The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

cy IN their maintenance. IT. other words,
each falls prisoner short about $50 dollars a
year of keeping himself in the Pententiary.
The Pepusyi Railroad Company
have commenced building parlor cars at Al
toona for their own use, their contract with
the Pullman Company having terminated.
The first one was completed last week and
is said to have cost SI7. 900, is heated by new
and improved methods, and is lighted by
electricity.
While coming up from Cressou on the
noon train on Saturday last, Conductor Sny.
der discovered at Kayior's station that the
hange on one of the wheels of the passenger
car was broken, and to aYoid an accident he
was compelled TO leave the car on the siding
and bring the passengers up to town on the
locomotive.
Out Of 151 applications for license to
sell intoxicating liquors in CIearfeld county,
Judge krebs has refused 81 and granted 81.
The Judge also said "And we also desire
all persons Interested to understand that we
will not grant license in the future to anyone
that keeps his bar open after halt past ten
O'Clock at night"
The cigar and tobacco dealers of AItoC-
na were notified by Chief Kinch last week.
on an order issued by Mayor Mann of that
city, that their stores must remain closed on
sunday. Threats are made by the dealers.
however, to test the Sunday law in its appn
cation to other business. They claim they
are unfairly dealt with.
"A freight train on the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad near Carpenters sJttion, West
! mOreland county, parted in the middle and
the two sections cOlided, wrecking twelve
cars on Monday last Two tramps who
were In one of the empty cars stealing a
ride were instantly killed and another one
SO badly injured that he will die.
The courts have decided that "nO boun-
dary fence eau be made of 5aiOed wine with
out the consent OF parties owning the ada
cent land, and any man who puts a barbed
wire fence along the highway renders him
self liable for all injuries resulting to stock
passing along said highway" Farmers
will do we'll to make a note os this
Mr.. Samuel Fearl, Uf Berlin, Somerset
county, has bought the furniture, etc, of
the Merchants hotel in Johust0wn from
Mr. Charles Kropp, the present proprietor,
} and will take possession Of that old estab-
lished hotel about the 1st of April Mr.
Fearl is the same gentleman who was here
some time ago trying 10 negotiate for the
Cambria House.
Mr.. Samuel Warner, OF South Fork, had
a narrow escape fUom what might have been
a shocking death, on Monday last. He was
= walking across bridge on the railroad near
{ South Fork and stepped from the south to the
= north track, when he was struck by an en-
CINE attached to local freight that lie had
t failed to observe, and had his arm broken
> between the wrist and the elbow
Pneumonia is fearfuly prevalent and
fatal this winter, and March and April will
ses no dimnuton in the frequency of It's
= attacks. When the symptoms are first Oh.
3 served, a mustard aud fax meal pouItice
should be applied all over the chest, the pa.
t tient should remain quiet aud warm Ia bed
= and recovery will be almost an assured fact
+, At least so says an expert IN the matter
Bedford is badly in need OF a plumber
j . good plumber could make an excellent
7 living here. Will our exchanges please
, . make note of this and help as to get one p
I Bedford Gazette. EbensbuTg might loan the
people Of Bedford plumber il they viii
D agree TO return him about the 15t of June
f Our water mains are all frozen up and We
n won't need a plumber until the frost zoe:
, out
Prof, J. 5. Brown. who conducted The
music during the last County destitute, vii
. hold a musical convention in Ebpnsburg fol
two weeks beginning MAY 4th. Prof. Brown
has made the study of vocal music a special
ty and is meeting with great SUCCESS in hi.
% profession. The people of EOensOurg auC
vicinity will have an opportunity TO join the
class. and receive the benefit OF thorough
: and practical instruction in vocal music.
Miss Aunie Trexer, daughter Of Mr
John TIexier, of Dean township. residiu.
. on the Dry Gap road running from Ches
: Spii' Is to Altoona, as matter of curiosity
kept an account of the sleds passing on tha
road from the 2nd of February up to th,
28th. Six hundred aud seventy passed
going toward Altoona, and five hun dred anC
. ninety-hye passed going towards Ches
Springs. a large number also passed du
= ring the night while Miss Trrxler was sleep
ing, OF which there was no account kept.
The Cambria county soldier who 90
drunk and disgraeed himself aud his regi
. ment while in Washington Cily, during tn
Inauguration, deserved severe and exem
plary punishment. But if Col dasting
stripped him of his uniform and turued hin
! in his shirt and drawers into the streets 0
y Washington, as the papers say be did, b
outraged common decency and humanity
and in our opinion disgraced the Natioua
= Guard of the State Bedford Inquirer.
"A car load OF Indian children passes
through this place on Wednesday evenia
!, on their way to Martinsburg, under the car
= of Professor p. H. Bridenbaugh, of the JU
niati Collegiate Institute, where they are t
:, be educated There were forty nine q
them, their ages ranging from to % year.
and they belong to the Oneida reservation
Greensburg, Wis. The Government ha
agreed to pay $3.50 per annum per capita
provided the Indian children are secured
IL transported, and clothed at the expense c
y the institution. - HollidaySLtrg Standard
% The SOmerset-cOunty Jail is a disgrac
. to the cOUnty. Badly planned, poorly cor
, stTucted. lily ventilated and drained, it
wholly aud entirely unfit for the purpose fC
> which it is intended. Year in and out th
y Grand Jury has visited this place and rec
u commended changes and improvements, bU
&c here the matter has ended. We gnderstan
J. that the present Board of Commissioner
L contemplate making some of the mucl
! needed improvements, and, wita this
= view, have gone to EOensburg to inspect tn
Cambria county Jail. We hope they will d
:, something in the matter, and that quickly
u Somerset Herald.
Alexander B. Wiogate, of Tyrone, wa
- killed on the ClearfelI branch on Thursda
= OF last week. He was member of tb