The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-30
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"N'it OF Altoona, died In that city on yestaY-
oav week. IN .he twenty fifth year of his
age. He was marble cutter bv trade and
was highly respected hy all who knew him.
Joseph CLARK. ex Sheriff of Armstrong
county, died At KIttauning on Monday laet
/ AZ an advanced age. He was known tn
some Of our older citizans. having visited
mere occasionally many years ago, and was
an uncle of Judge SiIas NJ. Clark of In
diana. now judge of the Supreme Court OF
the State.
LosT.-Ou the 18th inst, between Por-
4 ta0e and the Summit. a small hand satnbeI
OF black plnsh and n pOcketbook, contain
| ing about two dollars in money. note for
one hundred dollars and few other articles
/ The finder will receive liberal reward by
I leaving It at Mrs. LaIp's store, No. 3. or
SamHAl Longs. Portage.
! The Pittshuro papers Of Tuesday last
state that William Vernes, a brakeman
+ suffered the loss of three fingers or Monday
afternoon. while shifting cars in the yard at
! Brushton. and that he waa taken IN the
4 Penn Hospital. We suppose he ia the same
vouno man who was brakeman for some
time nm the branch road from this place to
/ Cressnn
! The CounnllsvilIA Courier saws that w.
j. Bonner. Train Supervisor on the Con-
nellsvIlIa road recently made a narrow ga.
cane from death. He was experimenting
the removal NJ a wrecked IocnmN olive above
Ohto Pvle Falls. The cah'e with which the
engine was hpinC dragged up ont of the
river broke without warning, striking Bon
ner on the leg. Fortunately no homes were
broken, hut the gentleman will carry
stiff tnea for souna time.
The Board NJ Pardons Mt its session on
Tuesdav Last. disnosad nf the long agltatad
case nf Curtin McClain who was convicted
nf the murder nf william Smparman in
Huntingdon county and sentenced to be
hung, nv recommending the Governor 70
commute his sentence 70 Imprisonment for
life. MrClain's friends claim that the real
murderer of Smearmsn is at large, having
disaNneared snrn after the commits sion of
the crime p little over q year ago.
"A passenger on Fast Line East on Mon
dav evening fell of the train at KittanninC
Point, and was fnund some time aftprward
bv the crew of freight train lying near the
track IN an unconcIous condition, with sew
eral ugly euts in his head and his skull
fractured on the RIGHT side. On searching
his pockets his name was found to he Pat
rick MrCioskev and his residence in
CHICAGO He is about as years Of age and
dressed "a lanorer. His recovery is doubt
ful.
On Saturday evpnirg party of Johns
town hunters camppd ont ia the country
about six miles from Johrstown During
the niGht chicken rnast was prop0sed and
tire party started out IN procure one. In
farmers coop they secured hon. but be
fore they could get awav with it the farmer
was awakened, and he discharged a GUN at
the parfv. One Of the party. a young man
named Barr received the contents Of the
gun in his left shoulder and is thoucht 70 be
fatally injured
We wish tn cali the attention nf our
readers tn the fact that Mr. Richard L.
Davis has iust received a large addition to
his stock OF boots and Shoes suitable for the
season, and persons in want Of foot wear
should call at his establishment before pur-
chasing. Particular attention Is called TO
his fine stock of gentlemsn's BrOad-toed
Walkenphast shoes, the most comfortable
and serViceahle shoe made. AIso TO his as
sOrtmeut Of ladies' shoes, which cannot fail
to please evervbodv
Some wears ago DR. st. Clair and Judge
Sutton, Of Indiana, in this state, purchased
several hundred acres of wild" land in
Clarion county for a nominal sum. Tire
land remained in the hands Of the purehas.
ers. who concluded it was dead stock. But
recently some one with n nose for minerals
has been looking over it and found what he
believed tn be silver ore. He had lot of
it assayed and got a report that the ore
Welded S66 per ton in silver and lead,
80 per cent. being lead. It is likely to prove
2 bonarza.
john Steiner of Manor Station, West
moreIand county. has been in the habit of
smoking jimsnn leaves to obtain relief from
asthma. He had lot Of leaves in paper
sack, and in another sack was a quantity Of
boneset. Last Friday he asked his wife to
make him some bonespt tee. BY mistake
she took the wrong herb and made the tea
from the jImson leaves. Mr.. Steiner, his
wife and daughter drank of the tea, and
soon we're taken deathly sick. physician
was called, the usual remedies given, and
by the greatest exertiOns their lives were
saved.
Recently says the JOhusJown Tribune
Justice SOmerviIle, who has his Office near
the Ten Acre, committed to Jail Mrs. Rey-
nOlds on a charge of adultry preferred by
her husband. few days after the COM /
mitment the Squire made his return to the
District Attorney. Whsn the latter learned
that it was upon the testimony OF her own |
husband that Mrs. Reynolds tad been COM I
mitted be advised the Justice to have her
released as promptly a. possible as she was
held without authority, a husband having /
no rizhJ to testify against bis wife. Mrs. /
Rev nolds returned home last Friday.
Mr. NJ. A McGonigie, of Lily's, this (
county, o~ns two hundred and nine acres I
OF land on the mountain near Lilly's, where /
he recently opened a good paying veiR of
coal. While prospecting for coal on an
other portion of the track few weeks ago,
Mr.. McGOnigle struck a seven-foot vein of
iron ore. A sample of the iron was sent to
the State Board of AnsiSz and Mt. Me.
Gonigle has since received letter from An {
drew J. MeCreath. Chairman OF the Board,
informing him that the sample annaiyzed Z
cont ntaIued 35L[ per cent. of metallic iron.
Mr.. McGoniele will open up his new dis
covery as soon as possible.
Mr.. James MalOy died in Cambria city
a week ago yesterday, aged 20 years. His /.
father, Patrick MalOy came to this place /
from Ireland sixty years ago and died here /
many years since when he was not far from
beiuo one hundred years old. For many I