The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-06-15

TIE United States Senate has passed /
the bin appropriatine SIS 600 for public /
building in Altoona.
We acknowledge the receipt ot an Invi-
tation from the Wopsonouock Stage Compa- !
ny, OF Altooca, % join a delegation OF edi- /
torial brethren on n iaunt 20 the celebrated [
Wopsououock hotel, on the mountain out [
from that city, to-day, Thursday but ow- I
ing 20 our numerous duties we ars compeH- |
ed to give up the pleasure OF being there
William Adams, OF East Conemaugh.
one OF the oldest engineers on the Penn
sylvania railroad. was here in attendance
at court. as juror during the present week /
He was married forty.four years ago
by Few. Matthew Gibson, whose remains
were buried here on Tuesday, and MT
Adams attended the funeral as a pail bearer
The Blair county Republicans on Mon
day nominated the following county ticket
For Assembly, Capt. G. 5. W. Jones, of Ty>
rome, and y. z. Mcdonald. of Altoona
Sheriff, John Orr, of Altoona PrOthonOta-
~, Charles Geesey. OF Hoilidaysburg Poor
Director, a. j. Mckee, OF HolIidaysburg
Jury Commissioner, j. G.. Walters. of Bell
wood.
According TO a Boston statisticIan the
cost of the fences in the United States is
greater than the national debt Now add
to this the cost of the land rendered profit
less and almost valueless by the fences aud
the amount will aggregate more than twice
the amount of the national debt. The day
Is not far of when at least half the fences
must 90.
Rev. Father DAWN, pastor of the new
Catholic congregation In Cambria borough,
announced on Sunday, that the corner stone
Of the new school and church building win
be laid on Sunday afternoon next, June
nth, at O'Clock. 1t is expected that Bishop
Phelan will be present aud a number OF
others. The ceremonies will be interesting
-,IobBStoJrn Democrat.
The County Commissioners of Erie
eouuty were surprised last week 70 learn
from the representatives, Of :he MAY estate,
owners for tie device Of locking cell doors
without going inside the corridor, that the
county Of Erie vas infringing on such a
pateat and that the royalty OF such infringe
ment from 1870 would be 50 $50. The
Commissioners have no defense.
The Philadelphia Ereaiug Herald. first
class daily paper has been coming 70 our Of
flee for the past week. II is an Indepen-
dent Democratic paper ably edited and
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scription TO the EreEing Herald, No. 2I
South Seventh street, Philadelphia, Pa.
To-day (Thursdry) will be the one
! hundred and eleventh anniversary OF the
/ stars and stripes az the National emblem.
/ On June Il 17T7, Congress resolved that
''the flag Of the thirteen United States De
/ thirteen stripes. alternate red and white
| that the union be thirteen stars, white in
/ blue field, representing a new constellation"
/ This is the f-st recorded legislative nction
, for the adoption Of National flag.
| "A portrait OF General Sheridan by Mrs.
| DarraGh Is on exhibition in Philade ohia.
/ IL IL n Gift OF Mr. Chtlds to West Point,
/ which already owns Mrs. Dcrragh's excel
| lent portrait Of Grant. NJ. Darragh Is well
| known 90 a number OF people ia this place,
\ where she formerly lived ard is a daughter
/ Of the late Dr. ID. T. Storm, who at one
I time was Pro.honotary and afterwards q
County Commissioner Of this county.
"A tramp stopped at the residence OF
David Brown, in Portage township. on
Friday last and after behaving in disor,
/ DERBY manner Mr.. Brown attem ptsd 10 put
! him out, when he seized club and dealt
Mr.. Browns father~In>law terrible blow
on the head. knocking him unconscious and
I producing injuries that nav prove fatal.
I The tramp was arrested and brought 20 jail
and gives the name Of Oliver Jackson.
| Mr. d. W. Mcconnell, while working
on his farm in Allegheny township on last
\ Friday, killed three large black snakes
where he was clearing a piece OF ground.
/ The largest OF them measured six feet seven
/ inches and the smallest FIVE feet ten inches
] IN length. Dan. thinks that there Is p den
4 OF snakes around there handy but as he is
not the Daniel spoken OF old, he woald
\ rather meet the snakes on clear ground
| than IN the den.
"A coal miner. whose name has not been
| learned, was so badly crushed by a fall Of
slate in one OF the Hayward Company's
mines, nt South Fork, Cambria county
| Monday afternoon, that be died in about
three hours after being rescued from the
/ debris. which buried him out Of sight. The
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the mine only about a week. and was work
ing in heading when death came to him
I in such sudden and shocking shape.
Miss Jane Cuttings. daughter of the late
Andrew GIttlngs, OF Cambria township,
and formerly a resident of Ebensburg.
died very suddenly at the residence Of her
sister, Mrs. owen Davis, IN Johnstown, on
sunday last. She was sitting on chair
nursing one Of sisters children. when with
/ out uttering a word, dropped the child and
D tel 20 the floor and almost Instantly ex-
/ pired She was about a years of age and
/ was a sister Of Mr. John Cuttings. of Jack
| son township
On last Friday morning the dead body
Of q man who had been struck by passing
train during the night was found alongside
OF the railroad track near Lilly. The man
was we'll dressed. appeared to be about 90
years OF age, and in his pockets were found
s7.21. Near by We're also fouBd two va
Uses. He Il supposed to be John Hanson.
OF Karthaus. Clearield county. as pass
book found on his person showed an ac-
count in that name with Spear & COwen.
( storekee pers, at that place.
/ Michael Ryan. who lived at LILLY. where
be was employed a. . check weighman, was
4 run over by Fast Line east at East Cone
maugh on saturday night. He had been
/ 10 Johnstowu and went % East Conemaugh
with the Intention ot boarding n freight
train 20 ride home. He sat down on the
track % await the arrival OF n freight train
and it Is supposed weLt 10 sleep, when Fast
Line came along and struck him. His body
. was cut IN two and horribly mutilaUed.
His remains were taken to Lily for inter
meut.
The result of the Democratic primaries