The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-08-09

-NOIlCE-A new Hammond type
writer for sale. All kinds OF work done
on the type> writer at reasonable rates. OF
ders by mail receive prompt attention
Send stamp for crcular.-J. Nj. Cough
nour, sole agent for Cambria county, Room
Al Park Block, JOhnstown. Pa.
The man who doesn't advertise during
the dull season" might as well shut up and ,
go fishing. People don't care to patroniZe /
establishments which fail 70 invite them 70 !
call. But the houses that continue TO ad- /
vertise twelve months in the year are /
scarcely conscious that there has been dull |
season.
The first annual fair Of the Westmore-
land county Agricultural and Industrial
Association will be held at Greensburg, Oc-
toOeI sth To llth inclusive. TIE premium
list is a liberal one aud everything points to
a successful meeting. Trials of speed will
be had between some of the finest trotteIs
OF the country.
The body of q young man who had been
killed on the railroad was found near Allie
gripus on Saturday morning and taken to
Altoona, where It was identified as that OF
Harry Wiley. aged 81, son of Mr.. Thomas
Wiley. OF that city. The deceased had left
Johnstown and had been struck by a train.
Several moneyed men are negotiating
for large tract OF ccaI land adjoining the
CressOn Springs property in Cambria coUn-
y between Cresson and Lilly Station.
The engineers and surveyors, who are
about to locate the coke plant, say il will be
one OF the largest In Western Pennsylvania
and will be located on the O'Neal tract
,Joi.Ra0lcH Tribune.
Mrs. a. II. Haug, Mrs. c. A. Shar-
baugh, Mrs. Henry Seaman, Mrs. j. O.
Creery, Mrs. A. EckenIode ana Mrs. Ed.
Binder, all OF Carrolltown, and Mrs. Scnry,
/ Of Johnstown, WHO Is visiting friends In
/ CarrolitOwn. drove over TO EbensbuTg on
/ wednesday and after taking lesk at the
/ jail, Court House and other Ebensburg at
fractions, returned home.
/ 1t is perhaps not generally known. but
nevertheless IL Is a fact, that the law for
bids any pensioner bargaining. promising
or selling his quarterly pension before it
becomes due and on the other hand, all
persons are forbidden 70 accept the same in
any manner, rs securely or otherwise. The
fine is fixed at 500 for any violation OF the
act, ana is equal upon the soldier and deal
l er.
An exchange says that every newspaper
in the State should publish the fact that
burnt corn Is sure cure for hog cholera.
IL was first discovered by the burning OF
pile of corn belonging to a distillery at
Peoria. 10 was thrown to the hogs and
readily eaten by them. Before that time
number had been dying each day with the
cholera, but the disease Immediately disap-
peAred. The remedy Is so simple that II
can easily be tried.
/ Some time on Monday night On attempt
was made TO burn the dwelling of Squire
/ W. a. keener, in Greensburg. The floor
OF his portioo was thoroughly saturated with
carbon oil and the match applied, but by
some means the Ere went out Of its own Rc~
cord, after burning the floor and baIusters
and smoking the wall of the house. Moths
ing was known OF the occurrence until
/ Tuesday morning. when the Squire went TO
the portico ana saw the charred boards.
| There Is no olew.
"A Chicago telegram says The police
are anxiously searching for Charles Rivers,
of South Chicago. who il is feared has COM
mitted suicide. he was last seen saunter-
ing upon the Government pier, and by
l
queer. He formerly lived at Johnstowu,
and lost his wife aud only child in the great
food. This. II is feared, has unbalanced
his mind. Rivers has relatives among
prominent people IN this city, who are
muca alarmed at his disappearance.
-Greensburg, westmoreland county, has
several residents who, although they have
resided there all their lives have never rid
den in railway car. never smoked. chewed
or drank. never have been inside a church,
never exercised the right Of suffrage, never
read newspaper. nor. to their credit. be 4:
said, have never been guilty OF the crime of
base ball play ing or OF witnessing the de-
moraliZing game. And yet they are 3 laws
abiding class and possess the love and af>
fectionate regard Of all who know them
GTssHS5urg Argus.
Herman Grouse, OF this place, was ar
rested and placed In Jail on Monday last,
charged with the larceny OF fifteen dollars
from Mr.. Frank O'Hara. Mr.. O'4ara had
lett the money In the pocket OF his coat,
which was hanging in his room in the livery
stable Of O'Hara & Davis, on Monday after
nooon and sometime afterward, when he
went TO look for the money, found It miss
the stable, was suspected and arrested and
about twelve dollars Of the amount recov-
cred.
The bill levying a general tax on dogs In
this State having been duly signed oy Cow
ernor Beaver. all dogs will now have to be
returned by the assessor along with person
al property OF the owners to be taxed The
rate Uf tax Is fifty cents and one dollar, ac-
cording TO the sex OF the dog. The fluid
arising from the taxation is TO so in the
first instance to paying for all the sheep
that have been destroyed by dogs In the
district and where no casualties OF the
kind have occurred then the tax is to 20 to
the school fund.
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 }. VIII
klnson & 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-
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 10
take it, they are prepared to i'll all orders
at home and abroad at prices that defy coz.
petition. Give them trial. A56m.
Mcdonald Is selling goods at rock bottom.
prices at both his stores (Loretto and Cres.
son) for spot cash or trade or TO prompt
paying customers, as follows: Sugars, s. 9,
10 and IL cents per pound teas, 80, 80 and
20 cents per pound Cofees. 20 to % cents
per pound boxes Of essence Of coffee, 10
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