The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-28

'Yahrmauv" man, it would seem.
-Wm- kessner, a freight brakeman on
the P. X. r. and resident of Derry, slipped
and fell under the wheels of his train i'm the
Altoona ward about midnight on Monday.
while engaged in making q coupling, and
was run over and so shOckinCly mangled
that he died at G1z O'Clock the following
morning. Deceased was aCed about -
years, and leaves a wife aud ono child.
Senator Boggs has been placed on the
committees on Pensions and Gratuitics
Mines and Mining. Public Buildings and Leg,
islative, Judicial and Congressional Appoint
ments ; Representative Fealon IS a member
Of the committees on Constitutional Reform,
Appropriations, judiciary System (GeneraD
and Centennial Affairs, and Representative
w Woodruff is on the Ways and Means and
IrutUg committees.
The Altoona Accommodation collided
with the rear end Of a freight nearly 0ppO-
site the Wire Works at JohnstOvu, on Tues
day forenoon, but fortunately nothing more
serious than tie ditchiug of the passenger
engine, from which the .moke-stack was
torn, and the knocking from the track, with
more or less demOTalZing effect, Of the ca
boose car and two trucks Of the freight
train, resulted from the collision
The JObnstown Tribune il very cODsid-
erably of when it says that the FREEMAN,
by request, gave notice last week that if the
bJr-Toums are TO blame for the furnishing OF
liquors 20 minors they viii hear Of something
90 their disadvantage at next March Court
lie truth j. that the FREEMAN said what it
did say Ui It's own volitiOn. ard not Ay re-
quest, and that tine March Court or anv 9TH
er Court wasn't mentioned at all.
The Altoona papers We'd (ye almost said
lied) with each other on Friday last to see
which could say the most and mean the
least about the marriage of 80 JudCe' Otto Of
the Tussey Mountain Coon Club, to Mrs
Sarah >clters, which was cOnsummated the
evening previous and created quite . sensa-
ton. Among the presents conferred on the
welded pair were two ''South American
white owls so called, which we trust are
ornamental, since they possibly be use
full.
There IS said to be some diversity of
opinion existing in the minds OF members OF
Company \, Fifth regiment, y. g. P, re
gardiug the propriety Of diverting the
yearly State appropriation of $500 in the di-
rectiOu Of the building of an armory. This
of course, was to be expected, but when the
question shall have been brought before
full Company and discussed, it is confidently
hoped the objection to the project will be
abandoned and the contemplated structure
ordered to be built.
One of the effects OF the deep snow and
the cold weather combined is said TO he the
nearly total determination Of the pheasant
family IN this section. The hardy English
sparrow, too has either gone SOuthward or
is frozen stiff, The only feathersd biped so
far as our observation extends which has
3 been successful in Drawing the late fierce
blasts IS a species Of wGOdpeckeT locally
. known IS sap-suckeT. several representatives.
ci which are daily 10 be seen fitting from
. DOugh TO bsugh along our streets.
"A young man named Judy Hammers,
. =sHD-yvas arrested last November and held
. to answer at Court for rUbbing A shoeina ker
shop in Altoona has heen indicted for a sim
I liar crime recently committed al the reaitl..nce
Of NJ. J. ". Curry, in that city. A pawn
ticket from 3 Pittsburgh ''urcIe," ," so called
was found in Hammers possession, and, as
subsequently ascertained, a watch belonging
to Mr.. Curry was the article spouted The
accused is now in the IIolldaysburg Jail, from
which he has made several Intellectual at
tfmpts to escape.
The water-pipe connected with the Helm
niger House was frozen fast the beginning of
the present week Operations looking to-
. ward thawiug 10 CUs were inaurIrated Wed
n"stay, but owing to late cold weather.
which fr0Ze the ground TO the depth of three
. feet from the surface. the Job was a difficult
and slow one ard is not vet (Thursdav)
. completed. Bv the ylv new idea in con
nection with charges to be made for the
opening out OF water pipe was formulated at
the late meeting OF Council for particulars
OF which see report Of proceedings.
