The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-10-15

lateu On OF ABOUT september 1et 1886. for DC
1900, at one day; also a due bill, dated SIS
at EbensburG, October 4th, 1886. on demand
For $50 so. signed By Edward Kinban, and
other papers q
The photographic Office at Washington Z"
has received during the last month about
dozen letters from the officers of various
steam and sailing vessels narrating their
experience in the use of oil in the time of :
storm at sea for the purpose OF smoothing )
the water. There Is a singu,ar uuanimity
IN the conclusions of the writers that almost
at the instant the oil touched the water it ?
spread far over the surface and reduced the '
threatening billows to long aud heavy but c
harmless svyeUs
-Punxsutawuey experienced S15 900 fire !
on Saturday. The FIRE originated In the St. {
Elmo clothing stole building at , O'Clock
A. M, and was quickly communicated to ,
the large frame structures adjoining. The
wooden buildings burnd like tinder, and the
flames spread rapidly in spite OF the most
furious efforts OF the large and energetic
bucket brigade to check them. The FIRE
VAS not gotten under control until it had
licked up thirty FIVE buildings many OF
which were the most substantial and attract
i've in town
Henry Weimer, hermit, living in
! TuTkeyfoot township, Somerset county, was
| found dead in his bed last Friday afternoon.
/ 1t was thought be died the preceding night.
/ The remains were Inferred 10 PADDY town ,
/ Cemetery on Saturday. He was about ,
seventy-spven years of age and for the past !
| thirty years had lived as a hermit He was !
a veiy Ingenious man, social and Jolly at
Ua
had no animals about him except cats, to
which he was greatly attached. Seven cats
were on hand at his death.
Mrs Emanuel James, of Conemaugh
borough, attempted to commit suicide by
hanging herself to the balusters of the stair
way at her home on Monday last, but was
fortunately discovered by members of the
family before life was extinct Mrs. James
has been mentally unsound for about year
past and has attempted suicide twice before
: and has been constantly watched by her
friends. After beng cut down it was some
time before she was resuscitated and was
afterwards seized with spasms and her
) recovery is believed to be doubtful.
According to the report Of the Somerset
Graud jury there are in Somerset county
11G bridges erected by the county. OF these
n there are eighty eight all WOOD, thirteen part
Il wood and part iron, and fifteen all iron
u There was expended in 1884 about S12 00C
IT for new bridges and bridge repairs in 1885,
about s4 500, and in 1886 It will reach the
10 large sum of s1e 600. making total of owe
u $50, 900 in three years, with indications o
le heavy expenses for 1887. The first iT0
ID bridges were erected in 1873, yet only on
t. out of the fifteen has received a second Goa
of paint since erection.
lc According to the L. S. Official Guide 70
) 1885, there are 2o3 postofticrs in this Con
g. RressionsI district, divided as follows: Bed
a. ford county, 81 Blair, "a; Cambria, SO
1g Somerset, 72, Bedford county nas fou
money-order offices, namely Bedford, EN
rs erett Hyndman and Riddiesburg, Blair
ed Altoona. Beuwood, Hollidaysburg, Roarin
sprin Tyrone, Cambria-Cambria, Cal
Ak roIItown, Ebensburg, JohnstOwu, Lorett6
to Souerset-EIk Lick. Myersdale, Rock0oo
omerset The International as we'll as d'
a mestic money-order offices in the district a
It's as follows: Bedford, none Blair, Altoona
vas Hollidaysburg, Tyrone Cambria, Eoens
rs burg and JOhustown Somerset, Somerse
el- For Burns, Scalds, Bruises and eve
y main and soreness OF the flesh, the graz
are household remedy is DR.. Thomas Elect
ty' OIL. Be sure you get the genuine.
10, While Day Express east, on the Pen
svIvapia railroad on Monday last was GRO
o"' ing from the north to the south track
oH' KittannIng Point, two OF the cars jump
the track, and for e short time pump
ely over the ties and frightened.the passenRe
DAY One man from Philadelphia jumped on
cen fell among the ballast cutting bis hands
put suraipiug bis ankle, but was not other
1t seriously injured. The train was runni
niid slowly and was soon stopped. T9e "ie'
aims inc crew from Altoona was sent up 10 ]
led. the cars on the track and after a delay
was three hours the train started on It's way
te" On Thursday afternoon of last w
was three little children Of James PesTce "
uen left alone at their home in Gallitzln'
Ao'e father being at work in the mines ana
ohu mother beipg on an errand to neiRho'
ooO' In the absence OF the parents the little OF
Ms the eldest being scarcely eleven years or
we're ironing, and, there being very "a
Iuite FIRE in the stove, a glass containing coai
lista that was citing near the stove exploded
IN the burning oil IRnited the clothing OF oVe
ID at AGED wears, burning her beyond recoRor
.Feu I hafora heIp arrived. The house immedia
here took fire and In twenty minntes was reu'
from IN cinders, leaving nothing of the conte
10 is The child, who had been taken from
bouse 10 a neighbor's died in Few no
elIar The BeIIfonte Wdtchulan of last y
idow savs. On Friday Of last week, the me
ed a CoIIIns Bros. after negotiating WIN
o 900 trustees Of the VIM. A. Thomas estate
took nurcbase OF all that portion OF the d
made stead wing west of Thomas street. ana I
Ter Il ~ Sprinq Creek, commonly known as
n be moon Htl. and the meadow lying 10
,,ort of the road leading to Colevtlie,
n no making SO or 90 acres, for the sun OF ezo
"a bv THO Collins. are energetic thorough ous
N old men. and our people will do wen W
- >, tbsn in apy and every way possible.
,Jth a have now almost completed tue oa'iS
drons ~ the Buffalo Run railroad, on comp
o,I;ns of which they will Immediately oeRih
irrine erection ef Iron works Of the most imp'
nat,ern. on these premises.
;t,ing Mr. John O'Conner, of Sulphnr0p
,,,on raar .,ohnstown, was almost inst
7, dis killed on the roau 'toui r. So no
= rro. rlace on Monday evening. he hao oe
- Iobnstoqn where he bad got load OF
a ,ha "a Inmber which be was taxing home
s,,od unen going down the bill at Benscree
,rribIy lumber pushed forward en- the horses
.ai,g e,srted them 70 run. When near Tux
:, the hill Mr. O'Conner succeeds
Tioga ~,..o.,,o ,beu hut by a sudden sta