The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-09-14

been awarded the contract for erecting an
iron bridge over the BlacklicI creek, at
Duncan's White Mill, aud also an iron
bridge at the east end OF Ebensburg.
Two prisoners named William Ander-
son ana Ed. Hanigan, escaped from the jail
at HolidaysbuIg. last Thursday night. by
digging hole through the wall of their
cells and then descending to the ground By
a % foot ladder, which they had prepared
for the occasion. Two hundred dollars IS
offered Tor their capture.
The law requires that ali three-story
buildings shall be provided with fire es-
capes. Under the new regu latIons COnsta-
bic Books, OF Indiana, returned that the In>
diana House. Central House ,andA. S. Cum
ningham's building were not provided With
escapes, as the law directs. The case will
come before the Grand Jury.
Two infants. twin children OF Mr.. p. +.
Brown OF the Central Hotel dled, one on
sunday morning and the other on Tuesday
morning. They were about two weeks old
spd were sckly since their birth. Their re.
mains We're inferred in the Catholic ceme-
| terry in this place, the one on Monday and
/ the other on Tuesday afternoon.
u
\ OF Ebenshury, or on the CarTolltown road
between EbensoU-g and KnoTr's tannery
/ n gold headed cane with the owners name,
/ Evan Davis, Dec. IS, 1881" engraved
! thereon. The finder viii be suitably re-
/ warded by leaving the cane at the store OF
/ John Lloyd & Sons in Ebensburg.
William Murray, well-to-do farmer
| living near Derry. was killed on Saturday
I night az LoyalhannR. IL Is not known how
/ he was killed. whether he fell of a train or
whether he was struck while walking along
/ the track. There was n deep cash In his
/ head and other bruises about the head and
breast. lie Is a single man, aged 40 years
/ Sister NJ. Clcrilda, who had been visit
| ing az Seton Hill Seminary, Greensburg,
died at that institution on Thursday OF last
week, aged 2s years, after an illness OF two
weeks. Her remains were taken to Altoona
for iuterment in the Sisters cemetery. The
deceased was known to the world as Miss
Mary Mccormick. She was native OF
. Altoona.
| Joseph Martin Coleman, a school teach
er by profession, who resided In Altoona,
on Tuesday morning committed suicide by
sending bullet crashing through his brain.
The deceased was about thirty four years OF
age and had only been married a short time
His domestic relations were pleasant and
the only known motive Is sudden attack
Of insanity.
"A few days ago curious fossil was
found embedded in sandstone at Gibson
Rock. Perry county, and was taking to Car
Isle and placed In the hands OF DR.. w. F.
Horne, geologist It Is a fossilized head
OF a being very much ike that OF the human
being Of to-day. The formation OF the face
Is almost perfect. Dr. Horne thinks it is of
q prehistoric race.
Judge Patterson, OF Lancaster, thinks
too may petty cases, anufaetured by mag
istrates and constables for securing costs.
are taken to court, and has instructed the
Grand Jury to ask witnesses what Induced
them 10 bring the prosecutions, and IL It Is
found that any public officers influenced
their action, to put the costs on the alder
men or cuustables.
Mr.. David 4. Wit, OF Virginia City,
Nevada, IS visiting his brother Thomas
wit, and other relatives and friends in
Clearfeld township, Mr.. Wit left this vi
cInity when quite n young man and has
been absent for period OF thirty four years.
He is greatly surprised with the great I'm
provement OF the country. lie will remain
only few weeks.
MIR. Daniel Orner, rosIdirg near Strongs-
town. Indiana county, on Monday last came
to town and at night put his horse in the
stable Of DR.. Dawson. On Tuesday morn
lag the horse was gone and the stable door
standing open. Whether the horse was
stolen, or In some manner got loose and got
out, is not known. Up TO this time MI.
Orner has not recovered his horse.
"A good receipt for p acking butter Is as
follows Churn the cream us nearly sweet
as possible and work out all the buttermIlk.
Make brine strong enough TO bear an egg.
add one pound Of sugar and one OF ssltpe-
tire, bring 10 boil, and stra in Keep in a
new Tar ada butter from time to time a.
made, wrapped in cloths. When isr 1. full
weight down and keep in a cool place.
The following persons have been se-
lected to teach the Cambria township
schools for the ensuing term No. l, Bert
Davis; No. 2. Clara BeynoD; No. 3, j. W.
Mccall; No. 4, Annie Beynon; No. 3, Jerry
/ Lloyd; No. 9, w. NJ. Roller; No. :, Bird
Shenkie; No. 8, Herman Jones; No. 9, Mag
| Gie Larimer; No. 10, Matte Howell. The
schools will open the frst Monday in Oc.o-
Der. The salary. per moEth, Is S25.
} "A set OF har ness that was stolen from
Mrs. Annie Kohler. In COnemaugh township,
last June, was re covered from one OF the
band OF gypsies that we re eucamped north
OF town, on Monday. At the hearing be-
fore Squire Kinkead. the arrested party
established his innocence of the theft by
proving that he had bought the harness
from William Smith, u gypsy at Homestead
The stolen harness was given up and the
arrested party discharged.
AT meeting of Post %, G.. A. R., on
thursday evening OF last week, at ILdiana,
arrangements were made for reunion OF
tue survivors OF the Sixty-seventh and
seventy eighth Regiments. Pennsy!yania
volunteers, to be held In that place on
October 4th. y committee OF five was an
pointed 10 confer with the citizens to com
piete the arrangements. The Post decided
TO visit Pittsburgh In a body on September
26th to participate In the centennial narada
Thomas SyIvanus, the only Chinamap who
served in the late war, is a member of post
2o' snd will accompany them.
"A terrible accident occurred about s
O'CLOCK Tuesday afternoon In the round
mouse. One OF the boilers had sprung a
1eak and Valentine Yaulska, one of the
employees, was assigned the job OF mending
IT, In order to mend It he was compelled
70 get under the boiler, and while he was AT
WORK the boiler bursted, throwing hot water
HI over him and literally cooked the flesh
on DIS BONES He was scalded so BADLY
that the iiesh peeled on OF his arms and