The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-13

- WV bh bFhtCit VI SdEEOli IOWD9lln,
mas built himself a carp pond, and In few
years intends to raise his own fish Everv
farmer In the county should have a pond
ana the sooner he builds the pond, the soon
er he will eat the 6sh
bishop Toigg according to the Altoona
Times, is better now than he has been for
months. He walks about the house and on
sunday appeared in church, surprising eY-
eryoody in the congregation by the apparent
ease and firmness of his movements.
Inc following named persons will find
letters awaiting them at the Ebensburg post
ONCE Robert Brady H. l.. Cassidy, ]. NJ,
Dlckey. Charles Jones, Miss Ellie Jones
WIN. O'Hara, Peter Strasbaugh, Anthony
ohioer' Abraham Zigler. Miss Bell ZigIer.
Rev. Thomas Walsh, of this place, re-
ceiVsd telegram from LilIy's on wednes-
day last announcing that Rev Richard
Brown. pastor of the Catholic church In
that place, was lying dangerously III. It is
TO be sincerely hoped that he NAV speediIv
recover.
1t wakes noe think of old times. F." re-.
marked one Of our citizens last week as he
passed by where a steam engine, three men
and a team we're doing their level best to
Keep the revenues of the borough from &C.
cumulating in the borough treasury. Moth
ing like being burgess"
The Altoona Times says An effort Is
being made to induce Judge Johnston, of
| EbensbuIR, to introduce the great humorist.
Biz Eye, on the occasion of his coming lee
ture in this city. Hope the effort will prove
/ successful, as we don't know OF apybodr
/ VINO could come 81 nigh filing the btE to
perfection as our friend, the Judge.
Norman Mackey, son Of Wn Mackey,
5f Altoona, and aged about Is years, was
struck by train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, near Philadelphia, on Monday last.
I and had his shoulder blade fractured, was
otherwise bruised and is supposed 10 be in
ternally injured. II Is believed that he will
, recover
John Bearer, Esq, a we'll known citizen
OF Susquehanna township, who at oEe time
hrld the office OF county comm mfssfoner and
/ who some time ago had one of his legs am
pu.ated below the knee on accoEat OF a dis
eased bone, is said To have entirely recover
ed his health since he submitted 60 the pain
| rui operation.
William Mcdowell, brakeman on the
Pennsylvania railroad, fell froEz his train in
the Altoona yard on Sunday morning and
had both his legs ETOune of sx the wheels
below the knees. HIS condition was such
that it was deemed unnecessary to amputate
tn limbs and he died on Sunday afternoon.
He was about twenty y-eigbt years Of age and
leaves a wife and one child.
Mrs. away, while cleaning house,
asked her husband to nail Hp some I, he
refused she looked II at him, told him his
conduct was without and beat him with
her Ezsy- until be saw ~. EHe now lies in a
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disS. man man must be ans his life and
limb in such a way as this. She relented,
finally, and he died in hex em7--~~.
This year being the wear Of trienniai
assessment, OF the assessors will bp require d,
according TO the act Of : sne 13, sS3, "re-
turn Of all the timber iand in their proper
district by specifying in separate columns
how many acres each tract contains of clear
ed land. and how msnS of timber" This
will be new work tor ths assessors, these
returns never having been required before.
There are 81 ,17s postmasters IN the Uni
/ ted States hanging on Uhe ragged edge"
VINO would like to be aa exception when the
time comes Tor turning the rascals OUT
/ And there are 249, 999 other fellows standing
on their tip-toes on their honesty, capacity
and competency, trying to rcAch the rag
/ ged edge" and waiting patiently to he turn
/ I'd in. Count us among the latter and make
/ it an even $50 900.
+ "A patent cradle consigned to "ye edi-
1 tor, Baker, OF the CarrolIto~n Ne1cs, pas
/ sed through this place bE express, on Wed
{ nesday last. Nothing like adopting the la
/ test Improvements in time. Many a man
f wears himself out during his young days,
( thinking he get along with old methods and
| machines, and, finally. eaBen compelled to
adopt labor saving machinery, finds that he
/ has waited toe long to get the full benefit of
l it.
An exchange says "Some people are
born cheeky. some achieve cheek, and 9TH
ers have cheek thrust upon them; but when
you come to a whole face It is folnd on the
fellow who will let his girl go to the roller
rink alone, pay her own admission and the
rental for skates. and a half hour later he
comes up, skates all evening with her, and
takes her home past two restaurants without
stopping, and then wants her to kiss him at
the gate"
William Lynn, OF Newry, whC was en-
plOyed IN the iron works at DuncansYiile,
Blair county, was almost instantly killed on
! Tuesday last by being struck on the head by
a wrench which was attached 70 the ratchet
of hopper car. He was tryia to loosen
the ratchet that held up the drop bottom of
the car, when he slipped and the wrench
flew around and struck him. He was about
forty years old and leaves a widow ard six
ehildr en-.
-Tberek k little hut In Bedford township,
on the pike west of Bedford, that contains
but one room and loft hardly ft for chick
ems to reost in. The room is eight by ten
feet IN size and is the home OF Mrs. Gates,
Mrs. Fairfax. her son Wash Fairfax. all COL
ored, ''Suse jenkins, a white woman who
claims TO be Fairfax's wife, :wo white chill
dren, and three colOred children A chair
on top Of the bureau is the stairway TO the
loft.-GGzette.
On Sunday, March 1st. a Huntingdon
boy named Eddie Findlemsn, aged about
twelve years, was locked up in freight ear
by two tramps. The ear was hauled away
and the boy, although making all the noise
he could, failed to attract the attention OF
any persO1 until the following Wednesday.
when brakeman passing the car while ly-
ing at Pittsburg. heard the boy moaning and
had him released. The soy was in sad
plight having suffered terribly from hun0eC
and cold, and was sent heme by the poor
authorities.
Six promInent citizens Of Somerset !
county paid our town a visk on Tuesday I
Iae FOR purraaa of our court