The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-10-11

tlcket ana ueight agent Tor the Iennsyl-
vania Railroad company at Penn Station,
We stmoreland county.
C. t. Roberts, Y. S. Barker. aud
&c orge Huntley. are in Washington
city this week attending the great conclave
OF the Knights Templars.
The principal value of the FREEMAN
TO advertisers is the fact that it Is not
thrown away after orce being read, but
passes through half dozen pairs OF hands
at least before being tossed aside. This is
the advantage presented by a family news
paper.
-One morning last week the Atlantic ex-
press made the run from Pittsourg to Johns
town, distance OF seventy eight miles in
ninety-ive minutes. The distance between
Bolivar and New Florence. six miles. was
covered in five minutes. The average rate
of speed was hftv miles an hour.
During the food of May 3lst thirty-swo
locomotives, some OF them weighing OF $40
pounds. we're tossed about like corks.
twenty. three OF them being conveyed an
average dIstance Of i.s47 feet down stream.
one going 4. s55 feet, the shortest trip being
$50 feet -,JohnStoton Democrat.
On Tuesday night burglars tried TO ef.
feet an entrance into the store room Of Mr..
Bernard Litzinger. in Loretto. After
breaking one shutter they were either
frightened off or gave up the job from some
other cause. Midnight workmen are get
ting too plenty all over the county.
The Renova Record says IAN army
OF black, grey and red squirrels-5O, 900
stroug-has been passing southwark over
our mountains and valleys for the past
ID.
been slain by the army OF hunters who daily
make the valley ring with vollies from their
shot guns.
"A Hungarian working at Collins fur
mace at Bellefonte, stepped on the elevator
at the top OF the furnace on Saturday even.
ing after quitting work. when the cable
broke, dropping him distance OF eighty
feet. His head was badly crush and his
arm was broken. He died a few minutes
afterwards.
-Adherents OF the goose bone and the
corn husk as weather indicators are at log
gerheads. The first insist that the bone in
dicates an open winter with an early spring.
while the latter claim that the husks point
clearly to a hard. long winter. Bet ween
these two humanity will shiver in doubt
and finally take the weather as it comes.
We Intended TO say last week that
tickets were printed Rt this Office for the
CHANGING of Of gold watch and n silver
watch, proceeds for the benefit OF the Cath
Ollie church at AshviTe. The item was pied,
however. before it got into the forms, and
when It did get in it may have been taken
I for a prize puzzle, for It would not have
made sense In any another way.
NJ
Vile. a suburb of Altoona. was struck by a
locomotive while walking on the railroad
track near WIlmore on Saturday last and
instantly killed. The deceased was car
| penter by trade, and leaves a wife bat no
I children. He was on bis way to Johns
| town in search OF WORK when the unfor-
tunate accident happened.
The JChnstown Tribune notes n rumor
circulating there tina: Rev. Father Dignan,
/ of st. Aloysius church, Summit, will be the
successor OF the ste Father DAWN, as pass
| tor Of s.. Colum5a's. Cambria. II the ru-
NOR should prove true It will be the third
I time Father DiGnan has succeeded the now
| deceased priest-frs. at Oakland, IL we mis-
take not, then at Summit, and now in Cam
bria.-A AH9oHd Times
The English locomotive brought to this
country by the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany. is receiving a thorough ties. on all di-
visions, and is at present doing duty be-
tween New York and Philadelphia. The
best point so Ear developed is its ability to
make run as quick as an American loco
motive with less coal. on local business It
has not proved so satisfactory on account OF
its inability to get up speed as quickly as
the American type.
When Captain Jones, the General su-
perintendent of the great Carnegie Works
at BraddOck. was buried last week the
men begged for a days leave IN order to
attend the funeral, which was granted at
cost OF $50. 900 to the company. TIE cost
was owing 10 the chilling OF the rolls, me
banking up OF the furnaces, add the cooling
OF the tremendous machinery kept at a red
heat day and night. together with the loss
Of the product for the time consumed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has just awarded contracts for 40 900 tons
OF steel rails to be delivered during 1890
The quantity needed will be contributed
jointly by the Edgar Thomson and the
Pennsylvania Steel Works and the Cambria
Iron Works. The same establishments
supplied the compauy's last order for as
900 tons, which was sgIveu early this year.
IL was stated the other day that the con-
tract price for 1889 rails was slightly below
the current price, S3I to 30.
The Day Express struck team OF one
OF the Omniouses yesterd ay (Tuesday) fore
noon at the Morrenville crossing, killing
one OF the horses and breaking one OF the
front wheels Of the vehicle. The ether
horse came out OF the wreck unIniured.
When the driver saw the engine. which wa
not until the team was on the track, be
tried 20 back them Of, in which be partially
succeeded. as the engine struck but one
horse. There were FIVE ladies' In the vehI-
Gle at the time, none OF whom were injured.
-sJ0hnStoicR Democrat.
Sheriff Stinemau and Deputy Sheriff
Davis, on Wednesday morning took Mrs.
Nancy Slick aud Mrs. Carolina Dohni, to
Dixmout. Mrs. Donhi. was resident Of
Johustown, and at the time OF the food gave
premature birth to child and from the
want OF proper attention became insane.
She was very violent at times and Just be-
fore lea wing the iar tore of all her clothing
making it necessary 10 procure her new
outfit. Mrs. Slick. was also from Johns
town. but her insanity was OF milder form
and she was less troublesome.
From Atlanta, Ga, Constitution Col.
Conwell was introduced to ar Atlanta au-
dience for the first time last night In his
lecture he gave the people what they
wanted-plenty Of good, common sense,
plenty OF everyday language, plenty OF apt
Illustration. plenty OF opposite anecdote.
plenty OF wit and humor, which rose natur-
ally from his subject as water hpbbles fron,
spring. and plenty of fine sentiment and
pathos which never failed to strike home at
the right time. There are orators and ora