The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-08-24

/ anu Itlututu NutBt on lDQrSday.
"A horse belonging 20 Mr.. Daniel Carney
/ was being operated on by Mr.. Fnoch Short.
/ en- Wednesday last in this place. for rings
/ bone. During the operation an artery was
severed and 1t was with difficulty that the
/ flow OF blood was stopped and the horse
prevented from bleeding to death.
Gideon Fetterman, a resident OF Nor
rellville, was killed on the Cambria Iron
Company's railroad at Johnstown on We'd
nesday morning. Fetterman became be-
wiltered and stepped in front Of the loco
motive ana his body was cut in two. He
was about fifty years of age and leaves a
family in Indiana county.
The Baltimore and Ohio cuIvert. AZ
Long Run, near McKeesport, was washed
out by the swollen waters Tuesday after
noon. An Italian laborer whose name was
not learned was on the Gu lvert when il gave
way and was carried away bv the stream.
/ His body has not been recovered aad IL is
thought to be buried beneath the mass of
/ stone
"A small ooy named Kroh was shooting
/ of boy pistol in barn at Ruzzard Mill.
near Bronkwayville, Jefferson county re>
/ Gently. His caps giving out he substituted
the heads OF matches. Resut-the hay was
set on fire and two barns aud a house went
up In smoke, Involving a loss OF $1,000.
This Is another evidence that the tov pistol
is a good thing.
On Thursday evening OF last week A fire
broke ous in the large four story Touring
mill OF g. Houser x Sons, OF Altoona, and
In short time the building was burned 10
the first hoor How the fire originated is
not positively known. but it is supposed to
have been caused by spontaneous comous-
ton on the fourth floor. The loss is S2i. 600.
covered by insurance.
The following named persons can each
receive 4 letter by calling at the Ebensburgh
post Office: Mr.. W. K. Jennings (2). Prof.
Z. w. Berchard, Harry Emery, Mr. Jacob
Enos, Mrs. Henry II. King (3), j. Franklin
Hoover, Miss NJ. I. Hamahan, r. j. Mas
colt, Mr.. John F. Ream, Miss Lille Robin
son, Mrs. J. c. Roberts, Mr.. George Van
Dyke and Dan. Vom.
From the Arian CNinnesota) Guardian
we learn that the Democracy of Mobiles
county, Minnesota, have nominated our old
friend. John a. Kennedy, Esq. formerly Of
EoensburV, for the Office OF Register of
Deeds. Mobiles county Is Republican by
about 800 majority, but IL the citizens out
there want good official they cannot do
better than elect Mr.. Kennedy.
On the Pennsylvania railroad a washou,
occurred at Larimer on Tuesday night anc
trains were run over the West Penn divis..
ION. On Wednesday the tracks OF the West
Penn were covered in some places with five
feet Of water and no trains were run. Pas
sengers aud freight were compelled to re-
main on the road until Thursday. The
washout is the greatest in the history OF the
| road.
-Bargains at McDonaI DIS store, Loretto.
Pa Sugar. 6. Z. and cents per pound
teas, 35. 80 and 20 cen Is per pound coffee
10 20 and % cents per pound oatmeal, 8
cents barley, 8 cents rice cents per
pound calicoes, 4, .. 6, and cents per
yard dress goods. g, 8. 10, II and Is cents;
per yard ; children's, misses and ladies'
shoes aud all spring and summer goods at
actual cost for spct cash or trade.
"A sad affair is reported from Franklin
Borough. A child, aged eighteen months,
OF stephen Rooine, it is said, being left
alone In room with a four-week old tnfan, A.,
OF family named Bittner. approached the
crib in which the babe was lying and mutt
lated the little one terribly, chewing off Its
nose and a couple of its fingers, and tearing
pieces of flesh from its cheek. Dr. Wilson
attended the sufferer. -,J0hHStOtcR Tribune.
Two strangers who attempted on We'd
nesday morning to make the trip from
JOhnstown to Pittsburgh, in a portable
canoe, were drowned near Sheridan station
by the upsetting of their boat. On account
of the high water, the wire cable of the
foot bridge at that point was submerged
and Invisible and when the boat struck it,
| caused the boat to upset and threw the men
out. Their bodies at last account had not
been recovered.
An old and experienced business man
apeaks Of advertising as follows: "Adyer-
Use oy the year. It is cheaper aud Yields
better return for the money Invested. An
( advertisement should be always before the
pu9tic In some shape. IL It disappears il Is
soon forgotten, and those that remain have
the superiority and vantage OF the COM
petitor. There Is only one excuse for the
discontinuance of an advertisement-that
OF retiring from business"
The Democracy OF Blair county. on
Tuesday last, nominated the following
ticket Choice for Congress. Thomas II.
Greevy, Of Altoona for State Senator. A.
V. Diyely, Esq, of Altoona; for Assembly,
Christian Albright, OF Tyrone; for Sheriff.
II. l.. Brown, OF Hollidaysburg; for Pro
thonotary, John p. Martin, OF Taylor town
ship for Poor Director. John II. HHeman
OF Freedom township for Jury CommIs-
sioner, l.. Lamade, Of Altoona
Chairman James ]. Walters, OF Johns
town and John J. Kinney, Of Tunnelhiu.
our candidate for sheriff, were in town on
Tuesday ard drove over to Loretto, intend
ing TO return in the evening. On their re-
;urn. however, they found the water so hien
over the bridge on the Loretto road, at the
east end OF town, that they were compelled
20 90 back to the house Of Mr.. Elijah Marsh.
10 Cambria township, where taey stopped all
night and got into town on Wednesday
morning.
Inc Howard Iron Works property in
Centre county has been levied on bv thu
SheriH aud Is advertised 10 be sold on the
18th inst. The iron works propertv are sit
uated IN Howard township, near the bor-
ough OF Howard. They consist OF a rod
wire mhl' bar mill. muck bar mill. a
machine shop, rolling mill, etc. with char
eoal furnace, fifteen tenement houses, a |
store mousse private dwelling, and all the
ore ana timber !aLds situated in Howard,
MARION and Walker townships, with wash. |
iuS machinery aggregAting .l55 acres.
william a. Cox, Of Altoona, who had
oeen employed on the Pittsburgh, McKees- /
Port and NouGhiogheny railrosd for the past I
hVe months as fireman, was killed AT /
Jlnean junction, at Pittsburgh. on Tues .
Gay morning. He had gotten OF In ,nrn a