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

days and the general price is about eight
cents per pound.
An exchange pertiuentiy remarks that
the man who takes paper for three OF four
years and never pays a cent for it, and then
/ sends three or four copies back without a
word of comment, not even as much as a
I "go-to.hades, =" or chow do'you do" and in
turn subscribes for another paper, in the
/ hopes of beating another poor printer, de-
/ serves a chrome and six years in the peni-
tentiary.
Excursion rates are given by all rail-
roads during the holiday season and great
/ many people take the opportunity OF max
, ing little trip at that time. Excursion
( rates are about two thirds Of the regular
fare and people visiting Ebensburg will find
I at John Ovens store on High street. dry
/ goods dress goods, boots and shoes, grocer
/ les and provisions sold at the very lowest
prices, almost low enough to save the two
thirds fare.
If you want to keep warm this weather
F buy an overcoat. The place to get an over
coat is at the Golden Eagle Clothing House,
Altoona, Pa.
William Sankar and David Rough, two
Of the parties who were arrested last week
for being implicated in the Aukenbauer
robbery at Gallitzin some time ago, and who
. were released on bail, were brought TO jail
on Monday night by Deputy Sheriffs Lang
. bein and Peach. Wher arrested last week
they appeared before Squire Parrish and
furished bail, bat as the Cri me for which
J they were arrested is beyOnd:the jurisdiction
. in which bail can be taken before q justice
. they were re- arrested.
1t Is proposed BY the Cambria Iron Co.,
at Johnsuown to operate their Company
store on the co operative plan. The capital
stock will be 5000 600 in shares of SO each,
and for thirty days after the opening of the
books no person will be allowed to take
more than ten shares and after that date
they will be at liberty to increase their stock
to 81, 900 and no more. II is said that the
. employees of the Company generally favor
. the scheme, while the merchants Of Johns
/ think it would be bad for them.
/ Mrs. Settlemyer, relict Of Mt, George
SettlemyeT, died at her residence in Sum
merbiII township, near " umoTe, on Satur-
. day morning. The deceased, whose maiden
. name was Shinatclt, was born in Bedford
county, and was aged about 80 years. Up
/ ward Of sixty years Of her life, from the
+ sine OF her marriage, were spent on the farm
where she died. She was the mother Of Rev.
W. II. Settlemyer, nov located fn Maryland,
Mrs Daniel Black, aud Gecrge ". Settle
myer ard au aunt of Christian Shinatolt, of
this place
"A stick. or rather a club of candy weigh
ing tHeuty-one pounds will be chauced rf
at the Sugar Bowl during the holidays.
/ Charles Motheral, nineteen years Of age,
residing in SfrnauCo township, Lawrence
county. c,um ted suicide Tuesday. NuLe
AZ hone alone be tied bis mothers g.uCham
apron urourd his neck aud the other end 60
a railing 40 the head Of the stairs leading 90
the second story uf The house. When his sis
ters returned from school they found him
dead. NJ cause is signed. as the boy was
sf.ut and r.l.tT. aud went o. she district
. school close ny. Ila remained 90 homo on
Monday FOR rn Other reason than Go commit
self wuTdrr
Professor %. 81 Leach, Of tnis place has
Invented a new ana novel device tor pre-
venting the Iosseuiug ot burrs on bolts. II
consists oG q right and left handed thread
being cut on The 5ot and two Jurrs screwed
. on In opposite directions with a small plate
between the two burrs with protrudi1g
ends which are bent down over the burrs.
. Something OF the kind that will do tbe work
. Is said 70 be much needed for railroad pur-
poses aud W. hope the Prof ssOr may real
ize handsomely from his invention. He has
filed bis application for patent.
-Wauted-Lumber in trade for a new
Portable steam sawmill, % horsepower, 90
inch saw, 40 foot carriage and so foot ways.
Apply to this Office.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
( has issued an order, which took effect Dec.
1st, that hereafter when trains are delayed
at division terminal points, sucu as Pittsburg,
Altoona, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, the
men be allowed for delays as follows En-
gineers First class, thirty cents per hour; +;
second class, twenty-seven cents per hour
third class, twentY-thTee cents per hour
fourth cl lass, twenty cents per hour. First
class conductors will receive twenty-five
cents per hour second class, tNenty-tnree
cents per hour; third class, twenty cents per
hour. FIagmen will get eighteen cents per
hour and brakeman sixteen cents. The
men were frequently delayed from one 10
twelve hours, and heretofore no extra pay
was allowed.
On Friday last Mr. Jonathan Lloyd, Of
Cambria township, who is employed at ex-
Sheriff Grifith's log job in Jackson town
ship, was severely injured while cutting
timber He was by himself and had cut
tree which lodged against another when
falling. Mr.. Lloyd undertook to cut down
the tree which the other had lodged against
and while doing so the first tree fell, the
limbs Of which struck hiui on the head cut
ting him badly. He was some distance from
where the accident happened and uncon-
scious when found. He was taken to the
house OF Mr.. David Brackeu, medical aid was
summoned, and we understand that al
though his skull is fractured badly
and his condition critical the physician has
strong hopes Of his recovery.
The largest and best stock Of
overcoats ever brought to Central PennsyI-
vania is now to be- seen at the Golden Eagle
Clothing House Altoona, Pa.
On Friday evening. about seven o'clock,
three masked men entered the dwelling OF
Casper Carle, an aged citizen OF CleaT5sld
township, who resides about q mile west Of
St. Augustine, and roughly seized the Old
man and demanded his money. There was
no one in the house except daughter and
she was too badly frightened ana could not,
even had she had the courage, been OF any
assistance to the old man. Mr.. Carrie refus-
ed to hand over his money, when the three