The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-09-04


period on the mountain. The doctor looks
hale and hearty Tor man Of his gears,
| and Lis Democracy has not shrunk any since
he removed from Cambria.
Miss Stella, little daughter OF DIR. NJ.
r. b. Creery. of this place, while descend
ing the stairs In her fathers residence one
day last week fell and striking her fore
head against dolls cradle that she was
carrying at the time, cut an ugly
though not dangerous cash. Dr. Mont.
Jones dressed the cut.
-Wilsie, a hve-year-old son OF David
| Norf, of Dubois, CiearfeId county. some
days ago. committed suicide During the
| absence Of his parents and sister, he locked
the doors OF the house, repaired to an up
stairs room and shot himself in the breast
/ The lad, who was bright for bis years, fire.
| quently talked of dying but it was never
| suspected ttathe contemplated suicide.
1t appears from a list of the criminal
/ prosecutions for next weeks court published
| In the JohnstOwn Tribune OF Monday last,
| that forty cases will have to pass through
! the dint mill of the Quarter Sessions. This
| is quite formidable list and is misce!-
/ laneous in its character but It still shows
/ how much deviltry can be committed in
/ this county in the short space or three
months.
! Since operations on the road have
ceased, the landowners on the line of the,
South Pen n'Ylvania railroad are warning
one another not TO sign or execute deeds for
the lands until the completion of the road
at the time specified is assured. The arti-
cles OF agreement between the landowners
and the South Pennsylvania provide that
the road shall be completed By January l,
/ 1877.
Mr.. Thomas R Fawcett of East st.
Louis, Illinois, has been appointed Special
Examiner of Pensions for the districts com
prlsinR Blair, Cambria and Clearheld coun-
ties, and is now in Altoona giving his at
tention to his official duties We under
! stand there are nine case from this county
that have been delayed from some cause
aud that they will now receive prompt at
I tention.
| On Tuesday night about 10 O'Clock a
large planning mill in Altoona, owned BY Mr..
| II. Mackey, was discovered to be on fire
and owing to the cOmbustible nature of the
! material in the building it was impossible to
| save 1t and it was burned TO the ground
Itwas with difficulty that several other build
ings situated near tie building burned were
| saved. The loss is estimated at about s12 OOO ,
on which there ie an insurance of Sc 600.
[ business all over the country is i'm
/ proving and times are getting better,
| Within the last two weeks all over the conn.
try mills that have been standing idle are
starting up, and in a short time the bUsi-
ness OF the country will be in a prosperous
| condition, which leads us to remark that
/ John Owens is still selling dry goods, dress
/ goods, boots and shoes. groceries and pro-
visions at bottom prices.
/ The Freeport Journal saws: One dav
last week John Boes barn, in ALLEGHENY
4 township, Westmoreland county, not far
from HIPS mill, was burned down. The
particulars as related to us are that Mr..
Sole was bauling in grain ard had thrown
| his vest on the barn floor. There were some
matches in the pocket. The pigs got in and
/ commenced tearing up the qest the matches
set fire to the straw and the barn was
/ burned. He had nearly all his grain and
nav IN the barn, but We did net learn
whsther there was any Insurance or not
In the prize fight between John L..
Sullivan, OF Boston and Dominick Nc.
/ CaffreY. Of Pitts5urg, that took place in
Cincinnati on Saturday last, Sullivan failed
10 knock out his antagonist in six rounds
but the fight was awarded to Sullivan on ac-
count of scoring more points. The referee
William g. Tate, Of Toledo, said: "Tbe
match was regular farce, and that as Sui
hvan displayed the most science, and as
! McCaffrey did nothing but dodge to escape
punishment, he based his decision on each
mans individual merits"
The great Peter Cooper is credited with
the following: In all the towns where news I
papers are published every man should ad-
vertise, even If nothing more than a card
telling his name and the business in
which he is engaged. 1t not only paws the
advertiser but let's the people at a distance 4
know that the town in which you reside has /
prosperous class of men. AS the seed IS Z
sowu so it recompenses. Never puH down /
the sign while you intend TO do business; (
for it often Indicates tnat your grip, com,
mercially, is broken.
On Saturday night between nine and .
ten O'Clock the barn OF William Shuman, in |
Jackson township, took fire and was entirely .
destroyed, together with a lot of hay, cats,
harness, wind mill and a large lot Of farming ,
implements. Mr.. Shuman was not at home |
at the time and there had been no fire near
" communicate 10 Jue OdTD. mere IS 2 T
story going that three men were seen near
the premises in the evening, and It is sup
posed that they were the incendiaries, but
whether correct or not we are unable to
learn. Mr.. Shumans loss Is estimated at
about $500, and he had no insurance.
On last Friday about one mile west Of Al
tOona, an old lady fell off fast line West
while passing from one car to another. No
one saw her fall, but she was missed a short
time afterwards and the conductor reported
her missing at the next telegraph tower.
The men on a freight train going eastshortly
after were on the lookout for Der aud found
her lying close to the track with both feet
badly crushed and an ugly cash on Ter head.
She had gold watch in one hand aUd a So
bill in the other, perfectly sensible and
moaning piteously. She was taken to AL.
toona and made as comfortable as her con-
dition would permit, bu. on Monday last
death ended her suferines. Her name was
Elizabeth ROsssslet, her home was in
county and she was on her way
to visit daughter residing in Chic ago.
''DOzens of letters a day pour in upon
DR.. David Kennedy, OF ROndout, n. z, from
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