The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-05-17

passed through his heart. killing him in
stautly He has been in feeble health for
some time past aud his affection had par
TALLY deranged his mind He was sixty
seven years old and leaves a wife and SIX
children 90 survive him.
Mrs. George ". SlngISe-. OF Blair
county, has been allowed pension dating
from her husbands death, February. ls'i
. Commissioner OF Pensions Black three
times rejected the claim, holding tha' con-
sumption of which the soldier died. could
not result from 'suustGOye." An appeal to
-ue Secretary OF tie Interior was taken.
I but he sustained :ne decision Of the Bureau.
/ Recently the case was brought 70 the atten-
/ tiuu Of Commissioner Tanner ana be prompt
/ Iy ordered ils allowance.
-Wm. Cox. a young man OF Tyrone
aged about 20 years, a cigar maker by oc-
cupatiou. committed suicide last saturday
evening By taking Rough on Rats and laud-
auum. lie died about u o'clock. Ills
father, mother and sister were away az Har-
risburE Attending funeral. The deceased
was og Incorporate habits, and young
Iady with whom he bad been keeping COM
pauy refused to have anything TO do with
him on that account. ard this was presumed
TO be the cause Of his rash act.
1t is estimated that the damage resulting
from last Fridays heavy rain storm in Al
leEbeny City will reace S5OO.COO. -Four per
sons lost their lives by the flood Two
children of Conrad ShafTer, aged and
years we're swept away and their bodies re-
covered next day. The body of John
Dougherty, aged 81 years, was discovered at
the mouth Of a cuIYert after the flood
had subsidized and g man named John Cask-
uer, who went down in his cellar during
the storm, was found dead IN his coal vault,
the place having been flooded.
Saturday evening little after eight
O'Clock a Miss CARRIER aged about eleven
years was crossing the railroad bridge be-
low H0llidayshurg, accompanied by Miss
Sherlock, wlo is several years older. When
about half way across the bridge Miss Gar
Der slipped and fell into the river. She
screamed loudly for help and Miss Sher-
lock seeing the danger OF her young com>
paniop bravely plunged into the river to
/ her rescue and succeeded in landing her
/ safely on the river bank. After reaching
| land the brave girl tainted from the effects
! Of the excitement and exertion,
| Mrs Barbara Cobaugh wife Of Joseph
/ Cobrugh, OF jackson township. fell through
/ the barn floor on lest Sunday afternoon and
sustained Injuries which resulted in her
death In a short time. About 4 o'clock
Mrs. Cobaugh, who. with her husband. had
been sitting on the porch OF her home, picked
up a bucket and went to the barn. In a
short time her husband followed and on
| going TO the barn, heard her moaning be
I low. HuTrying 10 her assistance he found
! her in diving condition and she expired
/ few moments after being found. Mrs. Co
\ bnuGh was about Ga years of age.
IL any Of cur readers are In need Of
/ artistic and substantial cemetery work,
made from the best qualities OF marble and
! granite, they VAL do well to call on }. VIII
I izinson Ss son, marble and granite dealers
I ia .ala place, where they viii iDd a nice
/ stgcl 70 select frolnr or ssnG them word
aaG they VIII visit you with 9 large selec-
/ l'cu OF Esy. arl original designs, they guar
! Su.eo al their work and " their work is
. not as represented they viii not ask you to
/ lake il, they ara prepared 20 fill all orders
at houe and abroad at prices that defy CON-
! petition. Give them trial. a 3 6m.
/ Three years Rg0 Mrs. a. J. Mcconnell,
/ % CiesIfcld township. had a needle stick
/ Ing n Eer clothes on the shoulder and in
. leaning agajustitha door It broke of and the
{ point penetrated her Iofs shoulder 60 deep
/ .hat it could not Dc extracted, Sae could
/ ig.. & 6y times there FOR G year or so and il
| finally worked on across her chest. With
| IN tE0 last month a lump raised undor the
I rsht lower Jaw bone, near tie throat. MIS-.
Mcconnell put blister on the lump and on
/ Monday evening while her husband was
/ helping her 60 dress the blister he took oat
/ tie piece OF the needle. 10 was about three
/ quarters OF an inch long and somewhat rust
/ ell when taken out.
| Mrs. Mary a. Litzinger, wife OF Major
| Robert LitzInger. Of .JohustOwn, on Friday
/ night Of last week while going down stairs
| - get some medicine Tor her daug liter who
I was sick accidentally fell when about three
steps from the foot Of the stairway and in
/ "a few hou-s aflerwGrd died from conclusion
/ Of the brain. She was conscious when
raised Up by the members Of the family, but
/ before medical aid arrived she lapsed into
/ uncOnsc.Ousness and expired about eIgh,
] O'Clock on Saturday morning. The family
/ at one time resided here and Mrs. Litzinger
/ was highly esteemed by all acquainted with
/ her She was an aunt OF Messrs Fergus
/ and Harry LLOYD. Of this place, who attend
| ed her funeral at JOhn5town on Tuesday.
AT the Shelter log Job. Just across the
river from InGleside Station, on the SOmer-
set & Cambria railroad. mule and a marc
were killed On Friday afternoon by fall
ing tree. The men who were chopping the
/ tree had it cut about half through and were
waiting for the horses 70 be moved, but it
fell before this could be done. The tree
tell on the backs of the animals and pros-
trated them TO the earth. After It was re-
mOyed the mule got up. walked about
twenty rods, and fell, dying in a few min
utes. The mare was not able to get up,
her back being broken. She was killed at
once. The team belonged 70 Mr.. Harry J.
Custer, OF Bethel. and was worth about
SlT5. The mule was an old one.-J0hnS-
torn Tribune.
About ten years ago Mrs. Malinda
SkelIy, OF NIIlersburg, Berks county, ap>
piled to the Pension Oflice at Washington
for pension. but no pension was granted.
\ short time ego she remarked and became
Mrs. Anderson. A week after the happy
event letter was received from the Pension
Department granting a pension or s. q
month and arrearages 20 the amount Of
S5,375 to Mrs. Malinda SkelIy, but there was
no one by that name living at the place for
her name was changed TO Malinda Anderson
ard the iong-IoOked-for letter could not
be legally received. The voucher had to be
returned TO the department. But for a
mistake Of eight days in being too hGsty the
aged couple would have been worth S5,375
more than they are now.