The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-15


best m the State. Nav Us future r-nIiti-
t'nns p-ovs "a Succ-SsfuI a. the first. - Col
ii,Ii1 T,ndie1tor Correct
o. Last SATURDAY, morning dre was dis
covered In the basement 90 81. PttrIck's
cHurch. ~ GsIN'ztn. and Tor tIms u looked
as " that beautiful structure was doomed.
The people. however turned ouI en- mRsse
ana after daree and euerya,Ic strsRVle
succeeded IN couausrins the davourInr eIa-
nent before he flames reached the upper
part ~ the church The loss is estimated
st about So OnO which Ia fully covered By
insurance The h-e Is supposed % have
or'r'na'et from defect IN the furnace
Joseph Iz-nhurg 20 this place accom-
panied bv G. rmsn from JnnustoWn. went
10 thp = Alm~house on Tuezday afternoon,
tho latt OF whom wen. 10 visit his hrotr er,
who IS an Invalid inmate of that Institution.
While On the return trip the horsa seemed
to b" too much for Joe, consequently they
were thrown out of the sleigh, the horse
running to Shinkl-'s dam, whera 81 was
! caught nv Steve Davis whn tDsaf tksrsig
tha same dav. How does cold hath 20.
Steve q? TIE amount Of damage done al
together W ara unable u state.
-Thsddeus R-Iniuger. Of Chest Springs,
young man about nineteen years of sge,
was brought 70 Jail on Wednesday afternoon
charged with the larceny of pocket hook
containing ninety dollars in money and
soma valuable papers, from Mr.. Luke
Leary. Of that place The pocket book was
taken from desk In Mr. L-srv's saddIer
shop on Tuesday afternoon while Mr. Laarv
was 0ut and in the evening, on discovering
7 0.
warrant i-supd for his arr, st. The pocket
| hook and contents were given Up by the
| young man when he was charged with the
theft
1t is rumorsd that certain young resi-
dent 0t the West ward recently was walk
iag 4 -ong one ot our strsats one damp eve
ming and IA desire tn smoke bus fntiag ne
c0u'd not 'isht tho match in tha usual man
npr. ~ drew a silver dollar from his pocket,
struck tn match threw tha dollar away,
aud. after hs had his cigar lighted. put the
burnt match Ia his pocket. The next morn
ing b. cot mp bright and early % hunt the
money. but whether he was successful or
not Go fudIlR il va are uuaDl- On state
I When the Germantown band hears this we
I expect they viii be here to sernade our
| worthy c.t'zan.
Tho JohnstoWu Tri5uHs OF Monday
says: SuoerInt.ndent DInnldson, OF tie
Telephone company. has returned frnm a
visit % P'ttsnurg While there be reported
To the District officials thu observations
made hy him OF the routes east and west
from this place. II was determined, after
fully considering the matter. 20 change the
routes, the DECISION being 20 construct the
Z ftra Fra fHr
northern pix. about eight miles west of Eb
rnsOurE, thence proceed 90 ,-UsTurc east
aud west 20 Ggepusrur1 nIo0g the pike bv
way uf B,arSvilir. This viii nrceSsitate
The building or branch lines 70 NV For
gucr, H1rivar, etc.
Bat few PERSONS have any idea of the
au1unt OF Ice consumed during the summer
months by the P-uusy lvaua Rtliroad cDm-
pony for the Use ~ IS passenger aud freight
service. S'ma idea may b. gained. how
ever, when 70 Is stated .als Oa tie PrnusyI-
vanra Division alou- which ex.rudS rrnm
Philadelphia 70 Ptttshurz-at least % 600
t1nS are UsFd Averaging this at twenty
uye tOus TO a car. 's"jch IS a high estimate
10 would require I 500 ears "a transport the
amuuuJ used. The PiltsburE Division
probably uses rns greater part OF The - coo
tons, o4 n large amount Is necessary Tor the
transportation of the dr,ssed beef. traius
Indrn with which daily pass through AItoo-
ua east hound Altoona Tribune
The ID vidtug Rig" II tel, about
half mile west OF Cr-ss0u. on the pike.
caught fire on Ia-, Saturday morning from
"a defective du- suc IA n short time was
mass OF fl.ues aui burnei to the ground
Same IiJJle furniture was saved from the
| lower story, bat owing 70 .he rapid spread
| of the dre nothing was saved from the up
I per story The hou7s uaS built several
. years acl By NJ. Jonu T. o Neil the great
/ er part Of tbr frtms Gnd lumber being taken
/ from the old Mountain Housa At Cresson,
when that structure vas torn down A
[ couple OF years ago Mr.. O'NrI sold the
! property 10 Cot u q HumJert, Of Puts
| burg, Who = the present owner. Tn loss
is e-tImatod at from s25 600 10 s3J 600 OF
/ which there j. an Insurance Or $50 900
/ Med maid still holds the fart at Loretto,
| Pa aud IS s-i.inG gOuds at rock bottom
/ prices tor spot cash or good marketable pro
duce as follows; Sugars, ., :, 3 and cents
per pound green aud black teas 35 30 and
; 20 cents per pound cuff-.s, 10, % aud %
| crnts per pound F; ; buxes essence Of c. fee.
10 nts ; papers ua king soda 10 cents .
hoX baking powder, 10 cents . boxes of
Z yeast, 10 cents boxes (I2OO) matches. 10
cents 8 pieces star SOAP - cents 8
I pounds humiuy, % v-nts pounds os oat
mea', 26 cents . pounds barley, IS cents +;
pounds best rice, % cents good broo1 8,
25 cents; ? good wash boards. so ceuts ;
mulassrs, 80 cents per gallon cuUd syrup,
~ and 80 cents per gallon lamp oil. 10 and
10 cents per gallon heat black oil, 30 cents
Per gallon fpU', SI.I5 per SACK SAT- - IS
per barrel cLnp. / 81 per hundred pounds
, Dry goods, notions, boots. shoes. etc. etc.
Of trqurliy low pUc,s for spo. cash or trade
We refuse uI Jrl5twlrtNy n-ixhbOr a short
accoruod ztiCu 80 OK 90 days at the ABOVE
pgcsI.
"A dispatch from Philadelphia to the
PITTSBURGH Dispu'c. on Tuesday says Tue
intended purcn-, -,- Or the Bells Gap RuI-
road company aud its leased line, the JET
fe-son aUo CJrHsfrld, hy the p uusy ivanIa.
Nhch was announced yesterday, j. said 20
be- buI the tir-t step toward tne dev-iupfny
- uew coat fields ia the western part OF The
STATE. The Pennsylvania has cousfs'eutiy
Kept aiCuf from mining ptnjrct-, sud there
j. no certainty that it will nusg engage. il,
such work but at all events IL Is preparing
tu profit oy occurring control uf The tYuusEe
The Crrs,ou. Ciratd Id county and N.y
FurA Short Linz % miles long. rx.eralng
from C-rs~ru 90 q conn ctiHr VIII iGs = Us
Gap AZ ir,0Oa, vas purchased six mouths
sSo 10 tus interest OF the PennsyIyania.
Tots wss the trst step Ailj-d O. thi, was
tne Cressou aud CissTh-ld Coat company.
A wealthy syndicate Is SAID 20 have taK-n
charge ~ these coal lsnds. ard also to have
purchased the S,-rsing colli-ry. Altogether
i' Is estiuat-d thaf upward ~ 90 600 acres Of
coal lands are controlled. ant prominent