The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-12-24

AlaNr WHICH -. iotf arHaN S'tt 1.ti Cow irtI
led to lawsuit over tue possession OF the
land, which is now valued at $500 900.
At the recent potato tercetenary in Lon
don it was argued that the potato was not
brought To England by Raleigh from Virgin
ia, jut was found by Sir Francis Drake in
the Cordillcras OF the a Andes. in South Amer
lea, in 1886.
Miss Catherine L0rillard Woolf whose
death at her residence IN New York has
been expected for some time, has given
away more than million dollars for charIt-
able purposes. principally to schools and for
missionary work in the Episcopal church.
Charles Brown and Miss Cora Sibley
were married Saturday evening at Manis
tee, Mich After the. ceremony a social
dance was enjoyed. About two hour after
the ceremony the bridal coupe!wers dane.
ing together when the groom fell dead from
heart disease.
Mr.. Gaudier and his daughter were at
tackled by bear in Florida and the daugbt-
er climbed tree. The bear followed and
Rugged her but she spat in his eve, and as
she dips snuff be was so Disconnected that
/ ne tumbled down. Mr. Gaudier then shot
and killed the brute.
/ "A Charleston newspaper estimates that
; the sotal subscription to the earthquake
relief fund will amount to about 1915 900,
] leaving loss of So. SOC, 600 by the earth
/ quake of 1886 and the cyclone of August
/ 1885, to be borne by individuals, corporations
and the Government
, Captain McMickan, OF the U,2bria
went into the port of New York for the 4OOth
time. Seven hundred aud ninety zine vov-
ages across the Atlantic, nine trips to India
and ten to Mediterranean ports have carried
the veteran captain over nearly 1000 600
/ miles of water
Elizabeth King, a maiden lady of 80
years, died at Rochesterville, Ont, last
Sunday week, and left her estate of s1OO-
600 10 young couple-Gibert Allan aud
'Chrissie"King-O condition that they
married on the day Of her funeral She was
buried and they were married on Wednes-
day.
Joseph Jackson, OF Burr Oak, Mich,
wrote his name on piece of paper to obIige
a stranger, who said he wanted it for refer
enoe, When the paper was returned to him
some time later in the shape of a contract
for 5000 worth of goods which he did not
want, Jackson threw it INTO the fire and
drove off with a revolver the men who
presented It,
Ed Avery, of Synhaven, Va. shot a deer
the other day and was stopping over cutting
its throat when another deer, a big buck.
rushed at him with great force, and knock
inG him head over heels down hill. The
buck followed up the attack. and for half AZ,
hour man and deer fought with desperation
Avery succeeded in breaking the bucks leg
and shortly after bis brother came up with o
gun and shot the pluckv animal
james Connor, a blind man, was elected
to the Illinois Legislature from Cook county
last month. He is a musician and Is prob
ably the first blind man in the United States
elected to n legislative trust He lost his
eyesight by the explosion of a fowling piece
in 1874, and was previous to that accident =
marine engineer on the Mississippi river
Atterward he turned his attention to music
and was able to earn bis living bv it,
Prohibition in the South, saws Nash
vile writer, has led to one result that IS
much commented on in that city: ''Tha de-
mand Tor liquor is 50 great that the whole
sale liquor dealers are kept busy night and
day bllinR orders. One dealer said that his
sales Amounted to S47 600 more than those
BOOKED In the same month last year The
case system of liquor eTIing is becoming
popular. and every mail brings orders from
all points through the South"
Gilbert a. Hickey, a Herdic driver at
Boston. drove a passenger to the Suffolk
Savings Bank on Thursday a week. where
tie passenger drew ABOUT 50 600 in money
and resumed his seat, but dropped the roll
Of bills on the sidewalk. A pedestrian call
ed Hickey's attention to the fact and the
latter picked up the money, and opening the
door of the Herdic restored II to the right
ful owner. The passenger, who is a we'll
known Boston merchant, rewarded the fin
der for his honesty by giving him drink.
In Washington on Monday a week
Judge Cox delivered an opinion in the cases
of John Hitz. President, and DR.. Chas. r.
Prentiss, cashier, convicted of and seu.enced
to FIVE years in the panItentiary for making
false entries in the books of the German
American National Bank, overruIing the
judgmednt Of the criminal court and hold
ing that the omission of the averment that
tie bank Twas doing business rendered
the indictment defective. Over forty cases
against them are thus rendered defective,
and they cannot again be tried, the limit of
time having expired.
-Ou wednesday week two men enter
ed the house of John Hewitt, at Rogers
Park, Chicago. Knocked him down and rob.
bed him OF $50. Two hours later one of
them John Harris, was apprehendsd and
taken tosthe police station, where he mad
a confession that Harry Hewitt. an Is year
old son Of the man robbed, was his accom-
piice. 1T now appears from statements
made by Harris ana. Mr.. Hewitt, Sr that
young, Hewitt LwhO has been arrested, not
only Intended to rob his father but to mur.
der him. The elder Hewitt is about 60 yrs
of age'and'quite wealthy.
The lack of rain in California this yeal
Is causing serious apprebe nsion among
farmers. Only few light showers fell Al
the close of October and the first week ir
Nov, and these are insufficient 10 moist
en the ground. Flowing has been impossi-
bic, except in very sandy land as in stiff sol
plow cannot BE- forced into the ground
Ibe usual November sowing of grain ha:
not taken place. and the chances are tba-
when rain sets in it will be so steady as Il
throw all work on grain into the new wear
! This long drought in November is not IN
5 precedented, but according to the bes
weather authorities it is1ominous of DIR,
weather.
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