The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-06


oeen we'll governed and he has administered
the borough law to offenders without fear.
favor or affection. During the seven months
OF his official term he collected and paid
over to the borough treasurer the sum of
S52.75 for licenses and fines
The new skating rink was opened on
Wednesday night and drew full house.
The Caro- ltown Silver Cornet Band was in
attendance and furnished the music. \ sled
load OF Johnstown's skatoriaI artists arrived
in the evening and added To our home talent.
made the room ring with the rattle of the
rollers. Those who ought to know saw tDat
the floor Is first class and that the enterpri.-
ing gentlemen who have built it, have spared
no expense in making it complete in all its
appointments
The Huntington Semi Weekl1, Netcs says:
On Saturday last as Mr. john Adams a
well-to-do citizen of Orbisonia, was going
on horseback through the RocKhiH Narrows
on his way to Burnt Cabins, he was shot at
by man who had concealed himself near
the roadside. The bullet went through Mr.
Adams hat about quarter of an inch
above his head. Mr. Adams went on his
way to Burnt Cabins and returned to Orb,-
sonia Monday. = party of citizens have
Peter Gates who was empIoved on the
farm of Dr. c. Emerson in Conemaupb
township, on Friday last while handling A
gun that he supposed was not loaded, placed
his foot on the hammer and snapped it when
it exploded, sending the bail into his body
near the collar bone. passing upward and
coming out at his neck cutting the iuguiar
vein. He died almost instantly He was
a raF,t.4
George Gates who was killed on the railroad
near Johnstown about ten years ago.
-AboIt month ago it was reported that
John McDade, All eccentric and demented
man who has been travelling through the
northern portion of Cambria county tor
many years, was found froz= n near Coal
port, but an investigation found the report
( to De without foundation. Last week a cor.
respondent of the Gallitzin NelCs finished
John by freezing him near Bakers mines,
after being refused lodging and shelter by a
. hard-hearted family residing in that vicinity
on the night of the 18th ut. As John has
been visiting different parties in CIeaTfield
township since last weeks Ne1cs was pub
lished, we have come to the conclusion that
John is either very hard to freeze OF else is
very easily thawed.
The announcement of the Eoensburg
Normal School appears in our paper this
week. The school has become a fixed msti.
tuition for our teachers and has been sue
cessfully cOuduc'e ed during former terms
Several new features will be added which
will make the school more successful than
ever. Already a large number of students
are enrolled for the coming term and the
present session promises tn be the largest
ever held in the county. Everv year large
number of young teachers are employed
who must attend school if they expect to be
retained for the next term, as the standard
is being raised every year. Teachers should
write for circular giving full information.
One day last week Conrad Anger, of
Susquehanna township, paid visit to his
friend, Adam Neff OF Barr township, TAX
ing with him his wife and two children, 4
little girl of about seven and a boy about
five years Of age. When ready to return
Mr.. Anger placed his children in the sleigh
and went into the house for his wife Dur
ing his absence the horses got frightened
and ran of. Mr.. Anger started in pursuit,
expecting and fearing TO fad his children
. probably hart or killed, but after following
some distance found the utllr girl and Int
tie further on the boy. both uuhurt, they
having jumped out aud the soft snow saved
them. The horses ran for about two miles
where Mr.. Anger found them, Que on each
side OF fence, both uninjured and the
sleigh but little damaged
The stockholders Of the Turtle Creek
Valley Railroad held a meeting on Monday
afternoon at Pittsburg, says the PittsbuTg
Dispatch of Tuesday las. They decided to
at once advertise for contracts for the con-
efrngtfpr, Of no
will have the section OF .he road between
Turtle Creek and New Salem under con
structiOn. The following directors were
elected j. IL. Connor, President; W. L.
Stewart, w J. Wilson, Adolph EveIhardt.
James Heron. q. F. McLain. J. ). Fergu-
son. This road will cost $40 900 pei mile
to build" said President Connor. "W We
have a capital stock of . 600 shares, of a par
value Of $50 each. All Of this stock has been
taken up, so you see we are ready to begin
work at once. Our charter is an old one
aud gives US the right to deposit leases with
the banks and secure loans on them We
have II 900 acres of valuable coal la nd under
lease that has not been opened up. It con-
tains two veins, one nine and the other thir-
teen feet in thickness. Mr.. w. j. Wilson,
of Sharpsburg, will be the chief engineer of
luS lev lOdtls duu Two corps OF engineers
will 90 out tomorrow to complete surveys
Our road will not only open up desirable
territory, but will give the Seaboard and
Western, Rochester and Pittsburg, and the
New York and Lake Erie roads an inlet in
to the city. 1t will also be an important
feeder for the Baltimore and OHIO road"
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-AbOut noon on Fri
day last the dwelling house of Mr., James
White, in Blacklick township. was destroyed
by fire, together with the eutiIe CONTENTS Of
the upper story. Mr.. White had gone in the
morning for load of coal, leaving his two
little girls 10 charge of the house who did
not discover the fire which originated VI
stairs until it bad too much of a start for
them to put it out. +. F. Black and Edw
Kimball, of this place, VINO were hauling
logs through Mr.. Whites farm. ran down to
the house and succeeded in removing u the
furniture frem the lower story, getting the
cooking stove out just before the roof fell in.
Mr.. Whites loss Is about 81 900, and be had
no insurance. This is the second time Mr..
/ White has had the misfortune to have his
house burned, as his house on the same farm
and near the same spot was burned down
about fourteen years ago.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDs.--D. A.
Luther high sheriff of Cambria county, on