The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-06

is on Julian street, cannot be deceived in
work OF that kind. Hence his stock of boots
and shoes now on hand may be depended
on aS trSt class in every respect, while his
prices are Just as low as anybOdy's. Go and
see il he hasn't something nice to fit you.
"A suspicious looking tramp patrOnized
the county almshouse the other night to the
extent Of "lOdging." When he got awake
next morning, he found lying where it would
come under his notice this epistle: f'If Won
don't get out Of here inside of ten minutes.
you'll be murdered =, OF course it was all
a practical joke, but IL brought the answer
"A German woman named Sager the wife
OF a JOhnstOwn saloon keeper attempted To
commit sUicide on Tuesday night in A cell of
the county jail, where she IS confined on ac-
count Of her mind BEING sadly IMPAIRED bv
hanging herself with a towel she had con
cealed in her bosom, but was fortunately
discovered in time 20 save her hfe strict
watch is now being kept on her movements.
&C. T. Roberts has stock of goods second
to no other of the kind in the county. and we
have special reason for asking all our local
readers and friends i'm general TO give him a
call when they need anything he has to se H.
We will elaborate hereafter rs 70 the natu @
and extent of his stock, and meantime earn
estly commend the cheapness of his prices
and the excellence Of his goods.
No lesssthan fOGr bu-CIarieS were com
mitted, or rather attempted, in CarroltOwn
on Wednesday morning of last week. With
the exception, however. of exchanging a bad
coat and pair of boots for much better ones
at the monastery, and securing about twen-
tv-fve cents from Mr.. Ed. Binders money
drawer. the thieves seem to have got Moth
ing but their labor for their pains.
We invite the attention of our readers to
the advertisement Of !. Monroe TAYLOR This
house has been established nearly 40 wears,
and his goods are celebrated everywhere for
purity and strength. We would recommend
a trial Of his Gold Medal brands to all who
appreciate good and wholesome bread, cakes
etc. His Gold Medal saleratus or bi-carb.
sndais sold by NJ. L. Oatman and John LLOYD,
Ehensburg. T1O-7.-4m.
We are assured by a number of our citi-
Zens that n man named William Barber some
years ago lived at point about three miles
south Of Ebenshurg, called California
Mills" He is undoubtedly the man spoken
Of in our last issue as the one who was re-
Gently killed by the cars in West Virginia
with his name and address found on his per
son. If the same party, ne had good repu-
tatiOn while here.
The Job of stating the steeple, etc, of
the new Court House WIS done under the
/ super vision of Mr.. NenOphOn s. RePS of
Pittsburgh. lt would have been finished
early in the week had the weather proved
prOpitiOus. As it was, Mr.. Rees wound up
/ matters and went home Monday evening last
/ leaving Mr.. Sam. Prvcp, an efficient emplOve
: TO put the finishing touch to whatever details
may he found wanting.
circumstances deferred the writer Of
this from accepting an invitation to take a
look at the Christmas tree which adorned
1 the paTlOrs of our tOwnSman Mr.. Tom Nc
/ Namara on Christmas dav and since. but we
/ are assured it was one of the happiest efforts
[ of Toms spontaneous genius vet seen. No
Christmas passes with Tom and his good
I lady but preceding efforts i'm that line are
left in the shade bv what follow.
According 70 the reporter OF the Johns
town Tribune, Prof. Riddle, principal Of the
. EbenSbuTg schools, was the best looking
pedagogse in attendance at the late session
of the Teachers County Institute AS TO
who was the most handsome female teacher.
the same paper goes on to saw, nobody has
found ont II might have added that none
of the latter, as far as could he ascertained
were above nineteen years of age.
Charles UnverZagt, aged about IA wears,
was killed by the elevator in Wood MOTrell
& Cos store in JOhnstOwn, Wednesday af-
ternOOn of last week. He and another bOv
named John McGary were going up on the
elevator, and in trying TO stop it Charlev's
head was caught and crushed between the
platform on which he had been standing and
the casing of the hatchway. causing instant
death. The other boy was uniniured
Bernard Martin, aged eighteen years, a
miner employed in the Frankstown slope.
below HOllidavShurg, was instantly killed bv
a heavy fall of slate on Tuesday afternoon of
last week. He was a member of the Catho-
lie Church and is said 10 have been an excel
lent young man. He resided with his aged
father in one of tie houses owned by the
Cambria Iron Company, near the mine The
old gentleman is a miner, but is no longer
able to work
We owe a debt Of gratitude to onr kind
hearted clerical friend Rev 4. r. Jones. Of
the Congregational church, for having made
the recent deaths of five of our darling little
children the theme of few pathetic and ell
Oquent remarks addressed To his cOnCreua-
tiOu on Sunday last 1t is such acts as these
that make us IA Ike courage in this dark hour
Of trial and tribulatiOn and bids us look for
comfort and consolation to Him who doeth
all things well.
John Shire, aged seventeen. died at the
home of his parents in MOrrellviIe this conn
ty, few days ago. from the effects Of a
heavy cold, contracted as the result of an
involuntary shower bath of which he had
been made the victim some davs prpviOus
lie was employed at the rolling mill and
while bashed in perspiTatiOn a companion
threw bucket Of cold water over him. This
Is said to be a common practice and it is now
known to be a dangerous one.
Squire Wagner, who was the purchaser
OF what was known as the EbenSburC Me
chanical Ks, was in town a couple of
days this week experimenting the removal
OF certain Of he machinery TO his new mill
IN Allegheny township, not far from the line
OF the LOrettO and CreSSOn nlank-road sTt
IS shame that mill had to he dismantled.'
Was said 70 the Squire CHATS So. ." he re-
piled 81 see no reason why with the. ma
chinery that was i'm It, it couldn't have been
made paying industry.
Mr.. II. J. Grouse. of this place has n
hen Of TIE Plymouth Rock breed which was
Matched ont on the 18th Of last June and laid
lts first egg on the 18th of November Since
then and up to the 29th of December. a pc
rod OF thirty-twO days, it shelIed out TWEEN
ty-nlne eggs. Then il took to setting and
Will probably report results on Monday next
Said hen and its masculine mate weighed
when six months old 6II lbs and SO lbs re-
spectively. Mr.. Markle and the Johnstown
Democrat will please notice.
-FlOTian Hammers. an emplove in the p
r. r. shops at Altoona, was knocked down
by a moving car on the dav before Christmas.
The fall accidentally struck himself in the pit
Of the stomach with thehandle of an augur he
held IN his hand, producing almost instant
death. The deceased was an excellent phy-
slclanr an accomplished musician, and a
member of the Altoona city band His re-
mains were inferred iC the st. MaTy's (Cath-
olic) cemetery. Nav he rest in peace
AS Treasurer Kennedy is virtually his
own successor, having performed nearly all
the duties OF said office during the incum-
Dency or Treasurer Yeaglcy, no one need be
assured that the financial credit Of the cnun-
ty, so far as that goes and the pecuniary in
tereSts OF the taxpay eTS, are in the hands of
an honest, capable, courteous and attentive
gentleman, who will not only account for
every cent that passes 8 through his hands,
but will make his term of Office one. long to
be remembered with pride by himself and
his fellOw-citiZens
CLERK TO Comm issiOnerS McMullen has
good right to felicitate himself on securing
a position which so many others equally de- .
serving sought for in vain, and that he is en-
tirely competent for the duties before him.
which we are confident he will perform to 7
the satisfaction OfHeverybody, is a fact be
yond dispute In this connection it is proper
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