The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-20

Oh HIludS evening last William Sneartr,
a blacksmith near East Couemaugh. and
employed by the p r. r. Co. in their shops
at that place, while walking 90 the railroad
track was struck by Limited Express and
instantly killed, having his neck and left
arm broken and his skull fractured. He
leaves widow and seven children. some of
whom are grown up. He was about SO
years of age.
A party OF ladies from Lillys came 10
this place in sleds on last Moudav evening
and spent the night very pleasantly at the
Central House. We are inclined 10 believe.
however, that it was not So pleasant tor
them while returning h0me Tuesday morn
lug, with mercury standing at I2O below
zorro. snow five feet deep, more OF less, and
the requisites necessary to supply 'sIeeveol-
ogy'' wanting
"A man who lives not one hundred miles
from EoeusbuIg and who is fond of paying
attention to somebody else than his wife.
on Saturday night last on getting ready to
leave his fair immorata and town, found
that his horse had been turned loose and
after spending some time hunting it con-
Guided that his only remedy was to walk
aud started on his way, sadder, but we
hope wiser man.
William Slough was arrested in Johns
town on Friday last and brought to Jail tor
breaking into one of the Gotta yes at Cr.,s.
son aud stealing some carpet and lace cur
tains, which he shipped to Johnstown aud
was trying to DISPOSE of at the latter place
As Constable Criste, of Washington town
ship, was bringing him to jail in a sled from
CressoB on Friday evening, when near town
Slough suddenly threw himself backward
out uf tue sled and started to run but slip
ped on the ice and fell. and was recaptured,
but not until he had fred one suot at tie
officer who lad failed to relieve him OF his
revolver when he arrested him.
On Wednesday OF last week, the steam
radiator in tue office of the County Superin-
teudent ia the Court house burotrd, and
several hundred volumes of school reports
aud laws were damaged by the moisture
from the escaped steam. The annual sup
plies were only lately received from tie
school department aud but fe~ copies had
been distributed. Superintendent Strayer
has requested the department of Public In
struction at Harrisburg TO furnish addition
al supplies, that ali who are entitled TO re-
ceive reports, laws, etc, may be supplied.
-GIazjer, the tailor, halter and cIothier,
will be al the Cambria House, EUensburg,
February %, "a aud %. with a fuH hoe of
piece goods, samples TO make suits to order
aud at prices Gever before heard of. He
will take orders to deliver any time within
sixty DAYS. Any parties desiring g suit of
ready made clothing Or any part of a suit
for men, youths, boys OF children, hats,
neckweaI, shirts, collars, OF any thing ia bis
line. can get the same by writing to hin at
. Scottdale, before the above date, specifying
size, quality, color aud wear, the price
wanted, and If prices OF ally Othe objection
are then in the way, they need not take
them.
About one O'Clock on Sunday morning a
freight train bound east, stopped - south
Fork to receive coal The train was being
helped by engine No. $50 and when stopped
a hagman was sent back TO flag a freight
train following, but for some reason not
known the following train did not stop but
ran into engine No. $50, forcing it through
the cabOOse car in which three drovers were
riding, killing two of them, Joseph Erb and
William KUeler and bauIy iuiurIn1 z.
Sharp The two men killed wore from lii
nois ard leave families William Adams.
SuEllictfg anu nOuaS NyilIUTQ, nTsuAu. OF
engine No, 800. escaped by Jumping on An
investigation will be m ade for the purpose
of fixing the responsibility for the accident
Mr.. jacob Glass, an old and respected
citizen Of Munster township, was found
dead in his barn on Tuesday morning Mr.
Glass had gone out TO tue barn on that
morning to feed his stock as customary, and
remaining out longer than usual some of his
family went out to see what was keeping
him, when they found him lying on the barn
floor dead His death is supposed to have
resulted FROM heart disease. Mr.. Glass was
about seVenty-tive years of age and had been
a resident OF that neighDOThood all bis life
his father having been one of the original
settlers. he was brother of the late Ed
ward Glass, deceased, of this place of Mrs.
M. ID. Magellan, Of JUbnstOWn, and Mrs
Susan Gallagher, of Allegheny township,
Mrs. SaIIie Mcclure of Loretto, and Wm.
Glass of Munster township. He leaves a
widow and several children, all of whom are
grown up ana some of them married, Mrs.
Wm. A. Tedd, of ScotJdale, Mrs. P. A.
Burns, of Gallitzin aud Mrs. Robert Brady,
Of Munster township, being daughters of
Mr.. Glass.