The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-04-19
-Cant. NJ. 2. McDonnId. Of Loretto. was

-Messrs: John Owens and Alvin Evans
home on Monday from a two
weeks visit to Joplin, Missouri.
Mrs. r. E. Jones has raturned from
New York ard Philadelphia with hand
some line of goods which she is Just now
opening up. Call and see them.
The ladies' OF the Presbyterian Congre-
CATION of this place, will hold a festival at
Hall. on next Tuesday and We'd
daily invited to attend.
The Superintendent of the Westmore-
land Coal company sent notices to the min
ers st the South>sIde mine, near Irwin. to
square up and put everything In order for
closing down on Saturday for an Indefinite
period. Over three hundred men are thrown
out OF work.
Mr.. Charlie Murray, q pugiiist, OF Phil
adelphia, accompanied by Mr.. James Cost
low. was in town on Monday. Mr.. Murray
is the man who fought Christian. Of Altoo-
ma. at Fountain InL recently, and has also
stood before Jack DempsF. Both seem to
be pleasant gentlemen-
Samuel Bohr and Mary Casenius, OF
Bedford. took out a marriage licence q few
days ago and started for the residence OF
parson to be made one. AS they drew near
the parsons door, however, the Intended
brides heart failed her. and what was to
have been a Joyful occasion ended in az IN
ceremouSous HIght-
There are eighteen applicants for IL
cense at the coming term OF Bedford county
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township has s72 names signed to his ap-
plicatton. over Zoe OF the signers being
women. Another applicant from the same
township has ITO names IN hts list OF sign
ers, 20 OF whom are women.
MI. Frank Cassidy. the Seventeenth
street barber. some few days ago intended
iesving this city for EbensburH. and so in
formed his customers. His child was taken
tll and he was compelled to remain In the
city longer than he expected, thus inteTfer-
lng with arrangements previously made.
Consequently be has decided to remain IN
AltoOua.-AlcooRG Times.
The annual meeting OF .he Ebeusburg
Bible Society will he held In the Presbyter-
ian church next Sabbath evening 2ist list,
Morrow. Secretary of -the Pennsylvania
Bible Society, will be present and address
the meeting. After the address an cleo
tion Of officers for the ensuing year will be
held. Allere cordially invited.
If 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 cali On j. VIII
kinson q Son, marble and granite dealers
in this place, where they will End q nIoe
stock to select from, or send them word
and they will visit you with q large seleo-
tion OF new and original designs, they guar
antee all their work and u their work is
not as represented they will not ask you to
take IT, they are prepared TO FIJI all orders
at home and abroad at prices that defy CON-
petition. Give them trial. A sem.
Recently Martin Bell, Jr.. and Jones
Rollins. of Hollidaysburg, executors of the
estate of the late Rev. T. VanSeoyoc. at the
instance Of Mr.. John VanScoyoe, put down
on the property at MountaindsIe "bOTe
hole starting below the "Great Bend"
measure. at the depth of l35 feet the "B''
or Miller seam, i've feet IN thickness of
be opened up with natural drainage on the
property and an extended area Of many
hundreds OF acres are behind. What makes
1t OF peculiar interest Is that it IS the only
point known for many miles aroERd where
this coal can be had without sGSsting.-
Tyrone Hsrah.
Here Is an item that will interest Penn
sylvania sportsmen : In 1888 there were
thousands OF young trout deps ssited In the
streams Of this part of the State. Accord
ing to the laws CT this State, no hsEng for
this particular Gsh was allowed for three
years. The prescribed time is now up. and
having had three years rest the streams
are supposed tobe abounding with tie beau.
ties. There were $4,000 distributed in
Somerset county. chiefly at Conf nerce.
There were 7o.c0e put in Westmoreland
county streams at sLigonIer and New Flor
epce. At Brady. Indiana county. rs. 900
were distributed. In Cambria county as
ooo were distributed at Ebensburg. GslIitz-
in and South Fork.
Mr.. j. B. Spiese, OF Coalport. on Satur-
day last hired a hoIse apd-Ioad cart fEom a
livsRgman in that town to go to Fallen Tim
distaEce from CoaIpOrt. dead, lying In the
road cart with his hasd between the shafts
and the wheel II is supposed that be bad
been ,lClted from bis ,seat and falling With
bead in the wheel WAS unable to extrieate
himself snd died from sufocatlon. TIE
Coronsr's inquest rendered the following
verdict. That James e Spiese came to bis
death or the 18th day OF April, 1889, at Or
near the Forks OF the read. = or a mile
south OF COaiport boro1eh. by falling OF
the seat OK suIky, In which he was driving,
his head falling between the shaft aud
wheel. In which condition he was found
lodged against stump at the side of the
road, betwSsn the hours OF s and Q O'Clock
=. NJ. OF said day, the same being purely
accidental
There Is e rumor that the pennsylvania
Railroad Company contemplstss using the
old canal route from ConemaGgh 70 near
for { freight railway. IL is for
the puIpoSe OF shorte ming the freight route
east by a branch from COnemGugh and
thence through tie old Portage Eoad tun-
mel. which has been abandoned for many
years, 60 connect with the HollidGysburg
lnd Williamsburg branch, and extend down
he banks OF the Juulata, on the old cana
bed as far east as Lewistown. This rosre,
{ is clainsd, will avoid heavy moVUtain
grades, would open Up quite a stretes OF
country and cut of ftSm
ifty q eiRty miles Of distance between
Pittsburg and Philadelphia. rhe cost 81
carrying out tEis scheme will be compare
lively little Is the Pennsylvania railroad !
purchased the right of way Cor the proposed |
'oe when It bought the Pennsylvania canal |
rom the State more than thIrIY years ago.
Masked men. Saturday nieht, Invaded !
he house OF Christian YOder, near Meyers |
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