The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-08-03


Minersville.
"A man from Coalport, whose name we
did not learn, arrived in the city on Friday
morning says the Altoona Times. from Coal
port. In the afternoon he bought ticket
for New York. placed it in his pocket book
and put it in his pocket. 4 short time after
ne went into saloon to Get a drink, and
when he came to pay for it he discovered
that the pOcket-bOok, containing $50 in
money and his ticket had been stolen OF
lost.
All the employees of the BeIleronte nail
works are on a strike. which began on Tues
day, every department being now shut
GOWN 1t was caused by a reduction OF 81
cents day in the wages of fremen. The
heaters have been out for two weeks, and.
Vnen the reduction on Tuesday was an
} nouuced. all the men at the works went out
aud the mills were closed. About two hun
dred men are thus thrown out OF employ
meuE
While an East bound freight train was
passing over 4 switch near the at Cressou
on Monday morning, one car left the track
and struck West bound freight train that
was passing az the time and was the cause
CT thirteen cars and two engines being
wrecked. Fireman J. c. Kochendorfer had
his right arm sprained and was cut and
scratched about the head. aud brakeman
had narrow escape, but luckily no person
was seriously injured.
While j. ). Lewis was harvesting last
week on the old homestead in CherryhlIl
I township, be captured land turtle on which
l was cut "Wm. Lewis, Sept, 1860" VIII
: Ham Lewis was brother or j. 5. He went
/ 70 the war in 1852. joining Company Z
. NeYe1ty-siXth Regiment. He died in For
. trsss Monroe In 1861 For twauty-eight
/ years the little tu-tle has been carrying his
name. The letters and figures are yet very
/ plainly read.-Is5iana Times.
Mr.. Anthony W. GIasser starts to-mor-
row (Tuesday) for his home in Carrolitown.
/ on two weeks visit TO his parents. and
when he returns It will be to take a position
which he has secured in the store of Woolf,
Son & Thomas IS salesman. Mr.. Glasser
has large acquaintance in the north OF the
county and along the railroad. is a popular
young gentleman beside, and will no doubt
prove valuable acquisition TO his new en-
plOyers. Tribune.
Miss Naomi Ovens, OF PeelorsviIle,
undertook TO get out OF this wicked world
by the iaudanum route. on "Wednesday
night OF last wesk. She was found lying
insecs.0!e on the street, taken to the house
OF her brother in-Iaw and a physician suns
mOurd who administered an emetic. and
after careful attention succeeded in restoring
the Young women 20 consciousness. She Is
about eich.7en year % age. ard unre-
tod &
O. her q. b act
Tho Touring mill owned by Captain
. H5aiy, situated on the COuemaugh River,
on tie outskirts Of BlalrsyilIe, was burned
o. The ground early on last Friday morning
Captain II .aly's loss viii Be- about g. zoo
TIE min was leased % Frank Firdley. OF
F-Crpo-t who raf recently uut in c1nsiIer-
able new ua-h.n. o.. which was badly dam
aged lie also l1ses eleven tlauslld bush
Cls li wheat, eight Luu1red bushels % corn.
etc The Gre company saved a number Of
frame buildings adjoining the min frcu
burning
The following named persons can c--l
obtain O letter ty ealing 90 tla Tsfeussu-r
posaEcs. Mr.. Thomas Williams. j., a
r. Wahl. Nj l.. TEayer. Mr. Jas. p. Rey-
~ T.
schultz E3). Miss Martha Mckee, Geo
Litzinger. Esq., Mr.. William Lance, J. T
HaworJh, Esq- MISS Maggie Hughes. Mis-.
Maggie A Hughes. Messrs. Jones Bro. 5
Mr.. Frank Joles, Mr. ". W. EmpfeId
Miss Annie NJ. Davis. Mss. Mar,
J. Gins. Mss Maggie L. Davis. Persons
calling flI these letters viii please stat
.hey were advertised.
An act passed at the last session OF tn,
Legislature reduced the compensation o
county auditors from = 10 s. per day Ii
several parts Of the State the auditors tool
che position taat She new act could not br
enforced because The Legislature had ne
elected % repeal the old law. Il is salt
that the courts have sustained this position
The auditors OF this county. who were pal,
Tor their services az the 50 rate, appeare,
before the commissioners on Monday an,
asked FOR the additional 81 per day. Afte
consulting with their legal adviser the com
missi0ners decided to pay the claim an,
issued to each auditor check for SS7.
Bedford Gazette.
-"ROmey" Bracken, OF Jackson town
ship, served two days as hostler at tn
Central House in this place, last week, an,
what he didn't know about horses was no
worth knowing. In fact he knew too much
for on sunday Constable Rowland, Of Black
Tex township, armed with e warrant. ar
rested hIm and located him 10 Jail. Som
time last Auril, Bracken hired a horse i
C.earield "a county and took 10 to JOhnstowu
where De disposed OF it. and since that tim
he has been living sort OF a retired life
We understand the owner OF the horse 20
the animal back some time ago, but unit
Sunday last the minions Of the law wer
unable to get their hands on Bracken.
In decision handed down last Saturday
Judge Albright, Of Allentown, held tha
constables are eotitied to pay for yisitin
saloons rs required by the Brooks Higl
License law. The act cOmpells all constable
% visit hotels and saloons once a mont
aud report Violations of the law, but doe
not make provision for paying the officer
i0g jLis extra service. Some time ago IN
cOnstables Of Lehigh county decided t
bring test case 70 recover mileage an
fees, and the Court decided that sor tn
servicaa imposed under the act constable
are entitled 90 twenty cents sor each visit :
= a restaurant or hotel. and mileage, the sam
as IS allowed for serving summonses. Thi
} will be good Eews for the conStables, an
is c. -tainly 10 more than air.
The report vas sent to this place o
. Thursday Of last week that married 20
man named Mrs. Long, residing at SpIuc
Greek, had attempted TO drown her httl
babe In the Juniata river at Barree. Sh
came from Spruce Creek on the Seashor
Express, and walked 20 the bridge over th
river az Barree, and was in the act of drop
ping he child into the water head foremos
holding it b. the feet, when she was seen by
: woman nesg by, who ran 20 tbs rescue Of -
: babe and prevented the woman from az