The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-06-22

-Messrs. E Dufton II Son. hardware
dealers in this place, are having their store
room improved by coat of paint
! The Mountain House at Cresson will
open on Monday next, June 25tn. All
/ trains will stop there during the summer
excepting New York and Limited Express
/ which will only stop when there sre passen-
gers to get on or of. The observation car
/ will be run on rear of Pacific Express west +
ana Day Express east between Altoona and 1
Cresson, giving the passengers on these /
trains a good opportunity to see the scenery /
while passing over the mountain.
"A colored girl named Annie Miller, re-
siding in Everett. Bedford county. attempt /
ed TO put coal oil in the cook stove to hasten !
the fire one dav last week. The oil ex-
ploded and the flames caught the child's
clothing. She rushed out of the house in
her fright and agony, and her clothes were
entirely burned of her body. She was
horribly burned about the limbs and body.
her bands being roasted TO a ersp. Faint
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
Daniel c. Miller. who lives in the uppe r
end OF Sinking valley, about ten miles from
here. lad two children, a boy ard a girl.
The boy was about Is months old and lust
toddling around, and on Saturday morning
going out into the yard sat down on board
one end of which was under barrel filed
with ashes for the purpose OF dripping lie
used In soap making. The weight of the
little one upset the barrell. which falling on
il killed II almost instantly Altoona sun
day Ne1es.
The tendency of the times Is, apparent>
", to divide spiIituaiIsts into two classes
swindlers and fanatics. DIR. a Allan McI.ane
Hamilton. the eminent specialist on brain
diseases. will contribute forcibIe paper m
the July issue OF the American Magazine on
"Splritualism and Like Delusions.' . in wnich
he will show that spiritualism is at best
, form OF mild insanity. Other features OF
, the paper will be An untechnIcaI description
, of the scientific means conjuror mediums
have used, Including among other things the
. chemicals used in picture painting.
AT the regular meeting Of the DauntIess
, Fire Company on last Monday evening two
amendments were offered to the constitution
, and bylaws OF the company. One was an
amendment changing the regular meeting
, night from the third Monday In each month
TO the third Tuesday Of each month, which
was unanimously adopted. The other was
an amendment requiring the members OF
|, the company TO pay sl.OO per year for the
use OF library books. This amendment was
not adopted at last Mondays meeting. but
!, will be put before the company again at
the next regular meeting.
On Monday morning. in the PennsyIva-
mia railroad machine shops a. Altoona work
. was begun on the building Of a class A. en-
cir fha 80
made by the Baldwin firm of Philadelphia,
. whose best time in turning out a locomotive
ready for the road was twenty-four hours
a The Altoona gang of workmen under fore
man John Griffith turned out a complete
locomotive in seventeen hours, which in
, cludes time occupied in photographine the
+ work which was done at five different stages,
q the actual time spent in the erection of the
= iron horse being thirteen hours and fifty
8 four minutes.
y 1t Is significant that the Catholic ColuDa-
: 5iGR, the official organ of Rt. Rev. Bishop
Watterson, of Columbus, Ohio, himself a
q Pittsburgher. giyss currency to a wide
spread belief that the new Bishop is TO be
appointed, who shall have charge of the A J.
? iegheny Diocese as originally constituted
s under the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Domenec.
e This diocese has had no head ever since the
e death of that prelate, but has been admins
J. tered by the Bishop of Pittsburgh. though
e not an integral part of this diocese. The
II fact that it was recently conse Grated as a
cathedral, whereas it had, up to the date OF
= Its destruction by fire, been simply a pro-
u cathedral. strengthens this probability,
= though as yet all reports in this connection
l. have had no official sanction. However
q they are current in well-informed circles
Pins5tsrq Leader.
While the hostlsr at the Central Hotel
was unhitching a horse from a buggy on
: Julian street on Monday last piece Of
: paper blown by the wind. frightened the
= horse and he started to run. The hostlel
: held on to the horse until the buggy STRUCK
another buggy that was standing near the
stable of the Central Hotel. when the horse
tore loose from the hostler and from the
buggy, and took down Julian street, beinI
= finally captured near the new tannery
: The buggy to which the horse was attached
: bad one wheel pretty badly sprung and ont
- shaft broken while the buggy that was rur
. into, belonging to Mr.. Jchu Kilen. of Bar
township. and which had been borrowed by
Mr.. Isaiah Brown, of the same township
- Jared worse, haying one shaft broken anC
= one axle broken of at the spindle. Tn,
- runaway horse belonged TO Mr.. Peter Fara-
baugh. OF Barr township.
1t Its n lovely spot and certainly one o
" the most char ming picnic grounds in thi
a section" said an enthusiastic Altoona man
n referring to Arbutus Glen. on the line O
the Cresson & Ciearfeld railroad. "WheI
e the lake is finished next week, and furnished
:. with its graceful boats, 1 can imagine NJ
ie pleasanter place TO spend day" For thos
who are fond OF dancing a large platform
In has been erected close to the banks of tn
Of lake where there is always a cool breeze
" Shady walks with rustic seats hid in ever,
ID nook and corner. are to be found in al
10 parts OF the ground. Laurel Fountain
furnishes a never failing supply OF nature
is Own beverage. The passenger departmen
l. Of the G. S c. r. r. have made arrangement
Is by which picnic parties are taken fror
ct points on the p. r. r. through to Arbutu
IN Glen without change Of cars and at 10,
rs rates All applications for the use Of tn
b, grounds, rates OF fare. etc. should be ad
l. dressed to the General Passenger Agent G
,r the Company, Mr.. Ed. B. Scul, at Cressor
n An Appeal for Aid.
Z Governor Beaver. on Tuesday, having re
y ceived an appeal for aid from DuBoi:
Pc Clearfeld county, which town was swer
by fire on Monday, furnished the follewin