The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-05-12

"A young Hungarian named PastIo York
est Tell frOII car which he was assisting to
unload at Hollidaysburg, on Thursday after
noon, and heavy piece of limestone which
ne was attempting to throw off fell on his
head. crushing it so terribly that he died at
the almshOuse, whittier he was taken for
treatment, on last Sunday morning.
Among the many called hither on Satur-
day by the funeral obsequies of F. p. Tier
ney, ESQ, there were none whom it afforded
US more pleasure to meet and greet than Col.
TheO. Burchfed. A. J. Dillon, Pat. Dona-
hoe. JOhn Hickey the veteran undertaken
and T. J. McKiernan, all of Altoona, and
Michael Fitzharris, of Gallitzin. Such wor-
thy gentlemen are always welcome visitors
to our town.
Our townsman Ben Thompson, on the
81 instant, undertook to 90 across Grand
street in New York city i'm front of street
passenger car and Slipped and fell. He
wasn't run over, but bad sprain of the
muscles of the right leg attests the extremity
of the endeavor which he made 90 get out Of
the way. He returned to Philadelphia a
couple Of days afterwaTd, and arrived here
yesterday afternoon.
-Ex-Sheriff Ryan has a dog that he tho {
so little about that he really forgot to have
registered as required by new ordinance
passed by JOhnStOwn's borough council and
now he is harTasSed with fine of three dol
lars, which he is expected to paw because
the dogs in that town have all had their day;
and of course he u come down with the re-
quisite loot and then, it may be, he will
shoot the poor brute.
A large assortment OF blanks of all kinds
stationery, books, patent medicines, wall
paper, purses, combs, albums, brushes
clocks watches, jeweIy. notions, and TOYS
are among the many articles which can be
had at bottom prices at 9. T. Roberts vari-
ETY. store, Also, best qualities of gents Ia
dies and children'S shoes, and splendid
line Of felt and straw hats. Give him a call
he has bargains for all.
Our young friend, James Y. Scanlan, of
CauOlltOwn, who has been doing clerical
duty for ex-Sheriff Ryan ever since he open
ed his new grocery store in JohnstOwn, has
bought an interest i'm the establishment, and
hencefOrth the firm will be known as RYAN
& Seaman. We congratulate both gentle
men on the deal, and hope they won't forget
that the FIRE ENIAN is an excellent medium
through which to advertise.
The killing of Lord Cavendish by aSsas-
sins at Dublin, Ireland, has recalled TO the
mind of one of our older inhabitants that an
English nObleman of the same name travelled
over the turnpike between Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh in a stage coach fifty-Odd years
ago, stopping at Ebensburg for supper. He
left the imprint of his visit to America in
name which will never be forgotten by those
who ever chewed "Cavendish" tobacco.
The chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the Juuiata Valley Printers Associa-
tiOn, otherwise known to the world as Broth
er Conrad, of the McVeytOwn Journal, has
called a meeting of said Committee, to be
held in Altoona on Saturday of next week,
when the ball will no doubt be set in motion
for the fifth annual picnic or excursion Of
said Association, which will probably take
place at the usual time, provided 'fBarkis is
wiIling''-"Barkis" in this case being the p.
R. r. Co.
Frank Burnes was sent two years to the
penitentiary from Blair cOunty last week for
larcenv he and Michael Murphy whose SEN
tence is noted elsewhere, being the only two
whose crimes demanded Incarceration in
that institution Five others we're sentenced
to the county Jail for various TERMS among
them being a Hungarian woman named De
maris NOffskeT, who forgot she had hus-
band and married another few weeks ago,
Squire Strayer, of Johnstown, performing
the ceremony.
