The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-01-22

lst OF February next.
One of our ueatest and newsiest ex-
changes, the Bellefonte Watchran, has en-
tered upon the 31st year Of its existence. and
we are glad to note that it lie established on
a sure foundation, for we are Inclined to be-
lleYe that there Is no weekly paper in the |
State more deserving Of success.
The general impression of residents of |
Wilmore seems to be that Patrick Moran. |
who was found unconscious at the foot of
an embankment, a short time ago, and who
afterwards died without recovering con-
sclousness. was beaten until insensible and
then taken to that spOeand left.
Mr.. d. N. Kratzer's blacksmith shop at
Ashland, was burned at an early hour on
Thursday morning. The building was thir-
ty feet wide and forty feet long. and was
we'll equipped. Two wagons, a buggy, and
a hay rake were among the articles destroyed
by the flames. The loss Is estimated at S4OO
and there was no insurance. #r.r
Scientific men who have given the hab
its of the hawk aud owl careful study, say
that the destruction Of these birds will be
decided injury to agriculture, as both de-
stroy immense quantities of mice and In.
sects. 1t is probable that farmers will pc.
tition the next Legislature to take the prem
ium of the heads of hawks and owls.
Mr.. John S. Davis, of this place, and
Mr.. Andrew Dishart were negotiating on
Wednesday for the purchase by the former
of the latter's farm in Cambria township
The price had been agreed upon and the
deed prepared, when few extras that had
not been mentioned caused q difference of
opinion and the sale was not perfected.
On Monday last Miss Lizzie Doubt,
a pupil In the Johnstown public schools,
aged twelve years, took suddenly sick in
school, and was carried home, where she
! improved slightly for a short time, and
/ then grew worse and died on Tuesday
! The physicians in attendance were unable
to say what was the matter With the child.
! Mr.. William Gsrman, an aged and res
| pected citizen OF this place. had stroke OF
/ paralysis on Sunday morning last, from
| which be never rallied, but fingered in an
unconscious condition until Wednesday
/ morning when death ensued. He was about
/ sixty-eigEt years OF age, and leaves wife
/ and ten children, most of whom are grown
| up.
! The following persons can each obtain
letter by calling at ,he Ebensburg post
| Office: Mrs. NJ. j. Hughes. Mrs. Mary
! Lewis, Mrs. Catharine Gilen, 2; Fannie
/ Gibney, Annie NJ. Jones, Miss Mary E.
| Evans, S. ). Blair. Esq, Levi Good, Mr.
! John Shelter, Mr.. Ben. Wagner. Mr.. DanI
| Proctor, Mr.. Henry Fouk, Mr.. Felix o.
Neil.
About thirty couples from Lilly's came
to this place In sleds on Monday night and
put up at the Mountain House, where
they spent the night in dancing and-welI,
we will be charitable, and refrain from say
ing what we first intended. For furtheE
particulars call on Mr.. John O'Hara, of the
firm Of O'Hara Brothers, liverymen, in this
place.
Ladies wanting bargains will do well to
call on Mrs. r. E Jones, who is closing out
for cash, a lot OF winter hats, feathers.
wings, &c, at half their value, also lot of
embroideries 10 the piece, with remnants of
embroideries, Iaces &c. A lot of kid gloves
at 81, 30, and 75ets. Ladies', Misses and
Children's Coats, Stockings, Gloves, Cor.
sets and Underwear.
The Greensburg Press says that bear
belonging to a strollIng band got away the
other night near Youngstown, Westmore.
| land coun ty and went to the pig-sty OF
| Thomas Walls, where It proceeded TO de-
your thirteen little pigs, and was about to
tackle the mother pig when Mr.. Walls, who
was aroused by the noise, appeared on the
I scene and drove the bear away.
The loaded cars of iron rails for the
Cresson and Coalport road are put on to
that road a. Cresson by the crew OF the
Ebensbure branch, and from there the cars
run down themselves distance of several
miles, as far as the track is laid. The cars
after being unIoaded, have to be pushed
back to Cresson by the HnnRarians, the
track cot being sufficiently balIasted to per
NIT an engine to run on it.
The weather appears to have at last
got settled down to business, and we now
have a good sample of fine winter weather
The sleiRhing Is excellent, and great many
people are taking advantage of it to Yisi
Ebensburg Those visiting the place fol
the first time,sbould not forget that at JohI
Owens store on High street, dry goods
dress goods boots ard shoes, groceries and
provisions can always he bought at the verl
lowest prices.
The Pittsburg Daily Dispatch Is one o
the best newspapers that come to our office
and its circulation is now the largest of am
newspaper In the western part OF the State
Its columns always present the latest ant
freshest news, and Il reaches this place 81
hours In advance of the Eastern papers ths
contain the same news. AS newspaper
ia without peer in In the western part o
the State, and has few equals in New 1orE
OF Philadelphia.
An engine on the Somerset and Cam
bria railroad on Tuesday night, at poin
about twenty miles from JOhnstOwn, struel
a sled containing party of six, who wer
returning from church, injuring all the oe
eupants and breaking the sled into frag
ments Mr.. Harrison LOhr, farmer, wh'
resides a short distance from Stoystown
aged forty-eight years, was the only on
, who was fatally injured, and one youn
man had bis nose broken.
J There Is said TO be more hunger an
suffering among the poor people OF Hunting
} don this winter than was ever befor
known IN the history Of that place. In
recent extremely cold weather has com
PEELED the disclosure of many cases OF des
p tItution that were heretofore concealed, ant
, numerous appt ais for aid have been mad
TO the directors of the poor OF the county
Scarcity Of work for laboring men is primo
} paIly the cause of the destitutiOn.
Mr.. ). j. Hill, says the JOhnstowi
Tri6uns the old gentleman who has pee
night watchman on the Pennsylvania ran
road. between COnemaugh Furnace an
Nineyeh. for many years, had a faithfu
dog which followed him on his beat,