The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-11-23

ance was near at hand TEDDY" would have
been badly burned. BE, however, escaped
without injury.
Mr.. David Mccoy. OF the firm OF Tay-
lor & Mccoy. Of Gallitzin, sustained para
lytic stroke In Pittsourg. on Tuesday morn
ing. He was taken to his home at Glen
White. on Tuesday evening. where he is
now slowly recovering. and Is expected to
be all right iu q few days.
-Jessee Palmer. OF BIackiick. Indiana
county. on Tuesday nleht OF last week shot
an italian named Persuade Removable.
Palmer as returning from a hunting ex>
peditiou and meeting the Italian on the
road qusrreled and raising his gun fired.
the shot striking the italian in the neck
and from which he died soon after.
Who ever saw our streets in such a
muddy condition, or tie country roads as
bad as they are now. but Il has made q
great sale for gum boots, overshoes and
such goods. Barker Bros are keeping all
sizes and kinds OF overshoes and boots
Remember you can buy ladies' gum over
shoes for 25 cents at Barkers'. but they don't
say that they are the best quality.
AT an early hour on Tuesday morning
two burglars were discovered In the house
OF Rev. Father Cossrsve, at Latrobe. They
were apprehended by Thomas Mahoney.
servant. Sew raj shots were exchanged.
and one OF the burglars Is supposed TO haye
been Injured. rs he was seen 20 stag9er and
heard groaning piteously during his flight.
Father Cosgrsve Joined Ia the scrimmage
and narrowly escaped being shot, one bullet
striking the window frame near his head.
One overcoat was all the booty secured.
One cay last week frankie, the eldest
son OF Mr. Henry Clement of Cresson,
Rocks county, Kansas. formerly OF this
place, accompanied bis father to a neighoors
TO get barrel. While ut the nelghbors, the
boy got some strychnlne that had been pur-
chased for poisoning rats and left csrelessly
within reach and tasted 1t. unknown to his
father OF the nelghbor. The father got the
barrel and he and his boy started home in =
wagon but had only got q short distance
when the boy took violently III aud In less
than twenty minutes died In great agony.
Mcdonald at Loretto. Pa, takes the
cake for selling goods cheap for spot cash or
trade, as follows: 20 yards calico for s1.o0,
20 yards OF plaid dress goods for 500. 16
yards OF plain iall colors) dress goods 81 .oO'
10 yards plain alpaca Sl.00 8 yards plain
cashmere 81 90. 8 yards Kentucky jeans
s1.OO. Il yards Ringham 500, Is yards Can
ton flannel 81 90. childrens' shoes from 80
to 81 co. misses shoes from 10 cen t. to 81 80,
ladies' shoes from 81 % ce Is TO 81 90, boys
boots from S1.O0 to 50 90. mems boots from
g.. so to $3.50. and always pays the highest
d g. -t-oR. -
| On Tuesday OF last week three hounds
1 ran a deer into a 6eld on Ed. Wagner's
/ farm, near SIglersv,lIe, and brought 1t to
/ bay. There was TO one about the premises
I but Mrs. Wapner. She took her husbands
/ gun and hurried TO the field to shoot the
I deer. The dogs and the deer were strug-
Cling together. aud Mrs Wagner was afraid
che might hit one OF the dogs 10 she fired
/ She ran back to the house and got butcher
I knife. With this she returned to the field
and Joined In the fight with the deer. After
/ a lively contest she succeeded in cutting the
| animals throat. II was the largest doe
killed in Miflin county in years
There will be five eciIpses next year
( four on the sun and one on the moon The
/ first Is a total eclipse of the sun on January
! /, at 8 O'Clock, five minutes IN the evening
/ visible at the setting OF the sun. The sec
/ ond Is a partial eclipse OF the moon on jan
usry II. at 1918 In the morning visible
here. The third is an annular eclipse OF
the sun on June IS. at O'Clock. "a minutes
In the evening Invisible here. The fourth
is partial eclipse OF the sun on July IL. al
3 O'Clock, "A minutes In the evening
invisible here. The fifth is total eclipse OF
the sun on December -. at O'Clock, 4s
minutes In the morning invisible here.
A matter that may cost Blair county
heavily came to light on Monday In q com
municatlon from the State Department
pointing out serious errors 10 the Presiden-
tai count, the names OF four Democratic and
and one Republican eleetor being mis-
spelled. The return sheets were printed at
Allentown. and the error was not detected
when the OF cial count was made. Judge
Dean, when appealed to. said that he could
not order ths alterations, aud that the only
way out OF the difficulty would De by a re-
count OF the vote By the election boards of
the county. As the State Department or
ders recount the error will cost the county
5000.
On Saturday last Sophia Long, 16 years
old, was In the ladies' waiting-room at the
depot at Huntingdon, when her mother
came in. accused her OF having stolen the
garments which she wore, and proceeded TO
disrooe her OF nearly all her clothing. In
the excitement OF the moment the Young
girl tainted, aid when she recovered 1t was
found that her reason bad deserted her In
her almost nude condition she rushed from
the waiunG-room. and before she could be
oyertaken found refuge IN the wooded hills
south OF town. No tidIng. have since been
obtained Of her, and II Is feared that she has
not been able 20 SURVIVE the severity OF the
weather In her unfortunate condition.
DE. HOstetter, the recently deceased
PitsourR millionaire. died without leaving
a"il. The reason he did so has just been
found out A month ago he did make q
Will which contained bequest giving TO
the city of Pittsourg fine art gallery and
mechanics hall. 1t was to cost one million
dollars and was to have been the most elab-
crate structure OF the kind iu the U nited
States. The will provided that the doctor.
eldest son must be one OF the Board OF Di
rectors governing the Institution. 70 be sue
ceeded in turn at death by the eldest male
heir, and so on, from sire to son. After
this had all been settled. the City Controller
acting under the advice OF counsel, took a
step that was most unfortunate for Pitts
burg Or. Hostetter was bondsman foI
Andrew Hartapee, city contractor. and q
Judgment had been rendered against him
on that Judgment an execution was issued
on some OF the doctors possessions He
was clearly liable, and none knew It better
than ae' but this act OF the Controller high
iy incensed him. and he wen. direct to the