The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-06-01

The Amateur Opera Company realized
S95.s5 from their entertainment on Tuesday |
evening.
The following named persons can each I
obtain a letter by calling at the Ebensburg /
postofiice: Miss Emma Roser. Mrs. Mcln- |
tyre, Hon. Judge Bowington. Insufficient /
address, Mr.. William Skelley, Box I12, |
Cambria Co, Pa. Parties calling for these |
letters will please state they were adyer-
tised.
The Ebensburg AmaIusr Opera Com
pany played the "MikRdo'' to q large and
delighted audience at the Opera House in
this place on Tuesday night. The enter
tainment demonstrates that we have home
talent In that lie of a high order and
nothing but the fear OF raising a blush on
the cheek of one OF our ''jours" prevents us
from giving in detail the many excellent
points OF the performance.
Last Mondays PIttsburg Dispatch COZ
! tained the following dispatch from Altoona
which we hope may prove correct: "A
syndicate of capitalists closed the purchase
OF 10. 900 acres of coal land located in Black
Lick field, Cambria county, yesterday, and
will proceed to develop i5 at once. The
price paid was S12 an acre. and is the heaviest
/ sale in years. Iron ore aud FIRE clay abound
on the land in large quantities. This rich
mineral district is accounted the most desir-
able in the Middle Western Penn SYLVIA las
/ soft coal field. 1t is stated that l 500 coke
ovens will be established within two miles
OF Ebensburg.
Yesterday Sunday evening about 8
O'Clock boy and young man named Ak
macher started from Cambria to cross the
1 Conemaugh River on horseback at the old
fordlng Just below the toll b.idge. TIE
boys horse stumbled ard fell when in mid
stream, and The boy chung to the animals
head ard neck as both were carried down
stream on the swift current. Axmacher sat
unmoved upon his horse looking at the peri
lous situation OF his companion, until some
body called to him ''Get of that horse
and save that boys life" He then dis
mounted and made for the struggling lad
and hose, but before he reached them the
horse bad regained his feet with the boy
still eiinging to bis neck, Axmacher. upon
reaching the boy. assisted him 70 mount
and all then started ashore, arriving there
without further trouble. A young man
named James Ford. who was on the Cam
bria side OF the river. had partially disrObed
and entered the stream 10 rescue the boy
when the horse got on bis feet FOrd's best
girl witnessed his heroism and smiled graci-
ousIy upon him when he returned. all drip
ping. to her side. The banks Of tire river
were lined with people and great excitement
prevailed. d.-,TohItsto1rH Tribune.
A terrific wind and bail storm struck
Huntingdon on Monday last about half-past
two o'eIock p. IA, which lasted for half an
hour and doue considerable damage. Rain
and hail came In torrents until the streets
flowed full Of water, and becoming altoeeth-
er impossible during the prevalence of the
storm. The bail increased in size until
many pieces were gathered measuring from
81 TO 95s inches IN circumference, the
straugest thing about it being that the
large pieces only began to fall as the rain
was ahating. In appearance they were sew
eTaI large han stones frozen together, which
came with such force as to drive away every
living thing from out its way. Teausters
were compelled 10 drive their teams under
awnings for prot tectiOn. Large shade trees
were broken down in the streets, many
windows were broken In, sky-Hghts suffer
ing more particularly. a new dwelling
owned by Captain Beverly Hatch. which
had been built on posts was lifted from Its
foundation and wrecked. The inmates
barely escaped with their lives. All the
small streams were swollen so rapidly and
raised to such height as to surround many
houses with water, driving the inmates TO
the second stories. Cellars were flooded,
telegraph poles washed out and lines cross
ed and broken. Fences were thrown down
and gardens and fruit trees were destroyed.