Cambria county has 3O3 pensioners,
Bedford, 327 Blair, 431 Somerset, 333;
Indiana, 395 WestmOreland, 478-maknga
grand total of 2, ,297 pensioners in the seven
counties, who receive an annuity from the
general government amounting in all to
S2i2, ,j74, of which Cambria receives S32, ,40S
In this county the annual payment of pen
siOus. including arreageS, is Sci. .575 i'm Bed
ford, 500 493 i'm Blair, SS7, ,G96 in Somerset
SCI. .693 in Indiana, $50, ,2O4; in Westmore-
land, S9T. $40.
Mr.. Bernard McGee, of Barr township,
who is running the saw-mil, Of John Wagner
Esq, i'm Munster township, succeeded last
week i'm cutting fifty thousand feet of hick-
Ory lumber in five days. This is an average
of ten thousand feet per day, and is fully
double the product of any mill ever before
heard from i'm this county The work was
done with 46-inch circular saw and if ever
anybody saw a saw of equal dimensions 90
through hickory timber at the same rate of
speed now is the time to sing out.
Wesley w. KOcheudOrfer. a brakeman
on the Middle Division, =. Il. R., left his
home in Altoona on last Saturday morning
i'm the hest of health and spirits and aOOut
8 O'Clock the same evening he was brought
back a mutlated corpse, having been run
over and killed by the train on which he was
employed near Manayunk station, in Miffiin
county. The deceased was aged about 81
years and leaves a wife and five children.
His remains were taken on Monday to Port
Royal, Juniata county, for interment.
If you want to keep up with the times
and keep Yourself posted on the prices of
cheap and desirable goods, visit the sugar
Bowl, D." where YOU will find nice, pure sugars,
coffees, teas, spices, syrups, New Orleans
molasses, havOrIng extracts, canned goods
dried fruits, hams. bacon, lard, cheese, to-
baccO cigars, snuff, bread, rolls, cakes, and
many other articles for which YOU have daily
need. No trouble to show goods. Quick
sales and small profits is the motto at the
Sugar Bowl" Dip in and you will never
regret it.
Mr.. Thomas NTcCIafn. an uncle of Mrs.
Philip Collins and Miss Kate Noon, formerly
of this place, died at his home in Sinking
Valley, Blair county, at u. % O'Clock ON last
Monday morning, aged about so years. Mr.
McClain was one of the earliest settlers in
IldL part OF bIlt CIhJe, duu curing MS long,
eventful and labOyiOus life he enjoyed, as he
well deserved, the confidence and esteem of
everybody who knew him. His death was
caused by cancer, with which he had been
afflicted for a number Of years. May his
soul rest in peace.
The thirteenth annual convention of the
Cambria Sabbath School Association will
convene at CoOpersdale on Thursday, June
Sth, and continue in session for two days.
The programme embraces devotional exer-
cises, addresses, discussions, Bible class
teaching, receiving and reading reports, the
election of officers, answering questions, etc,
and most if not all the Protestant clergymen
and prominent Sabbath school workers in the
county will take part in the proceedings.
The exercises promises to be more than usu-
ally interesting and instructive to all who at
tend.
The old and new monastery building of
the Benedictine Brothers at CarrolltOwn is
to be lighted with gas generated by what is
known as the Royal gas machine, one OF
which is now at theTew Presbyterian church
in this place The contract for putting in
the nece ssary pipe and fixtures, placing the
machine in proper position, and doing what
ever else is required to make the thing a
success, has been awarded to our energetic
tOwnSman, MIR. Jesse :. Bolsinger, who will
tackle the job and put it through in short or
der and in a wOTkmanike manner.
"A sudden and distressing domestic afflc-
ton was experienced last week in Altoona
by Mrs, Joseph Briner, formerly of that city,
but now residing in ShepherdstOwn, W. Va,
who at the time was on visit &c her mother,
Mrs. Ross, of Altoona. Mrs. BTiner had
her three small children with her, and, on
Thursday last, Hiram, four years old, was
attacked with Group and died on Saturday
morning. Her husband was telegraphed
for, but before he arrived still another of her
children, little girl aged two years, also
died on Saturday evening from what the