The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-03


"A writer 10 Chamber Journal saws that
chloride of lime mixed with water will ~.
iectually drive rats from their haunts. and
claims to have rid au infested ship and his
own house "f these pests. The plan is
very cheap one and easily applied and atal
events is'effective as a deodorizer and 1isfn-
fectant,
"A liltle four-year-OId son cf Mr.. Daniel
Eberly, OF this place, on Monday last cot
h"id OF bottle OF aqua ammonia anu swat
lowed some of its contents. His ljps and
mouth became very sore from ITS effects but
IS the liquid had lost considerable of its
strength the little fellow luckily escaped
WITHOUT any serious consequences
"A young woman resulting in Cambria
township, who loved hos wisely cut too
wen, made an Information one day last
week against young mau residing in the
same hei2hhorhOud and had a warrant issued
Tor his arrest. The young mau, however.
d5d not wait for his arrest but came i'm the
next day aud entered bail for his appearance
at Court.
A Lew counterfeit $50 gold coin has lust
been discovered II is dated 1880 and - the
first of It's kind that ever made it's aopear-
ahce. Inc composition is apparently lead
and glass and it has thin coating of gold
wash. 1t weighs 296 grains and is slightly
larger than the genuine piece. 1t has good
ring and unless closely examined as To color
ana size 1t Is liable to deceive.
-Aoram Lingenfelter, q we'll known and
very prominent citizen of Blair county. died
in Greenfield township. in that county, on
last Monday. in the 10th year of his age
He was elected Register and Recorder Of
the county in 1874 anu reelected in 1877. -
lie was an unflnching Democrat, man of
uuspotted character, snd was universally
respected Throughout the county.
The cOngre CATION of St PatrIck's
church, GailitZin, will give a tea party aud
festival at st. PdtIick's Hall on Monday ev-
ening next, the proceeds OF which will he
added to the fund for the erection of the
new Catholic church at that place. Good
music viii De provided aud the managers
viii leave nothing undOne towards making
II pleasant for those in attendance.
MIR. John O. Phillips, OF PIjtsburg one
OF the same family who own and iu the sum
mer season live in the property once belong
ing TO Andrew Lewis, deceased, has pur-
chased from t. W. ID ck, Esq, agent for ,Jo-
seph Patton, of Hullidaysburg, who is the
owner, the brick house opposite the Jail, and
will use it as d summer residence. We did
not lea-U the amount of the consideration.
Farmers should bear IN mind that the
season viii soon be here when they Will be
busy with their spring work aud scarcely
have time to come to town. They 81 .uld
prepare themselves for the emergency by
stepping into John Ovens store ON Hiub
nd
dress goods, boots and shoes, groceries and
provisions, which Joha always sells at bot
tom prices.
Miss Mary MattsOn, a wealthy maiden
lady Of B!airsviIle, aged about forty Que
years, committed suicide Oh Saturday morn
ing last by hanging. She had fastened a
clothes line to AOok on the porch ia the
rear Of her residence and standing on a
bench placed the moose around her neck and
jumped of. She had been melancholy for
some time but was not considered OF un-
sound mind.
Hon A. A. Barker, Chairman of the
State Prohibition Committee, has issued
call for a mass Prohibition County Conven.
tion to be held in Temple of Honor Hall,
Johustown, this Friday evening, at haIf-past
: O'Clock, for the pun pose OF organizing the
county Prohibition work and TO transact all
business that may come before the conveu-
ton tending to perfect the Prohibition work
of the county"
The appraisers appointed by Judge
Flanagan to appUaise the effects of NJ W.
keim & Co., the suspended bankers of
JOhDstown, figure mp the liabilities at SAL -
22O 20 and the assets at $40. 247.O 90. Tomake
up the latter, however. So ~ 90 in bills re-
cevable and considered doubtful are count
ed. a meeting OF the creditors of the de-
funct bank was held in Johnstown on FIJI
day evening last but nothing of Importance
was done.
"A young man from the nOrtherH end of
the county came to town the other day de-
termined on getting a wife. He lad one 10
view when be arrived, but, after popping
the question, found to his dismay that his
prospective partner was not in a marrying
mood. This did not discourage him, howev-
er, as he hired a livery team to take him to
Cresson, remarking She has sister out
West, and I'll go out ard marry her"
q Barkis is willin'."
The roads at present are so bad that it
Is almost impossible for people to travel
The snow is off the fields aud the farmers
are shutting them up and objecting to pei
sons driving through, while parts of the
roads are still impossible on account of the
drifts. The supervisors should attend to
having the rOaus opened where drItted shut
as necessity compels people to travel, and
farmers do not want their fields cut up by
the travel through them.
Two farmers, Coleman Woolver and
Albert Reed, living in Lycomiug county,
one day last week found where two bears
had their residence in a cave among the
rocks on Loyal Sock creek, and succeeded
in driving them out with a dog and killing
them both. The old bear weighed 25O and
the female 80 pounds. There were also
FIVE cubs in the cave, and they captured
four of them alive. The other one was
shot. The cubs weighed about thirty pounds
each.
Albert Miller, who was trave ling over
the Pennsylvania railroad on a stock car in
which he had charge of a horse, COW, dog
and number of chickens, was seriously
hurt at Bairsvile Intersection on Sunday
last. The steam from a passing engine so
frightened the horse that he broke loose and
crushed Mr.. Miller up against the side of
the car breaking one of his ribs and ruptu-
ring the lower part Of his left lung. He was
taken to Altoona, where he put up at the
Logan House and is receiving medical at
tention.
The Hollidaysburg correspondent OF
the Altoona Times says that Professor Fa-
sOlt, of the latter place. is the owner of the
violin which belonged to Father GauitziD