The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

Go to j. & II. A. Shoemaker for your
sections and repairs for the Tiger mowers,
the John P. Nanny mowers and the john
ston mowers and reapers
Judge Barnett, of Juniata County, last
week oveTuled the motion for a new trial
In the case of William j. McKeen, convict
Ell at the April term of court of murder in
the first degree. and sentenced the prisoner
to be hanged, On the Sth of March last
McKeen procured a quantity of strychnine
at Patterson drug store, and mailed the
poison to his wife at Port Royal as Quinine.
The next morning Mrs McKeen took sever
al grains Of the quinine, as she supposed,
and died a few minutes afterward. Coun-
sci for the condemned man will appeal to
the Supreme Court.
Among the crowds of berry-pickers on
the mountains in the western part of Clear
field county last week were a number of
Punxsutawny youths. who were: encamped
few miles from Horne's Shanty. On
Thursday afternoon one OF the number
kiiied huge rattlesnake. The reptile was
skinned and cleaned and soaked In salt
water over night, and the following morn
ing the party made a breakfast of snake
meat. Those who partook of the meat pro-
nounce it good eating, and say when prop
erly prepared is to be preferred to cells or
frogs.
Mrs. .ry NJ. Tomlinson wife of Frank
2. TomlinsOn, of Altoona, and daughter Of
Michael Driscoll, Of Allegheny township,
died at her home 10 Altoona on Wednesday
afternoon. On the morning of the 31st of
May last, she was badly burned by the ex-
plOsion OF lamp which she attempted to
extinguisn by blowing down the chimney
Her clothing caught fire and was nearly
burned off before her husband succeeded in
extinguishing the flames by throwing quilt
around her. Since then she has been suffer
ing severely and gradually growing weaker,
until the end came oE Wednesday afternoon.
She leaves a husband and six children, the
oldest sixteen and the youngest four years
Of age.
The Moth American Review for Au-
gust will contain an article on Bismarck,
Man and Minister" 3" by px-Minister John A
Kasson; a theological essay in reply to the
question "Whv am a Catholc?" by the
Rev. S. NJ. Brandt, President OF the Jesuit
College at Woodstock pOsthumOus article
on Life Insurance" by EliZur Wright
the last essay ne wrote "RadicaIism in
France. - p crisp and vigorous article, by
Heur. Rocheforti Labor in Pennsylvania"
by Henry George My Negotiations with
Gen. Sherman" ," by Gen. Joseph E johnson
the Confederate General, 10 which be tells
The story OF the end Of the Confederacy
and shorter articles by DR.. Dexter, Gen.
VIM. Farrar Smith, Gideon }. Tucker, Wm.
Holmes, Francis L. Ferguson, and ex Min
ister Scruggs. Henry Georges article is
DEVOTED to a description Of life in the coal
regions. and is startling revelation of the
condition of labor there Mr.. George visit
ed the anthracite region as special commits
sioner of the North American Review.
William Fl. Sechler, Esq. met with an
accident on last Saturd ay morning, by
which he IN fortunately broke his left leg
between the knee and the ankle. He left
on the morning train which stops at tn
Mountain Top Creamery for the purpose of
taking on their butter Mr, Sechler along
with several others got of the car while the
butter was being loaded and went into the
creamery to get a drink of butteTmilk. The
landing at the creamery is about a foot
above the car floor and Mr.. Sechler in
jumping into the car did not notice the
differen &C in tie height and struck his head
against the top of the car causing him to
faH with his weight entirely on his left leg
break king both bones. He was helped to a
seat and the train started for Cresson. Nj.
SechIer complained of his leg, which at first
was thought to be sprained, buton eXamina-
ton was found to be broken. He was made
as comfortable as possible on the car and on
arrival at Cresson DR.. TrOxell. OF GaiIitzin,
was summoned and In a short time arrived
and set the broken bones. Mr.. Sechler
was brought home on the next train where
he Is now doing as we'll as could be expected
under the circumstances.