The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-11-26


mere Is 10 Truth in the renort tho, D.
a5 49,, i.S"n OF st. Augustine, was attack
,', ahu robbed Of s6 by two unknown rner
li'ie ue was returning home from AItooDo
couple OF weeks ago.
1t is about time for our noots - 49,,
aonnt tue beautiful snow" which bos boo-
i"I'ihg so quietly since some time last ri,,r,
-out that is, perhaps. additional carsa e.,
thanksgiving that they have kent silence :,
far. ~ 7'iehce st
Miss Maggie Kitten, daughter Of Mr.
"'IeS A hittell of Dawson, Fayette conn.
W ra., and granddaughter of Mrs. Mar
EaIeI hIttell, Of this place, died at the home
OF her parents in Dawson on Saturday last
Lfom scarlet fever. Her age was abont
fourteen years.
In about ten days a great many stran-
/ gers VIII be in attendance at court. either
as jurors witnesses, or parties to suits. II
would De we'll for them to remember that
4t John Owens store. on High street. drv
! GOODS, dress goods, boots and shoes. grocer
les and provisions are always sold at the
very lowest prices.
The family of Judge P. c. shannon. of
day morning for Pittsburg where thew will
reside IN the future. The failing health OF
MRS. Shannon is the cause Of their removal.
While in our midst they made many friends
and they departed with the best wishes of
all who knew them.
Jacob Duncan, on trial in Bedford for
the murder of Jeremiah Plecker, his brother
in-Iaw, at dance at Duncan's house, has
been found guilty il the second degree
Inc case was called on Wednesday of last
week and jury secured that day. The
charge of the Court was delivered at
O'Clock Saturday night, and the Jury
agreed at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning. The
Court oh Monday afternoon sentenced Dun
can to eleven years ani six months in the
Western Penitentiary.
An orchestra of eight pieces was organ
lied in this place on Wednesday night by
some of our energetic young men. They
nave engaged Mr. Denny as teacher and
musical director, and will get right down to
WORK. The following instruments will com.
pose the orchestra: One lead and two
second violins, one lead and one second
cornet, one clarionet, one tuba and one
trombone. They have the stuff to make
first class orchestra, and most of the mem
oers all eadv play their Instruments.
An exchange says: 'Tis said that
large majority Of our girls chew gum. II
they could only see themselves as others
see them they would certainly abstain from
its use. In our estimation there is but one
thing more disgusting than that of a hand
some. neatly dressed young lady passing
along the streets with her mouth working
like piston rods on a locomotive in a vain
attempt to masticate ''Black jack and
"Tulu" and that IS squirting tobacco
juice over brussels carpet.
On Tuesday last Mrs. William Carney,
of Munster township. went to the barn and
while there went to open the barn door over
the OverShuOt The door was hard to open
and Mrs. Carney giving it a hard push it
flew open easier than she expected when
she lost her balance and fell out and down
to the ground below, a distance of about
Zine feet, breaking her right arm and one
of her ribs on the left side. Mrs. Carney is
we'll up in years. but she Is getting along as
well as could be expected aud will recover.
MIR Charles Miller, Of Susauehanna
township, who shout a year ago had his
right arm broken between the elbow and the
shoulder, the bones Of which never knit
together, went to Philadelphia last week for
the purpose Of having al operation perform
ed. letter from him to friend in this
place gives the information that the surgeons
in charge Of the jefferson Medical College
had performed the operation of taking a
piece of the bone out of his arm and that
they had every hope of the operation prov
ing successful.
"A ffteen-pOund turkey, Taffled of on
Wednesday night, by Mr.. Michael Bearer,
was won by Mr. Robert Nc cBreen. After
the rattle when McBreen went to get the
turkey, which had been left in Denny's bar,
it had disappeared. a young man Of
this place, who presented a guilty appear
ance, was accused of way!ayiDg the turkey,
and, though he denied the charge, the bulk
of evidence is still against him. The young
man has heretofore borne a good character
and, hopes are entertained that he may be
able to clear himself of the grave charge
which rests against him.
Mr.. James Bradley, a well known citi-
zen OF Altoona, died In that city few days
ago, aged sixty-seven years. He was born
in Tuckahoe valley, Blair county, and
learned the trade of machinIst in the old
Portage Railroad shops in JohnstOwn. In
1862 he went to Altoona and for some time
was a locomotive engineer on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. OF late years he was en-
ployed in the COmpany's shops at Altoona.
He was a cousin Of Philip and Thomas Col
Inns, of this place, and at one time was in
their employ on their railroad contracts. He
was man of excellent character and en-
joyed the confidence of all who knew him.
On Tuesday last Mr.. r. S Walker, who
resides about two miles from Duncansville,
Blair county, left his gold watch lying on
a table in his house. While Mr.. Walker
and his family we're out tramp stepped in
and took the watch. When Mr.. Walker
missed the watch he did not have any sus-
picion of what had become of it until boy
informed him about seeing the tramp leave
the house. Mr.. Walker drove to this place
Wednesday ON the hunt of the tramp and
watch but failed to get any trace of either.
The watch is valued at forty dollars and the
tramp is described as being about fifty
years of age, ragged, dirty and heavy set.
The Netc hoon for November is on our
table. As usnaI, It contains fine list OF
short stories, choice selections, and many
racv comments on current topics. The de-
partments are we'll conducted and are highly
interesting while the moral tone Is unex-
ceptionable, and the mechanical execution
Is almost faultless. The magazine is pub
Iisbed at Lowell, Mass, at the low price OF
one dollar a year, or ten cents a copy. The
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