The newly-electel Board Of Directors Of
the Cambria County Profession Mutual Fire
. Insurance Company met last Monday after
. noon, at the Office Of the Secretary. and ef-
. fected IN organization. as follows PreSi-
dent, Geo. N. Beade Vice President John
\. Blair; Executive Committee. John Lloyd
John J. Evans, Wm. NJ Jones Secretary
/ and Treasurer. 7. ". Dick Agents T. F.
. Roberts, JohnstOwn, II. !. HadS, Ches;
: Springs c. A. kinkead, Ebeusburg. A
. business meeting OF the Company will be
held on the evening Of the 9TH Of February
next
We had a very welcome visit Wednesday
morning from Capt. 4. NJ. Lloyd and IT. l.
Bunker, ESQ, Of Holiidavsburg, both oI
whom have more or less letters attached tC
their names, and were here installing the re
Gently elected officers Of Highland Lodge
A. \. NJ. The old burg numbers among
IT'S cijizens none more esteemed or enterpris
ing than the two gentlemen named, while
the FREEMAN enjoys the friendship and pa
trOn3ge OF no one who is more prompt IL
paying than the Captain aforesaid. Una
Lloyd with sorrow may the lives of boti
ever be-
While force of wOrkmen were engaged
last Wednesday forenoon in moving stahh
In the Third ward, JUbUstown, the structuT
spread at the ton and the roof timbers, whicI
were horne GCwn by the weight Of the snow
tuurled in ON Mr.. Richard Jones. who j. wei
F known to most OF our readers, having trav
eiet the county for several years in the light
nin9-rod business, and young man name,
David Bole, both OF whom were very severe
" injured. The former was badly, it may b.
fatally, crushed, though no bones were bro
ne1. while the latter had his left leg frlcture
near the knee.
"A ten-year-old son Of Mr.. John Kane. re
siding at kaylor's station, about four mile
southeast OF this place, WAS kicked in tn
face by horse, while making himself en-
.
the animal. The lad fortunately escape,
with nothing worse than very badly dam
. aged cOuntenauce. though how he got OF
without fractured skull or something o
that kind is almost unaccountabe. Mt
3 Kane has two other sons, younger than thi
I one each one of whom has been kicked il
the face by horse under exactly simila
/ circumstances.
The other day, as two friends were talk
ing together in the street a donkey began {
BRAY and wbeeZe and cough in q distressing
manner "What cold that donkey has,
Z said one Of the men. ''And by the way, tha
puts me in mind-hOw is your cough2' @
may not be quite as much of . donkey a
Won think I am. NV cough is all right, an,
my knowledge that SISEs' SYRUP or TAR
Z WILD CHERRY AND HOARHOUND is the beS
( Cough or Cold Remedy known is the cause
If YOU had been as wise, you would not nOy
be q widower." Moral, use SINEs' TAR, &c
For sale by V. s. Barker & Bro, Ebensburg
Sheriff Griffith viii offer the followin
described properties at public sale in thi
place on Saturday February 18th, at o
clock, p. n. lot Of ground and two stor
frame house and board stable, owned b
Alex Grief and situated in CaTrolltOw
borough a house AVID lot in Summitvll
borough owned by +. Smeader; three acre
of land q one-aud-a-half story frame house
brewery and board stable, owned by Georg
. Unkenbower and situated in Gallitzin boro
and seventy-fve acres OF land, one-and- 9
} half story plank house and log stable i
Barr township, the property or Elizabet
{ Shutz
} BY reference to our report of Counc
proceedings, printed elsewhere, it will b
seen that action is to be taken looking t.
ward the funding OF the borough debt at
lower rate of interest than is now paid-si
per cent. This debt is about SS, geo, and it
hQIf q sa.r, ha MI q