for plaintiffs, reservinG
point OF law touching the sale of the proper
. ty to FnckIer and Masterson. Verdict for
In theaftern0on. the case of Francis Condo
against Dean and CiCaruejd township, action
bought by plaintiff to recover damages sus-
tanned by reason OF the caVing-In OF bridge,
was taken up. The Jury were instructed py
the Court to find for the plaintiff, which was
done, the sum of SO being fixed on as the
equivalent.
a. N
and Confer Holland. action in ejectment,
was taken up and occupied the attention of
Court till 4.30 O'Clock, when Court adjourn
ed till o'clock.
Monday evening Court convened at Z o.
clock, when the following sentences were
imposed
John McCreary had previously plead guilty
to the charge of stealing brass, etc. from the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He was sentenced
to pay a fine Of $50 and costs and undergo an
imprisonment in the Western PenitentiaTy
/ for the term of one year
Daniel +. Foley was charged with the
. stealing of two coats from Conductor James
i. ClDssin. of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at
CressOn. He admitted the offcDse, but put
in the plea that he was somewhat intoxicated
I at the time of the commission thereof, and,
after having found out that the wrOngly-ap-
prOpTiated property wasn't hIS own, did not
know in which direction to look for an own
er. His story, after having been duly weigh
ed was found sufficiently criminal i'm its ma
ture to cOusigu him to the county Jail for the
term of three months, with $40 fine and costs
added
girl named Mary Bradymyer, who had
stolen a few articles of clothing in the south
of the county, was sentenced to iail for the
term of three months, with s. and costs.
The case OF the Commonwealth against
/ Adam Biersheuk of JohnstOwn found guilty
{ Of prOmSCuOuS shooting, was held over for
consideration so far as sentence is concerned
till the meeting Of Argument Court, April
9TH next.
The surety-of- peace case Of Nanstiel was
! also held over for consideration tin the same
date, the allegation being made that the in
81 dividual is non comp o. HieutjS.
Tuesday morning the case of DuTbiU's adj
, miDiStTatUTS against SanEcr, Cjectment, was
p called. After evidence being submitted, pro
. and con, the Court directed counsel for plain
tiffS to ask for a voluntary nOusuit
The result of the Beers vs.. Holland case
2 was The Court directed the plaintiff to
a take a nnnsut.
= A petition was presented by G. NJ. Reade,
e.. .s# T.+f fsg4 HH=r-H. L..
: Ough, PRAYING the Court to declare the cleo
t9n Of Z. J. Parrish to the office of Assessor
ia said borough of no effect, for the reason
+ . that there was false and fraudulent return
. / made Of the vote cast for said office. The
1 Court ordered a copy of the petition and
% decree to be served on F. !. Parrish inside
a thirty days. in accordance with Act of As
q scmbIy of 1874, which viii enable said Par
? . rish to make answer, etc.
5 Court then, at 1l.45, adjourned finally,
3 ELECTRIC RAILROAD SIGNALs-A. pres
. ent the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad is experiment
ing with electric signals on their line. Eight
70 electric signals have been placed on the east
I . eTn slope of tha mountain division at inter
! walls of two miles and q half, connecting all
J. the blocks ON that section Ot the road between
Altoona and GallitZin. The invention thus
+ to be tested is owned by Boston firm, and
D so far il has worked admirably. The block
. . signals require no attendance but the light
o ing of the lamps. The ends of the rails op-
I p0Site each block are insulated, and a circuit
/ is thus formed running along both rails of the
r. track, east and west. bat detached 5y the in
Z section of web between the Joints at the in
D Sulatng Tldce. so that this circuit is complete
between each set of blocks the signals OF
/, which the electricity moves. When the
0 I wheels OF an engine or car ran inside Of say
z the block at the cast end of the tunnel the
! red light or banner automatically sets thus
: not flying any trains following that the dis
1 tance to the next signalling place is not
> clear. The cutting of the circuit by the
wheels sets this signal but the moment they
y cross the Insulating point at the next one the
d . current Of electricity is restored, and the
f, . white dice takes the place of the red on the
I very instant. thus showing that the track fOI
y . a distance of two or -aUd-a-half miles is
+ entirely clear. Should q rail break between
Y any two signal stations, the interruption t.
d the circuit viii cause The green signal to he
shown in each OF the towers cOuuecJed, and
= . the tTainmcn thus notified to proceed with
Z caution. y ''te.l tale wire is run on the
telegraph posts to tie several telcUraph tow
' erS, and this is arranged 10 operate by elec
' tricity a miniature block IN each, just as the
70 . insulated rails work the large UneS.-AEoORo
I sun.
I IT is true. as has been stated in some Ioi
the papers, that the ticket held by Mr.. Henry
5 HOpple, of Carroll township drew a,valuable
: horse at the fair for the benefit of the Cath
Y Olc church at Summitviile but 1t Is equally
n true that Mr. Valentine Thomas, OF Carroll
I town, IS the man, so far as heard from, who
- is 20 be congratulated on this streak of good
luck. How this comes to be thus will be un-
d dcrstOOd when we say that Mr. Thomas, as
I the story goes bought horse from Mr.. Hop
? pie at or about the time of the drawing, fOI
which be paid him $50, with the understand.
f ing that he was to have the other horse fol
. nothing should Mr.. Hoppe he lucky enough
. to win it. That he did win it and that Mr.
$ Thomas has entered intO possession of The
o property seems to be settled, but as the gen.
tlcman who bought and paid for the chance
d has had a writ of repleyin issued for the ami
: mai, 1t remains to be seen which Of the con
4 testants will eventually carry of the prize.
All, paliid my noble brow.
The waning night was late:
n My startled mother cried in fear.
4 MY child what have you ate?'
heard my fathers smothored laugh,
It seemed so strange and far:
knew he knew. 1 knew he knew
Ia smoked my FIRST cigar.
i To smoke the first cigar aud TO wear the first ont
z and-out new Sunday suit said 20 be amongst