The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-05-03

! Five indictments are pending over Geo.
/ G. CTissey, Of Bedford county. for various
offences, and one conviction, upon which II
all are sustained he will likely speud the
balance Of bis life in dUrauce. Besides, he
was, in connection with his brother Norton
l. CrIsseF, arrested last Monday on the
charge Of blowing open the safe In the
Mann's Choice postofice in November. 1887
and taking money and stamps TO the
amount Of 500 OS-
The Young Folks Society at AshvlIle,
, will give an entertain ment at that place on
Saturday evening May 4th for the benefit
. OF the Catholic Church at Ashville, and on
the following Monday, the entertainment
will be repeated at FruSaIity for the bene-
fit OF the Catholic Church OF the latter place.
Tne Society numbers among its members a
1 Inc array OF dramatic talent and We hope
their entertainments at both places may be
literally patronized.
Philip ]. Smith. q citizen OF Altoona
was found dead in his bed at the residence
of his daughter Mrs. Mary Stable, at Gal
litzin, on Wednesday morning. The de-
ceased was on a visit to Mrs. Stable. and
being subject to pains in the back. was ac-
customed to using morphine, and it Il sup
1
( acciden tally or Intentionally Is not known.
/ The deceased was about fifty years OF age
t and leaves a wife and eight children.
-Tully's campaigns and wars of the re-
/ beIIIon. illustrated by 200 magnificent views,
/ covering 400 square feet each, will be ex-
/ hibited at the Opera House on Monday and
| Tuesday evenings next. the proceeds of
/ which will 60 to the relief fund OF Capt.
/ John. n. Jones Post SOC, 6. a. r., of this
| place. The views are said to be very fine
and as the object is worthy one, we hope
| 70 see crowded houses. Admission, % cts. !;
reserved seats, 80 cts. children, Is cts.
Thieves tried TO enter the house of
1 Wendall Winters, miller, near Friedens.
/ Somerset county, few nights ago. On
hearing them Winters bounded out of bed.
! grabbed his gun and fired at a dark object
| when appeared 10 faIl. lie thinks there
were four men IN the party and that he
/ struck one and the other three carried the
wounded man away. II is said that since
/ the UmbergeT and Ycder robberies in that
\ county, every farmers house IS supplied
/ with plenty OF firearms.
Rev. Father Denny. who has been as
sistant pastor at st. Johns Catholic Church,
t
! Altoona on Wednesday. The deceased had
been aiIing for some time ard last week
| Bishop TuiGg, on account Of his failing
health, relieved him OF duty in Johnstown
/ end invited him to Altoona that he might
! have rest. He gradually grew weaker
/ after his arrival In that city and on Wed
| nesday he bIeathed his last. He was ra-
| tive OF Butler county, where his remains
.
| 1T any OF our readers are in need OF
| artistic and substantial cemetery work,
made from the best qualities OF marble and
granite, they will do we'll to call On }. VIII
klnson * Son, marble and granite dealers
In this place, where they will find nice
stock to select from, or send them word
and they Will visit you with a large seiec-
tIon OF new and original desigEs, they guar
antee all their work and II their work Is
not as represented they will not ask you to
take IL, they are prepared TO fill all orders
az home and abroad at prices that defy CON-
petition. Give them a trial. a 6m.
In another column will be found the
announcement OF T. J. O'COnnor. Esq, OF
Johnstown. as a candidate for District \ t
torney. Mr.. O'Connor. is graduate OF the
law department Of the University OF Miehi-
gan, having graduated in that Institution
in 1854, receiving the degree OF l.. L b
He has been 4 practicinG attorney in our
courts for several years and stands high as
a member OF the legal profession. Should
the Office fall 20 Mr.. O'Connor the DemOc-
racy OF this county, may rest assured that
the duties Of the Office will be ably and
faithfully performed.
One Of the best OF the new Inventions
is . horseshoe without nails. 1t Is made 20
1T on the legs OF the hOOf, as YOU would fit
q cover TO the Iiu' OF teacup. Il can be put
on or taken of by any one OF ordinary
intelligence In two or three minutes. By
It's use all danger OF injuring a horse BY
pricklng or wounding the foot with nails Is
ayerted. AS about five horses in a hundre
are lamed or ruined by carless driving OF
nails, and at least ten per ce nt. injured by
careless shoeing by Incompetent iron
Founders, who style themselves horse
shoers; this invention, aside from cheaper
ing the process, Will add to the value OF the
horse.
Somerset fail contains 20 day more
. criminals for high grades o: offences than
any interior county In the State. The
number runs up TO fifteen, viz: the two
/ Nicely boys, charged with the robbery and
/ uUrd5r Of old man UmbergeT; the eleven
| who are known as the Fayette- McCleIland-
| town desperadOes-fOur of whom have been
/ Identified as the Yoder robbers, and the
/ two Shaulis meu, arrested for the murder Of
I father and ATTEMPTED assassination OF their
| step>mother. Unless the old Jail should be
/ well guarded day and night by vigilant
watchmen. II is feared that the next excit-
/ ing news from Somerset will be TO the effect
Of general jail deIivery.-,J0 haS,otgH Tri-
JJTs.
On Monday one OF the walls OF the
Mountain City theatre in Altoona, which
was destroyed by fIe or the morning Of
| March 9Th fell, and the falling debris crush
| ed a stable which stood across IN alley in
which were young man j. W. Geary Hell
I Ter and a boy named Charles Harnish.
I Heller died In few minutes after being
I taken out but young Harnish escaped with
| out serious injury. The walls Of the thea
t-e building had been left standing since
/ the FIRE and the recent rams had weakened
the unpro tected pile OF bricks and strong
wind toppled it over. Young Heller was II
| years OF age and was resident OF Altoona
where his parents and several brothers and
sisters reside.
The mysterious disappearance of
/ eighteen-pearNoId John Tommy, at the Car