The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-07

the winter season remains. Inc spring
eason begins on March 2lst
The policemen OF Johnstown, who sued
th- city for their pay for services during the
two mouths Following the h"od, recovered
a Judgment for tre smouut with costs.
A dispatch from wGkesbarre on Thurs
day savs terrible FIRE has broken out in
In the Petrimore shaft and It Is feared that
one hundred miners may be burned to
death.
Part Of thu trunk and lower limbs OF 3
human body was found in the ConemauRh,
at Coopersdale on Tuesday. II was that OF
a female and taken to the morgue at
Johnst0wn.
Mrs Sarah Davis died at the residence
Of her son Mr.. Isaac Davis, on Wednesday
night. She was one OF the oldest residents
OF Eheusburg. having reached the advanced
aye Of ninety years. Her funeral will take
place tomorrow at 1870 o'clock.
Joseph Berut, a resident OF Johnstown,
bot formerly Of Homestead Pa. where he
was foreman or the plate mill at that place,
committed suicide by hanging himself to
tree on the Cambria Iron Companv's farm
near Grand View Cemetery, on Wednesday
morning Bernt was a German by birth and
leaves a wife and FIVE children. His mind
had been affected for some time.
-Thommas Plummer Jr.. Of Summerhill.
who was employed on the PennsYlvania
Railroad rs freight brakeman, had both
his legs cut of by the cars at South FORK
on Tuesday evening. Medical aid was OF
No avail ard he died from his Injuries at an
early hour on Wednesday morning. The
deceased was unmarried and was son OF
! Thomas PIummer of Summerhil. His re-
mains were Inferred In the Catholic ceme-
1 terry at Wilmore on Thursday.
/ Sunday last was ground hog day, but
Il seems 70 be mcoted question as 10
whether the ground hog was ho'ed up at all
this winter. Il would be too much to ex-
pact that the ground hog would start In
making weather calculations during sueh
fine weather as we have had In the fore
part OF the winter, and we believe that Tor
the balance Of the season the ground hog.
will take the weather as it comes, without
any regard to his weather bureau,
Last Thursday morning Mrs. Roach,
who resides st Allegheny Furnace, went to
a
ing behind. and alone. her three-year-old
son During her absence the little fellow
began playing with the dre and setting fire
t1 his clothes was so badly burned that
doath resuItad The n-ighhors heard tina
chud's screams snd rush'ng in endeavnTed
10 save his life hv tearing Ms burning cloth
log from him. l. was a s'ckeuinG sight. the
roasted flesh pulling of with the clothing
Ho!lidays5urg Standard.
A young man naTed Faith WIS acci-
der tally shot and instantly killed at shoot
ing match near Indiana on Saturday after
noon. John Z-anor one ~ the contestants
in the match. had his rife lying on his left
arm and with bis right hand was endeavor-
ing 70 work some powder into the nipple Of
his gun suddenly the gun was discharged.
The ball entering young Faiths breast,
penetrating his heart Faith was standing
less than two fee from the muzzlP OF the
gun, the naIl went clear through him and
narrowly excaped hitting another person
who was near.
Mr. william II. Harps'er, a resident OF
T Lloydsvile, on Sunday, lex his gun slip
/. while out hunting rabbits. from his grasp,
, and the uesvy load was discharged In his
nrm below the elbow, nearly seveTing that
, member from the body. The injured man
was assisted 70 his home by his companions.
and Dr. LaRveurood. OF B-llWo0d, sum
, moned, wro removed the hand from the
arm. Tbs Injured man was then removed
to the hospital In Altoona. where II was
found necessary tn amputate the arm at
the shoulder. The loss OF blood sustained
n e, hnc
pital, and the operation performed, were
too great tax on bis strength and he did
at o'clock on Tuesday morning. He
leayes a wife and three chilcren, who re-
side at LIoyds vile.
) We dropped into the marble and gran
$ tie works Of j. Wilkinson & Son, OF this
- place, the other day, and was shown a pho
tograph OF a monume MT they contracted for
A To be erected over the remains OF the late
a Thomas Grifith. II will be a massive struct-
. ure standing fourteen feet high aud weigh
ing eight tons The cap Is a gothic cottage
h design and will form a canopy resting on
, four beautiful beaded colum us. with vase
set in the center Of canopy. The cap is
surmOunted ov a beautiful draped urn. II
Is one OF the most handsome designs we
have ever seen and has gotten into the hands
OF artists that can give 1t that pleasing touch
Ot artistic skul and proportion that vii
0 make every piece Of its structure pleasing
to the eye. The photograph Of this monu-
ment can be seen any time at their works
II must be seen to be admired as we car
= not no justice to its appearance.
Mr.. Abraham Rex, wer-knowu in thi:
county, died In Philadelphia, on Friday
morning last, January 31st. Of the prevail
ing epidemic, aud its usual complications
With which he had struggled for severa
weeks, until he finally succumbed, whict
was scarcely unexpected at his advanced
age. Mr.. Rex came OF good old German
stock and was a native of Lebanon county
. this State, where some OF bis immediate
relatives stir reside He removed to Phil.
adelphia many years ago and has since re-
sided there. Mr. Rex was the proprietor ol
: large landed estates in Pennsy!vania, wes
q Virginia aud elsewhere. He owned a large
a body, OF several thousand acres, of vaIuA
{ bic coal and iron and timber lands, ehgibl,
; located on the north and south branches O
5 Black lick Greek in BlackIick and jackson
n townships, this county. HIS labors Ia thl
life are ended. May be rest in peace.
: j. Wilkinson x Son. marble and gran
; lie dealers OF Ebensburg, Pa. wish TO in
form the public that they are prepared {
:. MI all orders for cemetery work. IN eIthe
o marble or granite. at nRures that defy com
petition. The artistic excellence and su
perior workmanship OF their designs ar
Z evidenced By the many specimens now o.
exhibition at their establishment aud by IN
= numoerless designs which they have erecte
}, In the various cemeteries in this county an
: elsewhere. Every department OF their bus