The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-08-30


There will be grand picnic held at Ash
vile on Saturday, August 3lst, for the benz
eht OF the Catholic Church Rt that place, 70
which all are invited. Everything will be
done by the managers TO mAke-it az ENJOY
able affair and please those who attend.
On next Sunday the new Catholic
Church at Ashville will be dedicated with
the usual ceremonies and the good people
from all parts OF the country are cordially
invited To attend and participate IN the ded-
ication of the church to the service Of God.
Eastern flood sufferers are said to be
putting in eNoroitant claims 70 the flood
commission for losses sustained In the re-
cent dsluge. One man near Miftiintown,
who Is worth $4,000. pu, In a claim for
So 600 but Secretary Kramer turned him
down with a cent.
The festival held by our Band boys on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings was
financial success. being well attended and
literally patroniZ-d. The boys deserved IL
and the sum realized will be a much needed
addition to their treasury which lately was
not burdened with a surplus.
Following are the names OF the Cam
bra township school teachers for the ensu-
ing term-Salary, $50: l. Jerry Lloyd ..
Bird Shenkle 3. Clara Beyuon 4. Herman
Jones 3 Bert Davis o, Maggie Larimer :;
Z. Rose Garmani 8. Matte Howell; Q,
MUlIie Evans 10. Annie Beynon.
As the Day Express east wes running
through Petersburg. seven miles east of
Huntington, shortly after noon Tuesday,
stylishlv-dressed young man threw himself
from the depot platform directly in front o
the engine. His body was literally chopped
20 pieces, aud It will probably De impossible
10 identify 10.
The Loretto Cornet Band visited our
town on Wednesd evening and in COM
pany with the EbenSburg band. who were
holding festival at the Opera House, par
AIDED our streets and discoursed some very
fine music 20 our citizens. The Loretto
band presents ine Appearance. are good
musicians and besides are frst-class fel
lows. Come again.
-Messrs. Jahn SechIer. OF the Herald, W.
III. Waltz, and Thos. II. Hasson, of the
FREEMAN, accompanied by Misses Alice
Sechler, Mamie James and Mary Seaman
all OF Ebensburg, left on Tuesday morning
TO join the Juniata Valley Editorial Associ-
atoa's excursion to Atlantic City. They
will return on Saturday and we hope they
may have pleasant time.
The -four and saw-min at Buffalo Mills,
Bedford county, belonging to VIM. Zem-
bower and Samuel Carpenter, wers totally
destroyed by fire on Monday evening. The
loss will aggregate about 81 600. and is
covered In part by So. OOe insurance. About
one year ago the mill had been overhauIed
and supplied with the latest and most i'm
proving milling machinery.
Charles Price and Jack Downs, two
Slalrsvillians, for scme time past have been
badgering each other as to their digestive
capacity. The test has been made on the
small toads found under the gas torches.
According to the last count they had to-
gether swallowed alive twenty seven of
these little hoppers. Thus far neither Price
nor Downs has suffered any perceptible
bad results from their diet of toads.- Green's
burg Democrat
Michael McMorris, a well.kuown citi-
zen Of TunneIhiIl, died on Friday last aged
fifty years. Mr.. McMorris was born in
County Sligo, Ireland, and came to this
country in 1853. He served in the Fifth
Pennsylvania cavalry during the late war
and was wounded at Gettysburg After
the war he KEEP. hotel for a number of
years at Tun nnelhill Mr.. McMorris was an
uncle OF Mr.. James KIlduf, editor OF tie
Gallitzin VtndicatoT.
The teachers examination was held at
Loretto Friday, August 23d, after which the
following teachers were selected for the
ensuing term OF six months McMulIen's
school, Biddis Thomas BradIey's school,
Tillie Bradley Barnett school, Morgan
Cramer Fisher school, Peter j. Little ::
Wits school, Annie Callahan Storms
school. Mollie Mullen Bishops school,
Harriet Bradley Bucks school, Tinie
Driskel Weakland's school, Katie Conrad.
The United States now have nearly one
half of the entire railroad mileage of the
world. During the past eight years the
quality of the roads has improved greatly.
In 1880 only % per cent. of the tracks were
laid with steel rails, in 1888 the PERCENTAGE
was ~. While the amount of freight and
the number OF passengers carried has stated
ly increased, the cost of transportation has
been lessened both to the companies and to
the persons carried. In 1888 the average
reduction of passenger rates was nearly a
half cent per mile.
There are now thIty.thre patients In
the Red Cross Hospital and new ones are
being admitted at the rate Of two per day.
The patients are now made very COM
Portable at Dight in the tents by the use of
oil stoves, but when the weather becomes
cooler some better protection will be needed
than that Afforded at present. This Is a
problem now engaging the attention OF the
doctors. No means are at hand for the
erection Of a wooden buildlng-which the
physicisns say must be put up-and where
these funds are TO be obtained Is the ques-
ton. .-,JohnStotsa Tribune.
The h9e new barn belonging 70 the
Catholic parsonage At 81. Augustine. to-
getheT with its contents was destroyed by
Gre on Monday evening. The hre was dis
covered about half past seven O'Clock and
It's origin is unknown. fine mare valued
AZ $500, belonging 20 Rev. NJ. Ryan, was
burned mp. For a time the church and pas
torai residence were In great danger but by
the splendid work OF the bucket brigade
both buildings were saved. There was a
small Insurance on the barn in .he Trans
Atlantic Insurance Company, OF Hamburg,
Germany, but the amount we did not learn.
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 call on J. Will
kinson & Son, marble and granite dealers
In this place, where they will find a nice
stock to select from, or send them word
and they will visit you with a large seIec-
ton OF new and original designs, they guar.
antee all their work and " their work Is
not as represented they will not ask you to
take II, they are prepared 70 fiji all orders