The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-27

--Messrs. John l.. Schroth and John Flick,
formerly Of Carrolltown, bBtnow of Altoona,
have Just been made happy for life bv each
taking unto himself wife, the brides in the
case or cases being Miss Mary Espenlaub and
Miss Mile Nagle, both of Altoona. The GER
smonies took place at st. Johns Catholic
church, in the latter city, on last Tuesday
morning We extend to both the happy
young couples our best wishes for long,
prosperous, peaceful and pleasant lives.
james 5. Ward was Committed to .he
GreensDurg jail on Sunday night last and
will be tried at the February term Of court
for tue murder OF an old lady named Mary
Means, who lived in Franklin township
Westmoreland county, up until the time of
her tragic death, about three months ago.
Ward was arrested while in bed at his home
in that county, and the evidence against
h'm, though altogether circumstantial. is
said to be quite conclusive. He is aged
about 30 years and has wife and family.
Our young friend of journalistic fame,
Harry a. Jacobs, whose prolific pen mas
made the local columns of the Huntingdon
Globe second to those OF no other weekly pa
per in the State, has taken entire control of
the business and editorial departments Of that
excellent journal Brother Tyhurst the ami
able proprietor. having determined to ex
pend all his time and talents in the proper
discharge of his duties as postmaster at that
place. There Is no danger OF either gentle
man slipping mp on the role he has assumed.
The Huntington Journal, one of our
in handsome new dress and is now one of
the prettiest at it has ALWAYS been one of the
best newspapers, barring its politics, with
which Huntington county is blessed, and
that is saying all that need be said in its
praise. We hope there has been no increase
OF the Nash-iOnal debt consequent upon this
very decided improvement, but whether
there has been or not the Journal well de-
serves all that is due it and all that an in
creased patronage may bring it.
Capt. A. NJ. Lloyd and Mr.. H. l.. Bun
ker, two of the most prominent and respect
ed citizens of H0llidaysburg, don't visit our
town very often, but when they do they not
only assist at the installation OF the newly
elected oIncers of the Mas onic lodge in this
place. but also install themselves into the
good graces of the printer man by paying us
friendly visit, to say nothing Of paying us
q years subscription, which the gentleman
frst named never fails to do. 1t is the kind
" interest which such worthy friends take
in our welfare that makes the great burthens
OF life easier to bear
The large fan which furnishes fresh air
to the employees in the Mill coal mine, Johns
town, got out of order and refused to do its
duty on Tuesday evening last, and the result
was that large number Of the miners were
overcome bV the SulphurOus smoke aid Gas
which escaped from a locomotive that was in
the mine at the time for the purpose Of haul
ing out cars. Fortunately, however, none of
them were smothered to death. though all of
them, over hundred in number, were un-
conscious when brought out of the mine, and
in not a few cases it required almost super
human efforts to resuscitate the sufferers.e
--Wm. G. Galbraith for Mayor John Nc
Nevin for City Treasurer, II. It. Heinsling,
Esq, for City Recorder, J. Y. Barr and
Thomas Cole for School Directors, Edward
Mclean for Auditor, and Jackson Gibbs and
r F. Vaughn for Constables. is the way the
Democratic cat jumped in Altoona on Mon
day night last. A better ticket than that
couldn't have been put together if we had
undertaken to do the work Ourselt. Would
have been glad however to have seen our
old friend FettinCer at the head of the heap
where he might have been had not his declin-
ing years induced him to decline the nOmina-
ton for Mayor
The last man hanged in our neighboring
county Of Blair, by process Of law, was Nc
Kim. who killed and robbed his travelling
companion, Samuel T NOrcross, at a point
two miles west Of Altoona, on the morning
of the 10th OF January, 1857. Norcross was
found in ditch by some la5orers in dying
condition, with his throat cut He was taken
to Altoona, where he died few hours after
wards, never re gaining consciousness. Nc
Kim was arrested in Sullivan county on the
10th of March, and taken to Hollidaysburg,
where be was tried at the a pril sessions, the
trial continuing for q week, and resulting in
verdict Of guilty of murder IN the first de-
gree. He was executed on Friday morning,
August 81 1857, and protested his innocence
on the scaffOld.
Considerable excitement was produced
I'm our midst by the TumOT on Tuesday that
our fellow tOwnSman Mr.. William NJ. Jones
had retu rned from A ItOOna the night preced-
ing with a well-developed case Of small -pox,
and had taken his bed and sent for a doctor
to treat him for that dreaded ailment. We
are glad to say, however, that was all mis-
take. Mr.. Jones had a bad case of sore
throat and the necessity Of sending for a
bottle OF liniment, coupled with the fact that
his business pursuits require the major part
OF his time and attention in Altoona, where
smallpox Is supposed to be epidemic gave
de fsrf11 fN ma
hill 10 the proportions of a mountain. Mr..
Jones is one OF the assignees Of the William
A. Lloyd estate, and his health was good
enough to permit him to venture back to AL
aiOat