The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-08-31


| Court House ut Scranton. Lackawanne
county. on Monday. the % day OF Septem-
/ Der. 1888.
The following named persons can each
obtain letter by calling at the Ebensburgh
/ post office Mrs. II. u. Cults, Miss Mary
A. Conner, Mr.. Martin Farabauph. Mrs.
! William IL. McMullen, Sarah Miller, Mr..
John A. Streams, Miss Katie r. Ling. Per-
sons calling for these letters will please
state they were advertised.
AT che examination of teachers in Sus-
| quehanaa township on Saturday Aug Is,
the following named teachers were selected
Weakland's school. A. p. Weakland Cra-
ver's school, Geo. l.. Bearer; Koontzman's
school. Orlando Helrrick; Bearers school,
Annie White. The following schools re-
main vacant: Salt, Well Garman's and
! westover's.
| The bodies OF the two men drowned at
Sheridan, few miles below Johnstown, on
Wednesday OF last week have been recover
ed. The parties were Rev. Mr. Comippo
and Ed. e. Or.h, of the American Canoe
Association. and were from Pittsburg. The
body OF Rey. ComIngo was found on Sun
day last and that OF Mr.. Orth on Monday.
Their bodies were taken to Pittsburg.
-Gottlieb Lautsberger. young man who
has lived In a little house by himself at
/ West Newton, Westmoreland county, was
found dead Tuesday evening about O'Clock.
/ He was lying across a chair his head rest.
ing on trunk. He Is supposed to have
been dead several days. his body being in
an advanced state OF decomposition. He
was last seen on Monday evening OF last
week.
The BROTHERS" ct Loretto have rebuilt
the north wing Of the college which was
burned down December 0. 1886 The stu
dents will occupy the study hall and dormI-
tories this coming scholns site year. Studies
will De resumed at the college on the Sd OF
September. Many applications have al
ready been made and the coming year
promises to De an exceptioua ole prosperous
one for the college.
Bargains at McDonald's store, Loretto,
Pa. Sugar, 6, Z, and 9 cents per pound =,
teas, 81. 80 and 20 cents per pound coffee
IS, 20 and % cents per pound oatmeal, S
cents barley. s cent; ; rice cents per
pound; calicoes, 4, s. 6. and cents per
yard dress goods. 6. s. 10. 12 and IS cents;
per yard children's, misses and ladies
shoes and all spring and summer goods at
actual cost for spot cash or trade.
"A family in Clarion county recently
cooked mushrooms and ate OF them. The
family were all taken sick and young
child died and two more children are not
expected 10 live. The family know now
that the food was not mushrooms as sup
posed, but tosdstools. In tact there Is but
one sure way to tell mushrooms from toad
stools, and that is TO eat them. and IL you
live they were mushrooms, and II you die
they were toadstools.
One OF Somerset's most honored cItI-
zens, Col. John r EdIe, died at his residence
In that place on Monday afternoon. He
was the oldest living member Of the Somer-
set bar, was the frs. District Attorney OF
the county. twice represented the county In
the State Legislature, and was twice elected
to Congress. He was n graduate OF West
Point. and early in the late war was pro>
NOTED to the rank OF lieut. enant colonel and
served with great distinction throughout
tue war.
Thomas Riffiey. young coIored man
was drowned In the Stonycreek near Mox-
ham, on last Sunday evening Rifiey
along with several other men went In BATH
ing and in short time Rifny was no.
ticed sinking. Before assistance reached
hun he disappeared for the second time
which was the last seen OF him. His body
was recovered on Monday afternoon near
the spot where be was last seen. He was
- years OF age aud his home was In Mecers-
burg. Franklin county. He had been
working in Johnstown about one week.
The Westmoreland county Commission
efs have examined the county bridges de-
stroyed by the food. and find the damages
about as follows The joint bridges cross
Ing Jacobs creek, viz Distner's mill,
Hogg station and Iron. which will require,
at the lowest estimate, s., 900 10 rebuild
them the Southside Irwin bridge, 81 900 :;
Larimer, 5000 Spruce Run bridge, in
Derry township, 5000. and the Salisbury.
II 600, as we'll as a large number OF others
that must be repaired at an early date. A
close estimate puts the loss at from $50, 600
10 s25, 900. - GreeTss6lrg Record
Francis Haas, a young German, aged
about eighteen years who has only been in
this country about year. was badly iu-
iured in Mitchells & Co.'S mines at Hast
ings, on Tuesday. He was pouring out
some powder from a can containing about
sixteen pounds, when a spark from his lamp
ignired It and a terrible explosion followed.
The young man was terribly burned about
the face and breast and the flesh torn off his
hands and arms. His eyes are but slightly
/ Injured and II he lives he will be able to
see, though but little hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
A terrible accident occurred at SPRING
/ Hal X a
ming, whereby John +. Hennessey. an en-
ploye, was so badly injured that he will
probably die. Mr.. Hennessey was one OF
the blasting gang and had put in a seven
loot hole and had blown a pot IN It with dy>
Mantle, after which he proceeded to charge
the hole with powder. He had poured In
about one gallon Of block powder when an
explosion occurred. by what means is not
known. He received the force OF the ex.
pIosion full in the face, tearing away the
lower part Of his face, blowing out his right
eye and injuring his breast so badly that re>
covery Is apparently Impossible-Auoona
Tribune.
1t has been decided by the PENNSYLVANIA
Company to begin Immediately the erection
OF i've mammoth shops in East Altoona at a
cost OF 100000. the plans OF which reached
Altoona last Friday. The shops will have a
capacity to build one hundred and fifty loco
motives year. and will give employment to
sixteen hundred machinists. This means
gain to Altoona's population OF at least ten
thousand. The shops are to be built in such
way as to admit OF additions at any time,
ana are part of the plan of the PennsyI-
Vania system TO concentrate all their engine
aha car building at one central point. To-
eether with the new shops now going up
ana improvements contemplated, at least