The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-08-14

The funeral of General Grant on Saturday
/ last Mt New York was attended by great
crowd of people. On the same day great
crowds of people visited John Owens store.
on High street, to buy their boots and shoes.
dry goods, dress good S, notions. groceries
aud provisions, on account of his extremely
low prices
Hon. James J. Thomas. of Carroll town.
| ship, has been appointed Rauger for the dis
tillery of Messrs. Gray & Williams, of Car
| rolltown. The appointment was made nv
Collector Bigler, of Ciearfield. Now that
they have RauRer We expect Messrs. Grav
x Williams will soon be Issuing out their
samples.
There will be a meeting at Armory Hall
On this (Friday) evening at half past seven
O'Clock, of the citizens Of EbensburE for the
purpose OF discussing the water works
problem Everybody is requested to at
tend and give any information OF light on
the subject that he may possess The water
works committee will be present for the
purpose or furnishing any information in
their possession.
The Third Reunion OF the 1Ith RegI-
ment Pennsylvania Reserves will be held at
BrookvilIe. Pa, Tuesday, September 22d
1885. Extensive preparations are being
made by the local committee for giving the
members of the regiment a comrades 5 recep-
ton. Where it is possible excursion rates
will be secured. Any information desired
will be furnished by Capt. J. P. George
Brookvlle, Pa, Secretary Of Local commit
tee.
Ten white men and a negro named
George Mack, belonging to a circus, on
Monday committed brutal outrage upon
Flora Morrison, a pretty country girl at
Huntington. While the performances was
going on, she was taken Into the woods near
the show grounds and assaulted by the
men. j. K. McCahan, in trying 10 rescue
the girl, was severely dubbed by negro.
The girl was taken to a neighbOring house
for safety. The negro was captured and
consigned to jsil.
-Oh Wednesday morning at 3 O'Clock
thieves were discovered in the residence of
Lee Wertz, in Duncansvile and being heard
BY George ClOugh, Wertz's brother in-lav,
VII" boarded with the family, they shot at
HIN, the ball entering his left side and COM
iUg out at the nipple. The wound will
prove fatal The PARTIES escaped BY jump
ing out of second story window. The
residence of Francis Mccoy and Dr.. d. NJ.
Black, Ot Newry, were entered and valu-
able watches stolen from them
Sister Maria BernaTdette who had been
attached to the convent Of the Sisters of
Charity in South Side, Pittsburg, died at St
Francis Hospital, Pittsburg. on Sunday
evening, from consumption, after an illness
of only one month. H-G name in the world
4
daughter of Mr.. Patrick Murray. Of Johns
town. She was born in Maryland in 1860
and bad resided IN Juhnstown about ten
years. For two years previous to her en-
tering the convent. which she dii on May
l, 1880, she was teacher in the Johnstown
public schools.
After this issue of our paper we will
move our quarters to the building formerly
used as pool room, one door east OF the
CeGtral Hotel We do not anticipate any
serious trouble in moving hut If our next
paper should be a day behind the usual
time, oar readers will understand the cause
There are great many things about print
ing office that in moving are liable to get
out Of place, and it will take time and pa
tience to get our new office in successful
running order, but we hope to get our next
paper out on time.
Auditor General jerome B. Niles says
that be has received numerous inquiries
concerning the compensation of pruIhono-
tlries and recorders or deeds for the per-
formance of the daily duty imposed on them
bv the general revenue act. Through an
inadvertance no provision was made in the
act for the service these county officials are
called upon TO perform. This is to be re-
grettsd, but II the duties prove onerous the
Auditor General has no doubt the next Leg
islsture will provide compensation for past
services and make suitable provision for the
future.
One day last week young man resid-
ing in Allegheny tOwL ship, sought Squire
Kenkead for the purpose Of bringing a suit
against young lady of the same locality,
for breach OF promise of marriage AS the
jurisdiction OF justices of the peace does not
reach to the extent of applying the law to
sa living wounded and lacerated affections
the justice was unable to give the young
man the legal remedies his affl icted feelings
required. Whether he will try his case iu
higher court or transfer his affections to
some other girl who will be more likely to
stick, Is a problem that remains to be solved
Patrick Goodwin. a noted criminal es-
aped from jail at Clearfield on Sunday
morning at about O'Clock. He dug into
The bath room which adioinei his cell and
from there into the yard by filing the bolt
of the door. He got out of the yard by
throwing bag containing stones over the /,
wall with rope attached to it. Before I
leaving he wrote a note thanking the Sheriff .
FOR the use Of the tools, which consisted Of a J
couple OF csseknives, which he manufact- /
1red into saws. He was awaiting trial for
In attempted murder and has served sew
eral terms in the penitentlary.
Real Estate Transfers,
The following transfers of real estate .