The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-01
Vote for Peter McGough for Coroner.


you bargain in coats now when you are
needing them.-Mrs. r. E. Jones.
The most disastrous hre the town OF
Burnside Clearfeld county. ever had occur
ed on Tuesday morning OF last week, 22d,
at about 2.o'clock. which totally destroyed
two stores, a dwelling house and n watch
makers shop. The fire was fret discovered
In the rear addition OF Price * Harley's
new hardware store and was evidently the
work OF an incendiary.
Vote for Francis }. O'Connor for DIS
trict Attorney.
Last week while the workmen at Al
tooua were getting ready piece o: oak,
l2 inches square. they discovered q cavity In
the centre OF the imber. From it fell out
a small piece OF paper, on which was found
the printed date, June 5, 1888. and q refer
ence TO a balloon ascension. II Is probable
It was placed there originally BY q squirrel
and formed part OF It's nest.
-Johnstown people have subscribed over
6. 900 TO continue the work OF recovering
their dead. A force OF about one hundred
men were put 70 work on Thursday In the
Stonycreek river at Johnstown searching for
the dead. and removing the debris from the
streams. Emanuel Jones, . local contrac-
tor. has charge OF the work, and every
thing will be done by Johnstown people.
There Is a great embankment OF slack
coal and cInder on the outskirts OF Johns
/ town that has been burning ever since the
great food. Tuesday morning the roasted
body OF an unknown man. about 40 years
OF age, was found lying on this bank. It
is supposed he was rendered unconscious
by the gas and that his body slowly roasted
There was nothing upon his person by
which he could be Identified.
Vote for Henry Scanlan for County
Surveyor.
From Springfield Union ut Is of no
They are unique. Unlike anything or any
one else! Filled with good sense. brilliant
with new suggestions and inspiring always
to noble life and deeds. they always please
with their wit. The reader Of his address.
es does not know the full power OF the
man." Mr.. Conweu will lecture at the
Teachers Institute on the evening Of No
vember 18th.
w. f. Lord. the postmaster at New
Florence, found the p ostofice already open
when be presented himself for work
Thursday last An investigation showed
that some one had taken jimmy and
forced the lock of the outer door during
the night that they had gone Into the
postofice and ransacked the mall matter.
and had taken money from the money
drawer and divers articles from the mer-
cnandlse in the rear part OF the store.
operated on the farm OF T. q. wetzel near
Lock Haven ard did satisfactory work.
The corustaIks were fed through the ma
chine butts first as fast as one man could
handle them. The stalks were cut and
crushed oy the machine and the corn ce-
lvered into wagon. A large crowd of
farmers and others were present to witness
the test of the machine. and the Impression
left upon them was the old slow process OF
huskinE corn bY hand Is about drawing to q
close.
Vote for Raphael Hlte for Poor HoCse
Director.
Mr. Bruce Is q most able speaker, and
in selection Of language, depth OF thought,
! and soundness Of argument Is rarely equal.
ed. His treatment OF THE Race Problem
|
| Association may well receive the thsnks OF
whitewater people for bringing such 40 en-
tertainmeut to US. Frequent salIIes of wit
and pungent humor spiced the lecture
throughout making II very enjoyable.
TAe Register. Whitewater, FiSoonsik Mr.
Bruce will lecture at the Teachers Insti-
tute in this place on the evening OF Goyem'
Der 10Th.
"A distressing accident occurred n
Irwin, Westnoreland county, on Monday
evening. In which three men were killed
instantly and one died an hour later from
injuries received. Thomas and James
/ Thompson, Robert Robinson, Samgel Hem
ming and Benjamin Stubbs were sitting un-
der q car playing cards when the sbifteI
pushed a train OF cars back on the siding
moving the car they were under and in
stantly killing Robinson, Hemmi1g and
Thomas Thompson. James Thompson bad
his back broken and died while being Ie.
moved to his home. Stubs escaped with
slight injuries.
Vote tor Edmund A. BIgler for State
Treasurer.
"Wednesday night was ''corn night" and
IN the evening the rattle Of eoru on the
windows OF our dwellings and stores kept
! up a continual din until q late hour when
the children engaged at II grew tired and
voluntarily relnqushed the work. Later
some older and larger children went tc
work and tore mp the crossings over the
curbs. making dangerous holes. In which
people who are out late might step Into and
be seriously hurt Acts OF vandalism by
which people are liable to be hurt or proper
| ty injured should be of less frequent occur
renee, and should not be regarded as limo
/ cent amusement,
! About O'Clock Friday evening a bold
robbery was committed at LIgonier, West.
moreland county, Mr., John Hanger and his
4 wife being the victims. Mr.. Hanger had
left the house 10 get the mall, aud q short
time after q man entered the house seized
! his aged wife and ehoked her until the
| blood ran out of her mouth and nose, and
then ordered her to show him where the
money was concealed. She finally pointed
TO a drawer in a small stand. The ro5ber
released his grip. and opened the drawer
/ and took about S75, all the money that was
/ In It, AMI left the house and made good
/ bis escape.
Mr.. Michael A. O'Hars, residing -four
miles south OF EbensOurg, In Munster
township, will dispose of a lot of personal
| property at public sale on Monday. Novem-
| Der 11th, at l o'clock P. NJ. as follows l
sorrel mare years old weighing 1900
/ pounds l sorrel mare years old weighing
/ 1,10O pounds; one colt, three cows, 8 head
Of young cattle, 4 shoats. Two horse wagon.
buggy, wheelbarrow. sled, plows, harrows,
reaper, moving machine, 1 hay rake, 1
tanning mill, hay fork. rope and puIleys,
harness, hay by she ton. oats and rye bY the
l hnahaI cnrn In the ahnck etc A raasnn-